| | Smoke rising over Tehran yesterday | Sir Keir Starmer has given the United States permission to use British military bases to strike Iran.
In an address, the Prime Minister backed the war with Iran after Tehran continued to strike allies across the Middle East with missiles and drones.
He said: “They’ve hit airports and hotels where British citizens are staying. This is clearly a dangerous situation. We have at least 200,000 British citizens in the region – residents, families on holiday, and those in transit. Iran is striking British interests nonetheless, and putting British people at huge risk, along with our allies across the region. That is the situation we face today.”
Hours after the announcement, RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was struck in a suspected drone attack, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. | Source: Institute for the Study of War | Now, the conflict, which Donald Trump has said could last up to four weeks, has spread further, with Israel attacking Lebanon after Hezbollah fired retaliatory strikes at various Israeli locations over the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei. | Smoke rises in Beirut after Israeli airstrikes | Meanwhile, explosions have been reported in several cities across the Middle East this morning. Blasts were heard in Jerusalem, Dubai, Doha and Manama, marking the latest retaliation from Iran.
Additionally, Kuwait’s interior ministry said air defence systems intercepted an unspecified number of drones targeting the country and at least two drones have reportedly been intercepted in Iraq near Erbil airport.
As the conflict continues to escalate, plans for the biggest mass evacuation in a generation are now being drawn up to rescue thousands of Britons stranded in the region.
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As we quickly learnt, it’s not for the faint-hearted.
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Does England need its own national anthem? The question often arises after a sporting humiliation – insult to injury, I suppose – with the Six Nations providing the most recent catalyst.
“After witnessing England’s drubbing by Ireland,” wrote David Platts, “then watching Wales against Scotland, I was struck by the rousing and triumphant tones of the Welsh national anthem. The pride and enthusiasm with which every player sang the words were evident. The French national anthem is similarly powerful. These anthems play a small but important part in motivating the teams. By contrast, the anthem of the United Kingdom seems rather tired and uninspiring.”
Personally, I think England could do better. I wouldn’t be against Jerusalem as a replacement, though will continue my solitary campaign for Fairest Isle by Henry Purcell.
There is another way of looking at it, however. Perhaps we need to make more of what we’ve got. Sandra Tremlett told how she “recently attended two performances by the Ukrainian National Opera, and stood up at the end for the melodic national anthem, while the Ukrainian flag was waved on stage. It made me wonder – when did I last stand up for ours?”
Are the English just too restrained to perform their anthem convincingly? It’s all very well blaming the music, but self-conscious mumbling tends to spoil even the most stirring tune.
In any case, this seems to be a relatively recent development. Peter Rosie described a time when a more American approach prevailed: “Sandra’s question shines a spotlight on the changes in our society, as I can still recall standing for the anthem at the end of feature films at the cinema.”
It seems unimaginable now. Or does it? Jane Monk replied: “If Sandra would care to come and watch any production by Rainford Parish Church Amateur Dramatic Society, she would hear the national anthem played before the start of each show. Most people stand, though sadly one or two choose not to.” Where (if anywhere) do you stand? Send your responses here and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of From the Editor PM, to which you can sign up here.
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