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

submitted 4 hours 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 9 hours 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 1 day ago • 8 comments

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

submitted 1 day 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 5 days ago • 45 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 5 days ago • 240 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 5 days ago • 92 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 7 days ago • 24 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 7 days ago • 19 comments

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

submitted 9 days ago • 68 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 10 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 11 days ago • 8 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 11 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 12 days ago • 363 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 14 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

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Closer economic ties with the European Union will boost growth by up to 2.2 per cent, according to new economic modelling shared with members of the cabinet www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

submitted 15 days ago • 22 comments

How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid Musk drove fringe viewpoints on USAID into the mainstream on X as the Trump administration halted the humanitarian relief agency’s work www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 17 days ago • 25 comments

Just over 5 years since Britain did something following the "will of the people" Reading behind the curtain from Rory Stewart whilst on Holiday. Politics isn't the only thing On the Edge...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment