Weeknotes #402 — Well, I guess it would be nice

A live recording of The Guardian’s Politics Weekly America podcast, hosted by Jonathan Freedland (centre), flanked by Adam Smith and Devika Bhat, with Tara Setmayer, David Smith and Mary Trump joining via Zoom. Kings Place, London, 5 November 2026. The week before last I was in a bit of a funk, and found that it bled over into Monday. It felt intolerable. But I seemed to be able to give myself a kick up the backside and remembered that my feeling was a choice. I decided to refocus, get on with a bunch of work that needed attention, and found that I was enjoying myself again. This was a week in which I: Spent a lot of time looking into an issue without an easy solution. It resulted in the involvement of a few of my immediate colleagues, as well as conversations with people well beyond our team. We’re not done yet, but I’ve gathered enough information to form a view to feed back to the people with whom the problem originated. It’s important not to be seen as blocking something from…

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