This lady is Kim Yo-jong. Who was first seen in public at the funeral of Kim Jong-il and assumed to be Kim Jong-un’s wife. But in fact is… (pause for effect and suspense like they do on game shows…) his SISTER!!! Which doesn’t mean they don’t sleep together, who knows what happens in North Korea. They’re not like ‘normal people’. Pyongyang, Ipswich, Oklahoma, whatever.

But it transpires that Ms Kim is in fact Vice Minister for Propoganda and Agitation. I’m not sure how far the whole ‘nepotism’ thing works out there, where the presidency is hereditary, its a bit like our royals. Or really, its like our royals used to be, 500 years ago. Because Kim had his (half-) brother murdered at an airport, which is very Mary Queen of Scots. So giving important jobs to family is perhaps acceptable. And it would take a very brave man to complain.

Part of the Kim Yo-jong’s remit is ‘managing her brother’s schedule and his public image’. And unless the brief was to ‘see him portrayed as a stupid fat clown’, I question how good she is, image-wise. I’d start with a gym membership for the plonker, a new barber, decent pair of glasses and a tie. But I’m not clued up on North Korean ways. No-one outside of that little part of the peninsula is. It’s so secretive.

Yo-Jong also put out her first statement this week. Comparing neighbours, (but not necessarily in the ‘friendly’ or ‘Love thy’ sense), South Korea to ‘a mere child’ and ‘a frightened dog’ over the latter’s complaints of yet more testing of long-range missiles. The ones Donald Trump was so proud of stopping.

I’m making no judgments about her at this time. I hardly know her. In fact, didn’t know she existed until this picture appeared in the Times today. But she looks like someone who should be wearing a mask.

Michael Bloomberg has pulled out of the democratic leadership race. Which cost him $550 million in 3 months. Pocket change to him. And is now throwing his lot, and a vast amount of more money, at Joe Biden. Who is the last man standing against Bernie Sanders for the Democratic leadership. Our last hopes of getting Trump out of the White House and more importantly, not having to see or listen or read about the stupid man for the next 4 years. Unfortunately, neither Democrat has a chance.

Happy Thursday

A xxxx