This gorgeous illustration reminds me of the moving #Betjeman poem ‘False Security’. It spoke to the insecure, imaginative & unworldly bookish child I was in 60’s. The party dress handed down from my cousin, the unruly hair in an Alice band. Do listen. music.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-Ld2…

Plays like ‘The Evacuees’ made Play for Today THE first and last word in TV drama. I became a teenager in the midst of this golden era - what an education and a joy it was. #JackRosenthal #PlayforToday #TheEvacuees

That there would be any blue left on this map beggars belief. 😳

Quite

Please read this twice.

And who could blame it … every day is a cringe-fest accompanied by mortifying shame and embarrassment. #GeneralElectionNow

Truth being told. A rare and beautiful thing these days. Thank you Dr Rachel Clarke for all you do every day to bring us back through the looking glass & into the real world. One with humanity, compassion & competence.

The beauty of this. The light, the energy, the moment in time captured for all time.

I’ve always loved this song. Peak pop composition - and Morten Harket ‘s recent a Capella version is so beautiful. #TakeOnMe #Aha

It’s a sad measure of the tragedy of the last 14 years of Conservatives ‘Government’ that this news doesn’t surprise me at all. Callousness and incompetence are a dangerous combination.

Scarborough in its jewel colours today. Scene of so many family days out and occasional, carefully saved for, annual holidays. The magic never wains, but sometimes you walk with ghosts. Friendly phantoms, beloved and much missed. #ScarboroughDays

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Two horses killed, Giovinco and Pikar. Mac Tottie taken away via ambulance today, others bleeding from the nose, breathing problems and lame/injury. Every year horses die, 200 horses are killed every year racing in the UK. #GrandNational2024

Wonderful Stefanos Tsitsipas - simply wonderful! #Tsitsipas #RolexMonteCarloMasters 💙🇬🇷👏

Good morning sparkling #Scarborough ❤️

Over 6000 staff signatories and still climbing.

Are you listening, Victoria Atkins? Or do you simply not care about NHS doctors being driven to suicide?

NHS staff - please keep signing, keep sharing 🙏

Another terrific book from my lovely friend LH Stacey Author 💖💖💖 - a must read and out now! 🙏❤️👏

I hope there’s support for Karina. Has anyone set up a fund to help her whilst the #DWP find their moral compass and competence?

It’s that time of year again, where my mind often wanders back to Corfu and I remember how much I have to thank this beautiful island for and can now count down the weeks until we return. #Corfu #HappyPlace #TheDurrells #Writing #BookTwitter

Sad but true. #Brexit