“Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will” Italian writer Antonio Gramsci

My favourite picture of the late Queen

Harold Wilson eh

The writer Evelyn Waugh died #OTD 10 April 1966, at the age of 62. By most accounts he wasn't a terribly nice person, but he wrote like an angel. 'Decline and Fall' is, I think, the funniest book I've ever read, and 'Scoop' is not far behind. 'Put Out More Flags' is perhaps the…

This is a key question #CassReview “trying to answer the puzzling question of why the numbers of children seeking referrals to gender clinics in the UK and in other developed countries began an exponential rise in around 2014, and why so many more girls began seeking treatment.”

Long and pretty objective thread on what Cass Review says.

This chart of the children and adolescents referred to the NHS's now-shuttered pediatric gender clinic, GIDS, demonstrates a common worldwide phenomenon: a surge of gender dysphoria and trans identification in about 2014, especially among biological girls.

The Cass Review does not come down on any one side of the debate over whether trans identity is inborn, subject to a social-contagion effect, or is the result of any other particular factors. Instead, it suggests an 'all of the above' and 'it depends' framework.

On my home from the office

Deep puddles everywhere.

This should inspire Cllr Scott Arthur 🌍🌈🌹

What’s up with Donald Trump’s face?

I’m appointing Ashley-Pitt in charge of dispersal, and Cavendish as surveyor.

Places on Earth that don't look real - thread 🧵

1. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean

Sounds like a job for tablet

Mrs Gavin (who had a birthday coming up) is trying to tell me her birth gemstone is a Diamond.

The voting is tense #Eurovision74

What a contrast between Eurovision 74 and today. It’s half time and they have stuck on The Wombles!

I am watching Eurovision 74and finding the fashion strangely mesmerizing

Molly the golden retriever has just returned from the woods and is now barking at me. I think she wants fed.