It's official: the Netherlands is getting a far-right-led coalition government. The four rightwing parties, led by Geert Wilders' far-right PVV, have agreed a governing accord that sets out their policies, says Wilders. They still have to choose a prime minister (not Wilders)

Now: Right wing protest calling to settle Gaza, while Gaza itself is in flames (see at the end of the video).
Video: Oren Ziv

Discovered Heroes & Humans a few weeks ago and have already devoured the back catalogue. Exceptional football podcast.

New Book Alert: Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies, by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. On how men are biologically transformed when they care for babies press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

Jan Dalley, the FT Arts Editor of many years standing, is stepping down in September having shaped arts coverage for.. well this century!
Somehow we have to replace her. It's an incredible job. Extraordinary candidates only please boards.greenhouse.io/financialtimes…

In Paris next Friday

How good were Klopp's Liverpool really? Are we being deceived by his brilliant public relations? Is 1 title + 1 Champions League in 9 years a sign of underperformance? No! John Burn-Murdoch crunches numbers to show his excellence. I try to explain in words Financial Times on.ft.com/3WEiDxC

I wrote a book about a Cold War spy, and recent stories of Russian + Chinese spies across the West sound like 1953 again. Many political parties (e.g. Germany's AfD) look infiltrated. Worse: risk of paranoia about ethnic Russians + Chinese in West. Me Financial Times on.ft.com/3wkMBvP

⚽️Podcast: Liverpool’s departing coach Jurgen Klopp is a God-fearing cult leader who loves firing himself — an improbable but magical combination for modern leadership with @kupersimon Heroes & Humans podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/her…

Talking to the excellent Bookbound about Impossible City, my new book on the Paris of today. Podcast here: mixcloud.com/1032DublinCity…

Gipuzkoa - geographically the smallest province of Spain, population 720k - has produced 3 PL manager of the year nominees (Arteta, Emery, Iraola) and record-breaking Xabi Alonso, plus Lopetegui, Imanol, Gracia, Arrasate.

🎙️New episode of the Heroes & Humans pod is on Jurgen Klopp — football’s answer to Winston Churchill with a spray tan and veneers, and probably a model for modern leadership with @kupersimon
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Jürgen Klopp is the Hero and the Human in the new episode of our Heroes & Humans podcast, out today. Mehreen Khan and I talk you through his life from his overbearing father Norbert onward, with valuable info on how to become a cult leader. Please listen megaphone.link/SPECIALPROJECT…

After six years of reporting in China for Financial Times, and years of writing and revising...my first book is out today.

'As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary' – British Vogue. Thank you Waterstones for hosting the launch!

Order online: waterstones.com/book/private-r…

New episode: Jürgen Klopp resigns as Liverpool FC manager after a 9-year love affair with the club and city, where he became practically a benign cult leader. He offered a model of leadership so lacking in our time. What will he do next? Listen now: linktr.ee/heroesandhumans #JurgenKlopp

The next episode of the Heroes & Humans podcast drops tomorrow morning, and obviously it's on Jürgen Klopp. Leadership lessons from the man with teeth visible from outer space. For aesthetic reasons, here's Mehreen Khan's promo rather than mine

Azov fighter Anastasiia Kunytska, call sign “Ingrid”, refused to leave Azovstal while boyfriend Vladyslav stayed.
She died 2-3 May 2022 in airstrike. Heartbroken Vlad wrote: “I want to be with her forever...I’m not afraid to die.”
Later captured by Russians & remains POW.

#RIP

“Perhaps it’s unfair to expect a political memoir to be gripping.... But Jill Biden, as the wife of a US senator, vice-president, and now president, has had a front-row seat to decades of American history.” —pamela druckerman on the first lady’s memoir go.nybooks.com/3y4wL98