Conservatives continue to haemorrhage support among voters and councillors

Afternoon, Conservatives continue to haemorrhage support among voters and councillors A crumb of comfort for the Tories today with the latest GDP data this morning showing the UK’s economy flatlined in the last three months of 2022, helping the nation to narrowly avoid a recession. That is about it though with Electoral Calculus’s Martin Baxter

The New York Times from July 11 – July 17

July 11 Ukrainain soldiers salvaging parts from a Russian armoured vehicle. The British military recently estimated the number of dead Russians at 25,000.Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times Russia seeks recruits for its war in Ukraine Russian forces desperately need new soldiers. Already, the government is using what some analysts call a “stealth mobilization”

The Independent view on the events of the 3rd week of February 2022

Storm Eunice arrived in the UK on Friday and unleashed a path of destruction not seen on these shores in decades. Trees, garden sheds and wheelie bins bore the brunt while landmarks such as the 02 Arena (formerly known as the Millennium Dome) were torn to shreds by the gale force winds. It definitely wasn’t