Jeremy Smith
@jeremysmith.bsky.social
Co-director PRIME Economics, author of "The Great Brexit Wrench" (PEF, 2019). Past: Gen Secretary of European & international local govt associations, CEO Camden Council, barrister, law centre founder, factotum at ABC tea-shop on Earl's Court Road 1966.
Thought for the day.
February 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Thought for the day.
For attention @annpettifor.bsky.social
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
February 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
For attention @annpettifor.bsky.social
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Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
I long ago ()ctober 2013) wrote this article for PRIME about Jim Ratcliffe's dodgy business style and "ethics". No surprise that he is again showing us what a bigoted exploitative tax-avoiding knave he still is -with racism now thrown in.
primeeconomics.org/articles/how...
primeeconomics.org/articles/how...
February 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I long ago ()ctober 2013) wrote this article for PRIME about Jim Ratcliffe's dodgy business style and "ethics". No surprise that he is again showing us what a bigoted exploitative tax-avoiding knave he still is -with racism now thrown in.
primeeconomics.org/articles/how...
primeeconomics.org/articles/how...
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it's *always* the women. always.
'Mr Goodwin also appeared to agree with the host’s claim that universities have become hotbeds of “politically correct authoritarianism” because they are full of “childless women”.'
Reform candidate calls for young girls to be given "biological reality check" www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
February 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
it's *always* the women. always.
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‘The more that other countries look to escape US financial coercion, the more the US will scale it up… The global dollar system may now be a source of instability rather than stability.’ Our new paper by
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
‘The more that other countries look to escape US financial coercion, the more the US will scale it up… The global dollar system may now be a source of instability rather than stability.’ Our new paper by
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
@dsquareddigest.bsky.social & @himself.bsky.social
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/60...
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At policy and politics events in London too often a latent francophobia shines through that British political and intellectual elites no longer have the luxury to afford
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 AM
At policy and politics events in London too often a latent francophobia shines through that British political and intellectual elites no longer have the luxury to afford
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Trump sought - and failed - to bring criminal charges against six members of Congress who said things that displeased him.
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Trump sought - and failed - to bring criminal charges against six members of Congress who said things that displeased him.
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Charles I’s attempt to do similar with five MPs in 1642 preceded a civil war.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 AM
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
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Palantir was slipped into the NHS and the UK's police under Boris.
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Palantir was slipped into the NHS and the UK's police under Boris.
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When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
McSweeney goes - but Josh Simons in the frame over targeting journalists
Cabinet Office minister hired a PR firm to investigate journalists. His explanation is bewildering - and begs one big question. How can Starmer keep him on?
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 AM
When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
Another immediate key issue for "New Keir Starmer" to show he has his own policy - stop the vile attack on Jury Trial!
February 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Another immediate key issue for "New Keir Starmer" to show he has his own policy - stop the vile attack on Jury Trial!
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Here’s a weeknight quick turnaround 🎶parody on the UK fallout linked to #EpsteinFiles #PeterMandelson's friendship with him, and the bigger implications ... we chose song #mrsrobinson from #thegraduate about vice/virtue!
youtu.be/h870VJsLk_c
Link to forthcoming album at end: orcd.co/hollowchapters
youtu.be/h870VJsLk_c
Link to forthcoming album at end: orcd.co/hollowchapters
"Peter Mandelson" - Marsh Family parody of "Mrs Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel on Epstein Files
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Here’s a weeknight quick turnaround 🎶parody on the UK fallout linked to #EpsteinFiles #PeterMandelson's friendship with him, and the bigger implications ... we chose song #mrsrobinson from #thegraduate about vice/virtue!
youtu.be/h870VJsLk_c
Link to forthcoming album at end: orcd.co/hollowchapters
youtu.be/h870VJsLk_c
Link to forthcoming album at end: orcd.co/hollowchapters
That's one source...
Hadn't realised the answer to the qn 'where did Epstein get his money from' was as simple as 'most he stole from Les Wexner, though was later also showered in money by Leon Black' www.ft.com/content/72c0...
Jeffrey Epstein paid Les Wexner $100mn after retail billionaire accused him of theft
Private settlement sought to avoid ‘unnecessary public attention’, prosecutors’ report said
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 AM
That's one source...
Next stop: Palantir. Owned by mad dangerous ultra-fascist.
So next, stop Palantir.
Time is right for "new KS" and Labour to act decisively.
So next, stop Palantir.
Time is right for "new KS" and Labour to act decisively.
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Next stop: Palantir. Owned by mad dangerous ultra-fascist.
So next, stop Palantir.
Time is right for "new KS" and Labour to act decisively.
So next, stop Palantir.
Time is right for "new KS" and Labour to act decisively.
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“If the murder of Alex Pretti…cannot be called murder, an authoritarian regime has passed one of its crucial tests: it can reverse all meanings…making the victim the perpetrator, the perpetrator the victim.” —@fotoole.bsky.social
The Crime of Witness | Fintan O’Toole
Renée Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.
www.nybooks.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
“If the murder of Alex Pretti…cannot be called murder, an authoritarian regime has passed one of its crucial tests: it can reverse all meanings…making the victim the perpetrator, the perpetrator the victim.” —@fotoole.bsky.social
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😡 Four former defence insiders hired by Palantir in a single year.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Senior defence officials are moving into Palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
😡 Four former defence insiders hired by Palantir in a single year.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
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NEW: Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions.
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions
Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, new, and harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
www.lawdork.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
NEW: Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions.
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
In their Friday night ruling, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
Law Dork:
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“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
![“Good afternoon. My name is [redacted] and my wife and I have been at OMDC since April 15 2025,” reads a handwritten note, wrapped around a lotion bottle that was thrown by a man held captive inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) on Sunday.
“It’s cold here all the time and the food is poor,” the missive continues. “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreiet46krrk7ovnqxsd6vr7ogw2lgame43jsqw25u2ygi5el5i5toom@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
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The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
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So in the UkK the repercussions from Epstein scandal have taken down a chief-of-staff, a prince, an ambassador to the US and will soon take doen the prime minister himself. That's what a functioning democracy looks like. And in the US...???
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
So in the UkK the repercussions from Epstein scandal have taken down a chief-of-staff, a prince, an ambassador to the US and will soon take doen the prime minister himself. That's what a functioning democracy looks like. And in the US...???
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The Times calls Keir Starmer's decision to hire Peter Mandelson an "egregious error" which deserves an "inquiry into the appointment process."
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The Times calls Keir Starmer's decision to hire Peter Mandelson an "egregious error" which deserves an "inquiry into the appointment process."
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed