Imagine going into politics with at least a vague desire to do some good & then finding yourself on TV & radio defending the idea that foreign-born medics & carers should pay extra just to receive exactly the same care they personally provide to everybody else in the country.

James O'Brien

Me: A retired barrister tweeted that any half-decent barrister could have destroyed his story in minutes. My wife: Darling, any half-decent Barista could have destroyed his story in minutes.

Had a couple of drinks at lunchtime. Feel a bit pissed. Gonna do a quick lap of the M25 to see if I'm sober enough to drive to Durham. Anybody got a toddler I can borrow? #cummoffit #DominicCummngsmustgo

The mighty Lewis in digital disguise.

I love this. A man is interviewed about living next to a dangerous bend in the road.

How can you not like fungi?!

Thanks Aldi for another Christmas cracker. And apologies for pressing that button. #voiceover #turkey #whereiskevin

Those were the days.

youtube.com/watch?v=CMaHAm… Some friends made a thing. You likely, please retweety.

Lou-Lou Mason 💙 💭 Hi, you also need to meet Rob - Rob Rackstraw - I can honestly say I’ve recorded him 100s of times and he’s always brilliant.

A family of Cheetah sleep with the forest guard every night.The Forest Dept wanted to investigate this this claim by installing a CCTV camera. This is what the camera recorded! Not sure if the storyline is true but the Bonding is genuine and amazing. #animals

In 14 years as a doctor I’ve never known such horrific conditions. Patients dying on trolleys with zero dignity. Or screaming & moaning in corridors. Dickensian overcrowding, total implosion. Despair. Weeping staff. Abject misery. Do you care at all Sir Jeremy Hunt MP? Steve Barclay?

I'm doing homework about polar explorers with my son, who has just described the revelation that Peter Freuchen (pictured, left) dug his way out of an ice cave with a chisel made out of his own frozen turd as "the best fact I have ever heard in my life."

Meta: Game On is an #H2G2 for the 21st century. And you can listen to the audiobook (narrated in the mellifluous tones and multiple voices of Rob Rackstraw) free for 30 days. Go on, what more do you want, Vogon poetry? audible.co.uk/pd/Meta-Game-O…

The Man of Many Voices, most of whom are absolute rotters - Rob Rackstraw brings our Ratlords Vankaskan and Vanmorten to life, as well a recently slain Wylderman... Lime Pictures Netflixgeeked @netflix #WolfKing