The Prime Minister, and other animals

And now, the end is near for Boris Johnson. Also this week: a mapping tool to help you rethink the shape of the world, my favourite animal facts, and a sort of competition.

It’s a bit too hot in my flat today – muggy and humid outside, not enough air moving through. I’ve got a new book out tomorrow, that – yes, I’m bragging – just got a great review in the Times under the heading “book of the week”.

And in the time it took me to write that last paragraph, six more MPs resigned from the government, and word emerged that Mich…