Boris getting a private jet from Glasgow to London instead of a #train to go for dinner with a climate-sceptic mate makes a mockery of #COP26 His planned route home has long been causing rumblings — what a shame he didn't switch plans to return overland and set an example.

Horrendous. A clear war crime.

There is a fin de siècle feel about Britain’s politics. The government seems to have only two guiding principles: setting political traps for its opponents, and extending the power of the executive. My latest Financial Times FT Weekend ft.com/content/10fcd6…

Critical climate indicators broke records in 2021, says UN Climate Change — IS EVERYONE PAYING ATTENTION YET? theguardian.com/environment/20… #climatechange #climateemergency

The NHS benefited hugely from data sharing in the pandemic. But with Covid regulations about to expire, we need an urgent debate. My FT column this week is free to read (yay!) at FT Edit: ftedit.page.link/tfkC1KbCH3Kqa6…

The EU fell short of its climate spending target. Auditors found the EU overstated its spending by at least $77.6 billion (€72 billion) due to “loopholes” in its tracking system reuters.com/business/envir… #ClimateAction #EU

This is a very sad day - either I lose and it’s the end for me, or I win and it’s the end for the Tory Party. #NoConfidence #JohnsonOut

Imagine if someone in 2016 said a vote for Brexit would leave UK politics so broken that in the space of 12 months, there'd be government misconduct over porn, rape, paedophilia, bribery, blowjobs, bullying and 126 crimes committed in Downing street, and they'd still be in power.

Yesterday at the Serpentine a lovely Spanish man next to me said “good podcast”. So I said “Thanks! very kind “ (forgetting we hadn’t yet started ours. ) Until I realised he meant “Good podcast?” Ie was I listening to one. I and I was ! 👇

Honoured beyond measure to be asked to represent @HumaneRoyal at the funeral of our beloved patron, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey. Also representing The Fishmongers' Company as Prime Warden. Proud to have served as Her Majesty's representative as High Sheriff of Greater London

This government haven’t just not had a honeymoon period; the taxi to the airport hasn’t even turned up. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6197…

Sincerest thanks to Andrew Nagorski for his learned and generous review of #coffeewithhitler in today’s The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/books/2022/10/…

👋 Elon Musk In Europe, the bird will fly by our 🇪🇺 rules. #DSA

Column for The Times on my favourite discovery of 2022: the Lords press gallery thetimes.co.uk/article/6a540e…

This is extraordinary actually

I feel like there should be a law against allowing blocks of text written by AI "an article" — looking forward to the certifications which say "this article is certified free of ChatGBT-generated text" #fairtradejournalism

How Starmer could steal ultimate Tory mantle thetimes.co.uk/article/e08996… In case you missed Daniel Finkelstein genius column giving the historical perspective on how the modern Tories risk trashing the Baldwin legacy that served them so well for so long.

Please watch and share this extraordinary TED talk by our dear friend the inestimable Charles Sabine OBE, tireless campaigner for the rights and lives of people suffering from Huntington’s Disease. IXICO Amanda Spencer youtu.be/RsUfCKfyQYY?si…

And now for something completely different… Please watch and repost our friend the inestimably wise Dr Maria Sophocles demystifying The Bedroom Gap ted.com/talks/maria_so…