This was good training for a writer, for the sooner you accept the fact that you are a deluded idiot who is always out of step with reality the better off you will be.

NEWYORKER: A Psychotronic Childhood

"I would take a great deal of persuading to accept the fact that there's a role for the disabled in the front-line of the armed services, " he said.

BBC: General rejects disability plan

Dietrich Alexander in Die Welt is adamant that "European states will not accept a special role for Britain" in the bloc but is reassured by the fact that there is still a lot of time left "for Cameron to see reason".

BBC: European media question Cameron's EU plan

They say some of the loopholes could be closed - for example, the fact that Indian courts still don't accept confessions by a person in custody.

BBC: Will India's security overhaul work?