James O’Brien

Relax.

Remember: Donald Trump created this crisis. He walked away from the Iran nuclear deal that was working, promising a "better deal." He didn't deliver. He escalated, abandoned real diplomacy, and has now led us into a conflict that puts us all at risk.

Yes. Beautiful. I’m armed to the max & only have Saito left to kill but I don’t like leaving unfinished business in my wake.

Another way in which Trump closely resembles Putin and other dictators is that when he is scared, he is dangerous.

With public support in freefall, and with heat from the Epstein Files increasing despite his attempts to obstruct their release, Trump has started a needless war with Iran.

No but kinda. Just a side mission but by far the hardest boss.

I misread this and got it wrong. Israeli officials are only saying they have targeted Khamenei, not that he has actually been killed. Apologies !

Also, didn’t say *which* office.

Fuck him.

If I don’t defeat Takezo the Unrivaled this weekend, I will resign my office in disgrace.

Absolutely. “I’m not racist, I just care deeply about ‘lifetime net fiscal contribution’ for reasons I can neither articulate nor defend.” In one way, it’s just the latest in a long line of bigotry-shaped fig leaves. In another, it’s worse because it devalues public service & caring professions.

Yes, because this whole thing looks to have been driven by the twitter-racist manufactured psychosis over "lifetime net fiscal contribution", something that literally nobody who's not on twitter cares about

The Spectator The Greens clearly think they can ride to power on the back of the self-pity of overeducated urban leftists and the religious anger of certain Muslim constituencies Brendan O'Neill

The Spectator A good pub quiz question in the year 2050 will go something like this: 'True or false, the "green" in the "Green Party" originally referred to the environment.' By this point, the etymological origins of Britain's sectional Islamic party will be as obscure as the relationship between British Conservatives and 17th century Irish bandits. A key milestone, our mid-century quiz regular will inform his teammates, was the 2026 Gorton and Denton by-election in which the Greens stood neck and neck in a three-way race with Labour and Reform before voting opened. Ed West

Spectator columnists having a meltdown

If you are interesting why these strikes happened right after we received news that the US-Iran talks went reasonably well though without breakthrough, Lord Ricketts has an excellent explainer.

The Iranian regime is objectively hideous. It murders & incarcerates innocent people, threatens & attacks sovereign neighbours, routinely breaks international law, outlaws dissent & crushes free speech.
Can you see the problem with *Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu* leading the attack on them?

Absolutely.

No half-sentient person would trust Trump with a barbecue, and here we are watching him start a war to distract from his weapons grade depravity & incompetence.

Trump says US carrying out 'major combat operations' in Iran an hour ago We have now hear from U.S. President Donald Trump. In a video posted on social media, he said: "A short time ago the U.S. military began major combat operations in Iran." "Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime." Iran "can never have a nuclear weapon." "We sought repeatedly to make a deal." Iran "attempted to rebuild their nuclear programme." Iran is developing long range missiles that threaten the U.S. and others." "We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground." "We’re going to annihilate their navy." "We will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon."

I must have missed the bit where Congress authorised this

There is always a tweet.

Such a good book. Mad bargain!

Trump had no choice but to act. The Iranians were just weeks away from obtaining the missing Epstein files.

Can confirm. A left-leaning radio show is currently the most popular in the UK’s commercial ‘Talk’ sector, despite being in neither of the traditionally ‘prime time’ slots. Modesty prevents me from disclosing further details…

Beware The Green Menace 🤪
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There's something about The Bill.....

Wasn’t the manager, mate.

Extraordinary that in these fractious & divided times, so many of us can unite around the single, simple fact that Matthew Goodwin is an irredeemable twat.

Should have opened with this.

Can’t blame this on Morgan McSweeney.

Has the person behind the Allister Heath headline generator created something similar for Kemi Badenoch?
Breathtaking lack of self awareness from the leader of a party that polled 1.9%.

The gift that keeps giving.