Unicef spokesperson James Elder is recently back from Gaza. He tells me the humanitarian situation there is "everything that the international community ever feared, but worse somehow: no aid and more attacks on civilian areas."

That Northern Rail fax machine exchange in full

The thing about "the UK’s tax burden is now at a record high", is that this is also true for almost all countries 📈

The UK immediately needs to: - Increase defence spending rapidly (rather than shrinking its army) - Focus its military strategy on deterring Russian aggression in Europe (rather than confronting ‘global threats’) - Work with European allies to defend Europe under a NATO that

Deputy Governor Ramsden “not seeing anything unusual at all” in gilt market, “you’ve seen really orderly developments in recent weeks, before and after the Budget”. Bailey played down even the idea that mortgages might be higher than they otherwise would have been post Budget

Remember this. Lock it in.

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For all those Russian bots bleating about escalation, this was the map of all missile attacks on Ukraine last night:

🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14

Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵

NEW -- source in #Damascus says it's assumed #Aleppo is on track to fall by nightfall. Regime military in chaos and disarray. Some in the city are already en route to #Damascus.

As an ever more worried father and teacher, thanks Caitlin Moran #👏🏼

I’m a consultant in private practice in London and I treat patients covered by private medical insurance every day. If you think it’s better in the UK, think again. I’ll share some stories I and my colleagues see every day. After reading these please DM me or share your own 🧵

SCOOP: Advertising Firms Omnicom and Interpublic Nearing Merger That Would Reshape Industry ⁦Suzanne Vranica⁩ ⁦Lauren Thomas⁩ wsj.com/business/media…

Russian sources claim that Russia is "leaving Syria completely" and that both major Russian bases are being abandoned.

Google have invented Willow, a quantum computer so powerful & quick that they slip out mid way through the blog post “It lends credence to the notion that quantum computation occurs in many parallel universes, in line with the idea that we live in a multiverse” So there you go.

Following analysis from myself & Imperial colleagues, the Borough of Haringey just made 3 LTNs permanent! Our report here: lnkd.in/gcP9XBPM Proud to help London promote #health, #equity & #sustainability 🌳🚲🚶‍♀️ #SustainableMobility #ActiveTravel #CleanAir #Decarbonisation

The Medicare $2K drug cap is what we used to call "news" - it's a new gov't policy that affects the lives of millions of real people who presumably would want to know about it. Once, TV news and newspapers would have prominently reported it and explained how it happened. 5/

If you’re thinking about voting Reform, remember that they made you poorer.