Shaun Gunner

In almost any other household, if a man suddenly parked a brand new £125,000 motorhome in the driveway - and acquired other new vehicles - his wife would ask where on earth he got the money from.

@J_D_89 Unfortunately, outlets like The Guardian in recent years have sometimes taken against Tolkien because there are people on the right, who they do not like, who also like Tolkien.

Think the Guardian list is fine tbh- these things are always flawed. I've only read just over a fifth, so there's also plenty of books I can't judge. That said, I think Lord of the Rings is a glaring omission and that A Place of Greater Safety is the far superior Mantel.

@JoeTwyman New provision in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, which received Royal Assent a fortnight ago.

Boris Johnson stayed as Mayor of London for just over a year after rejoining the House of Commons as a London MP. Does Andy Burnham have to give being Mayor of Manchester? (Serious question)

@kevinhollinrake @CCACllrs Absolutely the right call. Thank you.

Politics is not a game. We are working hard to build a serious, united Conservative Party people can trust - built on honesty and responsibility. These values have to mean something and that is why we have taken the decision to suspend Councillor Adam Kent.   The Party's position was clear from the start. I was very clear we did not approve of the arrangement with the Greens at Worcestershire Council and it did not have our support. Councillor Kent agreed. That should have been communicated clearly and unambiguously to his colleagues.    He told the national Party that he would not do a deal with the Greens. Then he went ahead and put together a rainbow coalition involving Green councillors anyway.   Worse, his group was told something that was not true. Fellow Conservative councillors were given the impression that this deal had Party support when it did not.   This was dishonest.   People are tired of politicians treating public office as a game of manoeuvres and tactics, saying one thing while doing another.   We can see the chaos this is bringing to the Labour Party nationally. That is exactly the sort of behaviour that has damaged trust in politics for too long and the party leadership under Kemi Badenoch is bringing an end to this nonsense.    We are a team and we are honest with each other.   And as a party we want people to know what we stand for, what we will do and that those representing our Party are honest with their colleagues and with the public.   As soon as we became aware of this, we acted immediately because unlike parties like Reform, we take responsibility for those who represent our Party.    We do not want people in politics who think this sort of conduct is acceptable. Our values are standards, not slogans.   As Party Chairman, I have received a full and firm account of what happened at Worcestershire County Council. Given I was clear that this arrangement was not approved and did not have our support the deal will not now go ahead. That position has been agreed by other Conservative councillors locally.   We are one Party and one team. When someone representing us falls short of our values, we do not hide behind process like Keir Starmer or pretend it has nothing to do with us like Nigel Farage. We act.   That is the truth of why the Conservative Group Leader has been suspended pending investigation.   We are a new Conservative Party under new leadership, built on honesty, responsibility and trust.   The public are tired of politicians saying one thing and doing another. So are we.

Agree with this. One of the reasons the Conservatives went through leaders was they had a greater sense of loyalty to the party than the leader. Different dynamic

@gilescoren @GreggsOfficial The one I find strange, in my local Greggs, is you must verbally confirm that sausage rolls are meat sausage rolls. Even though they label the product "sausage roll" they now seem to insist you call it a "meat sausage roll" when ordering.

Bought a sausage roll at @greggsofficial in an Esso service station on Sunday and the lady refused to give me ketchup! She had a big bottle right there but said “my manager says it’s only for breakfasts.” It was 1030am - it WAS my breakfast. Weird policy. thetimes.com/article/dc1835…

Labour MPs - even those who want the PM to stay - all seem to agree that the "scale of change" isn't enough. How has it taken them 2 years after the election to work this out, when it was clear before the election that incremental managerialism was exactly the plan?

There's only one way to resolve this political mess

This means Starmer is complicit in any chaos that follows, despite what he says. If he had any self-awareness he’d agree a timetable to go with the Cabinet on condition they agree a unity ticket to succeed him. He has agency in this but he’s putting his own self interest first.

Sprinting away would also be acceptable.

Til debt do us part

Tonight Harlow delivered the most historic local election result in UK history. The Conservatives were defending 6 out of the 11 seats up for election. Reform said they would win all 11. The Conservatives won all 11 - with record turnout and majorities. Phenomenal.

He's not done it that privately, has he? 👀

@SouthernRailUK Hi Kristy - so the map is wrong?

The following changes to services are currently in place: - Services between Littlehampton and London Victoria will run between Littlehampton and Haywards Heath only. This will be an hourly service - Services between Ore / Eastbourne and London Victoria will run between Ore and Haywards Heath only. This will be an hourly service - Services between Brighton and Cambridge are suspended - Gatwick Express services between Brighton and London Victoria will run between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria only - Services between Brighton and Bedford will run between Brighton and Haywards Heath and Three Bridges and Bedford only Services between London Kings Cross and Cambridge will stop additionally at Ashwell & Morden ^Kirsty

Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Haywards Heat and Three Bridges, all lines are blocked We are assessing the wider impact of this to your journeys and will update you here Your journey will be affected and we are awaiting further information

@SouthernRailUK Are Arun Valley line trains impacted? This map suggests they are but National Rail website doesn't say that they are? Also, what exactly is the incident?

Please see image here showing the main lines of disruption (highlighted in Orange & Red) - This is where you are likely to experience the disruption. To see if your journey is affected ahead of time, see our live map here - livemap.southernrailway.com/#/SN/mapview

The King and Queen are joined by members of The Royal Family to remember the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

Does @UKLabour still think that Amber Rudd did "the right thing" in resigning over inadvertently misleading parliament?

Today is Tolkien Reading Day! Founded by the Society and held on 25 March, the date the Ring was destroyed, Tolkien Reading Day is an opportunity to read your favourite Tolkien passages. This year's theme is "Unlikely Heroes" - what will you be reading? tolkiensociety.org/2026/03/today-…