Andy Brown
@andybrown1951.bsky.social
North Yorkshire Councillor for Aire Valley. Green Party. Columnist for Yorkshire Post. Write for Yorkshire bylines. Former Head of Young People's Learning for Yorkshire and the Humber
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The noisy American
Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
By Andy Brown
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Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
By Andy Brown
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The noisy American
Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The noisy American
Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
By Andy Brown
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
By Andy Brown
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
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uk.news.yahoo.com/dictator-tru... Knowing all we know about Trump and his current polling, did anyone seriously imagine he would countenance the Midterms ?
‘Dictator’ Trump Floats Idea of Canceling Midterm Elections
Donald Trump mused about canceling the 2026 midterms during his appearance before a room full of GOP lawmakers. The president visited the Kennedy Center for the House Republican retreat, where he spok...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM
uk.news.yahoo.com/dictator-tru... Knowing all we know about Trump and his current polling, did anyone seriously imagine he would countenance the Midterms ?
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The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.
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"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
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Zack Polanski: Starmer and Farage have proven their craven cowardice on Venezuel
This weekend has proven it beyond doubt - Keir Starmer is a coward.
metro.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
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Of course Maduro's repressive regime must be held accountable - but the US's unilateral attack on Venezuela is not about democracy. It is about oil imperialism.
The UK must stop pandering to Donald Trump and roundly condemn the illegal action taken by the US.
The UK must stop pandering to Donald Trump and roundly condemn the illegal action taken by the US.
January 6, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Of course Maduro's repressive regime must be held accountable - but the US's unilateral attack on Venezuela is not about democracy. It is about oil imperialism.
The UK must stop pandering to Donald Trump and roundly condemn the illegal action taken by the US.
The UK must stop pandering to Donald Trump and roundly condemn the illegal action taken by the US.
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The noisy American
Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
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January 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The only thing more dangerous than an idiot who thinks he is a genius is the people who control the media convincing a lot of voters that an idiot is a genius who deserves to be President.
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The only thing more dangerous than an idiot who thinks he is a genius is the people who control the media convincing a lot of voters that an idiot is a genius who deserves to be President.
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Trump: "Christians and more, think of this, more than twice as likely foster care they'll adopt the general population. They adopt to it so easily. When they get out, they adopt to it like it's become second nature. It's amazing."
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Warner: "Nothing would lead to the absolute destruction of NATO more than US aggressive action against a longtime ally like Denmark"
Schumer: "I asked for assurances that they were not planning operations in other countries like Colombia and Cuba, and I was very very disappointed in their answer"
Schumer: "I asked for assurances that they were not planning operations in other countries like Colombia and Cuba, and I was very very disappointed in their answer"
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Warner: "Nothing would lead to the absolute destruction of NATO more than US aggressive action against a longtime ally like Denmark"
Schumer: "I asked for assurances that they were not planning operations in other countries like Colombia and Cuba, and I was very very disappointed in their answer"
Schumer: "I asked for assurances that they were not planning operations in other countries like Colombia and Cuba, and I was very very disappointed in their answer"
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Don’t be fooled — everything has changed for the global economy: strong FT oped from Gita Gopinath. The lesson from Brexit is simple: "Structural damage reveals itself slowly, and always too late to be reversed." www.ft.com/content/9c82...
Don’t be fooled — everything has changed for the global economy
Damage caused by US tariffs has so far been muted but that won’t last
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Don’t be fooled — everything has changed for the global economy: strong FT oped from Gita Gopinath. The lesson from Brexit is simple: "Structural damage reveals itself slowly, and always too late to be reversed." www.ft.com/content/9c82...
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Back in the 1950s Graham Greene warned that the Quiet American was dragging the US into a bad war in Vietnam. Now it is the noisy American dragging the States into a dangerous adventure in Venezuela
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
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The noisy American
Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Back in the 1950s Graham Greene warned that the Quiet American was dragging the US into a bad war in Vietnam. Now it is the noisy American dragging the States into a dangerous adventure in Venezuela
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
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Even if this were not explicitly prohibited by the United States Constitution, it means we kidnapped Venezuela's President and are now extorting money with the threat of future harm.
