The Mirror Crack'd

                                                                                                                                                                   Chapter I It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young man in possession of a decaying house must be in want of an architect. That was never truer than in the case of the young Lord Baramdene who found himself shivering in a bedchamber of his late uncle’s house, which he had but lately inherited and just now entered for the first time, seeking shelter from a raging winter storm whi...

Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has gained many admirers for his unequivocal "no to war" stance in relation to the joint US-Israel bombing of Iran. It is safe to say that Donald Trump cannot be counted amongst Sánchez's fan-base, saying "Spain has been terrible" and threatening to "cut off all dealings” with the country. One is tempted to observe that anything that annoys Trump should be counted a positive outcome and anyone who criticises him is likely to find themselves on the right side of history. Even Sir Keir Starmer, while signally lacking Sánchez''s clarity and charisma, has been cast in a more favourable light by provoking Trump's ire - and that is no small achievement. While we may well concur with Trump's assessment of Starmer as being "no Winston Churchill", history is also likely to conclude that Trump is no Franklin D Roosevelt. However, as leftwing and small 'g' green commentator, George Monbiot, h...