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The latest pint, pub and book tweet. The pint - @GunBrewery Best Bitter. The pub - @the_nelson_arms - a wonderful discovery in Tonbridge (I can see @alessionaval holding court here) The book - "Red Devils" by @MarkUrban01 - which I am already hugely enjoying 50 pages in.
🧵Leaders of 18 countries with citizens being held hostage by Hamas releasing joint statement calling on Hamas to take deal on table to release the hostages and get a ceasefire. A senior US admin official says they have had some signals Hamas may be ready to sit down again. will…
Woke up to the news that Senate has *already* voted to force ByteDance to sell its share of TikTok. Wow that was fast! especially by politicians’ standards. They REALLY want this to happen. So what happens now? President Joe Biden has to sign it off - he has already said that he…
The Treasury is claiming that hitting the target of raising UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP in 2030 amounts to a "£75 billion increase". How do they get to this £75bn number? 🤨 Thread...🧵1/9 x.com/hmtreasury/sta…
The Treasury is claiming that hitting the target of raising UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP in 2030 amounts to a "£75 billion increase". How do they get to this £75bn number? 🤨 Thread...🧵1/9 x.com/hmtreasury/sta…
The UK is to boost its defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. That’s very important: - funding crisis on new kit goes away (for now…) - vital reinvestment in ammo stocks - answer criticisms from former minister @JSHeappey + Tory back benchers - challenge to Labour to match…
UK PM to announce £500m additional military aid for Ukraine in Poland Tuesday. Main points: - additional Storm Shadow air launched missiles (number not clear) - 400 vehicles including 160 Husky light armoured vehicles - 4m rounds small arms ammo
Another Ukrainian innovation...
Another Ukrainian innovation...
Through at last - the $60bn US Ukraine package held up in Congress since last October has finally passed. Great sigh of relief in Kyiv 👇🏻
Through at last - the $60bn US Ukraine package held up in Congress since last October has finally passed. Great sigh of relief in Kyiv 👇🏻
The Pentagon is preparing to quickly approve a weapons package for Ukraine that includes urgently needed artillery and air defenses as Congress lines up votes to pass additional funding for the country, according to two U.S. officials. W/ @connorobrienNH politico.com/news/2024/04/1…
Over my many years as a journalist my stories have often made an impact- discussed in other media or in parliament, influenced policy . But I think this is the first occasion when one of my reports looks likely to change the law .@MeirionTweets @louisetickle @Hoskea10
Over my many years as a journalist my stories have often made an impact- discussed in other media or in parliament, influenced policy . But I think this is the first occasion when one of my reports looks likely to change the law .@MeirionTweets @louisetickle @Hoskea10
Good point by my colleague: the scale of the attack, including over 100 ballistic missiles, means this can’t be seen as purely theatre. It compares to the start of the invasion of Iraq (ave. 500 strikes a day), and only surpassed recently by Russia’s initial strikes in Ukraine.
Good point by my colleague: the scale of the attack, including over 100 ballistic missiles, means this can’t be seen as purely theatre. It compares to the start of the invasion of Iraq (ave. 500 strikes a day), and only surpassed recently by Russia’s initial strikes in Ukraine.
The strange world of middle east escalation management: after Iran telegraphed its intention for a limited strike on Saturday, now the US hints at Israel's target list for the next round nbcnews.com/news/world/us-…
I spent a week back in the Donbas, eastern Ukraine, where I once lived and have reported from for years. It was heartbreaking to see it in such bad shape, people in dire need of help, lives torn apart by relentless Russian bombing. "There is no confidence in tomorrow. Many…
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…
Shorter Iran: now would be a great time to stop this
Shorter Iran: now would be a great time to stop this
Last night's events in the Middle East show the value of allies and of long term investment in defence. Iran's capabilities - to attack with a wide variety of precision long range weapons - are considerable. European countries could not have mounted a similar defence
Middle East situation @08.00 UK time: - Israel says Iran fired 300 weapons last night: 170 drones, 30 cruise & 120 ballistic missiles - IDF + western air forces downed 99%, a few ballistic & cruise got through - some damage at Nevatim airbase - all eyes now on Israeli response
There's been a big US-coordinated international effort to shoot down Iranian drones / cruise missiles over Jordan tonight. Israel will have to consider that continued support when weighing any direct retaliation against Iran.
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@shashj The obvious baseline to use would have been the HMT one which is used for the Equipment Plan. This is 0.5% per annum in real terms. On this basis, the 6 year increase is around £60bn, of which some £12bn is Ukraine. Still pretty substantial.
