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Ayesha Ijaz Khan
29, April #WarSpillover

Ayesha Ijaz Khan: The mentality that doesn’t want more destruction…

The mentality that doesn’t want more destruction. More elementary schools hit. More power plants hit. More bridges hit. The mentality that wants to glean a peaceful outcome for the people beyond looking at egos. Sure, Iran can hit GCC but it can’t hit the US. Right there you have an asymmetrical situation. Even if Iran humiliates US (as Merz says, which I don’t disagree with), it comes at a huge cost to Iranian people - not much of a cost to Americans. Who are only paying more for gas, while Iranians lift coffins of little girls. When Pakistanis caution that Iran can be more flexible, that doesn’t mean they are siding with US or Israel—it’s established that those two are unreliable and often have bad intentions. Question is - why didn’t Iran just make a nuclear weapon and test it by now? If it hasn’t done that, then what’s the point in not compromising on its nuclear program if it’s leading to all this economic misery?
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Bushra Shaikh
28, April #WarSpillover

Bushra Shaikh: It's hard to ignore the sense of Iran's…

It's hard to ignore the sense of Iran's power on the Strait. Smart Control: the new system. The Strait is now under smart control by Iran's naval forces. Safe routes have been designated by the navy and ships must obtain security clearance to pass through. The strait is closed to hostile ships and those affiliated with them. Any ship whose origin or destination is a hostile country, regardless of its flag, is not allowed to pass. Ships that have remained here for a long time are waiting to receive clearance. Locals say that food and water are being sent to ships that cannot approach the docks.
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Chris Williamson
28, April #BrokenSystem

Chris Williamson: If what @Siobhain_Mc…

If what @Siobhain_Mc says in this short clip was true we would've had a Labour govt since 2017. ▪︎ Our energy and water bills would be considerably lower because the utilities would've been nationalised. ▪︎ Higher education would be free because tuition fees would've been abolished. ▪︎ Train fares would be lower because the railways would've been nationalised and the rolling stock would've been updated. ▪︎ NHS waiting times would've plummeted because the privatising spivs would've been kick out of our NHS. ▪︎ We'd now have a free social care service. ▪︎ The housing crisis would've been eliminated because there would have been a renaissance in council housing. What Siobhain conveniently forgets to mention is that she actively worked against Jeremy
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Alex Wickham
28, April #StarmerCrisis

Alex Wickham: Keir Starmer end-day analysis…

Keir Starmer end-day analysis: he is wounded from the last two weeks but limps on to face his fate after the locals. — The PM finished the day in a better place than he started it. He got a rare victory winning tonight’s Commons vote with minimal rebellion. If he had lost it would have been close to game over. But No10 won the argument with Labour MPs that this was a political stunt from the Tories. Labour MPs decided to keep their problems in-house rather than give Kemi Badenoch the win. — Downing Street is relieved that what threatened to be a perilous Tuesday didn’t do much serious new damage. The sessions with Philip Barton and Morgan McSweeney ended without a killer blow. When it comes to the process on Starmer versus Olly Robbins, after hours and hours of testimony from all the key witnesses, there are arguments on both sides and no clear winner, maybe just two losers. — Philip Barton’s evidence was uncomfortable for No10 but his crucial caveat that he was not put under pressure over the substance of Mandelson’s appointment process gave the PM something of a reprieve. It could have been much worse for No10. — That means after two weeks of intense scrutiny on Mandelson, he has survived until the next flashpoint after the locals. As Bloomberg reported on Saturday, Starmer’s rivals think they need a ‘perfect storm’ of events to bring him down including an ‘emotional’ response from MPs to May 7 leading to a cabinet revolt. It remains unclear if Labour MPs have the stomach or plan to change leader now. It all comes down to the days after the vote. — Starmer will seek to move past the Mandelson scandal with a renewed focus on security, in terms of Britain’s defence, economy and energy supply as we reported a few weeks ago. He is planning a series of speeches and policy interventions on those topics.
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Liz Webster
27, April #BrokenSystem

Liz Webster: While British farmers are asking…

🚨 While British farmers are asking “can we even afford to produce food?” amid fertiliser, diesel & energy crises… Today’s Times business news: “Chicken King” 2 Sisters Food Group profits jump to £108m (from £35.5m) and they announce £1.7bn investment. Farmers squeezed at the bottom. Processors & supermarkets thriving further up the chain. This is exactly why the food system is broken.
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