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Why shipping needs a new breed of executive splash247.com/?p=225857 via @splash_247

@suzanne_moore Exactly @suzanne_moore Fake polling too … and picked up by desperate Phil Space and Phillippa Page yawn

Cannot stand this continual polling so far off from an election. Fake discussions about a thing that is not happening.

Extraordinary expose of two accomplished grifters @chloehadj observer.co.uk/news/national/…

@David__Osland You win the #FridayFunny

If Thatcher appears on banknotes, I may end up wiping my arse with used fivers

@TonyEvans92a Excellent and totally agree @TonyEvans92a

A bit about the reality of living in London – actually, the UK. This was my experience last night. I start this piece with ‘London has fallen’ but, in general, when you see this phrase, or variations like ‘London is cooked.’ stop reading tonyevans92a.substack.com/p/one-evening-…

@peterjbirks Possible although that may also alienate Iran’s “largest client” ?

Surely it's not completely out of the question that Russia would bribe Iran to block the Strait of Hormuz? $110 a barrel would constitute a huge boost to Russia's finances for 2025.

Panama Canal boss says MSC ports deal threatens neutrality, FT reports - reuters.com/business/finan…

#Sudan's #civilwar, which began in April 2023, has led to 62,000 deaths and displaced over 14 million people, becoming one of the most severe #humanitarian crises in modern history @SamirApolitical or-f.org/34144

Something weird going on @X . All my DMs to @BillClinton have been deleted

Asia has a BILLION children, literally. And all of them are being encouraged by teachers and parents to read more books! I'm in Singapore at an international meeting of authors who write books for young people. Up to now, the children's literature industry worldwide has always been dominated by publishers and books from the west. But a western publisher here (at the Asian Children's Content Festival) told me that Chinese publishers now have huge print runs. Also, while adults around the world have switched from books to screens, the children's sector still prefers real books, thank goodness.

adeus Secures £500,000 Innovate UK Grant to Pioneer Electronic Wills in the UK yourcentralvalley.com/business/press…

China’s hat king shows the futility of Trump’s trade war. Some countries are vulnerable to market pressures; others less so. #tradewars #onlyonewinner. excellent comment by ⁦@CindyXiaodanYu⁩ thetimes.com/comment/column…

@Robert___Harris A truly extraordinary story and a wonderful book

Bizarrely, Asquith’s grave and Orwell’s lie only a few yards apart in Sutton Courtenay churchyard, Oxfordshire. Touched to be nominated for a novel about one in memory of the other.

@KopTalk Good summary thanks

Congratulations to Liverpool Football Club @LFC on its 20th league championship. England’s most consistently successful sporting institution.#JFT97

Europeans should expect civil unrest, with the Trump Administration pouring gasoline on the flames, thinks Firas Modad @modadGeoP, speaking in the latest ep, available on the website, Apple, Spotify or wherever you stream your pods, YouTube link here: youtu.be/pXBK7Z8PBrY?si…

The issue with @amolrajan and @Emmabarnett on @BBCr4today is they are excellent broadcasters but they lack the cutting edge adversarial skills of trained journalists (Think Brian Redhead & Co) telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/1…

The steep learning curve if pigs wish to fly : splash247.com/?p=222326 via @splash_247

Check out my latest article: Wind is the Back To The Future for Shipping linkedin.com/pulse/wind-bac… via @LinkedIn

GE2025: Singapore heads to the polls on May 3 for 14th General Election channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge20…