Anne Deighton
@annedeighton.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof European International Politics, Oxford University. International History. European security
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Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Conor Gearty died a month ago yesterday. He was deeply committed to human rights law without idealising it. He recognised its power & value while acknowledging its limitations (& those of the people engaging with it). He was also an exceptional lawyer. This is a fitting final piece in the @lrb.co.uk
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The message could not be clearer.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY
October 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The message could not be clearer.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.
Well done C4. And Zomlot should be near front of reconstruction of Palestine
‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK
www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...
www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...
‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK
We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.
www.channel4.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Well done C4. And Zomlot should be near front of reconstruction of Palestine
Really excellent presentation by Zomlot. Will we see him leading Pal - or near front of reconstruction??
‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK
www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...
www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...
‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK
We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.
www.channel4.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Really excellent presentation by Zomlot. Will we see him leading Pal - or near front of reconstruction??
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"This is not about this or that policy; it is about a chief executive governing according to his whims, with impunity and obvious disregard for the US Constitution."
@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social writes for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
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@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social writes for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
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How the Democrats Can “Win” the US Government Shutdown
Jan-Werner Mueller urges the party to adhere to some key lessons about confronting would-be autocrats.
www.project-syndicate.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"This is not about this or that policy; it is about a chief executive governing according to his whims, with impunity and obvious disregard for the US Constitution."
@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social writes for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
bit.ly/43bKHum
@jwmueller-pu.bsky.social writes for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social
bit.ly/43bKHum
DT shd be told to wait a year or 2. At the moment it is all about him -
Hoping whatever farce this becomes will be ignored by the Nobel Committee…
Can't even imagine the level of threats and rage that went into coercing Netanyahu to get the deal done before the Peace Prize is announced Friday.
October 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
DT shd be told to wait a year or 2. At the moment it is all about him -
Palestinian Amb to UK Zomlot very impressive on C4 news. Will he be part of Reconstruction team?
COMMENT | Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal
Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal
www.independent.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Palestinian Amb to UK Zomlot very impressive on C4 news. Will he be part of Reconstruction team?
Think Sudan
Give the Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Ukraine. #C4News
October 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Think Sudan
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White House admits Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM: report
Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM
www.independent.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
White House admits Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM: report
Think Sudan
Sarah Smith #r4today says Trump gave no details about (didn’t know or care) what happens next with the Gaza/Israel peace deal but she can confirm that Trump will be “furious” on Friday if he isn’t awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Wow.
Priorities.
Inspirational.
Wow.
Priorities.
Inspirational.
October 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Think Sudan
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One very very lonely Tory voice on the letters page of The Times.
Sorry, Robert. It’s too late. Your party has gone completely nuts. Driven mad by 14 years of failure, Farage and your monumentally stupid Brexit.
You can ask them to put the petrol can down but they’re mesmerised by the fire.
Sorry, Robert. It’s too late. Your party has gone completely nuts. Driven mad by 14 years of failure, Farage and your monumentally stupid Brexit.
You can ask them to put the petrol can down but they’re mesmerised by the fire.
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
One very very lonely Tory voice on the letters page of The Times.
Sorry, Robert. It’s too late. Your party has gone completely nuts. Driven mad by 14 years of failure, Farage and your monumentally stupid Brexit.
You can ask them to put the petrol can down but they’re mesmerised by the fire.
Sorry, Robert. It’s too late. Your party has gone completely nuts. Driven mad by 14 years of failure, Farage and your monumentally stupid Brexit.
You can ask them to put the petrol can down but they’re mesmerised by the fire.
what do they know that we don't know? This on death of a monarch. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
The death of a monarch
The death of a monarch – and the accession of a new sovereign – involves the Cabinet, the Privy Council, Parliament, Buckingham Palace and the Church of England. This paper outlines the historical pre...
commonslibrary.parliament.uk
October 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
what do they know that we don't know? This on death of a monarch. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
well worth listening to - when she's not interrupted by interviewer... on this clip, she sounds like a powerful and effective politician - and brave, too
‘I’m not sure it’s going to bring peace’: Israeli Knesset member on talks
‘I’m not sure it’s going to bring peace’: Israeli Knesset member on talks
We spoke to Palestinian politician and activist Aida Touma Suleiman. She's one of Israel's two million Arab citizens and a member of the parliament, the Knesset, for the left wing Hadash coalition.
