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Thing is, given the core electoral coalition of the new party is quite conservative, I can understand the political calculus for not saying explicitly pro-trans things. But making that calculus shatters the myth Corbyn is above normal political grubbiness
August 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Thing is, given the core electoral coalition of the new party is quite conservative, I can understand the political calculus for not saying explicitly pro-trans things. But making that calculus shatters the myth Corbyn is above normal political grubbiness
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Love a chance to wheel out my favourite British politics anecdote:
August 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Love a chance to wheel out my favourite British politics anecdote:
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The Telegraph has become the paper of Correct the Record
The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here.
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
June 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The Telegraph has become the paper of Correct the Record
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Happy Pride to these two
June 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Pride to these two
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Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
November 17, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
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Schlimmer noch: Alexander Dobrindt hat, mit Merz‘ Deckung, den polnischen Nationalisten einen Wahlsieg geschenkt. Durch die Zurückweisungen, die nichts bringen, aber bestens als Beweis deutschen Egoismus taugen.
Schadet Europa, schadet der Ukraine, schadet Deutschland.
Schadet Europa, schadet der Ukraine, schadet Deutschland.
Merz und Dobrindt - und mit ihnen die Bundesregierung - sind mit diesem rechtlich höchst zweifelhaften Versuch des nationalen Alleingangs gescheitert. Das Ganze schadet der EU als Gemeinschaft des Rechts.
Haßelmann zu Zurückweisungs-Urteil: Regierung ist mit nationalem Alleingang gescheitert
Grünen-Fraktionschefin Britta Haßelmann hat die Bundesregierung nach einem ersten Urteil zu Zurückweisungen an den deutschen Grenzen scharf kritisiert.
www.stern.de
June 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Schlimmer noch: Alexander Dobrindt hat, mit Merz‘ Deckung, den polnischen Nationalisten einen Wahlsieg geschenkt. Durch die Zurückweisungen, die nichts bringen, aber bestens als Beweis deutschen Egoismus taugen.
Schadet Europa, schadet der Ukraine, schadet Deutschland.
Schadet Europa, schadet der Ukraine, schadet Deutschland.
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Wer glaubt, die „Ausländer raus“-Stimmung würde verschwinden, wenn weniger Geflüchtete kommen, sollte mal nach Ungarn schauen.
Im Kern geht es nicht um Herausforderungen durch Flucht und Migration, sondern darum, die Lust am Treten nach unten auszunutzen – für den eigenen Machterhalt.
Im Kern geht es nicht um Herausforderungen durch Flucht und Migration, sondern darum, die Lust am Treten nach unten auszunutzen – für den eigenen Machterhalt.
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Wer glaubt, die „Ausländer raus“-Stimmung würde verschwinden, wenn weniger Geflüchtete kommen, sollte mal nach Ungarn schauen.
Im Kern geht es nicht um Herausforderungen durch Flucht und Migration, sondern darum, die Lust am Treten nach unten auszunutzen – für den eigenen Machterhalt.
Im Kern geht es nicht um Herausforderungen durch Flucht und Migration, sondern darum, die Lust am Treten nach unten auszunutzen – für den eigenen Machterhalt.
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this updated chart from Krugman really sums it all up. don’t Florida my NYC.
June 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
this updated chart from Krugman really sums it all up. don’t Florida my NYC.
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But what centrists, liberals and the left can't afford anymore are these wild swings from depression to complacency and back again after each election cycle plays itself out.
The battle for power has no joyous endpoint, it requires sustained focus to manage a permanent process.
The battle for power has no joyous endpoint, it requires sustained focus to manage a permanent process.
June 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
But what centrists, liberals and the left can't afford anymore are these wild swings from depression to complacency and back again after each election cycle plays itself out.
The battle for power has no joyous endpoint, it requires sustained focus to manage a permanent process.
The battle for power has no joyous endpoint, it requires sustained focus to manage a permanent process.
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Another way to look at this is that SBU agents had to spend 18 months doing insanely dangerous Mission Impossible behind enemy lines tradecraft because Western governments won't authorise them using long-range missiles for fear of hurting Vlad's feelings.
By the time we deliver Taurus, Ukraine will have used some duct tape and spare parts to build a fractional orbital bombardment system.
June 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Another way to look at this is that SBU agents had to spend 18 months doing insanely dangerous Mission Impossible behind enemy lines tradecraft because Western governments won't authorise them using long-range missiles for fear of hurting Vlad's feelings.
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Greece, Spain are the most promising locations to let Europes energy intensive industries migrate. Abundant energy, lower labour costs.
A lot of their regions are already showing strong growth in intra-EU goods exports.
Germany should let some of its steel and chemical industry go there.
A lot of their regions are already showing strong growth in intra-EU goods exports.
Germany should let some of its steel and chemical industry go there.
Greece is turning its back on coal and replacing it with solar and wind.
Today's data insight: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Data from @ember-energy.org.
Today's data insight: ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Data from @ember-energy.org.
June 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Greece, Spain are the most promising locations to let Europes energy intensive industries migrate. Abundant energy, lower labour costs.
