Breathtaking view from the Eiffel Tower on a recent visit to Paris

We’re witnessing a generational sea change in UK politics – and about time too.

When you see the electoral map drawn like this, the scale and breadth of the Labour victory is astonishing (via Paul Mason)

Take it in. The first female chancellor. The first housing secretary who's actually lived in social housing. The first education secretary who was on free school meals. An energy secretary who actually believes in aggressively fighting climate change. Not a bad afternoon.

An Attorney General who is a genuine heavyweight silk with decades of experience in domestic and international public law? Somebody chosen on the basis of legal acumen and merit rather than their willingness to tell the Prime Minister whatever he wants to hear? Well I never.

This is the best bit of news I’ve heard yet coming out of the Starmer government. James Timpson is a legend in the social enterprise sector in the UK. His business has supported hundreds of people to get back to work and given the down-and-out a second chance. Appointing him

No doubt we’re still in the honeymoon period, but I got to admit, appointments so far are looking really promising

Also good to see Ed Miliband as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. And to see that net zero is actually recognised as a national goal represented by a Minister of this calibre and experience

Starmer is taking full advantage of the key benefit of a large majority: he is beholden to no-one and no faction. You can see this in his first appointments; unashamedly packing his government with experienced peers from the Lords, rather than doling out places just to MPs. In

That’s it. Hard to see Biden surviving the ‘President Putin’ gaffe.

President Biden just put country before self. This is what patriotism looks like.

A week is a long time in politics

Bangladesh is a reminder that autocratic regimes always look so strong until the moment they crack. And leaders everywhere will be looking at Gen Z with new respect.