Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down Sarwar said to be furious Starmer’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged Scottish support before May elections * UK politics live – latest updates Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, is to call on Keir Starmer to stand down as prime minister and Labour leader at a hastily arranged press conference in Glasgow. Sarwar is said to be furious that the prime minister’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged support for Scottish Labour in the run-up to crucial Scottish parliament elections in May. Continue reading...

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down

Neighbours of proposed Chinese ‘mega’ embassy seek judicial review Residents of properties with Beijing-owned freehold set out legal arguments

EXC: Residents living next to China’s proposed “mega” embassy in London have taken the first formal step in pursuit of a judicial review of govt’s approval for the diplomatic complex

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The Mandelson I knew had a fatal flaw: he was a machiavellian who always cast himself as a victim | Andy McSmith The UK’s first ‘spin doctor’ was immensely valuable to those he served. But he always felt entitled to more, says political journalist Andy McSmith

The Mandelson I knew had a fatal flaw: he was a machiavellian who always cast himself as a victim | Andy McSmith

Thanks for this, Ken.

Book Review (1/26): Mahmood Mamdani’s Slow Poison A journey through Uganda’s stunted political development

Book Review: Mahmood Mamdani’s Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni

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UN climate summit’s $300bn deal slammed as ‘stage-managed’ Poorer countries concede in fight with rich world and fossil fuel producers over funds to deal with global warming

Of course this ended up being a big joke.

Low-income countries should wake up and try their best at energy security and adaptation.

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YouTube video by Mic The Snare What Everyone Misses About Tiny Desk Concerts

What Everyone Misses About Tiny Desk Concerts youtu.be/2NCWckYqh4w

Wonderful. Thank you!

Interesting development here.

Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations There are no federal privacy regulations to protect your information – here’s how you can do it yourself Welcome to Opt Out, a semi-regular column in which we help you navigate your online privacy and show you how to say no to surveillance. The last…

Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations

The World Bank and other IFIs should get serious about climate adaptation in low-income countries Instead of merely externalizing high-income countries’ policy priorities (especially mitigation), focus should be on promoting energy access for rapid growth and adaptation.

The World Bank and other IFIs should get serious about climate adaptation in low-income countries: www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-world-...

Kenyan Protests, Part One: The political education of President William Ruto Lessons on the difficulties of governing during turbulent economic times after campaigning as an anti-establishment populist.

Now is a great time to read up on the political education of William Ruto: www.africanistperspective.com/p/kenyan-pro...

What's good here? What's the hashtag for Kenyans on this... Sky? #KOSky? #KOS?