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China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it | Simon Tisdall
The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses, asks Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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When Trump meddles, Britain pays the price.
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When Trump meddles, Britain pays the price.
This looks really interesting
US Industrial policy underwent a revival under Biden. What have the effects been? @bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social , and I have a new @brookings.edu paper on employment effects of the CHIPS Act. We sat with @markmuro1.bsky.social to discuss.
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Has the CHIPS Act created jobs? | Brookings
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 included funds for billions of dollars in federal investments in U.S.-based manufacturing, a major landmark in the history of America’s industrial policy. While the f...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This looks really interesting
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Trump is suing the BBC so no one should be surprised that he’s following the Authoritarian playbook and silencing domestic media. (See Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore)
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
CBS Abruptly Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment On Migrants Sent To El Salvador Prison—What To Know
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
www.forbes.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Trump is suing the BBC so no one should be surprised that he’s following the Authoritarian playbook and silencing domestic media. (See Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore)
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Hong Kong journalist Selina Cheng has denied that financial compensation is the primary reason for suing The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), saying she wants to hold her former employer accountable. In full: buff.ly/LA6sERd
HK press union chief denies money was 'primary motivation' in WSJ lawsuit
Hong Kong journalist Selina Cheng has denied that financial compensation is the primary reason for suing The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), saying she wants to hold her former employer accountable.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hong Kong journalist Selina Cheng has denied that financial compensation is the primary reason for suing The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), saying she wants to hold her former employer accountable. In full: buff.ly/LA6sERd
I spent a tenner on this, and I know that’s not realistic for a lot of people, especially if you’ve got kids — but if you can afford to get rid of those plastic scouring pad sponges from the supermarket, you can’t beat a good natural sponge.
December 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I spent a tenner on this, and I know that’s not realistic for a lot of people, especially if you’ve got kids — but if you can afford to get rid of those plastic scouring pad sponges from the supermarket, you can’t beat a good natural sponge.
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Fallout from long-buried Epstein files will haunt Trump far into his second term
🔗 Hugh Tomlinson
https://bit.ly/4pQ1rRx
🔗 Hugh Tomlinson
https://bit.ly/4pQ1rRx
Fallout from long-buried Epstein files will haunt Trump f...
Epstein victim’s sister who reported his abuse 30 years ago says: ‘They can’t call me a liar now’
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December 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Fallout from long-buried Epstein files will haunt Trump far into his second term
🔗 Hugh Tomlinson
https://bit.ly/4pQ1rRx
🔗 Hugh Tomlinson
https://bit.ly/4pQ1rRx
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Brexit was such a lie.
It’s actually made the U.K. poorer, more isolated, insular and less secure
And remember who led the drive that has made us more insecure - Farage alongside Johnson & Co.
The U.K. needs to accept its error and seek a closer union with Europe.
It’s actually made the U.K. poorer, more isolated, insular and less secure
And remember who led the drive that has made us more insecure - Farage alongside Johnson & Co.
The U.K. needs to accept its error and seek a closer union with Europe.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Brexit was such a lie.
It’s actually made the U.K. poorer, more isolated, insular and less secure
And remember who led the drive that has made us more insecure - Farage alongside Johnson & Co.
The U.K. needs to accept its error and seek a closer union with Europe.
It’s actually made the U.K. poorer, more isolated, insular and less secure
And remember who led the drive that has made us more insecure - Farage alongside Johnson & Co.
The U.K. needs to accept its error and seek a closer union with Europe.
Clearly, General Xu was an incredibly brave man. I doubt I could sum up the same level of courage. He must have felt quite vulnerable sat in the dock on his own in there.
youtu.be/lrBXDy2G3EA
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China’s Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Fire on Protesters | APT
YouTube video by APT
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December 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Clearly, General Xu was an incredibly brave man. I doubt I could sum up the same level of courage. He must have felt quite vulnerable sat in the dock on his own in there.
youtu.be/lrBXDy2G3EA
youtu.be/lrBXDy2G3EA
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'Abusing Muslims is not going to fix this country': rising hate in the UK
'Abusing Muslims is not going to fix this country': rising hate in the UK
Hate crimes are rising around the UK, after a summer of flags going up on lamp-posts across the country and racist riots in 2024. Taj Ali is a Muslim journalist who has been collating evidence of these attacks. Even in big diverse areas there is a sense of fear, but what is life like for smaller ethnic minority communities in smaller towns? On his journey with video producers Christopher Cherry and Maeve Shearlaw he finds a sense of anger about the loss of community but people everywhere determined to roll up their sleeves up and make things better
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
'Abusing Muslims is not going to fix this country': rising hate in the UK
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MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data
UK MPs have raised concerns about the government’s contracts with Palantir after an investigation published in Switzerland highlighted allegations about the suitability and security of its products.
The investigation by the Zurich-based research collective WAV and the Swiss online magazine Republik details Palantir’s efforts, over the course of seven years, to sell its products to Swiss federal agencies. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
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💡New! Sir Robert Buckland of @lselaw.bsky.social offers a history of the significance of jury trial and warns of possible unintended consequences of the limiting of jury trials.
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The enduring value of jury trial in England and Wales | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Sir Robert Buckland offers a history of the significance of jury trial and warns of possible unintended consequences of the limiting of jury trials.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
💡New! Sir Robert Buckland of @lselaw.bsky.social offers a history of the significance of jury trial and warns of possible unintended consequences of the limiting of jury trials.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds
UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds
Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and Wales
Asylum seekers are not abusing the modern slavery system in a widespread manner, according to a report from a centre-right thinktank that undermines statements from successive home secretaries.
