Cape Verde to win the World Cup on penalties. You heard it here first…

Just finished listening to the audiobook of Peter Chappell's "What if Reform Win." The phrase 'barristers on Bluesky' did make me laugh much more than it should have.

It is the weirdest experience of my life when a South Asian judge weirdly mispronounces my surname as "My-sra." I get that its not a common surname in the UK, but Misra/Mishra is a pretty common surname across North India. I've never heard this variation before either... 🤯

Can anyone explain to me why Britain has such an aversion to the mixed tap? Why is the set up you can have one scalding hot tap and one ice cold tap?

It’s so fascinating to watch the European diaspora turn the logics of European imperialism on Europe. The last time that was done was by Germany in the 1930s. History doesn’t repeat but the rhyme scheme can be seen…

The messaging is now that there is no other "viable" option but for removing trial by jury. How will this solve crumbling courthouses, lack of lawyers and judges, delays in production? The inefficiencies that plague our courts are almost never caused by juries. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...

Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials

Exclusive: Claire Waxman says justice system risks collapse and no other viable way to drastically reduce courts backlog

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The thing is, ICE is not a symptom of some factual cause like this. It does not matter that 'illegal' migrants are not casting ghost votes. The supporters of ICE and its actions do so irrationally. You cannot attack it with rationality... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim

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Gentle reminder that when Europeans and/or members of the European diaspora move country, they are *migrants*, not expats.

I keep on saying this. This may shock people. Londoners, in general, *like* London. We are usually proud of the city and enjoy living there. It does, like everywhere, have problems. Running campaigns of “London is god awful” will not win you the mayoralty 🤷🏾‍♂️. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Reform London mayor candidate accused of talking down capital with ‘pity’ remark

Laila Cunningham tells press conference that people pity Londoners for having to live in a city that is ‘no longer safe’

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Thinking about the libertarians who insisted, prior to the election, that Trump was the "hold your nose and vote for him over Harris" candidate because, among other things, he'd practice more foreign policy restraint.

The big question is, will Venezuela end up forced down the Puerto Rico route or the Hawaii route. #USColonialism

I wonder what the grifty grifters who were all about how the current crop of fascists would drain the swamp and mark a clean break from endless forever wars for regime change and oil theft feel about Venezuela right now...

Good to see that the inaugural FIFA peace prize earn its stripes. After all, does anything say peace quite like unprovoked military strikes on a nation, with no declaration of war and then kidnapping their leader?

Does anyone else find it really weird that the London Conservative leader, Susan Hall, spends half her time telling people that London (still the best City in the world) is just god-awful? Like does she really not understand why she lost the mayoral election?

Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

Can anyone in the publishing industry explain to me why, in history books, the glossy photo pages are always mid chapter, and not between chapters?

When did people stop taking their backpacks off when standing on the Tube at rush hour? Do they not know that a special place in hell awaits them?

Every time I see the justifications for the curtailment of jury trials, it includes this estimate that trials will be 20% faster without juries. Maybe that’s true. The thing is, it’s like telling me that raising the speed limit to 90mph will make journeys on the motorway faster. Maybe that’s true:

Does anyone else find it weird that when you’re flying in Europe (the mainland), the airport staff always ask if you can remove your Kara and always sigh or roll their eyes when you say no? Is it just outright lack of familiarity?

The thing with painting over zebra crossings to make St George’s Crosses that I don’t understand at all is: isn’t it super disrespectful to your flag to paint it somewhere people will literally trample on it?! 🤷🏾‍♂️

Like many bookworms, I have a (bad?) habit of buying more books than I can realistically read since my last trip to the bookstore. So it is that over 6 years have passed with “The Luminaries” sitting on my shelf. Having just finished Part 1 - it’s beautifully written. Delicate as the night sky.

God bless the Piccadilly Line train driver who held the northbound train at Finsbury Park for changers from the Victoria when there are severe delays and it was 12 minutes until the next one. #notallheroeswearcapes

Listed for PTPH at 10am. D is serving prisoner. D had his first appearance by CVP. For no discernible reason, listed for all parties to attend. D is serving in the Midlands. Matter listed in Kent. Informed by the cells that the ETA is 15:30. This could have been avoided by producing D by CVP.

I did not have scores level as my prediction for the end of the first innings there…

So what do we call that then? The Bumrah Blast? The Bumrah Burst? Whatever you call it, that folks, is how you bowl on a flat pitch 😍😍

I’m only being semi facetious when I say this. Never mind intermediate courts and all that jazz. Let’s hold criminal trials in the Tower of London. There’s cells, it’s a military base so security is sorted, there’s room. It’s open to the public. What barrister wouldn’t want to appear there?

Is the real subplot of the Lords Test just Bumrah v Archer? If so, looks like Reddy is gearing up to defang that narrative

Brave of Gill to not chuck in the declaration after his 150. I’d back the bowlers to finish the job with a 592 run lead…

@vuelingairlines.bsky.social. Out of interest Vueling, what’s the point of wheeling my parents to the gate then leaving them there. Then asking us to leave them and sit in another area. How were they supposed to use the bathroom if they needed? Both flights, just terrible service.

@vuelingairlines.bsky.social - thanks for sending me from queue to queue despite being told my parents need wheelchair assistance. Thanks for making them stand in queues for over 85 mins only for the check in lady to tell us that you should have processed us first. Stay classy! 🤷🏾‍♂️👏🏾🤦🏾‍♂️