Ian Forbes
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Louise Haigh had to resign for a spent conviction. I may have been able to save her, if only she had done something more trivial, like Reform MP James McMurdock, who was jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend.
November 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Louise Haigh had to resign for a spent conviction. I may have been able to save her, if only she had done something more trivial, like Reform MP James McMurdock, who was jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend.
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“Discussions are ongoing between 🇬🇧 and 🇫🇷 regarding defense cooperation, particularly with the aim of creating a core group of allies in Europe, focused on Ukraine and wider European security”👏
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Guerre en Ukraine : l’envoi de militaires européens en discussion
Dans la perspective d’un désengagement américain vis-à-vis de Kiev en raison du retour de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche, Paris et Londres n’excluent pas de prendre la tête d’une coalition en Ukrain...
www.lemonde.fr
November 25, 2024 at 10:26 AM
“Discussions are ongoing between 🇬🇧 and 🇫🇷 regarding defense cooperation, particularly with the aim of creating a core group of allies in Europe, focused on Ukraine and wider European security”👏
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Republican Senator Mike Rounds, a top ally of Trump, with very clear words for Russia.
"I feel so frustrated that we have not been able to provide them with all of the equipment that they need, and all of the weapons systems that they need in order to respond to absolute tyranny coming from Russia"
"I feel so frustrated that we have not been able to provide them with all of the equipment that they need, and all of the weapons systems that they need in order to respond to absolute tyranny coming from Russia"
November 25, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Republican Senator Mike Rounds, a top ally of Trump, with very clear words for Russia.
"I feel so frustrated that we have not been able to provide them with all of the equipment that they need, and all of the weapons systems that they need in order to respond to absolute tyranny coming from Russia"
"I feel so frustrated that we have not been able to provide them with all of the equipment that they need, and all of the weapons systems that they need in order to respond to absolute tyranny coming from Russia"
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Nothing says legitimate organic Right Wing uprising in the UK like a meaningless petition that gets retweeted by a foreign billionaire with 200 million followers on the platform he controls.
But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
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But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
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Foreign Billionaire tweets about a pointless UK petition to his 200 million followers, twice in 3 hours and the Right Wing get super excited that the signups are an organic show the “will of the people”🙄
November 24, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Nothing says legitimate organic Right Wing uprising in the UK like a meaningless petition that gets retweeted by a foreign billionaire with 200 million followers on the platform he controls.
But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
🧵1/9
But wait til you hear where the signatures are coming from!
🧵1/9
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1. I’m thinking aloud here, as I really don’t have the answers. This is a thread about the political challenge of the very large numbers of young men now supporting the far right. I’m writing it without blame or derision. I’m just trying to find a way through. 🧵
November 24, 2024 at 7:50 PM
1. I’m thinking aloud here, as I really don’t have the answers. This is a thread about the political challenge of the very large numbers of young men now supporting the far right. I’m writing it without blame or derision. I’m just trying to find a way through. 🧵