* ‘Former Oxford-educated banker’ * ‘Vocal chords made of tweed’ * ‘Owns a labrador’   Rishi Sunak is ‘quintessentially English’ says Sadiq Khan.  Lewis Goodall

MoD say the air defence order for Ukraine is the largest single order ever given to Thales Belfast & will involve the company hiring 200 staff.

This is infuriating. I think UK should be strong. I think we should invest in new tech for defence. I think Anduril is great. But they are not Anglo-American. They are (rightly and proudly) American. Claiming otherwise is gaslighting the taxpayer.

From Yann LeCun on greencard/visa revocations and deportations of scientists.

First Wayve self driving car spotted in the wild on a busy street in central London! 🇬🇧/acc

The King has expressed his admiration for the “thin green line” of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Charles told a roomful of officers in Belfast they are owed “an enormous debt of gratitude which can never really be paid enough” belfastlive.co.uk/news/royal-vis…

Belfast is the happiest place in the UK. according to the Office for National Statistics. Happier people tend to return lost items, like a wallet. BBC's Mark Easton went to the city to test out that theory.

When green suits you 😍 #TheMasters

'Rory McIlroy, Masters champion, how does that sound?' Sport presenter Stephen Watson from BBC News NI spoke to Rory McIlroy shortly after he won his first Green Jacket and completed golf's grand slam bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/art…

Rory McIlroy ‘s success is Northern Ireland’s success too. What a man, and what a Province!

Great story for 🇬🇧 tech. Army Major Will Blyth sees in the field a need to build software to connect military robots. Founds Arondite (tapping another great 🇬🇧 institution University of Oxford for talent). And today raises $12mm seed Index Ventures. Proudly backed by Creator Fund.

Sadiq Khan is driving a proud city into the ground. Lawbreaking is out of control. He's not acting. So, I did.👇

The UK as a whole is behind in state capacity and policy (see: UAE). Thinking that other nations in the UK are the benchmark is a dereliction of ambition. NI should be making the most of the strong technical talent coming out of Ulster University and Queen's University Belfast 🎓.

Dame Arlene Foster tells her fellow Peers she's "Glad to be the Daughter of the RUC"

UPDATE: Seventeen police officers are injured and five people arrested during a second night of violence in Ballymena. bbc.in/3ZtvEut

What is the goal US tech people have when cherrypicking things to attack about Europe? (see also, plastic bottlecaps etc). To take this latest example by Sheel, you could also appreciate that Europe also produces more masters degrees in plasma physics or photonics than the US.

Much looking forward to visiting Northern Ireland in a week!!☘️

I’m in Belfast!!

So much enjoyed soda bread & Guiness cake!!😋

Let there be air con. Energy policy should fit what Brits need, not the other way around. Sign up to Britain Remade’s campaign to make Britain cool again. 🇬🇧