Gwen
@gwenross7519.bsky.social
Scottish and Européenne.
Lucky to live in France.
Reads stuff.
#ClimateEmergency
#RejoinEU
Lucky to live in France.
Reads stuff.
#ClimateEmergency
#RejoinEU
Can't be repeated often enough.
April 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Can't be repeated often enough.
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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
April 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
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The Lords has become over stuffed with wildly inappropriate and over promoted self servers.
April 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The Lords has become over stuffed with wildly inappropriate and over promoted self servers.
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How exactly has this man added positively to society, made anyone’s life better or improved our standard of living?
What a disgrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
What a disgrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Michael Gove ‘to be awarded peerage’ in Rishi Sunak’s honours list
Others on the list could include former Scottish secretary Alister Jack, former chief whip Simon Hart and ex-transport secretary Mark Harper
www.independent.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
How exactly has this man added positively to society, made anyone’s life better or improved our standard of living?
What a disgrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
What a disgrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Greenland should follow Trump's example & deny visas - to US citizens. This would stop the Mrs Vance 'unofficial delegation' in its tracks.
March 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Greenland should follow Trump's example & deny visas - to US citizens. This would stop the Mrs Vance 'unofficial delegation' in its tracks.
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Did David Attenborough - forbidden by the BBC to speak on Brexit (he told me so himself) smuggle in an opinion in the opening remarks to 'Our Planet II' when he says 'All life on earth depends on our freedom to move' - ?
March 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Did David Attenborough - forbidden by the BBC to speak on Brexit (he told me so himself) smuggle in an opinion in the opening remarks to 'Our Planet II' when he says 'All life on earth depends on our freedom to move' - ?
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Labour gov continues in the exact opposite direction from sanity on Europe. EU citizens to pay for a permit to come here? Lunatic. Burden on tourism
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
April 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Labour gov continues in the exact opposite direction from sanity on Europe. EU citizens to pay for a permit to come here? Lunatic. Burden on tourism
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
& hospitality is the least of
It - we should be rejoining EU not increasing barriers.
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Jeez. Donald Trump has put Elon Musk in charge of investigating group chat blunder
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/don...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/don...
Donald Trump puts Elon Musk in charge of investigating group chat blunder
Donald Trump has given his 'first buddy' Elon Musk the task of investigating how a journalist was added to a top-level government group chat.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Jeez. Donald Trump has put Elon Musk in charge of investigating group chat blunder
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/don...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/don...
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CJEU, environmental law
Italy fined €10 million, plus ongoing penalty payments, for failure to comply with prior judgment on water pollution
curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Italy fined €10 million, plus ongoing penalty payments, for failure to comply with prior judgment on water pollution
curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
March 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
CJEU, environmental law
Italy fined €10 million, plus ongoing penalty payments, for failure to comply with prior judgment on water pollution
curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
Italy fined €10 million, plus ongoing penalty payments, for failure to comply with prior judgment on water pollution
curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...
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What was important about the Spring Statement from Rachel Reeves was what it did not say - like mortgage rates are going to rise by at least one percent, alongside house prices. We really are in a mess.
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
Rachel Reeves’ spring statement shows we’re in an economic crisis, and she’s out of her depth.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
March 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What was important about the Spring Statement from Rachel Reeves was what it did not say - like mortgage rates are going to rise by at least one percent, alongside house prices. We really are in a mess.
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
youtu.be/4n2pqFOpz9U?...
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Hybrid workers ‘take fewer sick days’ than those in the office
Working from home survey found a third of hybrid workers were not off ill as often and 68 per cent suffered fewer stress-related physical symptoms
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
Working from home survey found a third of hybrid workers were not off ill as often and 68 per cent suffered fewer stress-related physical symptoms
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
Hybrid workers ‘take fewer sick days’ than those in the office
Working from home survey found a third of hybrid workers were not off ill as often and 68 per cent suffered fewer stress-related physical symptoms
www.thetimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hybrid workers ‘take fewer sick days’ than those in the office
Working from home survey found a third of hybrid workers were not off ill as often and 68 per cent suffered fewer stress-related physical symptoms
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
Working from home survey found a third of hybrid workers were not off ill as often and 68 per cent suffered fewer stress-related physical symptoms
www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...
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Nato allies are meeting without the US to discuss a peacekeeping mission lead by the UK and France as fears grow over Washington’s concessions to Russia
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
Keir Starmer in Paris for talks on ‘pacifist’ Ukraine force
Nato allies are meeting without the US to discuss a peacekeeping mission lead by the UK and France as fears grow over Washington’s concessions to Russia
www.thetimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Nato allies are meeting without the US to discuss a peacekeeping mission lead by the UK and France as fears grow over Washington’s concessions to Russia
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
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Reeves is right - the world has changed. So why won’t she change her strategy to reflect it? Obsession with arbitrary fiscal rules & ruling out wealth taxes is political choice that’s causing huge pain as well as laying out the welcome mat for populist Reform UK #SpringStatement
March 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reeves is right - the world has changed. So why won’t she change her strategy to reflect it? Obsession with arbitrary fiscal rules & ruling out wealth taxes is political choice that’s causing huge pain as well as laying out the welcome mat for populist Reform UK #SpringStatement
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Our economy is on life support, America increases tariffs, the world is more unsafe and unstable than I recall it ever being since the cold war and yet Labour continue to with their ridiculous and dangerous ‘Make Brexit Work’.
