The Transatlantic Tea 7
The Afghan data leak
NYT have a detailed timeline of the controversy, including comment from Lewis Goodall that press freedom is already more limited in the UK than the US (in reference to the novel use of the super injunction). CNN focuses on the resettlement with a story under the headline ‘Thousands of Afghans secretly moved to Britain after data leak’ alongside ABC news and WaPo who use AP copy titled ‘How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring Afghans to Britain’. WSJ have a similar take. Breitbart have a detailed piece which flags the ‘vast expense’ of the resettlement scheme and ends with ‘Brexit leader Nigel Farage’ commenting that the policy has resulted in a now an ‘incalculable’ risk to women’s safety. MAGA aligned Washington Examiner (who rarely write up UK news) has a piece which ends with a reminder that “tens of thousands of U.S.-allied Afghans remain in legal limbo inside and outside Afghanistan.”
Lowering the voting age
Quite a bit of fascination about this stateside. NPR points out some US cities allow this and that there is some limited data to suggest that lower voting ages encourage political participation through the adulthood. Fox focuses on Conservative opposition to the move while NYT quotes IPPR saying this is a reaction to concerns around low voter turnout and what this means for democracy.
Best of the rest
Breitbart cover stats which break down the immigration status of people claiming benefits, embedding a tweet from independent MP Rupert Lowe in the story.
WSJ reports on the UK’s ‘unexpected’ increase in inflation and impact on Britain’s ‘limping’ economy.
NPR (US public radio) has a very detailed report from Marlborough about the state of Britain’s rivers ahead of the publication of the Cunliffe report.
NYT reports on the sentencing for the two men who cut down ‘the beloved tree’.
In what has to be the least surprising ever newsline for anyone who has been to/lives in London, WSJ cover the fact the tube is very hot and efforts to cool it down have been unsuccessful.
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A note on DC life
I know Brits are known for being obsessed with the weather but I’ve never talked so much about humidity/storms/temperatures since I have lived stateside. WaPo had an article this week titled ‘Why this DC summer is so miserably humid and stormy’ and here’s a meme from one of my favourite DC related instagram accounts, which I think speaks for all of us here….
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