The great thing about money is that people can spend it on things they need instead of things that other people ('experts') think they need. Amazing talk by Rory Stewart on the power of cash to eliminate extreme poverty. Worth 13 mins of your time -->

1978: Barry Norman delivers his critical verdict on Grease, a new musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

First interaction Abergavenny Food Festival gives me a real sense of my standing in the food world. Lovely woman stops me, recalls fondly a previous meeting we’d had and the things we’d discussed. She even has a photograph. Gets it up on her phone. It’s of her with Marco Pierre White. #FFS

I’m sorry. I’m normally a fan of Beth Rigby but this is irresponsible reporting. Can’t quite believe how bad it is

As another year passes with women being raped and murdered and men going unaccountable, it's a good time to share and reshare this piece of compassionate genius from Daniel Sloss. Men. PLEASE PLEASE watch and learn. Here's how to be allies to women.

Touché. Backs a lot in ninety seconds of Elon Musk.

I can’t stop thinking about the people of Kherson The people there rely on the trees for protection from drones and right now the leaves on those treesl are falling So many people I met there will be dead soon unless something changes This war is hell. What the Russians have

Unilever exits Russia with sale of all assets to local company. They could have done this more two and a half years ago, but stubbornly held out hoping people wouldn’t notice they were supporting a murderous fascist regime. reuters.com/markets/deals/…

The Russian officials who murdered journalist Victoria Roshchina in custody should be hit with Magnitsky sanctions as soon as possible. This story brings back awful memories of Sergei Magnitsky’s murder in Russian custody.

Don't you open that Trap Door

Wow this is shady. Elon Musk is funding a PAC that’s running two ads against Kamala Harris with messages that directly contradict each other. The opposing messages are microtargeted to specific groups of voters, so each see one ad, but neither see both.

Stunning omission from The Times. The top most recommended comments under the article from readers:

This is the simple answer to Trump’s threat of cutting off US military aid for Ukraine. Confiscate the frozen $300 billion of Russian central bank reserves held in the west and use them for the defence of Ukraine. I don’t know why the UK and EU have been so resistant. It’s a no

The most proactive business in PR in UK? It may well be Octopus Energy here its boss shuts up Tim Stanley who simply has no grasp on the facts. Why do we cede the public square to idiocy so often?

We forget that the leader’s rise was not a solo ascent. Instead, as his cabal took power, tens of thousands - who considered themselves very reasonable - echoed and reinforced his every message and excused his every action.

For all of us in Europe, the diplomatic year begins with the Munich Security Conference Munich Security Conference. This year has been especially intense—meetings and discussions with leaders and their teams from across our continent. Support is strong. Unity remains unwavering. I am grateful

Your reminder: “The self-proclaimed misogynist is facing allegations of trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering, alongside his brother Tristan.” Now tell me again how you care for young women and girls.

Wow. This post from a Ukrainian soldier says it all.

Security guarantees are what unite the vast majority—Europe, America, and all our global partners need a shared understanding of how to ensure that Putin can never deceive the world again, and that Russia can no longer bring death to other nations—from Ukraine and Europe to