Happy Friday!
The news is still dreadful and if anything is getting worse, but am I only one feeling completely gaslit by our world leaders? Israel has a right to self defence but they are the only state in the Middle East that is bombing other states (and no Hezbollah is not another state and neither is Hamas – they are terrorist organisations – it’s an important distinction) and yes, I agree that the Iranian government have and continue to do nasty things, but it just feels like Israel is trying to start World War Three right now and it’s not helping
Netanyahu is using Muslim women’s ‘rights’ to justify his war. What hideous, hollow hypocrisy
From LA to Paris, the populist right hates cities – and it’s fuelled by a sense of bitter defeat
Britain Braces for Its First Heat Wave of the Year It’s always good to see how we’re viewed by others, but I love that we have a set of rules for what determines a heatwave and that the US doesn’t. Seems like a pretty important cultural divide…
‘I didn’t sleep for 45 days’: the people who raffle off their homes. This says something not all that flattering about the state of the nation and the idea of owning a house.
Delap impact helps Chelsea see off LAFC at Club World Cup but fans stay away. Well at least we won…
Nic Dempsey 