Simon.Balfour
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A mystery fire, migrant bunkhouses and the money-loving Mormon
Bribe-taking former MEP's journey from Hull to Moscow
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September 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
New weekend read is out. Subscribers - free or paid - always welcome.
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FOX: What was the reaction among European leaders when you decided to call Putin during your meeting?
TRUMP: I didn't do it in front of them. I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.
TRUMP: I didn't do it in front of them. I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.
August 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
FOX: What was the reaction among European leaders when you decided to call Putin during your meeting?
TRUMP: I didn't do it in front of them. I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.
TRUMP: I didn't do it in front of them. I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.
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“That really is his understanding of what a deal is: getting something over on the other guy. And that’s what we see here. To the extent there’s any plan it’s basically a power play; Trump is pulling on the economic powers of the world to bum rush them into a newly subservient global trading regime”
WTAF is Going On? In Search of the Plan Behind Trump’s Global Economic Crisis
Everyone in the country at the moment, albeit from different vantage points,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
“That really is his understanding of what a deal is: getting something over on the other guy. And that’s what we see here. To the extent there’s any plan it’s basically a power play; Trump is pulling on the economic powers of the world to bum rush them into a newly subservient global trading regime”
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Have written about Starmer's speech- his best moment yet as PM. He implicitly identified what sits at the heart of this story: the emergence of a common UK/US online right, headed by the radicalised Musk.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
Starmer's best moment as PM
And the Powellisation of conservative thought
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Have written about Starmer's speech- his best moment yet as PM. He implicitly identified what sits at the heart of this story: the emergence of a common UK/US online right, headed by the radicalised Musk.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
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December 29, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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Loads to go through here, but the takeaway is clear- how the UK measures immigration is crazy and how our politicians mislead the public about our needs and lack leadership on this is even crazier
Long thread of initial reflections on today's immigration statistics as I read through them. First off, it would be great if people could remember they are from June, that means that, not matter your political persuasions, they are down to the previous government. 1/
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Immigration system statistics, year ending September 2024
Quarterly statistics on people coming to UK, extensions of stay, total in asylum system, irregular migration, citizenship, EUSS, asylum, detentions and returns.
www.gov.uk
November 30, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Loads to go through here, but the takeaway is clear- how the UK measures immigration is crazy and how our politicians mislead the public about our needs and lack leadership on this is even crazier
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I don’t understand why the government has not put out a stronger narrative about farmers and inheritance tax. They seem to be letting farmers have a free run at it.
November 19, 2024 at 11:07 AM
I don’t understand why the government has not put out a stronger narrative about farmers and inheritance tax. They seem to be letting farmers have a free run at it.
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This X account has been given a grey checkmark, verifying it as an official government account.
It also only accepts resumes be DM's, which are solely open to verified X users who pay Elon Musk.
This level of corruption is staggering.
It also only accepts resumes be DM's, which are solely open to verified X users who pay Elon Musk.
This level of corruption is staggering.
November 14, 2024 at 6:10 PM
This X account has been given a grey checkmark, verifying it as an official government account.
It also only accepts resumes be DM's, which are solely open to verified X users who pay Elon Musk.
This level of corruption is staggering.
It also only accepts resumes be DM's, which are solely open to verified X users who pay Elon Musk.
This level of corruption is staggering.