diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html
index d6cbc62..48bb68e 100644
--- a/_layouts/default.html
+++ b/_layouts/default.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <meta name="author" content="{{ site.author }}">
 
     {% capture description %}{% if page.description %}{{ page.description }}{% else %}{{ content | raw_content }}{% endif %}{% endcapture %}
-    <meta name="description" content="{{ description | strip_html | condense_spaces | truncate:150 }}">
+    <meta name="description" content="{{ site.description | strip_html | strip_newlines | truncate:150 }}">
     {% if page.keywords %}<meta name="keywords" content="{{ page.keywords }}">{% endif %}
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
 
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="//use.typekit.com/ori1zzm.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">try{Typekit.load();}catch(e){}</script>
+
+    <meta property="og:title" content="{{ page.title }}">
+    <meta property="og:url" content="{{ site.url }}{{ page.url }}">
+    <meta property="og:description" content="{% if page.excerpt != nil %}{{ page.excerpt | strip_html | strip_newlines }}{% else %}{{ site.description }}{% endif %}">
+    <meta property="og:locale" content="en_UK">
+    <meta property="og:type" content="article">
   </head>
   <body>
     {{ content | expand_urls: root_url }}
