Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped write the European Convention on Human Rights. It protects fairness, liberty and the rule of law. Those attacking it now are not defending Britain. They are trying to free government from accountability. We must defend it.

This #bbcqt audience member (how did he get in?) absolutely nails it on Brexit. “The Remainers never accepted the result.” “The Brexit we voted for wasn’t delivered and left us in a half way house.” “The EU is crumbling and our future doesn’t lie within it.” A fine summary.

Brexiter, "The politicians that delivered Brexit, did not deliver Brexit" My view: This is not the Brexit I voted for latest. There was never a clear definition of what “Leave” meant. That was part of the problem from the start: voters were offered a binary choice, but no agreed plan for what would replace EU membership. Some promised frictionless trade and close cooperation; others wanted a much cleaner break. Those were different versions of Brexit, and the campaign never settled which one the country was choosing. So when someone says politicians “didn’t deliver Brexit”, the obvious question is: which Brexit? The UK left the EU, the single market and the customs union, and ended free movement. But geography and practical realities did not disappear: Britain still needs trade, cooperation and workable arrangements with its closest neighbours. Northern Ireland made that especially clear. “Half in, half out” is a slogan, not a plan. A more complete break would mean spelling out the costs — more barriers to trade, less cooperation and difficult choices over Northern Ireland. Brexit’s failure was not simply that politicians failed to deliver an undefined promise. It was that the promise was never honest or specific enough for voters to judge what they were actually being asked to choose.

On this day, October 10 in 1988, U2 released their album “Rattle and Hum.” 17 days later they released the film, directed by Phil Joanou. Panned by critics but adored by fans, it captured U2’s grandeur in black-and-white cinematic film. Do you remember the intro and when it turns to color? 📽️ Watch it again

Campo de Cristo de Silencio. New track and music video out now. Link in bio.

Absolute Comedy Gold from @jmcginn7. #AVFC

If you thought 2026 couldn’t get any worse, in full Nick Knowles midlife-crisis style, Damien Lewis has decided to release an album.

Alex Phillips gives the mood of the average British person right now