my point is, they aren't taking any intellectual ownership of *the* policy which is about to push up energy bills and mortgage costs, and are instead moaning about gov lack of intervention
note that it's the right-wing parties, who have complained that UK should have joined US strikes on Iran, who are now also demanding the Labour government steps up household help with energy bills
there's a theory that if only Britain exploited North Sea oil we'd be secure from a global energy price shock
which totally ignores (or doesn't understand) the fact that energy prices are global and a rise in UK production (from a declining basin) would have negligible impact on that global price
on May 01, 2003, George W Bush gave a "Mission Accomplished" speech on an aircraft carrier:
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed"
the actual Iraq war ended in 2011
Trump: All of the people that died through the roadside bombs. Died and are right now walking around with no legs.
Nigel Farage did not meet Donald Trump when he travelled to the US president’s Mar-a-Lago residence on Friday - contrary to expectations - as people close to the Reform UK leader say the relationship between the two populist politicians has cooled since 2024
www.ft.com/content/9391...
Nigel Farage has invested in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin treasury company, in the first public funding of a crypto business by the Reform UK leader who has sought to strengthen ties with the nascent industry
www.ft.com/content/1518...
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC:
"Working people are now facing a Donald Trump-made cost of living crisis."
How dare her!! 🧐🤨
"When people like Kamala Harris send our sons and daughters, our young people, to fight in stupid wars, it is the young generation that carries the burden of that. We're gonna stop sending our young people to far away lands. We are not the policemen of the world."
spring
FT coverage is just so good at a time like this at explaining stuff in a really concise, clear way. www.ft.com/content/1355...
during the oil/gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraime it was striking how some right-wingers tried to gaslight the public into believing the *biggest* problem with their soaring bills (at the time) was green levies rather than the oil/gas price going through the roof
"Badenoch has ranked MPs based on how well they are performing on X..."
the price of oil surging means you can burn your shein clothes, extract the oil, and make more money than you paid
Firefall, Yosemite 2/2025
Horsetail Falls, illuminated by the setting sun for a couple of weeks each February….
#flowing #blueskyartshow #nikon #yosemite #landscape #landscapephotography
Qatar’s energy minister has warned that war in the Middle East could “bring down the economies of the world”, predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within days and drive oil to $150 a barrel
www.ft.com/content/be12...
FT exclusive:
Russia has shared targeting intelligence with Iran, including locations of American military assets in the Middle East, as Tehran unleashes a barrage of drone and missile strikes against the US and its allies, said people familiar with the matter.
www.ft.com/content/19be...
The husband of former Labour MP Gloria De Piero has said that their home was searched on Wednesday as part of a police investigation into Chinese spying
www.ft.com/content/e125...
How OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY is going so far:
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we couldn’t name him for legal reasons but his wife has complained about their door getting knocked down by cops before dawn
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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Exclusive
Counterterrorism police raided the home of a journalist in Cardiff on Wednesday afternoon as part of their probe into individuals suspected of spying for China, according to people familiar with the matter
www.ft.com/content/b1cd...
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Your regular reminder that the UK is in fact a high trust society and anyone who implies it isn’t is either selling you a pup or has bought one.
👀 Labour MP Joani Reid said today that she was “not part of my husband’s business activities” after her spouse David Taylor was arrested on suspicion of spying for China
But her former company was loaned money (interest free and with no set repayment terms) by his companies
Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Janan Ganesh. (a biweekly columnist and associate editor for the FT. He writes on international politics)
This is a magnificent piece of journalism.
good morning
this the FT not The Onion
