On the politics, wouldn't Sunak have been better advised to go ahead with the Greek PM meeting, and then let it be known through his favoured news outlets that the Greek PM raised the Elgin Marb… (View Post)

In cancelling his meeting with the Greek PM at the last minute, Sunak seems to have lost his marbles. Which is, I suppose, ironic. (View Post)

I'd assumed that the title Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton was a satirical invention by Private Eye. I gather, however, that it's for real. (View Post)

Trump's stream of consciousness writing style increasingly suggests that he is heavily influenced by Marcel Proust - if he'd heard of him. (View Post)

Despite all the flak they get, the BBC's reporting on the Middle East is pretty good. Jeremy Bowen is usually excellent. (View Post)