If you can't be honest about a basic fact in a confirmation hearing, you're not going to stand up for the truth when it really matters.
Michael Vance had a chance. He didn't take it.
In these globally turbulent times one man has regularly acted as a wise, thoughtful and witty guide for listeners of @BBCr4today. The former Head of MI6 Sir Alex Younger has analysed, explained and contextualised the actions of Trump, Putin, Xi and the Ayatollahs. After he first appeared in the programme I was lucky enough to get to know Alex and call him my friend. I’m desperately sad to hear the news I’ve long feared was coming. Alex has died after months trying to cheat the
prognosis he was given whe. They discovered the tumour he nicknamed “Putin”.
We’re always told not to speak of a fight with cancer because it risks implying that only those strong enough survive. I understand that. I really do but sod it. Alex fought so hard to find a treatment to give him a little longer to be with Sarah and their lovely children. And he used every last minute of the short time he did have to be with family and friends and to do what he spent a lifetime in the shadows doing - using his intelligence to understand the world, to explain it but, above all, to keep us all safe.
Full credit to @WorcsWarriors for their win today. Out muscled and out thought @BedfordBluesRFC most of the game. They are back! Wonderful fans who have been through the mill. Over a year ago, they didn’t have a club! The Blues will go again - always do!
The idiom "shooting for the moon" shifts to aiming to be better than average. New advice explores the difference between ambition and achievement. https://t.co/tM6n3KhlGZ
To be sincere for a moment, I am genuinely uplifted that senior political figures - including the prime minister - are using this moment to grapple with what they believe and the path Britain should be on. More of this kind of thing, from everyone.
https://t.co/O6gtdYbACz
@Elainebks ... it's how they think they will get in. Little scrutiny, point attention elsewhere, say everything is broken and offer little in terms of hope. Trumpian