Nadhim Zahawi is MP for Stratford-on-Avon

The Ottomans sincerely believed that they were liberating Europe from the intolerance, obscurantism and superstition of the Roman church. And at least some English radicals - possibly including John Locke - saw things the same way.

As a minister, I wrote to the FCA and told them mandatory DEI targets were regulatory overreach, well beyond their remit.

They brushed this off, knowing Labour love this stuff and we'll get more of it with Labour’s Race Equality Act.

It's yet another gift for HR and lawyers… https://x.com/i/web/status/1886430812410724384

Quick recap on the impact of #Trump's tariffs on the UK...

Assuming the UK itself is exempt from US tariffs and does not join in any retaliation by the EU (now made possible by Brexit), the direct effect of a trade war on the UK economy is likely to be small.

There may even be… https://x.com/i/web/status/1886386801331331273

Growth is a now-or-never issue.

@maxwell_marlow explains why we need to build a third runway at Heathrow!

First piece I have seen in a paper looking at the young online centre right

U.S. investigates whether DeepSeek smuggled Nvidia AI GPUs via Singapore | Tom's Hardware

I’m repeatedly being asked “how inflationary will tariffs be?”
Unlike others who have proclaimed either “very” or “not at all,” I am quick to say we don’t know for sure.
This is not because I don’t want to commit. It’s because there are several factors in play that translate not… https://x.com/i/web/status/1886033127891468387

My new piece looks at why Labour's wrong to abolish the rule that puts failing schools under new management.
With school leaders, the Children's Commissioner, the former Chief Schools Commissioner & even Labour MPs warning this is a mistake, surely it's time for a rethink? (1/2)

“Ageing is only a problem… if we stick with this model of people rolling into retirement [at a relatively early age]”

Andy Haldane, former Chief Economist for the Bank of England, told @BraegerEmily that one way to deliver economic growth is for older people to work for longer

DeepSeek Failed Every Single Security Test, Researchers Found - Futurism

Loved this by @CharlotteIvers on @maxtempers and @sam_bidwell and the “posting to policy” timeline

Meet the ‘random British blokes’ who took the grooming scandal global

BREAKING: President Trump says he has ordered strikes on ISIS targets in Somalia

Five years ago today a notorious teleconference took place at which senior scientists discussed in detail their own strong suspicions that Covid leaked from a lab.

And decided to keep those suspicions secret and demand censorship - for "political" reasons.

Great piece from maths prof outlining the damage Labour is doing cancelling the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme in state schools - I don’t want further maths to be the exclusive realm of the elite

You’d think Phillipson really has it in for smart state school kids

An outstanding representative of the UK and @FCDOGovUK .
@KarenPierceUK deserves all the plaudits which will accompany her departure from the US.

This morning I ordered precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. The strikes destroyed the caves they live in,… https://x.com/i/web/status/1885740103223648412

The enduring legacy of Um Kulthum - 50 years after her death

Someone who has piloted a Blackhawk please explain how this is possible.