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Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst
Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst
How do you retain a space of democracy in a world that is reverting to violent conquest? By building a protective moat of federalism around it, says Paris-based Guardian writer Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Europe must now tell Trump that enough is enough – and cut all ties with the US | Alexander Hurst
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🇸🇪🇩🇰🇬🇱 PM of Sweden:
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
🇸🇪🇩🇰🇬🇱 PM of Sweden:
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
Only Denmark and Greenland have the right to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland. Sweden fully stands up for our neighboring country.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
NEW Prime Minister Starmer: "The future of Greenland is for the Kingdom of Denmark, and for Greenland themselves to decide, and only for Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark." ~AA
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This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This is where we are. Read this joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Denmark on Greenland:
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
"Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland."
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UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper:
"Let me be very clear... Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark... The future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and Danes, and no one else."
"Let me be very clear... Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark... The future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and Danes, and no one else."
January 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper:
"Let me be very clear... Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark... The future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and Danes, and no one else."
"Let me be very clear... Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark... The future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and Danes, and no one else."
Section him now!
January 6, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Section him now!
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social Two independent businesses in our small, rural market town of Bridport have already ceased trading in the last 2 days as a direct result of the budget. Growth?
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social Two independent businesses in our small, rural market town of Bridport have already ceased trading in the last 2 days as a direct result of the budget. Growth?
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Trumpy loves the farmers, just ask him!!
October 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Trumpy loves the farmers, just ask him!!
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Labour MP Clive Lewis tells The Week in Westminster Starmer isn’t up to the job.
September 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Labour MP Clive Lewis tells The Week in Westminster Starmer isn’t up to the job.
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A journey to belonging: asylum seekers reflect on 10 years in Europe – in pictures
A journey to belonging: asylum seekers reflect on 10 years in Europe – in pictures
A decade after receiving asylum, finding work and learning a new language, four asylum seekers feel torn
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A journey to belonging: asylum seekers reflect on 10 years in Europe – in pictures
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"The BBC’s recent refusal to air documentaries on Gaza is part of a systemic fear among UK journalists of reporting the plain facts"
Gaza War coverage: new report reveals systematic bias against Palestinians
The BBC’s recent refusal to air documentaries on Gaza is part of a systemic fear among UK journalists of reporting the plain facts
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"The BBC’s recent refusal to air documentaries on Gaza is part of a systemic fear among UK journalists of reporting the plain facts"
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Steve Coogan accuses Labour of paving way for Reform UK
Steve Coogan accuses Labour of paving way for Reform UK
Exclusive: Actor says Starmer’s party has caused ‘derogation of all principles they were supposed to represent’
Steve Coogan has accused Keir Starmer’s Labour government of a “derogation of all the principles they were supposed to represent” and said they were paving the way for the “racist clowns” of Reform UK.
The actor, comedian and producer said the party he had long supported was now for people “inside the M25” and described the prime minister’s first year in power as underwhelming. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Steve Coogan accuses Labour of paving way for Reform UK
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Great to hear from disappointed developers on the Today Programme today, but nothing from councillors about the total irradication of local democracy in planning
May 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Great to hear from disappointed developers on the Today Programme today, but nothing from councillors about the total irradication of local democracy in planning
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Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs
Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs
Heads of 32 charities warn proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss
The heads of 32 UK nature organisations have written to the government warning that the planning bill “throws environmental protection to the wind”.
The planning and infrastructure bill, which is at committee stage in parliament, aims to streamline regulations for developers so they can speed up their projects. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs
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This is a brilliant and crucial article about the demonisation of empathy by @joolia.bsky.social (Julia Carrie Wong).
It's a reminder that there is no idea so perverse that some people won't turn it into a doctrine. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
It's a reminder that there is no idea so perverse that some people won't turn it into a doctrine. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
This is a brilliant and crucial article about the demonisation of empathy by @joolia.bsky.social (Julia Carrie Wong).
It's a reminder that there is no idea so perverse that some people won't turn it into a doctrine. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
It's a reminder that there is no idea so perverse that some people won't turn it into a doctrine. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Thousands in Spain join nationwide march to protest against housing crisis
Thousands in Spain join nationwide march to protest against housing crisis
Organisers say 150,000 joined protest in Madrid urging the government to ‘end the housing racket’ and to demand access to affordable housing
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Spain in the latest protest against housing speculation and to demand access to affordable homes.
Organisers claim that up to 150,000 joined the protest in Madrid while smaller demonstrations were held in about 40 cities across the country. Protesters from Málaga on the Costa del Sol to Vigo in the Atlantic northwest chanted “end the housing racket” and “landlords are guilty, the government is responsible”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thousands in Spain join nationwide march to protest against housing crisis
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A video has emerged showing the final moments of more than a dozen Palestinian emergency workers shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza last month, casting doubt on Israeli claims that soldiers opened fire on vehicles "advancing suspiciously."
Video showing final moments of Gaza emergency workers casts doubt on Israeli account of killings | CNN
A video has emerged showing the final moments of more than a dozen Palestinian emergency workers shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza last month, casting doubt on Israeli claims that soldiers opened fi...
www.cnn.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A video has emerged showing the final moments of more than a dozen Palestinian emergency workers shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza last month, casting doubt on Israeli claims that soldiers opened fire on vehicles "advancing suspiciously."
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Canada is ready to lead.
April 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Canada is ready to lead.
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Well said, @greenjennyjones.bsky.social on #AnyQuestions calling out Wes Streeting cosying up to US healthcare.
#SaveOurNHS
'Private clinics are taking all the easy jobs' out of the NHS 👏👏👏
#SaveOurNHS
'Private clinics are taking all the easy jobs' out of the NHS 👏👏👏
April 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Well said, @greenjennyjones.bsky.social on #AnyQuestions calling out Wes Streeting cosying up to US healthcare.
#SaveOurNHS
'Private clinics are taking all the easy jobs' out of the NHS 👏👏👏
#SaveOurNHS
'Private clinics are taking all the easy jobs' out of the NHS 👏👏👏
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting accepted £53,000 from private health recruiter pre-NHS job cuts
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk
Wes Streeting takes £53k from private healthcare recruiter before NHS job cuts
WES Streeting accepted over £50,000 from a firm involved in private healthcare recruitment just weeks before axing thousands of NHS jobs ...
www.thenational.scot
March 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting accepted £53,000 from private health recruiter pre-NHS job cuts
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk
Despite Streeting claiming that recruiters were ripping-off the NHS.
Donors invest, return is govt contracts.
Must criminalise receipt/payment of political donations.
archive.ph/KMpLk
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This looks a lot like Nigel Farage is preparing to use Reform-controlled councils to give public contracts to his donor, JCB founder Anthony Bamford. Buried (for some reason) in the Observer today
March 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This looks a lot like Nigel Farage is preparing to use Reform-controlled councils to give public contracts to his donor, JCB founder Anthony Bamford. Buried (for some reason) in the Observer today
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Vacation in Canada:
We won't secretly snatch you off the street stuff you into an unmarked van and hold you indefinitely in prison or make you disappear 🇨🇦
We won't secretly snatch you off the street stuff you into an unmarked van and hold you indefinitely in prison or make you disappear 🇨🇦
March 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Vacation in Canada:
We won't secretly snatch you off the street stuff you into an unmarked van and hold you indefinitely in prison or make you disappear 🇨🇦
We won't secretly snatch you off the street stuff you into an unmarked van and hold you indefinitely in prison or make you disappear 🇨🇦
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These laws must be repealed. The police have gone way way too far.
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
These laws must be repealed. The police have gone way way too far.