I find Trump really inspiring. His post about Bruce Springsteen has inspired me to listen to a whole afternoon of Bruce's albums. My favourites are Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad. I love a bit of the Boss's more starker stuff.

Apparently, it takes 6 days for Artemis II to get to the moon and 4 days to return. Is it downhill home?

This sort of opportunism is infuriating. The Lib Dems know they'll never have to implement these totally uncosted and unfocussed policies. The Lib Dems might as well offer, to us blokes of a certain age, a date with a member of Bananarama of our choice. C'mon guys, do better.

After watching Trump's address to the nation, Gianni Infantino has awarded Trump the inaugural FIFA Public Speaking Prize.

The Reform housing guy is a typical representative of his party. Offensive, unrepentant, crass, boorish, lazily uninformed - The voice of the lounge bar or golf club bore.

Is there a single American whose reaction to watching their President's address to the country isn't shame or, at a minimum, deep embarrassment?

Trump delivering his address to the USA is like watching a six year old boy at a Children's Mass struggling to read out a simple bidding prayer.

The Artemis II is a tribute act to Apollo 8 from Christmas 1968. Apollo 8 was awe inspiring and its success led to the first man on the moon 8 months later. Public Service Broadcasting's The Race for Space captures the excitement.

Trump describes King Charles as a good friend. He's nothing of the sort. Bet William would want to punch Trump's lights out after Trump reckoned he could have "nailed" Princess Di.

Suspect David Dimbleby's views on the King's state visit to the US are also those of his mate the King. Trump has made some odious comments about Princess Di as well as trashing the UK.

Our plumber is called Jack and he's from Darlington with a thick County Durham accent. When he phones I half expect to hear a "I'm Jack, I see you're having no luck catching me George" not a "I can fit your new radiator on Wednesday"

Has Chris Mason been given compassionate leave after weeks of seeing Reform's polling going south?

As essential a read as The History of Rugby League by Mother Theresa.

If a US aircraft carrier planned a huge ballroom it would be a decent April Fool joke.

Me and the future Mrs S went to Paris just after Easter 1982 for two weeks. Without social media, mobile phones and British papers we returned and to our amazement discovered we were at war and Leeds United were about to be relegated. Imagine. #lufc

I believe Theresa May would have been a decent leader during Covid when the country needed a dutiful plodder. Similarly, Starmer is suited to leading the country during the Iran War.

The 5p fuel duty story being peddled by the Tories and parroted by the BBC is beyond trivial. Fuel has gone up many lots of 5p over the last month and the bigger question is will there be any to buy. Incidentally, where's Chris Mason?

Great news. The last decade has demonstrated the wet dream of Leavers has not existed. In the words of Phillys Nelson, it's time to move closer.

Not before time the government is to outline the gravity of the situation in Iran. Starmer is a flawed politician but thank God he's addressing the country this morning not the wazzocks Badenoch and Farage.

Has someone burgled Marcelo Bielsa's house? #lufc

Kemi Badenoch trying to explain how drilling in the North Sea would bring down pump prices was like watching a gerbil trying to answer the Schleswig Holstein Question.

My 5 year old granddaughter is looking forward, unlike her dad, to visiting the local softplay centre today. The last time she went a little excitable chap was there who almost spoilt it. It was Rishi Sunak, the local MP.

Apparently, the US won the Vietnam War. (Spoiler - They came 2nd)

The Oxford v Cambridge boat race is on Saturday. It's easy to be cynical but if it wasn't for rowing all of these kids would still be in the inner city ghettos.

If Trump wasn't so thick he'd be regretting surrounding himself with people even thicker than him.

The previous time he checked and he said only US service personnel died in Afganistan. Needs to learn to read.

Thank God Pete Hegseth wasn't one of the thousands of US servicemen on D Day. The tosser would have been thrown overboard by his comrades before they'd even landed on Omaha beach.

A clear breezy day on the North Yorkshire coast and the offshore wind turbines just north of Saltburn by the Sea are in full cry. Lovely stuff.

Seconds before she drives a coach and horses through the Ninth Commandment and spends an hour bearing false witness.

Can set the clock for the arrival of Bob and Terry every morning. Incidentally, don't follow Rod Stewart's gardening advice and make the first cut the deepest - it looks terrible.

Obliterated means completely destroy. By definition, you can't do it more than once.

Sad news about Tony Godden. An important member of a fabulous #WBA team. RIP

Reading the shenanigans at Spurs. I'm not used to following one of the most sensible clubs in the league. Respected manager, a playing squad without any dickheads and a more or less happy support. #lufc

Did the Tories cut VAT on domestic fuel when Russia invaded Ukraine? Badenoch is finding Opposition soundbites are easy. Action ain't.

The acting DG of the BBC will give more details of the sacking of Scott Mills. I hope the update is given by Simon Bates in an Our Tune format.

Wait until he discovers next season that an away game at the New York Stadium is in Rotherham not New York.

Every left of centre individual wants more and speedier progress but to suggest the Labour government is identical to the Tories is complete horseshite.

The children and grandchildren of MAGA voters will be among the first to die in an invasion of Iran. A helluva price to pay to own the Libs.

Uncanny

Listening to Helen Sharman is a reminder of her journey into space. Her description of another world of dazzling colours which she'd never experienced before. She'd never left Sheffield before and was on the M1 just outside Worksop at the time. #r4today

Watching with the sound down and it's uncannily like a 5 year old child describing a picture they've just drawn of their grandad.

The Labour Party is the political wing of the trade union movement and organised labour. Perhaps Polanski wasn't aware when he was cheerleading the Lib Dems as they helped trash the country with their Tory partners.

Watching a Walter Presents series called Obsessed. No one does middle-class sleaze as good as the French.

A timely warning of the dangers of mixing Calpol and absinthe.

Trump is worried about death. Not the thousands of troops about to invade Iran but his own. Only his own. Hell will be empty if he is allowed into Heaven.

Give it to Great Uncle Eddie and play the kids. #thfc #lufc

Listening to The Skids on #SoundsOfThe70s. Richard Jobson didn't have clear diction. He wasn't Dunfermline's Julie Andrews.

Not only has Igor Tudor ended his reign at Spurs the goalkeeping coach has also departed. #thfc