Pressured Theresa May. Trump Gossip. Positive Paddington 2. Comfort Food. Alexandra Burke Bias?

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A blow to Theresa May's government with the resignation of leader Alan Milburn and the entire Social Mobility team. They did so because they felt that little or no attention was being focused on the lack of social mobility in the UK. Presumably this is due to the overriding problem of Brexit. However, the Prime Minister herself had pledged to tackle the growing social inequalities.

On top of this, hard brexiteers are attempting to apply pressure on her before the critical meeting with Jean Claude Juncker tomorrow in Brussels. They want guarantees from the EU before agreeing any payments to the EU and are adamant about the European Court of Justice not having any say in the UK after the 19th March 2019.

Lots of media gossip about President Trump's tweets  regarding Mike Flynn, the FBI (apparently reputation in tatters), reporting mistake by ABC anchor and the attempt to redirect focus again on Hillary Clinton's historic email account.

Our highlight of the day was a visit to the cinema to see Paddington 2. After a slow start, it romped along a a fair pace of humour and action. A very family friendly movie with a message of good manners and good intentions winning out in the end. A welcome contrast to current politics misogyny and xenophobia. Interesting that there was also a swing in underlying cookery book themes, as mentioned on the BBC's Food Program. Comfort food is in, sharing food and time with family are in, as opposed to narcissistic self flagellation with dieting. In these confusing times, we need our comfort food.

Biggest disappointment was Alexandra Burke being voted into the 'Strictly' dance-off, despite being one of the best dancers. There appears to be a serious public bias against her which is, to my mind, so unfair.