So I travel by tube nearly every day. I have never once been in a carriage that looks remotely like that. It isn’t remotely typical. Meanwhile people in Tucker Carlson’s Nirvana murder each other at six times the rate in the ‘defeated’ UK.

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Lots of talk of peace plans and peace talks. Little sign of compromise in Moscow. Our latest report from Moscow for @BBCNews

So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"! Und bitte nicht schreien..😚 ... ....ich bleibe in London !

Worrying piece from Anne Applebaum: "Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side? Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin" https://t.co/F5CtluogY0

I was deeply sorry that the BBC paid no tribute to John Osman’s long service—meeting Idi Amin & other dictators, being jailed in Ian Smith’s Rhodesia, & revealing the dodgy links between the Soviet U. & apartheid S. Africa to fix gold & diamond prices. Quite a story—but untold.

Lovely funeral service near Oxford for the great BBC correspondent John Osman. His g’daughter Katy wrote and read a poem including these unforgettable lines: ‘You spoke for those who do not have a voice, The slaves, the prisoners, those who lack a choice.’ John absolutely did.

Why I’m still (mostly) very proud of the BBC (despite occasional errors) and a big thanks to @rcbregman for making us all think about the world we live in …

Chelsea on fire! Wonderful performances by Estêvão, James, and of course Cucurella, Maresca’s tactics made Barcelona just look flat-footed.

The Times was always one of my newspapers of choice. It was stodgy and slow, but it strove for accuracy and avoided the Murdoch agenda where possible. And it wasn’t barking mad like the Telegraph. Now, though, it’s changed. When the FT is available, why choose The Times?

This was the Daily Mail’s 2016 take on Britain trapped in the EU and gazing at the freedom and prosperity outside.

According to a new study from a respected US think tank, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Britain’s decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between 6 per cent and 8 per cent smaller than it would have been.

https://t.co/OIvmUfe064

I’ve been looking back at my old Russian newspaper reviews. They highlight how much Russia has changed - and signs of what lay ahead. #ReadingRussia

Brilliant! Despite its problems, BA is one of my favourite citiee.

Dear Ennius — thank you so much for your daily supply of mediaeval illustrations. In a troubled world, they help to maintain an equilibrium and sense of peace. Please never stop!

“Attacks happen in [Ukrainian] towns and villages where there are no discernible military objectives. The attack seems to be calculated to make as much destruction as possible and to terrorize the civilian population,” says Beth Van Schaack, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for

Me too Steve, very proud to work for the BBC! You should apply again mate!! @bbc @BBCOne @BBCTwo @BBCNews

The Moscow 🇷🇺 newspapers don’t believe much in the end will come out of the 28 point plan and the renewed diplomatic activity. They don’t think the outcome of the Geneva talks will be accepted by the Kremlin. That’s probably correct. @BBCSteveR

First Donald Trump, then Joe Biden using the terms of the Trump ‘deal’, sold out Afghanistan to the Taliban. Most European govts think Trump is now selling out Ukraine in the same way — trading major concessions for a belief in Putin’s promises, and not caring very much anyway.