A Study in Scarlet

The human suffering of 7 October & since renders any but sociopaths deeply distressed. We're all covered in blood. Perhaps you're now angry with me for 'moral relativism' or another modern deadly sin. Reading on may not help. But I hope you will.

A long🧵/1.

I can’t be the first to say this. But …

Liz Truss’ memoir has 6.5 pages for every day she was PM.

By comparison, Margaret Thatcher had 0.2 pages per PM day.

A Truss:Thatcher verbosity coefficient of 3,300%.

Unless, that is, the Truss book is printed in a very large font.

To the conversation on James O'Brien’s show about Iran potentially attacking Israel, I’d suggest considering:

(a) what is the USA telling Iran & Israel behind scenes?

(b) what are Iran’s & Israel’s likely reactions to what they’re being told by the USA?

Any callers with insights?

The threat of Iran attacking Israel (attacks by proxy have long been the case) looms.

All the more does the need to acknowledge what is, rather than what we might wish it to be.

The geopolitical, political & security realities of 7 October & beyond are relevant.

A 🧵 ⬇️