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Whatever you make of this, um, punchy approach, one thing is true: high immigration was undeniably the result of decisions taken by the Tories (on foreign students, work visas, Ukraine/HongKong/Afghan routes) to meet specific ends: keeping HE afloat, plugging skills gaps, humanitarian concerns
BREAKING:
“Policies were reformed deliberately to liberalise immigration. Brexit was used for that purpose, to turn Britain into a one nation experiment in open borders”
Keir Starmer
“Policies were reformed deliberately to liberalise immigration. Brexit was used for that purpose, to turn Britain into a one nation experiment in open borders”
Keir Starmer
November 28, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Whatever you make of this, um, punchy approach, one thing is true: high immigration was undeniably the result of decisions taken by the Tories (on foreign students, work visas, Ukraine/HongKong/Afghan routes) to meet specific ends: keeping HE afloat, plugging skills gaps, humanitarian concerns
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Glad to see Richard Tice taking such care over UK fishing. It is just a shame that neither he nor any of his Reform colleagues could be bothered to show up this afternoon to my debate... on UK fishing.
November 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Glad to see Richard Tice taking such care over UK fishing. It is just a shame that neither he nor any of his Reform colleagues could be bothered to show up this afternoon to my debate... on UK fishing.
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"Fully replacing the US military contribution is equivalent to about 0.3 per cent of EU GDP" - or, by my count, something like €113 per EU citizen www.ft.com/content/6bea...
Can Europe defend itself with less American help?
The continent will have to spend more as Trump refocuses policy elsewhere. But replacing US military heft will not be easy
www.ft.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:39 AM
"Fully replacing the US military contribution is equivalent to about 0.3 per cent of EU GDP" - or, by my count, something like €113 per EU citizen www.ft.com/content/6bea...
“The reaction of the banana vendor moves me deeply, underscoring how art can resonate in unexpected and profound ways,” [the artist] wrote. “However, art, by its nature, does not solve problems — if it did, it would be politics.”
This makes me sick. I couldn't think of a more perfect metaphor for our broken economy.
The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents (Gift Article)
A 74-year-old immigrant who works outside Sotheby’s shares a basement in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts. He was stunned to hear what his banana went for at auction.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:58 PM
“The reaction of the banana vendor moves me deeply, underscoring how art can resonate in unexpected and profound ways,” [the artist] wrote. “However, art, by its nature, does not solve problems — if it did, it would be politics.”
Brexit was, fundamentally, an exercise in washing laundry labelled "domestic" on the "international" spin cycle. Whence the solipsism of much UK analysis and the befuddlement of those looking in from outside wondering what the hell happened.
Too much UK analysis of the whole Brexit saga ignores the negotiating dynamics and focuses instead on narrow domestic politics. I hope that won't be repeated for upcoming talks, and that we'll understand that outcomes are shaped very early by constraints on both sides.
November 26, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Brexit was, fundamentally, an exercise in washing laundry labelled "domestic" on the "international" spin cycle. Whence the solipsism of much UK analysis and the befuddlement of those looking in from outside wondering what the hell happened.
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Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
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Good example of what Musk's government efficiency commission will actually be: Elon saw the word "diversity" and his eyes turned red, thus he picks on a highly-trained worker who has nothing to do with DEI, could earn a ton more in the private sector, but has dedicated themselves to public service
November 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Good example of what Musk's government efficiency commission will actually be: Elon saw the word "diversity" and his eyes turned red, thus he picks on a highly-trained worker who has nothing to do with DEI, could earn a ton more in the private sector, but has dedicated themselves to public service
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Reportedly, the moment of the ATACMS strike on an airfield in the Kursk region.
November 25, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Reportedly, the moment of the ATACMS strike on an airfield in the Kursk region.
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The second round of the Romanian elections come down to a battle between a winner of Celebrity Masterchef and a fan of 1930s Fascism
November 25, 2024 at 8:24 AM
The second round of the Romanian elections come down to a battle between a winner of Celebrity Masterchef and a fan of 1930s Fascism
To be fair the Telegraph would know what "indoctrination" looks like
Refugees do enrich communities and drive growth. That's not "indoctrination" as the Telegraph proclaims. It is just cold hard facts. We see it all the time in practice. A frequency bias of negative stories might give a different impression, but it doesn't change the reality.
