@oldengolden.bsky.social
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There was no meaningful recovery after 2010 because LibDems Tory coalition austerity crushed demand, starved investment, and put ideology before economic logic. The damage is still being felt in stagnant wages, collapsing public services, and a structurally weak UK economy.
July 29, 2025 at 11:06 AM
There was no meaningful recovery after 2010 because LibDems Tory coalition austerity crushed demand, starved investment, and put ideology before economic logic. The damage is still being felt in stagnant wages, collapsing public services, and a structurally weak UK economy.
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@anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
July 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social:
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”
(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
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Trump thinking he’s billy big balls because he’s got a bunker busting weapon…
Ali Khameni threatening “irreparable damage” to the US
Take away their power & weapons & they’re just weak, little, underdeveloped losers who managed to convince people that narcissism was leadership.
Ali Khameni threatening “irreparable damage” to the US
Take away their power & weapons & they’re just weak, little, underdeveloped losers who managed to convince people that narcissism was leadership.
June 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trump thinking he’s billy big balls because he’s got a bunker busting weapon…
Ali Khameni threatening “irreparable damage” to the US
Take away their power & weapons & they’re just weak, little, underdeveloped losers who managed to convince people that narcissism was leadership.
Ali Khameni threatening “irreparable damage” to the US
Take away their power & weapons & they’re just weak, little, underdeveloped losers who managed to convince people that narcissism was leadership.
Trump, man of action... Well, in two weeks' time!!!
🔺 Iran–Israel latest: Trump to decide on striking regime ‘within two weeks’
Iran–Israel latest: Trump to decide on striking regime ‘within two weeks’
Israel’s defence minister hits out at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after Soroka hospital was hit by a missile and President Trump considers a US strike on Iran
www.thetimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Trump, man of action... Well, in two weeks' time!!!
Here, in one story, is the state of the UK's right-wing press and why, as a journalist of 50 years' standing, I no longer believe a word that the likes of the Mail, Sun et al write.
What happens when a political agenda takes over any semblance of journalistic standards
Telegraph admits its story about private school family not being able to go on five holidays was complete nonsense and not remotely fact-checked
Beyond embarrassing
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/the-t...
Telegraph admits its story about private school family not being able to go on five holidays was complete nonsense and not remotely fact-checked
Beyond embarrassing
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/the-t...
An apology
On May 25 we published an online article “We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays” which included stock photographs and not, as the art...
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Here, in one story, is the state of the UK's right-wing press and why, as a journalist of 50 years' standing, I no longer believe a word that the likes of the Mail, Sun et al write.
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A new report from Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee estimates that President Trump's pardons have cost the American public more than $1.3 billion in fines and restitution
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/t...
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/t...
Trump's pardons cost the U.S. $1.3 billion, per House Dem report
"Whoever said crime doesn't pay clearly never lived under a Trump presidency," the report says.
www.axios.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A new report from Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee estimates that President Trump's pardons have cost the American public more than $1.3 billion in fines and restitution
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/t...
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/t...
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Russia was kicked out of the G7 in 2014 after Russia had attacked Ukraine initially, and a year before Trudeau was Canada's Prime Minister
Trump with Mark Carney: "The G7 used to be the G8. Barack Obama and a person named Trudeau didn't want to have Russia in, and I would say that was a mistake, because I think you wouldn't have a war right now if you had Russia in."
June 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Russia was kicked out of the G7 in 2014 after Russia had attacked Ukraine initially, and a year before Trudeau was Canada's Prime Minister
He's our very own Donald Trump!!!
Nigel Farage, "I would advise anybody who is working for Durham County Council on Climate Change initiatives, or Diversity Equity and Inclusion"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
May 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
He's our very own Donald Trump!!!
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The EU is a powerful trading bloc with the heft to stand up to Trump
Brexit Britain has no alternative but to appease him and to change our domestic policy to keep him sweet
This makes us closer to a vassal state than EU membership ever did
Brexit Britain has no alternative but to appease him and to change our domestic policy to keep him sweet
This makes us closer to a vassal state than EU membership ever did
April 3, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The EU is a powerful trading bloc with the heft to stand up to Trump
Brexit Britain has no alternative but to appease him and to change our domestic policy to keep him sweet
This makes us closer to a vassal state than EU membership ever did
Brexit Britain has no alternative but to appease him and to change our domestic policy to keep him sweet
This makes us closer to a vassal state than EU membership ever did
But he hasn't.... None of them have
If Pete Hegseth had even a tiny bit of honor and sense of responsibility, then he would hand in his resignation this morning.
