Well we do have naming from the time which seems to be agreed upon by both inhabitants and neighbours!
And all the peoples there seem to be descended from them, albeit the Lebanese and Christians/Druze most closely given less mixing.
This is neutral and objective - the region was Canaan in 1500BC. The Peleset don't arrive until the Bronze Age Collapse several hundred years later.
Canaan is the historically accurate name for the region during the Bronze Age, though - calling it Palestine is like referring to Roman Britain as "England".
The Canaanites are the common ancestor of all the southern Levantine people.
No, it was Canaan at this point in time. This is several hundred years before the Peleset (where Palestine comes from) arrived in Canaan.
The Canaanites are the common ancestor of all the people in the region, both Levantine "arabs" and Jews.
The BM is correct: the lower Levant was "Canaan" in the Bronze Age from at least 1800BC. The first use of "Peleset" appears around 1170BC, as one of the sea peoples from the Aegean who settle in Canaan. Using "Palestine" is like calling Roman Britain "English".
Spooks on the BBC: “We have to climb onto the roof, through a skylight and plug this thumb drive into the Chinese server.”
Spooks on Chinese TV: “We’ve just bought the British data centre. Job done.”
If you want to stop being "in hock" to bond markets, run a balanced book.
It's pure maths - forecast inflation, interest rates, GDP, FX etc, work out required rate, if you can't get it, buy something else (like US bonds.)
Can't be "punished" if you don't keep asking to borrow lots of money.
Paint in / around a jet engine can cause catastrophic failure at high speeds by destabilising blades, breaking off to damage internal components, or blocking cooling holes.
It's not just a minor cosmetic issue, it's life-endangering sabotage - even if the culprits don't realise.
Deeply confusing, the world's most happy and successful democracies largely have Kings, it's the Republics that seem to be struggling...
The lack of safety net combined with the huge career sacrifices needed to even run do put lots of people without secure incomes off.
"Why we get the wrong politicians" is essential reading if you want any idea why our politics is going so wrong.
Not exactly going to be balanced and objective, is it.
This is adorable and wholesome 🥰
The Chagossians were leading the opposition to this deal?
I fear we're starting to hit the buffers... early data not looking good.
Haha never had to work there, it's just soulless vs the City with cute medieval alleys in between the skyscrapers.
Say hi when you visit!
Canary wharf though? Worst bit!
Yeah, this tells me you don't really understand this.
I am right legally, it has never been part of Mauritius, and it's a vital strategic base. I don't give a shit about your weird self-flagellating imperial apologism.
Lmao, the "left" were correct too, but it felt more contrite to give the credit to my genuine opposition 🥲
But "far" is wildly overused in most politics chat for people who are basically in the general centre.
What the fuck are you on about?
I think we need to be clear about this. The Chagos advisory opinion is not legally binding on any conception of international law. It's literally what the Charter of the United Nations says.
Ngl I thought they might use some budget for helping people or building stuff rather than giving it all to Mauritius.
Hate to admit the far left were entirely right on Starmer.
Uhhhh... yeah, been British for 200 years, still is!
Nothing wrong with a nice suit :(
Sorry, but this is rank dishonesty. The deal has evolved substantially just in the last 2 months. We're now talking £18bn to give away our territory with almost no safeguards.
Even the harshest critic of Truss/Sunak couldn't content this was their approach. Bush utterly dishonest.
Debate on this site is just extraordinarily vacuous.
The deal is absolutely terrible. Truss was moronic opening it, Cameron wise to stop it.
DG is one of the most important military bases in the world, and our idealism is being exploited to give it up and *pay for the privilege*. Starmer insane.
Failing here is good. We shouldn't be giving away sovereign british territory.
All credit to Jim, he’s doing something genuinely interesting here with @londoncentric.media.
Clever media upstarts should be considering a similar model for Manchester, Birmingham and beyond…
What about circles?
Gorgeous walk in Belgravia yesterday, the dense urban aesthetic Britain deserves.
Not everyone in the pub seemed to be having a much fun, alas...