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Anne Deighton
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Emeritus Prof European International Politics, Oxford University. International History. European security

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Anne Deighton is a British historian of the European Union. She is a Emeritus Professor of European International Politics at the University of Oxford and an Emeritus Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. .. more

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 4d
Meanwhile Starmer shd have resigned immediately when the files dropped. Matter of principle, acknowledging his poor judgement over Mandelson. Now, postponing the agony will increase the collateral damage for country at home and overseas. He should think, not just listen to others.
politicshome.bsky.social PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d
Too often, scandals fade while systems that allowed them to take place remain

Mandelson must be a watershed moment. MPs should match their justified outrage over this case with meaningful action to break the link between wealth, power, and access

writes Transparency International's Duncan Hames
We must deal a corrupt system, not just a person who abused it
MPs must match their justified outrage over Peter Mandelson with meaningful action to break the link between wealth, power, and access.
www.politicshome.com

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 4d
Too often, scandals fade while systems that allowed them to take place remain

Mandelson must be a watershed moment. MPs should match their justified outrage over this case with meaningful action to break the link between wealth, power, and access

writes Transparency International's Duncan Hames
We must deal a corrupt system, not just a person who abused it
MPs must match their justified outrage over Peter Mandelson with meaningful action to break the link between wealth, power, and access.
www.politicshome.com

annedeighton.bsky.social
Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 7d
End of Starmer w his resignation? Appointment as Ambo to US mandelson was disastrous

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 7d
Starmer may yet resign over this?

annedeighton.bsky.social
Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 7d
Could events of today land up with Starmer resigning over appt of Mandelson as Ambo to US? I just wonder... lots more emails to emerge....

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 9d
Please send Gibbon home. He's. O good at all on foreign policy. kieran eg wd do a better job

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 9d
C4 news. Seriously. Time Gary Gibbon was brought home. He has no insights or plausibility on foreign affairs . Sounds out of his depth, only trues to challenge, and not explain as an interviewer should do. What on earth is his evidence that Brits don't care about China reeks?

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NPR @npr.org · 10d
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
n.pr

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 15d
Burnhams bid shows very poor judgement on his part. Unforgivable.
political, not statesman like. timing is terrible, given complexity of foreign policy for govt . Personal ambition must not trump National foreign policies at difficult moment internationally for UK. So, an immature move.

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 18d
C4 news- Gibbon should stop making labour party plotting and gossip his forte and get out of the Westminster bubble and take the other reporter s on this. c4 must try not to be a clique news provider, especially at a time of such international developments.

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 19d
oh Glen, keep following it!

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Historical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · Dec 18
🇪🇺 📂✨ New at HAEU: ~3200 Council of the EU files (1958–1995) have been digitised and are now available for online consultation.
Collections cover Council meetings, working groups, and EC budgetary files.
🔗 https://loom.ly/3qQX14I

#EUArchives #CouncilOfTheEU #EuropeanHistory #OpenResearch #HAEU
New files from the Council of the European Union now online
More than 3000 files transferred by the Archives Service of the Council of the European Union in autumn 2025 have been inventoried and are available for onlin
www.eui.eu

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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Oct 12
Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 11
makes you wonder what the poor man's friends did to help and coax him at the time...

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 11
Our surgery - the queue is for registration desk outside, and all doors in side kept wide open!

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Oct 10
The message could not be clearer.

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
financialtimes.com Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Oct 10
Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Oct 10
Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 9
Well done C4. And Zomlot should be near front of reconstruction of Palestine

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 9
Really excellent presentation by Zomlot. Will we see him leading Pal - or near front of reconstruction??

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 9
DT shd be told to wait a year or 2. At the moment it is all about him -
marymolitierbo.bsky.social MaryMolitierno @marymolitierbo.bsky.social · Oct 9
Hoping whatever farce this becomes will be ignored by the Nobel Committee…
judah-grunstein.bsky.social Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · Oct 8
Can't even imagine the level of threats and rage that went into coercing Netanyahu to get the deal done before the Peace Prize is announced Friday.

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 9
Palestinian Amb to UK Zomlot very impressive on C4 news. Will he be part of Reconstruction team?
the-independent.com The Independent @the-independent.com · Oct 9
COMMENT | Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal
Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal
www.independent.co.uk

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MaryMolitierno @marymolitierbo.bsky.social · Oct 9
Hoping whatever farce this becomes will be ignored by the Nobel Committee…
judah-grunstein.bsky.social Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · Oct 8
Can't even imagine the level of threats and rage that went into coercing Netanyahu to get the deal done before the Peace Prize is announced Friday.

annedeighton.bsky.social
Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 9
Think Sudan
heikeanddino.bsky.social Little Miss Heike and His Lordship Dino @heikeanddino.bsky.social · Oct 9
Give the Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Ukraine. #C4News

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · Oct 9
‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...
‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK
We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.
www.channel4.com

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the-independent.com
The Independent @the-independent.com · Oct 9
White House admits Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM: report
Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM
www.independent.co.uk

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Princeton University Department of Politics @princetonpolitics.bsky.social · Oct 9
"This is not about this or that policy; it is about a chief executive governing according to his whims, with impunity and obvious disregard for the US Constitution."
@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social writes for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
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How the Democrats Can “Win” the US Government Shutdown
Jan-Werner Mueller urges the party to adhere to some key lessons about confronting would-be autocrats.
www.project-syndicate.org

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the-independent.com
The Independent @the-independent.com · Oct 9
COMMENT | Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal
Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal
www.independent.co.uk

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heikeanddino.bsky.social
Little Miss Heike and His Lordship Dino @heikeanddino.bsky.social · Oct 9
Give the Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Ukraine. #C4News

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 9
Think Sudan
13sarahmurphy.bsky.social Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Oct 9
Sarah Smith #r4today says Trump gave no details about (didn’t know or care) what happens next with the Gaza/Israel peace deal but she can confirm that Trump will be “furious” on Friday if he isn’t awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Wow.
Priorities.
Inspirational.

annedeighton.bsky.social
Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · Oct 9
Think Sudan