Liz Webster: MSNBC today…
🆘 ⚠️ MSNBC today: “Why the Strait of Hormuz closure could trigger a global food crisis” Fertiliser supplies choked 🔥 skyrocketing prices 🔥 farmers worldwide cutting back on planting. This is exactly what I’ve been warning about! In Britain we’re especially exposed post-Brexit: self-sufficiency plummeting, no domestic fertiliser, farmers skipping sowing, farm gate prices falling. We desperately need 1947 Agriculture Act principles restored - food as a public good. Food security is national security. #FoodCrisis #Hormuz #BritishFarming @GordonBrown @ProfSteveKeen
Craig Murray: I asked a Labour MP I know this morning…
I asked a Labour MP I know this morning why Starmer does not sack Streeting if he intends to continue. He said because nobody would accept to be appointed as replacement Health Minister by Starmer, which would be "a job held for three weeks and career ending".
Ben Judah: What’s happening now is not just a crisis…
What’s happening now is not just a crisis of leadership in the Labour Party — it’s a crisis of ideas, a crisis of policy and a crisis of faith — what is the program to turn the country around? The Prime Minister’s challenges are right to call out this lack of a project has been his great failing. But I don’t see any of them presenting more than competing poll numbers for now. This is, in a way, even more concerning.
Martin Daubney: TORIES "DO DEAL WITH GREENS & LIB DEMS"…
🚨TORIES "DO DEAL WITH GREENS & LIB DEMS" TO LOCK OUT REFORM🚨 A shock "rainbow coalition" of Tories plus Greens, Lib Dems & Independents in Worcestershire County Council means Reform has lost control Reform insider: "Vote Tory, get Polanski!"
Daniel Lacalle: Boom. Trump and Xi demand…
Boom. Trump and Xi demand that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and warn that it "never" will be able to have nuclear weapons. The Chinese leader asserts that the 'Greater China' project is compatible with the "Make America Great Again" policy championed by the American.
Aaron Bastani: Britain gets lots of hard things right…
Britain gets lots of hard things right, and lots of easy things wrong. A country of world leading biotech research while outsourcing companies charge local authorities £120,000 to create a zebra crossing (actually true).
David Icke: I have long said the Cult plan…
I have long said the Cult plan has always been for the centre of world power to move eastwards to China within a global system and this meeting plus the ludicrous war with China-backed Iran mark the pivotal moment when China puts its dominant role on public display. It can be seen in so many ways, but is symbolised by the intellect of a tyrant Chinese leader meeting the tail-wagging little boy microscopic intellect of Trump. The 'Thucydides Trap' was Xi stating that the days of US global dominance are over - exactly what Trump was installed to achieve with the chaos and insanity that is dismantling the old Cult world order so the new one can replace it with China and its gathering allies dictating events.
John Smith: When Western govts supported…
When Western govts supported Israel's genocidal war against Palestinians they created the conditions for Israel and the USA to go to war with Iran. We aren't innocent bystanders but Co-conspirators. The economic harm was self harm.
David Frost: Labour is about to descend into a civil war…
Labour is about to descend into a civil war over nothing much. The leadership candidates are all offering warmed-up statism & government knows best. Britain needs a political regime change if we're to solve our problems. My @Telegraph column today. 👇 https://telegraph.co.uk/gift/479cdfac36109bf3
Britons Can No Longer Take Freedom of Speech for Granted
People in Britain are living under ever tighter restrictions on freedom of expression, with new limitations appearing year after year. That is precisely why Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to present himself as a defender of free speech provoke such anger across social media.
Pouria Zeraati: Important/ Simultaneously with the Trump-Xi…
Important/ Simultaneously with the Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, the IRGC Navy has stopped and seized a ship 38 nautical miles northeast of Fujairah, UAE, and now that ship is heading toward Iranian waters.
Howard Beckett: Jeremy Corbyn’s balanced reflection…
Jeremy Corbyn’s balanced reflection on Andy Burnham gives us two undeniable truths: ‘Private money in health leads to less care & more profit’ ‘Private money in defence will lead to more wars & more profit’ Why are these truths so hard for politicians to see?
Robin Monotti: THE HANTAVIRUS SEQUENCE WAS MADE UP…
THE HANTAVIRUS SEQUENCE WAS MADE UP FROM HUMAN BLOOD IN FORT DETRICK! "The published Andes hantavirus genome sequence was built at the infamous U.S. military biolab Fort Detrick from fragmented sequencing reads extracted from human blood using computer assembly software and reference genome fill-ins, according to supplementary appendix documents and GenBank records tied to a 2020 New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) paper. The paper’s funding disclosure shows the Fort Detrick hantavirus genome reconstruction work was supported through U.S. government biodefense and infectious disease funding channels tied to HHS/NIAID (HHSN272201800013C and HHSN272200700016I), including contracts involving Battelle Memorial Institute and Laulima Government Solutions. The total potential funding allocated to the two Fort Detrick/NIAID contracts together is approximately $387.5 million.Liz Webster: Wes Streeting finally does…
🚨 Wes Streeting finally does the darstedly deed and calls for Starmer to go. The civil war is now out in the open. But let’s be clear: this is still the same Westminster bubble fighting over who gets to manage decline. The candidate Labour members and Red Wall voters actually want is @AndyBurnhamGM who is still locked out because he’s not an MP yet. No more games. Open the path for Burnham now. This party needs real change, not another centrist reshuffle
Alex Wickham: ***NEW*** Supporters of Andy Burnham…
***NEW*** Supporters of Andy Burnham are asking the cabinet to go to Keir Starmer and urge him not to stand in a leadership contest against Wes Streeting The Burnham camp say they think cabinet ministers will tell Starmer he should instead set a timetable for a longer contest if Streeting does move BUT friends of Starmer completely dismiss that. They say there is no chance he will listen to any such advice and insist he will stand in a contest now if Streeting has the numbers Streeting’s allies are saying different things about whether he has 81 MPs and his chances of success in a leadership election Some think this is his only shot and he’s right to go over the top. Others are less sure he can get to 81 and also worry the backlash against him could see him lose to Starmer or another candidate If there is an expedited contest many on the soft-left expect Ed Miliband to stand to try to stop either Streeting or Starmer winning Any immediate contest could become a free-for-all with ambitious novice Al Carns as well as other members of the cabinet deciding they fancy their chances As of 2pm this afternoon, the Labour Party appears to be moving from paralysis toward chaos With @EllenAMilligan >>>
Kathy Gyngell: Labour just lost 1,500+ councillors…
Labour just lost 1,500+ councillors and is polling at 15%. Their response? More of the same, but harder. Is there anyone left in that party willing to listen to the country?
