And the whole world broke out into a spontaneous rendition of the finger-pointing chant beloved by football fans everywhere: “You don’t know what you’re doing… You don’t know what you’re doing”

So has Radio 4 been hacked? Or are we under attack? Let’s tune into the 6 o’clock news to find out….Oops can’t.

Fascinating insights from Dmytro Kuleba at @thersaorg.bsky.social tonight about #Ukraine, #Russia, #Trump, #Europe and #NATO. Really interesting stuff but it really didn’t make me feel any better about the scale of the threat we face in the West.

It must be winter: 1.30pm and already my legs are this long!

It so frustrates me when everyone says, from government down, “we really truly value the third sector and we want to involve you”. But then when push comes to shove, when the important issues are discussed and the key relationships are formed, we’re kept on the sidelines. Grrrrr….

Lots of stuff we didn’t expect happened in recent years. Perhaps we don’t do enough to anticipate these events. This is a good piece on unlikely but not impossible things which might happen in 2025 - including a big volcanic eruption or the discovery of alien life
www.economist.com/the-world-ah...

Fancy something to cheer you up on a cold Friday morning? Check out our round-up of the St Albans Sleepout from a few days ago. Nothing beats communities coming together to do something positive that raises awareness, funds and understanding.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJl...
#HertsYoungHomeless

I’m loving
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social She totally rocks! I never thought I’d say this but I far prefer the new Newsnight format. #ChangeCanBeGoodAfterAll

I never really believed it when a colleague at one of my former workplaces would tell us that our archives were stored in a salt mine in Cheshire. Turns out he wasn’t winding us up after all!

I can tell Bluesky has really taken off because my effort to create a #StarterPack for *everyone who works in and around UK charities* suddenly seems a bit ambitious 😆

Onwards! 💪

Lmk if you want to join!

#Charity folks: Pack 1 go.bsky.app/7dPWqWQ

#Charities folk: Pack 2: go.bsky.app/QWpFmRe

#StarterPack for UK Charity Chief Execs, Trustees & Directors here.... many thanks to @howardlake.bsky.social for pulling this together :-)

bsky.app/starter-pack...

Nope, nothing scary in here at all. It’s all fine. Carry on as you were…

The significance of the bank of mum and dad is undoubtedly huge. What to do about it though, and how, is far from easy. Hmmmm…..

I used to love the other place but haven’t consistently posted properly there for months and months. Let’s see if @bsky.app gets me back in gear…