I’ve never seen this clip, from a few years ago. The best articulation of simple geopolitical reality I’ve seen in a long time. Even a simpleton could understand it, if only they’d listen.
God I miss grown up, well-read, pragmatic and convincing leaders.

Think you’d call that World Snooker semi-final line-up, erm, one for the purists

How much would it cost to deport Jonathan Gullis?

Don't think we need clarity at this point. The opposition know it's a problem and referees aren't suddenly going to start awarding fouls. It's simple for me - make sure an outfield player takes care of the man on the keeper - even if that means shoving him out of the way

The Premier League table since Spurs lost 4-1 to Chelsea in November. (Side note: think people are sleeping on how well Bournemouth have done)

New: Former England cricketer Monty Panesar is set to stand for George Galloway's Workers Party in London at the general election.

He'll contest Ealing Southall, where Labour MP Virendra Sharma commands a majority of more than 16,000 votes

Thoroughly recommend Mammoth on the iPlayer with Mike Bubbins - laughed out loud plenty of times across three episodes. Just some really great gags. Hope it gets a fuller series.

It really isn’t tough…

Keysey, you're a master

Someone should warn Dortmund about having a Coefficient fan in the VAR room

It is, as ever, the hope that kills you

Of all the things I thought might happen , I didn’t have ‘batter them but be 2-0 down’ on my bingo card

This is a bit reductive, but I hope the crowd properly get behind the team and stay behind them today. Make it an atmosphere like Everton the other night, or the 3-0 in 2022. We’re a defeatist bunch and too often let that transmit to the players. Can’t afford that today

League Two, final day. Colchester need a point to guarantee survival. Crewe need a point to guarantee a play-off place. Cagey start…

Labour lead at 25 points in this week's YouGov poll for The Times

CON 20 (-1)
LAB 45 (+1)
LIB DEM 9 (+1)
REF UK 13 (-1)
GRN 7 (-1)

Fieldwork 23 - 24 April

Cole Palmer watching Chelsea’s 2023/24 highlights

Bullishly said at work today that I was weirdly/misguidedly confident that we’d get something on Sunday. Now fear that ‘something’ might be a hiding #THFC