On the whole “nuclear dust” thing — for someone so fond of UFC, I’m surprised he can’t get his head round UF6.

Super-rich donors are distorting UK politics. Why won’t Starmer fix it? The super rich are becoming increasingly influential in British politics. The PM has already set a limit on foreign donations, but it doesn’t go far enough. It’s time to take the final step

The super rich are becoming increasingly influential in British politics. The PM has already set a limit on foreign donations, but it doesn’t go far enough. It’s time to take the final step

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Samuel Beckett’s 120th birthday today. Aside from being a punishingly brilliant writer, he also pointed out that TS Eliot only included the “S” so that his name didn’t spell “toilet” backwards.

It’s very, very good. And quite alarming. The response would be heartbreaking if Goodwin deserved a single scintilla of your sympathy.

Haunted by that very strange, very rich man who thinks that introspection didn’t exist 400 years ago, and by the thought that someone out there might actually have believed him.

Polls: Americans hate Trump, his war and what he’s doing to the US For Trump to stand a chance at the mid-terms, he needs to win over independents. But they hate him – and their dislike is only growing

For Trump to stand a chance at the mid-terms, he needs to win over independents. But they hate him – and their dislike is only growing

✏️Peter Kellner

@richlusc.bsky.social Hey Richard-
If you could poss email at address I sent earlier that’d be great. Cheers j

@richlusc.bsky.social
Hi Richard — Jay Elwes here, calling from the new world mag in London. Can you drop me an email at jayelwes@gmail.com.
Wanted to put an idea to you for a piece.
Cheers j

James O’Brien says the press have gone mad – and it’s worse than you think The LBC host on how Brexit logic is making papers defend Trump on Iran – because ‘they’d rather look ridiculous than admit they’re wrong’

“The Twitter madness is feeding back into the newspapers because these columnists are terminally online. They are obsessed with things that most people outside of Twitter don’t really care about and it’s a doom loop, isn’t it? And then it sets the agenda for what everybody else is talking about.”

What is it with the US having incidents in gulfs?

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GB News Scandal: The dossier SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Twenty journalists analysed 15 hours of television – none of which complied with Ofcom’s regulations. These are their findings

Alan Rusbridger will be talking us through this story on LBC at 12.30.
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Screen scandal: How Ofcom lets GB News get away with it SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: A channel constantly breaking the rules has effectively become Reform TV, while our useless state regulator does nothing

Since Ofcom seems to have given up, we asked 20 experienced journalists from a range of backgrounds to watch multiple hours of @gbnewsonline.bsky.social . Their conclusion: the channel has, in effect, become Reform TV. How did it happen? www.thenewworld.co.uk/alan-rusbrid...

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It’s official: Reform has slumped in the polls Prime minister Farage? The danger has receded… for the moment.

As Reform’s agenda has become better known, and more voters become aware of its weak record in running county councils, it has lost a chunk of last year’s converts

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Ok, look, that movie “One battle after another”? Total mess. Sorry but it is.

Trump is quietly destroying Cuba The oil supply has gone and with an economy in ruins, Cubans are now struggling to eat. US sanctions are pushing the Caribbean nation towards catastrophe

The oil supply has gone and with an economy in ruins, Cubans are now struggling to eat. US sanctions are pushing the Caribbean nation towards catastrophe

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The quislings of the right have abandoned patriotism Their mud-slinging over Iran shows that Farage, Badenoch and the Mail prefer to side with US extremists than back their own country

Their mud-slinging over Iran shows that Farage, Badenoch and the Mail prefer to side with US extremists than back their own country

✏️ @paulmason.bsky.social

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Iran War: Trump has now sealed his own fate The Iran War will inevitably lead to the collapse in Trump’s political project. It’s tempting to welcome that prospect – but it could make the president even more dangerous

The Iran War will inevitably lead to the collapse in Trump’s political project. It’s tempting to welcome that prospect – but it could make the president even more dangerous

✏️ Jay Elwes

The White House press office has totally lost its mind The US secretary of war insulted the American dead, attacked the press and released one of the most stupid pieces of propaganda ever made.

The US secretary of war insulted the American dead, attacked the press and released one of the most stupid pieces of propaganda ever made.

✏️ Jay Elwes

I once had to teach someone the chords to “Happy Birthday” because he was playing it at a surprise party for Madonna.

Stephen Miller, American psycho The Minnesota bloodbath was all his idea. For now, he’s safely in the White House – but one day he could make a very useful scapegoat

The Minnesota bloodbath was all his idea. For now, he’s safely in the White House – but one day he could make a very useful scapegoat

✏️ Nicky Woolf

Attacks on Iran: this is going to spread The US and Israeli assault on Iran has the potential to escalate into a broader international conflict. Not only that, but Trump has put the entire global economy in danger

Retaliation is structurally embedded in the Islamic Republic’s doctrine of deterrence. The only uncertainty is its scale – and how many borders it will cross

✏️ Lynne O'Donnell

The lose-lose politics of dealing with Trump The German chancellor is in Washington meeting Trump, a man who sees Europe as irrelevant, who supports Merz’s opponents and who is political poison. What can he hope to gain?

As Merz arrives at the White House, the first European leader to do so since the start of the Mideast crisis, the lose-lose politics of dealing with Trump open.substack.com/pub/thenewwo...

It’s time for a European bomb The US is pulling back from Europe. If it withdraws its nuclear umbrella, that will leave the continent dangerously exposed. It is time to plan for that scenario

The US is pulling back from Europe. If it withdraws its nuclear umbrella, that will leave the continent dangerously exposed. It is time to plan for that scenario

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We know what happens when the US breaks something and then walks away. The result is catastrophe. The problem is, Trump doesn’t really care

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