@michaelburl.bsky.social
Historian and geopolitical commentator. Keen amateur gardener.
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“Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he’d ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners”
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he’d ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners”
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The New York property market, from which Witkoff emerged, must be absolutely awash with dirty Russian cash. Trump Tower was full of Russian mobsters apparently.
November 26, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The New York property market, from which Witkoff emerged, must be absolutely awash with dirty Russian cash. Trump Tower was full of Russian mobsters apparently.
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Labour seems frozen by “twin fears…that swing voters would freak out if they thought Reeves was a tax-and-spend fiend or Starmer might smuggle remainer convictions into Downing St”
But, the foreign state that benefits most from Brexit inaction is Putin’s Russia.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But, the foreign state that benefits most from Brexit inaction is Putin’s Russia.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Labour seems frozen by “twin fears…that swing voters would freak out if they thought Reeves was a tax-and-spend fiend or Starmer might smuggle remainer convictions into Downing St”
But, the foreign state that benefits most from Brexit inaction is Putin’s Russia.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But, the foreign state that benefits most from Brexit inaction is Putin’s Russia.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sack Samir Shah and ask Gillian Tett to chair the BBC.
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Sack Samir Shah and ask Gillian Tett to chair the BBC.
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Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
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The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
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Not a great few days for Nigel Farage and his party
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Not a great few days for Nigel Farage and his party
It doesn’t occur to ‘De’ Shah that it would have been ‘honourable’ for him to resign too.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It doesn’t occur to ‘De’ Shah that it would have been ‘honourable’ for him to resign too.
Rupa Huq is demolishing Michael Prescott.
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Rupa Huq is demolishing Michael Prescott.
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Funny how Rigby never grills Farage on his alleged Russian links or that mysterious money for his foreign-national girlfriend’s Clacton house - but she’ll happily blubber on about Starmer gossip. Farage’s muppet, through and through.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Funny how Rigby never grills Farage on his alleged Russian links or that mysterious money for his foreign-national girlfriend’s Clacton house - but she’ll happily blubber on about Starmer gossip. Farage’s muppet, through and through.
Why isn’t David Grossman in front of this pathetic DCMS committee?
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Why isn’t David Grossman in front of this pathetic DCMS committee?
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Dannatt being chief military rent a gob for right wing newspapers like the Times and Ttlegraph.
Dannatt being chief military rent a gob for right wing newspapers like the Times and Ttlegraph.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Dannatt being chief military rent a gob for right wing newspapers like the Times and Ttlegraph.
Dannatt being chief military rent a gob for right wing newspapers like the Times and Ttlegraph.
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Reform UK’s Russia shame is rooted in Farage’s long record of licking Putin’s boots. He’s pushed Kremlin-soaked bullshit for years on Russian TV, then pretends innocence now Putin’s exposed as a tyrant. His only consistency is hypocrisy and talking utter crap. #ukpolitics
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reform UK’s Russia shame is rooted in Farage’s long record of licking Putin’s boots. He’s pushed Kremlin-soaked bullshit for years on Russian TV, then pretends innocence now Putin’s exposed as a tyrant. His only consistency is hypocrisy and talking utter crap. #ukpolitics
Further evidence of the cultural decay of the UK. How did this charlatan worm his way into Nr 10? Via his Spectator employed wife?
inews.co.uk/opinion/domi...
inews.co.uk/opinion/domi...
Dominic Cummings is an even worse villain than we thought
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is unsparing in its judgement
inews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Further evidence of the cultural decay of the UK. How did this charlatan worm his way into Nr 10? Via his Spectator employed wife?
inews.co.uk/opinion/domi...
inews.co.uk/opinion/domi...
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Bevin was genuine working class. Glasman is the latest in a long line of phoneys claiming to understand them from a distance. Just shows the state of UK politics that such an obvious lightweight is being given any status whatsoever.
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Bevin was genuine working class. Glasman is the latest in a long line of phoneys claiming to understand them from a distance. Just shows the state of UK politics that such an obvious lightweight is being given any status whatsoever.
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The biggest risks of bias at the BBC are in the boardroom, not the newsroom, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The real threat to BBC impartiality
The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The biggest risks of bias at the BBC are in the boardroom, not the newsroom, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.