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If those two states are defined by religious difference, then fighting will not stop.
I say Old Jerusalem should be a religious microstate.
The rest of the land should be a secular democracy with equal rights predicated on freedom of religion.
With 12 subnational regions.
"A lasting end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only come through a two-State solution" - UN chief @antonioguterres
Depending on your viewpoint, opposing nationalist or legitimist narratives may be compatible or not.
Regional evidence at all levels doesn’t equivocate, and there is little debate.
Reading these political commentators, I wonder why they think opening up a question counts as settling it.
Referendums are contrary to British system of representative democracy.
Asking for such a big change on a simple majority basis was never a solid foundation for a decision
“It’s more important that the decision is settled than the decision is correct” is the refrain of anyone who is just tired of the arcane, esoteric and insulting arguments.
Because debates are not settled if the outcome is bad.
@lewis_goodall
When looking for good governance models, clinicians and healthcare professionals are always a good place to start as they follow the ‘do no harm’ concept established in the ‘Hippocratic Oath’.
The Good Governance Handbook has been published since 2012:
good-governance.org.uk/wp-co…
Stephen Potter’s seminal works ‘The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship: or The Art of Winning Games Without Actually Cheating’ and ‘The Complete Upmanship’ examine the line between gamesmanship and cheating.
John Beck had copies.
teapawt.org/jamesspackman/status/1…
On civics:
‘Civic societies and the planning process’ - against a backdrop of declining public engagement in wider society, the civic movement plays an increasingly important role in connecting authorities with communities.
assets.henley.ac.uk/v3/fileU…
On Ethics:
teapawt.org/jamesspackman/status/1…
When looking for good governance models, clinicians and healthcare professionals are always a good place to start as they follow the ‘do no harm’ concept established in the ‘Hippocratic Oath’.
The Good Governance Handbook has been published since 2012:
good-governance.org.uk/wp-co…
TV is getting destroyed by podcasts.
If this is the only way they can get views and attention, you are watching the slow death of the medium.
Falling standards of literacy -including digital and media literacy- are closely linked with political literacy and engagement.
Equally, poor literacy is closely linked to criminal offending - whether at street-level and state-level.
literacytrust.org.uk/researc…
Speaker Mike Johnson says he wants everybody on the Epstein client list to face justice…
Then he shuts Congress to prevent a vote on releasing the list…
The way he talks, you might be suspicious he’s on the list.
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdukaJx8/
It’s also unclear how exactly Epstein got hired by Les Wexler in 1987, but by 1990 he had ousted the previous director in a series of corporate moves, which trace back to the 1985 contract killing of the Victoria Secret owner’s attorney, Arthur Shapiro.
en.reseauinternational.net/u…
Another link on the Shapiro death.
unlimitedhangout.com/a-kingp…
As the world tries to comprehend the deadly turn of events which apparently brought Islamic terror to the heart of Russia
bbc.com/news/world-europe-68…
What is clear is that Russian paranoia translates Allied warnings as a threat.
Comments now theorise IS is a CIA front. MFAttitude!
#Opinion by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova:
💬 Now we know which country the [#CrocusCityHall terrorists] planned to hide in: Ukraine.
The same country that with West’s assistance has over the past decade turned into a hub of terrorism.
t.me/MFARussia/19572
…the underworld power shifts are most dramatic where trafficking routes are most consequential.
Thus, Aliyev waving off a rival’s heir-designate on their final journey sounds like he almost knew what was going to happen …and planned it with Khameini!
Why is it no surprise that Jared Kushner has a bank account in Azerbaijan?
vanityfair.com/story/jared-k…
On social psychology and the power of language In mass communication
Disinformation and propaganda is itself subject to reflexive application
Russian-influence established popular conspiracies of ‘PsyOps’ (psychological operations), so US advertisers renamed it with the less-catchy ‘Military Information Support Operations’
armyupress.army.mil/Portals/…
Man City’s cheating is an existential challenge to the Rule of Law, Human Rights and Democracy.
Just like Cheating Chelsea’s cheating before them.
I mean, related family members profiting from subsidiary deals with related companies sure sounds like an off-the-books, under-the-table payment.
The curious case of the Haalands, Manchester City and a £3billion Abu Dhabi property development that all of them will profit from. Report: dailymail.com/sport/football…
Putin gives kickbacks as standard too.
Global finance provides parallel systems to bypass rules.
Why wouldn’t ManCity’s autocratic owners do the same?
Indeed, when Putin recognised his mentor Vladimir Litvinenko’s contribution to the Russian mining industry, it included state honours ...and 21% ownership of Phosagro, widely seen as a kickback in exchange for services rendered.
forpost-sz.ru/en/a/2022-12-2…
Lots of ructions have been caused by the ITV Exposure programme showing Reform UK members and elected representatives with offensive and criminal attitudes.
itv.com/news/2026-10-14/insi…
Not wholesale defections, more the fringes of the party activists then…
So what will be the reaction of voters?
Perceptions of Reform suggest a hardcore of support is unlikely to move, but fracturing could be terminal with Reform down to 3rd on 21%.
theconversation.com/will-ref…
Associations with sleaze and dirty money have grown in relevance for Farage and co.
But accusations of bullying and bigotry are older than the current party brand.
As UKIP, Farage denied accusations after similar problems with vetting - 12 years ago.
theguardian.com/politics/201…
