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Meanwhile, the nation’s Newspaper of Record, in bravely shoring up the same national verities in dark days, is either too clever by half or succumbing shockingly to tough-movement ambiguity.
& I say that as a husband who found a wife to obey & have been doing so these 46 years
It’s so bracingly reassuring to see the Daily Telegraph bravely defend the enduring priorities of the bourgeoisie in a time of international crisis
(And btw Missus—sack your husband)
London police say four men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on the Jewish community.
New #Spurs geezer seems totally out of his depth #TOTCRY
The Broad Right’s perspective on the #IranWar— either to flex or abandon international law where it conflicts with the national interest—is not irrational, but it is certainly perilous. Its commitment to a war with no clear, or endlessly shifting, strategic aims courts disaster
Your regular reminder that the UK is in fact a high trust society and anyone who implies it isn’t is either selling you a pup or has bought one.
If you think I'm overstating concerns about the loyalties of US tech companies - check out this memo from Anthropic CEO to staff on their battle with the Trump administration.
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.
Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.
Regulator investigates £8.4bn private dentistry UK market.
Private equity dominates the market - rip-off charges, profiteering, local monopolies.
No body voted for private equity takeover, loss of NHS dentistry.
It happens because Govts favour corporations.
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Wealthy “expats” residing in Dubai race back to the emirate to ensure they avoid a massive tax bill for spending too few days in Dubai or too many in the UK.
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The Broad Right’s perspective on the #IranWar— either to flex or abandon international law where it conflicts with the national interest—is not irrational, but it is certainly perilous. Its commitment to a war with no clear, or endlessly shifting, strategic aims courts disaster
The Brexit tendency seem to be absolutely losing their minds over the government's refusal to get bullied by America into an illegal war.
Quite something from the people who wanted "independence" and to "take back control."
GB News has lost £131.5m to date Cumulative losses in £
Keep not watching GB News guys... it's lost £131.5m to date but I'm sure it can do a lot worse than that.
Thank God in Lent. This is my penance
To stop UK’s debt fatalism, look past charts of doom ft.trib.al/Ur8jU9y | opinion
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This is just the most incredible chart...
if the UK government implements current policies on taxes and benefits, public debt is stable (contrary to what the OBR always mistakenly tells us)
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Excellent by @snellarthur.bsky.social on the tragedy of having an idiot as leader of the western world. And Iran…
A #birdivination for today and the eternal todayness of life. As always, find it as a solo print and part of the deck of 100, along with the story and process behind them, at almanacofirds.org
I LOVE the Almanac. Sits on my desk at home
I don’t disagree, but also: a lot of ink is being spilled to try and ‘explain’ the Labour position, as if scepticism about Trump’s ‘plan’ for Iran is an unusual or hard to fathom conclusion.
I highly recommend browsing this catalogue.
GB News loses £22m, taking their total losses to over £130m. Except it's not a 'loss', it's an investment by Paul Marshall in providing a propaganda service to platform right wing grifters, gobshites, conspiracy nutters and contrarian fuckwits.
Hard to see how Chris Mason can top this: not only does this piece provide absolutely no analytical insight, but it declares its lack of seriousness from the very first word. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A marvelously illustrated look at bats from around the world. 🦇
Bats of the World by @winifred-frick.bsky.social and @teagueo.bsky.social is out now!
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Y’all read up about the Compensation Act and the election of 1816. They called it an “electoral purification”—it was a massive purge of incumbents who were perceived as corrupt.
It’s being said a lot that the shadow of Iraq is hanging over Keir Starmer and the Labour Party during this Iran crisis.
It absolutely should. What’s remarkable is how little much of the British media and the rest of politics seem to be thinking about it at all, or learning its lessons.
