Brian Williams

Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse

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A thorough going bastard.

My piece on Marshal Ney for Aspects of History magazine.

Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs Select committee says ‘late’ decision to overturn exclusion of fans ‘did little more than inflame tensions’ The government’s response to West Midlands police’s ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was “clumsy”, “late” and “did little more than inflame tensions”, a group of MPs has found. A report by the home affairs select committee, published on Sunday, analysed the original decision to ban away fans from a Europa League fixture with Aston Villa in November, as well as the advice that led to it. Continue reading...

Government’s response to Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban was ‘clumsy’, say MPs

Ukraine is the biggest and most consequential of all the American betrayals | Simon Tisdall As the war enters its fifth year, it’s time for Europe to take the fight to Putin on its own terms and tell Trump to get lost, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

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Rather a daft piece. The answer is no, unless something emerges that we don’t yet know about. The piece tries to speculate about what that might be, but doesn’t get far. Much as I know this won’t please Bluesky, a disproportionately republican audience: I think it could well make him more popular.

Writing Fall From Glory was a very pleasurable experience.

Who is joining ICE? The breakneck operation to recruit US agents Trump’s immigration enforcers and border patrol are recruiting in conservative America with promises of $50,000 bonuses. I saw it in action at the bull ring

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Aspects of History magazine are running a promotion for my book 'Marshal Ney: Fall From Glory'
It is also available on Amazon in kindle and in paperback.

Who is joining ICE? The breakneck operation to recruit US agents Trump’s immigration enforcers and border patrol are recruiting in conservative America with promises of $50,000 bonuses. I saw it in action at the bull ring

www.thetimes.com/article/3d01...

I am going to the perhaps unwise task of taking on two legal titans simultaneously.

But I feel both @davidallengreen.bsky.social and @danneidle.bsky.social are seeing the offence of misconduct in public office as more complicated than it actually is.

(Breathes deeply!) /1

Rio’s bloodiest day: the untold story of Brazil’s most deadly police raid In interviews with community leaders, lawyers, security specialists and bereaved relatives, the Guardian pieces together how an operation targeting a criminal gang left 122 people dead last October

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The plot for a future comedy film on Netflix.

Interested in the Napoleonic Wars? Read my book on Marshal Ney, Napoleon's Bravest of the Brave.

#KeithChegwin stars in the Children's Film Foundation family film...

🏹 ROBIN HOOD JUNIOR (1975) 6:35am with #MandyTulloch family drama #TPTVsubtitles

A man tries to get his dog to drop its ball so he can throw it again. The dog leans away with all of its legs, ball clamped between its teeth.
Man: This isn’t how it works Craig.

Night shift sights.

Extremely interesting article and take on a complex area of law, covering freedom v privacy with sides of harassment and harm.

The extent to which an individual should be restricted from filming or taking photos in a public place is complex. The sheer volume of cameras is problem one. /1

Labour MP who was groomed asks colleagues to back judge-only trials Exclusive: Natalie Fleet says power balance is with criminals not victims as delays make ‘hell of being raped’ worse

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I once worked with a colleague who reveled in sulphuric farts. Until one day.......

Facebook historical AI is a hoot.

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The Special Relationship.