Not now, excruciating tropical disease ...

Peter Mandelson was a compromised individual who allowed his desire to associate with wealthy would-be patrons, to overshadow whatever his political qualities may have been. And the Mail has used this as a stick to beat Starmer. But had he been a Tory, the Mail would be employing him as a columnist.

It can surely only be a matter of time before Farage, Trump, JD Vance and the right-wing billionaire-funded media ecosystem that supports them, strongly condemns this egregious assault by Putin on their sacrosanct freedom of speech. Any day now ...

The Ever After Garden of remembrance, just off the Kings Rd, London. Each flower has a small handwritten message of remembrance of a loved one who is no longer with us. Very moving.

I don't know why ungrateful voters are complaining and the current govt. When Labour came to power I lived in a fairly standard semi in London. As of the afternoon, I now live in a *mansion* (and will be taxed accordingly). Unfortunately, that means I have to sack both Jeeves and the under-gardener.

Samir Zitouni saved many passengers lives when he faced down knife-wielding Anthony Willams on the Huntingdon train. Guess which of the two Reform UK is advocating to remove from the UK?

This morning I did a perfect shot with my ball of paper into my wastebasket from the other side of the room. Not even off the sides. Unfortunately there were no witnesses. Even so, I allowed myself a small fist pump. Never a camera when you need one ...

Obvious omissions from this list include * Citroen SM * Lynx Eventer * Lamborghini LM-002 * Citroen Decapotable * Mercedes 280Se cabriolet www.autoexpress.co.uk/best/cool-ca...

Is there literally any debate but that the birthday celebrant gets Colin the Caterpillar's face? I mean, that's so well established, it's practically in Magna Carta.

Appropos nothing: I'd just like to say that Neti Pots are a much undervalued and under-utilized thing, and a lot of people would find benefits from regular use. (Disclaimer: I have no commercial interest in Big Neti Pot)

The much less successful follow-up single

Heartening to hear an IEA representative on BBC Any Questions today. At last, opaquely-funded right-wing lobby groups are being given a voice. Trades Unions or The Green Party (wholly transparently-funded) would give their eye teeth for the semi-permanent media platform the IEA apparently has.

The new Harold Wilson £5 coin will be a real collectors item

In case anyone thought that bigotry and hatred in NI was only directed at members of the other side of the religious divide; it is heartening to see that the bigots are entirely ecumenical in their hatred of people 'not like us'. (Picture from Moygashel, Co. Tyrone)

This three-panel cartoon reflects so much politics right now. Especially in the USA.

May I modestly recommend the following seminar concerning assessment of loss of earnings for children and adolescents. Always tricky. Who's to say the badly injured teen with poor exam results, isn't the next Marcus Rashford or Bryony Page? spgo.mblseminars.com/f/a/9l5bUY8J...

Ready for Easter. Well, the table is, anyway ...

Every episide, Shaggy & Scooby are terrified of a 'ghost' which is *always* unmasked as an old man in a rubber mask, using a projector & a bed sheet. Yet next week, they're terrified again of the same thing, despite it being debunked *every single time* Shaggy is plainly a MAGA supporter, isn't he?

There must be German word for finally finding a use for that thing you've kept in the shed for years, just in case. I have a special section in the garage for "things that definitely may come in handy one day, although they haven't in the previous 10 years" Hope springs eternal.

This is the ultimate consequence of allowing hatred, bigotry & fear of foreigners to multiply online and in our poltics. Who radicalized these teenagers to murder a man because of his skin colour? Imagine the outcry if 2 muslim teens had murdered an old white man? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Feelgood story of the week www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Tackling the perennial issue of loss of earnings claims for adolescents and children. What if the claimant is set to be the next Wayne Rooney (in earning power, rather than looks)? mblseminars.com/courses-by-id/…

Does Trump literally pay anyone, ever?

Tree is up! Christmas has officially begun 🎄

Huge congratulations to Charles Bagot on winning Clinical Negligence Silk of the Year 2024 *on top of* winning Personal Injury Silk of the Year 2023! Incredible work from our semi-aquatic colleague! Gatehouse Injury Team👍🏼