what is your favourite painting? this is mine, The Floor Scrapers by Caillebotte. nearly cried seeing it in Paris, still not sure why i find it so affecting; maybe it’s the light on the tiny balcony i am feeling very tired and would like to see some paintings you really love

I worry that this seismic change to our constitution is not being given the attention it urgently warrants. So I'll say again: The government wants to abolish jury trials in order to address a court backlog caused by its own cuts, under the pretence that it was caused by Covid.

This is the closest the England Cricket team will ever replicate a club cricket side; a thread

Are we human or are we dancer?

LEND ME YOUR OUTRAGE! ALL of England's rivers are polluted according to the government's latest assessment. If you think this should not be happening in the 21st century then pls share this thread far and wide and let's try to embarrass gov into doing something about it. 1/13

The last 15 days - Corbyn suspended, Trump loses, Cummings ousted - have basically been the Arab spring for centrist dads.

Best thread I've read on this...

Parliament could quite easily return fully if they apply schools safety advice: *all wear masks *seated side by side or 2m+ from those facing *seating plan to track close contacts *wash hands regularly *establish bubbles of about 200 #ReopenParliament

Let's name and shame them! #Capitol #CapitolBuilding #CapitolRiots #MAGATerrorists #Antifa 1) Chester Doles - KKK from Georgia and Neonazi.

Nothing meaningful from Johnson in response. There's really very little point transcribing his answers, they are utterly without substance, relevance or content.

If this was your son you would fill the sea with ships of any flag. But don't worry. He is not your son. You can sleep peacefully. And above all of course, He is not your son. He is just a lost son of humanity, Dirty mankind, that makes no noise. He's not your son Marco Leoni

DO NOT MISS this terrific (freely available) article by Hugh Catts on promoting reading comprehension aft.org/ae/winter2021-… Hugh Catts AFT

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#BREAKING: Ernest Shackleton's lost ship Endurance found at the bottom of the Weddell Sea on #Endurance22 expedition historyhit.com/endurance-wrec…

Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's ship, has been found in the Antarctic 106 years after it was crushed in pack ice and sank during an expedition. It was found 10,000 feet down in waters that are among the iciest on Earth. nyti.ms/3HUzdhu

That's it. That's the story.

These are the BBC rules on social media and it is v hard to see how Lineker broke them. (Via Kit Andrew)

When it comes to determining Europe’s place in the world, how the EU's new top leadership responds to China will be the most important question, writes Anders Fogh Rasmussen. bit.ly/4bgeqUa