Had to update my handle. Same old same old apart from that 😆

Seems a great time to draw attention to Charlie Broker's excellent Russell Brand takedown in 2015

One of the peacocks roosting in a newly bare tree at dusk. The fog returned as the easterly wind dropped away

'Now that the year grows wearisome with age
And days grow short and nights excessive long...'

Tonight's the eve of Martinmas, a festival to cheer the lengthening winter nights. John Clare's 'St Martin's Eve' describes a merry party, playing games and getting tipsy by the fire!

Early Morning Light. 3°C after a slight frost. Fieldfare.

There’s a Hampton Court Palace hiding somewhere over there in the November mist.

Found ourselves, briefly, on the Northumberland coast the other day. This was a moment: the stark and beautiful ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle. Begun in 1313, later updated by John of Gaunt.

David Walliams has just released one of the most sickeningly calculated PR statements I have ever read, and he only did it because the High Court finally threw out his expensive legal injunction to keep his name a secret.

ITV and The Guardian have officially named him as the of preying on girls as young as 15.

Look at the exact language his crisis managers instructed him to publish today. He claims he simply behaved "thoughtlessly" during "casual sexual relationships" and regrets not taking people's feelings into account. He admits to a power imbalance but insists he never abused it.

You do not have a casual, thoughtless sexual relationship with a 15-year-old. You cannot dismiss allegations of preying on teenagers as just being a bit clumsy with women's emotions.

We are watching the exact same playbook we just saw collapse in Southwark Crown Court.

Another untouchable television darling, protected for decades by a complicit media, using high-priced lawyers to gag the press while trying to reframe predatory behavior as a minor lifestyle quirk.

The darkest part of this entire scandal is how the British entertainment industry operates.

They knew exactly who these men were. They did not just cover for them. They handed them prime-time family television slots, gave them awards, and literally published their children's books, all while leaving young girls to deal with the trauma in total silence.

The expensive legal injunctions are finally failing. The dam is breaking, and the networks that enabled them are going to have nowhere left to hide.

RT @DocIainDarcy: The Russel Brand r*pe apologists are now going to have to pivot to David Williams nonce apology. Tough week for them.

Pompei 🌸

This morning’s walk;

Glenrothes

📸 Me

🧵The ruins of St. Anne’s Chapel stand as a fragment of Ripon’s medieval Maison Dieu, which served as an early almshouse and hospital. It's origins are obscure though the street name “Annesgate,” was recorded in 1228, suggesting the hospital may already

‘But no, I didn’t make it up.
I didn’t report it because I enjoyed it’

FACT: Rape is not “enjoyable”.

✨ From the latest digest: At Peterborough Cathedral, an 800-year-old painted ceiling drew my eyes skywards. But two women with needles and thread made me see it differently. A story of light, loss and keeping the past alive. 👉 digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshalls…

Is it a cathedral? Is it in a city? No - it's a church in the town of Beverley. And what a church! Its glorious Gothic west front simply sings✨. I've added this view to my Atelier: digest.andymarshall.co/atelier/beverl…

A reminder that Neil Oliver is only relevant for getting the roaring cunt ripped out of him on Burnistoun years ago.

I don’t know if this boy has been hacked or if he’s not well

But wow

Cycled to All Saints Church in Purleigh, Essex today. It was recommended to me by @TheSimonKnott a while ago. Purleigh is a hilltop village with fine views, or would have if it wasn't so misty. A pretty churchyard but sadly the church was locked due to roof repairs.

#OwlishMonday from St Mary, Conwy.