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Anne Deighton

@annedeighton.bsky.social

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Emeritus Prof European International Politics, Oxford University. International History. European security

Anne Deighton is a British historian of the European Union. She is a Emeritus Professor of European International Politics at the University of Oxford and an Emeritus Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. .. more

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2h

The message could not be clearer.

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3h

Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 17h

Well done C4. And Zomlot should be near front of reconstruction of Palestine

Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 18h

‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...

‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.

www.channel4.com

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 17h

Really excellent presentation by Zomlot. Will we see him leading Pal - or near front of reconstruction??

Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 18h

‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...

‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.

www.channel4.com

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 17h

DT shd be told to wait a year or 2. At the moment it is all about him -

MaryMolitierno @marymolitierbo.bsky.social · 18h

Hoping whatever farce this becomes will be ignored by the Nobel Committee…

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 1d

Can't even imagine the level of threats and rage that went into coercing Netanyahu to get the deal done before the Peace Prize is announced Friday.

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 18h

Palestinian Amb to UK Zomlot very impressive on C4 news. Will he be part of Reconstruction team?

The Independent @the-independent.com · 18h

COMMENT | Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal

Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal

www.independent.co.uk

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MaryMolitierno @marymolitierbo.bsky.social · 18h

Hoping whatever farce this becomes will be ignored by the Nobel Committee…

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 1d

Can't even imagine the level of threats and rage that went into coercing Netanyahu to get the deal done before the Peace Prize is announced Friday.

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 18h

Think Sudan

Little Miss Heike and His Lordship Dino @heikeanddino.bsky.social · 18h

Give the Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Ukraine. #C4News

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 18h

‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

www.channel4.com/news/the-pal...

‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.

www.channel4.com

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 18h

White House admits Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM: report

Trump’s message to Bondi to prosecute enemies was supposed to be a DM

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Princeton University Department of Politics @princetonpolitics.bsky.social · 18h

"This is not about this or that policy; it is about a chief executive governing according to his whims, with impunity and obvious disregard for the US Constitution."
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How the Democrats Can “Win” the US Government Shutdown

Jan-Werner Mueller urges the party to adhere to some key lessons about confronting would-be autocrats.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 18h

COMMENT | Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal

Trump may be a bully, but he has mastered the art of the peacemaking deal

www.independent.co.uk

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Little Miss Heike and His Lordship Dino @heikeanddino.bsky.social · 18h

Give the Nobel Peace Prize to the people of Ukraine. #C4News

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 1d

Think Sudan

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Sarah Smith #r4today says Trump gave no details about (didn’t know or care) what happens next with the Gaza/Israel peace deal but she can confirm that Trump will be “furious” on Friday if he isn’t awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Wow.
Priorities.
Inspirational.

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 1d

Think Sudan

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 1d

will it have top be paid instead by those selling their homes, I wonder?

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 2d

not really an obviously good or well researched comparison?

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 2d

why not write something on the
reinventing of the apprenticeship idea - seems we are slowly going back to what used to happen, including advanced, residential apprenticeships

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 2d

Tell them to fix potholes first please. They are a real danger to all sorts of bikes. (Then maybe even dedicated bike lanes - though dream on on that) And insist on proper helmets for all those on bikes

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 2d

Early Mondrian - should inspire the little'uns

Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 2d

what do they know that we don't know? This on death of a monarch. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

The death of a monarch

The death of a monarch – and the accession of a new sovereign – involves the Cabinet, the Privy Council, Parliament, Buckingham Palace and the Church of England. This paper outlines the historical pre...

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

One very very lonely Tory voice on the letters page of The Times.
Sorry, Robert. It’s too late. Your party has gone completely nuts. Driven mad by 14 years of failure, Farage and your monumentally stupid Brexit.
You can ask them to put the petrol can down but they’re mesmerised by the fire.

Leaving the ECHR could split Union Sir, In his article "Leaving the ECHR won't fix illegal migration" (Oct 6; letters, Oct 7), David Gauke makes the point that the Conservatives' decision to support complete withdrawal from the European convention of human rights is, at best, wholly unnecessary and at worst will make international co-operation on migration control and deportation much more difficult.
He is right to do so. It is time for Tories to stop heading for the exit every time there is perceived tension caused by so-called foreign institutions that my party actually helped to create in the first place.
To claim that ECHR withdrawal will not affect the Northern Ireland Good Friday agreement is naive. Not only will it risk undermining trust in policing and criminal justice cross-border co-operation, it will trigger a breach of article 2 of the Windsor framework and a climate of instability that can only assist advocates of a border poll that could lead to the break-up of the Union. For the Conservative Party to advocate such a move is a betrayal of Conservative principles.
Sir Robert Buckland KC
Former lord chancellor and justice secretary; former chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 3d

well worth listening to - when she's not interrupted by interviewer... on this clip, she sounds like a powerful and effective politician - and brave, too

Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 3d

‘I’m not sure it’s going to bring peace’: Israeli Knesset member on talks

We spoke to Palestinian politician and activist Aida Touma Suleiman. She's one of Israel's two million Arab citizens and a member of the parliament, the Knesset, for the left wing Hadash coalition.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 3d

Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values

Last week, our FactCheck team exclusively revealed that Israel’s imports of UK arms hit a record high value in June. Now, we can reveal new figures showing September was the second highest month on re...

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 3d

‘I’m not sure it’s going to bring peace’: Israeli Knesset member on talks

We spoke to Palestinian politician and activist Aida Touma Suleiman. She's one of Israel's two million Arab citizens and a member of the parliament, the Knesset, for the left wing Hadash coalition.

www.channel4.com

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 5d

Here is a thing that I hear from *almost every British Jew I know* but have barely heard expressed in any of these programmes: No single person has done more to make Jewish people globally less safe than Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Anne Deighton @annedeighton.bsky.social · 5d

Lib Dems?

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@westerneuropean @westerneuropean.bsky.social · 5d

More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

apnews.com

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John Kampfner @johnkampfner.bsky.social · 5d

Had the privilege of seeing Daniel Barenboim conducting the Berlin Phil last night, Schubert's 'Unfinished' and Beethoven's 7th. He was so frail but he commanded the orchestra, and the audience was in raptures. What a servant to music and the cause of peace in Israel/Palestine

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