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Poorer and less populous regions have become key production sites for export-oriented manufacturers seeking cheaper land and labour. Access to intra-EU goods trade helps these regions climb the manufacturing value chain — as the blistering growth of CEE shows (the UK used to understand that).
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Poorer and less populous regions have become key production sites for export-oriented manufacturers seeking cheaper land and labour. Access to intra-EU goods trade helps these regions climb the manufacturing value chain — as the blistering growth of CEE shows (the UK used to understand that).
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Bang on from Ed Luce and Martin Sandbu.
Getting the Ukraine loan passed is now a key litmus test for Europe if it’s a herbivore in a carnivore world.
Getting the Ukraine loan passed is now a key litmus test for Europe if it’s a herbivore in a carnivore world.
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Bang on from Ed Luce and Martin Sandbu.
Getting the Ukraine loan passed is now a key litmus test for Europe if it’s a herbivore in a carnivore world.
Getting the Ukraine loan passed is now a key litmus test for Europe if it’s a herbivore in a carnivore world.
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Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
Good work
I love it that ITV news has found an actual holocaust survivor to turn the screw on Farage.
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Good work
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Holy moly, do people still think the U.S. is an ally of Europe? It is now an officially stated foreign policy goal to undermine the EU and centrist European governments that don't ideologically align with MAGA.
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Holy moly, do people still think the U.S. is an ally of Europe? It is now an officially stated foreign policy goal to undermine the EU and centrist European governments that don't ideologically align with MAGA.
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Exactly. The new U.S. National Security Strategy is much worse for Europe than most people had imagined. Europe is described as a bigger threat than both China and Russia, and they outline the need for regime change in Western European countries as part of a civilizational struggle.
I assumed the NSS would just ignore/deprioritize Europe (It did that on defense/NATO).
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
But the actual message was: Europe matters to us, we must save it from itself, the EU and its wokeness. Thus, the USG is going all in on foreign interference to help the far-right win a civilizational war.
a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a white shirt and a blue sweater .
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Exactly. The new U.S. National Security Strategy is much worse for Europe than most people had imagined. Europe is described as a bigger threat than both China and Russia, and they outline the need for regime change in Western European countries as part of a civilizational struggle.
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I will, as a public service, write a detailed plan for how to spend a mere £1 billion of these funds to improve the readiness of the UK to respond to chemical terrorism. I’ll charge only London Living wage for my time.
See those £8bn of frozen Russian assets the UK has?
That should cover a healthy sum of reparations to:
A) Dawn Sturgess' family,
B) The UK. Which we can kindly donate to the Ukrainian fighting fund.
That should cover a healthy sum of reparations to:
A) Dawn Sturgess' family,
B) The UK. Which we can kindly donate to the Ukrainian fighting fund.
🇬🇧 "Putin personally gave the order." Britain imposes new sanctions over Novichok attack.
The sanctions apply to 8 Russian GRU officers for attempted murder of Yulia and Sergei Skripals.
Sanctions will also affect three more GRU officers for planning terrorist attacks in Ukrainian supermarkets.
The sanctions apply to 8 Russian GRU officers for attempted murder of Yulia and Sergei Skripals.
Sanctions will also affect three more GRU officers for planning terrorist attacks in Ukrainian supermarkets.
December 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I will, as a public service, write a detailed plan for how to spend a mere £1 billion of these funds to improve the readiness of the UK to respond to chemical terrorism. I’ll charge only London Living wage for my time.
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Alan Sked has alleged Farage used various n-word slurs in 1997, aged 33, not 13 or 17. It would be useful to get a categorical denial or a more equivocal one to be clear about what Farage in 2025 is saying & denying about his use of racial insults as so-called "banter" & when that had ended
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Alan Sked has alleged Farage used various n-word slurs in 1997, aged 33, not 13 or 17. It would be useful to get a categorical denial or a more equivocal one to be clear about what Farage in 2025 is saying & denying about his use of racial insults as so-called "banter" & when that had ended
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Not for the first time, I’m being told that attacking Farage for his boyhood racism is futile. The opposite is the case, as you can see from how rattled he is by it.
And no, it’s not about persuading Farage fans anything, it’s about mobilising the non-voters and encouraging tactical voting.
And no, it’s not about persuading Farage fans anything, it’s about mobilising the non-voters and encouraging tactical voting.
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Not for the first time, I’m being told that attacking Farage for his boyhood racism is futile. The opposite is the case, as you can see from how rattled he is by it.
And no, it’s not about persuading Farage fans anything, it’s about mobilising the non-voters and encouraging tactical voting.
And no, it’s not about persuading Farage fans anything, it’s about mobilising the non-voters and encouraging tactical voting.
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It's almost like every single reputable expert who has been saying this exact thing for years was right.
