Iran and the US have been on a collision course since 1979 when the radical Islamic state was founded and 44 US diplomats were taken hostage. But why now? But also, what are the who's, what's, how's, when's and where's of the current car crash and its regional, national and global repercussions. Who first—the US and Israel. America did not call on its traditional NATO allies. It did not go to the United Nations to seek legal sanctions. The United States did not even bother to inform the G7 countries. The United States acted unilaterally. In fact, Donald Trump acted ...
"Yet again, we're all caught up with the fame-encrusted stories of rich, powerful men. The women and their reported life-scarring encounters with Epstein and his set are an afterthought. At best, they're treated as a salacious backdrop to the fortunes of men whom society has lionised and - with epic irony - thought better than the rest of us."Michelle Cook says the reaction to the Epstein files spotlights how badly we are still failing women and girls. "As DHS [the Department of Homeland Security] expands its footprint, it's making its cruelty manifest in suburban areas like Roxbury - towns that ...
Embed from Getty ImagesHere's bit of history I didn't know. The caption for this photograph on Getty Images says: Emergency services at work in a bomb damaged street in Dublin, Ireland, the day after a German air raid, which killed 34 people, 1st June 1941. The cause of the raid on neutral Ireland remains unclear. Wikipedia- it's strange how the advent of AI has changed that site from a near embarrassment to the last online redoubt of human judgement - explains what happened: In the early morning hours of 31 May 1941, four German bombs fell on north Dublin. That ...
Welcome to my summary of the latest national voting intention polls for the next general election, along with the latest MRP projections and party leadership ratings. If you'd like to find out more about how polls work, how reliable they are and how to make sense of them, check out my book, Polling UnPacked: the History, Uses and Abuses of Political Opinion Polls, or sign up for my weekly email, The Week in Polls: General election voting intention polls PollsterConLabLDGrnRefLab leadFieldwork Opinium 16% (-2) 21% (+3) 10% (-2) 14% (+1) 29% (-1) -8% (vs Ref) 4-6/3 GB Find Out Now* ...
Craig-y-nos Castle (meaning:Rock of the Night), is a Scots baronial-style country house near Glyntawe in Powys, Wales. Built on parkland beside the River Tawe in the upper Swansea Valley, it is located on the southeastern edge of the Black Mountain. The castle was formerly owned by opera singer Adelina Patti, but is now a wedding venue. Its landscaped grounds are a country park, managed by the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. According to wikipedia, the main building was built between 1841 and 1843 by Captain Rhys Davies Powell, to designs by Thomas Henry Wyatt. It was bought by Morgan Morgan ...
