Difficult to know where to begin.

Looked at the paper this morning and thought I’d opened a jokebook by mistake.

Bojo will tell the Covid Panto that he delayed lockdown “amid concerns that people would tire of the restrictions and flout the rules”. Shorthand for “he thought they would be as greedy, self-centred and stupid as him”. Couldn’t have had anything to do with wanting to go to Cheltenham where about a hundred thousand people would be milling about sneezing on racehorses.

Traders “cashed in on advance knowledge of Hamas attack” No Shit Sherlock. Who could have guessed that certain people of influence would need to know  of such a concerted attack beforehand and might have dropped a profitable hint or two to some very trusted friends? Been happening for a very long time. It is said, but may be “legend”, that the Rothschilds made a jump on the market after the battle Waterloo by using pigeon post to get news of the outcome to London. Mind you, that would be a legitimate use of intelligence.

Meanwhile, the politicians’ version of insider trading has been rife forever. Libel laws probably prevent detailed discussion of recent times. I just find it insulting that Wethepeeple are thought to be so stupid that we can’t spot it when it happens. Maybe we just got sick and tired of wasting our efforts. If you’ve got something to say, shut up.

“Netanyahu fraud trial resumes after delays caused by Gaza war”, NSS. One could almost be forgiven for thinking that if traders could get the jump on the markets, then Mossad might, just conceivably, have thought a war was coming. And some really nasty people might have thought a good little ole’ war would shift focus to the patriotic leadership qualities of some people. I mean, just supposing, for one minute, that such a terribly cynical thing did happen, which of course is not possible, it might have worked, had it not been for the near extermination of the civilian population nearby.

A Russian general who is thought to have stepped on a mine laid by his own troops in Ukraine has died. Talk about bad luck. You might think a general would be careful where he treads in a war zone. But then most generals arrive at that rank by being very careful to keep away from loud noises throughout their military career. In ancient history, people in charge of getting lots of people hurt did it from the front of the crowd. They got mixed up in battles. They knew how it felt. Modern warfare is lead from as far away as possible. Little Vlad ain’t been near the loud bits and nor has Li’l Benny. It comes down  to, “run up that hill and see if there’s anyone on the other side. Woops! Nanny, send me another box of soldiers, these ones are leaking.”