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Pains me to say it, but there needs to be an independent inquiry into anti-semitism at the BBC. Lucie Kon's allegations - some of which are set out in this @TimesRadio interview - are so serious they can't be brushed aside. Over to you @lisanandy.
youtube.com/watch?v=LMH6HdEVā¦
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UK Counter Terrorism Policing chief Laurence Taylor suggests the RAF Fairford suspects were released on bail as part of a tactical move by investigators to collect more evidence, which he says was successful
āWe know that decisions made during our investigations can sometimes appear illogical to those on the outside, but I want to make it very clear, that there will always be good reason, or rationale behind them. We will always ensure that, should we identify any ongoing threat, we will manage that as part of the investigation.
āLike our adversaries, our tactics vary ā and may not always be obvious.
āIn this case, this decision-making has led to swifter progress, better evidence and ultimately us securing the charges I have announced today.
āIn sensitive investigations like this, it can take time to convert intelligence, into evidence and that is what scores of my officers and staff have been doing over the last few weeks.ā
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997 days
Healey vows cheaper marmalade and gherkins in pre-Budget package of 'everyday fixes' bbc.in/4zTnQ4K
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Greens for Palestine Lubna Speitan just said she wants the ENTIRE Terrorism Act repealed. Over 100 late-stage terror attacks have been prevented since the Act came into force. The Green Party is now a national security threat.
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I asked Labour MP Dawn Butler why she's demanding my constituents pay more tax to fund "reparations".
She wouldn't answer, but called me a "racist" in the Commons.
It's not right to make people pay "reparations" when they've done nothing wrong. Name-calling doesn't change that.
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What makes this depressing is that it theoretically met NIMBY criteria.
Aesthetic, built with local stone, provides cheap groceries during a cost-of-living crisis. All built *literally* on an empty grass field.
But, no dice. They don't actually want to build anything at all.
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Underratedly funny detail of this NIMBY extravaganza is that the Lidl literally wouldāve been built with local stone
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People are asking what Israeli products you can find in Waitrose. They tend to be spread out and are sometimes tricky to find. I recommend:
General fridge/kosher
Sabra houmous
Yarden dips
Frozen:
Tivall vegetarian products
Shelves/kosher section:
Osem stock
Bamba puffs
Bissli
Israeli Couscous
Baracke tahini
If you canāt find any then ask the staff to order some in! We have to start countering this hate with positivity. They cannot beat that. š
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Iād like to apologise.
The last week has finally made me understand that the real victims of the shocking rise in antisemitism are not Jewish people (and Jewish school children in particular) but Owen Jones, Sarah Helm and Sally Rooney.
I hope theyāre ok and Iām very sorry for having got this wrong.
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If you want to tax my constituents more to fund random handouts to your mates overseas then yes, that is "stolen wealth" - their money is not yours, they have done nothing wrong, and you can do one.
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EXCLUSIVE:
Andy Burnham must ātake the knifeā to public spending in the budget or risk a Liz Truss-style crisis that will ācraterā the economy and the governmentās popularity, an ally of the prime minister has warned
Andy Haldane, a former chief economist at the Bank of England, said he feared the government would deliver a āmaƱana budgetā that deferred the difficult decisions on public spending and ādoesnāt speak to the urgency of nowā
In an interview with The Times, he said that Britain was āclose to being taxed out and maxed out in terms of borrowingā. He spoke of concerns that the government was failing to grasp how āprecariousā the fiscal position was
He said that the government needs to cut the size of the state and reduce taxes if it were to āunleash the animal spirits and generate growthā
Haldane warned Burnham that he cannot āvibe-codeā his way to growth, and raised concerns about the gap between the governmentās rhetoric and the reality. He said that the government was effectively deferring the āday of reckoningā
He also said that the decision to increase taxes on banks could show that the government lacked the courage to cut public spending. He said the move was āpenny wise, pound foolishā and sent a broader economic message that if businesses make profits āthe taxman comethā
Haldane said that while Burnham had the potential to be a āgreat prime ministerā who could serve two terms, the economy was his āblind spotā. He said that the fiscal situation facing Britain was āprecariousā
āThe penny has not yet fully dropped, including in Downing Street,ā he said. āYou see that in us having the highest borrowing costs in the G7, despite not having the highest debts and deficits.
āItās the old Hemingway [Ernest Hemingway, the author] thing, isnāt it? How do you go bankrupt? First slowly, then very quickly. The biggest risk to Andy not transforming Britain, to not serving two terms, to not being seen in the history books as a great prime minister, is not political risk.
āItās not those who sit behind him. Itās probably not even those who sit opposite him in Westminster. Keir [Starmer] lost the dressing room. Andyās biggest risk is that he loses the dealing room. And then thatās an even more painful way to go, as Liz Truss would tell you.ā
Andy Haldane: PM risks Truss-style crisis if he dodges tough choices
thetimes.com/article/9b12c00ā¦
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Good news for anyone concerned that electricity was getting a bit too cheap.
Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultation bbc.in/4z7nnMx
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The crime: intimidating MPs.
My motive: correcting the record.
My method: quoting Hansard and offering to meet.
My weapon: "Kind regards."
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Why is the City Bridge Foundation funding āsocial justiceā instead of fixing all of Londonās bridges?
The charity was set up in 1282. Today, itās worth almost *Ā£1.5 billion*.
Yetā¦ Londonās bridges are falling apart.
Why?
The Foundationās rules only require it to maintain 5 bridges. Funds can also be spent on āother charitable purposesā for the benefit of Londoners.
So what are some of these āother charitable purposesā?
š A āpoet-in-residenceā.
š Trans and sex worker sector capacity.
š A historian examining connections to the slave trade (they found links were ālimitedā).
š āSystems changeā, islamic charities, migration support, climate crisis researchā¦ and a group campaigning against a new river crossing.
ENOUGH. Governments have failed to fix Londonās bridges and one of our oldest institutions has not been directed to step in.
The City of London Corporation is the sole trustee of the Foundation. They have changed the rules before. The rules must change AGAIN to make all of our bridges the priority.
Change the rules. Fix the bridges.
Our research in The Times š
My @thetimes column: An incredible tale of how an ancient royal charter charity founded to look after Londonās bridges was hijacked by left-wing causes
We may not have feral youth on the street, but make no mistake: this is looting
With @lfg_uk
times-comment.com/3b6d00ae
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As if we wouldnāt have cracked that open like a kinder egg by now
NEW
Britainās missing sovereign wealth fundā¦ Treasury officials have modelled that had the UK done what Norway did with North Sea revenues, there would be a Ā£1 trillion fundā¦
As Chancellor sets up Energy Wealth Fund, a look at the long historical argument about where the oil windfall went, including from interviews with those who have run Norways $2.4 trillion fund, now the biggest in the world, filled from the proceeds of the same North Sea.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4gā¦
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Oh, my God. They're actually going to do this, aren't they?
