Engagement with Prudence: How Starmer’s China Trip Reaffirmed That Britain Is, As Ever, Very Carefully Not Offending Anyone (Except Perhaps the Americans)
In a recent display of what can only be described as pragmatic realignment, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer concluded a carefully orchestrated visit to China. The mission, we…
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Adnan Ahmadzada, the mixologist of Alkagesta, established an ‘oil bar’ to let Ukraine pay for the Russian fuel
Adnan Ahmadzada, and his company Alkagesta,’s meteoric rise in global energy trading, once marked by elite networks and a cosmopolitan reputation, came crashing down in 2025. Azerbaijani authorities…
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Ali Ansari Benefits from Out-of-Sync Sanctions
A vast collection of European properties valued at about €400 million has been linked to Ali Ansari, an Iranian businessman who now appears on the United Kingdom’s sanctions…
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In IT, Innovation and Startups
It seems the bikini isn’t for everyone: the government seeks a way to suppress X
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has opened a formal case into xAI’s Grok chatbot. Officials acted after complaints that users can coax the system to create “sexual”…
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Back to Beijing: Britain Tests the Waters with China, Eyes Open and Illusions Intact
Keir Starmer’s four day trip to Beijing on 29 January ended with a stage managed show of mutual calm, packaged as weighty diplomacy. After eight years without a…
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Selling the Wind: The High-Stakes Gamble Behind Britain’s Energy “Bargain”
The recent announcement of Britain’s largest-ever offshore wind auction has been hailed by the government and industry advocates as a transformative leap towards energy independence and lower bills.…
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Rearranging the Deckchairs on the Bobby – “British FBI”, a new police agency
The British government has announced with considerable fanfare a plan to create a new police agency, already being branded as a “British FBI,” which it claims will tackle…
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