How The New York Times Became the White House’s Least Favorite Paper politi.co/4b9avJs via POLITICO

Tim Tams in London £2 (AU$3.83)

Tim Tams at Australia’s two biggest supermarkets: $5

2024 on track to be one of the hottest on record..

UK govt confirms 10% of jet fuel to be biofuels by 2030, as part of aviation decarbonisation plan

Govt says it has 'plans in place to prevent any major [air fare] hikes' (but doesn't say what they are)

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Last week, I had to leave India abruptly. The Modi Government told me my visa extension would be denied, saying my reporting 'crossed a line'. After Australian Government intervention, I got a mere two-month extension ...less than 24 hours before my flight. 1/2

'Saint George was born in Turkey to a Turkish father and Palestinian mother. He lived in the Middle East and suffered persecution at the hands of the Romans.'

#HappyStGeorgesDay , England.

independent.co.uk/voices/st-geor…

Quite the front page from Murdoch’s New York Post today.

This was an excellent entry for sure! #eurovision

'(Liz Truss) fails to reckon with the truth: that she is a poor practitioner of politics with few achievements to her name as a result. Though she styles herself as a political teacher, she only preaches to the converted,' writes Lewis Goodall

newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

Fascinating graph showing the growing inequality gap when it comes to housing.

This is a massive challenge for policymakers.

Average millennial still on zero.

But top 10% of millennials significantly better off than top 10% of boomers at same age (because of family wealth).

Debt-for-nature swaps could give $100 billion boost to climate fight, says IIED report reuters.com/sustainability…

March 2024 was hottest March on record.

It was also the 10th consecutive month of record breaking temperatures.

bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

US plans to label goods from Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank ft.com/content/f0df1d… via @ft

U.S. approved more bombs to Israel on day of World Central Kitchen strikes washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

“Globally, 89% of emissions are due to the 4billion people in the top half of the global income distribution. 49% are due to the 800million people in the top 10% of the income distribution. 17% of all emissions are generated by the top 1% alone.”
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooze/…

The UK is one of the few - possibly only - western countries where water utilities have been fully privatised. It’s a disaster and will end up costing taxpayers.

Meanwhile, some people will have made heaps of ££ from it all…

OFFICIAL: UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4% to 384MtCO2e in 2023, according to govt figures

This confirms Carbon Brief analysis, published earlier this month, of a 5.7% reduction to 383MtCO2e

carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-em…

Applejuiceification and the illusion of choice: a short thread

Princess Kate receiving treatment for cancer, per Palace statement

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