Democracy is under challenge in the west, a former president of the UK Supreme Court told me this week. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury said people were turning to populist alternatives and, he added, populism tends not to respect the rule of law.

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"FREE DC" chants during the Washington Spirit game

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This week's #LegendsOfLeague Legend of the Week is Raymond Contrastin, who on this day in 1951 scored 2 tries to help France win the 3rd Test and secure a series win over Australia in les Chanticleers' first ever tour down under.
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Have written about Starmer's speech- his best moment yet as PM. He implicitly identified what sits at the heart of this story: the emergence of a common UK/US online right, headed by the radicalised Musk.

It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.

Hello everyone #schnauzer

I play the Tom and Jerry theme in the style of the Russian classics.

It’s been that kind of week.

It’s fresh out.

Just back from 10 days in Turkey. Had a specific plan of what I was going to do. Accomplished it, to an extent, but life, as it so often does, had ideas of its own. I think this photo sums it up: Sunshine, dark clouds ahead and a red flag, but the feet are up and the face was smiling, believe me.

Do you ever get the feeling the world’s gone crazy? With this in mind, I play the Flintstones theme in the style of the Russian classics.

I’m not usually one for progressing backwards, but this place gives me the feeling of the other place when it first started. No coincidence that it looks very similar. Let’s hope it stays friendly and a place of quick, reliable information.