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Of course the awkwardness for Olaf Scholz is now that he must remain as Chancellor in a caretaker role until a new government is formed, which is likely to take weeks, maybe months - despite clearly losing the election.

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Let me make it clear what this means if turns out to be true. If the CDU want to avoid working with the AfD, then they will practically need to work with every other party in parliament, and that securely gives the AfD a major voice in germany as the main opposition… to every party.

submitted 46 minutes ago • 1 comment

Posting this again today - have been seeing similar messages pop up around Berlin the last few days. “Voting right-wing is so 1933. No votes for the AfD!”

submitted 5 hours ago • 0 comments

Put your arm down you tit. We can not stand by while these absolute arse’s deliberately cross the red line to normalise extremism in the west.

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Well that didn’t take long. Sadly now we have to wait for it to be approved by the petitions team, so I will share it again if it get’s to the next stage

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Blueskiers - please sign and share this UK government petition urging the UK government and institutions to cease communications on Twitter/X. I need just 5 signatures at this time to get it reviewed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn. It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.

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In the spirit of Trump renaming the Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’ and Denali in Alaska ‘Mount McKinley’, I propose that we now rename the North Sea ‘Gulf of Yorkshire’ and Scafell Pike ‘Sean Bean’.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has suggested that he sees no role for Europe in any peace negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. This precisely shows why Europe NEEDS to be at the table. Trump sidelining Europe is exactly what Putin wants and needs.

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Posted all around Berlin: “Voting right-wing is so 1933. No votes for the AfD.”

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Trump has given away Ukraine & Europe’s best bargaining chips in a peace deal with Russia. He appeared to rule out all the security guarantees Ukraine had been hoping for, putting Putin in a stronger position to insist upon keeping all the territory they have stolen from Ukraine.

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Yorkshire’s economy could be significantly boosted with closer UK alignment with the EU. And all within Keir Starmer’s red lines of not rejoining the bloc, the customs union or the single market. Article below from @theyorkshirepost.bsky.social

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Ever get a feeling that the current labour government might be wasting their super-massive majority? Are we really going to get to the next election with virtually nothing to show for it?

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Are you still using Twitter/X? Don’t worry, here are 5 easy steps to stopping: 1) Hit yourself in the head with a frying pan. 2) Remember you’re not a fool 3) Enjoy life 4) Enjoy life 5) Enjoy life

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BP set to scale back green investments as profits drop sharply. Greedy twats. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Trump’s EU tariffs might hurt U.S. car sales in Europe—luckily for Tesla, they’re already tanking over here. Can’t lose a market if you’ve already fumbled it.

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