Catio Miles
@catiomiles.bsky.social
Liberal. Economics. Governance.
Making the argument for Britain’s return at the heart of Europe.
Making the argument for Britain’s return at the heart of Europe.
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Catio Miles
@catiomiles.bsky.social
· Aug 30
As we discuss flags and their meaning and values, the 🇪🇺 is banned in the U.K. according to a 2021 Boris Johnson law still in place under Starmer.
But the flag represents everything for people in Ukraine, or Budapest, Romania or Tbilisi. 👇
But the flag represents everything for people in Ukraine, or Budapest, Romania or Tbilisi. 👇
Banning the 🇪🇺 only shows the post #Brexit British insecurity and provincialism.
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More satire for today's events:
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
More satire for today's events:
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Rubio has been thinking about how to move the game pieces to the places needed to bring down the Cuban regime for 30 years.
Trump has experienced cognitive collapse and Vance is sinking into very online groyper delusions, but Rubio is an intelligent and ruthless operator not to be underestimated.
Trump has experienced cognitive collapse and Vance is sinking into very online groyper delusions, but Rubio is an intelligent and ruthless operator not to be underestimated.
Best take I’ve heard, IRL: “This operation looks like it was designed by the same people who did the East Wing.”
This makes the Iraq War seem well planned.
January 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Rubio has been thinking about how to move the game pieces to the places needed to bring down the Cuban regime for 30 years.
Trump has experienced cognitive collapse and Vance is sinking into very online groyper delusions, but Rubio is an intelligent and ruthless operator not to be underestimated.
Trump has experienced cognitive collapse and Vance is sinking into very online groyper delusions, but Rubio is an intelligent and ruthless operator not to be underestimated.
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On the one hand it's extraordinary that my teenage child lived in the same era as Eva Schloss and on the other it's terrifying that nobody seems to have learned the lessons of her family's terrible experiences
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96 as King leads tributes
King Charles said he was
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
On the one hand it's extraordinary that my teenage child lived in the same era as Eva Schloss and on the other it's terrifying that nobody seems to have learned the lessons of her family's terrible experiences
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My statement supported by 26 EU Member States on the aftermath of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela ↓
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Layla Moran, "The Liberal Democrats have long argued that closer ties with the EU is the direction we should be in"
Nadine Dorries, "The country voted to leave the EU"
Moran, "That was such a long time ago now"
Dorries, "It was 2016"
Moran, "People want change, growth, and positivity"
Nadine Dorries, "The country voted to leave the EU"
Moran, "That was such a long time ago now"
Dorries, "It was 2016"
Moran, "People want change, growth, and positivity"
January 4, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Layla Moran, "The Liberal Democrats have long argued that closer ties with the EU is the direction we should be in"
Nadine Dorries, "The country voted to leave the EU"
Moran, "That was such a long time ago now"
Dorries, "It was 2016"
Moran, "People want change, growth, and positivity"
Nadine Dorries, "The country voted to leave the EU"
Moran, "That was such a long time ago now"
Dorries, "It was 2016"
Moran, "People want change, growth, and positivity"
The French media is reporting this.
but the BBC is silent.
but the BBC is silent.
Le Groenland appelle au « respect » de son intégrité après un tweet de l’épouse d’un conseiller de Donald Trump
Le Groenland appelle au « respect » de son intégrité après un tweet de l’épouse d’un conseiller de Donald Trump
Katie Miller, épouse du directeur de cabinet adjoint de la Maison Blanche, Stephen Miller, a publié samedi sur son compte X une carte du Groenland aux couleurs du drapeau américain, assortie d’une courte légende en capitales : « SOON » (bientôt).
www.lemonde.fr
January 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The French media is reporting this.
but the BBC is silent.
but the BBC is silent.
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Worth noting that the Rubio/Miller administration's plans for Venezuela are entirely dependent now on the regime and opposition not fracturing into rival factions willing to use armed violence to destroy their rivals
"Senior Venezuelan government officials, led by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez...have quietly promoted a series of initiatives in recent months aimed at presenting themselves to Washington as a “more acceptable” alternative to Nicolás Maduro’s regime...funneled through intermediaries in Qatar."
Exclusive: Venezuelan leaders offered U.S. a path to stay in power without Maduro
Delcy and Jorge Rodríguez used Doha backchannels to offer Washington a 'Cartel Light' plan for a managed Venezuela transition that keeps chavismo in power.
www.miamiherald.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Worth noting that the Rubio/Miller administration's plans for Venezuela are entirely dependent now on the regime and opposition not fracturing into rival factions willing to use armed violence to destroy their rivals
Leadership 👇
Oh look, a leader with a backbone…
Spanish PM Sánchez has stated that Spain will neither recognize the govt of Nicolás Maduro nor support any U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, warning that such action would violate international law and endanger regional stability.
