Bob Champion

Now retired. Busy with volunteering and organising fund raising events for Thatcham Rotary Club

[Hector Parra @HectorStoic]

1. Sardinas secas o anchoas secas → hasta 40-45 g de proteína por cada 100 g.

Además aportan calcio, omega-3 y minerales esenciales.

La industria vende proteína en polvo.
Tu abuela la tenía en la despensa desde hace décadas. 👀

[Bob Champion @bobcha3]

@tubemapper West Brompton

[Bob Champion @bobcha3]

@hicasamadim 3. It is the lowest exit from 1 so fills first. All exits from 3 are blocked.

[Bob Champion @bobcha3]

@tubemapper Bayswater

[Simon Kirby ⭐️⭐️ @sirichkirby]

Evening everyone!! Travel could be interesting for many tomorrow, has anyone got some really strange plans…anyone set off already???

[Damian Low @DamianLow3]

Now that it's a question of when rather than if Keir Starmer steps down, it seems his legacy will divide opinion for years.

One part of it that will become clearer with time is that he inherited one of the most politically and economically damaged versions of modern Britain any prime minister has faced.

1. Starmer took office after years of Brexit paralysis, leadership chaos, economic instability, collapsing trust in politics and public services pushed close to breaking point.

2. The political challenge was not simply winning power. It was restoring a basic sense that government itself could still function competently after years where politics often felt erratic and performative.

3. And whatever people think of Labour now, Britain does feel politically calmer than it did during the final years of Conservative rule. The problem for Starmer is that stabilisation rarely feels emotionally satisfying to voters living through stagnation.

4. If your mortgage is high, your rent is unaffordable and public services still feel stretched, “things are less chaotic” is not enough. That is where much of the frustration around him comes from. Many people expected not just stability, but visible national renewal such as cheaper living costs, faster growth, functioning infrastructure and a stronger sense the country was moving forward again.

5. Some of that impatience is fair. this government has on occasion looked too cautious, too managerial and too reluctant to tell a bigger story about where Britain is heading. But there has also been something unusual about the scale of hostility directed at Starmer personally. At times it has felt less connected to what he has actually done and more to what he represents culturally.

6. He is not a culture war politician. He does not perform outrage naturally. He rarely behaves like politics is entertainment. In a media environment built around emotional intensity, that can ironically make him look weaker than more chaotic figures.

7. The real irony is that many of the same people who said they wanted seriousness and stability after the Johnson and Truss years often seemed strangely underwhelmed once they got it. That may ultimately become Starmer’s political problem and his historical legacy at the same time. He arrived at a moment when Britain desperately needed stabilisation, but in an era where politics increasingly rewards spectacle over restraint.

8. History tends to judge leaders differently once the noise dies down. And there is a reasonable chance Starmer will eventually be viewed less as a failed transformational figure and more as someone who helped stop a period of national political deterioration from becoming something worse.

That may not inspire chants or mythology. But after the volatility Britain went through, it may turn out to have mattered more than people currently realise.

[Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

After a night like that,
My nervous system still feels trapped
Somewhere between explosions and silence.

So today I came to the lake.
To sit quietly.
To listen to water instead of sirens.
To remind my body that not every sound means danger.

War teaches you anxiety too well.
But sometimes nature gently reminds you
How to breathe again.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Chelsea icon Paul Canoville takes the FA Cup to an Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Cafe session at the St Vincent's House Day Centre in Hammersmith and Fulham. Shaun Wright-Phillips, who won the Cup with Chelsea and Manchester City, visits an @alzheimerssoc Singing for the Brain session at the Humphrey Park Community Centre in Manchester. #FACup

[Tube Mapper - Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper]

DON'T FORGET TO TAP OUT!
A bit of silly fun with Momtaz and a giant Oyster Travel Card as we took pictures for my favourite stations project.

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

Tumi Fola, a 23-year-old Black woman from the UK, became the first blind Black female lawyer (barrister) in the United Kingdom.
She qualified despite major challenges and is now inspiring others in similar situations.
Trailblazer. 👏🏾

[Yaroslava @strategywoman]

Children playing.
Blue sky.
Caring clouds.
Precious moments I gather to show you that life goes on.

