It’s rare these days, as director Guillermo del Toro has noted, to come across an almost cliche-free and totally original Mexican film.

With insurrection in Washington D.C. and Covid-19 vaccinations lagging around the world, only a fervent optimist can cherish January hopes that 2021 will be a year of golden good fortune.

Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro has generally earned praise for the robust and no-nonsense way in which he has handled the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

History books inform us that the start date of the Mexican Revolution is set in stone – even though it was somewhat of a failure.

There comes a time in the life of every father when he must face that inevitable question: “Hey dad, why are they called hot dogs?”

“When it comes to taking action, the leader needs to judge exactly how much they can rely on individual co-operation through persuasion, and when they need to cross over into more rigid “command and control” (a choice that can quickly backfire if it is not taken with suitable caution). All of this will determine how you limit the damage of an emergency.”

David Robson, author of “The Intelligence Trap.”