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David Aaronovitch: This Bob Vylan furore is a distraction from finding an end to the bloodshed
The musician’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable – but blaming the BBC is daft.
@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social
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The musician’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable – but blaming the BBC is daft.
@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social
bit.ly/3I6GBft
This Bob Vylan furore is a distraction from finding an en...
The musician’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable – but blaming the BBC is daft
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July 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
David Aaronovitch: This Bob Vylan furore is a distraction from finding an end to the bloodshed
The musician’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable – but blaming the BBC is daft.
@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social
bit.ly/3I6GBft
The musician’s comments at Glastonbury were somewhat inevitable – but blaming the BBC is daft.
@davidsonofaaron.bsky.social
bit.ly/3I6GBft
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While the U.S. and China jostle, too many politicians and commentators have naively concluded the answer to trade more with the biggest mercantilist that only wants to export more to them. Dumb. Talk of cosying up to China is a dangerous fantasy
www.thetimes.com/article/018b...
www.thetimes.com/article/018b...
Talk of cosying up to China is a dangerous fantasy
China’s export orders hit their lowest level since 2022. A closer trade relationship is a perilous illusion
www.thetimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
While the U.S. and China jostle, too many politicians and commentators have naively concluded the answer to trade more with the biggest mercantilist that only wants to export more to them. Dumb. Talk of cosying up to China is a dangerous fantasy
www.thetimes.com/article/018b...
www.thetimes.com/article/018b...
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No question that politicians and markets (now just fear) were not braced for China's escalatory response. But this doesn't mean, despite awful optics now, that there wont be a deal at some point. Interesting q is who, by then, will hold the stronger cards 1/4
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
China intends to crush the trade war
Beijing has retaliated against Donald Trump's tariffs — and the response was far stronger than expected.
www.newstatesman.com
April 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
No question that politicians and markets (now just fear) were not braced for China's escalatory response. But this doesn't mean, despite awful optics now, that there wont be a deal at some point. Interesting q is who, by then, will hold the stronger cards 1/4
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
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Hope everyone in the UK remembers what Elon Musk is doing to the US government the next time Domminic Cummings writes a 30,000 word blog post on his plan to replace all the "NPCs" in Whitehall with 19 year old Nazi superforecasters.
February 23, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Hope everyone in the UK remembers what Elon Musk is doing to the US government the next time Domminic Cummings writes a 30,000 word blog post on his plan to replace all the "NPCs" in Whitehall with 19 year old Nazi superforecasters.
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The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.
February 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.
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Strong agree. Here's one I wrote 9(!) years ago: stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...
February 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Strong agree. Here's one I wrote 9(!) years ago: stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...
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Dressing for work today.
January 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Dressing for work today.
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I talked to Greg Sargent newrepublic.com/article/1901...
Paul Krugman: Trump Voters Are Already Getting “Brutally Scammed”
The Nobel laureate explains why the good economy Trump is inheriting is already forcing him to fabricate fake rationales for his coming tariffs and deportations—and how his voters will be the losers.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I talked to Greg Sargent newrepublic.com/article/1901...
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With higher gilt yields fuelling talk of the need for tighter fiscal policy, here's one I wrote earlier on how fiscal conservatism is in theory compatible with radical economic policy elsewhere: stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...
Fiscal conservatism, economic radicalism
Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out significant rises in public spending under a Labour government. He's partly right. What his supporters and many critics fail to appreciate, however, is that a tight fisc...
stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
With higher gilt yields fuelling talk of the need for tighter fiscal policy, here's one I wrote earlier on how fiscal conservatism is in theory compatible with radical economic policy elsewhere: stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...
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Not quite sure how to reconcile 'thoughtful and moral' with his endorsements of Orban and Trump. The more thought he put into those interjections, the more one is forced to draw conclusions about his morals.
Here Turner describes Tim Montgomerie as "thoughtful and moral" - and then goes on to quote him saying he joined Reform to fight the "Islamification of Britain".
Times columnists absolutely fine with racism as long as it's the right sort of racism.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Times columnists absolutely fine with racism as long as it's the right sort of racism.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Suddenly Reform is starting to look plausible
If the PM doesn’t address concerns over scale of migration, Red Wall voters will reject his party as they did the Tories
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Not quite sure how to reconcile 'thoughtful and moral' with his endorsements of Orban and Trump. The more thought he put into those interjections, the more one is forced to draw conclusions about his morals.
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Am horrified by events in Georgia. Govt has abandoned all pretense of democracy. Many of my friends and former associates fighting for their freedom and futures, on the line, right now. 🇬🇪 🇪🇺✊👊https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/29/europe/georgia-protests-eu-membership-talks-suspended-intl
Georgia rocked by fierce protests after government puts EU hopes on ice | CNN
Georgia has been rocked by protests after its increasingly autocratic government said it would halt the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.
amp.cnn.com
November 29, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Am horrified by events in Georgia. Govt has abandoned all pretense of democracy. Many of my friends and former associates fighting for their freedom and futures, on the line, right now. 🇬🇪 🇪🇺✊👊https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/29/europe/georgia-protests-eu-membership-talks-suspended-intl
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I dunno man, I feel like some of the obscenely wealthy people encouraged to move fast, ignore regulations and break things and told they are geniuses who owe nothing to society because their success is entirely their own achievement... might have found their way to right wing politics on their own.
