They are all far too serious on this series of Celebrity Traitors. Last year's generational chemistry just isn't there

Grey seal and Atlantic salmon have been absolutely done over here! Nation of bores

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And one that stems from empire and colonialism no less. Can't be dealing with it!

Some truly awful things have happened in my life this year, and the experience has illustrated just how oppressive British culture can be. The expectation that pain should be borne quietly is so entrenched that it's seen as a universal moral imperative, when it's actually just a cultural norm

"Less is the news more" is just excellent

Please share amongst your network of new writers!

This was not the masked crew...but a local protest

The people of Hull were ignoring them and enjoying the sun and neighbouring free arts festival. We are many, they are few.

I spoke to some "protestors" in Hull on Saturday and had absolutely the same impression. I was struck by how few in number they were, and how dejected and desperate they seemed about their fortunes- the speaker spent a lot of time whining about beef with other far-right groups.

80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.

The online discourse around the Clancy case has revealed just how poor the public understanding of the realities of severe and enduring mental illness remains and how easily mental health is absorped into the culture wars.

“If you want to improve your mental health, I recommend starting a hobby that you want to master but allowing yourself to be a permanent beginner”, writes Sarah Collins