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Now I can say “told you so”
Arthur SnellWorth saying now before the result lands and looks like "told you so": one of the strongest arguments against Burnham succeeding Starmer was that there apparently no way Labour would be able to hold onto the Manchester mayoralty. Let's see, but it looks as though their chances are pretty good.
No-brainer, which is one of many reasons the anti net-zero stuff on the right is economic illiteracy as well anti-science.
Dr. Aaron Thierry5/ The UK's fiscal watchdog agrees. OBR, July 2025: 3°C of warming costs the UK economy about 8% by the early 2070s. Cutting emissions costs far less than the damage from not doing it.
Very sad that pioneering female Omani climber has died. She was quite something: already climbed Everest and K2. www.muscatdaily.com/2026/07/31/o...
Oman mourns loss of mountaineer Nadhira Al Harthy in PakistanOman mourns the tragic death of popular mountaineer Nadhira Al Harthy, who lost her life in a Pakistan avalanche.www.muscatdaily.comHe's a controversial character but of course I still wish for his safe return. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Nirmal Purja: Renowned climber among 10 mountaineers feared missing after Pakistan avalancheThe avalanche occured in Pakistan's Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains.www.bbc.co.ukSurely the right call. Very dumb action but not a police matter.
Lizzie DeardenThe Metropolitan Police have announced they're taking no further action against Zack Polanski over the Nigel Farage guillotine t-shirt Instagram post, although the man who wore it has been referred to Avon and Somerset Police Key points from their statement 🧵
Of course he bloody did. Fiona Cottrell isn't rich. Yes, she's posh, but she's not hundred-millions rich. And nor, for that matter is George. Whose money is it?
Henry DyerNew story on Reform's finances from @annaisaac.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Exactly the age Blair was when he came to power. I don’t recall him asking for a free pass as he “learned the ropes”
Twlldun43 year old Zack Polanski, who has been competing in electoral politics for 11 years:
This is going to lead to thousands of people volunteering for the foreign legion.
Henry ManceIn a surprising turn of events, the French have declared war on Chris Philp www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@danneidle.bsky.social's thread about monkeys throwing darts is apposite. My aunt - whose story I shared recently - survived 5 years in a care home which cost just short of £8k a month. It was a normal home run by a mainstream organisation, not some luxury billet. bsky.app/profile/dann...
Arthur SnellQuite a lot of people lost someone, maybe an elderly relative, during the heatwave. My Aunt Barbara, very ill with advanced dementia, died yesterday aged 91. She was unmarried, no kids and I had been taking care of her affairs for the past few years. That’s the least interesting thing about her. 1
Musk is a disgrace. But should the Economist be giving him a platform?
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"
All the reasons you wouldn’t want Iran to have nukes are reasons that apply to Saudi Arabia. open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
New clear agreement?Preventing rogue Islamic states from getting nuclear technology sounds like a good idea.open.substack.comOh wow. The pod you all need!
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