@MarkUrban01 @JSHeappey This has see sawed since 2021. Johnson made commitment to 2.5% by end of decade, then defence was not uplifted after the Russian invasion of Ukraine (which Labour criticised) and defence budget effectively fell after Truss debacle, Sunak created caveat (when growth allows)….1/2
I will reiterate my eternal frustration that most European NATO members have counted non-core defense spending as NATO-qualifying spending for decades. Especially military pension spending. If the U.S. included VA, intelligence, and Ukraine spending, it would easily add ~$400B.
Check out the small print on Sunak's defence pledge - includes money spent on Ukraine, Middle East/Yemen, parts of the intelligence budget too So this takes defence spending on govt math to 2.32% of GDP - meaning that lifting to 2.5% by 2030 is not so dramatic
You have to hand it (again) to @BBCMoreOrLess - they do journalism, fact based and truthful not neutral
A look at the misinformation being spread about the Cass Review. Well worth a listen for anyone concerned about misinformation or interested in how poor research was discriminatory against gender distressed children who were given a lower quality of care: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h…
Wishing everyone a happy Passover: Chag Pesach Sameach. This is the beautiful Barcelona Haggadah from c1340 showing the seder night dinner that will be held across the world tonight ….
I joined the Navy in 1988. That year the RN boasted nearly 66,000 people, 140 ships and 33 submarines. There were 35 frigates alone, 3 of which were permanently assigned to train our people and UK Defence took 3.8% of GDP to maintain. I offer this as a fact free from opinion.
Per @ABC, it seems that Israel successfully employed three Rocks air-launched ballistic missiles against an Iranian radar site outside Isfahan that forms part of the integrated air defense system for the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant.
Clarification: based on input from @orfialkov, this wreckage may be from Rocks specifically. Rocks is the purpose-designed ALBM derivative of Sparrow produced by Rafael. This would expand the potential launch platforms from F-15A/B Baz and F-15I Ra’am to include F-16I Sufa.
Clips, titles and some of the best idents in broadcasting - a little mash-up I've done for tonight's Newsnight to celebrate BBC2's diamond anniversary. It's been a treat seeing my work on this channel, my broadcasting home for many years. Very sad I'll soon be leaving it.
From blackouts to broadcast blockbusters – BBC Two turns 60 this weekend. To mark the occasion, here’s a #Newsnight mash-up of some of its best moments. Made by @StuartDenman
MORE (Reuters) - Netanyahu's war cabinet had initially approved plans for a strike on Monday night inside Iranian territory to respond forcefully to last Saturday's missile and drones from Iran, but held back at the last-minute, three sources with knowledge of the situation…
(Reuters) - Israel's apparent strike on Iran after days of prevarication was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a major war, even if the sheer fact it happened at all shattered a taboo of direct attacks that Tehran broke days earlier.
📣Some personal news📣 I’ll be joining the BBC’s Verify unit as Policy & Analysis correspondent in the coming weeks & really look forward to working with their excellent team… 1/2
Mao’s China. The fall of the Berlin Wall. Falling out with Thatcher. I invite my wonderful dad on the pod to talk about six decades in journalism. 🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hist…
‼️ There was the highest ever lead – 15 points – for Marine Le Pen’s @MLP_officiel Far Right party in the daily European Elections tracking poll by IFOP for Le Figaro and others tonight. Such a result on 9 June could be calamitous for President @EmmanuelMacron 1/
FPV drones are not the key. And not the panacea. IMHO, the key is: 1) enough artillery shells; 2) well trained infantry; 3) mobility of your forces (AFV). That’s at least.
Proud to be a trustee of the remarkable @MuseumCromwell, curated in the most outstanding way by @StuartOrme. It deserves its every success and is a very important reminder that the 17th century matters.
Congratulations @MuseumCromwell As they say “There's been an increased awareness and interest in this fascinating period of history… our visitors are finding the 1600s more relevant than ever." We agree on #1666AndAllThat! Good @Cromwellorg citation too. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
Iran projects its influence in the Middle East through a variety of complex relationships with regional partners. IISS Archive | Publication 2019: 18-month long study based on field work, interviews and open source analysis. Read more: go.iiss.org/45K8nED
Very important piece on Russia/Ukraine peace talks in early 2022. What I take from it is that, late into those talks, Russia continued to make new & unacceptable demands that would have turned Ukraine into a weak & undefensible vassal state. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/talks-…
Foreign Affairs published today the results of a most fruitful collaboration between @scharap and yours truly, an article on the failed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine (March-April 2022). foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/talks-….
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