My wee fellas birthday cake. He's a huge The Phoenix comic and Jamie Smart fan. I think my wife did a great job

For one year, the people of Sudan have been ignored as they bore the brunt of violent clashes between the SAF and RSF.

The response from the international community has remained woefully inadequate, as the civilian death roll rises. Read more 👇 amn.st/6016jR2qM

Little Women. I've been every single one of them, several times over (Amy only once, withy poorly baby). 🩷

Just read this and it is SO GOOD!!!! Run don't walk to get it!

Amazing that running for Mayor of London on a platform of 'I hate London and everyone who lives in London' didn't work.

This isn't very will of the people

My 4 bookmarks to be auctioned for the 2024 #BookmarkProject to help our bookmark auction raise money for #KatiyoPrimarySchool in #Zimbabwe

More info at: bookmarkproject.co.uk
Bidding starts 6pm, Mon 6 May 2024:
jumblebee.co.uk/bookmarkprojec…

#illustration #artauction #kidlitart

We Have a Plan by Edvard Munch

All these right wing zealots tweeting that they’re leaving Sadiq Khan’s London has made me feel more hopeful for the future than anything else the past 4 years

Two areas of low pressure across northwest Europe are giving a wonderful display at the moment. They are like waves breaking along a shoreline 🌊🌊

The way I fell in love with him. The way I keep finding new nuance and depth in this performance every time I watch. What a gift he was to this, and to every work he was in (oh the fun he had in Wolf Hall!). May he rest easy. 🙏

...that... that was only published last year?!? Feels like a decade ago. Goddamn you 2023-early '24, you eternal marrow-sucking leech.

Autistic Kids Tricked Into Going Trans, Claims Woman Who’s Never Tried To Make An Autistic Child Do Anything They Don’t Want To Do:

thedailytism.com/autistic-kids-…

Great piece on this week’s enormous loss to historical fiction, by ⁦William Shaw/GW Shaw author⁩ ‘The CJ Sansom I knew: even Shardlake’s sheep are true to history’

thetimes.co.uk/article/ac716b…

What are you reading for the bank holidays #BookTwitter

I've gone with romance and this delicious book (seriously it's making me hungry!) Lavash at First Sight 💜

And finally sitting outside enjoying some sun!

What you got for the weekend?

#booktwt

Today is International Day of the Midwife #IDM2024

After 14 years of the Tories' systemic NHS neglect, midwives & maternity support workers are doing 1000s of unpaid hours to hold services together.

This government won't fix the NHS crisis. We need one that will. Royal College of Midwives 💙

We have a process that is closely tracked and monitored and has a lot of people overseeing it. It’s all done openly, any member of the public can go see it. And a judge could examine every vote if necessary, if fraud was suspected. Our system might be old fashioned, but it works

as it creates work. Even out by one vote creates work.

To commit fraud would require the collusion of a lot of very mardy and tired council staff, who would probably rather punch you than allow you to mess with their careful work.

tracked), so if they don’t add up, election staff have to investigate why. It’s normally a mistake by the presiding officer at the close of the poll (it’s late, they are tired, they make mistakes) and there’s a lot of social disapproval amongst council staff who get this wrong,

witnesses (generally from political parties) and counted in front of everyone. The bundles of votes are always on show. People are literally counting votes in full public view. The worst thing to happen in a count is for the votes not to add up (remember me saying they are all