Senior Advisor @IISS_org and Director of Geopolitical and Intelligence Analyst @EnodoEconomics; author The Great Decoupling 2020
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May 29
Who are the Makerfield constituents that could choose the next PM? I suppose it’s too much to hope for that the Official Monster Raving Loony Party might take the seat… thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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May 27
Greens’ Makerfield candidate wants farming to be ‘decolonised’. How depressing to think that taxpayers’ money is given to “academics” to teach this vacuous drivel thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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Green candidate suggested Israel was behind October 7 attacks. Care in the Community clearly isn’t working thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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Apr 21
Morrisons manager sacked after 29 years ‘for tackling shoplifter’ Unbelievable. thetimes.com/uk/crime/articl…
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Apr 12
Faisal Islam: Why the government is relaxed about Chinese car imports. All very well. But China is exporting older models with less range and performance than those sold on China. Consumers need to know that bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv8…
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Chinese retailer takes on Amazon with same-day promise. Interesting. I wonder whether anyone in HMG has considered such issues as what protections there are for customer data and how these will be policed thetimes.com/business/compan…
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Trump learns that not everyone has a price via @FT. Indeed. Thucydides gives the drivers of conflict as fear, honour and advantage -φόβος, τιμή, ωφέλεια. All too often the importance of honour is under-appreciated.
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Mar 30
Iran war latest: Keir Starmer insists ‘this is not our conflict’. sadly, I don’t think the IRGC sees it that way thetimes.com/world/middle-ea…
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Feb 13
And there is Goodhart’s Law which holds that when a measure becomes an objective it ceases to be a useful measure spectator.com/article/the-re…
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24 Dec 2025
Russia wants tourists to visit war-torn Donbas. Visit the Soviet Union - before the Soviet Union visits you. thetimes.com/world/russia-uk…
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1 Dec 2025
Ritz among cigar lounges at risk if indoor smoking loophole ends. God preserve us from the puritans and zealots thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/a…
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14 Nov 2025
MP quits Corbyn's new left-wing party amid infighting. Sorry, how is this news? bbc.com/news/articles/ckg169…
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12 Nov 2025
Starmer’s allies have just emboldened restive MPs to find an alternative. Remarkable. The British Labour Party appears to have been genetically programmed to repeat every mistake it’s ever made. thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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17 Oct 2025
EV charging stations ineligible for road signs — over lack of hot food. Yet again, bone-headed bureaucracy triumphs over common sense thetimes.com/uk/transport/ar…
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10 Oct 2025
Judge throws out ‘ludicrous’ SAS judicial review. A victory for common sense thetimes.com/uk/defence/arti…
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19 Sep 2025
British couple Peter and Barbie Reynolds freed from Afghan prison. Hats off to Qatar for securing the release of this couple thetimes.com/world/middle-ea…
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8 Jul 2025
I just received a new passport which I applied for on-line on 3 July using the most idiot-proof website I have yet encountered. Just 3 working days. At a time when UK public services are described as broken, this was heartening. Thank you, HMPO.
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10 Jun 2025
Why mobilising marines marks a major escalation of Trumpian brinkmanship. In fact this may be less ominous than it seems. The U S Marines receive extensive riot control training to prepare them for guarding U S embassies and other overseas facilities. thetimes.com/us/american-pol…
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14 May 2025
Trump meets ‘terrorist’ Syrian president after ending sanctions. A good move. Not without risk but it gives Syria a chance to stabilise. thetimes.com/world/middle-ea…
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12 May 2025
Macron condemns ‘cocaine train’ conspiracy spread by Russia. Is this really the best they can do? thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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