Tag: news
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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The European heatwave is back, with records for the hottest day being superceded faster than British prime ministers.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…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.
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Return to Sender: March 2026
Clearly the main geopolitical news story from March continues to be the ongoing conflict in the Middle East but since there is wall-to-wall coverage of this on just about every available channel, there’s little point in adding any more commentary.
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Letter from Lincoln…March 2026
No surprises to find that this month’s Letter from Lincoln is all about the economics of war, spreading out like an oil slick to pollute every other corner of the globe.
Nessan Cleary 