Thought for the day.

If an external review of the management of a private company was as damning as the #Bernanke report into the Bank of England, heads would roll... 😠

Lord Moylan 1688 was certainly a coup & led to a Dutch army of occupation in London for the next 3 years . It was NOT a popular uprising

I had forgotten my favourite OJ Simpson fact (probably my favourite fact), OJ Simpson was a sprinter before becoming an American footballer, he took part in a race in 1967 won by a British athlete who ran under 10.2s for the second time that year

That athlete, Ming Campbell

Let’s hope the UK government isn’t blundering into another giveaway to the EU. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

Everyone should read threads from derek guy - instructive, wise, beautifully illustrated and important!

The Hapsburg contribution to history is one of the most important of any family and even without a throne they still understand the importance of duty and faith. The Archduke’s book 'The Habsburg Way: 7 Rules for Turbulent Times' is an enjoyable read.

How could I have missed this? 🙁

Seriously, another reason to think that #construction activity has bottomed out 👍

The back channel work done by Labour figures here shows how by delaying the election as far as possible and giving Starmer time to consult on planning the Sunak government is doing Labour a favour

A very brave and moving piece by Isabel Oakeshott making a powerful argument that ‘abortion on demand’ and up to 24 weeks can be very damaging for women. Lord (David) Alton

I am definitely with Kate Ferguson on this. Suits and shoes in Parliament for everyone - women and men.

Data paid for by the taxpayer, not by Dr Glidden. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

Probably the time of the healthiest national diet was during rationing in the war, when food imports were squeezed to a minimum.

The reaction to the Cass Report on the part of elements of the left illustrates an important trend. Science denial is now largely the preserve of radical progressives. The most prominent examples used to be American evangelicals denying evolution, but no more.

The long term appeal of the Monarchy and the British Constitutional Settlement should never be underestimated - it is the great third way between absolutist tyranny and unstable republics which tend to oscillate between both of these unhappy poles.

Once again Catherine McBride nails it.

Namibian beef is world class and produced to world standards. Only racism explains those who argue otherwise. (It’s a wonderful country. Go there.)

Who is the “we” in this?

A fanciful, if widespread, understanding of both the Civil War and the 1688 coup.

Wow, this is incredibly poor. He's relying on a script, and the script is pure legospeak.

His main criticism is that the FCDO is focussed on 'this idea of the national interest' ... and only idea is to change the building. Shesh, hope rest of senior FCDO aren't so hopeless.

Still moaning.

A “foreign-built” sculpture!