I’m glad to see we’ve now had the guts to stop a tanker we believe is smuggling Iranian oil in defiance of sanctions on Syria.
Who are you voting for to run the EU Commission? Have you watched the debates and scrutinised their manifestos? Oh, wait.
What he detests is less liberalism than democracy, and the obstacle it poses to Russian foreign policy objectives.
But the Commons has dug in against the Withdrawal Agreement. These immovable obstacles seemingly point in only one direction: a general election.
There may be greater willingness by Brussels to negotiate following populist successes in the European elections.
Some MPs, such as Charlie Elphicke, have been pushing to bring it back not just to bring joy to passengers, but to help revitalise ports and other seaside towns.
Here in Britain, the two main parties are being punished by voters for tearing up their Brexit commitments.
Good luck to every Conservative standing for election today. Let us hope that in future much more power is devolved to the roles you are competing for.
The visit should serve as a timely reminder that the last especially outlasts any individual President or Prime Minister.
Tim Bouverie has written a fascinating account of the slide towards the Second World War.
Plus: Farage and my evenings. Edinburgh and my show. Notre Dame, fire, Macron – and recovery? And: Javid’s emotional intelligence.
They have a value of their own which reaches beyond their function. They gain it not by doing anything but by being something.
A series of mini-deal, plus unilateral preparations by the UK, mean that most of the building blocks for a managed No Deal are already in place.
Now more than ever, it’s Brussels and not the Government which is in the driving seat – and we don’t know which way it will turn.
A new book argues that the country is divided between a metropolitan elite, which rules for its own advantage – and the rest.