Paul Stevens
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ICYMI: 🚨EXCLUSIVE: When Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev met in Miama last month to craft a peace plan in Ukraine, they were also privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
ICYMI: 🚨EXCLUSIVE: When Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev met in Miama last month to craft a peace plan in Ukraine, they were also privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line to beat European competitors
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In general I am just *baffled* as to what Kemi Badenoch, Rachel Reeves and Shabana Mahmood's theory of 'successful female and/or minority politicians throughout the democratic world' IS. In different ways, all of them seem to be going 'well, what if every politician who has made this work is wrong?'
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In general I am just *baffled* as to what Kemi Badenoch, Rachel Reeves and Shabana Mahmood's theory of 'successful female and/or minority politicians throughout the democratic world' IS. In different ways, all of them seem to be going 'well, what if every politician who has made this work is wrong?'
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YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
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It's disgraceful that Rachel Reeves didn't take any questions from GB News! The fact that they claim to not be a news channel every time Ofcom find they have breached impartiality rules shouldn't stop them from pretending they are a news channel whenever it suits them.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's disgraceful that Rachel Reeves didn't take any questions from GB News! The fact that they claim to not be a news channel every time Ofcom find they have breached impartiality rules shouldn't stop them from pretending they are a news channel whenever it suits them.
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Instead of fixing the £90bn Brexit black hole - the government is hitting you with record high stealth taxes.
Ed said it best: We want to grow the economy, not tax the economy.
Ed said it best: We want to grow the economy, not tax the economy.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Instead of fixing the £90bn Brexit black hole - the government is hitting you with record high stealth taxes.
Ed said it best: We want to grow the economy, not tax the economy.
Ed said it best: We want to grow the economy, not tax the economy.
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
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US Senator Mitch McConnell:
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
US Senator Mitch McConnell:
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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Farage just gave a press conference, and claimed that the red tape on businesses has risen since Brexit.
You know what? He's right. But he's wrong about the reason!
It's not because Brexit was done badly. It's because Brexit guarantees more bureaucracy because we have to duplicate EU institutions.
You know what? He's right. But he's wrong about the reason!
It's not because Brexit was done badly. It's because Brexit guarantees more bureaucracy because we have to duplicate EU institutions.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Farage just gave a press conference, and claimed that the red tape on businesses has risen since Brexit.
You know what? He's right. But he's wrong about the reason!
It's not because Brexit was done badly. It's because Brexit guarantees more bureaucracy because we have to duplicate EU institutions.
You know what? He's right. But he's wrong about the reason!
It's not because Brexit was done badly. It's because Brexit guarantees more bureaucracy because we have to duplicate EU institutions.
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Private Eye nailing it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Private Eye nailing it.
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🚨🚨Very interesting @bestforbritain.org report based on @yougov.co.uk polling suggests there is some alignment over party lines on #brexit being a failure.
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🚨🚨Very interesting @bestforbritain.org report based on @yougov.co.uk polling suggests there is some alignment over party lines on #brexit being a failure.
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My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the AWS data outage, but weaponised by Donald Trump to hold countries hostage.
Like internet satellites, the cloud is a global economic chokepoint whose impact other governments need to protect against. China’s doing a pretty good job. The EU not so much.
Like internet satellites, the cloud is a global economic chokepoint whose impact other governments need to protect against. China’s doing a pretty good job. The EU not so much.
Amazon outage shows EU heads are still in the cloud
Europe and others must insulate their economies from Trump weaponising US tech
on.ft.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the AWS data outage, but weaponised by Donald Trump to hold countries hostage.
Like internet satellites, the cloud is a global economic chokepoint whose impact other governments need to protect against. China’s doing a pretty good job. The EU not so much.
Like internet satellites, the cloud is a global economic chokepoint whose impact other governments need to protect against. China’s doing a pretty good job. The EU not so much.
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It's genuinely crackers that in the UK, a social media company can *take advertising money from a fraudster*, the bank has to repay the victim out of its pocket, and the social media company doesn't even have to give the advertising cash to the bank! They make money on the transaction!
EXCLUSIVE: The British government is preparing to roll back on its pledge to make Big Tech companies pay for scams in its upcoming fraud strategy.
Banks furious as UK shies away from making Big Tech pay for fraud
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged before the election to put tech giants on the hook for fraud.
www.politico.eu
October 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It's genuinely crackers that in the UK, a social media company can *take advertising money from a fraudster*, the bank has to repay the victim out of its pocket, and the social media company doesn't even have to give the advertising cash to the bank! They make money on the transaction!
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
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"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump
Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
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I applaud Michael Gove's fervent commitment to gov't transparency on intelligence matters, however newly-discovered it is. ~AA
October 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I applaud Michael Gove's fervent commitment to gov't transparency on intelligence matters, however newly-discovered it is. ~AA
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Almost like someone had advance notice from inside Trump’s inner circle. Truly the golden age of corruption.
October 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Almost like someone had advance notice from inside Trump’s inner circle. Truly the golden age of corruption.
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My Trade Secrets newsletter today. Declare trade war on Friday, in full retreat by Sunday. Donald Trump's brought a knife (tariffs) to a gunfight (rare earths) with China. He's in a weak position and he's playing it badly.
ALSO: global steel trade and Argentina are in a mess. Aren't they always?
ALSO: global steel trade and Argentina are in a mess. Aren't they always?
Donald Trump’s weekend retreat shows weakness of his position
[FREE TO READ] Beijing’s rare earths announcement got a shortlived overreaction from the US president
on.ft.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My Trade Secrets newsletter today. Declare trade war on Friday, in full retreat by Sunday. Donald Trump's brought a knife (tariffs) to a gunfight (rare earths) with China. He's in a weak position and he's playing it badly.
ALSO: global steel trade and Argentina are in a mess. Aren't they always?
ALSO: global steel trade and Argentina are in a mess. Aren't they always?
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Have you considered giving up avocado on toast?
Private school can feel like the only option when the state system isn’t meeting your child’s needs, but the financial burden goes far beyond school fees ⬇️
School fees were a shock, then came VAT, uniforms, trips …
www.thetimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Have you considered giving up avocado on toast?