The way the health secretary has overseen the NHS give clues as to what a Streeting premiership might look likeOliver Eagleton is the author of The Starmer Project: A Journey to the RightJust over a year after Keir Starmer entered Downing Street, his political survival already looks uncertain. Perennially indecisive, unpopular with the public and unable to pass major legislation without rebellions, the prime minister has reportedly been put “on notice” by senior figures within his party. Speculation about a potential successor is mounting.What would Labour’s dominant faction – the neo-Blairite right – look for in a candidate? Their best bet would be an effective operator who doesn’t carry too much political baggage, a decent communicator, free of Starmer’s stumbling reticence, and a committed partisan of their cause: namely the free market and a strong state. They need someone who will go on the offensive for these values, rather than offering the bland apologetics that we have seen from the incumbent.Oliver Eagleton is an associate editor at the New Left Review and author of The Starmer Project: A Journey to the Right Continue reading…
Most of Windermere polluted with sewage bacteria, finds biggest survey of its kind (Quelle: The Guardian)
Exclusive: Concentrations of faecal bacteria in the lake were found to peak in summer but there were high levels throughout yearBathing water quality across most of Windermere is poor throughout the summer, indicating high levels of sewage pollution, according to a comprehensive analysis of water quality in England’s largest lake.High levels of bacteria found in human faeces – Escherichia coli (E coli) and intestinal enterococci (IE) – indicating sewage pollution, were found to be highest in the summer months, when Windermere is used heavily by holidaymakers for swimming and watersports. Continue reading…
José Pizarro’s recipe for sweetcorn, chorizo and piquillo pepper fritters (Quelle: The Guardian)
Simple, quick and packed full of flavours from the modern Spanish kitchenIt’s easy to forget that ingredients such as corn, peppers and even the pimentón in our chorizo all came from the Americas in the 15th century. Many of them first took root in Europe in Extremadura, where I’m from. In La Vera, peppers were smoked and ground into what became pimentón de la Vera and is now part of our food culture. These fritters, which are simple, quick and full of flavour, bring together all these ingredients with long journeys behind them and a solid place in the modern Spanish kitchen. Continue reading…
Fire and Explosion Damage Ship in Baltimore Harbor (Quelle: NYT > U.S. News)
No one was injured in the explosion, which occurred aboard a bulk carrier ship near the site of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024.