Onye Ajuju
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Britain is a serious country but in their fecklessness, this generation of leaders and particularly this labour govt are extraordinarily skilled at turning it into a running joke
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Maccabi Tel Aviv will not accept Aston Villa Europa League tickets
Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv say they will not accept any ticket allocation from Aston Villa should the decision to ban their supporters from next month's Europa League match be overturned.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Britain is a serious country but in their fecklessness, this generation of leaders and particularly this labour govt are extraordinarily skilled at turning it into a running joke
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We are prone to hoping that the good chap leader makes up for the problems of our institutions and to hope that those same institutions protect us from the worst instincts of the terrible chap. Trumps illustrates the folly of the latter
We are prone to hoping that the good chap leader makes up for the problems of our institutions and to hope that those same institutions protect us from the worst instincts of the terrible chap. Trumps illustrates the folly of the latter
Trump and the return of Great Man theory
The president vindicates an unfashionable view of how history works
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October 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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We are prone to hoping that the good chap leader makes up for the problems of our institutions and to hope that those same institutions protect us from the worst instincts of the terrible chap. Trumps illustrates the folly of the latter
We are prone to hoping that the good chap leader makes up for the problems of our institutions and to hope that those same institutions protect us from the worst instincts of the terrible chap. Trumps illustrates the folly of the latter
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Practically all British steel towns voted for Brexit.
Isn’t it time to let them face the consequences of their political choice?
Why must the rest of us also reeling from the impact of their poor choices continue to subsidise it?
Practically all British steel towns voted for Brexit.
Isn’t it time to let them face the consequences of their political choice?
Why must the rest of us also reeling from the impact of their poor choices continue to subsidise it?
EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest crisis' for UK industry
The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Practically all British steel towns voted for Brexit.
Isn’t it time to let them face the consequences of their political choice?
Why must the rest of us also reeling from the impact of their poor choices continue to subsidise it?
Practically all British steel towns voted for Brexit.
Isn’t it time to let them face the consequences of their political choice?
Why must the rest of us also reeling from the impact of their poor choices continue to subsidise it?
So, Pete Hegseth called America’s generals and admirals back to Quantico to fat-shame them?
October 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
So, Pete Hegseth called America’s generals and admirals back to Quantico to fat-shame them?
So, the free speech lobby only ever wanted free speech for the far-right?
September 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
So, the free speech lobby only ever wanted free speech for the far-right?
It’s entirely appropriate that the funeral (if indeed it turned out to be one) of the Conservative and Unionist Party is being presided over by an immigrant and a woman no less. It’s a befitting collapse from within under the weight of its own contradictions
May 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It’s entirely appropriate that the funeral (if indeed it turned out to be one) of the Conservative and Unionist Party is being presided over by an immigrant and a woman no less. It’s a befitting collapse from within under the weight of its own contradictions
Harvard University said Monday it will resist the Trump administration’s demands to change its governance structure to stop antisemitism on campus, saying the government is overstepping its authority
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Finally, someone grows a pair but how long before they capitulate?
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Finally, someone grows a pair but how long before they capitulate?
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April 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Harvard University said Monday it will resist the Trump administration’s demands to change its governance structure to stop antisemitism on campus, saying the government is overstepping its authority
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Finally, someone grows a pair but how long before they capitulate?
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Finally, someone grows a pair but how long before they capitulate?
March 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This time, the North Koreans might be airlifted by Russia’s new ally, the United States.
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Ukraine war latest: North Korea 'sending more troops' to Russia
South Korea's spy agency says North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia to join its fight against Ukraine. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer is in Washington for talks with Donald Trump after repea...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This time, the North Koreans might be airlifted by Russia’s new ally, the United States.
news.sky.com/story/north-...
news.sky.com/story/north-...
How’s Pap test still being done in Canada? The UK switched over nearly 10 years ago
February 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
How’s Pap test still being done in Canada? The UK switched over nearly 10 years ago
If America is abandoning Europe, isn’t it time to leave the Americans to manage their Pacific problem?
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British aircraft carrier goes to sea
HMS Prince of Wales has put to sea for pre-deployment training ahead of a British Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Pacific later this year.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
February 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
If America is abandoning Europe, isn’t it time to leave the Americans to manage their Pacific problem?
