Am hugely enjoying the French scientist on Radio 4 right now referring to "ze Big Bong".

Dahlia from the garden

London is thriving. And the right can’t stand it.

They talk down our capital constantly, but the city is measurably becoming a better place to live.

6 facts that shatter their doom narrative:

On May 9, it will not be the army that won World War II and liberated Europe that will march on Red Square in Moscow.

Occupiers, terrorists, and war criminals will march there. They have killed and are killing, raping, and torturing Ukrainian civilians and children right now.

Zelensky is perhaps the defining figure of our age. Brave, ingenious, pragmatic and defined by his convictions. They hate him because he kills fascists.

I shared the recipe for delicious Ukrainian syrnyky before reading the news today. I have a lot to say, but words fail me. So here is a recipe from my Ukrainian mother-in-law for the best farmer’s cheese pancakes in the world. Keep supporting Ukraine ❤️

daryazorka.substack.com/p/syrnyky-li...

NATO membership is Ukraine’s best security guarantee, Finland's FM tells Reuters.

"We are supporting Ukraine's NATO membership further down the line and hopefully not in (the) too-distant future," Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Jan. 8.

I would like you, please, to sign this petition to ban driven grouse shooting. The first under a Labour government.

10k signatures gets a government response, 100k a debate in Westminster parliament. UK residents & UK citizens living abroad can sign.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...