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Jon Butterworth
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Physics prof @UCL, researcher @CERN, author
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The PM has written for the Sun on Sunday about the power of flags to unite - citing Euro 96 - and challenging the promotion of racism and violence by the far right

News report from Sun. I don't yet see a link online to the column.
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3678608...
Don't use British flag to whip up violence, warns Starmer as he slams Musk
SIR Keir Starmer today slams populists who “exploit” the England flag to stir up violence, division and threats to our democracy. The PM says Britain is “at a crossroads” and must rejec…
www.thesun.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Reposted by Jon Butterworth
The best argument Nigel Farage can make is that he didn’t care enough to actually check the facts of the ruling before giving an inflammatory quote about it. The worst is that he checked it and said what he said anyway, *knowing* it wasn’t true. He should be asked which it is.
August 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I often wonder if we might do better if we just called such things "good luck", without any implication of virtue or guilt attached.
August 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reposted by Jon Butterworth
📦 pip install contur or: gitlab.com/hepcedar/con...

Thanks to MIAPbP & our summer students! 🎉
#HEP #OpenScience #LHC #Rivet #Contur
August 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM