I have just been reading about Romany child burials from a long time ago; they were buried with an acorn in each hand, usually along a green lane at a favourite stopping place, often resulting in twin oaks as a remembrance marker.

It's clear already that Liz Truss will still be an effective campaigning tool for the Labour Party at the next general election at least. Possibly for the one after that as well.

The very lovely and fantastically talented Gail Myerscough needs your business. DO support and go shopping. Rango approves this message - which just so happens to include a shot of one of Gail’s prints, which we have framed in our dining room.

Re Angela Rayner dancing in Ibiza with Denise van Outen, 60 years ago another prominent MP also hit the dance floor with one of her constituents - Bessie Braddock with Beatle George Harrison in 1964 x.com/GroomB/status/…

It's really no surprise that the Finns consistently come top in rankings of the world's happiest people. Such a beautiful place! 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮 Lucy Turner

Devastated to hear the news about my dear friend Nicky Gavron. Her service to our city was immeasurable, as a councillor, Deputy Mayor and Assembly Member. To me, she was not just a kind and generous friend, but also a teacher and a mentor. Her commitment to tackling climate

Can you help Tim (totally unremarkable) ?

IN MEMORIUM It'll be a year since we lost our dear friend LibbyMBC. I have attached my original post from a year ago when I sadly received the horrible news. Libby was like my twitter daughter who was always trying to sneak one by her twitter dad. As I mentioned below, she

The chance to win a pair of tix to see #OasisLive25 in Manchester July 16 is open til 8pm Tues 3/9. No Q & price is fixed at £10 per raffle ticket! Try your luck & whatever happens your £s help a great cause Overgate Hospice 👇

Huge news for art historians: the first phase of ⁦The Courtauld⁩ Witt Library digitisation is now live. Search the British School artist boxes for images from private collections and pre-internet auction records. French School coming next week. photocollections.courtauld.ac.uk/sec-menu/searc…

Oh dear, some pretty major mistakes made in this The Telegraph article on the Government renewables auction results today. Some mistakes have been spotted and it's already undergone hefty revisions (see below) - but it remains fundamentally misleading. Here's what it got wrong 🧵

Today I’m thinking of Khadija Saye - a visionary artist and a wonderful friend - who tragically lost her life in the Grenfell Tower fire. The memory of the 72 will never be forgotten.

very powerful Grenfell speech to the House of Commons from Keir Starmer

EXCL: Landlords banned from removing tenants without cause within months as government launches long-delayed package of measures for renters - ⁦Kiran Stacey⁩ theguardian.com/money/article/…

Mia is a total idiot. Mind you, so are most of them. #TheArchers

And an excellent read it is!

I Wonder how much the people behind this alliance have their income taxed in the UK. I wonder whether the BBC can investigate.

My beautiful pear is up on the wall 😉 Thank you ⁦Gail Myerscough⁩ for the colour scheme to match my lounge. I love it #WhatALoveyLookingPear

Today in 1915 a German Zeppelin dropped a bomb on Batholomew’s Close & revealed this: The gatehouse of St Bartholomew's Church. A Tudor building that miraculously survived the Great Fire but been clad in the 18thC. The cladding was blasted off to reveal the 16th Century building.

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