The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.

Only one cat has ever received the award.

This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25

Genuinely, adverts can be annoying for all kinds of reasons. My personal bugbear is that bathroom cleaning product commercials usually feature a bathroom the size of my entire bloody house. But smiling faces which are a different colour from me ain’t it

I have spent the day in the RD&E hospital. I’ve had blood tests, and X-ray, CT scan and an ECG. They have been bloody brilliant. Home now waiting for an appointment to have (another) drain fitted. More tubes than a Borg….

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If you like this cartoon, I can draw one for you! Amazing! Or any of the others on my website. What a thrilling idea!

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I would like to nominate the inventor of the electric blanket for a Nobel Prize. Or title of world ruler, or something, which should at least partially recognise their genius

First morning home from the hospital. Missed Christmas entirely. Really hoping there are some Quality Street left 😢

Our old hot water tank is now a Cybernan…

It's about time supposedly progressive govts acknowledged capitalism stops functioning when 99% of people live in a permanent recession, just to support a permanent boom-time for the other 1%.

That's not growth. And we all sense it in our bones. Hence the permanent electoral discontent, globally.