Good wishes to all GCSE geographers taking Paper 2 today!

God I love The Cure #Glastonbury2025

GWR have disgraced themselves good and proper today. Currently running 104 minutes late, the result of outrageous behaviour by train staff who, knowing >100 people faced a 90-min delay until the next service, closed the doors & set off with none of the 100 on board. GWR

Prepare for a severe outbreak of gammon heads exploding. England has just seen its warmest June since records began over 150 years ago. Warmer than 1976.

Sabalenka doth have a mighty gob on her. Good tennis player but the screaming din means I’ll never be a fan. #Wimbledon2025

The UK is getting hotter. The heating trend is increasing. Extreme heat is becoming more frequent and extreme. These are facts, not opinion. Excellent State of UK climate 2024 report out today. rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jo…

A “Marvellous” reunion 💚 We’ve awarded an honorary degree to acclaimed actor Toby Jones, reuniting him with Neil ‘Nello’ Baldwin 11 years after Marvellous. From Marvellous to Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Toby’s brilliance continues to shine. Congrats, Toby! 🎉

Is anyone seriously saying the average 16 and 17 year old is less capable of making a rational decision than these Brexit voters?

Fabulous letter from the great Deborah Moggach in today’s Times.

Happy Yorkshire Day to all my friends and family from that fine region! The UK has few finer landmarks than this.

Shame on you, Nick Robinson, for letting Robert Jenrick espouse his racist claptrap without demanding that he verify or source the data that support his nasty little generalisations. Why would you show yourself up by letting him get away with this?

Europeans: • Use real sugar in everything • Always drink alcohol with dinner • Eat white bread and pastries everyday But are healthier and leaner than Americans. Why? These 6 common toxic habits that are silently destroying Americans´ health: 🧵

Words I detest - uptick, upskill. There are others ….

Farage is desperately trying to sabotage Britain's recovery. Reform tried to block some genuinely transformative laws. The polls would look very different if we talked about this more. 5 examples:

Well done the Cotswolds!

The growth in GCSE geography 2011 - 2025. From 180,000 entries to 302,000 Many congrats from Geographical Association to pupils & the work of #geographyteachers which has led to this year-on-year successful growth for the subject

Glorious day for a dog walk on what is being touted as the last day of summer

What measurement of wealth do you prefer? Median wealth sounds great until you realize that the retirement savings in Australia are counted towards your wealth (super) whereas in many countries it isn’t (pensions). Also overpriced housing makes you look richer than you are.

Yuk!

Pouring here, Met Office!