January 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Even if this were not explicitly prohibited by the United States Constitution, it means we kidnapped Venezuela's President and are now extorting money with the threat of future harm.
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Westminster Voting Intention [Greater London]:
LAB: 31% (-1)
RFM: 19% (-4)
GRN: 18% (+8)
CON: 17% (-3)
LDM: 13% (+2)
Via @savanta.bsky.social, 13-21 Dec.
Changes w/ 30 Oct - 7 Nov.
LAB: 31% (-1)
RFM: 19% (-4)
GRN: 18% (+8)
CON: 17% (-3)
LDM: 13% (+2)
Via @savanta.bsky.social, 13-21 Dec.
Changes w/ 30 Oct - 7 Nov.
January 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Westminster Voting Intention [Greater London]:
LAB: 31% (-1)
RFM: 19% (-4)
GRN: 18% (+8)
CON: 17% (-3)
LDM: 13% (+2)
Via @savanta.bsky.social, 13-21 Dec.
Changes w/ 30 Oct - 7 Nov.
LAB: 31% (-1)
RFM: 19% (-4)
GRN: 18% (+8)
CON: 17% (-3)
LDM: 13% (+2)
Via @savanta.bsky.social, 13-21 Dec.
Changes w/ 30 Oct - 7 Nov.
Back in the 1950s Graham Greene warned that the Quiet American was dragging the US into a bad war in Vietnam. Now it is the noisy American dragging the States into a dangerous adventure in Venezuela
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
The noisy American
Trump's arrogant attempts to take over Venezuela are a clear breach of international law creating huge risks for all of us
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Back in the 1950s Graham Greene warned that the Quiet American was dragging the US into a bad war in Vietnam. Now it is the noisy American dragging the States into a dangerous adventure in Venezuela
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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Quick! Someone give Starmer this, then we should be okay!
January 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Quick! Someone give Starmer this, then we should be okay!
The leaders of the top FTSE companies have already earned more this year than the vast majority of readers of this post. Wealth is being sucked upwards out of the pockets of ordinary working people.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January
High Pay Centre calculates bosses will pass milestone on third working day of 2026 with median pay of £1,353 an hour
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The leaders of the top FTSE companies have already earned more this year than the vast majority of readers of this post. Wealth is being sucked upwards out of the pockets of ordinary working people.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
NATO rules say that an attack on one member of the alliance must be responded to with military force by all the other members. So Britain's PM needs to be clear that this is what will happen if one member attacks another.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
NATO rules say that an attack on one member of the alliance must be responded to with military force by all the other members. So Britain's PM needs to be clear that this is what will happen if one member attacks another.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
"Circumspect" is a very polite way of describing Starmer's stance on Trump casually deciding he can break international law anytime he wants. Cowardly appeasement. Utter folly. Crawling. Shaming Britain. Desperately short term thinking.
Anyone got better descriptions?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anyone got better descriptions?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer's strategy of avoiding criticising Trump over Maduro
The government's cautious response has been pounced on by its critics, writes the BBC's political editor.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"Circumspect" is a very polite way of describing Starmer's stance on Trump casually deciding he can break international law anytime he wants. Cowardly appeasement. Utter folly. Crawling. Shaming Britain. Desperately short term thinking.
Anyone got better descriptions?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anyone got better descriptions?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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It would be hugely positive if the people of Iran succeed in overthrowing the oppressive regime which rules them. It would be hugely negative if the US or Israel intervened and gave the regime an external enemy to try and unite the country against.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Protests shake Iran at its weakest point in years
War with Israel, a battered economy, and the swift loss of allies have left Iran vulnerable in the face of mounting protests.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
It would be hugely positive if the people of Iran succeed in overthrowing the oppressive regime which rules them. It would be hugely negative if the US or Israel intervened and gave the regime an external enemy to try and unite the country against.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...