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
a blue flag with yellow stars in a circle
Alt: a blue flag with yellow stars in a circle
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Our economy is on life support, America increases tariffs, the world is more unsafe and unstable than I recall it ever being since the cold war and yet Labour continue to with their ridiculous and dangerous ‘Make Brexit Work’.
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
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🚨🚨 #Ukraine The language of (partial) #ceasefire deals with Russia is noise and large unhelpful to understand things. The reality is that Russia strikes with even more intensity recently coinciding with the new Trump administration policy of Russia appeasement. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Ceasefire? What ceasefire? Killer Russian drones rain down across Ukraine
“And against this backdrop, speaking about easing pressure on Russia, lifting sanctions, and so on, is definitely inappropriate and unhelpful,” says Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
www.politico.eu
March 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🚨🚨 #Ukraine The language of (partial) #ceasefire deals with Russia is noise and large unhelpful to understand things. The reality is that Russia strikes with even more intensity recently coinciding with the new Trump administration policy of Russia appeasement. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
Is Rachel Reeves constrained by the City?
Is the City really stopping Rachel Reeves from doing what Labour wants, or is she just using it as a convenient excuse for her neoliberal austerity?
This is the audio version:
This is the transc...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
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Labour are damaging us and the country by not doing this.
March 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Labour are damaging us and the country by not doing this.
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You should laugh at anyone who says the president should have unlimited power because he was elected. His power has to be limited *because* he's the president. This is fifth grade level social studies
March 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You should laugh at anyone who says the president should have unlimited power because he was elected. His power has to be limited *because* he's the president. This is fifth grade level social studies
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It is vital for Europe and its allies to urgently reposition themselves to fill the gap Trump’s America is leaving. Moving forward we must not be reliant on the USA in any way.
March 19, 2025 at 8:32 AM
It is vital for Europe and its allies to urgently reposition themselves to fill the gap Trump’s America is leaving. Moving forward we must not be reliant on the USA in any way.
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Here in South Devon, there is (or was) a technical term for the state in which we now find ourselves:
Discumknockerated all to buggery.
Discumknockerated all to buggery.
March 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Here in South Devon, there is (or was) a technical term for the state in which we now find ourselves:
Discumknockerated all to buggery.
Discumknockerated all to buggery.
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After the Oval Office disaster, let’s remember :
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
March 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
After the Oval Office disaster, let’s remember :
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
Europe is wealthy,
Europe is strong,
If it wants to, Europe can deal with this.
Demand EU leaders take action! How? 👇
Hmm. Might not be much of a head srcratcher.
Jesse Eisenberg no longer wants to be associated with Mark Zuckerberg
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jesse Eisenberg: I don't want to be associated with Mark Zuckerberg
The star who played Meta's Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network slams his plan to ditch fact-checkers.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hmm. Might not be much of a head srcratcher.
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Trump does not stand for liberty or free markets (cf international trade) either. His "Anglosphere union" includes bullying/annexation of Canada and his ally Musk's support of a coup in the UK. Hannan is as delusional as ever.
Special Counsel (Jack Smith’s) report confirms Trump went to “unprecedented criminal effort" to retain power in 2020. Only election in 2024 stopped him being convicted.
So, when Tories say he represents the “rule of law” - just laugh at their sorry immoral arses.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So, when Tories say he represents the “rule of law” - just laugh at their sorry immoral arses.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Trump does not stand for liberty or free markets (cf international trade) either. His "Anglosphere union" includes bullying/annexation of Canada and his ally Musk's support of a coup in the UK. Hannan is as delusional as ever.
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How can EU tackle big tech? 1. Speed up DSA probe. 2. Pressure Ireland. 3. Use the existing EU rules "to switch big tech’s algorithms off at a stroke.....People, rather than big tech’s algorithms, would again decide what they say/see". By tech expert/litigator
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Big tech is picking apart European democracy, but there is a solution: switch off its algorithms | Johnny Ryan
The latest actions of Musk and Zuckerberg are a sign of things to come, but the EU already has the power to give people back control, says Johnny Ryan, director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council...
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
How can EU tackle big tech? 1. Speed up DSA probe. 2. Pressure Ireland. 3. Use the existing EU rules "to switch big tech’s algorithms off at a stroke.....People, rather than big tech’s algorithms, would again decide what they say/see". By tech expert/litigator
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
January 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...