🚨 NEW: Inside Big Oil's campaign to push Labour to drill the North Sea
Oil & gas lobbyists have met UK and Scottish ministers more than once a week since Labour took office
MPs have asked questions in Parliament after meeting lobbyists, and more 🧵
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Any mainstream media coverage of this? The depth of corruption is staggering.
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true story: some Brit wealth managers, clients of whom are rich Brits, told me they keep getting calls saying 'help! i just read in [a newspaper that's not the FT] that we're about to default on our gilts and go to the IMF! what should I do?'
and they say 'er, read another newspaper?'
“Nice melons you have here. You wouldn’t want them to have an accident, would you, Tony? Perhaps you might want to reconsider my offer of friendship and protection?”
However, at least as reported, the discussions to date are being driven by thinking in Germany and France in particular, and it is difficult to see how such a development could be separated from EU initiatives to boost the capacity of its defence industries. More generally, it is hard to doubt that the centre of gravity of influence and decision-making of a ‘European NATO’ would be the EU simply because the bulk of the countries involved would be members of both. Almost inevitably that would fall foul of the kind of sentiments expressed in the Mail editorial and, indeed, the idea is already being reported in The Sun as “Europe’s secret plan” – not, admittedly outright Brussels-bashing, but certainly there is no suggestion in the report that this plan is something the UK is, could, or should be involved in. At all events, the prospect of a British government making a whole-hearted commitment to this, or any other version of a regional security alliance, seems remote for so long as the
Why is Brexitism still such a potent idea, despite the increasingly obvious weaknesses - and hostility to Britain - of global far-right populist?
Chris Grey gives the answer.
Can the UK get past this delusion?
📣 New @etsc.eu report says cycling not being made safe enough, fast enough across EU 🚴♂️
🤔 What's needed? Report says more urban 20mph, more protected cycle lanes & safe junctions etc. Full report: www.etsc.eu/pinflash50
I checked this too.
*20 seconds* of Reform logo display.
*No other* party logo displayed.
In local election purdah.
This is not normal. At all.
Is that bad? Seems bad
Reports of a third attempted arson attack on Jewish targets in North London this week. It's getting really scary and more people need to start taking it seriously.
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
UNITED STATSS U.S. Central Comma... * •12h Guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) patrols the Arabian Sea, April 17, as U.S. forces enforce the naval blockade on ships attempting to enter or exit Iranian ports. Since commencement of the blockade, 21 ships have complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around and return to Iran.
X.com @FarsNews_Agency • Translated from Persian by Grok • Spokesman of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (PBUH): Control of the Strait of Hormuz Returns to Previous State The Islamic Republic of Iran, following previous agreements, has consented with good intentions in the negotiations conducted to allow a limited number of oil tankers and commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in a managed manner. 1/4 Rate this translation: 2:59 AM • 4/18/26 • 75K Views
• @FarsNe... • 4h Translated from Persian Show original But unfortunately, the Americans, with their repeated breaches of trust that are part of their track record, continue to engage in piracy and maritime theft under the so-called title of blockade. 2/4 X.com @FarsNews_Agency § Translated from Persian by Grok For this reason, control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic strait is under the strict management and control of the armed forces. 3/4 Rate this translation: 2:59 AM • 4/18/26 • 14K Views
Barak Ravid @BarakRavid X.com A U.S. defense official claims the IRGC has conducted at least three attacks on commercial ships in the strait of Hormuz since Saturday morning 7:40 AM • 4/18/26 • 8.3K Views
⚠️ Strait of Hormuz today:
• US continued military blockade.
• Iran announced the Strait was closed again as a result.
• Ships tried to cross.
• IRGC fired on multiple ships.
• Ships turned back.
• Iran still controls the Strait.
• US blockade is also still in effect.
Now he will vote for Farage to scrap his triple lock pension. Guaranteed.
Can it also check if they are right now?
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.
Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars
The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.
Why aren't we doing this?
Playing the role of Lavrentiy Beria tonight will be Tulsi Gabbard.
The Mail doesn’t yet feature a dedicated Bluesky share button….
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
As Orbán bites the dust, it’s worth remembering this old Farage confession in the clear. He always seems to be compelled to thank foreign entities for their help in damaging our national interests - it has echoes of a serial killer taunting the police.👇
A group of nations is working to slow down the IPCC reporting process, for some mysterious reason...
www.carbonbrief.org/ipcc-frustra...
“Google’s AI Overviews are peddling misinformation on a scale that may be virtually unprecedented in human history.
A recent analysis conducted at the behest of The New York Times found that the AI-generated summaries, which appear above Google search results, are accurate around 91% of the time.”
I saw this on a local community page this afternoon. 😂
Screenshot Lucavi @lucavi_ftw good news everyone SPACE com Potatoes are better than human blood for making space concrete bricks, scientists say.
Were
Were those the only two options
Right before the markets open for the week. Like clockwork.
I think this is a message we can all get behind.
How Private Equity Captured the US Ambulance Market.
PE controls vehicle manufacturing, prices raised, profiteering. Higher cost of emergency services.
In UK, PE controls water, dentistry, vets, care homes, child fostering, hospitals. What next?
Capitalism worships profit, devoid of humanity.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result, ending 16 years in power.
