Paul Lashmar
@paullashmar.bsky.social
Dr Paul Lashmar, Investigative Journalist, author and retired Associate Professor at CityStGs UoL. Book: Drax of Drax Hall: Landed Gentry, Sugar and Slavery (Pluto March 2025). I RT when interested not necessarily because I agree.
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Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%.
Brexit has brought no benefits and left the UK exposed in the era of tariffs and trade wars.
Farage and Tories lied about Brexit.
Govt can get economic growth by rejoining the EU. Our future is in Europe, not in being the 51st state.
Brexit has brought no benefits and left the UK exposed in the era of tariffs and trade wars.
Farage and Tories lied about Brexit.
Govt can get economic growth by rejoining the EU. Our future is in Europe, not in being the 51st state.
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 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to EU fall by 37%.
Brexit has brought no benefits and left the UK exposed in the era of tariffs and trade wars.
Farage and Tories lied about Brexit.
Govt can get economic growth by rejoining the EU. Our future is in Europe, not in being the 51st state.
Brexit has brought no benefits and left the UK exposed in the era of tariffs and trade wars.
Farage and Tories lied about Brexit.
Govt can get economic growth by rejoining the EU. Our future is in Europe, not in being the 51st state.
Epstein was the ultimate groomer, he plied his targets with charm, flattery, glamour, sex and money, whether they were senior political figures, royals, oligarchs or underage girls. He trained his other groomers. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
How Epstein lured his victims: the women behind the black boxes
Knowing exactly what to promise, the predator placed more than 1,000 victims in a cruel hierarchy that was often linked to their social class
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Epstein was the ultimate groomer, he plied his targets with charm, flattery, glamour, sex and money, whether they were senior political figures, royals, oligarchs or underage girls. He trained his other groomers. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
This would be a good day for Farage and his partner to explain where the £850,000+ cash came from to buy the consistency house.
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This would be a good day for Farage and his partner to explain where the £850,000+ cash came from to buy the consistency house.
Funny isn't it, Trump, Farage and friends always take the glory but when they get it wrong they blame a minion? Turns out that @Realdonaldtrump isn't real at all. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes
The White House defended the post at first, calling to
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Funny isn't it, Trump, Farage and friends always take the glory but when they get it wrong they blame a minion? Turns out that @Realdonaldtrump isn't real at all. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Funny isn't it, Trump, Farage and friends always take the glory but when they get it wrong they blame a minion. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes
The White House defended the post at first, calling to
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Funny isn't it, Trump, Farage and friends always take the glory but when they get it wrong they blame a minion. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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After first captivity,he instead signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In March 2022,while in besieged Mariupol,Viktor helped civilians survive in basements.In April,he was captured.
Nataliia waited nearly 4yrs for husband.
📸 Mariupol City website 0629
In March 2022,while in besieged Mariupol,Viktor helped civilians survive in basements.In April,he was captured.
Nataliia waited nearly 4yrs for husband.
📸 Mariupol City website 0629
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
After first captivity,he instead signed a contract with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In March 2022,while in besieged Mariupol,Viktor helped civilians survive in basements.In April,he was captured.
Nataliia waited nearly 4yrs for husband.
📸 Mariupol City website 0629
In March 2022,while in besieged Mariupol,Viktor helped civilians survive in basements.In April,he was captured.
Nataliia waited nearly 4yrs for husband.
📸 Mariupol City website 0629
Epstein was the ultimate groomer, he plied his targets with charm, flattery, glamour, sex and money, whether they were senior political figures, royals, oligarchs or underage girls. Classic. He trained his other groomers.
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Epstein was the ultimate groomer, he plied his targets with charm, flattery, glamour, sex and money, whether they were senior political figures, royals, oligarchs or underage girls. Classic. He trained his other groomers.
