Chris Burn

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

Missing money, shipped chips and a 350,000% profit: key takeaways on AI ‘phantom investments’ A Guardian investigation has put the UK government’s AI plans under the microscope. Here are the key details

@aishadown.bsky.social's series on the UK government's AI 'investments' is great

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”

"Why are these yellow-bellied, jelly-hearted, lily-livered cowards unwilling to sail a large, slow, unarmoured target filled to the gunwales with flammable cargo through an active war zone."

⚠️ As a US military veteran, this article has me *shook.*

Target selection is complicated and messy. The fog of war is real, and mistakes happen.

But as late as yesterday, Trump and Hegseth were trying to spin this tragedy as the result of Iran's own actions.

I'm out of words here

Did baby boomers eat all the pies? John Lanchester on the truth about the generation gap It’s a grim time to be in your 20s, no doubt, but don’t blame it all on older people: being chopped up into ever smaller rivalries only serves the market

Terrific essay on inter-generational fairness from John Lanchester, that brings up some of the discomforts of the past but still broadly accepts the problems now faced. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

This film is absolutely brilliant - moving and funny. Took my kids to it yesterday and it got a round of applause from the audience at the end which basically never happens in England.

Again, Farage, Badenoch and their fellow travellers on X are wildly out of touch with the public on Iran.

Even the majority of Reform supporters oppose their position.

John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette’s Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: ‘I Felt a Wave of Shame’ (EXCLUSIVE) John Davidson's explains Tourette's tics and the BAFTA N-word incident in his first exclusive interview with Variety.

Fantastic interview. Everyone should read it:

Billionaire halts mass eviction after London Centric investigation Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate

Personal view - Labour will regret getting rid of Keir Starmer if/when they go through with it. Not because he's amazing but because you can pretty much guarantee whoever comes next will be worse (and also face some very valid pressure to call another GE plus have lots of internal enemies).

Yep, was a huge thing at the time and still remembered. Interesting Cable now accepts it was a ‘bad decision’ to cancel the loan. B it yes wasn’t expecting Epstein to then get involved!

It is frankly mental how many pies old Jeff had his fingers in

I know! Couldn’t believe it when I saw it in the files.

Jeffrey Epstein contacted about Sheffield Forgemasters involvement during £80m Government loan row Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was contacted about potential involvement with Sheffield Forgemasters in the midst of a major UK political row about a cancelled £80m Government loan to the stee...

“No action without your go-ahead”

Exc: Jeffrey Epstein was contacted about potential involvement with Sheffield Forgemasters in the midst of a major UK political row about a cancelled £80m Government loan to the steel firm.

Here’s what we know so far:

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/no-...

Oliver Coppard 'removes' economic advisor Benjamin Wegg-Prosser after Epstein links revealed An economic adviser to South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard has been removed from the position after ties between himself and Jeffrey Epstein came to light.

New: Departing Global Counsel boss Benjamin Wegg-Prosser has been removed from his unpaid role as an economic adviser to South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard in the wake of his controversial links to Jeffrey Epstein coming to light:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/oli...

Understanding Epstein's Crimes Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.

(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

Peter Mandelson is telling the truth on one thing: the idea he was bought for a $4k “bursary” or a $75k gift is ridiculous

The real incentive was a post-government payday - one so big he *rejected* a $3–5m-a-year offer

And Epstein enabled that payday

Here’s the evidence. 🧵

Good Luck Daily: Epstein, Mandelson and the Return of Profumo Politics This scandal reveals the machinery of elite power. It won't be forgotten.

Have written about how the Epstein files could yield one of the most serious political crises of confidence in British politics since Profumo. They are both revelatory of the realities of elite political power.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

Faisal Islam: Mandelson, Darling and the conversation I can't forget The Epstein files appear to give extraordinary context to a call between the former chancellor and JP Morgan's boss.

Among the very many other recent revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, this looks very damning for Peter Mandelson
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New £51m Sheffield leisure Centre to be named The Uriah Rennie Leisure Centre in memory of the first Black Premier League Referee and a champion of numerous community, sports and charity organisations in the city following the unveiling of his Legends Star at Sheffield Town Hall

'Tenant' Doncaster Council agreed not to object to planning applications in DSA lease The City of Doncaster Council were prohibited from objecting to planning applications for over 1,000 homes from Peel as the tenant of the Doncaster Sheffield Airport lease, the Local Democracy Reporti...

NEW: 'Tenant' Doncaster Council agreed not to object to housing planning applications in the Doncaster Sheffield Airport lease, the LDRS can reveal

The previously unnoticed clause is further to 'approve housing or lose lease' revelations published last week

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Council liable for rent underpayment penalties under ‘any time’ audit agreement Doncaster Council is liable to pay penalties for rent underpayments at Doncaster Sheffield Airport under an agreement which allows landowner Peel to inspect its books “at any time”, a leaked lease bet...

New: Doncaster Council liable for Doncaster Sheffield Airport rent underpayment penalties under agreement where landowner Peel can inspect its accounts ‘at any time’ and order audits. Contrast with Peel reportedly refusing to open its books when it ran DSA:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/don...

Welcome to the American Winter In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.

The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)

I love Stephen. The face of a doomed WW1 officer and the wardrobe of John Travolta. #thetraitors

"KEY £160M FOR AIRPORT UNDER THREAT IN DISPUTE OVER LEASE"
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Release of £160 million to reopen #DoncasterSheffield Airport won't happen unless the terms of a lease are changed.

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Doncaster Sheffield Airport leak reveals shock taxpayer payment clause in lease Shock details of the agreement at the heart of plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been revealed by a leak as negotiations continue on changing their terms. Chris Burn reports.

Exc: Current lease for Doncaster Sheffield Airport indicates landowner will get 20 per cent of future revenue - including taxpayer-funded grants from local and national government:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/don...

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: £160m funding won't be released until lease is changed The release of £160m of taxpayer funding to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport will not happen unless the terms of a controversial lease for the site are changed – with a deal yet to be agreed, The Yo...

New: £160m of taxpayer funding for Doncaster Sheffield Airport will not be released until a controversial lease with 'favourable' clauses to landowner Peel is renegotiated by Doncaster Council. Talks ongoing over potential changes but no agreement in place:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/don...