So much to be said about the importance of uniform and dress standards in modern policing, but senior officers are obsessed with ditching shirts (only the Met and Merseyside remain) and slapping high-vis on everything.

No Fly List

Curious how this will work legally. The only way to remove a peerage is by Act of Parliament.

England Expects Every Team Member To Be Empowered and Adapt

Britain in 2025

Feels so strange to actually have real, physical copies of this! Release date, November 4, is now just TWO WEEKS out. If you're looking for a review copy, if you'd like me to speak at something you're running, if you'd like me to appear on your podcast etc, drop me a DM!

Thrilled to have Fergus Butler-Gallie here in Charleston talking about his new book and the importance of sacred space.

Wherever I’ve spoken in America I’ve been blown away by the level of interest in the physical aspect of the holy and the role stones have in telling stories. Especially, noticeably among young people. amazon.com/Twelve-Churche…

Not what I was expecting

Victoria Railway Station. London, 1950s.

Had my first experience of American healthcare last night and it's a rave review from me. Went to a busy city ER at 3am. Was triaged immediately, straight into my own room with a TV. Doctors and nurse visit, mobile x-ray wheeled in, minor surgical procedure on my hand completed

Roald Dahl on the nature and calibre of the men (and women!) who ran the British Empire at its peak

Desert Storm x Camel cigarettes