Jeremy Smith

Glorious article on the glories of modern capitalism and of greasy spoon caffs.

Farage forgets which country he aims to govern In domestic and foreign policy, the British right’s vulnerability is its America-worship

On some recent issues, I'm starting to see more eye to eye with the FT's Janan Ganesh than I'd ever imagined... "Because he dresses like a cartoon Englishman of the counties, the extent to which Farage is a creature of the US has been overlooked by the public."

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

BREAKING NYT:

An ongoing military investigation has determined that the United States is responsible for a deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the preliminary findings. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

UK government loses appeal over Kneecap terror charge

UK government loses appeal over Kneecap terror charge

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.

The Spin | How a small town near São Paulo made Brazil a standard bearer for cricket’s global growth A chance romance helped Poços de Caldas become a hotbed for the sport that, from East Timor to Nigeria, is spreading its wings like never before

Good to see cricket growing in lots of countries, like Brazil, Nigeria. This article mentions Nepal - I recall being surprised (and impressed!), in early 1970 when on hippie trail in Katmandu, at seeing cricket match in progress there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket...

Ridley’s most notable career accomplishment was to be personally responsible for the first run on an English bank in over a century.

And his advocacy on behalf of atmospheric carbon dioxide is most likely a consequence of the fact that he is heir to a coal mining fortune.

A counter-productive tool, in literal sense (of damaging econ production)

Why are we allowing US forces to use British bases to launch offensive bombing raids? (I understand Darren Jones pretends they're 'defensive' but that's patent nonsense). This is a useless, illegal war of aggression - and Starmer has caved to our non-ally Trump.

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

Trump has now conducted 42 boat strikes, killing nearly 160 people.

Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.

He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

This is a danger to us all.

🧵A thread about the Jewish community, Democrats, and Israel🧵

Rahm Emanuel, the über-centrist former Chicago mayor eyeing a presidential bid, just told a reporter that Bibi "led the Jewish people into a ghetto."

Jewish establishment sees cracks like this as a crisis. I believe it's an opportunity.

My very good friend Kim Jong Un will be very happy.

WATCH: Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick change fuel prices in Buxton at a Reform UK petrol station They have pledged to reinstate the 5p fuel duty cut in their first Budget

Farage and Jenrick pull a stunt in Buxton in protest at the fuel prices which are going up - on account of a war they both back - started by a man Farage flew thousands of miles to "have dinner with" only for said man to decide he was busy.

So much dignity going on.

Appalling proposals by the government.

Absolute nonsense from David Lammy on removing rights to trial by jury. He's trying to persuade us that his reactionary plans are 'progressive'. No chance. Why vote Labour when this sort of policy betrays us and our heritage of civil liberties?

Says schoolkid mass murderer.

8 March, Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice,: ‘We wld be helping the Americans and the Israelis in any way they saw appropriate’ GB News 

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Yes thanks, I realised after posting that upper class was not a defining ingredient!

Yes I don't want to be double-barrelist, but there does seem to be some correlation between double barrels and upper class idiot extreme rightwing media pontificators.

Really poor reporting ("grim reality") by Politico of what are terrorism and extreme racism against the Mayor. As for Cuomo... what a low-life ratbag.

Ursula von der Leyen faces blowback over diplomatic ‘overreach’ As the Iran conflict enters its second week, national diplomats say the European Commission president is overstepping her role and wading onto their turf.

During the opening days of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran, Ursula von der Leyen went beyond her mandate, nine diplomats, EU officials and lawmakers told us.

Israel and the US appear to want to do to Tehran what they have done to Gaza: reduce a busy and complex society to a toxic wasteland.

Meeting with some ex workmates for lunch. I've suggested that we spend the first 15 minutes looking through each other's NHS app to save time.

Lebanese are just dead. Israelis are killed.

Holy shit. Crude oil futures going nuts tonight.

The Netanyahu Government should be now be proscribed by the Home Secretary as a terrorist organisation.

The definition of 'terrorism' in the Terrorism Act of 2000 covers their current 'actions' in Iran and Lebanon

The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

Simon Tisdall in @theguardian.com : "The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump"

Bases hit. Embassies surrounded. Americans stranded. Children dying. The bill now past a $1bn a day. Six soldiers already lost.

And the commander-in-chief?

Out on the fairway.

Not addressing the nation. Not consoling families. Not directing events – simply playing through while his brain rots.

Who is this bizarrely ill-informed person?

War With Iran Is Turning the Energy Affordability Crisis Into a Calamity - The American Prospect Whether it’s pain at the pump or highway robbery in your mailbox, American consumers have little recourse when the conflict-driven surge in energy prices hits the home front.

Trump has to choose: escalate with Iran or bring energy costs down in the US. He can’t have both.