1. On Trashing MPs
2. Trump is Not Senile
3. Bureaucratic Theatre
4. "A Whole Civilisation Will Die Tonight"
5. The Consequences of Defeat
In at one is Hannah Spencer upsetting MPs after reporting back on her initial impressions of Westminster life. Which has since been reinforced after she made the daring, radical suggestion that bars on the parliamentary estate are probably not a good idea. How precious our representatives are. In at two was the taking apart of the persistent centrist meme that Trump is how he is because of progressing senility. Some people will do anything and everything to avoid stating the real state of affairs - that his administration is a simon pure manifestation of oligarchical class interests. At three we return to British politics with Keir Starmer's dodging of political responsibility for appointing Peter Mandelson, and getting the story tied up in tedious issues of bureaucratic process. At four was Trump's declaration of his intention to commit major war crimes in Iran, and lastly the outcome of Tehran having seen down US threats. Which, unfortunately, are now back on the table.
Because it's been a weighty month news-wise, the second chance saloon is frequented by Wednesday's post on DG Compton's novel, Ascendancies.
Looking forward to May, I'm not making any promises. The writing mojo remains very depressed, but some words will appear. There will be devolved and local election results to dissect, more Trump nonsense, and the warp and weft of everyday politics to untangle.
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