Uncanny

In September 1940, Polish resistance fighter Witold Pilecki deliberately got arrested to infiltrate Auschwitz and gather intelligence.

Inside, he organized a secret group that grew to almost a thousand members, working together to report on the atrocities, including the…

Cricketers on my bus with massive kit bags. It is May though woolly hats are still in evidence.

What happened to gathering round a brazier while supporters bring you cups of tea?

I’ve never seen this clip, from a few years ago. The best articulation of simple geopolitical reality I’ve seen in a long time. Even a simpleton could understand it, if only they’d listen.
God I miss grown up, well-read, pragmatic and convincing leaders.

Psephologists getting feisty on Newsnight

I have questions

As those of you who have been following me for some time know, April 30 is a special day for me.
On that day in 1945, the #Ravensbrück concentration camp was liberated. My mother, Martha Tenzer, a resistance fighter in Belgium who had been arrested by the Gestapo in 1943,...
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My colleague has just given me a Country and Western playlist.

I think Patrick Harvie is a bit hard for me to take. Time to switch off Newsnight.

What a stitch up ! Farage actually owns 53% of Reform / UKIP but insists he’s not a politician and is a director but insists he has no legal responsibility. Wrong both times. Wake up, Ofcom (FT) 1/3

As Yousaf’s time as FM comes to an end my attempt at rating our FMs is this.

1. Dewer
2. Salmond
3. McConnell
4. Sturgeon
5. McLeish
6. Yousaf

It’s my Party. I’ll cry if I want to.

Photos of the Week in The Atlantic dlvr.it/T62t4l

Strong Trump press conference vibe

Considering having porridge for lunch

Mrs Gavin has gone out to her French book club to be followed by a craft fair. I should see her about 6pm. I am at work all day. She’s just sent me a picture of her espresso and a pastry 😳

The sun is shining but it is a bit parky out there.

Anyway, happy Miss Congeniality day to all who celebrate. May the gods of FBI agents who are also beauty queens smile upon you and your light jacket collection.

What is Yousaf’s post Green policy agenda?