I'd suggest there's something wrong with a vetting process whereby even if you fail, the people appointing you to a role can't be told.

I wonder why people who profess to be horrified by the practice aren’t shouting their delight from the rooftops…

You know what's really embarrassing about this conflict? Iran has a 90 percent literacy rate while 50 per cent of the US reads at the 6th grade level or below. Iran sent Phds to the ceasefire talks. The US sent realtors.

Britain could adopt single market rules without MPs’ vote as part of UK-EU reset Exclusive: Ministers planning new legislation for alignment without full parliamentary scrutiny if in national interest

Good. The wreckers have been setting the agenda for too long.

Whilst I very much don’t want to look at everything globally through the lens of British political culture, I also want to point out that Matthew Goodwin was getting paid a lot of money by the Victor Orban led government and highly likely he won’t be from now on and that’s y’know very funny?

In summary..

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

Tuesday

In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies:
a) Ever;
b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East

FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e...

In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.

Nurse!

Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran ‘begging to make a deal’ and has let some tankers through strait as a ‘present’

Iran war latest: US ‘negotiating with itself’, Tehran claims Iran mocks Trump’s attempts at a ceasefire after the president proposed a 15-point plan to end war

They're openly mocking Trump. He's having a complete nightmare.
Iran war latest: US ‘negotiating with itself’, Tehran claims

www.thetimes.com/article/0b76...

I'm envious of anyone walking around blissfully unaware of the magnitude of the f**kup Trump has made with #Iran and the scale of the consequences. It will destroy him and his legacy (not so bad) and seriously damage most western economies.

Greg Bovino won’t just get to walk away — he will be held accountable and responsible for the damage he's done to our nation.

We won’t forget, and neither should you.

No one is above the law.

me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

For someone who used to be so populist savvy Farage is damaging his support with this hero worshipping. Trump is very unpopular with the voters he needs to win over, plus nobody thinks 'lapdog' is a good trait for a future prime minister.

Agree. I have defended him in recent years but his today news plus the bizarre net zero intervention last year show he's no longer a centrist, he's gone native.

It's a war crime, to go with the one in Venezuela. One day, this man must go to jail

"Real military commanders aren’t going 'woohoo, look how many people we killed today' - yet that was the tone of Hegseth yesterday."

"It was, frankly, repellent."

Is Pete Hegseth "revelling" in the deaths of Iranian sailors?

Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

Pete Hegseth, the most incompetent, corrupt, and viciously stupid Secretary of Defense in American history:

"We didn't start the war we started; we're going to end the war we have no plan to end."

This is all going swimmingly so far.

Reform now down to 23% despite the constant bluster. Who'd have thought hero worshipping Trump and becoming a care home for the most conniving Tories would lose them support.

There's a difference between trying to get likes on social media and trying to lead a large Western country. UKs response was the same as France, Germany and the EU.

It is a shame that Andrew's still 8th in line to the throne, but surely if we woke up to find the 7 ahead of him were all dead, including 5 children under the age of 12, the circumstances would be extraordinary enough to take stock of the situation before crowning the next in line?

Obama on Trump's antics, including posting a video depicting him and Michelle as apes: "It's important to recognize that the majority of the American people find this behavior deeply troubling. It is true that it gets attention. It's true that it's a distraction ... people still believe in decency"

Fine but when I speak to people around me in Sheffield about this subject they generally don't know or want to know the details, they see it as more manufactured drama (same as the last 5 PMs). So it could be what MPs are telling you while at the same time not worthy of the hysterical reporting.

Gabbard’s Claim of “Foreign” Interference in Georgia Election Takes a Hit Unsealed FBI affidavits make no mention of DNI’s claim rationalizing her involvement in Georgia election probe

DNI Gabbard claimed she attended the FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots bec she oversees matters involving "foreign intelligence threats" to U.S. elections. Today, the affidavits supporting the FBI search were unsealed- and there is not a word about foreign meddling. www.spytalk.co/p/gabbards-c...

If the current hysteria succeeds in getting rid of Starmer he'll be the 6th PM in a row to not serve a full term.
Are they the problem or are we the problem?

He's the best communicator since Obama. Incredible. I don't agree with much of his politics but I'm happy to go with it, I love how much excitement he's bringing to younger generations

What is a 'proper brexit'? Is there any details?

Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...

How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...