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"The UK has allowed the US to launch “defensive” operations from British bases hosting American planes since the start of its war on Iran but has refused to help in offensive operations." Surely, in the context of an illegal war, the distinction between defensive and offensive disappears. No?

UK ‘ready to defend itself’ after Iranian threat over US basesIRGC claims base in south-west England was used by US to launch bombing missions, making it ‘legitimate target’www.theguardian.com

I remember once being asked by a Bank economist whether fiscal policy ought to come under the Bank's remit as well. My response was negative. But improved coordination with the Treasury over conducting both fiscal and monetary policy can't be a bad way forward.

How Burnham’s team could reshape the Bank of EnglandTaking a fresh look at the Bank’s role would send a strong signal that a Burnham government is prepared to do things differentlywww.theguardian.com

Desiring Greenland was left off of this list.

If Ed Miliband is good enough for Nick Stern, he'll be good enough for all of us.

Tuchel's appointment as England team coach was announced in October 2024 and started on January 1, 2025. Contract length was for 18 months, which would have ended yesterday. In October '24 the FA knew dates for WC2026, so why was a short contract issued only for it to be extended afterwards?

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How much are people across the world paying for their carbon emissions? | Our World in Data share.google/bf34wreUf2Zk... Quick answer is: on average, not enough. However, not surprising given that 71% of emissions are not covered by carbon pricing mechanisms of any kind.

How much are people across the world paying for their carbon emissions?Around 30% of the world’s emissions have some carbon price, but how much extra are people paying?share.google

Faragists say Burnham's win in Makerfield was driven, in part, by many of their supporters voting for Burnham to get Starmer out. But polling had suggested strongly that Reform would have beaten Labour handsomely at the next GE. So, why have so many Reform voters voted in a way to get Starmer out?

Tonight the Emirates felt like a giant bouncy castle.

A lucky young man sitting next to me on the way home proudly showing these off.

Delighted to see the Israel-US war on Iran is on pause, and pray that it may continue. Just recently an old friend asked for my thoughts on this conflict. The following was my response (written in a personal capacity): www.theindiaforum.in/internationa...

The Israel-US War on IranThe Israel-US war on Iran resulted from a convergence of Netanyahu’s long-held ambitions, US economic manipulation, and self-serving advice on the nuclear issue. With American officials openly eyeing ...www.theindiaforum.in

Welcome statement, but does folly now stand for illegal?

Reeves condemns Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran as ‘folly’– UK politics liveChancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at the effect on UK firms and families and says US went into war without a clear exit planwww.theguardian.com

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn... Iran war: Tehran-US peace talks fail to reach deal as Washington issues 'final offer'. Under Obama's tenure the process leading to the JCPOA took 18 months. It appears as though Vance & Co wanted to conclude a more complex deal in just 21 hours.

Iran war: Tehran-US peace talks fail to reach deal as Washington issues 'final offer' - follow liveVice-President JD Vance says Tehran did not accept Washington's terms, as Iran's foreign minister calls on US to hold back from makingwww.bbc.co.uk

In all the years of supporting Arsenal I had never ever left any of our matches early. But our 2nd half was so poor yesterday (uncompetitive, toothless, lacking in desire, rudderless, meek) that I left before the end. The int'l break has come at a good time for us. We get up and go again.

With his resignation statement Joe Kent has thrown Hegseth, Witkoff, Kushner, Rubio and Netanyahu, not to mention Trump himself, under the bus.

Just goes to show that, if we wanted to, even some of the worse tragedies can be expressed in a lighthearted manner.