Sarah Chapman
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Loves: cats, politics, music, GOOD chocolate. Do not think that giving me chocolate kittens as a gift is in any way acceptable. especially if they are made of inferior chocolate. That's about it really.
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#NetZero: Ed Miliband is set to sign a new clean energy security pact with the EU, paving the way for 10,000 wind turbines to be built from the coasts of Denmark to Yorkshire.
January 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#NetZero: Ed Miliband is set to sign a new clean energy security pact with the EU, paving the way for 10,000 wind turbines to be built from the coasts of Denmark to Yorkshire.
I don't disagree with the central premise - that Starmer does not have (or demonstrate) a vision and direction - but a failure to acknowledge the fact that the majority of the media is violently and consistently hostile to ANY version of Labour kind of undermines the point.
Completely wrongheaded view of how cultivating friendly commentators actually works. It is ideas and vision that creates a supportive set of commentators (even if some of the supportive voices are actually being transactional).
If Starmer falls, one of the many reasons for such a fiasco is his and his team's complete inability to cultivate a friendly squad of journalists and commentator's willing to stick their necks out to defend him whatever happens.
Tom Baldwin as an army of one just isn't enough.
Tom Baldwin as an army of one just isn't enough.
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I don't disagree with the central premise - that Starmer does not have (or demonstrate) a vision and direction - but a failure to acknowledge the fact that the majority of the media is violently and consistently hostile to ANY version of Labour kind of undermines the point.
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Donald Trump’s very own Black and Tans are out of control
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
January 26, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Donald Trump’s very own Black and Tans are out of control
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
Apart from anything else, if Pretti had approached the officers with a semi-automatic pistol planning on massacring them....surely at least one or two would have been injured or killed? I mean, semi-automatic pistols are pretty lethal.
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Apart from anything else, if Pretti had approached the officers with a semi-automatic pistol planning on massacring them....surely at least one or two would have been injured or killed? I mean, semi-automatic pistols are pretty lethal.
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I think this is one of the strongest bits Starmer has done. He is dead right and clearly furious
'I consider President Trump's remarks to be insulting and frankly appalling'
PM Keir Starmer calls on the US president to apologise after he suggested that British troops didn't fight on the frontlines in Afghanistan
PM Keir Starmer calls on the US president to apologise after he suggested that British troops didn't fight on the frontlines in Afghanistan
January 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I think this is one of the strongest bits Starmer has done. He is dead right and clearly furious
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"I'm not a huge fan of Ukraine. It's a very very corrupt country," says Nigel Farage.
March 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"I'm not a huge fan of Ukraine. It's a very very corrupt country," says Nigel Farage.
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Let's make this a European movement.
EU moves slowly, but the population doesn't have to.
We need a short list to start with
EU moves slowly, but the population doesn't have to.
We need a short list to start with
“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”
So, same as Canadians.
So, same as Canadians.
January 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Let's make this a European movement.
EU moves slowly, but the population doesn't have to.
We need a short list to start with
EU moves slowly, but the population doesn't have to.
We need a short list to start with
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The power outages and freezing conditions in Ukraine right now are insane. Greenland news and war “coverage fatigue” not giving it the presence in headlines it deserves. The humanitarian impact is absolutely staggering.
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The power outages and freezing conditions in Ukraine right now are insane. Greenland news and war “coverage fatigue” not giving it the presence in headlines it deserves. The humanitarian impact is absolutely staggering.
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Building a strong and lasting peace in Gaza must be led by existing international bodies and within existing frameworks of international law, and must involve Palestinians.
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Building a strong and lasting peace in Gaza must be led by existing international bodies and within existing frameworks of international law, and must involve Palestinians.
Indeed. And I haven't actually seen this reported - the BBC just saying "Starmer sticks by his position on Greenland".
Strong, measured, welcome.
Starmer slams Trump:
"Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House... for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland."
"Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House... for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland."
January 21, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Indeed. And I haven't actually seen this reported - the BBC just saying "Starmer sticks by his position on Greenland".
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The latest estimates based on the Register published this morning
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM
The latest estimates based on the Register published this morning
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This will get massively overshadowed today and as ever the devil is in the detail, but is should be one of the best things Labour has done. It has the potential to improve the lives and finances of millions of people.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
'A national project to turn the tide': Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan
Long-awaited plan aims to help millions of families to cut energy bills by installing solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and insulation
www.businessgreen.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:17 AM
This will get massively overshadowed today and as ever the devil is in the detail, but is should be one of the best things Labour has done. It has the potential to improve the lives and finances of millions of people.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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not only is this an appalling take which attacks Starmer for the actions of a lunatic and not the lunatic, but also strays well beyond ‘unbiased’ reporting
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
not only is this an appalling take which attacks Starmer for the actions of a lunatic and not the lunatic, but also strays well beyond ‘unbiased’ reporting
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Davos starts today. But it’s been seven years since Rutger Bregman said everything that needed saying… and the rich and powerful are still pretending like they haven’t heard a thing.
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Davos starts today. But it’s been seven years since Rutger Bregman said everything that needed saying… and the rich and powerful are still pretending like they haven’t heard a thing.
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Subtweet at half of this website: the consensus among contemporary historians is that the UK's actions in the late 1930s (rapid re-armament while diplomatically stalling for time) were reasonable in the context, with the genuine failure having been "not starting to re-arm five years before".
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Subtweet at half of this website: the consensus among contemporary historians is that the UK's actions in the late 1930s (rapid re-armament while diplomatically stalling for time) were reasonable in the context, with the genuine failure having been "not starting to re-arm five years before".
This, quite literally, insane.
Good morning.
What is normal is no more.
This is dystopian and it is our reality:
news.sky.com/story/politi...
What is normal is no more.
This is dystopian and it is our reality:
news.sky.com/story/politi...
January 19, 2026 at 11:24 AM
This, quite literally, insane.
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"Brian Stelter posted a December 9, 2017, quote from the New York Times:
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
January 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"Brian Stelter posted a December 9, 2017, quote from the New York Times:
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
"Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals."
Stelter wrote: “I think about this quote a lot.” "
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Deeply weird and menacing scenes in Minneapolis. ICE agents sat in masks and balaclavas in unmarked, often blacked out cars, watching local residents. They themselves being observed by a network of locals, trying to deter them from mounting raids. Profoundly abnormal.
January 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Deeply weird and menacing scenes in Minneapolis. ICE agents sat in masks and balaclavas in unmarked, often blacked out cars, watching local residents. They themselves being observed by a network of locals, trying to deter them from mounting raids. Profoundly abnormal.
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Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
This is genuinely funny.
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This is genuinely funny.
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"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."
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When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.
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General consensus seems to be this is a very big day for the UK's clean energy sector and a major success for the government.
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
General consensus seems to be this is a very big day for the UK's clean energy sector and a major success for the government.
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French Foreign Ministry responds to Elon Musk's claim that the UK government is fascist
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
French Foreign Ministry responds to Elon Musk's claim that the UK government is fascist