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jeffrey epstein being the first domino for the financial crash, video game micro transactions, and Gamergate is making me lose my mind
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
jeffrey epstein being the first domino for the financial crash, video game micro transactions, and Gamergate is making me lose my mind
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#Europe ambassadors agree details of €90 bn #Ukraine Support Loan
#EU leaders approved loan in December, seeking to fund #Kyiv needs into 2027
€30 bn in support for Ukraine's budget, and €60 bn for defense spending
#UkraineWar
#EU leaders approved loan in December, seeking to fund #Kyiv needs into 2027
€30 bn in support for Ukraine's budget, and €60 bn for defense spending
#UkraineWar
#UkraineWar, Day 1,441: 2nd Round of #Ukraine- #Russia- US Talks in Abu Dhabi
eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...
eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...
February 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
#Europe ambassadors agree details of €90 bn #Ukraine Support Loan
#EU leaders approved loan in December, seeking to fund #Kyiv needs into 2027
€30 bn in support for Ukraine's budget, and €60 bn for defense spending
#UkraineWar
#EU leaders approved loan in December, seeking to fund #Kyiv needs into 2027
€30 bn in support for Ukraine's budget, and €60 bn for defense spending
#UkraineWar
I will be in Frome on 26th Feb at a Hunting Raven bookshop event talking about my book Drax of Drax Hall which is now out in paperback. winstonebooks.co.uk/pages/winsto...
Winstone's Hunting Raven Books Frome
We are Frome’s award-winning independent bookshop. You can find us on beautiful mediaeval Cheap Street - the only street in England with a leat running down the middle (make sure you don’t fall in!). ...
winstonebooks.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I will be in Frome on 26th Feb at a Hunting Raven bookshop event talking about my book Drax of Drax Hall which is now out in paperback. winstonebooks.co.uk/pages/winsto...
Good old Ronnie Scott joke. They probably had bouncers throwing them in too.
I called the theater and asked what time the next showing was and he said what time can you get here.
a chimpanzee is sticking its head out of the window of a car .
ALT: a chimpanzee is sticking its head out of the window of a car .
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Good old Ronnie Scott joke. They probably had bouncers throwing them in too.
Is this the geyser that spent £53m on a Thames Bridge that never got built?
I enjoyed reading this column, which somehow blames Keir Starmer for the result of an employment tribunal following laws passed under the Tory government regarding an incident and suspension that took place before the last election.
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Is this the geyser that spent £53m on a Thames Bridge that never got built?
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In The Observer #OnThisDay 1978: one of the earliest investigative reports into the Cold War propaganda activiites of Britain's Information Research Department. Sharp-eyed readers will catch the name of one of the researchers, who is on this site and well worth a follow at @paullashmar.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 AM
In The Observer #OnThisDay 1978: one of the earliest investigative reports into the Cold War propaganda activiites of Britain's Information Research Department. Sharp-eyed readers will catch the name of one of the researchers, who is on this site and well worth a follow at @paullashmar.bsky.social
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First moments after the Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian passenger train.
Russia deliberately terrorizes Ukrainian civilians.
Russia deliberately terrorizes Ukrainian civilians.
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
First moments after the Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian passenger train.
Russia deliberately terrorizes Ukrainian civilians.
Russia deliberately terrorizes Ukrainian civilians.
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Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.
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Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
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🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
Democratic politicians have, though, pursued growth in GDP at the expense of other values. One response to @jburnmurdoch.ft.com pessimistic scenario is refocus on those values, combined with egalitarianism, sufficiency and quality of life. Not "it's the economy, stupid" but "it's the the society"
Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?
The old system worked under a set of conditions that are no longer present
www.ft.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
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The most impressive meeting in Davos is with the Ukrainian war heroes.
They share experiences from the battle field. Their bravery and innovative capacity is outstanding.
These are the defenders of freedom and security in Europe, and deserve our full attention and support! 🇳🇱🇺🇦
They share experiences from the battle field. Their bravery and innovative capacity is outstanding.
These are the defenders of freedom and security in Europe, and deserve our full attention and support! 🇳🇱🇺🇦
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
The most impressive meeting in Davos is with the Ukrainian war heroes.
They share experiences from the battle field. Their bravery and innovative capacity is outstanding.
These are the defenders of freedom and security in Europe, and deserve our full attention and support! 🇳🇱🇺🇦
They share experiences from the battle field. Their bravery and innovative capacity is outstanding.
These are the defenders of freedom and security in Europe, and deserve our full attention and support! 🇳🇱🇺🇦