🇬🇧🇺🇦 'The UK has rushed 1 million rounds of ammunition, air defence missiles & drones to #Ukraine’s frontline to help hold Putin’s army back' - Grant Shapps
🇬🇧 The UK government said the growing alliance between #Russia and #China is a threat to Western nations, as it urged European countries to boost lethal aid to Ukraine.
I #JustFinished The Road to Somewhere.
It tries to explain the rise of populisim perticluarly in #Britain
While I don't agree with everything in the book, it is pretty interesting.
It works hard to avoid blaming the affluent (and never saying rich like it's a four letter word).
But even while not saying the quite part out loud, it implies that both rich liberals and conservative are leaving the young and the poor behind. Which historically has not had the best results.
the #UK🇬🇧 is now the #homelessness capital of the world, with the number of people without homes rising rapidly, well beyond ANY OTHER DEVELOPED NATION IN THE WORLD
Discussions in Brussels to finalize a border and transit deal for Gibraltar have ended without an agreement, leaving the self-governing British territory in limbo after Brexit ended its time in the European Union. Gibraltar residents came out overwhelmingly against leaving the E.U., with 96% of people voting to remain. The vote revived historic tensions between Spain and Britain over the territory, with Madrid calling for Gibraltar’s “decolonization.” Read more from Euronews.