It's hard to make sense of the political dislocations of the War unless you remember the grief and misery coursing through Parliament and the Cabinet during these years.

Powerful words from Peter in his letter to @theguardian.com.

The UK must "align with our European neighbours to help establish a powerful counter-force to the anarchic Trump regime."

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Food sales to the EU have crashed by a fifth since Brexit, a minister has revealed, as Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to slash red tape for UK firms selling in Europe

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Yet another outing for this sadly perennial piece (c/o @tortoisemedia.bsky.social).

Jimmy Carter, who died today, lived a life that reminds us what a leader can and should be. On the verge of Donald Trump retaking office it should be a profoundly important, timely reminder to us all.

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There's something really rather unsavoury about people whose Christmas cards feature a photo of themselves.

“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”

🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰

I'm getting so sick of reading of men in positions of power who abuse women and display completely inappropriate behaviour intimidating both women and men around them. And look who is the president elect of the USA. Is it ever going to get better?

Why MPs should vote to legalise assisted dying. My piece for @newstatesman.com.
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

remember when this peaceful, people-friendly oasis at the Strand Aldwych was nothing but four lanes of dangerous, toxic traffic? Once a change like this is made—even on a smaller scale—and through traffic is restricted, no one ever wants to go back to the way it was

I would like you, please, to sign this petition to ban driven grouse shooting. The first under a Labour government.

10k signatures gets a government response, 100k a debate in Westminster parliament. UK residents & UK citizens living abroad can sign.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Shocking & sobering new statistics from @trusselluk.bsky.social. As they say “this can’t go on”

This is where we're at ...👇

"Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, has said Britain must rebuild relations with the EU in order to resolve weaknesses in trade."
(Rachel Reeves, meanwhile, has pledged to ease banking restrictions imposed after the 2008 crash.)

#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺

It makes no sense for the govt to drag their feet on a youth mobility scheme with the EU. It is a win-win that can be negotiated without revisiting the main Brexit agreement. If the 'reset' not just an empty gesture then Starmer and co need to press on with it.

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Again UK news shows telling viewers economic growth is the Prime Minister’s priority but none mention OBR report the government relies on says Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country

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