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@pirwany At least not a quadruple wide!!

@leafarbuthnot It is about time someone came to point out sidewalk etiquette or its absence. I have often had to get down the footpath to overtake the callous triple wides. That is dangerous.

@christinalamb Haha. Thank you Christina. There will have been some very happy donkeys in Devon thanks to him!

As someone whose Dad gave some of his hard-earned money every month to the Donkey Sanctuary, fascinated by this piece by ⁦⁦@leafarbuthnot⁩ thetimes.com/article/d0e2a7…

@missfortytwo Hi Victoria, I'm writing about wonderful donkeys and the sanctuary for a newspaper. I wondered if I might get in touch with you? I'm on leafarbuthnot (@) gmail (dot) com if you are around to discuss! :_

Sidmouth Saturday afternoon ... a very emotional visit to the Donkey Sanctuary, my Mum loved it there and left a legacy in her will. I've never been before and seeing her name on their bequest board from 2020 was touching and poignant. And the sun shone all day too .. #Devon xx

Lovely gentle poem in the @spectator

Do you currently work in hospitality, doing a job that rarely gets written about? (KP, delivery driver, recipe tester, health and safety inspector?!) I'm looking to commission more "Insider's Notebook" columns for autumn. Please get in touch: firstname.lastname@ft.com

@elladorn_ @EllaFrears Ooh I hope you enjoy it. I really really love it. I liked the film but less than the book.

@leafarbuthnot @EllaFrears Omg I have this queued up on my Kindle and was going to start on it next week! Exciting... (film also looks good)

What are your favourite books set in Italy?

@ConorFarrington I loved enbury heath by Stella gibbons! Not a new release tho …

@leafarbuthnot Missed this! Anything good to recommend?

I’ll be on Times radio at 3.50pm talking about some new books!

I’m in the Mail on Sunday today with a review of the disturbing and stimulating new book The singularity is nearer by Ray Kurzweil!

“Now, after nearly 30 years, Twister is back – with an ‘s’ on the end of its name, a new cast, and even better special effects.” 🍿 @leafarbuthnot reviews Twisters #Echobox=1721394298-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newstatesman.com/culture/film/2…

@NewStatesman @finn_mcredmond “How does one begin to drink the sky?” one such poem begins. “By tasting its tears, of course.” (Of course!) lol

“Why is Tess Daly staring at me as I parse Shelley on the Tube?” 🖊️ @finn_mcredmond #Echobox=1721295807-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

I'm in the New Statesman this week with a review of Twisters! Bad weather, good Glen Powell. #Echobox=1721394298" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newstatesman.com/culture/film/2…

🎧Are Donald Trump's legal obstacles melting away? Could self-testing replace the cervical smear? And what kind of world is Katy Perry living in? @holdenfrith, @leafarbuthnot and @JKTimson join @OllyMann on the latest episode of The Week Unwrapped. trib.al/tU4Vsp3

@Pravina_R @theipaper Congratulations Pravina!

I've joined @theipaper Opinion desk to edit & write columns. We run columnists like Emily Maitlis, Seb Payne, Katy Balls etc., but generally keen to hear from good writers. Only national paper not to endorse a political party - so, importantly, welcome ideas from across spectrum

@LFPullman OMG 😍😍😍

My lifetime’s work finally achieved! My darling dad (77) is getting married to the most wonderful woman. We got there in the end dad. Coniuncti fortiores ❤️❤️❤️

Anyone know who is handling the UK publicity for @Twistersmovie?

@questingvole God i cannot WAIT for this sam!

It’s here…

Watch this it’s fascinating - I asked James Timpson what he’d do about prisons and sentencing if he was in charge. He believes only a third of prisoners in jail should definitely be there. He’s now in charge of prisons (but not sentencing).

Key chart to keep in mind as the Conservatives suffer their worst ever defeat: The Tories didn’t lose this election because they were too right wing on some issues or too left wing on others. They lost because voters of all stripes judged them to be incompetent and dishonest.