www.channel4.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
well worth listening to - when she's not interrupted by interviewer... on this clip, she sounds like a powerful and effective politician - and brave, too
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Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values
Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values
Last week, our FactCheck team exclusively revealed that Israel’s imports of UK arms hit a record high value in June. Now, we can reveal new figures showing September was the second highest month on re...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values
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Here is a thing that I hear from *almost every British Jew I know* but have barely heard expressed in any of these programmes: No single person has done more to make Jewish people globally less safe than Benjamin Netanyahu.
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Here is a thing that I hear from *almost every British Jew I know* but have barely heard expressed in any of these programmes: No single person has done more to make Jewish people globally less safe than Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Had the privilege of seeing Daniel Barenboim conducting the Berlin Phil last night, Schubert's 'Unfinished' and Beethoven's 7th. He was so frail but he commanded the orchestra, and the audience was in raptures. What a servant to music and the cause of peace in Israel/Palestine
October 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Had the privilege of seeing Daniel Barenboim conducting the Berlin Phil last night, Schubert's 'Unfinished' and Beethoven's 7th. He was so frail but he commanded the orchestra, and the audience was in raptures. What a servant to music and the cause of peace in Israel/Palestine
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More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
apnews.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said.
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Samuel Palmer's 'Oak Tree and Beech, Lullingstone Park,' (1828) is a world you can peer into. You can put a magnifying glass to the bark of the ancient oak and pick out its minutiae.
October 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Samuel Palmer's 'Oak Tree and Beech, Lullingstone Park,' (1828) is a world you can peer into. You can put a magnifying glass to the bark of the ancient oak and pick out its minutiae.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... much of what Anand Menon says is right (except on champagne) but what to do: 4th pillar? WEU reborn? Europ-solo-NATO? back to nation state? These are the hard questions. We need repliies!
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon
Reacting to the Russian military threat would require the bloc to be agile and decisive. It is many great things, but it is not that, says Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... much of what Anand Menon says is right (except on champagne) but what to do: 4th pillar? WEU reborn? Europ-solo-NATO? back to nation state? These are the hard questions. We need repliies!
Smiling is good for us at times like this
September 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Smiling is good for us at times like this
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I feel like this needs to be said, as I don’t feel many Americans get this:
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!
No, not even for authoritarian leaders in nominally democratic regimes.
In Hungary, Poland, even Turkey*, authoritarian leaders do/did not regularly send the military into its peaceful cities!
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!
No, not even for authoritarian leaders in nominally democratic regimes.
In Hungary, Poland, even Turkey*, authoritarian leaders do/did not regularly send the military into its peaceful cities!
September 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I feel like this needs to be said, as I don’t feel many Americans get this:
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!
No, not even for authoritarian leaders in nominally democratic regimes.
In Hungary, Poland, even Turkey*, authoritarian leaders do/did not regularly send the military into its peaceful cities!
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!
No, not even for authoritarian leaders in nominally democratic regimes.
In Hungary, Poland, even Turkey*, authoritarian leaders do/did not regularly send the military into its peaceful cities!
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I took paracetamol in both my pregnancies for minor joint troubles. I had a better pregnancy experience because I wasn't in pain. Neither of my kids is autistic. The high-quality studies and reviews confirm there is NO evidence that paracetamol taken by the mother causes autism in the child. 🧪
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I took paracetamol in both my pregnancies for minor joint troubles. I had a better pregnancy experience because I wasn't in pain. Neither of my kids is autistic. The high-quality studies and reviews confirm there is NO evidence that paracetamol taken by the mother causes autism in the child. 🧪
poor first year students just embarking on a long sought-after c ourse...
Union members at Imperial College London are set to take strike action over pay and working conditions
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Staff at Imperial College London vote for strike action
University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
poor first year students just embarking on a long sought-after c ourse...
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Union members at Imperial College London are set to take strike action over pay and working conditions
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Staff at Imperial College London vote for strike action
University employees back industrial action after rejecting two per cent pay award
www.timeshighereducation.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Union members at Imperial College London are set to take strike action over pay and working conditions
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered