Recrudescence

Susie Dent just tweeted: “the word of the day is recrudescence”. The return of something terrible, after a time of reprieve.

Recrudescence is a 17th century word, but it feels really relevant today, with the news of the US election.

I was reading the blog of one of my favourite authors: Lesley Cookman, and she wrote:  "I have a great desire this morning to emulate a certain Fotherington Thomas (from Down with Skool). I feel it is the only way set the world to rights. "Hello, birds, hello sky..."

So, two very excellent and apposite comments on the current state of world politics. Oh dear!