Excellent column by camilla cavendish on the missing princess and what it reveals about the UK's royal bargain: ft.com/content/f38327…

This is an important angle on the Post Office story which also shows how easily one voice can be drowned out in government.

Aw shucks - thank you

Public inquiries are one of Britain’s only growth industries.

The Covid inquiry is just the latest example of a gravy train for lawyers which may not serve either victims or taxpayers well.

My latest ⁦Financial Times⁩
on.ft.com/47Lhhnl

“Houmous not hate” was best poster I saw on today’s march against antisemitism. A heartwarming afternoon

This chart from @frasernelson shows just how hard it will be to curb welfare costs

NI cut from January means Tories are still clinging to the possibility of going in May. Will all depends on how the polls look in March.

camilla cavendish observation highlights a critical concern – the pressing need for effective regulation in various domains, including #AI . It's a reminder that we face complex challenges in ensuring the safety and responsible use of technology.

Amidst all the outrage, good questions

Watching the Covid inquiry this week, having worked in government, I fear the focus on lurid revelations is preventing more important questions being asked.

Clues in Dominic Cummings statement need airing. Financial Times⁩ Dominic Cummings⁩ #covidinquiry on.ft.com/3SsvjFB

Great piece camilla cavendish highlighting importance of Covid enquiry & raising fundamental 🎯 question ‘Does he really imagine that today’s bloated cabinets of almost 30 people are anything more than a Potemkin structure?” Leadership matters Financial Times
on.ft.com/40soOom

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Looking forward to being on BBC Question Time with Board of Deputies President Jeremy Quin MP Mustafa Suleyman and Nick Thomas-Symonds MP

Boris Johnson did not believe Covid-19 was a “big deal” in March 2020 and thought “his main danger [was] talking [the] economy into a slump”, according to WhatsApp messages sent by Lee Cain, the ex-UK prime minister’s former communications chief. ft.com/content/de6c2c…

A humane, historical must read on Israel-Palestine and the pitfalls of ideology by S Sebag Montefiore

Why ⁦Keir Starmer⁩ is right to hold firm against a ceasefire in Gaza: my latest ⁦FT Weekend⁩ on.ft.com/3s9iTaY

Important new spotlight research into family court experiences from Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

.camilla cavendish lays out how life-changing the decisions made by the family court can be. Our recently published Spotlight sheds some light on the families involved and stresses how their needs must be understood in order to improve their experiences nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/what-…

After i mentioned this on BBC News (UK) Laura Kuenssberg heres the v brave interview by Rasha Nabil of al-arabiya of Hamas Politburo member K Mashaal on how Hamas use Palestinian civilians as shields. ‘30 millions died for Russia to win war’ he replies.

The BBC has a difficult task, but this is not OK