ALASTAIR CAMPBELL Kemi Badenoch That's one thing she's right about Alastair. The reason I've stopped listening to your podcast is because you constantly refuse to defend the rights of women and girls or even discuss the issue seriously.

Mini meadow in my tiny local park, scythed every summer by volunteers, surrounded by a fabulously fecund hedge grown from tiny wild seedlings - hazel, rose, hawthorn, sallow, field maple - donated three years ago by a wood owner. Thriving, and humming with insect life.

I still talk to him most days, though he’s 28 years gone. randallwrites.wordpress.com/2022/06/02/26-…

Cracking article on pride month by the ever-witty and clear-sighted Kathleen Stock thetimes.co.uk/article/907a84…

Lovely evening Parade’s End Books with friend Tom Shakespeare who delighted an audience with his unique witticisms and extracts from his new book. Q&As + book signings followed. Great proactive bookshop on my doorstep! Signed up for details of future events Richmond Nub News

I'm watching a contemporary film called 'The Ones Below', & marvelling at the fact that the pregnant heroine is choosing to relax with 'Clochemerle', a 1930s French satire about the construction of a provincial urinal, which I'm pretty certain that no-one's read since about 1962.

Good Lord. Yet another well-written, truthful, passionate and witty book that's critical about gender ideology has gone straight into the bestseller list.
#womenwhowouldntwheesht

The 'homemade limoncello' video is up there with the very best of the internet.

4 years later and I still laugh at it on every play.

Presumably, every single one of you is going to withdraw your books from sale at Waterstones and protest against Waterstones - which is owned by hedge fund Elliot. This is Elliot. Look them up. You are participating in the ruination of the planet and other atrocities unless you

Tslking about, and reading from, The Ha-ha, at Parade's End Books, Kingston, at 7pm tonight. (Hope I can borrow a copy as I've given all mine away).

There are many things I should be doing but I am ignoring them because Netgalley has given me an ARC of Lissa Evans’ new book and I can’t put it down. “Small Bomb at Dimperley” is a brilliant read, I love every character. An absolute gem.

A male individual, who identifies as female, has been charged with the murder of their husband. The BBC obscures male violence when it falsely reports that women have been charged with crimes that are overwhelmingly perpetrated by men in society.

Us humans think we're so great, with our opposable thumbs and dishwashers, but the swifts have got it right: zipping around in the blue; perfect in every way. Astonishing photo by Carl Bovis:

Publishers (again) take note.

This tremendous woman!! The grit, the bravery, the humour, the fierce political will of her...!

Bore da

An unusual breakfast of plaice this morning.

Spot the hungry little chick!

A certain American demographic is now comparing Trump to Nelson Mandela.

DONALD TRUMP FOUND GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS.

#WomenWhoWouldntWheesht
My copy’s just arrived!

Netflix has just excitedly informed me about an imminently starting series in which 'one of America's oldest hospitals welcomes a new maverick - '
*stops reading*