Yes, alas, I can only produce a short, sharp burp or two today because I have an old friend staying and we are all off to a garden party celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of some mutual friends. However, before I depart for some long cool drinks and a splendid lunch I will leave you with this;
In which 'Dave' attempts a 'Churchill': To be honest I have only read the headline in The Telegraph and heard the gist of his 'call to arms' (what arms?) from Sky News urging us to 'take arms against a sea of Arab troubles'. The cases for and against are made very well in this week's Speccie. Read, inwardly digest, and then make up your own mind:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9287832/defeat-isis-yes-we-can/
http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9287882/no-we-shouldnt/
