(2024-11-05). The Groups that Actually Run the Middle East. fpif.org Your local hospital shuts down, your kids' school closes, and your power cuts out regularly. The only organization stepping in to help is one your government considers a terrorist group. While this might sound unthinkable in New York or London, it's an everyday reality in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. It's daily life for millions of people in the Middle East, where groups like Hezbollah often do a better job at basic governance than actual governments. | If this sounds backward, you're not alone in your confusion. The reality of who really runs things in the Middle East challenges everything we think we know a…
(2024-11-05). Escalation in Eilat: Drones Target Israeli Port City. devdiscourse.com The Israeli military confirmed that sirens blared in Eilat, a strategic port city along the Red Sea, on Tuesday.
(2024-11-05). 10 wildest comments from members of Kemi Badenoch's new shadow cabinet. leftfootforward.org Kemi Badenoch has The new shadow cabinet has a range of characters who've made some outlandish comments, from the offensive to the bizarre. Here are the ten wildest of them. | 1. Kemi Badenoch's comments on maternity pay: | Let's start at the top. During…
(2024-11-05). Full list of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet appointments. leftfootforward.org The new Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has today announced who will be in her top team by publishing a full list of her shadow cabinet appointments. | Here's the full breakdown of everyone she's appointed. | Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer: Mel Stride MP | Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs: Priti Patel MP | Shadow Home Secretary: Chris Philp MP | Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Alex Burghart MP | Shadow Secretary of State for Defence: James Cartlidge MP | Shadow Secretary of State for Justice: Robert Jenric…
(2024-11-05). Kemi Badenoch Told to Face up to Conservatives' Democratic Failings After Years of Sleaze and Rule-Breaking. bylinetimes.com Leading democracy experts have hit out at the dire state of ethics and integrity in the last Conservative Government, in a warning to the party's new leader Kemi Badenoch to learn from their mistakes. | The United Kingdom Constitution Monitoring Group (UKCMG) is run by the independent Constitution Society and made up of leading academics and former Government practioners, including Lord John Thomas, Dame Ursula Brennan, Sir Richard Mottram, Sir Paul Silk and a suite of respected professors. | The timeframe of their 'state of the constitution' report covers the period between July 2023 and July 2024, while Kem…
(2024-11-05). Kemi Badenoch and Shadow Net Zero Secretary Funded by Backers of Tufton Street Climate Science Denial Group. bylinetimes.com Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, her new Shadow Net Zero Secretary Clare Coutinho, and several other Shadow Cabinet members, have all taken donations from funders of a Tufton Street climate science denial group. | Badenoch, who has described herself as a "Net Zero sceptic" and promised to fight against what her campaign has described as "radical environmental politics", has appointed a series of new Shadow Cabinet members who have received donations from funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). | The GWPF was founded by the former Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson, who has downplayed…