BartonL
@lillmb.bsky.social
Digital, sustainability, politics, education, societal issues, environment and fairness are some of my interests. Also dog lover. Left the other platform after years.
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I was due on Have I got News for You.
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
Ian Hislop Gets Zack Polanski BADLY Wrong
YouTube video by Antony Jones
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I was due on Have I got News for You.
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
Great Christmas meal at Krobar Manchester
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Great Christmas meal at Krobar Manchester
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Have some pics from Rosi: pork pie, chicken Kyiv, leather tabard and me in it.
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Have some pics from Rosi: pork pie, chicken Kyiv, leather tabard and me in it.
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What a year.
Best year for sales, ever.
Foreign rights sold in Spain, France, Netherlands & Germany.
Film option sold to Disney/Fox Searchlight of NOD by Adrian Barnes.
10th successive year of being short listed for lit prizes.
2nd TV adaptation of BM book.
@thebookseller.com
Best year for sales, ever.
Foreign rights sold in Spain, France, Netherlands & Germany.
Film option sold to Disney/Fox Searchlight of NOD by Adrian Barnes.
10th successive year of being short listed for lit prizes.
2nd TV adaptation of BM book.
@thebookseller.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
What a year.
Best year for sales, ever.
Foreign rights sold in Spain, France, Netherlands & Germany.
Film option sold to Disney/Fox Searchlight of NOD by Adrian Barnes.
10th successive year of being short listed for lit prizes.
2nd TV adaptation of BM book.
@thebookseller.com
Best year for sales, ever.
Foreign rights sold in Spain, France, Netherlands & Germany.
Film option sold to Disney/Fox Searchlight of NOD by Adrian Barnes.
10th successive year of being short listed for lit prizes.
2nd TV adaptation of BM book.
@thebookseller.com
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Ministers have watered down a legal requirement for housebuilders to create more woodlands, wetlands and other habitats than they destroy, drawing criticism from environmentalists and businesses
Labour weakens nature protections in push for building boom
www.thetimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Ministers have watered down a legal requirement for housebuilders to create more woodlands, wetlands and other habitats than they destroy, drawing criticism from environmentalists and businesses
Christmas markets in Budapest very atmospheric
December 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Christmas markets in Budapest very atmospheric
Food at Goli Restaurant was delicious! If you like small plates excellent!
December 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Food at Goli Restaurant was delicious! If you like small plates excellent!
Why your chocolate is getting smaller, more expensive and less chocolatey - BBC News
December 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Why your chocolate is getting smaller, more expensive and less chocolatey - BBC News
In St Endre - near Budapest. Lovely old town
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In St Endre - near Budapest. Lovely old town
NHS warns of 'worst case scenario' as 'super flu' surges - Sky News
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
NHS warns of 'worst case scenario' as 'super flu' surges - Sky News
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I know, I know.
My mum would be telling me off for bragging.
A mortal sin when I was young.
But 2025 has been a phenomenal year.
And the 2nd time we've had a book adapted for @BBCTwo
Media coverage was brilliant.
And we were in the @radiotimes.bsky.social
www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/leo...
My mum would be telling me off for bragging.
A mortal sin when I was young.
But 2025 has been a phenomenal year.
And the 2nd time we've had a book adapted for @BBCTwo
Media coverage was brilliant.
And we were in the @radiotimes.bsky.social
www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/leo...
Leonard and Hungry Paul cast – including Hollywood legend who narrates the series
The bestselling novel has been adapted into a BBC series – but who stars in it?
www.radiotimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I know, I know.
My mum would be telling me off for bragging.
A mortal sin when I was young.
But 2025 has been a phenomenal year.
And the 2nd time we've had a book adapted for @BBCTwo
Media coverage was brilliant.
And we were in the @radiotimes.bsky.social
www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/leo...
My mum would be telling me off for bragging.
A mortal sin when I was young.
But 2025 has been a phenomenal year.
And the 2nd time we've had a book adapted for @BBCTwo
Media coverage was brilliant.
And we were in the @radiotimes.bsky.social
www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/leo...
Runaway reindeer who sparked major search 'was on Christmas Eve trial run'
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Runaway reindeer who sparked major search 'was on Christmas Eve trial run'
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I like this one . Shared by @kenafox.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I like this one . Shared by @kenafox.bsky.social for today's #FoxOfTheDay
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🏆 And the EU Access City Award 2026 goes to… Zaragoza, Spain!
