This is the beautiful, amusing Emma Mullin (once known as 'The Tiny Tyrant' -- see my diaries) after graduating with a First. twitter.com/chrismullinexm…

On top of Blencathra (2847 ft) with One of My Two Best Friends (a.k.a. Emma Mullin). Rain, wind, mist. 'Easy' says Wainwright, but it's not.

On Dalehead (2470 ft) in the Lakes while walking the nine mile Newlands Round with one of my two best friends, AKA the beautiful Emma Mullin; one tough walk

Alnwick Garden blossum:

This afternoon: Lady Mullin admires the spectacular blossum in the Alnwick garden.

If this doesn't make you shiver to your core, seek forgiveness.

In the Seoul Grand Park, two elephants rescued baby elephant drowned in the pool

Israel is Dragging Everyone to World War 3 David Hearst

This in best Mullin style is witty and ironic, almost forgiving, and thus all the more powerful as effective journalism. Thanks Christine Buckley and NUJ The Journalist for running it but it deserved a slot in a daily as a lesson, encouragement for young has

Funny old world

My article in the current issue of The Journalist:

My article in the current issue of The Journalist:

The Mail in 1991 when Panorama revealed John Manor was on the electoral register at a house where he never lived.

The speech that I could not deliver because German police burst into our Berlin venue to disband our Palestine Congress (1930s style). Judge for yourselves the kind of society Germany is becoming when its police bans the following words:

Friends,

Congratulations, and heartfelt…

Large local difficulties: collapsing councils and the next Labour government prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65664…

Security is being able to put food on the table. It’s having a roof over your head. It’s leaving behind a habitable planet for our children.

And it’s about getting along with our neighbours so we can build a more peaceful world for all.

If you’ve been accused of being an antisemitic over your position on Palestine, u gotta watch this…

A true GOAT ♥️

Sorry to interrupt, Keir. But with the exception of the Navy, many of our armed forces aren't keen in Trident on the grounds that it is (a) useless and (b) siphoning badly need resources away from conventional defence.

A willingness to risk incinerating the human race an essential precondition for office in the UK. Only 'extremists' are opposed.

KEIR STARMER: My commitment to UK's nuclear deterrent is...Unshakeable mol.im/a/13299023 via Daily Mail Online

Irony is that a large part of our military establishment -- excepting the Navy who are the principal beneficiaries --- regards Trident as a waste of precious resources.