- Friday the 17th of July -

(12pm) 

- The oil crisis continues?  -

As the war(?) in Iran continues, oil supplies continue to be unstable.

Some companies in Japan, most notably Calbee, have claimed that as supplies are so unstable, they will need to make several of their products black and white for a short time. This is because some of the colouring used in plastic packaging is an oil-derived product. However, they said it's only for a short limited time, leading some to claim that it is actually just a marketing/publicity stunt. Looking at more important things, some construction and building repair work is also halting due to these material shortages.

How long can the instability continue? What is Japan doing to prepare for future shortages? Or should we just prepare for less colourful packaging?

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  - Friday the 17th of July -

(8pm) 

 - Nigel Farage quits as MP...then announces he's standing in the election  -

Nigel Farage, Mr Brexit himself has been an MP in an area called Clacton for a few years now, as leader of the Reform party. This party is currently the leading challenge to the ruling Labour Party. They recently won a lot of seats in local council elections.

However, for several weeks, the media has been focussed on Farage's finances. Before he became an MP, he received £5 million from a friend. The reason was claimed to be as a present for getting Brexit done, and to pay for Farage's private security (because he has been the victim of public attack many times, so needs security). 

The problem is that he didn't declare it. He claims he doesn't have to declare a personal present he received BEFORE he became an MP. He is technically correct, however, investigations are looking into this was just a simple present. 
As the media continue to scrutinise his finances, Farage finally snapped, and announced he was quitting as an MP...and then in the same announcement, said he would be running in the coming by election (triggered by his resignation). However, all other major parties have announced they will not stand in the by election. Leaving Farage to run against one joke candidate...Count Binface. 
So why did he bother quitting and what does he hope to achieve? And will he even win the election? Whatever your opinion of Farage, you can't deny he is popular in his constituency Clacton.

Is this a clever political manoeuvre? Or just bluster?

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  - Saturday the 18th of July-

(3pm) 

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