It's possible that I'm missing something here, but surely this argument will only stand up when the UK no longer needs any fossil fuels. Until then, they have to come from somewhere. How does importing them reduce our carbon emissions?

Snap. And he and I promised never to block on this issue. Was easy for me to avoid. It's just so much easier living in reality not trying to make excuses in a reality denying cult.

'There was no Russian interference': Farage blasts Andy Burnham as 'liar' after PM said Kremlin meddled in Brexit vote lbc.co.uk/article/farage-bur…

Today, at President Trump’s direction, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is immediately issuing a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market.

Just shy of 33% is a good result for the Greens (slightly above okay). North of 35% would have been very good. But two things stand out: the very low turnout; and Labour getting a high 45% while LDs and Tories shrank back. That indicates lots of tactical voting against Polanski. I suspect the Greens won in Somers Town (which they lost in May) but had reverses in most other places, especially the north of the constituency. I don’t think losing by 3000 votes, or getting 33% should bother Polanski, but a bloc of voters mobilising to stop him probably should. It’s also clear the ground game in Holborn and St Pancras was nothing like Gorton & Denton. But, in truth, so much of that was powered by a deep, powerful disdain for Keir Starmer. It was extraordinary, really. I saw Labour *members* canvassing for Hannah Spencer. Some puzzling features of this campaign: Polanski didn’t do much media, or innovate with social first content. You’d hear the refrain he’s canvassing instead. Great. But his comparative advantage is that stuff - and this was a young seat. Wouldn’t have made the difference, but a strange choice nonetheless. Worth saying that, with this kind of performance nationally, the Greens would win circa 20 seats. BUT it’s also clear they’ve lost momentum, and voters are increasingly likely to vote to STOP them than before. That could be an issue going forward.

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in the UK and is not surprised the super-rich are fleeing a country 'on the slide' trib.al/XRgi5Hq

LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"