Friday 25 September, 2026

What we’re missing Once upon a time we used to have these at this time of the year. Not this year, though. Climate change is no respecter of ancient pleasures. Bah! Quote of the Day “We haven’t got a plan so nothing can go wrong!” Spike Milligan Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Van Morrison & the Chieftains | Raglan Road Link A beautiful musical setting of Patrick Kavanagh’s poem. Long Read of the Day Jeffrey Epstein has exposed the rotten state of the UK’s constitution Lovely blast by Alan Rushbridger on the tattered quilt that passes for a constitution hereabouts. It didn’t take much. In one corner, a charismatic, manipulative paedophile. In the other corner, two ancient and barnacled pillars of the British state. The House of Lords and the monarchy are still standing, but both have taken quite the battering over the past week. From beyond the grave, Jeffrey Epstein has unwittingly shone an unforgiving light on the make-believe structures that sit at the pinnacle of…