Reading about oneself is a strange experience. (Though I dare say if you’re Kim Jong Un you must get used to it.) As a merepotong saram, I’m flattered that NK News deemed me worthy of interview, and am most grateful to Matt for all the time and hard work he has put into this.

Perusing these pieces, rightly or wrongly I have resisted two temptations. One is to row back from a few of my more contentious statements. The other is to tidy up speech into something more orderly. As will be all too evident, I don’t