UK-based investment analyst (ex-macro, now global equities), interested in econ & markets, defence, infra, etc. https://xitter.cf/t.co/rF30HPOD4H
London, England
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Top 10 Irishmen of All Time:
1. William of Orange
2. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington
3. Arthur Guinness
4. Stephen Maturin
5. Claude Auchinleck
6. Phil Sheridan
7. Patrick Harper
8. Ian Paisley
9. Pat Cleburne
10. Margaret Thatcher
HRH the Prince of Wales needs a new tailor, his jacket is far too long and it makes him look oddly out of proportion. The jacket front ought to line up roughly with the bottom of the ribcage.
The glittering royal history of the Princess of Wales' chandelier earrings at the Oman state banquet
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Very strong list, though I'd be tempted to give number one place to God the Father Almighty, creator of England, Heaven, and (latterly) Earth, and by whose Grace the English were brought to the promised land and given dominion of the Earth.
Britain's foreign aid budget should prioritise Commonwealth Realms, but exclude *former* realms entirely.
It would doubtless only cause offence to hand millions of these bits of paper, or their digital equivalents, to a country which had purposefully rejected HM.
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We are a rational actor on an irrational continent.
Germany and France offer to build submarines for Argentina as threat to the Falkland Islands rises trib.al/hGTzrVS
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Concerning...
"Industry insiders have told @NavyLookout that two more of the five remaining Type 23s will almost certainly have to be declared unseaworthy in the next few months [while delivery of the new Type 26 & Type 31 frigates seemingly continues to slip]."
Latest news commentary:
Royal Navy frigate crisis is even worse than Commons Defence Committee report suggests
navylookout.com/royal-navy-f…
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True in Spain too. Every landlord in Madrid and Barcelona screens the renters now. This is an obvious consequence of rent control. The most vulnerable, ostensible protected by the legislation, are in fact excluded from the rental market: if you cannot be evicted for non payment, then you are too risky a renter.
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i think there’s this feeling that we can afford to be picky with infrastructure because the uk is a rich country, and i worry that feeling isn’t going to go away until its way too obvious we’re not that rich anymore
Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultation bbc.in/4z7nnMx
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Quite proud of my country that after decades of the chicken tikka masala libel only 3% have bought it.
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I’d love to be appointed head of the charity commission, maybe the single highest leverage appointment possible. The sector is completely out of control & the source of so much rot and suffering. It should be a top 3 priority
Reciting the Lord's Prayer above a whisper in one of the world's greatest churches is now, under Turkish law, an incitement to public hatred and hostility.
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Britain's establishment has isolated our country diplomatically. As I said over a year ago, we risk losing the Falklands over the negotiating table as everybody else falls behind Argentina -- including Europe, where Spain would see it as a prelude to the annexation of Gib.
EXCLUSIVE: France and Germany offer to supply Argentina submarines amid Falklands threat as No10 seeks EU reset. gbnews.com/news/world/falkla…
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Windrush was not some grand historical event - the only reason we should teach it in schools is as an example of how elites can twist past events into new hagiographic narratives to suit modern mores.
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Visiting Hagia Sophia is now a miserable experience. You are restricted to the balcony, they have roped off the balustrades, they have covered up the icons in the centre, they hector you to keep moving. No longer is it a place to roam and muse within.
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I understand that the Bishop of Rome has privately accepted the 39 Articles of Religion and embraced the light of the Reformation as refracted through the English Church.
NEW from Buckingham Palace @RoyalFamily
Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex accepts honorary title at St George’s Chapel, Windsor
With the gracious approval of His Majesty The King, The Dean and Canons of Windsor are delighted to announce that His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has become Papal Confrater of the College of St George at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
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It is time to admit that the Commonwealth does not only not serve its purpose, but works against its premise of post-imperial comity.
This is because it has become a little more than a poorly attended biannual summit whose only purpose seems to be to for Caribbean countries to lobby Britain for reparations. This does nothing but worsen these relationships.
My view was Botchwey was the last chance to try and pull the organisation back from this dead end but this had clearly failed. CHOGM is going ahead without any major reforms to its structure or meaningful agenda, resented by those in government involved in it as a result.
It is now only a matter of time before Prime Ministers stop attending our next King cuts the cord and eventually a new CANZUK-type summit or body is pursued.
You just created a million Angela Rayners
