I should be grateful to GB News. They appear to be the only news organisation that was willing to carry verbatim extracts from Liz Truss’s
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The illness of Charles III
Do I need to mention the health of the King this morning when everyone else is? I think I do, because the news media are
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First they came for Just Stop Oil
Occasionally I read something I think worth sharing in full on this blog. I did yesterday. It was on the blog of an old friend,
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Two million people’s fate hangs on the survival of UNRWA. Nothing else exists between them and disaster.
The FT has posted a very level-headed report on the work of UNRWA, the United Nations agency dealing with refugees in Gaza. In that report,
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Labour’s plan for the City is grossly irresponsible and could lead to a repeat of 2008
As the Guardian and others have reported: Labour has pledged to “unashamedly champion” the UK’s financial services sector, as it promised to cut down 10,000
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Freeports exist to provide opacity for the raking off of public funds for private gain
The Guardian notes this morning that: Taxpayers are not being guaranteed value for money or transparency at a regeneration project overseen by the Conservative Tees
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The UNRWA has been a force for peace and the good of people: it deserves our support now
Trolls have been arriving here in some numbers, asking for my opinion on the United Nations RWA, which runs the UN’s programmes to support Palestinian
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Labour lets the Rwanda Bill progress in the Lords
The Guardian has a report on last night’s debate on the Rwanda Bill 8n the House of Lords. Amongst the many excellent contributions made they
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Of course the Post Office needs new leadership – but the government has to recognise that what is required is someone skilled in public service delivery, not supposed maximisation
As the Guardian reports this morning: The chair of the Post Office has been dismissed by the government as the state-owned company reels from the Horizon IT
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