A) This a properly brilliant piece of investigative journalism by BBC & @hopenot.bsky.social Huge kudos to all involved for doing the job the UK police & CPS failed to do: naming the alleged spymaster & clearly showing Kremlin’s role.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
Brexiters’ claims that the UK would be able to aggressively deregulate and forge new trade alliances with the likes of the US have failed to bear fruit
This!
What would child-safe social media look like, and would everyone want the same?
1. Every user independently authenticated by a 3rd party. Children authenticated by their schools. Adults authenticated using their bank account’s AML/KYC rules.
On reflection - shouldn’t an effective minister have been able to get his department to do what he wanted?
No words
Russian fire bombing & propaganda attacks on the UK PM are part of a long & reckless campaign by Putin’s clique, in Europe & beyond.
We’ve known since at least 2008.
We’ve done far too little.
The fundamentals remain the same.
The dangers are greater than ever.
bylinetimes.com/2022/05/09/t...
‘Unbelievable’ waste and inefficiency at MoD, says ex-defence minister @alcarns.bsky.social
TLDR: Money already spent on projects with poor outcomes doesn’t justify spending more on those projects. Instead, spend scarce funds on new projects with better outcomes
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Unbelievable’ waste and inefficiency at MoD, says ex-defence minister @alcarns.bsky.social
TLDR: Money already spent on projects with poor outcomes doesn’t justify spending more on those projects. Instead, spend scarce funds on new projects with better outcomes
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rosemary Thomas
Jim Pickard
Good news! At last, Wednesday 22nd July has been announced as the date for the 2026 UK-EU summit.
