Chris Addison
@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social
Spy. Dammit! Ex-spy. Not in the Epstein Files, but in Alan Bennett's Diaries Is it about work? Please contact: Rob Aslett roba@avalonuk.com Avi pic by Clara Wolden. Background: Promo pic for 'Tall Tales & Murder'. This account mutes killjoys.
Another year, another rallying call to stop the right wing entryists from wrecking yet another of our nation’s treasures.
Speaking of voting, if you're a member and you'd like to keep the National Trust's Council free from interference from Britain (and the US's) richest financiers, don't forget to vote before the end of the month. Quick-vote takes moments and avoids the Restore Trust slate of candidates.
Walked along the beach at Cannes, marvelling at the rich, ageing biltong bathing there. Remarkable. Now I have this in my head. youtu.be/bU_bGYaa3FY?...
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I think I might be secretly part of a new game show. I’ve been put up in a hotel for the purposes of some highish-level but relatively low-stakes schmoozing. The putter-uppers have chosen kindly to welcome me with a bottle of champagne in the room. Which would need drinking now. By myself.
The standard argument is if you tax the rich they’ll leave the country and make the place poorer. On the other hand, if you don’t tax them and they stay, they pull this shit, making the country *much* poorer in so many ways.
"Elon Musk has quietly funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July, building a huge turnout operation to help the party battle headwinds in the midterm elections."
People priced out of employing Tilly Norwood forced to look at Tilly South Norwood or even Tilly Penge.
Arriving at Nice airport to go to a work thing. Plane parks by the perimeter fence, as far away from the terminal as possible. However, this does mean I just walked down a plane gangway onto the Cored’Azur tarmac, wearing sunglasses. Golden Age of Hollywood achievement unlocked.
Exactly this. When people complained about us removing the non-dom status, they predicted a mass exodus. This of course never came because things like enforcement of contract law and a lack of gulags is actually quite attractive.
The dirty secret is that rich people need to live in politically stable regimes in order to keep their wealth. They will piss and moan about taxes, but they will not flee en masse. They like paved roads and not being kidnapped too much.
12 October 1911 | A Czech, Anton Nozicka, was born. A welder. In #Auschwitz from 23 December 1942. No. 84935 He perished in the camp on 15 March 1943. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Tonight! RTÉ One! Episode 3 of our bonkers, dark caper, Tall Tales & Murder. Vapes! Confessions! Bees! Filth! All eps on RTÉPlayer right now. (On the Beeb and iPlayer in a few weeks.)
A man just asked me if I knew "the way to the nearest fucking Wickes." I told him to mind his Bs and Qs. No you resign.
Still. Nice to know she was chosen to novelise that Amazon show I was briefly in.
Suella Braverman selling 106 copies of her book after all that publicity is so delicious.
now i lay me down to sleep i'll catch that bird who goes meep meep if i die before i wake, acme co has sent a fake
Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played
An aristocratic British military man leading a disastrous charge. Plus ça change. #CelebrityTraitors
When you want to make your clematis more of a feature. #LadyGarden
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Meanwhile, in Germany. It's Jews v Nazis again. It's interesting (and terrifying) how it's the half of Germany that didn't spend decades having the kind of long, hard look at itself no other country's ever attempted in which this shit is happening.
BREAKING: Jüdische Studierende (JSUD) verwehren dem Neonazi & "Landtagsvize" Tillschneider den Zugang in die Synagoge von Halle.
He can survive this - by abseiling off the roof and riding a jet ski to the Bahamas
FT exclusive: the coup against Sir Ed Davey has begun... www.ft.com/content/523f...
Yes. Those eggs aren't powdered, pal.
Does Britain know World War II is over
I'm half way through S1 of Tall Tales and Murder, and I'm absolutely loving it. Dark as hell, many deep laughs, slightly surreal in parts, great performances from all, lovely to see younger folks like the amazing Ella Lily Hyland and Casey Walsh doing great work. Don't miss it!
At long last! They’re here! Tall Tales & Murder, a bonkers caper, very loosely based on the brilliant novels by @caimhmc.bsky.social, starts on RTÉ and RTÉPlayer tonight. It is, as they rightly say, gas.
6 October 1908 | A Pole, Juliusz Kolaczek, was born in Dziedzice. An engineer. In #Auschwitz from 29 May 1941. No. 16845 He perished in the camp on 8 November 1941. --- Online lesson "Poles at KL Auschwitz”: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/en_2020_06_polacy/
Irish friends! Episode 2 is on shortly on RTÉ1. Have at it!
At long last! They’re here! Tall Tales & Murder, a bonkers caper, very loosely based on the brilliant novels by @caimhmc.bsky.social, starts on RTÉ and RTÉPlayer tonight. It is, as they rightly say, gas.
Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026. Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani. In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things.
Today marks three years since the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was illegally felled. We're pleased to bring you new images which reveal how the stump is growing, a sure sign that the tree is in recovery.
It's that time of year again when we need to remind National Trust members that Restore Trust is a dark-money funded right-wing astroturfing entryist outfit. Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else.
Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026. Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani. In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things.
1 October 1936 | Dutch Jew, Andries Jacob Stad, was born in Enschede. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck