For anyone interested, this book looks at how Trump was cultivated as an asset over 40 years ago, allegedly laundered $$$ for the Russian mafia, and was repeatedly bailed out by oligarchs.

❄️ North East England ❄️
Log burner on.
Roast dinner just finished.
Not going out

If an American zillionaire really wanted to help abused girls in the UK, rather than writing transatlantic political tweets, he could instead engage with how his social media platform shares porn & encourages the sexual, violent exploitation of women & girls
His own interests are uppermost & obvious

Musk demands a National Inquiry re child sexual abuse
Farage & Badenoch jump on bandwagon
All ignore the huge National Independent Inquiry into child sexual abuse (2015-22)
Perhaps Badenoch forgot when she was Women’s Minister in the Tory Govt, she didn’t implement that Inquiry’s Recommendations.

We have entered terrier teenage territory

Chilly yet gorgeous start to the day !
North East England

An autumn night is just made for snuggles like this.
#dogs

Yes please !

My new book, The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad, is out today. It tells the story of the botanists who worked at the world's first seed bank during the 900-day siege––and how they were faced with a terrible decision: eat the fruits of their research to survive, or protect the collection for science.

Heart Attacks on the Rise After Conservative Reforms Reverse Progress on Tackling Silent Killer

A damning new report highlights a series of failures under the last Conservative Government

To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here

go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN

Trying this out as can’t abide to be on the other place any longer