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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 4d

No sovereignty, no law, no dignity. The strip deserves a future free of both Hamas and Israel

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A Gaza peace built on sand

No sovereignty, no law, no dignity. The strip deserves a future free of both Hamas and Israel

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 1d

6/ ... today I am relieved for Gazans and Israelis. But the strip has to be rebuilt under Palestinian sovereignty - that's what international law says and the UK/EU should find diplomatic means towards that end

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 1d

5/ ... the UK has little agency at the strategic level of this conflict but we can and must find ways to legally bring our stabilisation knowhow and aid to Gaza and to nurture Palestinian statehood...

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 1d

4/ Hezbollah: smashed; Iran: severely weakened; Assad: gone; tens of thousands of civilians needlessly killed - and no means to make any of the ICC/ICJ charges against Netanyahu et al stick...

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 1d

3/ ...the rules based international system has played almost no part in achieving this peace; you wanted a "multipolar world" what you got was an unjust peace with no legal status and longterm disenfranchisement of Gazans

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 1d

2/ ...anyone peddling the idea that Hamas has somehow "won" or this is a "breathing space" or that the intifada is going to be "globalised" should take a long hard look at the facts....

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 1d

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is hugely welcome. But it is only a first step and leaves Gazans with no agency, and no tangible path to stabilisation, as I explain here... 1/
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A Gaza peace built on sand

No sovereignty, no law, no dignity. The strip deserves a future free of both Hamas and Israel

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 9d

Starmer goes to war in Reform - we all just had our call up papers... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/s...

Starmer goes to war on racism

Now mobilise the party and the working class to fight Reform

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 13d

How should Labour respond to the radical right threat? Three essays make big strategic arguments:
- @caitprowle.bsky.social calls for Labour to go big on community politics
- @paulmason.bsky.social calls for a "zero-sum socialism"
- @demofuturist.bsky.social calls for a "social democratic futurism"

Volume 33, Issue 2

A quarterly journal of politics and ideas, committed to exploring and expanding the radical potential of social democracy.

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 24d

renewal.org.uk/articles/soc... my essay on Labour strategy in the face of Reform threat ... free to read 👇🏽 ( but subscribe if you can)

Social democracy for a zero-sum world

Renewal 33.2_MasonRenewal 33.2_Mason.pdf142 KBdownload-circle In a world defined by scarcity and trade-off s, Reform is seizing the moment. Paul Mason argues that unless Labour adapts social democr...

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · 26d

The Biggest Far Right March in British History. Worried? Here's how we stop them .... The Biggest Far Right March in British History paulmasonnews.medium.com/the-biggest-...

The Biggest Far Right March in British History

Worried? Do something…

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · Sep 3

We're drowning in a sea of racism- here's how to respond

The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · Sep 2

Britain is drowning in hate. We can’t let Farage remake us into a truly nasty nation

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Rejoin isn’t the issue of the era. Racism is.

Britain is drowning in hate. We can’t let Farage remake us into a truly nasty nation

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · May 11

Just seen Die Walkure at Covent Garden ... Pappano's has been the Golden Age at ROH and this tops almost everything I've seen there over 4x decades

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · May 11

Trump's walkaway from European security means that to avoid nuclear proliferation, UK needs to extend deterrence to Allies and get a wider range of delivery mechanisms ... https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-britain-must-expand-its-nuclear-arsenal/

Why Britain must expand its nuclear arsenal

Russia is continuously demonstrating its preparedness to cause mass death on the British mainland. Britain needs to better defend itself

www.spectator.co.uk

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · May 5

Ten Things Labour Must Do Now To Beat Reform... htsf.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Ten things Labour can do to fight Reform

Recognise the mistakes, reframe around explicit trade offs and take on the bad guys...

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · May 1

Why we need a Shadow Ministry of Economic Warfare... www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memora...

Empowering British statecraft: Towards the new National Security Strategy

The Memorandum | No. 16.2025

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · May 1

🚨 Our latest edition is now on sale

Featuring @sonia-sodha.bsky.social, @paulmason.bsky.social, Matthew d'Ancona, @ianwinwood.bsky.social and more

🔗Click the link to subscribe and receive your copy early, every Wednesday: theneweuropean.co.uk/subscribe?utm_source=soc&utm_medium=blue

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · May 1

Q, What's the difference between Donald Trump and the Wizard of Oz.
A. Toto unmasked the Wizard's weakness; Trump has unmasked his own... www.theneweuropean.co.uk/paul-mason-t...

Trump’s failures behind the curtain

Donald Trump swore he would face down the world – then blinked first. His aura is damaged for ever

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · Mar 26

What should the world look like when we win? Formulating Uk grand strategy in an era of confusion ... https://htsf.substack.com/p/what-should-the-world-look-like-when?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true

What Should the World Look Like When We Win?

The question the UK's National Security Strategy must answer

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · Mar 15

Quick run before writing

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · Mar 10

Rearmament: Time for the British left to take a stand - either you're for it or against it... https://htsf.substack.com/p/rearmament-time-for-the-left-to-take?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Rearmament: time for the left to take a stand...

The whole British labour movement faces a question: which side are you on?

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · Mar 7

Yes, to follow 👍✊

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · Mar 7

Starmer is showing exemplary leadership over Trump-vs-Ukraine, but the rebirth of UK grand strategy points only in one direction- towards alignment with Europe https://www.socialeurope.eu/britains-choice-europe-or-a-collapsing-america

Britain’s Choice: Europe or a Collapsing America

As the USA withdraws from European security, Keir Starmer faces a defining moment: realign with Europe or cling to a fading alliance.

www.socialeurope.eu

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Paul Mason @paulmason.bsky.social · Feb 28

Keir Starmer's make or break moment. My take on the encounter in D.C. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/paul-mason-starmers-make-or-break-moment/

Starmer’s make-or-break moment

Trump’s traps have been dodged. Now a far more dangerous course must be navigated

www.theneweuropean.co.uk

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