A Tunbridge Wells diarist reads about Washington slowing Ukraine’s drones to protect the price of diesel and wonders what Britain’s Green Party would make of a war over fuel Monday, 19 October 2026. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The waiting room of my garage on the A26, my nine-year-old diesel estate…

A Tunbridge Wells diarist reads about France’s school money permanently in transit and recognizes the Labour approach to public finance in a single sentence Saturday, 17 October 2026. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. My kitchen on a road off Mount Pleasant, the Telegraph crossword half done, a second cup of Yorkshire…