Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer has said he was fired from government by text message. He said told #Newsnight he challenged the person in government to sack him to his face, but that "they could not look me in the eye... I left the room and they text me five minutes later. Pretty weak.” 👇 | BBC Newsnight

BIRTHDAY LEGEND!!! - Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) One of the greatest lyricists of all time was born on this day in 1909. Johnny Mercer wrote lyrics to over 1,500 songs including “Moon River,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Hooray for Hollywood,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Too Marvelous for Words,” “Jeepers Creepers,” and many more. It’s impossible to give Johnny Mercer’s contribution to the Great American Songbook its just due in one Facebook post, but I’m so grateful for his genius. | Michael Feinstein