He claims that Trump wanted to lose,and Melania cried when he won,while Ivanka's dead keen to be president. We also learned why POTUS is so fond of Big Macs – he thinks that constantly eating Macca's protects him from being poisoned,except via the slow,inexorable march of heart disease.
The Twitter insult comic-in-chief,whose skin is as thin as it is tangerine,has been apoplectic. He's tried to sue both the publishers and former chief strategist Steve Bannon,who's suing right back – I've ordered the book on my Kindle so I can read it before the lawyers get to it.
This stoush has softened the blow that theGame of Thrones final series won't arrive until 2019. There's more than enough intrigue and backstabbing in Washington to keep us entertained in the meantime,with Trump as Joffrey,Bannon as Walder Frey and Ivanka as Cersei. Who knows,perhaps she will end up on her daddy's Ironic Throne someday?
Stepping back in time at the SCG
The first day of the Sydney Test had it all – blazing sunshine,punters dressed as Warnie,a protracted rain delay,and best of all,a late flurry of English wickets. I'm not convinced by the drab box the Trust wants to build next door,but the SCG itself remains an absolute gem.
We aren't great at heritage in this city,but we did well to keep those old stands. To step into the Members'Bar is to travel to a genteel era,where everyone wears collared shirts and long trousers,and beer's served in real glass. The only sign of 2018 is a pool table-size TV above the antique bar.