There’s a first time for everything… heading to conference with work - drop me a line if you fancy a coffee!

I drunk purchased a national gallery membership last night.

Summer has returned to London

Over four years on from Brexit and we have higher taxes, a bigger state and less trading opportunities. Brexit isn’t working. Everyone knows it. But it will be left to a future generation of more courageous politicians to take us back in.

That's why it's better to have Prime Ministers who are wealthy in their own right (like Sunak). Leaders with their own material success aren’t easily swayed or bought. We need to stop bashing wealth.

I have today responded to Labour’s hidden consultation on their tax raid on parents of independent school children. They hoped it would tick the box of a perfunctory consultation- but that no one would see. This is a Govt setting a new low in public transparency. This policy is

Stunning Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery. Highly recommend.

Another awful tragedy in the Channel today. Safe and legal routes must be part of any border control strategy. More platitudes and gimmicks won’t work.

‘Military families in legal action over VAT on private school fees’. Labour's tax on parents won't touch the wealthiest, but it'll hit the squeezed middle hardest. It's a policy driven by envy and resentment, with no thought for the real consequences.

Israel blamed for Oct 7 attacks at Lib Dem conference. Absolutely disgraceful that such an antisemitic smear was repeated at a mainstream political party conference. This must be unequivocally condemned. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

Social worker wins £55,000 after row about gender-fluid dachshund. We are not a serious country. thetimes.com/uk/law/article…

My favourite interaction of 2024

Does Labour’s £20bn black hole only apply if you work in the private sector?

New report shows value of UK goods exports to the EU sank 27% and imported goods by 32%, compared with what it predicts would have happened without Brexit. When will our politicians talk about the Brexit elephant in the room? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Tuesday morning commute far more enjoyable with a spaniel in tow

A thousand injured after Hezbollah radio devices explode in Beirut. A very targeted and effective operation. 👏 thetimes.com/article/359bd6…

The attack today on Hezbollah really is incredible. Unprecedented. Hezbollah now faces a communications blackout. With landlines and cell phones already banned, and pagers knocked out, all they're left with are carrier pigeons and smoke signals

Israel has carried out one of the most precise strikes in military history, but no matter how targeted, it will inevitably face backlash. Israel is always judged under a double standard.