November 29, 2024 at 11:28 PM
I dunno man, I feel like some of the obscenely wealthy people encouraged to move fast, ignore regulations and break things and told they are geniuses who owe nothing to society because their success is entirely their own achievement... might have found their way to right wing politics on their own.
Telegraph’s in meltdown—29 days till Christmas!
November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Telegraph’s in meltdown—29 days till Christmas!
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Quick favour- in the future can you repost to show approval of a post rather than like. Thanks so much.
November 24, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Quick favour- in the future can you repost to show approval of a post rather than like. Thanks so much.
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PUTIN: long-range missiles may trigger nuclear response
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler Chat
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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Crimea is Ukraine.
Donetsk is Ukraine.
Odesa is Ukraine.
Kharkiv is Ukraine.
Kherson is Ukraine.
Mykolayiv is Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhya is Ukraine.
Chernihiv is Ukraine.
Donetsk is Ukraine.
Odesa is Ukraine.
Kharkiv is Ukraine.
Kherson is Ukraine.
Mykolayiv is Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhya is Ukraine.
Chernihiv is Ukraine.
November 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Crimea is Ukraine.
Donetsk is Ukraine.
Odesa is Ukraine.
Kharkiv is Ukraine.
Kherson is Ukraine.
Mykolayiv is Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhya is Ukraine.
Chernihiv is Ukraine.
Donetsk is Ukraine.
Odesa is Ukraine.
Kharkiv is Ukraine.
Kherson is Ukraine.
Mykolayiv is Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhya is Ukraine.
Chernihiv is Ukraine.
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Catastrophic mistake from Scholz to appear to bring Putin in from the cold, he’s emboldened not ready to compromise. Western leaders should remember this is who we are dealing with.
Overnight Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure. Most were shot down but some still made it through. Two people were killed in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, by a drone attack. Six others were injured, including two children.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Catastrophic mistake from Scholz to appear to bring Putin in from the cold, he’s emboldened not ready to compromise. Western leaders should remember this is who we are dealing with.
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Hi there - a first post on this platform. Do please repost this message just in case anyone should want to find me here -- thank you...
November 13, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Hi there - a first post on this platform. Do please repost this message just in case anyone should want to find me here -- thank you...
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One of the biggest shifts in housing policy over the past 50 years: we went from subsiding bricks and mortar, to subsidising landlords
November 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM
One of the biggest shifts in housing policy over the past 50 years: we went from subsiding bricks and mortar, to subsidising landlords
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I don't imagine it will ever be a single event, but the ongoing series of events, with different people having different "last straw" events.
For me it was in July last year when after the verified status changed and people could buy them, and my feed filled up with the worst takes from blue ticks.
For me it was in July last year when after the verified status changed and people could buy them, and my feed filled up with the worst takes from blue ticks.
November 14, 2024 at 1:40 PM
I don't imagine it will ever be a single event, but the ongoing series of events, with different people having different "last straw" events.
For me it was in July last year when after the verified status changed and people could buy them, and my feed filled up with the worst takes from blue ticks.
For me it was in July last year when after the verified status changed and people could buy them, and my feed filled up with the worst takes from blue ticks.
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It me. Saying words.
Once billed as a huge Brexit bonus, freeports have been plagued by mishaps and misinformation. Are these tax-free zones an economic boost or just another loophole @dmitryopines.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social to get to the bottom of it.
Listen here: listen.podmasters.uk/BNKR241114Fr...
Listen here: listen.podmasters.uk/BNKR241114Fr...
November 14, 2024 at 8:46 AM
It me. Saying words.
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Hello ! Good morning Bluesky ! Some Leopards can’t change their spots . . . but some of us can . . .
November 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Hello ! Good morning Bluesky ! Some Leopards can’t change their spots . . . but some of us can . . .
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Getting 3x the engagement here with 1/8th the followers for the exact same article - even when I avoided the algorithmic kneecapping and didn't link to it directly.
Just absurd how much better this place is for actually sharing your work with other humans.
Just absurd how much better this place is for actually sharing your work with other humans.
November 12, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Getting 3x the engagement here with 1/8th the followers for the exact same article - even when I avoided the algorithmic kneecapping and didn't link to it directly.
Just absurd how much better this place is for actually sharing your work with other humans.
Just absurd how much better this place is for actually sharing your work with other humans.
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Kharkiv is Ukraine!
Kherson is Ukraine!
Donetsk is Ukraine!
Luhansk is Ukraine!
Crimea is Ukraine!
Ukraine is Europe!
#StandWithUkraine
Kherson is Ukraine!
Donetsk is Ukraine!
Luhansk is Ukraine!
Crimea is Ukraine!
Ukraine is Europe!
#StandWithUkraine
November 10, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Kharkiv is Ukraine!
Kherson is Ukraine!
Donetsk is Ukraine!
Luhansk is Ukraine!
Crimea is Ukraine!
Ukraine is Europe!
#StandWithUkraine
Kherson is Ukraine!
Donetsk is Ukraine!
Luhansk is Ukraine!
Crimea is Ukraine!
Ukraine is Europe!
#StandWithUkraine