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“That quitting the single market and customs union of our country’s largest trading partner inflicts damage ­considerably worse than the US hit should be screamed from the rooftops, not ignored” www.mirror.co.uk/news/kevin-m...

submitted 47 days ago • 10 comments

www.reuters.com/world/us-off... Oh no, if it isn't the consequences of your actions

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Absolutely shocking. I know Paul, her dad, really well from @swma-iom3.bsky.social & TATA Steel. Still can't believe what we're seeing across the pond...

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:

submitted 76 days ago • 199 comments

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

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You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the Villain...

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Those who said we didn't need the EU or a European defence force because we had NATO are now seeing that if you can't rely on the latter you'll need the former. For the millionth time: In a world of nationalistic superpowers, Europe is a strong EU or nothing. We should be in it.

submitted 89 days ago • 2 comments

“After Brexit, the fantasists who promoted withdrawal from EU were lost in a dream that Britain could join an “Anglosphere” dominated by the United States – a delusion the actual United States never showed smallest interest in sharing” @nickcohen.bsky.social nickcohen.substack.com/p/can-europe...

submitted 90 days ago • 8 comments

COMMENT | Wake up Prime Minister Starmer, you must find your inner Churchill for Trump

submitted 90 days ago • 6 comments

Am old enough to remember when Trump was going to strengthen the Western alliance. Those who said that are weirdly quiet tonight.

submitted 93 days ago • 44 comments

The resistance will bring down Musk and Trump. Congress, wake up before your power is gone. The GOP begging Trump to release money to their states is pathetic—stand up to this tyranny. Congress controls the purse strings.

submitted 93 days ago • 230 comments

In journalism it's important to reflect both sides,listen, understand nuance,be aware of your bias It’s also important to call out facts that aren’t true Trump suggested Ukraine started the war with Russia That is not true.Facts matter.If you want to end a war,you need to face up to how it started

submitted 93 days ago • 94 comments

Trump’s confidential plan to put Ukraine in a stranglehold US president demands higher share of GDP than Germany’s First World War reparations www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

submitted 95 days ago • 22 comments

"Research by scientists from the RSPB and University of Cambridge... ...has found that UK solar farms managed for nature could benefit birds, including threatened species like Corn Buntings, Greenfinches, Yellowhammers, and Linnets." 💚

submitted 95 days ago • 19 comments

Amazing how quickly the security element of 'Project Fear' turned out to be an almighty bloody understatement...

submitted 98 days ago • 69 comments

Europe needs to get real on defence and Britain needs to get real on Europe. My speech last night to Labour Movement for Europe … alastaircampbell.org/2025/02/euro...

submitted 99 days ago • 31 comments

Brexit was a Russian op designed to divide and weaken the EU and UK and it worked. Time to reverse it Together you are strong, divided you are weak I hope the UK rejoins and Canada Australia and New Zealand join them

submitted 99 days ago • 7 comments

Just let this sink in In 2016 Vote Leave marginally won The UK gov knew of Russian interference to deliver Brexit And despite that, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, and now Starmer have chosen to do what Putin wants- weaken Europe- instead of protect our democracy from Putin Shameful

submitted 99 days ago • 41 comments

This isn't a surprising but it is devastating. The great betrayal of Ukraine begins. We, in Europe, are in a place of danger. We all owe Ukraine & its people a debt of gratitude for its extraordinary courage. 😢

submitted 101 days ago • 358 comments

"The reason why there was ever a Brexit vote was for the benefit of the Conservative Party." Former Danish PM Helle Thorning Schmidt on why the UK is "smaller" in the world since Brexit articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq8A1x1Ra5...

submitted 103 days ago • 6 comments

When even Clarkson is saying that he'd like to be back in the EU you know something is starting to turn

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