acgrayling
@acgrayling.bsky.social
Author, philosophy prof., European.
We've gone from teaching Latin in schools to teaching remedial English. - One thing studying Latin did was to make us conscious of history. Compare an outlook equipped with Latin & history with one ignorant of both.
June 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
We've gone from teaching Latin in schools to teaching remedial English. - One thing studying Latin did was to make us conscious of history. Compare an outlook equipped with Latin & history with one ignorant of both.
Question: the vindictive & childish bullying by Trump: are there really not 6 Republicans in Congress who can call a halt to the madness?
May 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Question: the vindictive & childish bullying by Trump: are there really not 6 Republicans in Congress who can call a halt to the madness?
We must give the Harvard Finger to the bullies in Washington. While they squat in its desolate halls, the US should go into purdah from the perspective of the more civilised world.
April 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We must give the Harvard Finger to the bullies in Washington. While they squat in its desolate halls, the US should go into purdah from the perspective of the more civilised world.
Labour gov continues in the exact opposite direction from sanity on Europe. EU citizens to pay for a permit to come here? Lunatic. Burden on tourism
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Labour gov continues in the exact opposite direction from sanity on Europe. EU citizens to pay for a permit to come here? Lunatic. Burden on tourism
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
Did David Attenborough - forbidden by the BBC to speak on Brexit (he told me so himself) smuggle in an opinion in the opening remarks to 'Our Planet II' when he says 'All life on earth depends on our freedom to move' - ?
March 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Did David Attenborough - forbidden by the BBC to speak on Brexit (he told me so himself) smuggle in an opinion in the opening remarks to 'Our Planet II' when he says 'All life on earth depends on our freedom to move' - ?
Greenland should follow Trump's example & deny visas - to US citizens. This would stop the Mrs Vance 'unofficial delegation' in its tracks.
March 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Greenland should follow Trump's example & deny visas - to US citizens. This would stop the Mrs Vance 'unofficial delegation' in its tracks.
I hope Starmer reads the NYTimes, reporting how Hesgeth 'loathes helping Europe' - time to Rejoin the EU.
@nytimes.com today 25/3/25
@nytimes.com today 25/3/25
March 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I hope Starmer reads the NYTimes, reporting how Hesgeth 'loathes helping Europe' - time to Rejoin the EU.
@nytimes.com today 25/3/25
@nytimes.com today 25/3/25
Scraping the BTOM of the barrel - Brexitland's ruinous separation from the EU descends further into inanity.
March 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Scraping the BTOM of the barrel - Brexitland's ruinous separation from the EU descends further into inanity.
Yes and yes again: we must rejoin the Single Market:
kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-labour...
kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-labour...
How Labour can avoid defeat in 2029
Attlee and Wilson were punished for delaying the inevitable. Starmer can avoid their fate – if he acts fast
kellnerp.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Yes and yes again: we must rejoin the Single Market:
kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-labour...
kellnerp.substack.com/p/how-labour...
When will Labour finally give up on the stupidity of Brexit?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns
Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
When will Labour finally give up on the stupidity of Brexit?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Kyiv with world leaders calls Zelensky a hero, fighting a war for 3 years which was started by Russia. She urges Europe to increase support to UKR now, says Zelensky must be at the center of any negotiations with Putin #Voices4Victory
youtu.be/JNs6wRvSpSU
youtu.be/JNs6wRvSpSU
Astonishing speech by Danish Prime Minister.
YouTube video by Dylan Burrill
youtu.be
March 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Never forget this day, February 28, 2025, when an American president abused and betrayed a democratic ally in the midst of a barbaric war with Russia. This grotesque stain will never wash away.
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Disgusting in every way
March 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Disgusting in every way
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After the Oval Office disaster, let’s remember :
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
March 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
After the Oval Office disaster, let’s remember :
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
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“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
Opinion | A Day of American Infamy
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
What a disgusting display of bullying & stupidity by Vance and Trump in the meeting with Zelensky. Shameful - & the US betrayal of Ukraine is even more shameful.
February 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What a disgusting display of bullying & stupidity by Vance and Trump in the meeting with Zelensky. Shameful - & the US betrayal of Ukraine is even more shameful.
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“Trump’s America has started its own cold war against liberal democracy. His weapons include the withdrawal of military support, the elevation of Vladimir Putin from pariah to partner, propaganda attacks, & subversion”
Superb read from @nickcohen.bsky.social
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...
Superb read from @nickcohen.bsky.social
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...
Trump’s true enemy isn’t China or Russia but liberal democracy
The new Cold War between Europe and America
nickcohen.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Trump’s America has started its own cold war against liberal democracy. His weapons include the withdrawal of military support, the elevation of Vladimir Putin from pariah to partner, propaganda attacks, & subversion”
Superb read from @nickcohen.bsky.social
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...
Superb read from @nickcohen.bsky.social
nickcohen.substack.com/p/trumps-tru...
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Rejoining the EU would be pretty beneficial as well.
Given the current situation with Trump, Ukraine and Putin, it's now essential to fully realign with Europe and the EU as soon as possible.
Starmer's red lines need to go. Now.
Given the current situation with Trump, Ukraine and Putin, it's now essential to fully realign with Europe and the EU as soon as possible.
Starmer's red lines need to go. Now.
February 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Rejoining the EU would be pretty beneficial as well.
Given the current situation with Trump, Ukraine and Putin, it's now essential to fully realign with Europe and the EU as soon as possible.
Starmer's red lines need to go. Now.
Given the current situation with Trump, Ukraine and Putin, it's now essential to fully realign with Europe and the EU as soon as possible.
Starmer's red lines need to go. Now.
Oh dear.
"I think we have more in common with Trump Republicans than we do with the Democrats" one senior government source said this week 👀
February 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Oh dear.
Someone hacked my Twitter a/c @acgrayling & is posting pro-Musk tweets on it. Disgusting. I can't get into it to change the password. Any tips? I haven't left Twitter because I don't want to yield the terrain to the Illegitimi.
February 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Someone hacked my Twitter a/c @acgrayling & is posting pro-Musk tweets on it. Disgusting. I can't get into it to change the password. Any tips? I haven't left Twitter because I don't want to yield the terrain to the Illegitimi.
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More Britons would rather have the EU than the US as Britain's closest trading partner
The EU: 53% (+2 from 2 Mar 2020)
The US: 21% (+4)
Neither: 7% (-3)
yougov.co.uk/topics/inter...
The EU: 53% (+2 from 2 Mar 2020)
The US: 21% (+4)
Neither: 7% (-3)
yougov.co.uk/topics/inter...
January 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
More Britons would rather have the EU than the US as Britain's closest trading partner
The EU: 53% (+2 from 2 Mar 2020)
The US: 21% (+4)
Neither: 7% (-3)
yougov.co.uk/topics/inter...
The EU: 53% (+2 from 2 Mar 2020)
The US: 21% (+4)
Neither: 7% (-3)
yougov.co.uk/topics/inter...
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Only in America.
January 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Only in America.