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I genuinely cannot describe how bad an idea I think it'd be for Number 10 to pivot politically from Morgan McSweeney to Jonathan Powell

So much of human progress is temperature control. Air conditioning saves lives, reduces stress, boosts productivity, saves the NHS money, incentivises solar infrastructure and is negatively correlated with existing energy demand. A no-brainer for policymakers.

The idea that it will be helpful for Britain’s reputation to cede the BIOT is obvious nonsense.

Year 67 of the embargo. No doubt this will be the year it finally works.

One of the defining features of totalitarianism was how its leaders made war on experts, like the Soviet bureaucrats who boosted Lysenkoism. Dictatorial regimes *hate* experts, because experts reach conclusions based on evidence, not political expediency.

“Chagossian exiles in Crawley are not cheering the annexation of their homeland by Mauritius” — Yuan Yi Zhu on the Hollow “decolonisation” thecritic.co.uk/issues/july-20…

If being involved makes you poorer, or jeopardises your security, then don’t get involved, argues David Blagden thecritic.co.uk/the-case-for-k…

Massive one-off opportunity for those countries in the rest of the world that want to lead the world in science….

Yet, at one of the most lavish weddings of this century, Jeff Bezos couldn't even find a suit that fit. Guests were similarly poorly attired. Why? Because they are buying clothes from luxury *brands* not tailors.

Every society needs prisons. Only sick ones gloat about them and delight in creating horrible ones.

“Increasingly, scholars are more focused on identifying and describing things they identify as “bad” than offering generalizable explanations for them.” IR folk:

Fancy something that goes against the narrative? Then try this puckish piece from Tim Leunig on the left case for Reeves. politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

Recently Durham County Council Crematorium Committee met at the appointed time. Not a single Reform UK Councillor was present. As per the meeting agenda, a Chair was elected and agreed by all councillors who were present. Following this, the Reform councillors turned up and asked

I knew they’d come through. #thekidsarealright

Wait til they find out how socialist the actual bible is. The New Testament is full of free stuff. Fishes, loaves, wine, leprosy treatment, you name it

He took out govenrment loans during COVID of £70,000 for two shell companies with no employees or assets or accounts, and then transf erred ownership to his mother. He tried to have them both struck off to avoid repayment, but HMRC intervened. Basically a crook.