Back where I wonder.

An article and a damning report that will make grim reading for anyone concerned with the UK's ability to deliver major infrastructure projects. And a story that doesn't seem to have been picked up by most of the UK news media. cityam.com/hs2-is-beyond-… committees.parliament.uk/publications/4…

Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin. Let me tell you about my trip and why it’s important we stand with Ukraine.🧵

I will be sponsoring legislation in Congress to change our national motto from “E pluribus unum” to “Wow! That escalated quickly.”

🚜 On 11 March, the Government announced a pause in nature-friendly farming payments—the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). independent.co.uk/climate-change… 👇 Here's why that’s disastrous for climate and nature. 🧵

Congratulations to BT for sending out an email about changes to my broadband contract in which every single link is broken. This does not inspire confidence in a business that should be all about communication and information.

President Trump’s tariffs are a capricious, destructive and dumb use of American power. His 19th century fantasy might well end up dragging America back to what it was then — a poorer country marginal to the great currents of global economics and politics. My take:

The good news is that with Trump's 104% tariffs on China being "non-negotiable" that new, still in the box iPhone you haven't set up can replace the retirement fund you lost in the stock market.

How the US constitution allowed Trump to wreak havoc on the economy bit.ly/3Ekc9gt

"Disgust at fake AI Holocaust victim images on social media" Auschwitz Memorial demands Facebook page stop ‘profound act of disrespect’ after digitally altering images of the murdered. jewishnews.co.uk/outrage-at-fak… Meta AI at Meta Facebook

US using the techniques of coercive control to torpedo action on climate change. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Greenwich Observatory, Eric Ravilious, 1937. The original artwork is in the collection of London Transport Museum. #London

This is not a peace plan for Ukraine virgin.com/branson-family…

Here's one I made earlier... In about 1965 or 1966!

What a fascinating story. theguardian.com/world/2026/jan…

The real sign British education has failed is the number of people responding to this chart with "that’s what happens when too many people go to university" HE has expanded in all of these countries, and in every one apart from UK that didn’t erode the graduate earnings premium.

On St Patrick's Day. Ladybird books were published in many different languages - including Irish (Artists: Eric Winter and Robert Lumley)