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JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
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The Commons is being urgently recalled tomorrow to discuss the nationalisation of British Steel.
April 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Commons is being urgently recalled tomorrow to discuss the nationalisation of British Steel.
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House of Commons to be recalled to discuss British Steel nationalisation
House of Commons to be recalled to discuss British Steel nationalisation
MPs to be called back from Easter recess to discuss taking assets into public ownership to preserve UK steelmaking
Parliament is being recalled on Saturday to discuss the nationalisation of British Steel, according to sources.
The move has been taken after the failure to reach a deal to keep two blast furnaces going at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, owned by the Chinese company Jingye. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
House of Commons to be recalled to discuss British Steel nationalisation
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Parliament to be recalled from Easter recess to discuss situation with British Steel. Highly unusual Saturday sitting.
April 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Parliament to be recalled from Easter recess to discuss situation with British Steel. Highly unusual Saturday sitting.
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Tariffs on penguins.
April 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Tariffs on penguins.
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Those bastards penguins have been getting away with it this whole time. They can't fool us with that cutesy monogamous waddling crap. America is going to tariff the shit out of them.
Tariffs on penguins.
April 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Those bastards penguins have been getting away with it this whole time. They can't fool us with that cutesy monogamous waddling crap. America is going to tariff the shit out of them.
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No, Britain did not get off lightly in the Trump tariffs. And no, it is not much of a vindication of Brexit. Or at the least seeing it is an economic dividend is to conveniently look away from the more substantial economic costs.
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
No, Britain has not escaped lightly from Trump's tariffs
And it is not a very convincing vindication of Brexit.
open.substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
No, Britain did not get off lightly in the Trump tariffs. And no, it is not much of a vindication of Brexit. Or at the least seeing it is an economic dividend is to conveniently look away from the more substantial economic costs.
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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Intrigued by this narrative that Britain has done well here.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
April 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Intrigued by this narrative that Britain has done well here.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
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Also, it's got nothing to do with anything our government has done. It's a mathematical consequence of the mad formula they're using as we have a trade deficit.
Other countries that sucked up (like Japan or Vietnam) got screwed by the formula.
Other countries that sucked up (like Japan or Vietnam) got screwed by the formula.
Intrigued by this narrative that Britain has done well here.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
April 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Also, it's got nothing to do with anything our government has done. It's a mathematical consequence of the mad formula they're using as we have a trade deficit.
Other countries that sucked up (like Japan or Vietnam) got screwed by the formula.
Other countries that sucked up (like Japan or Vietnam) got screwed by the formula.
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It's got zero to do with negotiation or indeed with any sense of logic. The tariff rates are the product of minds which are functionally insane, doing fantasy mathematics at scale. We're all lost in a hall of mirrors pretending that a compass will help us find our way out.
Also, it's got nothing to do with anything our government has done. It's a mathematical consequence of the mad formula they're using as we have a trade deficit.
Other countries that sucked up (like Japan or Vietnam) got screwed by the formula.
Other countries that sucked up (like Japan or Vietnam) got screwed by the formula.
Intrigued by this narrative that Britain has done well here.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
-10% is still v significant.
-We're a big exporter of cars to the US which will be subject to 25%. Terrible for UK auto industry.
-Even if we get a deal we can't avoid the major economic shock to global trade overall.
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It's got zero to do with negotiation or indeed with any sense of logic. The tariff rates are the product of minds which are functionally insane, doing fantasy mathematics at scale. We're all lost in a hall of mirrors pretending that a compass will help us find our way out.
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My parliamentary committee has published a report on children in temporary accommodation. In the last 5 years, temporary accommodation has contributed to the deaths of at least 74 children - 58 were under the age of 1! That’s appalling, action is needed now.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...
England’s Homeless Children – Government must tackle crisis in temporary accommodation, say MPs - Committees - UK Parliament
A crisis in temporary accommodation in England is leaving record high numbers of children without a permanent home. Many of these children are living in appalling conditions, with significant impacts ...
committees.parliament.uk
April 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My parliamentary committee has published a report on children in temporary accommodation. In the last 5 years, temporary accommodation has contributed to the deaths of at least 74 children - 58 were under the age of 1! That’s appalling, action is needed now.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/17...
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Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wow who could’ve guessed that this would happen
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
It’s almost as if USAID was a pillar of American soft power and influence in the world
It’s almost as if it was entirely predictable that America’s adversaries would work to fill the void left by USAID’s destruction
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ngl the 'left wing think tank to Labour MP' route is looking pretty discredited right now
March 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
ngl the 'left wing think tank to Labour MP' route is looking pretty discredited right now
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Seems to be some sort of severance process going on when even the most principled, thoughtful people walk into the Palace of Westminster
ngl the 'left wing think tank to Labour MP' route is looking pretty discredited right now
March 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Seems to be some sort of severance process going on when even the most principled, thoughtful people walk into the Palace of Westminster
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"This is a military strategy aiming to ethnically cleanse what remains of Palestine."
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social after Israel's latest attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Read and watch here:
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social after Israel's latest attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Read and watch here:
‘We have failed to prevent genocide’ – Francesca Albanese
We spoke to the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, for the Fourcast podcast.
www.channel4.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"This is a military strategy aiming to ethnically cleanse what remains of Palestine."
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social after Israel's latest attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Read and watch here:
UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social after Israel's latest attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Read and watch here:
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Powerful editorial in @theguardian.com today
"Labour’s transformation can be seen as a quiet coup by the professional-managerial class who prize economic orthodoxy over radical redistribution"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Labour’s transformation can be seen as a quiet coup by the professional-managerial class who prize economic orthodoxy over radical redistribution"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view of Labour’s cruellest trick: selling welfare cuts as compassion | Editorial
Editorial: By defining itself as the party of work, Labour casts those unable to be economically productive – through disability or ill health – as burdens, not individuals with rights
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Powerful editorial in @theguardian.com today
"Labour’s transformation can be seen as a quiet coup by the professional-managerial class who prize economic orthodoxy over radical redistribution"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Labour’s transformation can be seen as a quiet coup by the professional-managerial class who prize economic orthodoxy over radical redistribution"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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So more people are claiming out of work sickness benefits since 2020.
What could be driving that?
Is it people suddenly feigning mental and physical ill health or could it be more people are waiting for treatment?
What could be driving that?
Is it people suddenly feigning mental and physical ill health or could it be more people are waiting for treatment?
March 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
So more people are claiming out of work sickness benefits since 2020.
What could be driving that?
Is it people suddenly feigning mental and physical ill health or could it be more people are waiting for treatment?
What could be driving that?
Is it people suddenly feigning mental and physical ill health or could it be more people are waiting for treatment?