Just started on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

Same for my parents. Obviously things could change at any moment but I equate it to winning the lottery. I will never take it for granted.

And JD Vance lectures europe on free speech!!!

I love magpies. They're so beautiful.

Have they done a risk assessment for the people coming in to the job centre in psychosis or in the middle of a manic episode?

We are going to end up criminalising people for being ill in a public place.

I'm nearly 50. I can walk, do a physical job, get on and off public transport, clean my house, get in and out a bath. At my age neither of my disabled parents could do those things. They lived every day in pain. I am so lucky and I know it.

Yes I've read that. I'm definitely going to read some more of his books.

Halfway through. Can't put it down. When I'm not reading it I'm thinking about it.

It was so good.

I've read I, Claudius but not the sequel. I really must.

A Spark of Life by Erich Maria Remarque. Such a brilliant writer.

I've just resigned my party membership. It's immoral.

That's beautiful!!!

I'm reading Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks by John Curran. It's really interesting to see how she worked out her ideas.

That sounds really good!

I cared for my son for many years as a single parent. Last year he moved into assisted living. I've just returned to work at nearly 50 with no pension, no savings, a lot of debt. I don't regret caring for my son but I won't pretend it didn't come at a cost both financially and to my mental health.

Epitaph for a Spy by Eric Ambler. Its a great read.

I know people who even with the best will in the world just cannot work. Their health is just not good enough. This is just cruel.