Congratulations for making streets, transport, housing, and digital services fully accessible, improving life for everyone.
You are leading the way in building a barrier-free Europe!
More: europa.eu/!F3jQCB
Congratulations for making streets, transport, housing, and digital services fully accessible, improving life for everyone.
You are leading the way in building a barrier-free Europe!
More: europa.eu/!F3jQCB
December 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🏆 And the EU Access City Award 2026 goes to… Zaragoza, Spain!
Congratulations for making streets, transport, housing, and digital services fully accessible, improving life for everyone.
You are leading the way in building a barrier-free Europe!
More: europa.eu/!F3jQCB
Congratulations for making streets, transport, housing, and digital services fully accessible, improving life for everyone.
You are leading the way in building a barrier-free Europe!
More: europa.eu/!F3jQCB
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Our bee-utiful Gift Membership welcome pack includes:
📖 Buzzword magazine
🔎 Pocket ID guide
🌼 Wildflower seeds
🐝 Bumblebee pin badge
🌸 Gardening for bumblebees leaflet
🎁 A gift card to add your own message
✨ … plus loads more!
Give a gift that keeps on giving: https://ow.ly/iqEt50XBS0n
📖 Buzzword magazine
🔎 Pocket ID guide
🌼 Wildflower seeds
🐝 Bumblebee pin badge
🌸 Gardening for bumblebees leaflet
🎁 A gift card to add your own message
✨ … plus loads more!
Give a gift that keeps on giving: https://ow.ly/iqEt50XBS0n
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our bee-utiful Gift Membership welcome pack includes:
📖 Buzzword magazine
🔎 Pocket ID guide
🌼 Wildflower seeds
🐝 Bumblebee pin badge
🌸 Gardening for bumblebees leaflet
🎁 A gift card to add your own message
✨ … plus loads more!
Give a gift that keeps on giving: https://ow.ly/iqEt50XBS0n
📖 Buzzword magazine
🔎 Pocket ID guide
🌼 Wildflower seeds
🐝 Bumblebee pin badge
🌸 Gardening for bumblebees leaflet
🎁 A gift card to add your own message
✨ … plus loads more!
Give a gift that keeps on giving: https://ow.ly/iqEt50XBS0n
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No review from me this week; back next week. So I’ll use this pause to remind you that I’m on tour next year with a show marking publication of my new cookbook Nights Out In The Kitchen. Tickets at the link below if you want to give the gift of ME this Christmas.
www.fane.co.uk/jay-rayner
www.fane.co.uk/jay-rayner
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
No review from me this week; back next week. So I’ll use this pause to remind you that I’m on tour next year with a show marking publication of my new cookbook Nights Out In The Kitchen. Tickets at the link below if you want to give the gift of ME this Christmas.
www.fane.co.uk/jay-rayner
www.fane.co.uk/jay-rayner
Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds
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Our thirst for AI is fuelling a new construction wave: of giant data centres. But can our electricity and water systems cope — and what will the neighbours say?
Inside the power-hungry data centres taking over Britain
Our thirst for AI is fuelling a new construction wave: of giant data centres. But can our electricity and water systems cope — and what will the neighbours say?
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our thirst for AI is fuelling a new construction wave: of giant data centres. But can our electricity and water systems cope — and what will the neighbours say?
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Damn. I had money on Party McPartyFace.
loving the fact that YourParty has voted for a new name and it's YourParty
November 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Damn. I had money on Party McPartyFace.
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Two billion people around the world regularly eat insects for protein. But insects are uncommon on Western menus. Why is that still the case?
Edible insects were once the future of food. Now it's crickets. What happened?
www.bigissue.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Two billion people around the world regularly eat insects for protein. But insects are uncommon on Western menus. Why is that still the case?
Presenter turned away from Turkish Airlines flight due to Parkinson’s
www.thetimes.com/article/9a3b...
www.thetimes.com/article/9a3b...
Presenter turned away from Turkish Airlines flight due to Parkinson’s
Mark Mardell , the BBC’s former chief political correspondent, nearly burst into tears when staff in Istanbul demanded a GP letter to prove he could fly
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Presenter turned away from Turkish Airlines flight due to Parkinson’s
www.thetimes.com/article/9a3b...
www.thetimes.com/article/9a3b...
Dunham Massey Christmas Lights
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Dunham Massey Christmas Lights
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“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Mum seals are simply the best as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Mum seals are simply the best as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com