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Did Ukraine return ALL its nuclear weapons to Russia in the 1990s - where corruption in the military was and is endemic? If he wants to retaliate can Putin take that risk? We have seen how Ukraine is able embed its assets unseen deep inside Russia...

On the bright side, 50% tariffs would absolutely clobber Ratcliffe's jeeps. Should have built them in UK...

Trump expected to make an announcement on Shawshank Penitentiary soon.

It's a startlingly rare event in our lifetimes to have the convergence of St George's day and bin day. Probably won't happen again for centuries.

China returns Boeing jets it ordered

A trade deal with America simply isn't worth the trouble.

The squeaky blinders and a hen party in space. Interesting times.

Please stop calling them 'crew'. They had as much control over the flight as the dog Laika or Ham, the chimp

So that Brexit benefit disappeared in a puff of smoke

So if Trump is right that the rest of the world will want to make a deal - just how many negotiators has the US got?

Enjoyed last night in the Cotswolds with a lovely family from Connecticut. It's a blue state but even so, we were glad we didn't hear Trump's speech until we were driving home.

If a UK-US trade deal is agreed it's going to make James Dyson look pretty stupid for moving all his manufacturing to Malaysia www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

How can we possibly share any classified information with the USA in future?

The irony of tariffs is that they allow domestic producers to raise their prices to match the cost of imported goods. Beautiful.

If this results in a big oil spill the prevailing wind will push it ashore in Richard Tice's constituency. There's no secret that he is funded by fossil fuel interests. Karma?

Went for drinks with neighbours this evening. For the first time I can ever remember, politics came up straight away.

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NFU President Tom Bradshaw boasts that last year the NFU "fended off the Right to Roam". Labour must decide whether to side with an unrepresentative lobby group, or the grassroots @righttoroam.bsky.social campaign whose ask is backed by 69% of the public. www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-...

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Because, guess what, he's not a dictator.

I can't get my head round the fact that RFK is married to her off of Curb Your Enthusiasm

Is @octopusenergyus.bsky.social doing anything to increase the numbers of EV and charger brands that their smart tariffs support? I would have thought Kia and Hyundai would have been on the list by now but it seems they can't keep pace with the market.

Our service from Thames Water has so deteriorated (numerous leaks, 24hr loss of water, sewage tankering for over a year) that I fear they are going to impact property values. If you are in their catchment it's a less desirable place to live.