This week has been fairly quiet in the UK, I guess most politicians have been too busy watching Wimbledon or submitting expenses. There have been ongoing questions about the Grenfell Tower fire and we’re not really going to know all the facts for years. We’ll likely have a public enquiry followed by demands for a second enquiry when some people disagree with the result, as with Brexit, and the press led by the BBC giving a free platform to all the conspiracy theorists.

But that’s life I suppose, politicians and activists devour peoples’ misfortune the way that John Prescott used to devour sticky buns and with the sort of perseverance that reminds me of someone trying to light a cigarette in the rain with a broken lighter.

But elsewhere in the world what’s been going on? Well in the Middle East, we have the growing tension between Saudi Arabia and Qatar. And I could discuss the complicated issues about their ties to Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and the tribal nature of the region, including the involvement of Russia. But, at the end of the day, both Trump and Theresa May just signed off on a massive arms deal to the Saudis and there’s oil & gas involved so I suppose we’re going to just have to trust politicians and big business to do the right thing…

In the meantime, bread and circuses for the masses, as I said it’s Wimbledon so look away and focus on the tennis and the Pimms and the celebrities. My favourite joke this week would be, “What time did Sean Connery arrive at Wimbledon?” The answer is “Tennish.”