I remember when ‘Brexit Means Brexit’ became a way for silly people to insist that they supported something they could neither justify nor explain. Obviously the context is very different, but something similar is already happening with the ‘war’ in Iran. And it’s mostly the same people doing it.
On the one hand, a clearly deranged lunatic in the White House starting a dangerous illegal war on Iran with already-serious repercussions for the region and world...
Or having a pop at Keir Starmer.
You just knew which side the Right would come down on.
And still, so-called patriots queue up to condemn their own Prime Minister for refusing to join in with all this…
U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility.
Oh Lionel.
Why the Trump regime is offering so many confusing, conflicting & contradictory accounts of why they went to war in Iran. Very strong callers today… when I let them get a word in edgeways.
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Aw c’mon Threads. I thought this deserved more love. Maybe @mrjamesob.bsky.social can nip over there and boost it 😊
We should be asking British politicians this question. Answers provide a powerful indicator of integrity. Not sure I’ve ever heard it put to Farage, for example.
Untrue - the Convention provides both for the possibility that protection might cease to be necessary (ie the cessation clause: refugee status ends if there's a change in circumstances) AND the possibility it might need to be long-term (ie references to facilitating citizenship of the refuge State)
Again, Farage, Badenoch and their fellow travellers on X are wildly out of touch with the public on Iran.
Even the majority of Reform supporters oppose their position.
Oh.
Revealed: The Staggering Amount of Time Nigel Farage has Spent on ‘Second’ Jobs Since Becoming an MP
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is "still catastrophic" and has seen only a "marginal" improvement since the ceasefire, with worse to come due to the Middle East war, senior WHO officials told reporters today.
This is quality intellectual property, mate. Don’t give it away!
At more than $5 billion and counting, the cost of Operation Epic Fury so far could cover SNAP benefits for more than 2 million Americans.
But instead of feeding hungry people at home, we're cutting food stamps in order to lower taxes for the rich and boost military spending to record levels.
Let me be the first to offer my congratulations to Supreme Leader Pence
Jamie is right. Burchett and others just voted to keep sexual predator records hidden, and nobody in Tennessee will even hear about it.
🔴'The Justification for the War against Iran Has Changed from Day to Day, with No Clear End Goal or Exit Strategy'
Former diplomat @alexhh.bsky.social describes the chaos in Washington
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Fair.
Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Vinegar bottles
@mrjamesob.bsky.social no odour!
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.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
It's called a fucking cruet.
Did she get on at Tooting?
Lady next to me on the train just dropped an absolute nostril-burner. How’s your day going?
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
If Trump really can’t control Netanyahu, it seems at least feasible that Iran becomes Gaza 2.0, up to & including the hideous pretence that they bomb a land to smithereens to somehow help the people living there.
Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock
Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.
Remember when Trump promised that India would stop buying Russian oil? Well it turns out that Trump's decision to bomb Iran has had the exact opposite effect, leading to a surge of Russian oil being sent to India. www.indiatoday.in/india/story/...
Jansen Ganesh is on fire in this column on the UK’s role in the Iran conflict
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