In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz.

The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.

In the GE we voted Labour to get rid of the Tories (LibDem and Greens combined get less than 10% in my area). But at least we thought ‘change’ would have been for the good. We did not vote for Tory-lite followed by a giant leap further to the right. Time for the disenfranchised to find a home.

There will be a queue of trade envoys at the door of the White House to pay homage and kiss his ring.

How about inviting Russia and Ukraine to join the EU? Russia get access / contribute to the world’s biggest - frictionless- market. Investment into Russia’s agriculture, mining and industry would flood in from EU.

Time to publish the Russia Report?

Anyone else think this is all about the US getting their ducks in a row so they can leave NATO?

I’m from the small-town-midlands vacuum. In 2016 I didn’t read newspapers and got my news from all TV outlets. Facebook was a thing to share family news. I’d never heard of Banks, Cummings, Elliot, Tice or Hannan until the negotiations started. I received 2 flyers one to remain and 1 to leave.

Whatever January 20th is remembered for in geopolitics - iTwitter / X deactivated

Not been #Whammed so far this year

Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy

Reminder post:
an anti-fake news initiative launched by Finland’s government in 2014, aimed at teaching residents, students, journalists and politicians .

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Imagine a world where temporary import licences and customs clearances aren’t necessary when a UK business sends materials into the EU to be integrated within a manufactured product.

BREAKING: Feels like an appropriate place to announce this one... 👀🎅

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Byline Times has arrived in the post. Tomorrow I’ll know more about the world than I do today.

My first post. I think about problems & solutions - a lot. I’m happy to change my opinions as evidence is presented.
So Farmers IHT: Instead of IHT, apply a tax immediately the land is sold after passing on. If the next generation continues to farm then no tax until they decide to sell.