Only about a quarter of the way through Dream Count- but it’s reminded me once again that Chimamanda Adichie is truly one of the all-time great authors. Just wonderful.

If Keir Starmer watches White Lotus, do we all get to go to Thailand?

Just read rumour that Scott Johnson is emerging as a serious option for Leicester Tigers - if we’ve sunk that low then I’ve got a chance of being in the running 🤣🤣 Waiting by the phone Andrea Pinchen

After doing sixth form assembly on this great bear, I simply had to come visit… A wonderful & moving story I never knew before Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook told it on my fave podcast The Rest Is History

Nice new addition in the middle here of a Leicester Tigers shirt signed by the squad- although the squad signed shirt on the left is the one all Tigers fans will be most jealous of….

Good to speak to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill committee yesterday about why the Bill is so important - and how it can be improved to make sure we finally get Britain building again

Sorry but who at BBC News (UK) thinks an entitled prince having a whinge is the lead story today???? This can’t be serious.

Liverpool fans booing Trent like that is seriously lacking in class. The guy has given them many years of his career. Their fans spend so much time telling the rest of us how special they are- currently making themselves look v small. #LIVARS

“Researchers have now run many studies testing the impact of universal school mental-health interventions and have found that they don’t really improve mental health.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Appreciate things are tough right now & cost of living is a stinker, however if you are able to, then get a ticket for Saturday! Let’s fill the stadium & create a wall of noise for Julian & the boys. They’ll give their all, let’s help them out too!! Be the 16th man!! 🐯🐯🐯

In my book 7 Myths about Education, I wrote a chapter about why transferable skills don't exist. But you don't need a chapter - just this brilliant sentence by James Marriott '“Transferable skills”, that mad but unkillable doctrine beloved of prospectus writers which holds

The FINAL Game Day of 24/25. #COYT 🐯

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‘There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.’

Watching The Labour Party at the moment, I can only conclude that they are actively trying to get us all to give a Reform government a try…

Fancy something that goes against the narrative? Then try this puckish piece from Tim Leunig on the left case for Reeves. politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

I’ve really tried, but The Hundred is just a rubbish product. Don’t know who the old folks wittering on comms is for (“young people” lol?) rules weird, teams weird, not possible for players to excel or any narrative to develop. It’s just crap sport.

“It is morally incumbent on those who defend free speech also to take a stand against bigotry and hatred wherever it reveals itself. Too many fail that test.” My The Observer column: observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…

Thursday Murder Club- is the casting of Pierce Brosnan the worst in movie history??? Can only assume whoever picked him didn’t read the book- can’t think of anyone less able to play Ron.