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America's dumbest war (no, not this one)

I wrote a book on the forgotten founding father Gouverneur Morris, who thought James Madison was "intoxicated by opium or wine" in his military efforts.

Fortune · Sep 13

'Golden chance' to revive Clyde shipbuilding at risk of being scuppered

A ‘GOLDEN” chance to revitalise the former shipbuilding communities along the Clyde could be scuppered because of a two-week deadline to move an…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13

Forgetful Farage shares rose-tinted memories of Reform’s party conference

Oops, Nige skipped over the most embarrassing and dark details – let’s set the record straight

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

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Two senior Reform UK officials resign as Farage faces fresh foreign donations scandal

Two senior officials from the hard-right Reform UK party stepped down Friday following a hidden-camera investigation that appeared to show them soliciting substantial foreign funding for party-commissioned opinion polls and a potential £500,000 donation from a US donor – banned under UK law.

France 24 · Sep 5

Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters

Three vessels and a helicopter deployed to monitor four ships travelling through the North Sea to the Channel

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29

British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

Russian Navy Tensions Rise as Putin Threatens Seizures Amid 25% Jump in Royal Navy Monitoring

Russian Navy tensions rise as Putin threatens vessel seizures while Royal Navy monitoring of Russian activity climbs 25%.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12

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HMS Tiger Shipwreck off the Isle of Wight Was Cut in Two by HMS Berwick During 1908 Exercise

The HMS Tiger shipwreck Isle of Wight mystery has been solved after divers located the destroyer sunk by HMS Berwick in 1908.

International Business Times UK · Aug 11

UK Navy forced to strip out internet connectivity from drones after finding it sent 'heartbeat communications' to China

British Navy drones fitted with Chinese-made camera parts were found secretly sending signals back to China, prompting sovereignty concerns.

TechRadar · Aug 11

Royal Navy Faces Security Questions After £12M Drones Sent Data to China

The Royal Navy is investigating after components in unmanned vessels transmitted data to China. The Ministry of Defence found no sensitive data was compromised but faces scrutiny over supply-chain security.

International Business Times UK · Aug 10

Royal Navy warns of 25% surge in Russian ships near UK waters

The Royal Navy spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s vessels

The Independent UK · Aug 8

Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North Sea

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8

What is 'Operation Fortress'? Reform UK's military plan to stop migrants crossing English Channel

Britain's right-wing Reform UK party has unveiled 'Operation Fortress', a military-led plan that it says would end illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel if it comes to power.

The Times of India · Aug 4

French government blasts Reform over 'illegal' Channel military operation plans

The French government has responded after Reform UK announced plans to launch 'the largest military operation in the English Channel since…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

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The Independent UK · Aug 3

Reform’s Operation Fortress is an insult to the intelligence of the British voter

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Immigration is not a defence matter – and Nigel Farage’s vainglorious posturing over the Channel only shows how much trouble he and his party are really in

Evening Standard · Aug 3

France hits out at Reform’s plan to use Navy to stop small boats as former officer says proposal ‘lacks substance’

Retired Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe said military warships would not be best used for ‘ferrying people around’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?

Nigel Farage says he would use the military in the Channel but there are questions about whether the plan would work

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Nigel Farage says Reform would use Navy to stop small boats as over 1,000 migrants cross Channel in a week

The Reform UK leader insisted ‘Operation Fortress’, a plan to transport migrants back to France or Belgium, would comply with international law

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The Independent UK · Aug 3

France hits back at Reform UK’s plan to use navy to stop small boats from crossing Channel

Experts say Nigel Farage’s plan would only increase death and violence at the border – after the party promised the ‘largest military operation in the Channel since WWII’

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Channel military operation to stop migrant boats would be legal, Reform insists

No 10 said border patrol officers were the ‘best-suited candidate’ to deal with such operations.

The Independent UK · Aug 3

Can the Royal Navy legally stop the boats?

ANALYSIS: Reform UK has pledged to send the Royal Navy into the Channel to intercept all migrant boats there and return them to France or Belgium. Sean O’Grady and Athena Stavrou consider whether it’s even possible

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Restore leader accuses Farage of ‘outright lying’ over pact offer but says his party ‘remains open’ – as it happened

Rupert Lowe says no talks have taken place after the Reform UK leader said he was ‘open to conversation’ on some sort of electoral deal

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3

Reform UK's 'reheated' Channel military operation slammed as legality questioned

Reform UK wants to launch “the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two” to stop small boat arrivals from France

Evening Standard · Aug 3

France will have to take migrants if they are picked up by Navy, says Zia Yusuf

Reform UK has called for ‘the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two’.

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Reform UK unveils plan for ‘largest military operation since WW2’ to stop small boats

Reform UK’s spokesman claimed the move would render the border ‘impenetrable’, ensuring ‘nobody’ could reach UK shores via small boat

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