Is John Redwood honestly suggesting in BBC Radio 5 Live that business owners should cope with both a hard brexit and prolonged Covid lockdown? Bonkers.

Unhelpful, condescending and jingoistic piece by Max Hastings, describing in an error-laden piece how "Hapless children in Wales are obliged to learn ‘their’ language in school". Welsh is "of marginal value"? Not how to keep the union intact. bopinion bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Great ion Ventures & LiNa Energy announcement following the successful test of a clean & sustainable cobalt-free solid-state sodium battery: UK innovation at its best! #sodiumbattery #cleantech #ukinnovation #tenpointplan #EnergyTransition #energystorage ion.ventures/news/ion-ventu…

Timely piece by Alan Tovey Alan Tovey in the Telegraph regarding the plight of classic cars in the new world...I use a classic as a daily and barely cover any miles - we generate fewer emissions by keeping our bangers on the road! telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/…

We're looking for boys who love to sing in Years 2-5 from London and beyond. Our next #BeingaChorister zoom session for children & families is on Wednesday 3rd November at 6pm. Details to book are on our website. spcslondon.com/choristers/adm…

Our girls and boys St Paul's Cathedral School are ready to sing for the blessing of Lord Mayor of London, Alastair King as part of Lord Mayor's Show. Our prayers and best wishes to the Lord Mayor for his year in office.

The green transition is going to require a hell of a lot of materials. The ONLY way to make it truly green is by increasing recycling. #NetZero #climatechange #ElectricVehicles

Thank you to those who attended our School Carol Service. It was a beautiful and uplifiting way to finish the term. Happy Christmas!

Dewr iawn Liz Saville Roberts AS/MP yn PMQs heddiw. Cofion cynnes i chi.

If you do just two things today … watch and read this speech by Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський … and support him in his efforts to get it seen far and wide in 🇷🇺 where it will not be shown on official media. He is asking for all our help to let them know the truth of what is happening in 🇺🇦

Mae yn ddiwrnod mawr i’r teulu yma . Bydd Cai Walter yn canu yn y cor bore ma gyda ⁦St Paul’s Cathedral Choir⁩ yn yr oedfa ddiolchgarwch i nodi Jiwbili y Frenhines. Byddai yn siarad a Cai ai dad ⁦Mark Walter⁩ ar #DrosFrecwast ⁦Radio Cymru⁩ bore ma

Dilynwch a cefnogwch Darcy o Awstralia! Mae o'n dysgu cymraeg wedi iddo dod yn ffrind hefo fy nai yn Canberra. Mae o'n benderfynol o feistroli'r iaith! #dysgucymraeg

I suppose making Budget statements is a bit of a breeze if you do not have to worry about the public finances or the political reaction. But I still think Chancellors should have some concern for these matters.

I have a joke about trickle down economics. 99% of you won’t ever get it.

"Who was the shortest serving post-war chancellor, not to die in office" BZZZZTTT "Kwarteng, Cambridge" "Correct"

2:2 draw in the chorister’s Jackson Cup football game yesterday against WACS Choir of Westminster Abbey well done lads!

Always worth replaying this clip every so often, just to remind everyone how shallow both Boris Johnson and his party’s support for hard Brexit always was. They knew it was a bad idea, but inflicted it upon us anyway: