Belgium v Egypt is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both present-day countries contain battlefields where Napoleon personally commanded an army. Egypt had the Battle of the Pyramids. Belgium had Waterloo. Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.

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oh well that’s ok then I, for one, welcome our new Government panopticon masters

Recession indicator: Oxford Street American candy stores now shutting

Motto of this government

Me sowing Me reaping

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Lauren Edwards MP statement says “[The TIA bill] was rightly described as the safest and most robust assisted dying law anywhere in the world” No. It was only described this way by the people trying to push it through. Here is how others described the Bill: 1. The Royal College of Physicians said the Bill is unsafe 2. The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the Bill is unworkable, and unsafe 3. The British Geriatrics Society said the Bill’s safeguards are not adequate 4. Domestic abuse charities said the Bill is unsafe 5. Organisations representing disabled people said the Bill is unsafe 6. Royal College of GPs says the Bill lacks adequate safeguards 7. Lord Stevens, ex NHS CEO, said legislating for assisted dying in the current climate of hospice cuts is “utterly ridiculous” 8. MIND says the safeguards are not adequate 9. The CLADD group at KCL (DOI) have said the Bill is “not fit for purpose” 10. The British Association of Social Workers say the Bill’s is not safe enough Spot the pattern?

The Defence Investment Plan is dead in the water. No new cash unless further cuts beyond the £3.5bn of in-year cuts already factored into the current £13.5bn settlement. There are no good moves here for Dan Jarvis. What is he going to sacrifice to tweak the DIP and what would he do differently to the original plan John Healey had and decided to resign rather than implement?

“And the Assisted Dying Bill, which did NOT die”

It is literally insane simultaneously to think that 16 and 17 year olds are mature enough to vote but not mature enough to look at Instagram at 8:30pm. This is comically absurd.

We don’t need to spend money on defence! All we need to do is avoid wars. Genuinely absurd argument here, only made possible by divorcing yourself from the reality of the global security situation and the preparedness of our armed forces. x.com/johnmcternan/status/20…

This is the ideal body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

how can you be serious about european competitiveness and then oppose this, like come on

As the World Cup begins in Canada, Mexico and the USA, its worth remembering the British SAS have a history of providing advice and training to the US authorities for major sports events. Short thread on 1980s SAS training operations and support around the world.