Feeling weary and muddled. Sleep soon. Might have to read this novel again. The Small Back Room, Nigel Balchin, set in WWII.

Just wondering which airspace Putin plans to use to fly to Hungary? Poland not welcoming any flights.

Always heartening to see The Telegraph acknowledge that the Green Party is a serious political force. They are paying attention. Well done Zack. Not least for giving people hope in very dark times.

The good old days. Free speech, lots of white faces, and rugged individualism. William Hogarth’s Gin Lane.

Best pic of #ZackPolanski yesterday came from the Telegraph (the headline writers tried to take the shine off Polanski’s victory but the picture desk won the day).

Couldn’t take very much of the headlines today. Went back to this book instead. Perfect.

Sacco and Vanzetti, executed this day in 1927, Italian immigrants vs. a right wing judicial system.

“If it had not been for these thing
I might have lived out my life
talking at street corners to scorning men.
I might have die, unmarked, unknown, a failure.”

Looks like the set-up for an Agatha Christie novel: restaurant staff in sleepy Cotswold village refuse to serve boorish political opportunist. The ultimate put-down. Priceless.

From October 2018. Pro EU march. Cabinet Office doors covered in Bollocks to Brexit stickers. A good day. Didn’t get the media attention it deserved. I wonder why…

Happy birthday Dad. Miss you.

Definitely in the mood for this movie tonight. #TheDeadZone #ChristopherWalken #DavidCronenberg #StephenKing

This is what #Zelenskyy is fighting for. Not a sharp suit, not a fancy title. He chose to stay when Putin invaded. He was offered safety but he stayed. Putin thought it would be over in three days. Ukraine is still here.

Too many days spent with close family in a hospital. None of them are old. But a window helps.

Reading Jean-Pierre Rampal autobiography for Xmas. On international touring: “first master the menu vocabulary… (then) at least you can stumble along with the rest on a full stomach.”