I'm not actually that surprised that some European officials are surprised the Trump admin is prioritising economic relations with Russia. It's clear that some people in Europe's policymaking communities simply can't get their heads round the fact that the post-1945 US-Europe relationship is over.

Looks fab but the idea of making this in the middle of making Xmas dinner makes my head explode…

What if the Russians start using naval vessels to escort the shadow fleet tankers through the Baltic?

Might the EU be trying to discourage cherrypicking?

If only there was another major country using the common law that could be used to test this theory…

A poor cousin of the Chelsea bun…

And it might even produce more lambs…

A lovely article. I doff my cap…

Great post - the wonderful map of Ireland is by the eminent graphic designer Macdonald Gill…

If only it was as honest about the prospects of cutting civil service costs by 25%…