Grahame Lucas
@grahamelucas.bsky.social
Journalist based in the EU. UK reform needs PR, an elected second chamber representing the metros and regions, a written constitution and a return to the European Union #FBPE #RejoinEU #ProgressiveAlliance especially in the age of Trump 2.0 and Farage
Morgan McSweeney says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, The Guardian
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Morgan McSweeney says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for advising Starmer to appoint Mandelson, The Guardian
As widely predicted #McSweeney has not survived his close contact with #Mandelson. Starmer now thrashing around to save himself. But after the Locals it‘s all over
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
As widely predicted #McSweeney has not survived his close contact with #Mandelson. Starmer now thrashing around to save himself. But after the Locals it‘s all over
Finally out: Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Longtime aide departs after seemingly botched No 10 effort to shore up PM’s position against supposed plotters. Let‘s face it - McSweeney should never have been there in the first place
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Longtime aide departs after seemingly botched No 10 effort to shore up PM’s position against supposed plotters
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Finally out: Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Longtime aide departs after seemingly botched No 10 effort to shore up PM’s position against supposed plotters. Let‘s face it - McSweeney should never have been there in the first place
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Don’t forget how the BBC deliberately promotes right wing views and pro-Brexit opinion through invitations to client journalists:
Most frequent non-politician appearances on Question Time (2014-2023)
Isabel Oakeshott 13
Julia Hartley-Brewer 13
Kate Andrews 12
Tim Stanley 12
Camilla Tominey 10
Most frequent non-politician appearances on Question Time (2014-2023)
Isabel Oakeshott 13
Julia Hartley-Brewer 13
Kate Andrews 12
Tim Stanley 12
Camilla Tominey 10
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Don’t forget how the BBC deliberately promotes right wing views and pro-Brexit opinion through invitations to client journalists:
Most frequent non-politician appearances on Question Time (2014-2023)
Isabel Oakeshott 13
Julia Hartley-Brewer 13
Kate Andrews 12
Tim Stanley 12
Camilla Tominey 10
Most frequent non-politician appearances on Question Time (2014-2023)
Isabel Oakeshott 13
Julia Hartley-Brewer 13
Kate Andrews 12
Tim Stanley 12
Camilla Tominey 10
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Reform UK will face a police investigation in Gorton and Denton after admitting it sent out letters from a “concerned neighbour” which did not state they had been funded and distributed by the party
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters
Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Reform UK will face a police investigation in Gorton and Denton after admitting it sent out letters from a “concerned neighbour” which did not state they had been funded and distributed by the party
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
'BBC policy on Brexit is not impartial'
Why is the BBC giving so much time to hardline Brexiteers, asks journalist Raymond Snoddy
www.radiotimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
After the referendum, the BBC chief Lord Hall ordered the BBC to treat Brexit as a done deal, a decision which all but wholly excluded Remainer opinion from the BBC for around 2 years, thus grossly biasing the Brexit debate. It was a grotesque abuse of democracy.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
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It's obvious but still striking to consider that we have a United States government driven solely by one man's emotional dysregulation and dysfunction.
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
It's obvious but still striking to consider that we have a United States government driven solely by one man's emotional dysregulation and dysfunction.
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These stories come along as regularly as the reports about the disastrous decline of UK fishing. Farmers and fishers most of whom voted for a glorious Brexit facing a catastrophic future because they were conned by a crowd of rich and xenophobic spivs. Sad
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
These stories come along as regularly as the reports about the disastrous decline of UK fishing. Farmers and fishers most of whom voted for a glorious Brexit facing a catastrophic future because they were conned by a crowd of rich and xenophobic spivs. Sad
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“Keir Starmer – how dare you speak about justice?”
This week, the PM waxed lyrical about how Epstein victims had suffered unacceptable barriers to justice.
All while HIS OWN GOVERNMENT has repeatedly blocked justice for Harrods trafficking & abuse victims.
The hypocrisy is wild.
This week, the PM waxed lyrical about how Epstein victims had suffered unacceptable barriers to justice.
All while HIS OWN GOVERNMENT has repeatedly blocked justice for Harrods trafficking & abuse victims.
The hypocrisy is wild.
Keir Starmer – how dare you speak about justice?
A letter to Keir Starmer from a Harrods abuse survivor
sussexbylines.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
“Keir Starmer – how dare you speak about justice?”
This week, the PM waxed lyrical about how Epstein victims had suffered unacceptable barriers to justice.
All while HIS OWN GOVERNMENT has repeatedly blocked justice for Harrods trafficking & abuse victims.
The hypocrisy is wild.
This week, the PM waxed lyrical about how Epstein victims had suffered unacceptable barriers to justice.
All while HIS OWN GOVERNMENT has repeatedly blocked justice for Harrods trafficking & abuse victims.
The hypocrisy is wild.
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The US is run by traitors.
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The US is run by traitors.
