Putin “wants to end the war” (Trump) as his mate Donald agrees Ukraine should capitulate on Vlad’s terms. Infamy on US part coming to pass

#SpringStatement what a self-regarding hectoring interviewer Nick Robinson is trying to bully Rachel Reeves rather than ask questions designed to elicit info (what we normal journos do)

#PlayOffs ridiculous outcome in ReckyTHFC #killrecky where side finishing fifth on 73 pts is promoted while one finishing second with 96 (+23) faces another season outside efl: no purpose in being runner-up with GD 37 higher

Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/… via @NYTimes More like the Supine Court

#inflation moral of today’s fig: rejoin EU/join the euro (French inflation 1%, eurozone 2%)

Scotland has six out of the top 25 on this scale, underlining how excellent its HE sector is thetimes.com/uk-university-…

#Tokyo how come USA wins a helluva lot of event, mmmh?

⁦Israel Defense Forces⁩ just loves killing journos - and press freedom theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

#bbcrugby four English interviews et pas une francaise: un peu trop, non!?!

Some other polling figures for a “grieving” ⁦Matthew Syed⁩ who evidently rates the death of 1250 Israelis as infinitely more significant politically/morally than that of 60-odd thousand Gazans yougov.co.uk/politics/artic…

Presumably the same right-wing pro-Israeli protagonists denouncing Starmer over Palestinian recognition will applaud the illegal annexation of the West Bank when it happens

Anyone surprised? “Former Welsh leader of Reform has pleaded guilty to bribery charges”. Such a patriot he took money to talk pro-Russian propaganda bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Europe’s astonishing drop in illegal migration (from The Economist) economist.com/international/…: lessons for UK?

Unbelievable gesture Rory

#Gaza why BBC Radio 4 Today is the main item at 0810 today (Saturday) not the prospect of peace in the Middle East but another (after many) aspect of the appalling synagogue attack? Poor news judgment

Time to stand up for journalists’ safety

#AI and its impact for good or ill on creativity and humanity explored in a great 3-part series by Dougal Perman about Scotland but also elsewhere sceptical.scot/2025/10/ai-cre…