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My latest newsletter with thoughts on the G7 summit and the fight to preserve the West, Trump’s seabed piracy, who gains from Bulgaria’s eurozone accession, could stablecoins destroy Europe, and Substack versus Only Fans open.substack.com/pub/nixons/p...

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My latest newsletter with thoughts on the G7 summit and the fight to preserve the West, Trump’s seabed piracy, who gains from Bulgaria’s eurozone accession, could stablecoins destroy Europe, and Substack versus Only Fans open.substack.com/pub/nixons/p...

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Trump humiliated and depressed at his own birthday parade. Visibly distraught and hurt.

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Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

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Labour’s chief drawback is a lack of radicalism, particularly in its approach to the national balance sheet

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A reminder that Israel’s strike against Iran could bring benefits beyond the Middle East

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For anyone else who like me missed this earlier in the week, here's the head of US intelligence repeating Russian propaganda, obviously as part of the ongoing Trump administration campaign to surrender Ukraine to Putin

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Still wondering about that preposterous 25 May Telegraph story about “investment bankers” Al and Alexandra Moy and their children Ali, Harry and Barry? @privateeyenews.bsky.social has more! ”We earn £345k but soaring private school fees mean we can't go on five holidays”

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Agreed! @nixonsimon.bsky.social is a must-follow on all things European and geopolitical.

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Why Spain is growing and Germanys economic boost could end up as a short flash in the pan. And on a more general note: With the meagre and often distorted coverage of all things European in Britain, (especially when it comes to economy and finance), this is a Substack well worth your time. 👇

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Viva Espana! My latest on Spain’s remarkable recovery and its lessons for the wider eurozone

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The British government’s threat to introduce mandatory pension fund investment in UK assets would be a monumental act of self-harm. Few countries have more to lose from the weaponisation of capital

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Is this Europe’s moment? My latest on what it would take to transform Europe’s economic fortunes in response to the Trump/Putin shock

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German equites are up a remarkable 20% this year and have massively outperformed US equities. But are they now over-valued? My latest on the market’s Merz-mania

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Rachel Reeves has spent the past year taking brickbats for events and circumstances largely beyond her control. Today she got to shift the arc of history a little. Britain will be better off for it. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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🔴‘Britain Will Be Better off for Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review’ The Chancellor’s decision to prioritise growth, while investing in green energy, social housing and levelling up the country, should be welcomed, argues @nixonsimon.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/06/11/b...

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German equites are up a remarkable 20% this year and have massively outperformed US equities. But are they now over-valued? My latest on the market’s Merz-mania

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Is this Europe’s moment? My latest on what it would take to transform Europe’s economic fortunes in response to the Trump/Putin shock

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The British government’s threat to introduce mandatory pension fund investment in UK assets would be a monumental act of self-harm. Few countries have more to lose from the weaponisation of capital

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Viva Espana! My latest on Spain’s remarkable recovery and its lessons for the wider eurozone

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My latest with thoughts on Spain's remarkable recovery, can the EU seize its moment, are German stocks now overvalued, and why British talk of mandatory investment would be a monumental act of self-harm

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My latest with thoughts on Spain's remarkable recovery, can the EU seize its moment, are German stocks now overvalued, and why British talk of mandatory investment would be a monumental act of self-harm

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Gosh Canada is a complicated place

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Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

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Tesla's UK car sales drop over 45% in May, New AutoMotive early data shows reut.rs/3FMsaMK

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Good luck to the new South Korean president!

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My latest for the IMF's F&D magazine in which I take a somewhat gloomy view of Europe's ability to rise to the challenges of this geopolitical moment so that it can be a pole in the emerging multipolar world...

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My latest with thoughts on why Poland's new MAGA president spells bad news for Europe, Ukraine's stunning attack, what Trump's weaponisation of finance may mean for the global financial system, why Starmer is right to fear Farage, and how to tweak the UK fiscal rules

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My latest newsletter on regime change here, there and everywhere - in Poland, Ukraine, the financial markets and Britain

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Column in today's Times: how and why Rachel Reeves will use the spending review not just to cut, but to rewrite the Treasury's investment rules to build outside of London www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

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I had to read this several times as “prioritise growth” and “hit universities over the head” are so mutually contradictory

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💥SCOOP: Orbán’s government is spooked by the EU possibly suspending Hungary’s voting rights (Article 7). A source confirms Orbán's “blocking coalition” isn’t solid at all. This is why, in desperation, Orbán endorsed Romania’s George Simion. 🔗More on @vsquare.bsky.social: vsquare.org/presidential...

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Trust in European Union at highest since 2007, poll shows reut.rs/4k9VQ5z

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West’s betrayal of Ukraine should haunt us > brutally accurate lament here for the West’s cynicism and cowardice by @edwardlucas.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/dc31...

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Trump is admitting two things here. The first is that he has been serving Russian interests by protecting Putin on numerous occasions. The second is that Trump is feeling pressure to be harder on Russia, which he really doesn’t want to do. Response: keep up the pressure!

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The EU Commission’s failure to enforce single market rules across member states is contributing to lacklustre growth, stifling innovation, undermining its own legitimacy and fuelling the rise of populism. For Europe’s sake, Brussels needs to do its job. My latest

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Why Sell America is the new Trump Trade - my latest on why the markets are likely to continue to drive the dollar down and Treasury yields up until Congress does its job and either cuts spending or raise taxes. But will it take a Truss moment to force its hand?

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Europe finds itself facing its worst nightmare, in which questions of security and trade have become entwined in a way that threatens to deepen divisions not just between the EU and US but within the EU itself - my latest on what’s at stake in the transatlantic trade war

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Death of the West (Pt 2) - my latest with thoughts on Trump’s double threat to Europe, how Sell America became the new Trump trade, the EU’s missing law enforcement, and why Romania’s new president may be liberalism’s last hope

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Death of the West (Pt 2) - my latest with thoughts on Trump’s double threat to Europe, how Sell America became the new Trump trade, the EU’s missing law enforcement, and why Romania’s new president may be liberalism’s last hope

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The situation is so bad, a conservative banker is starting to sound like Mon Mothma.

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At least the Mars mission is happening ….

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UK investigates possible Russian involvement in Starmer arson attacks > this week’s least surprising headline, also presumably one that Putin wants the world to read

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The piece that I've been waiting to read on this all week

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After reports of initial wavering, the U.S. signed up to tough language on Russia in the G7 finance ministers’ meeting statement.

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