Notes today:

• Bill Kristol: 1 in 6 Republicans voted for a 1/6 Commission.

• The Norwegian Refugee Council confirmed today that 11 of over 60 children killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza over the last week were participating in its psycho-social programme aimed at helping them deal with trauma.

• Britain's inflation rate doubles, the start of what some say could be a surge in consumer costs..

• Reuters: Bitcoin tumbled below $40,000 after China banned financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions. ( I think governments usually don’t like it when people stop playing with their chips).