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Rude colleagues hurt themselves as much as those condemned to work with them, says Pilita Clark.
Tap here to read her column on the endless importance of good manners in the office on.ft.com/3KsiV6Z
Tap here to read her column on the endless importance of good manners in the office on.ft.com/3KsiV6Z
December 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rude colleagues hurt themselves as much as those condemned to work with them, says Pilita Clark.
Tap here to read her column on the endless importance of good manners in the office on.ft.com/3KsiV6Z
Tap here to read her column on the endless importance of good manners in the office on.ft.com/3KsiV6Z
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Kremlin: Changes to US security strategy ‘largely consistent’ with Russia’s vision
Kremlin: Changes to US security strategy ‘largely consistent’ with Russia’s vision
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the document, which contains harsh criticism of European allies, is a welcome change from previous ones
dlvr.it
December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Kremlin: Changes to US security strategy ‘largely consistent’ with Russia’s vision
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European Parliament members this week rubbished the EU executive's Democracy Shield plan, an initiative aimed at bolstering the bloc's defenses against Russian sabotage, election meddling and cyber and disinformation campaigns.
European Parliament hammers Commission over anti-Kremlin ‘Democracy Shield’
EU plan to fend off Russian interference lands with a thud.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
European Parliament members this week rubbished the EU executive's Democracy Shield plan, an initiative aimed at bolstering the bloc's defenses against Russian sabotage, election meddling and cyber and disinformation campaigns.
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This photo (c.1901) shows two boys exposed to smallpox. Only the boy on the right had been vaccinated.
Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the 20th century—three times more than all that century’s wars combined.
Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the 20th century—three times more than all that century’s wars combined.
October 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This photo (c.1901) shows two boys exposed to smallpox. Only the boy on the right had been vaccinated.
Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the 20th century—three times more than all that century’s wars combined.
Smallpox is one of the deadliest & most contagious diseases known to man. The virus killed over half a billion people in the 20th century—three times more than all that century’s wars combined.
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The real reason the Home Office keep losing cases.
Agreed. At @lawforchange.uk in 2 years we have funded 15 cases against the Home Office. 6 still pending. Of 9 resolved, 7.5 went in favour of applicants.
It’s not really “Human Rights” that trips them up, but rather their constant failures to follow their own procedures.
It’s not really “Human Rights” that trips them up, but rather their constant failures to follow their own procedures.
October 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The real reason the Home Office keep losing cases.
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We’ve just wrapped up the Foreign Affairs Council, joined by Ministers from Brazil, Mexico and India.
The message to our partners was simple:
the EU is a reliable actor.
We support multilateralism, free trade and a world grounded in the UN Charter.
Extract from my press remarks ↓
The message to our partners was simple:
the EU is a reliable actor.
We support multilateralism, free trade and a world grounded in the UN Charter.
Extract from my press remarks ↓
September 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We’ve just wrapped up the Foreign Affairs Council, joined by Ministers from Brazil, Mexico and India.
The message to our partners was simple:
the EU is a reliable actor.
We support multilateralism, free trade and a world grounded in the UN Charter.
Extract from my press remarks ↓
The message to our partners was simple:
the EU is a reliable actor.
We support multilateralism, free trade and a world grounded in the UN Charter.
Extract from my press remarks ↓
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A press release to beg people to stop criticizing Trump and DHS & ICE agents who are attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping people off the streets, operating concentration camps where members of Congress are not allowed in, and rendering people to foreign lands they've never been to 🤔
DHS Calls for Media and Far Left to Stop the Demonization of President Trump, His Supporters, and DHS Law Enforcement | Homeland Security
Following the evil act of political violence witnessed in the country last week and two attempts to resist arrest resulting in severe injuries of ICE law enforcement officers—one being drug by a car a...
www.dhs.gov
September 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM
A press release to beg people to stop criticizing Trump and DHS & ICE agents who are attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping people off the streets, operating concentration camps where members of Congress are not allowed in, and rendering people to foreign lands they've never been to 🤔
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The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
www.npr.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
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🎨 A Street in #Jerusalem, Palestine, 1900s
September 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🎨 A Street in #Jerusalem, Palestine, 1900s
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I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
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'Last night No 10 refused to comment.'