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So much has been set riding on Keir Starmer’s US trip that he is bound to disappoint. Europe will have to either face up to to the decisions it needs to make or keep doodling while the rug is pulled from under its feet.
February 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
So much has been set riding on Keir Starmer’s US trip that he is bound to disappoint. Europe will have to either face up to to the decisions it needs to make or keep doodling while the rug is pulled from under its feet.
Perhaps the most confusing thing about the Trump foreign policy is not its abandonment of any pretensions of values. What’s most disconcerting (and consequential) is a successful super power turning revisionist against the world order it has spent decades building and over which it presides.
Not too long ago, there was some moral content to the geopolitical notions of "West" and "East".
The genius of the Trump administration (by reducing all relationships to entries in ledgers held by the trade department) was to eliminate all differences.
The genius of the Trump administration (by reducing all relationships to entries in ledgers held by the trade department) was to eliminate all differences.
February 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Perhaps the most confusing thing about the Trump foreign policy is not its abandonment of any pretensions of values. What’s most disconcerting (and consequential) is a successful super power turning revisionist against the world order it has spent decades building and over which it presides.
Out of office, Michael Gove discovers realism and dishes out generous advice to Labour…on how to clean up the mess he and his chums created in govt
www.spectator.co.uk/article/get-...
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Get real: the harsh lessons of our new world disorder
Sir Roger Scruton may not be the Prime Minister’s favourite author. Apparently Keir Starmer prefers Victoria Hislop. But as he prepares to travel to Washington next week, the PM could scarcely spend h...
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February 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Out of office, Michael Gove discovers realism and dishes out generous advice to Labour…on how to clean up the mess he and his chums created in govt
www.spectator.co.uk/article/get-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/get-...
Europe? Is there any such thing as “Europe”?
on.ft.com/4355G37 European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine
on.ft.com/4355G37 European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine
February 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Europe? Is there any such thing as “Europe”?
on.ft.com/4355G37 European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine
on.ft.com/4355G37 European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine
Should Trump decide to make good on his threat to annex Canada, all the evidence suggests that the overwhelming majority of Americans would be no better than Russians who support Vladimir Putin.
Canada coach sums up USA hockey drama after national anthem booed, players fight
Canada coach sums up USA hockey drama after national anthem booed, players fight
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February 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Should Trump decide to make good on his threat to annex Canada, all the evidence suggests that the overwhelming majority of Americans would be no better than Russians who support Vladimir Putin.
At what point would Americans realise that this is no longer funny?
Trump on Canada: "I spoke to Governor Trudeau ... they don't have military protection, and you take a look at what's going on out there ... people are in danger ... they need our protection."
February 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
At what point would Americans realise that this is no longer funny?
It doesn’t seem to matter what inanity Trump and his circus come up with, the UK right wing media is so far up the Trump wazoo that they’d write a rousing hagiography to anything.
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The audacity of Trump’s Gaza plan
Some moments in history demand recognition, not just for their weight in the present but for the seismic shifts they herald. The Trump-Netanyahu press conference was one such moment – not a perfunctor...
www.spectator.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It doesn’t seem to matter what inanity Trump and his circus come up with, the UK right wing media is so far up the Trump wazoo that they’d write a rousing hagiography to anything.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
Here’s hoping Europe will have the backbone to hit back hard. It may be time for a global alliance against a rogue American govt. As America’s institutions and media capitulate, that may be the only hope to rein in Mr Trump.
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Canada and Mexico hit back with retaliatory tariffs on US as Donald Trump risks trade war
The leaders of Mexico and Canada - two of the US's largest trading partners - have responded to the US president's steep taxes on imports.
news.sky.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Here’s hoping Europe will have the backbone to hit back hard. It may be time for a global alliance against a rogue American govt. As America’s institutions and media capitulate, that may be the only hope to rein in Mr Trump.
news.sky.com/story/canada...
news.sky.com/story/canada...
It’s literally 1984 in America.
“Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past”
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“Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past”
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CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material
Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ+ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It’s literally 1984 in America.
“Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past”
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
“Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past”
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Playing with DeepSeek
1. Anything uncomfortable to the CCP is “beyond its current scope”
1. Anything uncomfortable to the CCP is “beyond its current scope”
January 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Playing with DeepSeek
1. Anything uncomfortable to the CCP is “beyond its current scope”
1. Anything uncomfortable to the CCP is “beyond its current scope”
