David Mapstone

RT @shockproofbeats: In October, I had a v long chat with Alan Moore. On magick, sci-fi, the perils of eco-doomerism, the joy of occultist…

What a wonderful memoir of Seamus Heaney this is, by @caitlinpacific “Seamus gave me the one thing I desperately needed growing up in that crazy family: my certificate of belonging.” https://t.co/VQMhd9StuT

I have sympathy for WASPI women but their occupational pensions are rarely mentioned Eg this lady was a teacher, but this account implies she had to live off savings till getting state pension (plus in that generation occupational pensions better than now) https://t.co/QOeUlHq3wd

There’s a journalists’ expression: burying the lede. Admirably deliberate example here.

Henry Winter @henrywinter

Marcus Rashford had a day off today so he returned to his old primary school, Button Lane, south Manchester, and handed out 420 Christmas presents to all the pupils. It was a long-planned event, eliciting delight from the children. One boy scarcely more than four years old, had a

RT @pkelso: The numbers in the water industry are boggling. I run through some of them below. One I’d love to add is the combined hourly ra…

RT @maxtempers: An almost perfect interaction. https://t.co/6OowzRm58O

RT @steve4good: Is Ed the best journalist currently at work in the U.K.?

It’s not just about inheritance tax. Fascinating thoughts on farming from ⁦@EdConwaySky⁩ https://t.co/QWz1bEnu8K

RT @NotThatBigIan: This is an exceptionally stupid decision. A matter of huge public interest and - potentially - public safety significan…

Saudi Arabia will host a World Cup …. Why? ⁦@RobHarris⁩ looks into it https://t.co/v0oGwX3CJK

RT @paul__arbuthnot: A tweet as cheap as it is nakedly sectarian. At best it displays no understanding of the trauma which the people of Fe…

RT @ShaunLintern: As things stand, #AssistedDying will come in to force by the end of 2027. Many questions remain unanswered. Read my anal…

James Cleverly's point is troubling & interesting. If Assisted Dying is compassionate & morally good, then surely children should be front of the queue, rather than specifically excluded? I'd love to hear a substantive response to it.

Georgia Leigha Gilholy @llggeorgia

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Britain’s sanctions against Russia are almost potemkin sanctions …only one company fined despite fairly flagrant sanctions busting through 3rd countries. ⁦@EdConwaySky⁩ keeps following the story. https://t.co/wMa66F9XVL

The extraordinary longevity of this particular incumbency is one of the oddest paradoxes of uk journalism. Private Eye are licensed fools.

NPRG @CptHastings1916

I'm 41 and Ian Hislop had already been editing the Eye for 18 months *when I started school*. Rudolf Hess was still alive when he took over. There were veterans of the Second World War considerably below retirement age. Mrs Thatcher had 4 years left in Downing Street.

RT @ianbirrell: This seems pretty alarming: coroners will be unable to investigate assisted deaths under Leadbeater’s bill (h/t @historykev…

RT @TorstenBell: Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might…