An example of the excellent Twittering of Sir Michael Take CBE who the Daily Mail decided to quote in one of their articles 😂😂

What does an "honest debate" about immigration look like? "We could start by recognising that our attractiveness to migrants, especially to those who want to come here to work and study, is a huge comparative advantage, not a problem." theguardian.com/books/article/…

Why isn’t Private Eye writing about the rumours surrounding Charlotte Owen’s appointment to the Lords? Listen to our podcast Page 94 (from February) to find out: open.spotify.com/episode/7MtUtw…

“Why doesn’t Private Eye look into Charlotte Owen?” We did! Here’s a piece I wrote about her Lords’ contributions in, erm, January

It's my lovely Dad's 80th birthday today🎈🥳 Here's a picture of him being interviewed at a dementia club. I would love to get #HappyBirthdayTerry to trend while he's still able to remember what day it is. Please wish my dad a #HappyBirthdayTerry 🎈♥️

Charlotte Owen tells #C4News "You simply get an email through with your nomination form ..I think everybody's surprised... Of course I'm in touch with Boris. Boris always offers wonderful advice"

Today is my last day at the BBC. To be totally open, I’m being made redundant Whether running More Or Less during the pandemic, reporting on Grenfell & the climate, I’m extraordinarily proud of my work Public service broadcasting can be engaging & essential & I hope to continue

James Hogg I'll never tire of Barry Humphreys, or Peter Cook, and here's both... youtu.be/7hvU9CUllTo?fe…

Friday

People may remember a recent four day visit by a certain emeritus Kent politics professor who came back staggered by Hungary’s virtues

#r4today Nick Robinson quite the advocate for the "batshit" (James Cleverly) Rwanda policy.

#r4today

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Pavarotti d otd 2007. He's so right! "Music making - the most joyful activity possible." "A life in music is a life beautifully spent." And: "One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we're doing and devote our attention to eating."

Indeed. This was a nonsense story from the start. 👇

let it rain let it rain

The Guardian today quotes Israeli minister Smotrich: '“No one in the world will allow us to starve two million people, even though it might be justified and moral in order to free the hostages.”

The Times view on Angela Rayner: Criticism of the deputy prime minister’s late-night clubbing on Ibiza is unjustified thetimes.com/comment/the-ti…

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Ed Vaizey, James Marriott and India Knight on Times Radio having that all-too rare-thing: a "grown up" discussion on migration and the small boats problem.