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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 171218 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2017/12/171218.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

HMS Queen Elizabeth, UK’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier, springs a leak - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/19/uks-newest-and-biggest-aircraft-carrier-springs-a-leak I do wish reality would drop the facile symbolism

The continental divide? Economic exposure to #Brexit in regions and countries on both sides of The Channel - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pirs.12334/full "UK regions are far more exposed than regions in other countries"

#Brexit will cause loss of influence on scale of 1970s, says ex-MI6 chief - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/19/brexit-loss-influence-1970s-ex-mi6-chief-sir-john-sawers the good news is that no one in other nations will care what #brexit nutters like rees-mogg say…

“He warned that in future automatic EU solidarity over issues such as the Falklands might not be forthcoming.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/dec/19/brexit-loss-influence-1970s-ex-mi6-chief-sir-john-sawers losing the falklands next #WellDoneBrexiters

#Russia Threatens To Ban #YouTube And #Twitter, But Probably Won’t Try - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171218/08274438827/russia-threatens-to-ban-youtube-twitter-probably-wont-try.shtml #VPN

Trump’s London visit still uncertain after call with May as tensions continue - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/19/trump-may-jerusalem-phone-call stay away, Donald: we don’t want you, and you won’t enjoy your trip, we promise