(Apologies for missing the past few nights – a combination of traveling and no wifi.)
Stabbing death toll 'will keep rising' unless government implements effective strategy, police warn https://t.co/1syKieg3uJ
— The Independent (@Independent) March 4, 2019
Stella Creasy has urged home secretary Sajid Javid to launch an emergency response to knife crime in a powerful Commons speech in which she listed every Londoner stabbed to death in 2019. pic.twitter.com/xciiMIizGZ
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 4, 2019
Detectives make fresh appeal for information following fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Jodie Chesney in #Romford – details of a suspect have been released and police have revealed more information about what unfolded before the fatal attack https://t.co/zVu7NAHEyD pic.twitter.com/P7zpASedTv
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) March 3, 2019
Met Police have carried out more than 2500 Stop and Searches in the last three days, says Deputy Assistant Commissioner Graham McNulty, addressing rise in knife crimehttps://t.co/MyMS0pVyzz pic.twitter.com/kdLtza4RhB
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 4, 2019
Pleased to hear @sajidjavid praise the @scotgov #publichealth approach to #knifecrime, recognise its success & say he looks forward to working with friends and colleagues in #Scotland to learn how to tackle the #KnifeCrimeEpidemic in England. pic.twitter.com/0XP4EF9We2
— Joanna Cherry QC MP (@joannaccherry) March 4, 2019
Tuesday's Telegraph: "'Bring back stop and search to beat Knife crime crisis'" (via @hendopolis) #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/yhUq4MH0gR
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 4, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
Shocking that our Government is protecting tax havens that enable global criminal money laundering but that is exactly what Brexit will make easier – https://t.co/2CFXxp8iAe
— Richard Pantlin (@richardpantlin) March 4, 2019
BREAKING – the Govt have pulled the Financial Services Bill from the business today. There were amendments on preventing a ‘race to the bottom’ on financial deregulation and on transparency for the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies that we had hoped to pass pic.twitter.com/zOYVDuQ9C2
— Jonathan Reynolds (@jreynoldsMP) March 4, 2019
Nothing to with big party donors I'm sure. https://t.co/r1XS8v0XIC
— stefanstern (@stefanstern) March 4, 2019
Wow.
Former UK ambassador to the EU Ivan Rogers: "Theresa May did not understand the EU when she triggered Brexit."
And what's more, she seems to have learned sweet FA since then too!https://t.co/7BeFLTfawr
— Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 #FBPE (@BrexitBin) March 4, 2019
How factory-farmed American chicken may just save Theresa May's Brexit bacon : me reporting from the UK https://t.co/YI96uqw1wS
— David Frum (@davidfrum) March 4, 2019
This should be shouted from the roof-tops. Pro-deal Labour MPs are being invited to accept £1.6 bn as compensation for losing £13 bn. Will the outspoken Brexit defender Caroline Flint worry that one day she may have to justify the loss to her constituents? https://t.co/bntMg1oT6C
— Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) March 4, 2019
Probably the first Leaver thread I've RT'd in over a year, or more. I don't agree with everything here, but I think it's as good, and as comprehensive, a thread on no-deal and the politics around no-deal as any I've seen. https://t.co/9UdwJ8c5AK
— Steve Analyst (@EmporersNewC) March 4, 2019
One of the UK's most successful space entrepreneurs has launched a withering attack on Brexit, labelling it "galactic scale stupidity" https://t.co/95kRIWayn1
— Graham Simpson (@grahambsi) March 4, 2019
They won the referendum by promising to protect an NHS that they instinctively despise.
(Billboard location: Kingsway, Manchester) pic.twitter.com/StZd8evlaH— Led By Donkeys (@ByDonkeys) March 4, 2019
*Brits* to get duty-free back? This would only be on outbound flights so in another Brexit irony it would mostly benefit continental Europeans not Brits. And with a collapsed pound in a no-deal scenario, the UK could pivot to being an offshore bargain booze mecca… https://t.co/kdmIfhCEi7
— Matthew O'Toole (@MatthewOToole2) March 4, 2019
Prediction: in the event of a second referendum there will not be riots in Berwick-upon-Tweed. https://t.co/KAfjzCPzB4
— James Chalmers (@ProfChalmers) March 4, 2019
I've only just looked at this list. It is gobsmacking how many people on it have direct ties to Brexit and/or Britain. https://t.co/8IntXZRchd
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) March 4, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
Here we go. This is what an impeachment investigation looks like—no longer treating the special counsel’s office as subcontracted investigatory labor. https://t.co/wwakK0nRfX
— David Priess (@DavidPriess) March 4, 2019
New from me: Fox News HAD the story of Trump's hush money payoffs to Stormy Daniels BEFORE the election but killed it because the reporter said she was told, "Good reporting Kiddo, but Rupert Murdoch wants Donald Trump to win. So set it aside." Reporter sued, is bound by an NDA. https://t.co/md9B4fLm1i
— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) March 4, 2019
The practical impact of the Murdoch press on creating both Trump and Brexit is the most under-analyzed thing lying in plain sight in global politics. https://t.co/Qjjdf2Cfob
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) March 4, 2019
The greatest advantage conservatives have is that they are allowed to treat conservative voters as complete fools. https://t.co/wdGgaOvqrM
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) March 4, 2019
Another one of the many scandals that in itself would have been a five-alarm political fire back when anyone gave a damn. https://t.co/9WJOoAw3IT
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 4, 2019
The President must have directed FEMA to give Puerto Rico the D-/F treatment after Hurricane Maria. https://t.co/FjUaMAE886
— Mike Hernández (@HernandezMA5) March 4, 2019
NEW from me: ‘Where are the women’s teams?’: Trump ignores women’s champions in White House sports ceremonies https://t.co/cGVfYRPE3F
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) March 4, 2019
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WORLD
The French have listened intently to every piece of advice and this is the result: a decent plan for the benefit of all. https://t.co/3ooCMbhFCk
— James Patrick 🐐 (@J_amesp) March 4, 2019
The Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó returned home to a festive reception from supporters, defying President Nicolás Maduro's arrest threat. https://t.co/oBirsFxjTd
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 4, 2019
When the US goes shopping.
(via Reddit) pic.twitter.com/JsVSX9hZHk
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) March 4, 2019
Finally…
It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint. A true pioneer, innovator and legend. He will be forever missed.
We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time. pic.twitter.com/nQ3Ictjj7t— The Prodigy (@the_prodigy) March 4, 2019
Luke Perry has died, and our family is heartbroken. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio, delivered by @SenSherrodBrown's father, Dr. Charles Brown. When Sherrod first ran for the Senate in '06, Luke came to OH & campaigned with him. He was funny, smart & kind. https://t.co/Ta2JkDS5Hj
— Connie Schultz (@ConnieSchultz) March 4, 2019