peterthurlow.bsky.social
I live in rural Suffolk and write mostly about politics for East Anglia Bylines
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Fair to say the US is becoming more Balkanized?
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No. Starting from where we were, it's not a question of the outcome of the talks themselves, but of the momentum it has begun. And from where we were, the mood music has changed absolutely, as the red tops realize to their horror.
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I'm sure he has no cunning plan to cross his red lines. It's just a matter of how the public reacts.
But the narrative is now positive, towards the EU. He has started a momentum which I doubt he will be able to harness, though no doubt he will try.
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A colleague describes the outcome as a glass half full, which in the circumstances is something to be going on with.
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I was concerned that Starmer would sound apologetic. He didn't, and for the first time Labour now has the narrative.
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They seem to specialise i using AI generated personas to manage PR and crisis comms, so expect a flood of these nonsense poll results and fake soundbites. bsky.app/profile/odwy...
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'Research with simulated respondents'?
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It would be interesting to know who is behind it, especially as it doesn't provide any information. It won't be a party, but it might be somebody linked to one, with an axe to grind and looking to the medium term in the hope of heading off the worst.
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I suspect if we start off on the wrong premises we'll never make it.
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This statement is just silly, and torpedoes any other claims the site makes.
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I agree that this falls short of approaching the EU in good faith. The depressing thing is, this site is another which only looks at British interests, as though Europe's aren't important if it's to work.
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Earlier today I posted,
"A barrister always chooses their words carefully. They ask questions they know the answer to. They make statements that underline their argument. This is why we know Starmer knew exactly what he was saying."
Is there a fair bit of truth in that?
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Effectively, they are baking short-term, loan-shark logic into desperately needed essential infrastructure.
Until we bring water in public ownership, government will continue to desperately snatch at these loan shark-like, short-term ‘solutions’.
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The obvious worry is whether UKG can push this through. SPS especially will require some efforts on the part of the state and UKG frankly looks tired and not ready to fight.
It's painful to go back to more bad-at-politics stuff from Starmer, Chris's words are in danger of being on his gravestone
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It's groundhog day, with the UK telling the EU what would be good for it (the EU can decide for itself, thanks) and complaining because the EU adheres to its legal order instead of being 'pragmatic' and doing what the UK wants. Surely at some point the UK will grasp that this approach doesn't work?
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As with the referendum, wilful ignorance means turning away from unpalatable facts and voting with your prejudices. Anybody who does that is culpable.