A lot of their regions are already showing strong growth in intra-EU goods exports.
Germany should let some of its steel and chemical industry go there.
A lot of their regions are already showing strong growth in intra-EU goods exports.
Germany should let some of its steel and chemical industry go there.
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Reform’s “British DOGE” when they finish up looking at Kent Council:
June 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Reform’s “British DOGE” when they finish up looking at Kent Council:
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I imagine that if a Western country decided to occupy a fifth of another sovereign country StW would undoubtedly be equally chill about it.
Stop the War today on PM Starmer's defence speech...
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
June 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I imagine that if a Western country decided to occupy a fifth of another sovereign country StW would undoubtedly be equally chill about it.
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“Hitler has barely occupied 30% of Czechoslovakia”
Stop the War today on PM Starmer's defence speech...
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
June 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Hitler has barely occupied 30% of Czechoslovakia”
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Stop the War today on PM Starmer's defence speech...
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
June 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Stop the War today on PM Starmer's defence speech...
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
“Russia’s economy is roughly the size of Spain and Putin is vastly outnumbered militarily by NATO powers.He has barely occupied 18% of Ukraine & poses no threat to Warsaw or Berlin, let alone London" 🤔
Putin is *already* targeting Western Europe
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One thing I haven't seen pointed out, although someone must have said it, is that much of the reported EU surplus is probably a fiction driven by tax avoidance. Ireland supposedly exports 6 times as much to America as it imports; it's 3 percent of EU GDP but accounts for 1/3 the trade imbalance
May 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
One thing I haven't seen pointed out, although someone must have said it, is that much of the reported EU surplus is probably a fiction driven by tax avoidance. Ireland supposedly exports 6 times as much to America as it imports; it's 3 percent of EU GDP but accounts for 1/3 the trade imbalance
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In Britain, the fast-rising minimum wage is catching up with the bottom rungs of white-collar work. In fact, it appears that a rising number of people who earn annual salaries & don't work in low-paid sectors are now being paid below the legal minimum... www.ft.com/content/5f69...
May 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In Britain, the fast-rising minimum wage is catching up with the bottom rungs of white-collar work. In fact, it appears that a rising number of people who earn annual salaries & don't work in low-paid sectors are now being paid below the legal minimum... www.ft.com/content/5f69...
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Fascinating (and to me, surprising!) study in this piece by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com:
Are female experts more credible?
Public perception of stereotyped discrimination has one surprising outcome
www.ft.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Fascinating (and to me, surprising!) study in this piece by @sarahoconnorft.ft.com:
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Maybe the message is that far-right parties are now a mainstream feature of European politics in almost all EU countries, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will win each election. But they are certainly here to stay.
Hard to make sense of 3 EU elections in which:
- a MAGA candidate lost in Romania, but did well
- centre-right won in Portugal, but hard-right is up
- hard-right incumbent in 2nd place in Poland but centre-right falls short of expectations.
No wonder articles trying to tie them together can't agree
- a MAGA candidate lost in Romania, but did well
- centre-right won in Portugal, but hard-right is up
- hard-right incumbent in 2nd place in Poland but centre-right falls short of expectations.
No wonder articles trying to tie them together can't agree
May 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Maybe the message is that far-right parties are now a mainstream feature of European politics in almost all EU countries, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will win each election. But they are certainly here to stay.
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Obviously, China is facing the highest US tariffs right now, but who faces the 2nd-highest?
Tiny Slovakia, which has a ~22% effective tariff because so much of its exports are cars that we've hit with a 25% tariff. They don't deserve that, what are we even doing here?
Tiny Slovakia, which has a ~22% effective tariff because so much of its exports are cars that we've hit with a 25% tariff. They don't deserve that, what are we even doing here?
Broken down by country, Trump has imposed the lowest effective tariff rates on Canada/Mexico (given most of their goods face 0% tariffs under the USMCA exemption), 10% on most countries, higher rates on car exporters like Germany/Japan/Korea, and the highest tariffs on China.
May 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Obviously, China is facing the highest US tariffs right now, but who faces the 2nd-highest?
Tiny Slovakia, which has a ~22% effective tariff because so much of its exports are cars that we've hit with a 25% tariff. They don't deserve that, what are we even doing here?
Tiny Slovakia, which has a ~22% effective tariff because so much of its exports are cars that we've hit with a 25% tariff. They don't deserve that, what are we even doing here?
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Pride month to be bigger than ever this year in Moscow
Putin came out to journalists after phone conversation with Trump
May 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pride month to be bigger than ever this year in Moscow
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Too many people at the top of the BBC think that they should be competing with the private sector not providing an important thing that the market can't. Should focus on providing detailed coverage of 'what's in it?' that someone with the reading age of a seven year old can parse.
I’m old fashioned enough to think the BBC should be leading on what the deal is and what it means. Rather than the political claims from both sides.
May 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Too many people at the top of the BBC think that they should be competing with the private sector not providing an important thing that the market can't. Should focus on providing detailed coverage of 'what's in it?' that someone with the reading age of a seven year old can parse.