The report from Bright Blue finds limited evidence that asylum seekers are falsely claiming to have been the victims of modern slavery to stay in the country, despite several home secretaries blaming the system for stopping them deporting more people. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds
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Those opposed to the ECHR will never be satisfied by tinkering, just as Brexiters were never satisfied by the many opt-outs and rebates the UK received, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social.
The good, the bad and the ugly of ‘rebalancing’ the ECHR
Human rights law should be kept under review, but that does not mean it should be weakened
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Those opposed to the ECHR will never be satisfied by tinkering, just as Brexiters were never satisfied by the many opt-outs and rebates the UK received, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social.
I love Ed. I think he’s quite a funny man. Once I heard him say to someone, “I’m going to abolish the HoL — just so I can get rid of you,” which made me laugh for hours.
Even his enemies are likely to admit Ed Miliband is Labour’s best cabinet minister, writes Michael Jacobs. Not even Morgan McSweeney could stare him down...
What’s Labour actually good at?
In a government of few policy successes, one policy area stands out
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I love Ed. I think he’s quite a funny man. Once I heard him say to someone, “I’m going to abolish the HoL — just so I can get rid of you,” which made me laugh for hours.
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Some want to keep immigration out of the Christmas story to avoid uncomfortable questions about modern migrants. Yet for generations, Christians have understood the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt to be a refugee story.
Read the rest from @esaumccaulley.bsky.social ⬇️
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Read the rest from @esaumccaulley.bsky.social ⬇️
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Yes, Jesus Was a Refugee
Don’t let the opponents of immigration rewrite the Christmas story.
www.holypost.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Some want to keep immigration out of the Christmas story to avoid uncomfortable questions about modern migrants. Yet for generations, Christians have understood the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt to be a refugee story.
Read the rest from @esaumccaulley.bsky.social ⬇️
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Read the rest from @esaumccaulley.bsky.social ⬇️
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Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle one of the country’s biggest underground church networks, in what activists and supporters describe as the most wide-ranging crackdown on Chinese Christians in years.
How China Tried to Dismantle a Major Underground Church
Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle Zion Church, a Christian network with branches across the country.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle one of the country’s biggest underground church networks, in what activists and supporters describe as the most wide-ranging crackdown on Chinese Christians in years.
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The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the U.S. whose creative protests test its tolerance.
‘Orwellian Climate of Fear’: How China Cracks Down on Critics in the U.S.
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the U.S. whose creative protests test its tolerance.
King Nonce
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
King Nonce
The man whose unjustified ambition will kill Labour and put Reform in power. Don’t. Be. So. Stupid.
Wes Streeting doesn’t like his photo being shared, and he certainly doesn’t like it being shared alongside this other photo of Peter Mandelson.
December 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The man whose unjustified ambition will kill Labour and put Reform in power. Don’t. Be. So. Stupid.
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ICYMI: 🎉 We have added another award to our tally
🏆WINNER Football Supporters Club 2025🏆
We have retained our title at the @clubmirrormag Awards 2025. Here is a short article with some pics 🍻 🍾 #lofc #ClubAwards2025 #ClubMirror #AwardWinners
www.orientsupporters.org/losc-news/cl...
🏆WINNER Football Supporters Club 2025🏆
We have retained our title at the @clubmirrormag Awards 2025. Here is a short article with some pics 🍻 🍾 #lofc #ClubAwards2025 #ClubMirror #AwardWinners
www.orientsupporters.org/losc-news/cl...
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ICYMI: 🎉 We have added another award to our tally
🏆WINNER Football Supporters Club 2025🏆
We have retained our title at the @clubmirrormag Awards 2025. Here is a short article with some pics 🍻 🍾 #lofc #ClubAwards2025 #ClubMirror #AwardWinners
www.orientsupporters.org/losc-news/cl...
🏆WINNER Football Supporters Club 2025🏆
We have retained our title at the @clubmirrormag Awards 2025. Here is a short article with some pics 🍻 🍾 #lofc #ClubAwards2025 #ClubMirror #AwardWinners
www.orientsupporters.org/losc-news/cl...
Trans Lives Matter
December 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Trans Lives Matter
When I was a football steward, I saw Eric Cantona stark naked while on shower guarding duty at a charity 5-a-side match. I have to say, he was extremely nice. Not in a gay way, not that there’s anything wrong with that! Just very friendly, & we had a very good chat about politics. What a clever man.
#OnThisDay 21-12-1996 v Sunderland W 5-0 H Premiership Matchday 18
Eric Cantona scores with a beautiful chipped goal and an even better celebration.
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Eric Cantona scores with a beautiful chipped goal and an even better celebration.
youtu.be/qgsTj7f3f0g?... #MUFC #ManUtd #ManUnited #ManchesterUnited #GGMU
Classic Match Manchester United vs Sunderland Premier League 1996/97
Classic Match Manchester United 5 - 0 Sunderland A.F.C at Old Trafford (Manchester), in Premier League 1996/1997
goals
1 : 0 Ole Gunnar Solskjær 35' (Manchester United)
2 : 0 Éric Cantona 43' (p)…
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December 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
When I was a football steward, I saw Eric Cantona stark naked while on shower guarding duty at a charity 5-a-side match. I have to say, he was extremely nice. Not in a gay way, not that there’s anything wrong with that! Just very friendly, & we had a very good chat about politics. What a clever man.
Those eyes. Jesus. It’s like something out of Hannibal.
December 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Those eyes. Jesus. It’s like something out of Hannibal.