Sir Michael Barber

Author-Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things (Penguin 2021); Chancellor, Uni of Exeter.

[Sir Michael Barber @MichaelBarber9]

Thanks to everyone who bought ‘Accomplishment’ in paperback - thanks to your support, it’s now officially a best seller in 2023!

https://t.co/My6NQLf412

[Divock Origi @DivockOrigi]

My purpose in the game is fulfilled ⭐️

I lived out my childhood dreams, played on the biggest stages, won the biggest trophies. Grateful to God for all of it.

To all my fans, the clubs, my teammates and my family: this will forever be ours. Thank you.

The mission is complete. Now I step into my next calling.

More of the journey to come.

Love,

Divock Origi

[Lord Hanson of Flint Labour Peer & Minister @RTHondavehanson]

In a corner of parliament at the far end of the Royal gallery a box lies permantly open containing sand from all five Normandy beaches -a reminder to both houses of the sacrifice & the cause of freedom fought for by brave service people on DDay June 6 th 1944. #DDay

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

Marvellous, from more than 10 years ago

[Somerset Women @SomersetWomen]

Our very own Heather Knight becomes England’s most-capped female cricketer 👏💙

1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ ODIs
1️⃣3️⃣6️⃣ T20Is
1️⃣4️⃣ Tests

#YouAreSomerset

[Somerset Women @SomersetWomen]

The leading run scorer in the Women's 2026 Vitality Blast ➡️ Sophie Luff 👏👏👏👏

#YouAreSomerset
#LANvSOM

[Exmoor National Park @ExmoorNP]

Today marks 50 years since the Two Moors Way was first launched, linking Exmoor and Dartmoor National Parks and one of the region’s most loved long-distance walking trails. First opened in 1976, it originally ran from Ivybridge to Lynmouth... cont

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

Wishing Somerset legend Lewis Gregory a very happy birthday!

#YouAreSomerset

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

BREAKING: James Rew has been named in the England squad for the first Test against New Zealand. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁

Go well, Rewy! 👊

#YouAreSomerset

[Politics In The U.K. @politixintheuk]

Times columnist Fraser Nelson pointed out over the weekend that new Home Office statistics paint a striking picture: net migration has fallen dramatically since Labour entered government, now sitting around 80 per cent below the record highs reached under the Conservatives.

And it is not just the headline figure shifting. Remove international students from the equation and long-term immigration levels are now “probably at a multi-year low”, Nelson wrote on his Substack — a remarkable turnaround after years of Tory chaos, broken promises and soaring numbers.

The asylum backlog is also being rapidly reduced under Labour. After ballooning in the aftermath of Covid while successive Conservative ministers appeared paralysed and unwilling to grip the crisis, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has begun making serious progress in clearing the system.

Away from the Westminster psychodrama and endless Reform stunts, an uncomfortable reality is emerging for Labour’s opponents: the Government may quietly be delivering results where the Tories failed for years.

Source: The London Economic

[David Aaronovitch @DAaronovitch]

And it turns out that no one cares

[Sir Michael Barber @MichaelBarber9]

Top man!! What a player!

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

Tom Abell's scores in the 2026 @CountyChamp:

🏏 108
🏏 42
🏏 29
🏏 49
🏏 101*
🏏 50
🏏 41
🏏 67*

Pure. Class 👊👊

#YouAreSomerset

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

👏 Craig Overton has won the first PCA Player of the Month award for 2026, after impressing with bat and ball in April.

A stellar start to the season 👊

#YouAreSomerset

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

Congratulations on making your @CountyChamp debut Thomas Rew! 🤝

#YouAreSomerset

[Christian Turner @CTurnerFCDO]

Today His Majesty became only the second British Monarch ever to address a Joint Session of Congress, an incredible honour that is a powerful reminder of just how far our two nations have travelled together.
#StateVisit2026

[Christian Turner @CTurnerFCDO]

An historic and moving moment at the White House. What began in conflict two hundred and fifty years ago has become the closest partnership in history, built on shared values and pointed firmly towards a shared future #StateVisit26

[Sir Michael Barber @MichaelBarber9]

Brilliant! Such a wonderful servant of the Club!

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

📝 Tom Abell has committed his future to Somerset by signing a contract extension 👊

"I’m a Somerset boy, and a Taunton boy through and through and I’ve only ever wanted to play for Somerset."

🔗 https://t.co/c3oPGtMx6U

#YouAreSomerset

[Ian Marshall @IanPlayfair]

This is a really important point to make: good county sides build a squad and work with players over many years to create a team. England benefit from all this work and, with four of the side under-23, so will @SomersetCCC for many years. No wonder they have such strong support.

[anthony gibson @antgib]

Never in doubt? Not as long as Tom Abell was batting! Determination, patience, judgement, immense skill - you name it, he showed it, with good support from Smeed, Gregory and, at the death, Jack Leach. It topped off a great, all-round team performance BLACKBIRD!! @SomersetCCC

[Sir Michael Barber @MichaelBarber9]

Brilliant!

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

Was that Tom Abell's finest innings for Somerset? 👀

#YouAreSomerset

[Somerset Cricket 🏆 @SomersetCCC]

OH MY WORD, WHAT A GAME OF CRICKET!!! 🔥

Somerset WIN by 2⃣ wickets. And breathe....

#HAMvSOM #YouAreSomerset