That was a lot of fun 💚💙💚

Whiteknights Campus constitutional. Almost no cars, but a bit eerie. All the smiling students I spoke to (at a distance) were grateful to the wardens, security staff, caterers and Uni of Reading staff who remain there for them. Take a look smugmug.com/gallery/n-3zmF…

My interpretation of Boris Johnson this evening: the pandemic of COVID-19 in the UK is much more serious than we have been led to believe. Johnson was unusually serious, fists clenched, no jokes about squashing sombreros.

Plain to see and sneaky facebook.com/10000871800526…

Loathsome man

this feels more realistic

This was a test of the Prime Minister and he has failed it. It is an insult to sacrifices made by the British people that Boris Johnson has chosen to take no action against Dominic Cummings.

Johnson's defence of Cummings is the same as Rees-Mogg's loathsome remarks about the Grenfell victims: if people obeyed the rules, they were stupid. It's the superiority of the spiv, and it's completely unforgivable.

Harvard: "All course instruction (undergraduate and graduate) for the 2020-21 academic year will be delivered online. Students will learn remotely, whether or not they live on campus." fas.harvard.edu/fas-decision-2…

Bestlife with boys and their toys in North Devon

Ceci n’est pas une president. Annette Müllender’s brilliant Magritte tribute seems apt today. #Election2020

Priti Patel is all for 'personal responsibility' – unless you're home secretary | Marina Hyde theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Liz Truss' first act as PM is to oppose a windfall tax on the oil and gas giants making £170bn in excess profits. Instead, she wants the British people to foot the entire bill for her energy package. She stands up for the vested interests, not ordinary people.

Watch Susanna Reid tear Suella Braverman apart over police numbers. #GMB