If you believe parts of the media electric vehicle sales stalled. The data tells a very different story: Global electric car sales are accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Over past 3 years sales nearly tripled—reaching 17.3m new registrations in 2024 up from 6.5m in 2021.

The Illegitimate Government of "Georgian Dream" Begins the Destruction of the Political Opposition - საერთაშორისო გამჭვირვალობა - საქართველო transparency.ge/en/post/illegi…

The British Embassy in Tbilisi has put out a statement expressing deep concern about the detention of pro-European opposition leader Zurab Japaridze. 👇 Can’t the pro-Russian ruling party Georgian Dream face legitimate democratic opposition?

How does Farage get away with it? Reform, UKIP, they’re the same thing: a company Farage controls. He changed its name, that’s all. Same one-man band singing the same song.

Awe-inspiring video of the disaster that destroyed the village of Blatten. I’m sad for the villagers but relieved that they & their animals are safe, thanks to experts’ early detection of the threat. How does Switzerland predict landslides? dw.com/en/a-72739293?…

Netanyahu is conducting a full scale siege. The callousness of this is unspeakable. The horror is medieval. Has no one with humanity got any influence over him or his zealots? 👇 Inside the battle to save patients in Gaza’s last hospitals ft.com/content/a0bebb…

Important observations from Fiona Hill. She’s one of the authors of the strategic defence review. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

45 other Presidents seemed to manage it

"Erasing women and women-specific language and needs based on their sex is not only wrong, but also demeaning, regressive and constitutes one of the worst forms of violence that women and girls can experience," Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls Reem Alsalem told the United Nations Human Rights Council. #HRC59

MPs ought to read this and do something about it! taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/07/06/hmr…

I attended the memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral for victims of the 7/7 bombings in London 20 yrs ago today. A sombre occasion, especially as the names of the 52 dead were read out. Service included words & music of great beauty. Jess Dandy, contralto, sang exquisitely.

The @CityLordMayor was privileged to speak at the State banquet in Guildhall last night in honour of French President Emmanuel Macron. The event highlighted the importance of strong UK-France ties and the ongoing commitment to deepening UK-EU cooperation, especially in financial

Remembering the victims of the terrible genocide 30 years ago in Bosnia. Thinking of the victims now in Gaza. So much hate, achieving nothing. International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica | United Nations un.org/en/observances…

If a British person threatens the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor unless he drops a prosecution, is he liable to be prosecuted in Britain for interference with the course of justice?

Today, 6 August 2025, is the 80th anniversary of the Americans dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, causing devastation and death to almost every living thing and releasing radiation with long term effects. Never forget. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

This is terrible! theguardian.com/world/2025/aug…

Glad to read that European leaders will accompany Ukraine’s President Zelensky to the White House. All very well for Sean Hannity to say Ukraine has to make a deal because "Russia's a very big power and they're not." Not that simple. Ukraine has friends.

The Netanyahu government are criminals. theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

Congratulations to #Ukraine on your Independence Day. May you continue to be democratic and free for as long as you wish.

Ukraine celebrates Independence Day. news.sky.com/story/trump-ze…