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
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has slammed Donald Trump in an unusually undiplomatic speech at the Munich Security Conference. He accused Trump of damaging NATO, questioning the sovereignty of a NATO member and excluding the Europeans from Ukraine peace talks. More of that please
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has slammed Donald Trump in an unusually undiplomatic speech at the Munich Security Conference. He accused Trump of damaging NATO, questioning the sovereignty of a NATO member and excluding the Europeans from Ukraine peace talks. More of that please
The Sunday Telegraph is busy stirring the Labour leadership pot. After last week’s drama rebels allegedly want Defence Secretary John Healey to challenge Starmer as the unity candidate. They now believe that Wes Streeting has become too "toxic", after revelations about his ties with Lord Mandelson.
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February 15, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The Sunday Telegraph is busy stirring the Labour leadership pot. After last week’s drama rebels allegedly want Defence Secretary John Healey to challenge Starmer as the unity candidate. They now believe that Wes Streeting has become too "toxic", after revelations about his ties with Lord Mandelson.
The UK Government is being urged to consider closer ties to the European Union (EU) after a report found Scotland is missing out on a share of a landmark £15 billion pound energy funding package.
www.thenational.scot/news/2585135...
www.thenational.scot/news/2585135...
Warning as Scotland 'misses out' on £15 billion EU funding package due to Brexit
The UK Government is being urged to consider closer ties to the EU as Scotland is missing out on a share of a landmark £15 billion pound funding…
www.thenational.scot
February 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The UK Government is being urged to consider closer ties to the European Union (EU) after a report found Scotland is missing out on a share of a landmark £15 billion pound energy funding package.
www.thenational.scot/news/2585135...
www.thenational.scot/news/2585135...
Time for a Brexit reckoning
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
www.politico.eu/article/time...
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
www.politico.eu/article/time...
Time for a Brexit reckoning
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
www.politico.eu
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Time for a Brexit reckoning
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
www.politico.eu/article/time...
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
www.politico.eu/article/time...
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/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 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
He’s slower on the uptake than most: Britain’s ‘Brexit years’ are over and we need Europe, not Donald Trump says Starmer. The PM praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer: Britain can’t rely on Donald Trump – our security depends on Europe
After the US president rocked the continent with his threat to take Greenland, the prime minister praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’
www.independent.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 AM
He’s slower on the uptake than most: Britain’s ‘Brexit years’ are over and we need Europe, not Donald Trump says Starmer. The PM praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Ghislaine Maxwell lied on her US citizenship application. She checked the no box when asked if she had ever procured anyone for prostitution.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
Ghislaine Maxwell Appears to Have Lied on Her Citizenship Application — The New Republic
The revelation could put her citizenship status at risk.
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February 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell lied on her US citizenship application. She checked the no box when asked if she had ever procured anyone for prostitution.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
She had been trafficking since 1994. This could get another 25 years added to her sentence.
Russia poisoned Navalny, according to five European countries' scientific findings www.euronews.com/2026/02/14/r...
Russia poisoned Navalny, according to five European countries' scientific findings
The heads of French, British, German, Dutch and Swedish diplomacy said that 'only the Russian state had the means, the motive and the contempt for international law' to carry out this attack.
www.euronews.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Russia poisoned Navalny, according to five European countries' scientific findings www.euronews.com/2026/02/14/r...
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Can't help thinking that this photo of Gorton & Denton Reform candidate Matt Goodwin with Steve Bannon - convicted fraudster, close friend & enabler of Jeffrey Epstein, promoter of violence to overturn a US election & admirer of Satan - has not had the coverage it deserves.
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Can't help thinking that this photo of Gorton & Denton Reform candidate Matt Goodwin with Steve Bannon - convicted fraudster, close friend & enabler of Jeffrey Epstein, promoter of violence to overturn a US election & admirer of Satan - has not had the coverage it deserves.
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A not so subtle hint to Starmer to use his last chance to abandon his ridiculous red lines and go for much more integration with the EU. If he doesn’t he’ll be gone in months
February 14, 2026 at 10:08 AM
A not so subtle hint to Starmer to use his last chance to abandon his ridiculous red lines and go for much more integration with the EU. If he doesn’t he’ll be gone in months
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How many times have I heard people sneering about Third World countries? A lot. Usually they ask: “How many times do people vote in Third World countries?” Answer: “Once, because they vote in a dictator! Ha ha ha etc.“ Americans have done it twice and they are going to get their just deserts.
Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
How many times have I heard people sneering about Third World countries? A lot. Usually they ask: “How many times do people vote in Third World countries?” Answer: “Once, because they vote in a dictator! Ha ha ha etc.“ Americans have done it twice and they are going to get their just deserts.
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EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen to Keir Starmer at the the Munich Security Conference: “Ten years on from Brexit, our futures are as bound as ever, dear Keir.
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
February 14, 2026 at 9:38 AM
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen to Keir Starmer at the the Munich Security Conference: “Ten years on from Brexit, our futures are as bound as ever, dear Keir.
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
"It is in our common interest to be ambitious about our partnership.
“We are in this together".
How many times have I heard people sneering about Third World countries? A lot. Usually they ask: “How many times do people vote in Third World countries?” Answer: “Once, because they vote in a dictator! Ha ha ha etc.“ Americans have done it twice and they are going to get their just deserts.
Translation: I will steal this election, and my lawyers will find a thin excuse to justify it.
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
How many times have I heard people sneering about Third World countries? A lot. Usually they ask: “How many times do people vote in Third World countries?” Answer: “Once, because they vote in a dictator! Ha ha ha etc.“ Americans have done it twice and they are going to get their just deserts.
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When a person who tried to steal an election with an orchestrated insurrection tells you he’s going to protect future elections, you’re fucked. The time to deal with him is now America. The rest of us are doing our part. Your turn.
Sincerely,
The Free World
Sincerely,
The Free World
February 13, 2026 at 11:47 PM
When a person who tried to steal an election with an orchestrated insurrection tells you he’s going to protect future elections, you’re fucked. The time to deal with him is now America. The rest of us are doing our part. Your turn.
Sincerely,
The Free World
Sincerely,
The Free World
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We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.
February 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes a shot at Vance at the MSC: “The battle of cultures of MAGA in the US is not ours.
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes a shot at Vance at the MSC: “The battle of cultures of MAGA in the US is not ours.
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
“Freedom of speech here ends where the words spoken are directed against human dignity and our Basic Law.
“We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade.”
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I want to be clear: Donald Trump’s administration is temporary. California’s commitment is not.
He will be gone in three years. Our resolve to confront climate change is enduring and we remain a stable, reliable partner in that fight.
He will be gone in three years. Our resolve to confront climate change is enduring and we remain a stable, reliable partner in that fight.
February 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I want to be clear: Donald Trump’s administration is temporary. California’s commitment is not.
He will be gone in three years. Our resolve to confront climate change is enduring and we remain a stable, reliable partner in that fight.
He will be gone in three years. Our resolve to confront climate change is enduring and we remain a stable, reliable partner in that fight.
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How utterly embarrassing.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
February 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
How utterly embarrassing.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.
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In a truly huge defeat for Keir Starmer on free speech and freedom of assembly the UK's High Court has ruled that the government's decision to designate Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful. The question now is whether or not Starmer is going to change his attitude to dissent
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
In a truly huge defeat for Keir Starmer on free speech and freedom of assembly the UK's High Court has ruled that the government's decision to designate Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful. The question now is whether or not Starmer is going to change his attitude to dissent
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Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile. Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gift to divisive forces in British society
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile | Editorial
Editorial: Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gift to divisive forces in British society
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile. Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gift to divisive forces in British society
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In a truly huge defeat for Keir Starmer on free speech and freedom of assembly the UK's High Court has ruled that the government's decision to designate Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful. The question now is whether or not Starmer is going to change his attitude to dissent
February 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
In a truly huge defeat for Keir Starmer on free speech and freedom of assembly the UK's High Court has ruled that the government's decision to designate Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful. The question now is whether or not Starmer is going to change his attitude to dissent
Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile. Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gift to divisive forces in British society
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Guardian view on Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile | Editorial
Editorial: Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gift to divisive forces in British society
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Britain does not need political lectures from a billionaire tax exile. Comments on the ‘colonisation of the UK’ by the co-owner of Manchester United were erroneous, crass and a gift to divisive forces in British society
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...