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I don't know for sure, but I'd bet that Mandelson was a key figure lobbying for Labour NOT to hold a proper inquiry into Russian interference in our elections. His closeness to Deripaska and others would have come out
February 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I don't know for sure, but I'd bet that Mandelson was a key figure lobbying for Labour NOT to hold a proper inquiry into Russian interference in our elections. His closeness to Deripaska and others would have come out
These stories come along as regularly as the reports about the disastrous decline of UK fishing. Farmers and fishers most of whom voted for a glorious Brexit facing a catastrophic future because they were conned by a crowd of rich and xenophobic spivs. Sad
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%
NFU warn it could take years to restore Brexit losses despite efforts to smooth negotiations on farming and other elements of UK-EU reset
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
These stories come along as regularly as the reports about the disastrous decline of UK fishing. Farmers and fishers most of whom voted for a glorious Brexit facing a catastrophic future because they were conned by a crowd of rich and xenophobic spivs. Sad
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Perplexity announces an advanced version of Deep Research, which beats both OpenAI and Anthropic in benchmarking tests. The AI race just keeps on accelerating
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Perplexity announces an advanced version of Deep Research, which beats both OpenAI and Anthropic in benchmarking tests. The AI race just keeps on accelerating
Pecksniff: McSweeney’s downfall would bring seismic changes to British politics
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff: McSweeney’s downfall would bring seismic changes to British politics
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Pecksniff: McSweeney’s downfall would bring seismic changes to British politics
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
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BREAKING: Gordon Brown says Keir Starmer should stay as PM to "clear up the system and tackle corruption”
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM
BREAKING: Gordon Brown says Keir Starmer should stay as PM to "clear up the system and tackle corruption”
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When you show you hate Europe don’t expect a kiss on both cheeks.
What seemed like the whole stadium at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony booed JD Vance when he appeared on the big screen.
What seemed like the whole stadium at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony booed JD Vance when he appeared on the big screen.
JD Vance and wife booed at 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan
US Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha were met with loud boos when they appeared on the big screen at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan
www.mirror.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
When you show you hate Europe don’t expect a kiss on both cheeks.
What seemed like the whole stadium at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony booed JD Vance when he appeared on the big screen.
What seemed like the whole stadium at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony booed JD Vance when he appeared on the big screen.
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On Brexit, are there “glimmers of hope that the UK may be preparing to turn the page of this costly national psychodrama” asks Martin Leng:
big-europe.eu/publications...
big-europe.eu/publications...
Brexit Britain has one viable option left: Europe
Almost ten years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the Brexiteers’ pilgrimage to ‘sunlit uplands’ has instead become a national Via Dolorosa – a painful procession of...
big-europe.eu
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
On Brexit, are there “glimmers of hope that the UK may be preparing to turn the page of this costly national psychodrama” asks Martin Leng:
big-europe.eu/publications...
big-europe.eu/publications...
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Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference
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🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Bill Clinton reportedly plans to tell Congress what he knows about Trump-Epstein, which could lead to impeachment.
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: Bill Clinton reportedly plans to tell Congress what he knows about Trump-Epstein, which could lead to impeachment.
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POLITICO: “As Europe’s political class moves to clean up its mess and address its shame concerning ties with Epstein , it’s inadvertently highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in 🇺🇸- No prominent politicians have taken a fall.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 AM
POLITICO: “As Europe’s political class moves to clean up its mess and address its shame concerning ties with Epstein , it’s inadvertently highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in 🇺🇸- No prominent politicians have taken a fall.” www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/u...
US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism
US Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose has taken the unprecedented step of immediately severing diplomatic relations with the Speaker of the Polish Parliament, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty.
www.euronews.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:46 AM
US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/u...
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Andrew and Epstein asked exotic dancer for 'sex acts', legal letter claims. Epstein set up a London dinner between Mountbatten-Windsor and a 26-year-old Russian woman in August 2010. “She was working as an exotic dancer, but she was treated like a prostitute."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Andrew and Epstein asked exotic dancer for 'sex acts', legal letter claims
Lawyers for the unnamed woman claim she was 'treated like a prostitute' at Jeffrey Epstein's home.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Andrew and Epstein asked exotic dancer for 'sex acts', legal letter claims. Epstein set up a London dinner between Mountbatten-Windsor and a 26-year-old Russian woman in August 2010. “She was working as an exotic dancer, but she was treated like a prostitute."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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EU deal on Ukraine loan could boost UK if it agrees to help pay costs. But London is attempting to avoid making a contribution as it attempts to cherry-pick yet again www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
EU deal on Ukraine loan could boost UK if it agrees to help pay costs
British firms could get more opportunities to supply defence equipment to Kyiv if agreement can be reached
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
EU deal on Ukraine loan could boost UK if it agrees to help pay costs. But London is attempting to avoid making a contribution as it attempts to cherry-pick yet again www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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The Trump Administration is planning to demand more data from visitors used in the last 5 years: ‘social media’, ‘telephone numbers used’, ‘email addresses’,
‘family number telephone numbers (sic)’ plus
biometrics - face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris wtf www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
‘family number telephone numbers (sic)’ plus
biometrics - face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris wtf www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
The Trump Administration wants your DNA and social media
Yesterday the Trump Administration announced a proposed change in policy for travellers to the U.S. It applies to the powers of data collection by the Customs and Border Police (CBP).
www.privacyinternational.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
The Trump Administration is planning to demand more data from visitors used in the last 5 years: ‘social media’, ‘telephone numbers used’, ‘email addresses’,
‘family number telephone numbers (sic)’ plus
biometrics - face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris wtf www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
‘family number telephone numbers (sic)’ plus
biometrics - face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris wtf www.privacyinternational.org/news-analysi...
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EU proposes new sanctions to weaken Russia's oil sales, with full ban on services www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
EU proposes new sanctions to weaken Russia's oil and gas revenues
The 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia targets oil, gas, the "shadow fleet", banking, cryptocurrency and metals. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
EU proposes new sanctions to weaken Russia's oil sales, with full ban on services www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...