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See How They Run by Geoff Hoon
LoveReading Expert Review of See How They Run An eminently readable and impressively detailed account of a political career in New Labour, from an illustrious insider. Jeff Hoon served as a Cabinet Minister for ten years in the Governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, holding office as Defence Secretary during British Military Operations in Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq, as Leader of the House, Secretary of State for Transport, Government Chief Whip and two terms as Minister for Europe.
Public-private partnerships, not greed, have delivered the vaccine miracle
It is a cliche of the House of Commons that “your opponents sit opposite but your enemies sit behind you”. When Boris Johnson told his fellow Conservative MPs at an online meeting of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers that the success of vaccines was down to “capitalism” and “greed”, he must have realised that his eminently quotable remarks would quickly make their way to the front pages of the next day’s papers.
Riyadh Agreement recognises that diplomacy is the only way forward for Yemen
(MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images) A terrible conflict has been raging in Yemen for most of the past five years, with little apparent prospect of an end to the killing, destruction and disease that has often featured on newspaper front pages and in television reports. Inevitably the impact on children and the civilian population has been catastrophic.
A patchwork of extremist militias is compounding the chaos in Libya
MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images) As the security situation in Libya continues to deteriorate, the internationally recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli is caught between the advancing forces of General Haftar with his power base in the east, and a series of extremist jihadist militia groups who largely control the west of the country. Unfortunately, that apparently neat description of the division of the country disguises Libya’s descent once again into near anarchy.
Cyber warfare used to be something governments did-now, the technology is everywhere
The increasing number, range and sophistication of cyber attacks means that ever more complex and expensive defensive measures will have to be taken by Geoff Hoon / December 20, 2018 / Leave a comment A map compiled by British company Malware Tech displays the geographical distribution of the WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack.
Is intervention required to break the deadlock in Yemen?
The Saudi-led Arab Coalition’s efforts to liberate Yemen’s Hodeidah port follows years of political and military deadlock, as well as a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation for the Yemeni people. Peace negotiations have stalled as the Houthi rebels are unwilling to surrender the country’s largest port. The Houthi rebels know they cannot win the war, but they also know that they cannot remain in power beyond the war.
The Riyadh Rocket shows what’s at stake in Yemen - Reaction
Can you imagine the state this country would be in if it was intercepting ballistic missiles over Heathrow. Saudi Arabia has been accused in this part of the world of needlessly escalating a civil war it did not need to be involved in, but the Iranian-backed Houthis are beginning to show the world why the US and UK governments, if not media, have long considered this conflict essential to regional and international security.
What would Britain do if Qatar was its neighbour - Reaction
Few people believe there is much good sense or exigency driving the current Qatar crisis. The fashionable understanding is that the four Gulf states acted rashly in pursuit of an unnecessary ‘quick win’ and now find themselves in an awkward situation they can’t easily extricate themselves from. I am not sure that I buy it. There is certainly some awkwardness about the Quartet’s claim that it was to advance counter-terrorism that they cut diplomatic ties with their neighbour and ally.
UK restates nuclear threat
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon says Saddam Hussein "can be absolutely confident" the UK is willing to use nuclear weapons "in the right conditions". Speaking on BBC One's Breakfast with Frost Mr Hoon said the UK reserved the right to use the weapons "in extreme self defence".
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