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#Arsenal supporter born and bred. Octogenarian, #EU rejoiner, #FBPE. Love all #animals and #Portugal. Hope my grandchildren live to see a kinder and fairer world.
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The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.
US Economy Is Set to Lose Billions as Foreign Tourists Stay Away
The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products, adding to a growing list of headwinds keeping recession risk ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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When Ukraine gave up it's nuclear weapons, it's safety was guaranteed by three countries:
The US,
The UK,
& Russia.
Russia attacked them & the US has betrayed them.
Only the UK stands with Ukraine.
In a world of global threats, it pays to know who you can trust.
#SlavaUkraïni
The US,
The UK,
& Russia.
Russia attacked them & the US has betrayed them.
Only the UK stands with Ukraine.
In a world of global threats, it pays to know who you can trust.
#SlavaUkraïni
March 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
When Ukraine gave up it's nuclear weapons, it's safety was guaranteed by three countries:
The US,
The UK,
& Russia.
Russia attacked them & the US has betrayed them.
Only the UK stands with Ukraine.
In a world of global threats, it pays to know who you can trust.
#SlavaUkraïni
The US,
The UK,
& Russia.
Russia attacked them & the US has betrayed them.
Only the UK stands with Ukraine.
In a world of global threats, it pays to know who you can trust.
#SlavaUkraïni
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This was a pre-arranged public mugging by two cowardly thugs of a humble man willing to give up everything for peace and sovereignty and with English not his first language. Trump was ready to sell on to Putin the minute the mineral deal was done. The childish rapist fooled nobody.
That asshole in the White House will NEVER speak for me.
Smash that 💙 if you stand with President Zelensky.
Smash that 💙 if you stand with President Zelensky.
February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This was a pre-arranged public mugging by two cowardly thugs of a humble man willing to give up everything for peace and sovereignty and with English not his first language. Trump was ready to sell on to Putin the minute the mineral deal was done. The childish rapist fooled nobody.
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“The occupant of the Oval Office – the leader of the free world – seems happier to side with the brutal tyrant Putin than to support America’s allies. It feels like we have fallen through the looking glass”
Sir Ed Davey
www.independent.co.uk/voices/ed-da...
Sir Ed Davey
www.independent.co.uk/voices/ed-da...
Why I support The Independent’s campaign to oppose Donald Trump’s attack on democracy
Keir Starmer must stand up on behalf of Britain in the face of Trump’s attempt to dismantle the post-Second World War security architecture of our continent, writes Sir Ed Davey
www.independent.co.uk
February 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“The occupant of the Oval Office – the leader of the free world – seems happier to side with the brutal tyrant Putin than to support America’s allies. It feels like we have fallen through the looking glass”
Sir Ed Davey
www.independent.co.uk/voices/ed-da...
Sir Ed Davey
www.independent.co.uk/voices/ed-da...
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Ukraine peace plan latest
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
February 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Ukraine peace plan latest
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
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The EU is considering transferring €93 billion in unspent Covid recovery funds to its defence budget, the FT reports.
February 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The EU is considering transferring €93 billion in unspent Covid recovery funds to its defence budget, the FT reports.
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'Putin will wage war against NATO,' Zelensky tells NBC News. Слава Україні! Slava Ukraïni!
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'Putin will wage war against NATO,' Zelensky tells NBC News
Russia is training 150,000 troops in Belarus for a large-scale operation that could happen as early as this summer, Zelensky said. "There are risks that this can be Poland and Lithuania."
kyivindependent.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
'Putin will wage war against NATO,' Zelensky tells NBC News. Слава Україні! Slava Ukraïni!
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region.
Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's plan to move Palestinians from Gaza
Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated.” That created…
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February 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region.
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Poorest fifth in England pay 4.8% of income in council tax; richest fifth 1.5%.
27% real term cut in council funding since 2010, govt hand tax cuts to corporations/rich.
Poor hit with regressive taxes
VAT
Fuel duty
Wages taxed at higher rates than dividends, capital gains.
Need tax justice.
27% real term cut in council funding since 2010, govt hand tax cuts to corporations/rich.
Poor hit with regressive taxes
VAT
Fuel duty
Wages taxed at higher rates than dividends, capital gains.
Need tax justice.
Poorest UK households pay rising share of income on council tax, study finds
Resolution Foundation report says failure to reform has ‘slowly recreated the issues that undid the poll tax’
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Poorest fifth in England pay 4.8% of income in council tax; richest fifth 1.5%.
27% real term cut in council funding since 2010, govt hand tax cuts to corporations/rich.
Poor hit with regressive taxes
VAT
Fuel duty
Wages taxed at higher rates than dividends, capital gains.
Need tax justice.
27% real term cut in council funding since 2010, govt hand tax cuts to corporations/rich.
Poor hit with regressive taxes
VAT
Fuel duty
Wages taxed at higher rates than dividends, capital gains.
Need tax justice.
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Russian TV: "Now we can strike Brussels, London and Paris. We don't have to worry about NATO's Article 5 and Americans stepping up to help." Article 5 is the bedrock of the NATO alliance, where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. It's only been triggered once, by USA, after 9/11.
Russian state TV warns Kremlin can now strike 3 NATO allies' capitals
Sergey Mikheyev warned Moscow could strike three NATO-member capitals in response to the Trump administration's shifting stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.
www.newsweek.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Russian TV: "Now we can strike Brussels, London and Paris. We don't have to worry about NATO's Article 5 and Americans stepping up to help." Article 5 is the bedrock of the NATO alliance, where an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. It's only been triggered once, by USA, after 9/11.
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Starmer ready to put UK troops in Ukraine if peace deal reached.
Must be approved by parliament.
Cost? Duration?
What role - prevent Russian expansion, prevent Ukraine from recovering territory, or carry out Trump's orders?
Why is this not a UN task?
What is the exit strategy?
archive.ph/bNlua
Must be approved by parliament.
Cost? Duration?
What role - prevent Russian expansion, prevent Ukraine from recovering territory, or carry out Trump's orders?
Why is this not a UN task?
What is the exit strategy?
archive.ph/bNlua
Potentially putting Britons in harm’s way is a huge responsibility – but we must be ready to do our bit for Europe
Helping to guarantee Ukraine’s security is helping to guarantee the security of our country and our continent
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Starmer ready to put UK troops in Ukraine if peace deal reached.
Must be approved by parliament.
Cost? Duration?
What role - prevent Russian expansion, prevent Ukraine from recovering territory, or carry out Trump's orders?
Why is this not a UN task?
What is the exit strategy?
archive.ph/bNlua
Must be approved by parliament.
Cost? Duration?
What role - prevent Russian expansion, prevent Ukraine from recovering territory, or carry out Trump's orders?
Why is this not a UN task?
What is the exit strategy?
archive.ph/bNlua
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It's clear that humans are not going to stop chucking carbon into the atmosphere so carbon exchange is the answer: plant more trees, individually, collectively, internationally. Reforest the jungle, plant kelp forests in the ocean. We can do this. #trees #climatechange #juststopoil
February 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It's clear that humans are not going to stop chucking carbon into the atmosphere so carbon exchange is the answer: plant more trees, individually, collectively, internationally. Reforest the jungle, plant kelp forests in the ocean. We can do this. #trees #climatechange #juststopoil
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