good morning. The US bombing in Iran is a major gamble by Donald Trump. And he’s not just a politician who might get worse as a result. Some brief thoughts on the British influence of today’s notes.
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I don’t know what Israel’s next stage and how the US war with Iran will unfold, so I’m not going to predict. (Gideon Rachman and Ed Luce, if you don’t have one, read about it.
However, there are some things I think can be said about it from the UK purpose. Keir Start spoke to Donald Trump yesterday about the need for Iran to return to the negotiation table, according to a Downing Street spokesperson. The Prime Minister also issued a joint statement with Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz, urging Iran to “not take further action that could destabilise the region.” The UK government’s position is as follows: “We don’t want nuclear-armed Iran, but we are concerned about the feasibility and consequences of trying to achieve its objectives through military routes.” This current stance is unlikely to change, but it will be more politically painful for the government.
This means that workers appear to be more ambiguous about military action in the region than many party supporters hope. It would exacerbate the problems of labor regarding all beliefs and colours, and the liberal left of the Muslim working class. Both could hold local elections next year, and Labour has defended numerous council seats in major UK cities, making it extremely difficult for the government.
In London, the Regional Party is selecting council candidates much earlier than usual, as it believes more seats will play next year. It’s not just the place where the Liberal Democrats won in 2006, but not just where they’ve been held for decades in good and bad times, but also where they won with the opposition.
More broadly, the question of priorities is that solving most British voters (not unreasonable) is the fact that the world becomes more dangerous and that everyone in the UK, including the government, is being hit by events rather than shaping them.
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Today’s top stories
Industrial Effort | Keir Starmer will invest £2 billion over four years in four years, reducing energy prices by up to a quarter in thousands of companies as part of its much-anticipated industrial strategy. Starmer writes at FT about the strategy’s “decisive support for eight high-growth sectors of the life sciences, advanced manufacturing, digital technology, defense, clean energy, finance, professional services and creative industries.”
“Game Changer” Technology Cash | The UK is planning to invest more than £500 million in emerging computing based on quantum physics. Industry supporters say it will potentially change the realms from discovering advanced industrial materials to imaging the human body.
Pro-Palestinian Groups banned | The UK government will move to ban Palestinians from conduct as a terrorist group after activist groups invade the country’s largest RAF base on Friday and destroy military aircraft.
Reforms Understand Non-Dome | Nigel Farage announces radical tax policies that provide the opportunity to pay a fee of £250,000 to protect non-territories from tax. Reformed British leaders wrote in The Telegraph (Paywalled) that under the plan, “around 2.5 million hardworking Britons” will send this “£600 tax-free annual dividend” directly to their bank accounts. Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates believes the policy will cost £34 billion over five years, resulting in three serious problems.
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