Most irritating phase in the House of Commons:
Order! Or-DER!
2nd most irritating phase in the House of Commons:
I..I..I..I..I..I..
(He’s not stuttering, he’s struggling)
#OnThisDay in 1968 Fleetwood Mac, featuring Peter Green played at the Alex Disco in Salisbury
Good to hear one of the few (perhaps the only?) IT person in the House of Commons referring to Helene Alwinckle and Bletchley Park during #PMQs
Tom Brake @thomasbrake It was an honour to meet WWII hero and codebreaker Helene Aldwinckle who played a critical role in defeating fascism
@theresa_may in #PMQs today joined me in praising her and condemning those who use nationalistic rhetoric. Those who do are not fit to be Prime Minister
RT @petercmoore: @salisbury_matt well, so would anyone!
I normally hit fast-foward when I realise I’ve heard a podcast episode before but I listened to this one twice - Dolly, Willie and Dwight on @Studio360show
#OnThisDay in 1969, exactly 50 years ago, the Equals played at @CityHallSalis
The Equals featured future pop colossus @Eddy_Grant
Saw the Lion King last night. Very much enjoyed it
Will be disappointed if I ever make it to Africa and the lions aren’t doing show tunes, though
I really, really like Simon and Garfunkel’s Only Living Boy in New York…but I also really like Carter’s Only Living Boy in New Cross.
Which do I like best?
There’s only one way to find out t.co/aRiKgc9Ez…
I agree with Tom twitter.com/thomasbra…
Wise words twitter.com/RichardHR…
My word of the day today is ‘machinate’
#TodayILearned that what used to be called ‘synchronised swimming’ is now called ‘artistic swimming’
RT @sqlslaughter: I’ve decided to kill off a couple of characters in the book I’m writing. It should really spice up my autobiography.
#OnThisDay in 1562 Herman Folkerzheimer visited @EH_Stonehenge as a guest of Bishop Jewel. He described
“stones of immense size, almost every one of which, if you should weigh them, would be heavier than even your whole house”
#OnThisDay in 1654 diarist John Evelyn visited Salisbury.
He wrote the streams running through the streets “are negligently kept, [and] now the common buildings are despicable, and the streets dirty”
My favourite political pundit looks at the most likely outcome of an autumn election
Spoiler alert: God knows…. twitter.com/NicholasT…
I like #Gogglebox so much I’d be more than happy if all the #Goggleboxers watched was more #Gogglebox
My word of the day today is ‘spud’
Humanity’s finest achievementioned, as far as I’m concerned
@ChelseaFC winning the Champions League is the next best, obviously
Would probs have included Phil Collins' On My Way from Brother Bear, Feed the Birds, Cruella de Ville, and of course Chim Chim Cher-ee