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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Mar 4

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Brazil Stood Up for Its Democracy. Why Didn’t the U.S.?

Jair Bolsonaro was made to answer for trying to overturn an election.

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Mar 2

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/o...

Opinion | What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education (Gift Article)

A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balancing of teamwork, discipline and personal growth.

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Jan 29

UK public opinion would surely support rejoining the EU, but the price would probably be ditching the £ and adopting the €. Fine with me!

Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Jan 6

Do go and see the Brazilian film "I'm still here" if it's shown near you. It's tough viewing and I had to brace myself beforehand. I haven't felt so emotionally moved by a film for some time. #I'mStillHere www.youtube.com/shorts/t_8co...

#FernandaTorres wins Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama. #GoldenGlobes

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Jan 6

@rachelc899.bsky.social Welcome! 😀❤️

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Dec 9

I asked Googe's Gemini the following question: "The Economist states that while low inflation may seem like a blessing, it reflects inadequate spending and increases the real cost of borrowing. Why?". How would you respond?

Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Nov 26

Tories oppose 20 mph urban speed limits that have reduced the number of people killed or injured by 30%, made residential areas more appealing, and reduced car insurance costs by £50. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward

In a world of online outrage, evidence is no longer enough – for a policy to work, politicians must explain it and stick by it, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Nov 21

China wants to buy what Brazil is selling. China imported huge amounts of Brazilian oil, iron ore and soyabeans though the 2000s as the Chinese middle class grew rapidly. It overtook the United States as Brazil’s biggest trade partner in 2009. www.economist.com/the-americas...

Brazil courts China as its Musk feud erupts again

Xi Jinping, China’s leader, spies a chance to draw Brazil closer

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 24

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Bristol Bus Boycott - Wikipedia

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 24

60 years since the Bristol Bus Boycott which forced the outlawing of racial discrimination in the UK Race Relations Act of 965. www.debbonaire.co.uk/uncategorise...

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott in Parliament - Thangam Debbonaire

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott. Yesterday, I welcomed Bristol’s pioneering elders along with their families and campaigners to Parliament. It was an inspiring and em...

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 23

Mein Kampf

Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 19

Thangam Debbonaire, my local MP in Bristol, now Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, giving a rousing short speech at Labour's national Conference in Liverpool earlier this month. youtu.be/HSUgtyHkzfY

My speech from the Labour Party Conference 2023, in Liverpool.

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 17

My screen is non-reflective so I can only see one clown. I can't see myself! 😉

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 17

Wiltshire until I was 2, then Bristol until uni and again for the last quarter century. Lived lots of other places and countries in between and even now. 🇧🇷🇬🇧🇬🇭

Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 16

The Brazilian government has already evacuated a thousand of its citizens from Israel. Now it is awaiting approval from Egypt and Israel to evacuate a group from Gaza. www1.folha.uol.com.br/internaciona...

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 16

The priorities of David Lammy, the British shadow Foreign Secretary, in a future Labour government.

David Lammy at Labour Party conference

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 16

Ehud Barak blames Binyamin Netanyahu for “the greatest failure in Israel’s history” in The Economist www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Ehud Barak blames Binyamin Netanyahu for “the greatest failure in Israel’s history”

A former prime minister says “destroying Hamas” is unrealistic

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 16

Fair point,Tim. I'll do that now.

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 15

I agree. There's another Guardian article that puts some dampers on that prospect in Mid Bedfordshire www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth: Tories face tough byelection battles

Whether party can hold off Labour or Lib Dems will be crucial indicator of general election prospects

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 15

On Thursday, I hope Labour win the Tamworth by-election in the formerly "safe" Tory seat. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Rachel Reeves says Labour is ‘back in the game’ for Tamworth byelection

According to shadow chancellor, ‘no-go areas’ don’t exist for party now, as close fights loom for two previously safe Tory seats

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 14

Tough but winnable fight for Labour in the West www.instagram.com/reel/CyS2bff...

Claire Hazelgrove on Instagram: "Good to speak with ITV News West Country, alongside Darren Jones MP...

58 likes, 1 comments - chazelgrove on October 12, 2023: "Good to speak with ITV News West Country, alongside Darren Jones MP, on our efforts to build trus..."

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Alistair Clark @alistair99.bsky.social · Oct 12

On 19 October 2023, Alistair Strathern (not me and not in the photo) will be the Labour candidate in the parliamentary by-election for Mid Bedfordshire, following the resignation of the disgraced Conservative MP, Nadine Dorries.

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