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Jacinda Ardern, the last prime minister of New Zealand, left office this week. Dressed in a ceremonial Maori cape of feathers, she spoke at her country's parliament in Wellington:-  “You can be anxious, sensitive, kind, and wear your heart on your sleeve, you  can be a mother or not, you can be an ex-Mormon or not, you can be  a nerd, a crier, a hugger – you can be all of these things,” she said,  tearfully. “And not only can you be here; you can lead. Just like me" Still only forty two years old, Jacinda Ardern has led her country with steadfastness, compassion, intelligence and good grace. She has proved that leadership doesn't have to be about looking tough, denying the truth, getting angry, warring with your opponents. Leaders can lead with sensitivity and kindness as well as determination. Maybe there are conservative New Zealanders who view her differently with their insider knowledge but from the outside, it seems to me that that faraway country has ...

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 The apathy of yesterday’s hangover has got on my tits this morning. I looked for a diversion and saw there was a play on this afternoon at Theatre Clwyd with the occasional tickets left.  But I was good and gave myself a kick up the arse instead The kitchen was feeling like a bomb site what with piles of papers, and other such detritus flung everywhere so I rolled up my sleeves and channelled my own inner Joan Crawford in order to take back control.  Cleaning and organising are like dieting, it’s a control thing and I’m thinking that right now in our history, there couldn’t be a better time for us all to be taking control over as much as we can. Roger has enjoyed the momentum as he has had the opportunity to look into the back of cupboards he’s only dreamed about raiding in the past. Already I have found his secret stash in the garden where he has hidden, an out of date packet of pasta shells, a burnt wooden spoon, a vegetable bag and a sprouting onion . A walki...