Neil Delacroix

Some sad news - my dear father, Mark Gerson, died last night, peacefully at home, aged 104. Here he is on VE day last year. He leaves a wonderful photographic collection of famous authors many held by the @NPGLondon . He also leaves many happy memories ♥️

@JaneGerson @NPGLondon I'm so sorry to hear that, Jane. The loss of a parent is never easy. But what an innings! And what a life! You must be really proud of him. זִכְרוֹנוֹ לִבְרָכָה

Orban the “autocrat” accepted the result of this election. As he did in 2002 when he lost. Remind us, how did you react when the British people voted for independence from the EU in 2016?

Wondering if the hearts of those frustrated by small acts of petty symbolism, by the feeling that smashed windows and graffiti on bakeries are simply not enough, are cheered by the upgrade to burning ambulances this morning.

@realzoestrimpel Probably not the most important point here, but these drawings look like they've been done by a child. A deranged child with zero artistic talent.

In Margate. My cheeks are red. I am shaking. I popped into an exhibition that turned out to be the insane fever dream of an artist called Matthew Collins: ‘Drawings Against Genocide.’ The exhibition is described as ‘drawings… raising consciousness about hell…. Israel is the pure encapsulation of it. Zionism is this terror state’s ruling ideology.’ Shocked by the use of Nazi imagery - the room is full of the Star of David pasted around figures meant to be Israelis and the Jewish ‘lobby’ spewing blood, to say nothing of blonde yummy mummies wearing ‘globalise the intifada’ shirts, I spoke to the artist to share my reaction as a Jewish person. He was instantly aggressive. As soon as I started to say I was shocked and threatened by what I was seeing because it was Nazi imagery, the artist started yelling at me that I didn’t mean anything I was saying. Anytime I tried to speak (calmly) he said: ‘you don’t mean any of what you said, you’re just repeating ‘hasbarah talking points’ because ‘you’re defending a genocide’. On and on he yelled, in my face. I said: ‘if I was a Black person…’ but couldn’t finish the sentence because: ‘you’re not are you?’ On the Nazi ideology point he said: ‘yeah. Why do you think it’s there. Israel are the Nazis’. His breath was disgusting. The crowd began booing and closing in around me, making to shoe me out. I said: ‘fine, get the Jew out’ and he yelled more across the room at me, ‘repeatedly jeering ‘call the police, go ahead, call the police’. I said I would, and the community security trust, which features as a devil in his exhibition. This was met with even more jeering. ‘Yeah, call the CST’ was the last I heard before leaving. Someone snapped pictures of me while I was being shouted at. Short video shows the artist. The longer video, of our final almost surreally disgusting exchange, didn’t record.

@BovrilG Well played, sir.

If what I’m hearing about what he flawlessly recited on his deathbed is true, Chuck Norris didn’t convert to Islam, Islam converted to Chuck Norris

@London__Smoke It's the pastry equivalent of the Eurovision Song Contest.

I happened to go to Gails for a coffee today. The one near me is not usually busy when I went but there was a queue. Now, it could be that lots of other people wanted a large latte and carrot cake, however I do detect a certain amount of Fuck You in the air.

“I am Stephen Fry and I am a Jew.”

Britain's net zero national suicide pact is about to kill off another great British (and great Derbyshire) company. Denby Pottery @denbypottery goes into administration because of "soaring industrial energy costs" and of course "escalating costs of employment in the UK". itv.com/news/central/2…

Veteran's badge just presented to my father for his RAF service in 2WW. Now 104 he recorded a podcast interview yesterday for AJEX the Jewish Military Association. A touching occasion. It will be out soon

Can't imagine how terrifying it must be to be Jewish right now. We need huge displays of solidarity with the Jewish community.

@RichardBratby I'm outraged on your behalf.

History's Top Lichfeldian. Fixed it!

@vortidude @theiaincameron Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue...

@theiaincameron This is the home range of the Norwegian Blue, known for its plumage. It migrated there in 932 AD while following its major food source, coconuts, drifting north on the currents from the tropics.

The small Norwegian village of Skjolden (pop: 238) looks absolutely unremarkable on a map. Little more than a small settlement in inland Norway, surrounded by pretty mountains. However, and remarkably, Skjolden is actually a seaside village. 1/n

@YisraelChaiAdam @TonyDowson5 Adam, your team is about to commit the ultimate sin. You're so bad you're going to save Forest from relegation 😠

@TonyDowson5 My mates already left. Along with half the stadium by the looks of it.

Bloody Spurs.

I know that many people will find the situation in Iran a little confusing or perplexing. If I may be of assistance, here is a top tip that may help you make sense of any situation and also figure out your position on any topic. Simply look at what Sinn Fein is saying on an issue, assume their position is wrong, then adopt the polar opposite position. From this point onwards, at most, it's just a matter of fine-tuning your position. This is a great time saver. If you prefer, simply replace Sinn Fein with Jeremy Corbyn and the same rules apply. They are interchangeable.

The vote is now deadlocked at zero

"We shall negotiate on the beaches, we shall negotiate on the landing grounds, we shall negotiate in the fields and in the streets, we shall negotiate in the hills; we shall never stop negotiating."

@Israeltroops I would support Israeli troops even if they were as ugly as sin 😁🙋‍♂️🇮🇱

Raise your hand✋ if you support powerful Israel🇮🇱?

@YisraelChaiAdam @EmilyThornberry My best guess would be "full on retarded".

@EmilyThornberry A peace deal was within reach? Are you incredibly naive or just full on retarded? You think the Mullahs would simply give up their nuclear programme and ballistic missiles? The appeasement of Iran for 40 years has led to this. You’re a disgrace.

Wars are only ever resolved through negotiation. It’s tragic that calm heads did not prevail in the US when the Omani Foreign Minister said, just hours before the bombing started, that a peace deal was within reach. And now hotheads in Iran think it’s a good idea to bomb Oman.

@RorgViking To be fair, that's pretty much every morning on here 😁.

Twitter is full of cunts this morning. Fucking Jew hating, terrorist supporting cunts.