March 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
But he hasn't.... None of them have
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Letter from 17-year-old Luke to the editor of @thetimes.com - "There is nothing masculine about Andrew Tate".
March 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Letter from 17-year-old Luke to the editor of @thetimes.com - "There is nothing masculine about Andrew Tate".
We had planned to visit the States next year for the World cup. That trip has now been shelved.
We’ve shelved our plans to visit USA and Route 66.
US has such a negative vibe these days, so whether you want an activity holiday or just fly and flop, there are so many better options, with eggs on top!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US has such a negative vibe these days, so whether you want an activity holiday or just fly and flop, there are so many better options, with eggs on top!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers
Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdown
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We had planned to visit the States next year for the World cup. That trip has now been shelved.
Think she would be better off talking to Trump.
Like Farage, of course, Meloni is just a Trump apologist
Like Farage, of course, Meloni is just a Trump apologist
Giorgia Meloni warns EU against ‘vicious circle’ of tariff war with Donald Trump
https://www.ft.com/content/34ca185a-1060-4502-9812-909d4d02df1b
https://www.ft.com/content/34ca185a-1060-4502-9812-909d4d02df1b
Giorgia Meloni warns EU against ‘vicious circle’ of tariff war with Donald Trump
Italian premier criticises Brussels for engaging in tit-for-tat with US
www.ft.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Think she would be better off talking to Trump.
Like Farage, of course, Meloni is just a Trump apologist
Like Farage, of course, Meloni is just a Trump apologist
Now there's a surprise.
March 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Now there's a surprise.
Southgate is so right here.
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
* Ex-England manager worried by impact on young men
* Southgate: ‘We need leaders to set the right tone’
Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father…
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Southgate is so right here.
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Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
* Ex-England manager worried by impact on young men
* Southgate: ‘We need leaders to set the right tone’
Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father…
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
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March 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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I don’t understand why it’s even a question of whether billionaires should pay their fair share when everyone else has to!
March 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I don’t understand why it’s even a question of whether billionaires should pay their fair share when everyone else has to!
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“When you allow the rule of law to disappear for one group of people in the country, it will soon disappear for everybody. And then we lose everything we believe the US should stand for.”
As Trump invokes the same statute to justify mass deportations, consider these messages a critical warning.
As Trump invokes the same statute to justify mass deportations, consider these messages a critical warning.
The US used the Alien Enemies Act to detain their families. Now, they are watching history repeat.
The statute justified the imprisonment in World War II of thousands like Heidi Gurcke Donald. She is horrified as Trump invokes it for mass deportation.
www.motherjones.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“When you allow the rule of law to disappear for one group of people in the country, it will soon disappear for everybody. And then we lose everything we believe the US should stand for.”
As Trump invokes the same statute to justify mass deportations, consider these messages a critical warning.
As Trump invokes the same statute to justify mass deportations, consider these messages a critical warning.
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Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta...
apnews.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Carefully chosen instance to defy the courts. But if they get away with it, anything goes.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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You don’t know who we just disappeared to El Salvador. Think about that.
March 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
You don’t know who we just disappeared to El Salvador. Think about that.
For 80 years, Europe has shared the values of justice, freedom and basic human rights with America. Trump has ended all that. He is a traitor to the western world. A monster.
Trump: “Nobody has been tougher on Russia than Donald Trump”
Also Trump
Also Trump
March 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
For 80 years, Europe has shared the values of justice, freedom and basic human rights with America. Trump has ended all that. He is a traitor to the western world. A monster.
The pause in help is utterly shameful. Trump is handing Putin victory on a plate as Britain and France did with the Czechs in World War 2. And we all know how that worked out.
Super-shocked. The ambush was a pretext to illegally impound Ukraine aid.
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump orders pausing of US military aid for Ukraine after Oval Office blowup, pressuring Zelenskyy on Russia talks.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump orders pausing of US military aid for Ukraine after Oval Office blowup, pressuring Zelenskyy on Russia talks.
March 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The pause in help is utterly shameful. Trump is handing Putin victory on a plate as Britain and France did with the Czechs in World War 2. And we all know how that worked out.
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Trump never had a peace plan for Ukraine. He had a plan for Ukraine's surrender, with a colonial resource grab. As Zelenskyy rightly refused it, or to cooperate in Trump's TV spectacular, the US has now cut Ukraine off.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
March 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Trump never had a peace plan for Ukraine. He had a plan for Ukraine's surrender, with a colonial resource grab. As Zelenskyy rightly refused it, or to cooperate in Trump's TV spectacular, the US has now cut Ukraine off.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
That's what blackmail looks like.
That's what the world is up against.
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"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
March 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."