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'Trump does not pretend that international law or multilateralism mean anything to him'

🔗 Steve Bloomfield on America’s actions in Venezuela

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Cuba, Colombia, Canada, Greenland...? Where will the ‘pre...
America's actions in Venezuela are not simply those of a rogue state but something far worse: those of a rogue superpower
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January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Brexit has devastated the economy and the proof lies in the data: Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6-8% and investment by 12-18%. We need to work with Europe to reverse the damage and save our economy.
January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Born in 2003, I have no memories of the miners' strike - or of mining in Wales at all. The ‘Streic!’ exhibit, however, connected with me in a way I did not expect ✍️ Ella Groves
Cultural highlights 2025: Streic! 40 years on, with a message for Wales today
Ella Groves Born in 2003, I have no memories of the mines’ strike – or of mining in Wales at all. The last pit in Wales closed when I was just 4 years old and much more concerned with Barbies than the...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Thank you Louise! More of this defiance and solidarity in 2026 please…

On 30th August 2025, Milton Keynes resident Louise explained why she was standing in solidarity with people seeking asylum
January 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do? | Hugh Muir
A DNA test showed me that theoretically I have links to a long list of countries – and that the way we look at belonging makes little sense, says Hugh Muir, executive editor, Opinion
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January 1, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini
Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe | Nouriel Roubini
The continent’s problems are not caused by immigration or cultural politics but by economic and technological decline
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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The world as 100 people over the last two centuries
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM