Belligerent Trump and Jong-un. Brexit Trivia Day

Norwich RC Cathedral

Woke up this morning to find the World still intact. Admittedly, the media were excited that North Korea's Kim Jong-un response to the clear warning from President yesterday was a threat to attack Guam, the island with a major US military base.

Guam is a 30km long island best found using google maps, or by drawing a line vertically south from Hokaido, Japan and another line horizontally and eastwards from Mindoro in the Philippines. Search for a small spot in the Philippine Sea where the lines cross, that is Guam.

The most recent response from America to the renewed threat came from a slightly more subtle US Defense Secretary James Mattis who recommended that North Korea "cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people".

So the ball is back in Kim's court.

It therefore seems appropriate to show the picture of the inside of Norwich Roman Catholic Cathedral, as the world holds its breath and prays WWIII is not in the offing.

It's Brexit trivia time in the news today. The Pound's fall to only €1.06 hardly stirs interest. Apparently the dastardly EU bought Margaret Thatchers old London HQ at 32 Smith Square back in 2010 and this is likely to be the EU's bastion after Brexit, cocking a snook at the Conservatives. The Daily Telegraph reveals another low trick by the EU during the negotiations last month - there was no water in the room. However the UK had their own paranoia, not permitting the use of digital watches that could be used for leaks and David Davis's electronic notes being in a case that was a Faraday cage to prevent French hacking. David's former aide James Chapman has been active on Twitter, showing unpatriotic anti-brexit sentiment by asking key government ministers difficult questions, like

"Hello @chrisgraylingmp - can you confirm airlines won't be able to sell 80% of flights from next March? How are bilateral deals coming?"

The most pointed was a tweet aimed at Boris Johnson:

"Let’s be honest, if we had an effective electoral law leading Brexiteers would now be in jail. #wheresmy350maweekboris."

To cap it all, he suggested that it was time for a new party, the Democrats.

In contrast, my day was dull and only distinguished by the torrential rain drumming on the roof and windows.