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I started by wondering - after Jenrick’s car-crash stand-in appearance for James O’Brien, why Reform puts this hapless guy out there to speak on its behalf. His assertions appear shrill and unconvincing, and when his interviewer starts to raise doubts, he hastily and loudly talks over them 1/6

survived public life for so long. Then it hits you! Finally, finally, journalists have started to ask Reform awkward questions! The press is littered with disastrous Reform appearances, statements or ‘policy’ announcements which tend to backfire spectacularly. 5/6

I started by wondering - after Jenrick’s car-crash stand-in appearance for James O’Brien, why Reform puts this hapless guy out there to speak on its behalf. His assertions appear shrill and unconvincing, and when his interviewer starts to raise doubts, he hastily and loudly talks over them 1/6

cartoons at the children’s reception centre, his defection to the party he spent years deriding - without submitting to a by election - and as recently as this week, his pursuit by Scotland Yard in relation to an unlawful £37,500 donation towards his failed bid at the Tory Leadership.3/6

I started by wondering - after Jenrick’s car-crash stand-in appearance for James O’Brien, why Reform puts this hapless guy out there to speak on its behalf. His assertions appear shrill and unconvincing, and when his interviewer starts to raise doubts, he hastily and loudly talks over them 1/6

I am on holiday in Apulia, or the ‘heel’ of Italy. The South of Italy is widely considered to be much less prosperous than the North, in a similar way as the situation exists vice versus in the UK. However, I look around and it occurs to me that this ‘unfashionable’ region of a country less

Migration - in a very exposed part of a very exposed country - is not an issue rammed down the public throat, screamed about on newspaper front pages. No doubt it is an issue, but the point is it is not being made to dominate the daily life of ordinary people.

I am on holiday in Apulia, or the ‘heel’ of Italy. The South of Italy is widely considered to be much less prosperous than the North, in a similar way as the situation exists vice versus in the UK. However, I look around and it occurs to me that this ‘unfashionable’ region of a country less

There are no potholes in the Italian streets. Everywhere, there are sundry public works being undertaken: maybe paving and pedestrianising a street, painting park benches, or clearing refuse from the streets. Graffiti is almost completely absent.

I am on holiday in Apulia, or the ‘heel’ of Italy. The South of Italy is widely considered to be much less prosperous than the North, in a similar way as the situation exists vice versus in the UK. However, I look around and it occurs to me that this ‘unfashionable’ region of a country less

Could it be that Trump, having launched an unprovoked and illegal attack on Iran that has: - ended or destroyed the lives of many thousands of civilians, including over 150 schoolgirls, - plunged the world into an economic crisis - threatened the world’s energy supplies - resulted in …

result in his own undoing - ultimately and unequivocally FAILED to achieve its stated aims of ending the Iranian nuclear programme or changing the regime, likely engendering a whole new generation of US-hating fanatical activists Only to realise that the deal he dismissed as “the worst in history”

Could it be that Trump, having launched an unprovoked and illegal attack on Iran that has: - ended or destroyed the lives of many thousands of civilians, including over 150 schoolgirls, - plunged the world into an economic crisis - threatened the world’s energy supplies - resulted in …