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Sydney Nash
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Former civil servant, U.K./EU negotiator, U.K. automotive Brexit & international trade lead, former this, that and the other, always Palace
It won’t result in a bump in the polls,or Welsh Labour won’t call for him to resign (perhaps because it won’t have the time to do it before he resigns anyway)?
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
It isn’t. We can, and should legislate. There is serious work that needs to be done to free our elections from foreign interference. I might be missing it, but I see little evidence that that work is being done.
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Under Trump, the US has gone from friend to foe, and he is only just getting started.
February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This administration treats its European allies like previous US administrations treated its communist or Soviet enemies.
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
And the really striking thing is that this US administration’s objective is to topple the democratically elected governments of its treaty bound allies.
February 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Reposted by Sydney Nash
Not to take away from a really important story, but what is important about it is tells is what the US new national security strategy means in practice:
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
That’s an excellent point. At least we don’t need to look too far to find models to draw from.
February 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Absolutely. Englishness is for us to define. It can be inclusive, as I am convinced the majority would want, or exclusive as a minority want to have us believe. Let’s recapture Englishness. Let’s define it in a way that represents the best of us.
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Score a back-heel like JP did, and then a last minute winner on the volley like Big Ben did. Can’t be that hard right?
February 5, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I am, like so many others like me, English, always have been, always will be, and there is nothing that they can say or do that will change that.
February 5, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Ultimately, Britishness and Englishness are social constructs, imagined communities that we get to create. And if the far right what to imagine a community where I am not English they are going to be disappointed.
February 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM