Thomas I-G
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· Nov 21
Me showing everyone my mediocre posts when one of them gets over 10 likes.
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Daniel Hannan: “where are the adults in the room?”
The adults in the room from the first term were busy telling you not under any circumstances to support him again. But you thought you knew better.
The adults in the room from the first term were busy telling you not under any circumstances to support him again. But you thought you knew better.
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Daniel Hannan: “where are the adults in the room?”
The adults in the room from the first term were busy telling you not under any circumstances to support him again. But you thought you knew better.
The adults in the room from the first term were busy telling you not under any circumstances to support him again. But you thought you knew better.
That's a gorgeous pattern!
January 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
That's a gorgeous pattern!
Hoare has consistently been one of the few Tory MPs willing to stick his head above the parapet on Trump and state the obvious.
January 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Hoare has consistently been one of the few Tory MPs willing to stick his head above the parapet on Trump and state the obvious.
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‘Bloomberg has obtained the draft charter. It appears to suggest ***Trump himself would control the money***, sources say
The charter would be considered unacceptable to most countries who could have potentially joined the board, sources say’ 2/
The charter would be considered unacceptable to most countries who could have potentially joined the board, sources say’ 2/
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
‘Bloomberg has obtained the draft charter. It appears to suggest ***Trump himself would control the money***, sources say
The charter would be considered unacceptable to most countries who could have potentially joined the board, sources say’ 2/
The charter would be considered unacceptable to most countries who could have potentially joined the board, sources say’ 2/
Coal heartlands unite.
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Coal heartlands unite.
It's good if members influential on the British right, who became obsessed with Trump's appeal, are now finally waking up to the obvious dangers.
Does that mean they should be ineligible from ridicule? Err...
Does that mean they should be ineligible from ridicule? Err...
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
It's good if members influential on the British right, who became obsessed with Trump's appeal, are now finally waking up to the obvious dangers.
Does that mean they should be ineligible from ridicule? Err...
Does that mean they should be ineligible from ridicule? Err...
The scar runs deeper than flesh :(
January 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The scar runs deeper than flesh :(
The victim, the attacker.
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The victim, the attacker.
"I want the full stroke-addled ramblings in their full context!"
January 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
"I want the full stroke-addled ramblings in their full context!"
I think the funniest thing with this is they think a full unedited interview of Trump is more helpful.
NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I think the funniest thing with this is they think a full unedited interview of Trump is more helpful.
But war with the US should not be as big a priority as the war on the motorist.
January 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
But war with the US should not be as big a priority as the war on the motorist.
Clamping down on tax evasion.
January 17, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Clamping down on tax evasion.
Guys, I've been preaching this solution for months.
I mean, that's reassuring and all but I was really hoping for something more like this tbh
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Guys, I've been preaching this solution for months.
One day my quarterly works trip to London will align with this
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
One day my quarterly works trip to London will align with this
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What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
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FIFA would then try to punish European nations over it, which would have the bonus side effect of showing it up for what it is, too.
What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
FIFA would then try to punish European nations over it, which would have the bonus side effect of showing it up for what it is, too.
Again, let's not get ahead ourselves (and a new nuclear deterrence would be the least of our issues), but if we see this level of US unpredictability continue beyond Trump - which I think is possible regardless of who is President - then it will be an inevitable consideration.
January 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Again, let's not get ahead ourselves (and a new nuclear deterrence would be the least of our issues), but if we see this level of US unpredictability continue beyond Trump - which I think is possible regardless of who is President - then it will be an inevitable consideration.
If they even can. As @samfr.bsky.social pointed out, a boycott on US products and services is basically impossible.
A sizeable chunk of the civil service runs on Salesforce to take just one example
A sizeable chunk of the civil service runs on Salesforce to take just one example
January 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
If they even can. As @samfr.bsky.social pointed out, a boycott on US products and services is basically impossible.
A sizeable chunk of the civil service runs on Salesforce to take just one example
A sizeable chunk of the civil service runs on Salesforce to take just one example
As much as I think Vance is a threat, certainly to our political independence, I do at least think he would be more measured than going full gung-ho on an expansionist military campaign against Europe- whereas with Trump, he's never more than another stroke away from doing it without consideration.
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
As much as I think Vance is a threat, certainly to our political independence, I do at least think he would be more measured than going full gung-ho on an expansionist military campaign against Europe- whereas with Trump, he's never more than another stroke away from doing it without consideration.
Also - allow me to get ahead of myself by quite a bit - if this escalates to a point where the US no longer sees us as military allies but as quasi-adversaries and cuts off key logistical support - that 'independent nuclear deterrent' may become clearly not so independent after.
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Also - allow me to get ahead of myself by quite a bit - if this escalates to a point where the US no longer sees us as military allies but as quasi-adversaries and cuts off key logistical support - that 'independent nuclear deterrent' may become clearly not so independent after.
It should have been done last March, next best time is now. Can't think of an issue which would be as cushioning politically for raising taxes than this.
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
It should have been done last March, next best time is now. Can't think of an issue which would be as cushioning politically for raising taxes than this.
In a world where the UK may be part of a new European coalition of troops which is stretched from our Eastern borders against Russia, to the farthest West against the US, they may not have a choice.
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
In a world where the UK may be part of a new European coalition of troops which is stretched from our Eastern borders against Russia, to the farthest West against the US, they may not have a choice.
Would be a good time to actually fund and implement the Strategic Defence Review.
January 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Would be a good time to actually fund and implement the Strategic Defence Review.