@barneyfarmer Reading is interpretive too, of the text, whereas listening is interpreting the performance — why that emphasis, that intonation, that pace. Less ambiguity, and less time to consider it.
Five years ago today, Jamal Khashoggi, a brave and outspoken journalist, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Inside, a team of killers strangled him & cut up his body with a bone-saw. According to US officials, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the murder.
There’s a positive atmosphere at this year’s @Conservatives conference. I’ve enjoyed meeting hundreds of members & supporters.
Thank you for all you do for our great nation.
We’re raising our game.
Looking forward to the big event: the Prime Minister’s speech.
When I think of a revolution, I think of French people storming the bastille or maybe Che Guevara. I guess ours is going to be two guys talking about how they look in a shirt and another wanging on about the seaside.