November 25, 2024 at 8:02 AM
To be fair the Telegraph would know what "indoctrination" looks like
Never mind Shengen (which Ireland has good reason not to be part of). What's going to isolate Ireland more over the next decade is their neutrality, extremely low defence spending and race-to-the-bottom approach to corporation tax.
Once Romania and Bulgaria join Schengen, Ireland's position will look increasingly odd
November 25, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Never mind Shengen (which Ireland has good reason not to be part of). What's going to isolate Ireland more over the next decade is their neutrality, extremely low defence spending and race-to-the-bottom approach to corporation tax.
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The resolution to boycott Haaretz which passed in today's gov meeting without legal review is another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle democracy. Like his friends Putin, Erdoğan & Orbán, Netanyahu is trying to silence critical, independent media. Haaretz will not balk
November 24, 2024 at 3:11 PM
The resolution to boycott Haaretz which passed in today's gov meeting without legal review is another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle democracy. Like his friends Putin, Erdoğan & Orbán, Netanyahu is trying to silence critical, independent media. Haaretz will not balk
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bread time let's have a bread
November 21, 2024 at 7:08 AM
bread time let's have a bread
Optimist. The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Tabloid journalist: Our assessment of the cup depends entirely on which political party it belongs to.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Tabloid journalist: Our assessment of the cup depends entirely on which political party it belongs to.
November 23, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Optimist. The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Tabloid journalist: Our assessment of the cup depends entirely on which political party it belongs to.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Tabloid journalist: Our assessment of the cup depends entirely on which political party it belongs to.
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Just wondering if there could be a link between slow growth in UK, France, and Germany? I suppose it could Rachel Reeves tax plans affecting all three, or could it be something like an interlinked global economy in which geography is particularly important...
November 23, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Just wondering if there could be a link between slow growth in UK, France, and Germany? I suppose it could Rachel Reeves tax plans affecting all three, or could it be something like an interlinked global economy in which geography is particularly important...
"The Lebanon youth international Céline Haidar is still in an induced coma, four days after being struck by shrapnel in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Lebanon youth international Céline Haidar in induced coma after airstrike
The Lebanon youth international Céline Haidar is still in an induced coma, four days after being struck by shrapnel in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:28 PM
"The Lebanon youth international Céline Haidar is still in an induced coma, four days after being struck by shrapnel in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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It was Colonel Mustard in the Library with [checks notes] the reduced rate of inheritance tax at 20% for combined agricultural and business properties above the first £1 million
Who has been killing the land owners? Own up to it x
November 19, 2024 at 8:36 PM
It was Colonel Mustard in the Library with [checks notes] the reduced rate of inheritance tax at 20% for combined agricultural and business properties above the first £1 million
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With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
November 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM
With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
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Thread live-posting European Court of Justice hearing on the Commission's infringement proceeding against Hungary for its anti-LGBTQI law - it's so great to be able to follow this on Bluesky. This is Europe.
Think I ran out of room in my previous thread on the CJEU hearing - continues here
November 19, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Thread live-posting European Court of Justice hearing on the Commission's infringement proceeding against Hungary for its anti-LGBTQI law - it's so great to be able to follow this on Bluesky. This is Europe.
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Ta da: The Economist starter pack is here 👐
👋 Hello, Bluesky! go.bsky.app/VP5EvGW
November 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Ta da: The Economist starter pack is here 👐
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What are the farmers planning?!?!!
November 18, 2024 at 11:15 AM
What are the farmers planning?!?!!
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The notion that gatekeeperless citizen journalism can replace actual journalism is so stupid I can't believe it doesn't get laughed out of the room.
The idea is literally, "an event happens, users say shit about it, and if they lie, other users call them out on it!"
That's not how ANYTHING works.
The idea is literally, "an event happens, users say shit about it, and if they lie, other users call them out on it!"
That's not how ANYTHING works.
November 15, 2024 at 1:50 PM
The notion that gatekeeperless citizen journalism can replace actual journalism is so stupid I can't believe it doesn't get laughed out of the room.
The idea is literally, "an event happens, users say shit about it, and if they lie, other users call them out on it!"
That's not how ANYTHING works.
The idea is literally, "an event happens, users say shit about it, and if they lie, other users call them out on it!"
That's not how ANYTHING works.
Like "the Soviet Union at its worst" you say...
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November 16, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Like "the Soviet Union at its worst" you say...
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