Portuguese Prime Minister said yesterday that Portugal has signed the statement but it’s not reported in English speaking media

Clarke is what the Germans call a Thoroughbred Politician, with an acute sense for people and political constellations, he sees right through false pretensions and sharply dissects voters’ perceptions. Great interview, if only No 10 would listen to it!

I think my natural instinct as a mother would be to protect my child and that means I wouldn’t tell anyone.

Is there a Greek myth describing the awful and tragic choice a parent has to make when denouncing their child as a killer, knowing that they will face the death penalty?

There is a German term for this: Sippenhaft. The Nazis used it.

Such a lazy approach to demean immigrants who generally put more into the economy than they take out, instead of tackling the real issues: lack of housing, poor infrastructure. It’s a losing strategy because it doesn’t solve the underlying problems and Reform are still better at hating foreigners.

Great podcast, as always! Re your question at the end: Compulsory voting does not prevent populists getting elected, just look at Brazil 2018, when Bolsonaro won the presidential election.

Badenoch is just repeating points from JD Vance’s speech in Munich. Which explains why she doesn’t react to Sunak.

I’m disappointed that you barely scraped the surface of the monumental sea change that happened in Munich. It sent shockwaves through continental Europe and will have implications for the UK too. Sitting on the fence, ignoring the pronouncements of the US government is a dangerous attitude.