The Vetting Vacuum

The ContextOn 8 February 2026, Morgan McSweeney, the 48-year-old chief of staff who orchestrated Labour’s 2024 landslide victory, resigned. His departure was triggered by the release of Epstein documents linking Peter Mandelson, a man McSweeney advised...

Trust: The First Casualty of Failure

The Context TikTok’s core platform failed. Over the weekend of 25-26 January 2026, a power outage at a U.S. data centre triggered a cascading systems failure. This occurred days after the platform’s final transition to U.S. ownership. The For You Page algorithm...

The Sanctioned Barrel

The ContextBetween 15-17 January 2026, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned four companies and six vessels for violating Executive Order 13850. The sanctioned entities—Corniola Limited, Krape Myrtle Co LTD, Winky International Limited, and Aries Global Investment...