You'd think Iran had started the war!

Breaking news: the ‘Today’ programme is broken The BBC radio show is the perfect illustration of just how unserious we’ve become

Radio4 #Today is not what it was.
“So deep is it embedded in the public life of the nation that the Royal Navy submarines that hold the UK’s nuclear deterrent are advised to listen out for the Today programme as one of the official measures to prove the UK still exists”

www.ft.com/content/fc52...

Old Ricoh camera

Bought this from Jessops, London, sometime in the late 1980’s. The batteries are flat, but I guess it still works. Maybe I will buy some film for it and get a bit nostalgic :) #photography #retro

Yes, and it's still active 🙂

Old green bus shelter

#photography #bus #lowlight #moody

Nigel Farage in answering Nick Robinson's question about why he believes Britain is broken gave an analysis of falling net migration that is demonstrably factually inaccurate. "It is so broken and its declining so quickly that anybody with a dispassionate view can see it. It is quite interesting. Just look at the net migration numbers. 'Oh isn't it good net migration is coming down?' But do you know why? It is because there is an exodus. There is now an exodus.Those who are of a situation and a financial position to have a choice are now fleeing the country in numbers". This is factually incorrect. Net migration fell year on year by 465,00 in the most recent Official of National Statisitcs figures: the year to June 2025. This was not because of an "exodus" (an increase in emigration). It is because immigration fell by 401,000 (to 898,000 from 1.299 million the previous year). That accounts for 90% of the big drop in net migration. The increase in emigration by 41,000 was a minor component. Most of the increase in emigration was of non-EU nationals. British citizens made up a third of emigrants, but there was no significant increasse in British emigration, which was at very similar levels in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025: it is not a significant cause of the drop in net migration. Nick Robinson did tell Mr Farage that he was exaggerating the number of people who don't speak English - and BBC Verify did produce an analysis showing that was a five-fold exaggeration. But this central incorrect claim about immigration and net migration was not caught in the programme, or before broadcast. It should at least be scrutinised and corrected afterwards - so that an accurate account of why net migration fell (primarily a reduction in immigration visas to the UK) can be communicated to the audience.

I have asked the BBC to scrutinise + correct the factually inaccurate claims made by Mr Nigel Farage about why net migration fell in 'Political Thinking with Nick Robinson'

Here is the link if you want to do something like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

Decades and the recent 14 years of Tories gave us this crisis over our water and public health.

Privatised water firms dumping sewage throughout Britain's rivers and lakes and coastlines.

Re-nationalise and clean up our water!

#ToriesBrokeBritain #water #bbclaurak #ukpolitics #skynews #r4today

The government's banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was UNLAWFUL, rules the High Court.

This is a massive vindication for those who fought Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people - which is facilitated by our government.

Old phone box.

#photography

Fruit bowl, low light.

#minimalist #photography

Vintage teddy bear in low light

62 year old 'Teddy Bear'. #photography #lowlight

Black and white photo of a blanket drying on a washing line

#shadows #photography #lumixlx3

An old windmill

Tree roots and leaves

A couple of snaps from today's dog walk. #lumixlx3 #photography

Train station, night time.

The line to London. #lumixlx3 #photography

Plant pots

Fruit bowl

I've dug out my 18 year old #Lumix LX3, it still takes a nice bright snap #photography

Exclusive: Keir Starmer Orders Labour To Ramp Up Attacks On Green Party The prime minister has privately told No.10 allies they must train their fire on Zack Polanski's party.

Starmer plans to attack the only Jewish party leader over antisemitism.

He wants to attack Zack Polanski for challenging Britain's role as lapdog to Donald Trump.

What does this tell us?

Labour is very rattled - and they absolutely should be.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...

#R4Today

Maccabi Tel Aviv - again In which our politicians sided with football hooligans and against police chiefs

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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

On silent hooves. A blog by Firehound On silent hooves. A blog by Firehound

www.firehound.co.uk/blog/blog-po...

Greens policies hold grave dangers and must be taken seriously.

Another day. Another clutching of pearls hit piece.

Today courtesy of the Times. I'm not sure if the Daily Mail or the Express are on the rota tomorrow?

You know what to do:

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Sheep, fields and a lake

Leadership elections results New Leader Zack Polanski Photo of Zack Polanski REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social

PETITION: Defend the right to protest: no proscription of Palestine Action

Parliament will vote TODAY on proscribing Palestine Action as a TERRORIST ORGANISATION like ISIS.

Can we get to 100,000 signatures against before the day is over?
palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription

youtu.be/V-b6uKI7Y1w?... RIP Colin Jerwood

Currently reading The Laws of Connection by David Robson. Thankfully, it shies away from being just another clichéd self-help book and instead offers practical strategies to improve well-being and build better relationships. Worth a read. #psychological #neuroscientific

Bird sketch

Currently sketching a Red Crowned Crane. #procreate

There have been some truly awful and egregious headlines on Gaza in the New York Times over the past 16 months but we may have a winner, folks.

‘Gaza Development Plan’

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky