Where's wisdom, humanity, and much needed leadership coming from nowadays at the UN? Here is Mia Mottley PM of #Barbados. Ignore the YouTube title. This is about MUCH more than that, and all the more impressive for it 👍👏👏👏🇧🇧 Blessed are the peacemakers youtu.be/_got5rApjJ4?si…

The world's 10 richest people saw their fortunes skyrocket by a jaw-dropping $64 billion after Trump's victory Tuesday night. Make no mistake: the ultra-wealthy and Wall Street will make out like bandits during the second Trump term. Everyone else will be left behind.

Fireworks pollute our air, terrify our pets, and disturb wildlife. In London, things are out of control. We have been bombarded, intensively, by neighbours, on 7 of the last nine nights, until 2am. This is antisocial, and needs regulation Yvette Cooper Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

Please consider the following options 1. Ban private sales, with displays only permitted by registered and regulated professionals 2. Ban imports of fireworks, encouraging growth of a UK industry, properly regulated, with tight controls on noise and particulate pollution

You need to RESTRICT not expand the permission to explode fireworks around festivals. Fireworks should be completely banned on the days before and after and the adjacent weekends to Diwali, Hallowe'en, Nov 5th, New Year and Chinese New Year Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Yvette Cooper

Further restriction on release of fireworks on festivals. NARROW the permitted time intervals. 2330 to 0030 ONLY for Diwali, New Year and Chinese New Year. 1700-1900 and 2100-2400 for 5th November. Yvette Cooper Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

And a final plea - ban use of public money for displays with combustible fireworks. Given the many harms, and the compelling alternatives, there's no case, and no mandate for this. You need to set the tone. You wouldn't organise a smoking festival Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Yvette Cooper

But while we are on the topic why do you impose so many costs on property developers to demonstrate mitigation of has to breeding wildlife, while ignoring the impact of your lack of regulation of fireworks? Have you done an impact study? Yvette Cooper Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

No, Israel should not be banned from UEFA but the disgraceful behaviour of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in Amsterdam should lead to a lengthy exclusion of their club from all European competition thenational.scot/news/24711406.…

As the cabinet of curiosities is assembled, it's clear we need a more strategically ambiguous UK/US approach. Keep 'em guessing. Are they an adversary or a friend? Can they count on our UN votes? Will we buddy up with EU or them? Do they get to drop in on the King (poor him!)

No more the automaticity of the "special relationship". This is all about transactional politics, the only language that Trump understands.

I’ve made a petition – will you sign it? I need 5 supporters for this to go forward. I hope that it will gain a lot of support Click the link to sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7128… My petition: Ban entry to the UK for Elon Musk as not conducive to the public good

The impact of Elon Musk's recent interventions reinforce my view that his presence in the UK would not be conducive to the public good Click the link to sign my petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7128… BBC - Musk's 'disinformation' endangers me, says Phillips bbc.com/news/articles/…

In a crisis, with everything moving in the wrong direction. We should focus on collaborative rebuilding of economies and trade post-COVID, and strengthen health systems around the world. Instead, opportunist bad actors have hijacked the agenda and imposed huge costs. Rearm? Now?

In 2023 USA spent 2.4% of GNI on ODA, an ungenerous donor amongst OECD countries. But it is the largest donor in absolute terms. Trump and Musk's absurd announcements, including an intention to shut down USAID ('a criminal organization'), will cause chaos, hardship and deaths.

For this reason, I'm out of here (X) and will first send my BSky details when I've set up an account. My response to recent events, including tariff wars (it's a logical one for all global consumers) will be to boycott ALL US goods & services, especially any linked to Elon Musk

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I won't be visiting the USA during his presidency. Frankly the rapid march of 'unfreedoms' makes it unsafe for all of us visibly opposed to his regime. But pity US nationals and residents who are subjected to all of this, and have no choice.