Svenja O'Donnell

She does manage to surprise me daily by her capacity for finding ever fresh lows.

This picture of my civil wedding just popped up- we had a humanist ceremony during Covid hence the need for a town hall version. My mum was one of the two witnesses and unfortunately, also the photographer. Makes me howl with laughter every time.

Dropped out of the sky. No discussion.

That’s, ahem, a bold choice.

Oh dear.

Very good

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Coffee, straight out of my nose.

Looking very grown up!

At least he’s consistent I suppose

I just got the March low down from my English in laws (this month’s funeral count is 5 so far) so am now accepting it as a cross-cultural thing

This is fabulously entertaining

Bloody hell, some parents really go all in for world book day don’t they?

Your regular reminder that the UK's North Sea gas production is down by two-thirds since 2000 and is set to drop by another 97% by 2050 – even with new licensing rounds it would fall by 95%

Came here to say this

Just looking on a fucking map may have helped, for starters. It’s not like Iran was not just across a narrow strait of water previously…

-nervously watching rapidly depleting stock of interceptors all over the region-

"How could we have known Iran might have a lot of Shaheds!?"

I wonder if the Washington Post still thinks sacking its entire Middle East desk was such a great move now

That’s what I thought though there are a couple of articles about it (based on reports by user sites)

Same!

willing to bet a tenner that the local elections in May feature at least one party accusing a minority group of eating pets

Good old British values of fair play, losing gallantly - oh wait….

interesting that new Green MP Hannah Spencer talks almost entirely about public services, cost of living, NHS, the grind of making ends meet....

and hardly ever mentions ecological/environmental issues....

this is the pivot that scares Labour the most

Yes profoundly enjoyable

This, and actually having some of his most dubious statement open to some scrutiny by other MPs. Here’s to hoping…

I’ve disliked the man since first encountering him a few years ago- just as he was starting to show signs of becoming a populist by opportunity. I think actually having to hold some kind of office could be his undoing

I do like a leather trench, but if it’s any comfort I’m still recovering from buying my husband the same jumper as Dominic Cummings a few years ago.

Gosh. The first especially is catastrophic

We go between both countries with our dog and the price differential is wild

Followed, inevitably, by that warm couple of days in March that induce you to put all your winter stuff away, inevitably sending temperatures back to freezing again.