@lobby67.bsky.social
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Just sent out this free piece. Its being said that what Trump is doing with Putin is similar to what FDR did with Stalin at Yalta. Nothing could be further from the truth. Trump could easily weaken a dictatorship and strengthen a democracy if he wanted. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
What The US Is Doing To Ukraine Is Far Worse Than Yalta
How the great GOP bugbear of the past puts Trump to shame.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Just sent out this free piece. Its being said that what Trump is doing with Putin is similar to what FDR did with Stalin at Yalta. Nothing could be further from the truth. Trump could easily weaken a dictatorship and strengthen a democracy if he wanted. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Dedicated to all those who say Ted tried to fool the British people by saying it was merely a Common Market.
Second, Heath was right when he said that Europe was always about much more than trade and, frankly, this is the case that Starmer should be making now. Wilson’s retreat from East of Suez was a recognition that we were a European power. Again that’s even truer now.
December 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Dedicated to all those who say Ted tried to fool the British people by saying it was merely a Common Market.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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Two of the top bosses of the BBC resigned this week, after allegations in a dossier claimed Panorama had altered a Trump quote.
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Exclusive: the error at the heart of Trump’s BBC attack
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Two of the top bosses of the BBC resigned this week, after allegations in a dossier claimed Panorama had altered a Trump quote.
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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This is not only exceptionally good work, it is also presented in a very clear visual way. Bravo, Sky News!
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is not only exceptionally good work, it is also presented in a very clear visual way. Bravo, Sky News!
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Boris Johnson who didn't bother about our National Security with Russia influencing the Brexit referendum
Says Reform UK is a threat to our national security
Says Reform UK is a threat to our national security
September 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Boris Johnson who didn't bother about our National Security with Russia influencing the Brexit referendum
Says Reform UK is a threat to our national security
Says Reform UK is a threat to our national security
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Here's a short happy-go-lucky 🎶 parody about the way that
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".
youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U
It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".
youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U
It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
September 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Here's a short happy-go-lucky 🎶 parody about the way that
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".
youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U
It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".
youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U
It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
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I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
We escaped war and torture but now we feel unsafe in Britain
Special report: Amid protests and rising aggression towards asylum seekers across the country, we spoke to those being targeted
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
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“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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CAN YOU IMAGINE CALLING FOR SOMEONE TO BE ARRESTED FOR A TWEET?!?!
September 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
CAN YOU IMAGINE CALLING FOR SOMEONE TO BE ARRESTED FOR A TWEET?!?!
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Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
September 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
JR then demolishes Farage, ending with
"You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
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Column, on a grimly familiar Farage plot line and Starmer sticking to the script in the Brexit sequel. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr
Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Column, on a grimly familiar Farage plot line and Starmer sticking to the script in the Brexit sequel. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In case you missed it ...
"The 50 richest families in the UK now hold more wealth than the 34 million people who make up the 'poorest' half of the population."
"The 50 richest families in the UK now hold more wealth than the 34 million people who make up the 'poorest' half of the population."
UK’s 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds
Equality Trust says billionaires getting ‘ludicrously’ richer, with top two now wealthier than whole of 1990 rich list
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In case you missed it ...
"The 50 richest families in the UK now hold more wealth than the 34 million people who make up the 'poorest' half of the population."
"The 50 richest families in the UK now hold more wealth than the 34 million people who make up the 'poorest' half of the population."
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I keep being asked what I think of Bonnie Blue. "What do women think of Bonnie Blue? What does feminism think of Bonnie Blue?" It's the wrong question. The question should be: what do men think of the men having sex with Bonnie Blue?: www.thetimes.com/article/9a7c...
Bonnie Blue: what men really think about her
I get why she had sex with 1,000 men. My question is, why did the men do it?
www.thetimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I keep being asked what I think of Bonnie Blue. "What do women think of Bonnie Blue? What does feminism think of Bonnie Blue?" It's the wrong question. The question should be: what do men think of the men having sex with Bonnie Blue?: www.thetimes.com/article/9a7c...
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I spent the day with Curtis Yarvin and the "dissident right" at a garden party in Surrey and wrote quite a few words about it.
My cover story for today’s FT Magazine
on.ft.com/4ooXS4t [GIFT LINK! 🎁]
My cover story for today’s FT Magazine
on.ft.com/4ooXS4t [GIFT LINK! 🎁]
Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right
[FREE TO READ] What you learn at a gathering of neoreactionaries, Very Online rightwingers and the formerly cancelled
on.ft.com
August 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I spent the day with Curtis Yarvin and the "dissident right" at a garden party in Surrey and wrote quite a few words about it.
My cover story for today’s FT Magazine
on.ft.com/4ooXS4t [GIFT LINK! 🎁]
My cover story for today’s FT Magazine
on.ft.com/4ooXS4t [GIFT LINK! 🎁]
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The gambling sector is a £11.5bn-a-year money grabbing scam which targets the most vulnerable in our society. The Labour government mustn’t let their ‘charm’ persuade them not to tax them properly, heavily!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK gambling industry launches summer charm offensive to head off tax rise
Exclusive: Lobbyists meet with ministers, and host a darts night with Labour advisers and MPs’ staff
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The gambling sector is a £11.5bn-a-year money grabbing scam which targets the most vulnerable in our society. The Labour government mustn’t let their ‘charm’ persuade them not to tax them properly, heavily!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Thank you @ranaforoohar.bsky.social ..for your latest @FT piece on ‘the coming crypto crisis’…Thought you might find this of interest...
annpettifor.substack.com/p/capitalism...
annpettifor.substack.com/p/capitalism...
Capitalism Devours Crypto
… by blowing up and looting DeFi to enrich TradFi
annpettifor.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thank you @ranaforoohar.bsky.social ..for your latest @FT piece on ‘the coming crypto crisis’…Thought you might find this of interest...
annpettifor.substack.com/p/capitalism...
annpettifor.substack.com/p/capitalism...
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NEW investigation: DOGE-Pilled
The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster”
NO PAYWALL!
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster”
NO PAYWALL!
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
July 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
NEW investigation: DOGE-Pilled
The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster”
NO PAYWALL!
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster”
NO PAYWALL!
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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"Round-the-clock misery and self-recrimination combined with coyness about the biggest thing that Britain has done this century: that is modern Conservatism to a dishonest tee."
Britain is not a broken society - Janan Ganesh in sharp form here www.ft.com/content/c34f...
Britain is not a broken society
The country has serious problems but the right’s vision of it has become hysterical
www.ft.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"Round-the-clock misery and self-recrimination combined with coyness about the biggest thing that Britain has done this century: that is modern Conservatism to a dishonest tee."
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Ah, suddenly a bunch of pro-Israel lawyers claim to care about international law (but of course not about war crimes)
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Correct that Palestine is not currently a state under international law, but wrong to say that the UK breaks international law by exercising its discretion to recognise anyway
Israel did not satisfy the criteria in May 1948 but USA recognised anyway 11 minutes later
Correct that Palestine is not currently a state under international law, but wrong to say that the UK breaks international law by exercising its discretion to recognise anyway
Israel did not satisfy the criteria in May 1948 but USA recognised anyway 11 minutes later
Palestine pledge could break the law, top lawyers warn Starmer
A letter, signed by 40 peers, explains that the recognition of the territory could break the terms laid out for statehood in the Montevideo Convention
www.thetimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Ah, suddenly a bunch of pro-Israel lawyers claim to care about international law (but of course not about war crimes)