Category: Commentary
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Letter from Lincoln…July 2026
Entirely predictably – and not just by me in my last column – the ceasefire between the US and Iran has broken down, with both sides initiating strikes in the Middle East. This has left more ships stranded on the wrong side of the Strait of Hormuz while the oil prices head north again.
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Return to Sender: June 2026
The European heatwave is back, with records for the hottest day being superceded faster than British prime ministers. The UK may have started June with riots and division, but has ended the month united in that nobody wants Keir Starmer to continue as leader.
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Letter from Lincoln…June 2026
Yay, at last the US and Iran have signed a memorandum of understanding and the ships that were stranded in the Gulf have started to make their way out, past the Strait of Hormuz including those Iranian ships that were caught in the US blockade.
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Return to Sender: May 2026
A sudden and intense heatwave across Europe has caught many nations off guard and set new temperature records for May, including for both day and night time, from Ireland through to Slovenia as well as Britain, and which has contributed to several deaths.
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Letter from Lincoln…May 2026
The American President Donald Trump has continued to hold the world hostage to his own ego as he seeks a face saving way out of his monumental mistake in attacking Iran. He continues to insist it’s the only way to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons though the imperfect Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that Obama…
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Return to Sender: April 2026
Once again, April has been dominated by the conflict in the Middle East, despite the continuing ceasefire. America claims to have already won the war but other countries should still help even though America doesn’t need them. Yay – Team USA.
Nessan Cleary 