to pay stamp duty. i found that out this morning. that s good. it s a trickle down budget. sometime in the future, we may see a benefit, if all goes well. but the poor need help right now. in nother news, four russian occupied areas of ukraine are staging referendums on whether to become part of russia. western governments call them a sham. the first woman to win the booker prize twice, the celebrated author dame hilary mantel, has died at the age of 70. hello. in a massive shake up of the uk s finances, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has outlined a series of tax cuts and spending commitments that will cost £45 billion by 2027. the independent institute for fiscal studies has described the announcements as the biggest tax cutting budget in 50 years. the government says its policies will help boost economic growth yesterday the bank of england warned the uk may already be in recession. but critics say funding the tax cuts will lead to unsustainable borrowing. the chancellor an
Russia is resuming its winter strategy of pounding Ukraine into submission with missiles and drones — but Kyiv finds itself in a far more tenuous position this year as resources run low and more Western assistance is up in the air. Russia fired some 500 missiles and drones from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, according…
The Institute for the Study of War has estimated that the suspension of Western assistance would probably result in Ukraine losing its ability to deter the Russian army. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: The ISW said the current positional war in Ukraine is not a stable stalemate as the current balance can easily be tilted in either direction due to decisions made in the West.
A total of 58% of Ukrainians believe that their country should continue fighting against Russia even if there is a significant reduction in Western military aid, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), published on Dec. 12.
Amritpal Singh Sandhu, Khalistan’s new rising star in Punjab, is on the run following the police crackdown. The choice before him now is to get either caught, surrender, fight for his cause from behind the bar or spearhead the movement from Pakistan where he would have company of ISI and leaders of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Commando Force (KCF).