Quite enjoyable
youtu.be/_rQBZ3vKRA0?si… via YouTube

Defence stocks getting clobbered. Are markets worried Trump will stop the war in Ukraine?

What’s going on here? Is a closer-knit rival to NATO being built around a hard core of US allies?

Without the awkwardness of Turkey, the antagonism of France, the hair triggers of the Baltics?

Probably the dictators / Russia are striking back by spreading rumours about King Charles, Kate M health etc.

Who knew Truth social was actually worth something? I wonder who’s behind the SPAC. Many questions!

theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m…

I always suspected the Russians might be into inflammatory graffiti as part of disinformation. This FT piece seems to confirm it. See also: church fires in France? Koran quotes on UK departure boards? Kate Middleton rumours? Who knows any more...
ft.com/content/2ffe8b…

You can’t win!

If the PM’s wife holds these shares via ADRs this is a red herring I think: they are treated as unlisted and therefore benefit anyway from Business Property Relief from IHT?

telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/rish…

Why are women allowed the best pond for eternity? Entitlement to the ponds should rotate around the sexes each year. Then they’d have a stronger case for excluding men.

A classic by Colin Wright

Agree with this piece except the conclusion. “Bumping up” inheritance tax won’t work, “tightening it up” might.

This on the back of something I’m working on #trident

If Sunak sent a carrier to the Red Sea and ran a few F35 sorties against the Houthis, how would the polls respond?

I must admit I assumed that various countries had special forces types dotted around Ukraine. What’s the new part - declaring them?

Today’s 18 years olds weren’t even born when George Galloway got down on all fours and pretended to eat cream from Rula Lenska’s cupped hands

joe.co.uk/entertainment/…

Tory donors have bigger fish to fry as a Labour government approaches…

The Telegraph

Lol 😂