Sian Kevill

A small TV-making mammal working in the undergrowth of the broadcasting dinosaurs' world waiting for a meteor to fall.

[Dominic Grieve @dominicgrieve_]

The Crown Prosecution Service does indeed have to give approval for police to charge suspects in serious crimes.
But where is the evidence that when Keir Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions the CPS wrongly refused such consents in rape and child grooming cases? There is none.
On the contrary Starmer was pro-active in focussing on this type of crime as @nazirafzal has correctly highlighted. There may well have been failures to address this issue elsewhere through reporting and investigation but that is not the role of the CPS.
Baseless innuendo does not contribute to serous debate.

[Jim Cognito @JimCognito2016]

Honestly, what happened to the political right in this country?

You used to be all "Brexit means Brexit" and "You lost, suck it up!" and now you're all "You lied! Please sign my petition!" and "Uncle Elon, please come and interfere in our politics!".

Sad to witness your decline

[Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson]

Column 🫵

[Christopher Steele @Chris_D_Steele]

Due to our obsessive focus on the US election, we’ve taken our eye off the ball in Ukraine where Putin is escalating his illegal war with the help of North Korean and Iranian allies. Why are Western governments saying so little and doing even less about this? We must up our game.

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

Must have run out of space before they could mention Dyson bought 36k acres of farmland to avoid inheritance tax.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Last night, Russia terrorized Ukraine with over 50 strike drones, and over the past week, it has used more than 900 bombs, around 30 missiles, and nearly 500 “Shaheds” against various regions of Ukraine.

Most of these strikes have targeted civilian and critical infrastructure.

All of these attacks would have been impossible if we had sufficient support from the world in crucial areas: long-range capabilities for our security, truly effective sanctions to prevent Russia from importing critical components for drone and missile production—especially microelectronics—and political decisions that could ruin Russia’s will to wage this war. Ukraine deserves the same strong security as all our partners in the free world.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Russia is gradually ramping up its daily attacks with Shahed drones and missiles, still using Western components to do so. In October alone, over 2,000 Shaheds were launched against Ukraine—almost every single day. Such a massive number of Shaheds requires over 170,000 individual components that should have been blocked from reaching Russia. They come from companies in China, Europe, and America—lots of small but constant contributions to Russia’s terror.

This ongoing supply chain highlights, yet again, the urgent need for the world to step up export controls on special components and resources. Russia must not be allowed to circumvent sanctions that were imposed long ago in response to this war.

Sanctions must increase and be effective. Every scheme to bypass sanctions is a crime against people and the world. These very schemes also enable Russia to strengthen regimes in Iran and North Korea. This is a global threat, and only global, unified pressure can overcome it.

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

Just possible that a US tech billionaire might not be the most knowledgeable source of info on UK agricultural property relief.

[YouGov @YouGov]

Our final U.S. presidential election MRP has just dropped 👇

Harris 240 (-10 from mid-Oct)
Trump 218 (-1)
Tossups 80 (+11)

You can explore the data and build your own projections at https://t.co/6avrF8FBLU, and follow @YouGovAmerica for all our latest data from the White House race

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant. #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

I've been hearing today from farmers who don't believe these stats showing that fewer than 500 farm estates per year would pay IHT under the new rules.

Or fewer than 200 if two spouses both use the £1m cap. Fewer than 100 (6%) if they also use their nil rate bands.

[Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman]

My latest argues that it's time we stopped treating North Korea as an irrelevance or a joke. Despite its poverty, it is a technologically advanced, militarily dangerous state and increasingly radicalised - in ways that are dangerous to the whole world https://t.co/BnI0JVf5QD via @ft

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

Reader, he did not pay his own air fare

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

More evidence from robust evaluation by my colleagues @TheIFS that SureStart had impressive long run impacts. Previous work showed it improved the long run health and educational achievement of poorer children. New work shows drop in serious youth offending.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We have information about the preparation of two units of North Korean military personnel—potentially two brigades of around 6,000 soldiers each. This is a challenge, but we know how to respond to it. What’s important is that our partners don’t turn a blind eye to it.

I’m grateful to all the countries and leaders who have condemned North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s war. It’s clear that in Pyongyang, just as in Moscow, they don’t value human life. But we all are interested in ending this war, not prolonging it. That’s why we must stop Russia and its allies together. If North Korea can intervene in a war in Europe, it’s obvious that there hasn’t been enough pressure on this regime.

If Russia can still expand and extend this war, then everyone in the world who is not helping to force Russia into peace is, in fact, helping Putin wage this war. Aggressors must be stopped. We expect a firm, concrete response from the world. Hopefully, not just in words.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

If my calculations are right the fat cat boss of @stwater Liv Garfield has now earned over £31,000,000 since taking over the company in 2014.

Bloody hell! All that for running a monopoly providing drinking water to customers with no choice. How hard can it be?

https://t.co/rr4uoKuIu3

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

Top quality rant from @mrianleslie https://t.co/eIeDFUH4oO

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

Looks like a newspaper owned by the Fourth Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the Third Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the Second Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the First Lord Rothermere, is bitterly opposed to Labour's plans for inheritance tax

[Spencer Kelly @spenley]

The only technology news that I never wanted to have to bring you. From me and @LaraLewington, thank you so much for having us.