Catio Miles

Will the BBC report on this?

They always report on what Farage is saying.

I wonder if the BBC will report on this.

They always report what Farage says and does.

The influencers leaping to Dubai’s defence [FREE TO READ] As missiles streak across the region, unfazed residents insist they ‘know who protects us’

‘British expats, he claimed, were refusing to fill out evacuation forms provided by the British government “just in case it somehow turns into a tax form instead”.’

No notes.

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I would love to say that this is Matt reaching acceptance in the stages of grief, but past history suggests that the grift will go on

Do we know if Isabel Oakshot is ok the list?

Judging by her comments, she sury is.

Dubai influencers share near-identical videos with footage of Dubai crown prince | LBC Videos featuring the caption ‘I know who protects us’ have been circulating on social media

I had no idea until this all started that the UAE licences and pays many influencers to live there and write positively about the regime.

That puts a whole new spin on things.

Propagandists in pocket of regime.

It's why all the messaging is the same.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/duba...

Democracy with American characteristics.

This is chucklesome, but I can't imagine it affects many. After all, given the choice of Dubai or Britain in Q1, who would choose Britain? The weather here is (and has been) depressing.

If this whole conflict had happened in, say, October, I suspect it'd be a much bigger 'issue' (aka chortle fest).

❗️BREAKING: An Iranian Shahed-136 drone struck the city of Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani state media reported. The target was likely Nakhchivan Airport. #Iran

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

“Couples who live outside of the UK can also be prevented from returning to it.“

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"Children are separated from parents, families have to sacrifice plans for buying a home and some have to change their plans completely and move abroad."

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“new visa requirements for EU nationals following Brexit had led to family separations and trauma.”

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Report shows UK-EU couples face 'arduous' system post-Brexit A study finds post-Brexit visa requirements for EU nationals has led to separations and trauma.

Good article by the BBC (however the title should call out the British anti European xenophobia deriving from #Brexit ).

But note this article is not on the main BBC News, but on its local Bristol section.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

6/ 🇪🇺 Over 80% of newly registered electric cars come from European manufacturers, more than half of them from Germany. It is striking that Tesla's market share has fallen sharply. Chinese manufacturers grew significantly, albeit from a low level (Fig. 3).

“The sad reality is they will have broken Iran and then will leave in place hardline remnants of an old regime that will be equally brutal, but economically strangled."

Sanam Vakil (@chmenap.bsky.social) on the consequences for Iran from the US-Israeli military campaign, via BBC Radio 4.

www.ft.com/content/d077... Pentagon eyes Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iran

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Any attempt by the US to partition Iran will make it lose the support of the Iranian opposition both outside Iran but more importantly within Iran.

Turkish responses to a Kurdish military incursion into Iran would depend entirely on how much leverage the Turkish state has over those insurgent forces.

Ankara's responses are not going to be as straightforward as many assume.

Unfortunately for Kurds, they’ve been defeated in Turkey, are in disarray in Syria and their autonomous province in Iraq got a beating at the hands of Shia controlled government in Iraq.

I don’t believe in these stories.

NEW: There seems to be an extraordinary suppression of videos documenting the damage in Israel. I wonder why.

This is Tel Aviv–Jaffa, in the Kirya area, opposite the Ministry of Defense tonight.

(🎥 Misa Roumi)

It's almost like she hasn't been briefed and doesn't know what she's talking about and doesn't have google

Saratov in fascist Russia under heavy attack by Ukrainian drones. Air defenses active, at least 15 explosions, possible hit on oil refinery. Governor says three injured, power outages in some areas of city.

"There's nothing left-wing or progressive about allowing people to be on benefits and lose the most fruitful, productive, years of their lives to a half-life."

With working-age welfare at £145b a year - is the system failing young people?

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We are already building with the EU a mega wind project in the North Sea for example and redoubling on interconnectors, this will help reduce costs big time.

U.K. gas imports are 70% from Norway and 20% from US. Very little from Middle East

EU gas imports are 33% Norway, 20% US, 15% Algeria, 10% Russia, 5% Azerbaijan, very little from Middle East. Russian imports will cease end of this year.

The plan in that article has zero ambition.

Zero.

Remarkable spread of Iran war in days. You now have attacks not just in the Gulf & Israel, but also Cyprus & Turkey in the west & off Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean in the east. Had an Iranian missile struck Turkey today, there is a good chance that Article Five would be invoked by allies.