The oddest thing is that a Tory appointee with a right wing history has been forced out by right wing press, expect the usual self flagellation across the airwaves tomorrow accompanied by gloating in different places. Davie won’t be missed.

And reintroduce investigative journalism into @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social which is little more than televised talk radio these days, a dreadful waste of talent.

Done. Thanks for prompting. Much appreciated

I’ll order it. Random recommendations are often a really great way to find great work

Never heard of it, but it looks like it could be a really interesting book. Some wild price variations in second hand market.

Boris Johnson.

Love this thread - despite having nothing much to add to it.

It is just remarkably insensitive and betrays incredible ignorance. What is wrong with the phrase identity card? Why waste energy trying to “brand” it? I mean keep it simple

I think I’ve a vague recollection of there being a film but I certainly haven’t seen it. Book was less gratuitous than the others and better because of that

I seem to remember them as a series spawned in the wake of James Herbert’s success with the Rats and subsequent titles. One called The Survivor, creepiest one I think, came to mind after recent air crash. Very much aimed at teenagers so preferable nonsense to public nonsense of Harry Potter.

Charlie Kirk seems to have been a man with dreadful opinions but his killing is inevitably going to create a martyr who provides a shield and an excuse for dreadful people to do dreadful things in his name. It provides the justification they were searching for.

Appreciate that someone is actually asking Reform decent questions

Another Johnson attempt to deflect attention. There is a compelling case for a publicly funded investigation into his behaviour and conduct in public office that interrogates his use of public money, his use of his position for personal gain and his inability to obey rules followed by others.

And may yet end up at right back where he played for international U21s

I go for 9 games as a quarter of season and then multiply by 4 - we should easily have more than 10 points by then and over 15 gives cause for heady optimism

Bit harsh considering we’ve only conceded three goals - one of which was a dodgy penalty. Agree we badly need a new right back and Branthwaite would be very welcome when fully fit. Mykolenko crossed for Grealish today. It may all be makeshift but it is performing better than we have right to expect