Kyiv.

[Sorcha Eastwood MP @SorchaEastwood]

I'm one Backbench MP. As a direct result of this Leadership shambles, I've had at least one and potentially two Ministerial Meetings cancelled due to resignations and now having to pull out of a Conference on cancer next week due potential votes on Starmer next week. And I'm just one Backbench MP....Can you imagine the impact of this all across Government?

[James Hogg @JamesAHogg2]

John Eric Bartholomew, AKA Eric Morecambe, was born 100 years ago today.

Few people in history have made as many people laugh as Eric, and as someone whose life was dedicated to that purpose, I am sure it is an accolade he would have been incredibly proud of.

For me, Eric’s brilliance lay not just in the laughter he created, but in the anticipation of the laughter to come. That gift was omnipresent, following him like a comedic halo. To see him was to smile instinctively, followed quickly by genuine laughter. His friend Tommy Cooper possessed that same rare quality, and I have many treasured memories of watching them both when I was young.

Thanks to social media, Eric’s work continues to be enjoyed by millions worldwide every day, and appreciation for his immense talent only grows. Long may that continue.

Here he is, with Ernie and Mr Preview, creating some 22 karat TV comedy gold.

God bless Eric Morecambe x

[Patrick Ryan @ry_paddy]

ppl are so overly negative about the UK vs reality.
- 4 of top 10 universities globally
- third largest VC market globally behind only USA, China. 1/3 of all VC in europe
- powerhouse in creative industries - second largest music exporter in the world
- largest biotech ecosystem in europe - massive growth sector in the coming years
- London is the top western hub for AI after Silicon Valley.
- excellent financial services base and broader services economy. Number one for FX, number two for PE and Hedge Funds
- produces 20% of global offshore wind

TLDR UK is overwhelmingly a top 3 or top 5 player globally across finance, law, defence, biotech, clean energy, creative industries, and tech (especially AI)

We are incredibly well positioned for the future.
We have a number of problems we need to fix - I believe we will do so.
Extremely bullish on this country

[Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

My grandmother survived two wars -
But never saw her home again.

russians “freed” her
From her home,
Her memories,
From everything she loved.

She dreamed of returning one last time.
To walk her familiar streets.
To be buried on her native land.

They stole even that.

But she taught me one thing -
Never give up,
Even when the world burns.

And here I am.
Living from night to night,
Still hoping to survive.

[Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angelshalagina]

Hey friends🫂🫂

I barely slept tonight.

Kyiv was under massive attack again.
Missiles. shaheds.
Explosions one after another for hours.

At some point I was sitting in my bathroom
In the dark, holding my breath after every loud sound
And just hoping morning would come.

And it did.

I’m exhausted.
Emotionally empty.
Still shaking a little.

But I’m alive.
And today that feels like enough.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve_news. We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

[Yaroslava @strategywoman]

The death toll in Kyiv has risen to eight people.

Tomorrow is a day of mourning.

Every person killed was a whole world to someone.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

There are ~200 berths at Lee Valley Marina

Over 35 years, with normal turnover, that’s around 1,000 boats

Dan Neidle revealed: only 1 ever registered for council tax

Zack Polanski was one of the 999 who didn’t realise the rules applied. The council never chased anyone there. He’s now contacting them to sort any shortfall

What was sold as “Zack Polanski dodging council tax” is actually a story about hundreds of boaters not understanding the rules, not paying, and a council not enforcing them

A genuine mistake that’s being fixed

So why has the media turned this into a full scandal suggesting he’s a tax avoider?

This isn’t journalism — it’s a coordinated effort to tarnish Polanski over an error that 998 others at the same marina over 35 years also made

Meanwhile, barely a peep about Nigel Farage’s £5m from his foreign crypto billionaire backer

Double standards much?

[Yaroslava @strategywoman]

One of Ukraine’s most famous contemporary artists celebrates his 90th birthday today.

Ivan Marchuk 🇺🇦

He invented his own technique, pliontanism, and describes it as an endless tangled line woven like a spider’s web.