BBC: Coral around the world is turning white and even dying as recent record ocean heat takes a devastating toll. It has triggered the fourth global mass coral bleaching event, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

I discovered today that Eurostat collects data on average rents in cities across Europe! For one bedroom apartments in 2023, London and Geneva are tied for the top spot at €2,200.

'I’ve seen my country descend into violence, madness and destruction, neglected by the rest of the world. Even the rich have become poor. Unless there’s a ceasefire very soon, the country may collapse.”
Sudan enters its second year of catastrophic war:
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Happy 8th anniversary to this newspaper headline.

One year ago today: the beginning of a year of destruction in Sudan.
Catastrophic conflict over the following year has forced nearly 9 million people to flee their homes, triggering the world's biggest displacement crisis and potentially the world's biggest famine.

Pretty incredible stats in the Financial Times today on the failure of private equity companies running our water companies:

Totally understandable and timely call by BBC to downgrade Newsnight at the moment, especially on the type of geopolitical expertise someone like Mark Ubran has... after all there's very little global news or conflict happening these days.

So sad. The BBC has lost the best of the best. I always turned to Mark for the truth. For when he said it was true, it was. Hugely informed, impartial, impeccable.

Volkswagen sales after this video 📈😁

A displaced Palestinian returns to Khan Yunis city in his vehicle which was destroyed during the israeli aggression

The BBC Breaking News - is no longer a news gathering service, it seems to me. It's more a news sharing body, dependent on journalists in the print media...

WIN 🚨 | Outsourced catering and cleaning staff at 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office have won their campaign to be paid monthly.

This came after months of campaigning with their union PCS Union and huge support from the public.

Solidarity!

Former UK Ambassador to Iran, Sir Richard Dalton,

'It was not only unlawful, it was a stupid thing to do, for Israel to trail its coat by attacking an Iranian consulate.. I don't know what the G7 have said, but they should be demanding restraint in the global interest from…

1/2: I’m puzzled by coverage of current events in the Near East.There seems to be no general desire to restrain Israel from deepening its conflict with Iran.Yet it is clear that this crisis began with an Israeli attack (nobody even tries to deny this) on Iranian diplomatic…

UK’s own tax havens miss deadline for public registers of who actually owns companies bit.ly/3vRRMTD Transparency International organisation TI says UK territories and dependencies provide “a safe haven for criminals, kleptocrats and tax evaders to store their ill-gotten gains”.

Israel + Allied success fending off the weekend's Iranian attacks relieved many. But my concerns...
- about taboos being broken, by Israel on 1st Apr + Iran on Saturday
- that Iran's conclusion may be it needs nuclear deterrence, & faster
- which hastens an Israeli strike against…

Lord Prem Sikka, 'Fighting oppression, destruction of NHS is a lifelong commitment. It is not just for one week or one weekend' Prem Sikka

'Before I talk about some financial aspects, let's just put this into broader context'

'Why is there such a huge demand for health…

Worth a retweet! Are you paying attention Victoria Atkins ?

I am almost never afraid for my physical safety. But I know being an outspoken critic of Israel is the most dangerous thing I do under my own (white, Jewish) name. Zionists are just super violent, as a normal tactic, on purpose. If they do this to Jews, imagine to Palestinians.

Europe is home to unregulated global trading in commodities like food. Speculation over the last few years has made a few corporations a fortune while forcing millions of ppl into hunger. Brilliant talk by UNCTAD’s Anastasia Nesvetailova at Rebalancing Europe conf. 1/2