When Churchill was asked to cut funding to the arts in order to support the war effort in World War II, he responded “Then what would we be fighting for?” an apocryphal quote but when Ukrainian forces retook Kherson the people and the soldiers gathered together to sing and dance in celebration.
These images of Banksy's work also reflect how important culture is not just to Ukraine but to the civilised world. It's our turn to protect it from the marauders at the gate.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63606658
OMG crypto
My FT piece on the implications of the fall of FTX is now free to read. The crypto world must be made safer for investors and users - https://on.ft.com/3NZA05r
RT @micketheridge@twitter.com
NHS staff: can we have a pay rise in line with inflation please?
Tory governments:
2010: no
2011: no
2012: no
2013: no
2014: no
2015: no
2016: no
2017: no
2018: no
2019: no
2020: no but 👏
2021: no
2022: no
Enough is enough! No choice but to strike. #VoteYesfortheNHS
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/micketheridge/status/1589546795763318785
Day-by-day it is becoming clearer what attributes Sunak most looks for in his senior ministerial team
RT @AngelaRayner@twitter.com
These deeply troubling accusations of bullying raise yet more questions about Rishi Sunak’s judgement. They must be investigated urgently & independently.
The Prime Minister must come clean on what he knew about them when he reappointed Dominic Raab. 👇🏻
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/11/dominic-raab-behaviour-moj-staff-offered-route-out
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1591127930352041991
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