I love Scandinavians. Ever since my mate had a Swedish au pair in 1971, I’ve been in love with the entire sub-continent. Basically because they’re all the same, Swedes, Norweiges, Finns, but also because they were always more ‘liberated’ than us crusty Brits. And for the 15 year-old me, ‘liberated’ meant (possibly still does): don’t wear a bra, walk around naked, be a total sexual fantasy for any teen who is blessed with more newly arrived hormones that he will ever know how to deal with. Oh, and gorgeous. Yet not necessarily blonde. As this pic of Sanna Marin shows. Unless she is so, but dyes her barnet.

And Sanna has done for Heads of State what ABBA did for satin pants. She has elevated the entire class to new heights. She’s highly intelligent, a great leader, 36 years old, and a total babe. I would vote for her any and every time.

Yet the Finns have issues, currently. Sanna was seen at a rock concert wearing denim shorts!!! and a leather jacket!!! (I’ve seen the pics, they’re good. But copyright protected, the bastards) And then she was filmed at a party. But a serious ‘party’. Not a standing round in suits sipping champagne, Covid-type party, more a drink til you fall over, dance like a dervish, type one.

So half the Finns are up in arms. How could she! Looks like they were taking drugs. Even though they allegedly weren’t. Irresponsible!! A Prime Minister having fun??? Disgusting! Enjoying herself like… like… like a 36 year-old woman!!! Preposterous!!! I’m guessing that’s the opposition half. The other half are all in favour, happy that they’re represented by a ‘normal person’, even one with friends. Unlike most, who have colleagues that are friendly but always poised to stab in the back.

Liz Truss has never been invited to a party, other than the Conservative one, and that was only after the Lib-Dems, her first choice, didn’t want her. Just sayin’…

And the a-level results out today make a bold statement that I’ve been saying for years now. That northern people are more stupid than those from the south. A massive divide in cleverness, to go with the innate smugness, has been revealed by yesterday’s results. So well done to all those in Surbiton, tough luck in Bradford. I simply cannot believe that this unequivocal statement has anything to do with any sort of advantage from which rich kids may benefit. It’s basically geography and IQ. We got the brains, they got funny accents. Perfectly fair.

Happy Friday

A xxxx