@laserhundreds.bsky.social
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"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"
03.03.2026 08:16 — 👍 6499 🔁 1551 💬 90 📌 42
It's not outwith the bounds of possibility. There are an estimated 300k Brits living in the Gulf states (Foreign Office figure).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
1/ Experts issued some pretty dire warnings about Trumpian tariffs and Brexit, and the result was not nearly as bad as it could have been.
Now they're issuing dire warnings about Iran.
A much smarter friend asked me how I was thinking about the difference.
My short answer: control.
Badenoch sounding like a lary, petulant teenager at #PMQs. Such a deeply unserious person.
04.03.2026 12:21 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Is this the “household name” that Reform were promising last month? Because if so, they should have added the caveat “if your household read Private Eye’s Rotten Boroughs column between 2002-2018”
04.03.2026 11:45 — 👍 94 🔁 20 💬 8 📌 0
Latest substack on Iran by @snellarthur.bsky.social is a must read
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Fair point, and I acknowledge my error, but that won't make her any more welcome in the eyes of the worst of their supporters.
04.03.2026 11:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Ditto Braverman.
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A little reminder that RefUK's leader championed a greater proportion of immigrants coming from the Commonwealth as a Brexit benefit.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
IPSO have published their verdict on The Daily Telegraph’s fake £345,000-a year banker couple who claimed they couldn’t afford five holidays.
The paper declined to explain to the watchdog how the article came to be published - but our reporting at the time sets it out…
Rubio walks back the claim he made yesterday that Israel was going to attack first, and forced America's hand. He falsely accuses the media of incorrectly reporting what he said yesterday. What he said yesterday was clear as day: Israel was going in, so US had to as well to avoid Iranian reprisals.
03.03.2026 20:27 — 👍 145 🔁 38 💬 9 📌 1
Trump [of Starmer]: "this is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with".
Bit rich coming from someone who's the antithesis of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon
03.03.2026 18:46 — 👍 148 🔁 53 💬 18 📌 13The B-Ark.
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'She says international law is "not the same as domestic" law and is instead "agreements made between countries".'
Ms. Badenoch masters the art of basic comprehension.
Ministry of Defence News Directorate of morale guidance Doha - Qatar 02 March 2026 The Ministry of Defense of the State of Qatar announces that the State of Qatar was attacked by two drones launched from the Republic of Iran. One drone targeted a water tank belonging to a power plant in Mesaieed, and the other targeted an energy facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City, belonging to Qatar Energy, without reporting any human casualties. All damages and losses resulting from the attack will be assessed by the relevant authorities, and an official statement will be issued later. The Ministry also urges citizens, residents, and visitors to remain calm, adhere to official instructions issued by the security authorities, avoid rumors, and rely solely on information released through official channels May Allah protect Qatar, its Amir, its people, and all those residing on its land.
Qatar’s Defence Ministry says two Iranian drones targeted energy infrastructure — striking a water tank at a power plant in Mesaieed and an energy facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City. No casualties were reported.
QatarEnergy has temporarily halted LNG production as a precaution.
Bloomberg terminal showing the spike in natural gas prices
JFC. European gas prices just surged 50%.
02.03.2026 13:59 — 👍 226 🔁 105 💬 8 📌 40This made my heart sink.
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Not overly fond of poor people either.
02.03.2026 13:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
He should have been challenged about this.
Source:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Case in point: Farage is raging about foreign nationals voting in UK elections.
During the referendum campaign, he actively sold the prospect of a greater proportion of immigrants coming from the Commonwealth as a Brexit benefit - immigrants likely to have greater voting rights than those from EU.
Again, would love to put some of these questions to him myself, but Reform have banned Byline Times from attending any of their events
02.03.2026 12:39 — 👍 623 🔁 115 💬 20 📌 7Worth noting re the Churchill statue, that police were on the scene within 2 mins and arrested a 38yo man - who is believed to be a Dutch national.....
27.02.2026 10:47 — 👍 24 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Your caller Paul put me in mind of this insightful and disturbing piece.
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The head of the Trades Union Congress has criticised “doomsday” warnings about hiking the youth minimum wage - as analysis shows 85% of youngsters are already paid above it.
02.03.2026 06:41 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Channelling his inner Hadrian (another authoritarian with a predilection for walls).
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Wondering how long it will be before he starts drooling at pressers.
02.03.2026 00:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0