Barry Walsh

To mark the anniversary of Jane Austen's birth here's something I wrote about how teaching one of her novels helped nudge me towards writing crime fiction bernardokeeffe.com/turning-to-cri… #janeausten #crimefiction

@BeardyHowse Knitbone to my old mum.

Cold comfrey.

Dear Lucy Powell, glad you’ve won but, please, enough of the wall-to-wall union flag backgrounds. Why compete with with right-wing nationalists? You’re British, you’re in Britain on British TV One flag's enough. Please leave the ‘look at me being patriotic’ stuff to others .

Once again we’re being warned that if we ask billionaires to pay their fair share of tax they might leave the country. So it’s definitely worth trying.

@WalleyVision Conversation I would love to join. Iconic cafe with lifetime memories.

@bjwalsh Currently sitting with the son of the old owner reflecting on the old days at the Regency Cafe

Me outside the Regency Cafe, where I spent much time when young. Now up for sale. Never thought our great local cafe would one day be enthused over as 'iconic'. Hope they don't change it. Oh, and it's where my novel, ' Danny Boy', begins and ends.

What Winston Churchill DID NOT say to Hitler. "OK, you've illegally attacked and occupied a sovereign nation (pick a country) but to stop the killing we're going to let you keep it. Oh, and how about a Nobel Peace Prize?" #Ukraine

For all those @QPR fans on their way to Loftus Road for the new season here's an extract from the fourth DI Garibaldi novel. #QPRPNE

@goodreads Oh dear!

How many books are on your nightstand right now?

Neil Young's music, more than any other, has tracked my, and my family's life - and still does. In a reorganising fit, I totted up the albums – about 40 – of which a third duplicate my vinyl versions. Guess I'm a fan. #NeilYoung

Bravo Macron! Come on Starmer, better late than never. #Palestinestatehood

Never thought I’d hear a president of the USA speaking like a schoolyard bully who’s just seen a John Wayne movie.

Thread on the beauty of Pareidolia 🧵 1. Waterfall of the Bride, Peru

@bronwengwriter Hi Bronwen, Experience of several family members and aneurisms leads me to recommend that while there’s any doubt he should stay there.

Not great news in this household. Husband has to go to Brighton hospital on Monday suddenly - for an aortic aneurism that has grown in size. No idea if they are going to operate or what.....

@ThorneyIslandSo Dear June.

The end of a marvellous walk with 20 members around St James’s Park led by park manager Mark Wasilewski yesterday at the tree dedicated to June Stubbs, co-founder of the Thorney Island Society

@bronwengwriter Well done!

Better personal news. After 8 months of pain and barely able to get round the supermarket I walked up to the caldera today in fuerteventura. It's not that far but I made it!

'We will take your land and force you onto reservations.' History repeating itself?

'We will take your land and force you onto reservations.' History repeating itself? #Gaza

@jennieg_author In our part of London (Pimlico) it was ‘crackling’.

Save Audio Drama at the BBC - Sign the Petition! chng.it/dYZzTnMwNJ via @UKChange