It was a dark and stormy night in the Shire


Danger ahead - falling rocks


Voting in America ... Gerrymanders and voter suppression give Republicans a whopping advantage ... The 14th amendment and its possibilities ... The post-Civil War reconstruction amendments ... Trump and the suspension of the Constitution ... Our Man in Washington Roger Fitch explains
Veneto Verona Vino


Know your Valpolicellas ... Justinian's wine correspondent let loose in the vineyards of Veneto ... Thomas Becket and Mozart get together ... The perfect drop with stew and polenta ... Lots going on in the mouth ... Gabriel Wendler gets back to Italy
News from Blighty


Noises off render Assange hearing inaudible ... Image merchants throwing the copyright book at AI - Parliamentary Digital Committee reports ... Slow headway with costly plan to pack asylum seekers to spooky African regime ... Floyd Alexander-Hunt reports
Winners and grinners


Smiling policy for lawyers ... Better coordination required ... When smiling runs amok ... Happy lawyers and glum clients ... Delighted clients and anxious lawyers ... Moments of intense seriousness ... Delirious money shots ... From Justinian's Photographic Editor
Fujitsu jujitsu


Procrustes skilfully connects his medical appointments, Robodebt and the British Post Office ... Top class venting ... Government by computer ... Privatisation ... Harassment by machines ... Reports and warnings ignored ... Death and destruction ... Bullying bosses ... Where's Terry Carney when we need him?