Spanish PM Sánchez has stated that Spain will neither recognize the govt of Nicolás Maduro nor support any U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, warning that such action would violate international law and endanger regional stability.
January 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Leadership 👇
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Lewis Goodall humiliates Labour's Darren Jones who is unable to criticise President Trump for breaking international law by attacking Venezuela
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Lewis Goodall humiliates Labour's Darren Jones who is unable to criticise President Trump for breaking international law by attacking Venezuela
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
Humiliating, pathetic, soulless - Darren Jones, what a let down
Also many Pan LatAm companies have their HQ in Florida…
Maybe someone will propose a plan to expand and strengthen the current cooperation and make the LatAm region stronger than US.
Maybe someone will propose a plan to expand and strengthen the current cooperation and make the LatAm region stronger than US.
Note: Latin America is TWICE the size and has TWICE the population of US.
The failure of those leaders in Latin America to allow themselves to be subservient to the US is a story in itself.
All had similar histories: former colonies of European powers got independence more than 200 years ago.
The failure of those leaders in Latin America to allow themselves to be subservient to the US is a story in itself.
All had similar histories: former colonies of European powers got independence more than 200 years ago.
January 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Also many Pan LatAm companies have their HQ in Florida…
Maybe someone will propose a plan to expand and strengthen the current cooperation and make the LatAm region stronger than US.
Maybe someone will propose a plan to expand and strengthen the current cooperation and make the LatAm region stronger than US.
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How many bets the Trump administration echoes the blunders of early 2000s US strategy by going for Cuba before they have gotten a grip on matters in Venezuela?
WELKER: Is the Cuban government the Trump administration's next target?
MARCO RUBIO: Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah.
WELKER: Is that a yes?
RUBIO: I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes
MARCO RUBIO: Well, the Cuban government is a huge problem. Yeah.
WELKER: Is that a yes?
RUBIO: I think they're in a lot of trouble, yes
January 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
How many bets the Trump administration echoes the blunders of early 2000s US strategy by going for Cuba before they have gotten a grip on matters in Venezuela?
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FoM also acts a a social valve.
The acclaimed TV series “Auf Wiedersehen, Pet” portrays unemployed Brits in the 1980s (can someone remind me who was PM then?) leaving Britain for Germany.
The 1980s was a period of massive emigration.
1/2
The acclaimed TV series “Auf Wiedersehen, Pet” portrays unemployed Brits in the 1980s (can someone remind me who was PM then?) leaving Britain for Germany.
The 1980s was a period of massive emigration.
1/2
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
FoM also acts a a social valve.
The acclaimed TV series “Auf Wiedersehen, Pet” portrays unemployed Brits in the 1980s (can someone remind me who was PM then?) leaving Britain for Germany.
The 1980s was a period of massive emigration.
1/2
The acclaimed TV series “Auf Wiedersehen, Pet” portrays unemployed Brits in the 1980s (can someone remind me who was PM then?) leaving Britain for Germany.
The 1980s was a period of massive emigration.
1/2
I see this argument a lot, that 98% of Brits ”didn’t use their Freedom of Movement rights during the EU years”.
This argument is false.
Take Vodafone for example.
Vodafone has expanded massively I the EU using all 4 freedoms, including FoM.
1/2
This argument is false.
Take Vodafone for example.
Vodafone has expanded massively I the EU using all 4 freedoms, including FoM.
1/2
98% of Britons don’t use their reciprocal rights but 100% of Britons see nationals of other EU states using their rights in their communities.
Right to FOM only becomes conditional after 3 months.
If a campaign to rejoin revolves around these sorts of angels on pinhead points, we will lose again.
Right to FOM only becomes conditional after 3 months.
If a campaign to rejoin revolves around these sorts of angels on pinhead points, we will lose again.
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I see this argument a lot, that 98% of Brits ”didn’t use their Freedom of Movement rights during the EU years”.
This argument is false.
Take Vodafone for example.
Vodafone has expanded massively I the EU using all 4 freedoms, including FoM.
1/2
This argument is false.
Take Vodafone for example.
Vodafone has expanded massively I the EU using all 4 freedoms, including FoM.
1/2
Note: Latin America is TWICE the size and has TWICE the population of US.
The failure of those leaders in Latin America to allow themselves to be subservient to the US is a story in itself.
All had similar histories: former colonies of European powers got independence more than 200 years ago.
The failure of those leaders in Latin America to allow themselves to be subservient to the US is a story in itself.
All had similar histories: former colonies of European powers got independence more than 200 years ago.
January 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Note: Latin America is TWICE the size and has TWICE the population of US.
The failure of those leaders in Latin America to allow themselves to be subservient to the US is a story in itself.
All had similar histories: former colonies of European powers got independence more than 200 years ago.
The failure of those leaders in Latin America to allow themselves to be subservient to the US is a story in itself.