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Hardline migration policies are fuelling people smuggling, report finds
As leaders try to break smugglers’ business model, research suggests strategy so far has had opposite effect
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's almost like every single reputable expert who has been saying this exact thing for years was right.
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Home Office recognised this fact 15 years ago. Successive governments, globally, continue to ignore it, and continue to push harmful "tougher" policies. 1/
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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There is a way for Truss to be allowed back into society, but she’s just not capable of it:
* complete silence for several years
* contrition upon reemergence
* A heartfelt apology to the British people
Narcissism will keep getting in the way.
* complete silence for several years
* contrition upon reemergence
* A heartfelt apology to the British people
Narcissism will keep getting in the way.
December 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There is a way for Truss to be allowed back into society, but she’s just not capable of it:
* complete silence for several years
* contrition upon reemergence
* A heartfelt apology to the British people
Narcissism will keep getting in the way.
* complete silence for several years
* contrition upon reemergence
* A heartfelt apology to the British people
Narcissism will keep getting in the way.
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Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today's absurd sci-fi headline that's somehow our reality: Fact-checkers barred from immigrating to the U.S.
Serious question- Google isn’t helpful-
How many British women died in the struggle for universal suffrage?
How many British women died in the struggle for universal suffrage?
December 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Serious question- Google isn’t helpful-
How many British women died in the struggle for universal suffrage?
How many British women died in the struggle for universal suffrage?
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Also, before anyone gets het up about churches in politics: This is EXACTLY the kind of politics a church can and should engage in. It’s about the POLICY, not the candidates. They’re not allowed to cheerlead/condemn people or parties, but they sure are allowed to endorse or condemn policies.
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Also, before anyone gets het up about churches in politics: This is EXACTLY the kind of politics a church can and should engage in. It’s about the POLICY, not the candidates. They’re not allowed to cheerlead/condemn people or parties, but they sure are allowed to endorse or condemn policies.
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One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
Rather enjoying watching Americans watching the Orange Brezhnev’s mental and physical decline in real time
Go on, someone leak the MRI scans
Go on, someone leak the MRI scans
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rather enjoying watching Americans watching the Orange Brezhnev’s mental and physical decline in real time
Go on, someone leak the MRI scans
Go on, someone leak the MRI scans
Be responsible this Christmas
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Be responsible this Christmas
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
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I think Zack Polanski was right to make this point, it highlights the gross inequality between the super rich and the rest of us.
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I think Zack Polanski was right to make this point, it highlights the gross inequality between the super rich and the rest of us.
Watching Strange Things S5E4 and two blokes are at close quarters, both equipped with rifles, and they come to blows.
As both are American, neither has a bayonet to get the job done.
Total nonsense- any squaddie from the Welsh Mixed Vegetables would do this better
As both are American, neither has a bayonet to get the job done.
Total nonsense- any squaddie from the Welsh Mixed Vegetables would do this better
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Watching Strange Things S5E4 and two blokes are at close quarters, both equipped with rifles, and they come to blows.
As both are American, neither has a bayonet to get the job done.
Total nonsense- any squaddie from the Welsh Mixed Vegetables would do this better
As both are American, neither has a bayonet to get the job done.
Total nonsense- any squaddie from the Welsh Mixed Vegetables would do this better
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"We didn't join UKSF for this sort of behaviour, you know, toddlers to get shot in their beds or random killing."
Inside the Afghanistan inquiry: four UKSF insiders warn of implausible kill ratios, flawed reports and potential abuse
aoav.org.uk/2025/inside-...
Inside the Afghanistan inquiry: four UKSF insiders warn of implausible kill ratios, flawed reports and potential abuse
aoav.org.uk/2025/inside-...
Inside the Afghanistan inquiry: four UKSF insiders warn of implausible kill ratios, flawed reports and potential abuse - AOAV
Testimony from four UK Special Forces witnesses to the Afghanistan Inquiry reveals a pattern of detainee deaths, implausible battlefield accounts and ignored internal warnings that together suggest sy...
aoav.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"We didn't join UKSF for this sort of behaviour, you know, toddlers to get shot in their beds or random killing."
Inside the Afghanistan inquiry: four UKSF insiders warn of implausible kill ratios, flawed reports and potential abuse
aoav.org.uk/2025/inside-...
Inside the Afghanistan inquiry: four UKSF insiders warn of implausible kill ratios, flawed reports and potential abuse
aoav.org.uk/2025/inside-...
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#GVerse The man who shoot those two West Virginia National Guard in DC was working with the CIA. He was vetted by #Shit4Brain's administration. #Shitface is lying about everything.
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#GVerse The man who shoot those two West Virginia National Guard in DC was working with the CIA. He was vetted by #Shit4Brain's administration. #Shitface is lying about everything.
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders: