Really wonder how much the Tory/Reform atack line on Starmer that he wasn't quick enough to support Trump attack on Iran, resonates with voters. My hunch is not much at all

no kidding

It’s been a busy weekend for our fantastic global team of reporters and editors, partic our unmatched Tehran crew - so instead of doing a thread of various news items you’ve missed, I’ll just leave you with this: proof that print is still alive and kicking in the 21st century. #buyapaper

From our own correspondent as they say on the wireless.

every time one of these markets dissembles and parses and weasels their way out of paying people on a technicality my heart grows three sizes like the grinch. i love to watch these people get scammed on crypto and nfts and gambling. they deserve it and it's funny and it's not my problem at all

brilliantly sceptical analysis as always from @gideonrachman.bsky.social on Trump’s big military gamble www.ft.com/content/4371...

Again, we need ISDA but for very online nihilists. Or not, I don't care if these goons lose money or whatever. No crying at the casino.

Trump’s epic gamble in the Middle East ft.trib.al/MUjNQFb

I'm biased but this is an excellent live blog imho Iran conflict: Oil flows through Strait of Hormuz dry up - as.ft.com/r/d2ca245b-c...

Trump has no realistic plan for Iran’s future ft.trib.al/WUMjTDW

🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Polymarket odds jumped shortly before US strike on Iran One gambler, with the username “Dicedicedice“, placed a total of $29,990 of bets on an attack by the US on Iran by the end of February 28, writes @chriscook.news FT www.ft.com/content/e026...

Good questionmaxxing.

Panic in the Gulf as Iran lashes out at US allies - as.ft.com/r/13b254c3-8...

Airports in the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain have been targeted in drone-related attacks, with one person dead. www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-...

Doomscrolling on a Sunday like

Ajay Rajadhyaksha at Barclays warns that investors are well accustomed to buying dips on Iran news and that might not be a great idea this time

The furry Slovenian monsters who chase winter away - as.ft.com/r/4ae796a2-b...

Another theory is someone is planning to rob a bank in London on the afternoon of the red/blue "final" when every police officer in the city is sitting outside Maccy D's or in a park looking for baby roadmen.

I hear there is a theory among kids that the government created this to force the under 16 social media ban through www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Limited supplies of critical defensive munitions to protect US forces and allies from Tehran’s missiles are likely to shape the military offensive against Iran, according to officials and analysts. Read the full story here: ft.trib.al/LxjUIBu

The FT News Briefing is available wherever you get your podcasts

Tech tizz time! Is the AI tech overvalued and shit? or is everything else overvalued because it's about to eat your job? "A market that moves 3 per cent on a blog is a market that does not know" - as.ft.com/r/10437de7-7...

Yacht rot! Yot racht?

AI has driven investors to hallucinations @katie0martin.ft.com column here "What will happen first? Will AI kill your investments or kill your job? The competing stories about how the next big technological revolution will play out are putting markets in a spin." www.ft.com/content/a480...

Without seeing, I'm trying to guess which song Creep? Idioteque (Ice age coming, ice age coming)?

"Debate has raged over whether Goodwin was a wise choice in the Manchester seat where more than 30 per cent of the population is Muslim."

it's an offal idea

sorry what

Jim & his team doing god's work here

that UK debt crisis in full

You can have no idea where this sentence is going as.ft.com/r/4860d9c4-7...

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"Matt Badloss" is solid trolling, no notes

willing to bet a tenner that the local elections in May feature at least one party accusing a minority group of eating pets

someone made this argument? with a straight face?

"Those who want moderate, inclusive, economically sane politics need at least one of the two major parties to get their act together and quickly." as.ft.com/r/642870ea-c...

all Kemi is missing is "Thank you for your attention to this matter"

If the Muslims were integrated, they would have…voted for a more socially conservative candidate? As ever “Want to get stupider? Try Racism (TM)” never fails.

more Pickle, less curling

In case you missed this last night: defence secretary John Healey has ordered a review of Jeffrey Epstein's use of RAF bases for his private aircraft: as.ft.com/r/7b09176a-2...

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Long knives .. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

"Pictet Asset Management today announced the launch of the Pictet AI Enhanced US Equity ETF (PQUS). The ETF offers actively managed exposure to large-cap U.S. equities, using an AI-driven stock selection process that seeks consistent active alpha"

TFW you should probably just STFU spectator.com/article/my-s...

oh now there's sad