All had similar histories: former colonies of European powers got independence more than 200 years ago.
Please someone tell Trump his best pal Putin has a home over there.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense reports that two North Korean ballistic missiles were launched last night and landed somewhere what is currently Russia's EEZ. Both projectiles flew in "irregular trajectories", indicating something out of the ordinary, like a malfunction.
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Please someone tell Trump his best pal Putin has a home over there.
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So did i.
Switched to sky, saw Harry Cole and decided David Bowie was a better option.
Switched to sky, saw Harry Cole and decided David Bowie was a better option.
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
So did i.
Switched to sky, saw Harry Cole and decided David Bowie was a better option.
Switched to sky, saw Harry Cole and decided David Bowie was a better option.
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I turned on LBC and got Richard Tice singing the praises of the US invasion of Venezuela.
Turned off after 2 mins.
Turned off after 2 mins.
January 4, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I turned on LBC and got Richard Tice singing the praises of the US invasion of Venezuela.
Turned off after 2 mins.
Turned off after 2 mins.
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Switched on Sky News UK for 30 seconds, saw Priti Patel online from Dubai.
Switched off again.
Switched off again.
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Switched on Sky News UK for 30 seconds, saw Priti Patel online from Dubai.
Switched off again.
Switched off again.
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I had a chat with Zack Polanski about his fairly busy first four months as Green leader, how the party can combat Reform, and why he spends an hour every day replying personally to direct messages on social media.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game
This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections - by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbook
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I had a chat with Zack Polanski about his fairly busy first four months as Green leader, how the party can combat Reform, and why he spends an hour every day replying personally to direct messages on social media.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Katie Miller is the wife of the closest Trump adviser, Stephen Miller.
We should be under no illusion the US has been captured by nasty people.
And we should be united and ready to fight back.
Cc Starmer.
We should be under no illusion the US has been captured by nasty people.
And we should be united and ready to fight back.
Cc Starmer.
January 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Katie Miller is the wife of the closest Trump adviser, Stephen Miller.
We should be under no illusion the US has been captured by nasty people.
And we should be united and ready to fight back.
Cc Starmer.
We should be under no illusion the US has been captured by nasty people.
And we should be united and ready to fight back.
Cc Starmer.
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The EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation, but how to reconcile this New Year’s resolution with EU digital omnibus dismantling digital rulebook? @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu @bmoens.bsky.social @digitalmario.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation
Challenges to Google, Meta, Apple and X will test Brussels’ willingness to stick with digital rule book
giftarticle.ft.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The EU readies tougher tech enforcement in 2026 as Trump warns of retaliation, but how to reconcile this New Year’s resolution with EU digital omnibus dismantling digital rulebook? @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu @bmoens.bsky.social @digitalmario.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Laura K to Starmer
“What are we be willing to give up if you want to align more with the EU? Will you be willing to allow unlimited EU citizens to come to UK?“
Fuck the BBC.
“What are we be willing to give up if you want to align more with the EU? Will you be willing to allow unlimited EU citizens to come to UK?“
Fuck the BBC.
Oh, 2026!!!
Laura Kuenssberg BBC show starts with 3 guests: a Tory, a Farage member and, fortunately @laylamoran.bsky.social .
Happy to see Layla back from her maternity break (congratulations by the way!) , she is a great powerful Liberal voice.
Laura Kuenssberg BBC show starts with 3 guests: a Tory, a Farage member and, fortunately @laylamoran.bsky.social .
Happy to see Layla back from her maternity break (congratulations by the way!) , she is a great powerful Liberal voice.
January 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Laura K to Starmer
“What are we be willing to give up if you want to align more with the EU? Will you be willing to allow unlimited EU citizens to come to UK?“
Fuck the BBC.
“What are we be willing to give up if you want to align more with the EU? Will you be willing to allow unlimited EU citizens to come to UK?“
Fuck the BBC.
Oh, 2026!!!
Laura Kuenssberg BBC show starts with 3 guests: a Tory, a Farage member and, fortunately @laylamoran.bsky.social .
Happy to see Layla back from her maternity break (congratulations by the way!) , she is a great powerful Liberal voice.
Laura Kuenssberg BBC show starts with 3 guests: a Tory, a Farage member and, fortunately @laylamoran.bsky.social .
Happy to see Layla back from her maternity break (congratulations by the way!) , she is a great powerful Liberal voice.
January 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Oh, 2026!!!
Laura Kuenssberg BBC show starts with 3 guests: a Tory, a Farage member and, fortunately @laylamoran.bsky.social .
Happy to see Layla back from her maternity break (congratulations by the way!) , she is a great powerful Liberal voice.
Laura Kuenssberg BBC show starts with 3 guests: a Tory, a Farage member and, fortunately @laylamoran.bsky.social .
Happy to see Layla back from her maternity break (congratulations by the way!) , she is a great powerful Liberal voice.