James Foster: If @Keir_Starmer had any political nous…
If @Keir_Starmer had any political nous about him, he’d have a reshuffle (bye @wesstreeting ) and bring in people from across the party — including from the @socialistcam and the likes of @RLong_Bailey and @DawnButlerBrent . Put out some fires. Instead he lets them all rage on.
Jake Hanrahan: A man in a crown…
🇬🇧 A man in a crown, sat on a gilded throne, declaring the introduction of digital ID measures. This is a hyper-authoritarian tool that will surveil people in new ways they couldn’t dream of before. Could it get anymore on the nose?
Bushra Shaikh: Sources indicate that Israel…
Sources indicate that Israel is likely to intensify efforts to undermine Pakistan’s credibility as a mediator in the ongoing U.S.–Iran peace negotiations. In a bid for Israel to retain greater leverage over the outcome and narrative. With no mediator, convincing the U.S. to escalate the war will prove far easier for Netanyahu.
Rachael Swindon: This wasn’t just an election…
This wasn’t just an election. It was a verdict. The Labour Party, under the watchful, slightly constipated gaze of Keir Starmer, has been eviscerated. New from me for @TheCanaryUKCraig Murray: Today a crotchety old man…
Today a crotchety old man in the world's most expensive hat will announce measures to make it extremely difficult for legal migrants to gain settled status and integrate into society. This apparently will save the Starmer government.Aaron Bastani: A leadership challenge *the day after*…
A leadership challenge *the day after* a kings speech makes a mockery of the system, & the monarch (I’m a republican, but I don’t think Streeting is!) Labour leadership hopefuls do appear to be this universally stupid, so it’s possible he’d torpedo his political brand like this.
Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola: Israel has bombed every hospital in Gaza…
Israel has bombed every hospital in Gaza, including Al-Ahli. Children with cerebral palsy don't starve if they have the right nutrition. Israel blocked the special nutritional supplements this child needed. So he starved.
Dale Vince: Odd story - Goldman Sachs warns Starmer…
Odd story - Goldman Sachs warns Starmer risks pushing borrowing costs up (by hanging on) - while borrowing costs actually fall, because Starmer refuses to quit. He has a mandate, the fact that he’s unpopular right now is not a reason for him to quit, it’s a reason for him to do better, much better - and deliver on the promise the electorate bought into. Global events have not helped, but mistakes have also been made - meanwhile there are big obvious changes to be made. We've seen the fake announcement of breaking the link from Ed Miliband - how about actually breaking the link and bringing energy bills down. Easy to do, number one on my list. Tax system re balancing, housing market reform - both desperately needed - and a ban on political donations. New Babelfish edition on that out next week.
Timothy Ash: Türkiye’s current account deficit…
Türkiye’s current account deficit will inevitably be higher because of the Iran war. But reserve buffers are still high and with its strategic importance enhanced I expect support from friendly states - KSA, Qatar, even the U.S.Liz Webster: @b_judah confirms it!…
✅ @b_judah confirms it! “The gap between what No 10 is saying and what is actually happening has grown too large… on Brexit.” Starmer talks “at the heart of Europe” while clinging to red lines that make real alignment impossible. And he’s used Henry VIII powers to push through bad USA deals which are incompatible with the EU. Even pro-rejoin voices now see the reset as deceptive. The public is ahead, 59% want to rejoin.Martin Daubney: NOW IT'S 93 MPs TELLING STARMER…
🚨NOW IT'S 93 MPs TELLING STARMER TO QUIT Kevin McKenna joins growing list of "Starmer Out" Labour rebels Another MP destined to be hammered by Reform UK – while the tin-eared PM calls such politics "dark & dangerous" With Starmer at the helm, these MPs are dead. What have they got to lose?David Kurten: I have no interest in Tel Aviv Tommy's rally…
I have no interest in Tel Aviv Tommy's rally, but if the Starmer regime can stop 7 speakers from flying to the UK because they are 'not conducive to the public good', they can jolly well stop all the illegal immigrants trying to get to the UK in boats crossing the Channel.Labour’s Performative Fight Against Anti-Semitism Raises Wider Questions About Public Safety
The Metropolitan Police has announced the creation of a special unit dedicated to protecting London’s Jewish community. The decision has triggered a wave of criticism across social media, with many questioning why crimes affecting other groups in Britain do not appear to receive the same level of attention. Following a series of anti-Semitic incidents, the Metropolitan Police confirmed plans to establish a 100-officer task force focused specifically on Jewish security concerns.Read more