If the Straight of Hormuz remains closed for any length of time, the price is irrelevant compared to the ability to actually supply the stuff. The problem isn’t about to be the price of oil, it’s abo… (View Post)

It’s way more than that, at this point. https://x.com/dpjhodges/status/2036774824790339916 I've now spoken to two former Government Spads. Both were senior, both lost their Government phones. In… (View Post)

The Iranian factory is no more, and they now appear to be launching only dozens per day. There is however also a Russian factory, and both countries have potentially 10k of them stored. Importantly, … (View Post)

Dammit, I agree with Dan Hodges. How can it even be possible that the PM’s Chief of Staff has a phone with no automatic backups? Even my little work IT team makes sure everyone’s phones get backed up… (View Post)

He’ll be 72 at the next election, almost American in political longevity. He’d have been an awesome choice for Tories a decade ago though, off the back of the Olympics. (View Post)