I greeted children at the door with charm and warmth. But when I saw adults approach I let them know there was a gun pressed against the door and I would count to three before clicking like crazy. Some teens with noticeable arm hair required a game day decision, not all of which I would make again.

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"There’s something life affirming to see someone living, in every sense, a good life. That’s why his death hurts, even though he was 86. That’s also why his memory is a blessing."

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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! For our series about the current crisis facing universities David talks to @leaypi.bsky.social about the role played by politics in universities around the world. Can university life aspire to any kind of political neutrality and should it? Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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Well, he’s a politician. And I suspect a very good politician. And here’s the really weird thing — he is I suspect the most adept politician we’ve seen since Boris (and he’s obviously much better than Theresa May).

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It’s astonishing to me that (for example) he’s all but said he wants to rejoin the EU but most people (apparently including some of his colleagues) don’t appear to be taking this particularly seriously.

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