Manny Coulon

Brilliant!

Nurse! Nurse!

Quite the scrap in the owl box #NotAnOwl
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Love long tailed tits. They're so wonderfully charismatic and very chattery in small groups

He's doing his job admirably 👏👏👏

As significant parts of the world seem to have gone barking mad, this seems appropriate 👍🐶

The fact that Kemi Badenoch's personal approval ratings have risen in recent months does confirm that there remains a section of the population that you can, indeed, fool all the time

He's above you 🫣

Might be one of the few positives that can come of this awful situation

Completely predictable, utter self harming shambles

A plague 'o his houses
(with apologies to Mr W Shakespeare)

It would be good for a higher proportion of the population to have better reading and critical thinking skills.
Our education system does a remarkable job given the constraints it is under, but swathes of people are unfortunately still being let down

Getting someone else to weaken your enemy and exhaust their materiel. Classic tactic...

You beat me to it 👏👏👏

If there is evidence of irregularities at some polling stations at the Gorton and Denton byelection, then that evidence should be properly and promptly investigated in accordance with due process by the proper authorities. And that is what is being done. Any denunciations of the election result should thereby await the result of this process. The losing party spokesperson candidly admitted the day after the election that any irregularities were not enough to have affected the result, which was emphatic. But this did not prevent the losing party’s leader from loudly promoting grave allegations of sectarian voting, corruption and dishonesty. Yet if the irregularities are not upheld on investigation as invalidating the result, it is unlikely that those findings will be shouted about. And such a response is irresponsible. Parts of the United Kingdom have a history of sectarian violence. Parts of the United Kingdom have histories of racial tension. Responsible politicians should not exploit such allegations for partisan advantage. Making such allegations is to play with fire, literally. Responsible politicians should be careful to avoid subverting the very fundamentals on which a functioning democracy rests. Such “poisoning of the wells” is familiar to those following the politics of the United States, and it lay behind the lethal violence that took place in Washington DC on 6th January 2021.

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The poisoning of the wells

Why discrediting election results without waiting for due process is unhealthy for a democracy

This week's Weekly Constitutional by me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

That's 100% a "you're going to have to look in your shoes and slippers before putting them on from now" look 😳

Moody shot!

Yeah, we have a mud luge track down to the brook. Wellies and overtrousers have been essential day kit every day this year 🙄

Of course, it is unlawful.

Even the "pre-emptive" justification is half-hearted guff.

Of course, it is stupid.

Wise US politicians once realised a rules-based international order was in their interests. That is being thrown away.

And most of all, and regardless of the above, it is wrong.

He really needs to change his name!

There will be Margaritas 🍹 😎

Trip to the local chippy and grab a handful of paper sachets? Or more creatively, how close are you to the sea? 🤔
We always end up bringing way more than we end up needing. Until the next time when we decide to take less...

Excellent alt-texting !

Looking forward to seeing much Bear adventure spam 🐕😎

Awwww. Congratulations.
Bear wishes his namesake a wonderful life with much fun (and probably mischief) with you

If it's an uphill task, I think I know why they're not doing better... 🤔🤦‍♂️

Goid thing I have a brown dog 🤣

So nice to not have to wear a waterproof for the first time this year on the morning dog walk. Overtrousers and wellies still essential to navigate the mud luge track down to the brook though 🫣😅

Pancakes! 😋
We were too full after the savoury Breton (buckwheat) ones, so may just have to do sweet ones at the weekend... 🫣😅