Markle my words

Reflecting on Eurovision, the UK was never going to do well. Regardless of the stage protest during the UK entry's performance and the fact she bounced back well, the quality of the song makes no difference in the UK's case. Europe thinks we've stuck two fingers up at them. We cannot expect that if the UK tabloid media simplifies arguments about Brexit into pro- or anti-immigration and alienates Europeans in the process, that coverage of Brexit and UK politics by European media will paint the UK in a nuanced way. No wonder we did as badly as ever. Although why the Israeli song with its weird chicken noises, was deemed the best offering, is the biggest mystery of the night.

This house isn't far from me in Cambridge. I took a snap for my sister as she's visiting next weekend and is excited about the royal wedding. Some of the rhetoric about Meghan Markle reveals barely concealed prejudice. Comments questioning her intellectual capacity and debating her prettiness don't hold much weight with me. You have to wonder whether anyone would give two figs to the IQ of a different royal bride. And you certainly have to laugh at people who detract from her appearance as she may contribute the most attractive genes to the royal family pool in several hundred years.