Peraventure in the firmament shal ther been a chaunce for thee to speken with Bowie of makinge a “Bowie doth tweet” account, as an accordaunce to thy excellent musynges?

"Trump's modelling agency."

Until the last few days, I had no idea he had one. Are we perhaps not looking somewhere we should be looking?

Yes, sure. But that isn't going to make them accept a United Ireland.

So what are you going to do with them? Deport them? Get the Men in Black to do a mind wipe?

Big question. In the long run, partition must end. In the short to medium term, that's unlikely to happen. Stormont needs a radical rethink, starting with a reassessment of how Executive is composed. It's untenable to think that it can achieve anything while it is run by so many competing agendas.

So, let me get this straight - a sports presenter giving a view of language used by Tory politicians was unacceptable; but the presenter of a flagship current affairs programme, writing in a right wing newspaper, taking sides on the most divisive issue of the last decade was appropriate? My oh my.

And with Unionist reps last night vying with each other for grievance, it felt like the Entrenched armwrestling the Immovable. I agree Givan should go. But it isn't what those vox pops want the Assembly to be arguing about. I see nothing on The View to persuade me that we've moved on from the 70s.

I'm not sure that indicates a leaning towards reunification. I watched it go out, and felt that it was just an amplified version of the general sense that politics isn't delivering for people. The DUP - as #MarkCarruthers suggested - are reacting to the rise of the TUV. (More)

Would Trevor be a Lakeland terrier? We had one when I was a kid. Gorgeous little dogs.

Thanks - invaluable. Sarah Creighton is worth looking at as well. @saraita101.bsky.social Deirdre Heenan doesn't seem to have posted on Bluesky, sadly.

I'd have a look at this evening's edition of #BBCNITheView. That'll put the sweetie mice out of your head.

Thank heaven DF doesn’t live in Russia. That’s the sort of concern for a head of state’s happiness that would lead him to take up dangerous sports:like smoking on hospital windowsills, high up.

As part of the sentence handed down, when she stands in front of a jury to answer a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. And just before she's led away to begin a lengthy prison sentence.