Juliet Lodge

The full application of EES won't just affect travellers, it will also seriously impact British truck drivers already dealing with Brexit bureaucracy.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...

Brexit Britain’s truckers bear the brunt of new EU border controls

For many British drivers who rely on frictionless travel to do their jobs, the new checks could spell disaster.

www.politico.eu

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 1d

so cool @volteuropa.org

Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 1d

Caroline Lucas speaking sense

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

🔥 Caroline Lucas: "Your position is utterly incoherent."

🔵 "We've got a party that pretends to be an insurgent party, an anti establishment, anti-elite party, and yet it's stuffed full of old Tory retreads."

🤔 "I mean, it just doesn't add up."

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Reposted by Juliet Lodge, Mary Corcoran, Molly Scott Cato

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d

As we near the 10th anniversary of Brexit, with evidence the damage to our economy is even worse than predicted, time to remind ourselves of Brexit Battalions ‘Media Corps’ who pushed for and celebrated this. Good time to tag them in. Any apologies?

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio , and 23 more Anne Applebaum, Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio, Simon L. Lewis, Brady T. West, John R. Hutchinson, Mark D. White, David Rothschild, Juliet Lodge, Melissa R. Michelson, Richard Waite, Alison Phipps, Jennifer Clark, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Nikolay Marinov, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, David Murakami Wood, Ann Bartow, Nils Zurawski, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, Jon Dean, Suzanne Conklin Akbari, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Virginia Sapiro, Patrick D. Culbert

Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 3d

Fairness and the imperative to commit to #education for all for the good of society www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...?

Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff

Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university system, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 3d

@socialistsanddemocrats.eu worth a read

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 5d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

German spy agency labels AfD as ‘confirmed rightwing extremist’ force

Upgrade from ‘suspected’ threat will mean greater surveillance of party that came second in last election

www.theguardian.com

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 5d

substack.com/@europeanpow...

EuropeanPowell (@europeanpowell)

You know what punishment would most affect these millionaires and billionaire pedophiles? Take away all their money, compensate the victims, and redistribute the rest to social infrastructure, inclu...

substack.com

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 6d

“The UK already has the technology to do the same, so we urge them to act now to ensure British citizens are not locked out of their own country,” said Monique Hawkins, the head of policy and advocacy at The 3 million.

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 6d

The EU citizens’ campaign group The 3 million called for a low-cost, one-off travel authorisation similar to one in Canada in place of the £589 certificate.

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...?

Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport

New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589

www.theguardian.com

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 7d

www.politico.eu/article/worl...

Western countries see World War III coming

Voters in leading allied states broadly support higher defense spending, but balk when faced with policy trade-offs.

www.politico.eu

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 7d

www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

AI stethoscope can help spot ‘silent epidemic’ of heart valve disease earlier than GPs, study suggests

Artificial intelligence could help doctors detect serious heart valve disease years earlier, potentially saving thousands of lives, a new study suggests.

www.cam.ac.uk

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 7d

In 2023, ministers selected Palantir, a US surveillance technology company that also works for the Israeli military and Donald Trump’s ICE operation, to build an AI-enabled data platform to connect disparate health information across the NHS.

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 7d

Health officials fear Palantir’s reputation will hinder the delivery of a “vital” £330m NHS contract, according to briefings seen by the Guardian, sparking fresh calls for the deal to be scrapped.

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 7d

#NHS must not open door to linkage to what you do online, says public. The problem is not image but practice www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Juliet Lodge

Glasgow For Europe @glasgowforeurope.bsky.social · 7d

Health Department officials warn against use of #Palantir

NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed

Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK

www.theguardian.com

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 8d

Another #BrexitDownside for Brits as customs duty of €3 will be levied on each item category in a small parcel entering the EU from 1 July 2026 to 1 July 2028. Once the new EU customs data hub is operational in 2028, this duty will be replaced by normal customs tariffs.

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 8d

#HowUKshapedEU The European External Action Service was established by the Council of Ministers on 26 July 2010 based on a proposal by the UK former High Representative Catherine Ashton. The EEAS was formally launched on 1 January 2011.

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 9d

did UK contribute or learn from this pist brexit? isolationism affects our kids gendergap-investments.eu/uploads/docu...?

gendergap-investments.eu

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 9d

www.euractiv.com/news/eu-cybe...

EU cyberbullying action plan hinges on app for kids to report abuse | Euractiv

Existing Digital Services Act guidelines on children protection will also be expanded to better cover online abuse

www.euractiv.com

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 9d

One of the maddest elements of Brexit - and there are *many* - is the rewards that continue to be lavished on the blithering idiots who sold it & continue to be proved wrong about everything every day…

Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 9d

Ex Tory MP John Redwood has been made a peer, as Lord Redwood on 31 January, and was formally introduced in the Lords on Tuesday

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 9d

Eco-social contracts for sustainable and just futures | Book launchhttps://www.lse.ac.uk/events/eco-social-contracts

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 9d

#JoinEU it’s the necessary, proportionate, sensible, right and ethical thing to do.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9d

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Sadiq Khan: “My ultimate goal is for us to rejoin [the EU] and I think it will happen in my lifetime.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-sadiq-khan-starmer-eu-b2916513.html

Sadiq Khan says his ‘ultimate goal’ is to reverse Brexit

Mayor of London urges PM to show more ambition in rebuilding links with EU

www.independent.co.uk

Juliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 9d

Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.” Report in wired.com

WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business

We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

wired.com

Reposted by Juliet Lodge, Aidan O’Sullivan

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 9d

Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home as the Reform leader kisses goodbye to a generation of voters.

Just don’t vote Reform

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/nig...

Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home

Nigel Farage has reignited the culture-war debate over remote working, calling for an end to working from home.

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