How lovely! I have read several of his legal whodunnits and found them very enjoyable in a strictly-no-excitement-your-blood-pressure-is-quite-safe-here kind of way

Respect

I can see that damaging military aircraft is an act of egregious stupidity that is bound to lead to serious consequences for any organisation that promotes it. But I still think that arresting people solely for peaceful expression of support for that organisation is wrong and abhorrent

Seriously, Julien? I respect your analysis and expertise on many topics profoundly but I can’t agree with you on this. I can see that the terrorism act allows some kinds of what would otherwise be criminal damage to be labelled terrorism though no intention to terrorise may be involved./1

Ooh ooh it’s borscht isn’t it

It’s an actual pogrom on the streets of Torre Pacheco. I am normally very proud to be murciana but today, I am deeply ashamed. F**king Vox.

Ha, my family are from Murcia so tell me about it

There’s a difference between agreeing that spending on disability shouldn’t be rising so quickly (if that’s the conclusion you’ve reached after studying the underlying reasons ) and agreeing that the government‘s proposed cuts are the right thing to do!

Sounds like great fun … I’m in

Finally found it: it is Florence White’s Good Things in England! She opens by talking about breakfast options, the first of which is early breakfasts of milky coffee and bananas, followed by a morning ride, “a tub and some luscious mangoes, the proper place for eating which is one’s tub!”

Yes, but unfortunately the commentary makes me want to die… perhaps because it’s so earnest and po-faced?

Nah, Rossini is a barbarian

How about A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel, read by Jonathan Keeble who does a storming job of characterisation?

His hands are shockingly old for the age he’s supposed to be!

Nadia Whittome MP has posted this on Instagram.

Amen, brother (said every other translator in town)