Prepare for revolution now, Elon Musk tells London rally ...
US tech billionaire calls for downfall of Labour government in speech to 110,000 marchers at Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom protest
observer.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
'Last night No 10 refused to comment.'
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We are delighted to share Conor Gearty @lselaw.bsky.social’s reflections on writing: 8 tips for surviving (and enjoying!) academic writing.
Many thanks to Conor for sharing his insights!
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Many thanks to Conor for sharing his insights!
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July 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We are delighted to share Conor Gearty @lselaw.bsky.social’s reflections on writing: 8 tips for surviving (and enjoying!) academic writing.
Many thanks to Conor for sharing his insights!
Article: doi.org/10.53386/nil...
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Many thanks to Conor for sharing his insights!
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Republicans and Democrats alike treat winning political office as winner-take-all opportunities to transform the country and jam their agendas down the throats of the losers. The result has been escalating frustration and a willingness to look to extreme tactics against political enemies.
After Charlie Kirk’s murder, politicians can back away from the brink, or make matters worse
Will the political class keep beating war drums? Or will they step back from the brink and stop escalating the conflict?
reason.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Republicans and Democrats alike treat winning political office as winner-take-all opportunities to transform the country and jam their agendas down the throats of the losers. The result has been escalating frustration and a willingness to look to extreme tactics against political enemies.
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Luring brilliant minds: The time has come for a European Fulbright programme
Luring brilliant minds: The time has come for a European Fulbright programme
As the US withdraws from its global leadership role, the EU has a chance to become the destination for talented, aspiring minds from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
dlvr.it
August 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Luring brilliant minds: The time has come for a European Fulbright programme
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Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century-old myth
Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century-old myth
The United Daughters of the Confederacy set out to make slavery respectable again by promoting ‘the lost cause’
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Trump’s attacks on the ‘Blacksonian’ have a history in a century-old myth
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The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
'Anywhere But Here': How Britain's Anti-Migrant Media Consensus Is Crowding Out the Truth
Britain's longstanding traditions of tolerance and compassion are being suppressed in favour of a media-driven campaign of anti-migrant hate
www.adambienkov.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
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“Instead of pointing fingers, the critics should roll up their sleeves.”
Our leader on the EU-US trade deal.
economist.com/leaders/2025...
Our leader on the EU-US trade deal.
economist.com/leaders/2025...
What opponents of the EU-US trade deal get wrong
Internal reform matters more than external trade
economist.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“Instead of pointing fingers, the critics should roll up their sleeves.”
Our leader on the EU-US trade deal.
economist.com/leaders/2025...
Our leader on the EU-US trade deal.
economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders
Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders
Ilyass Alba also said ‘goeiedag’ on train in Dutch-speaking region but he breached country’s strict language rules
A complaint against a Belgian ticket inspector who gave passengers a bilingual greeting in Dutch-speaking Flanders has been upheld, shedding light on the country’s strict language laws.
The conductor, Ilyass Alba, said Belgium’s Permanent Commission for Linguistic Control had upheld a complaint made by a commuter in 2024. The passenger had objected to Alba’s use of the French word “bonjour” while the train was in Dutch-speaking Flanders. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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"The success of London is a point-blank, up-against-the-wall-motherfucker refutation of the right-wing populist world view."
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They hate London because it is beautiful
Matthew Goodwin went to that there London the other day and what he found shook him to his core.
iandunt.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"The success of London is a point-blank, up-against-the-wall-motherfucker refutation of the right-wing populist world view."
👏👏👏👏👏 @iandunt.bsky.social iandunt.substack.com/p/they-hate-...
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Huge implications from this: Microsoft cut off the email of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, because of his work on Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...
June 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Huge implications from this: Microsoft cut off the email of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, because of his work on Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...
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What if you funneled Niagara Falls through a straw?
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What if you funneled Niagara Falls through a straw?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
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June 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What if you funneled Niagara Falls through a straw?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with
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Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with
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