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I do truly believe in the entente cordial. Time and again, we've shown the world what amazing things we can accomplish together. Bring back Anglo-French that same ambition that brought us concord, the channel tunnel and victory over fascism!

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Reform losing their wigs over Starmer attacking them today shows he hit the right points.

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Sure, the AFD potentially being just under 20% is nice. The 49% (or 56% depending on your view of BSW) block vote for nativism certainly not nice. Migrant bashing is probably the strongest currency in current politics.

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Tory party jumped digital literacy and landed headfirst in being too online.

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The idiocy of this sort of coverage should now be apparent to all. It wasn’t just the Express, a lot of normally sane journalists have attacked the PM for spending too much time building alliances with other countries.

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Press, call it a Nazi salute (because it is a Nazi salute) challenge 2025. Difficulty level: Impossible.

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Was treated to The Producers tonight at the Menier chocolate factory. Absolutely phenomenal performances all around. Laughed to tears. I've never been to the chocolate factory before, but honestly, it was an amazing theatre with a lovely team. Well worth a look in!

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You know, I'm genuinely starting to feel optimistic.

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For me, this is the best evidence of a corner of social media that is actively radicalising people. The climate and covid hoax crowd overlap too neatly with this fringe view on Ukraine. Gov has got to regulate soc media, as the companies have no interest in stopping this.

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Trump has now completely humiliated his apologists in the U.K. but not one of them will be honest enough to admit it.

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No point in pretending that Trump also wouldn't like some new, pliable far right shill. Who'll sell Ukraine's future for a dacha and a backhander for mineral rights.

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We were in the room where it happened at @munsecconf.bsky.social so @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social & I have written on consequences. We must: 1) step up cooperation with Europe; 2) increase our own defence capabilities; 3) build national resilience, incl. against disinformation Read it here 👇

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Rather than preaching solely to the converted, the better strategy for the left is to role it into a vision for national defence. Industrial strategy, workers rights, health, progressive tax reform and energy independence. Via the lense of 3%+ GDP def.

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Just to be clear - if Rupert Lowe had had his way, not a single Jewish child would have been saved from the gas chambers by the UK. None of Farage’s Huguenot ancestors would have been allowed to come here. Escapees from Stalin would have been sent back to face the KGB.

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Kemi Badenoch criticises gov debt, despite her gov increasing it from £1 trillion in 2010 to £2.5 trillion in 2024

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I sincerely hope western security agencies are looking into Russian ops in political sphere. Becoming increasingly clear that Russia is playing a far better game than even at the height of the cold war, with regards to getting sympathetic ears into power.

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I do think the likelihood of this Monroe-esq pivot in US FP at the mo is seriously underpricing the likelihood of Trump getting them involved in a jungle war in central/south America against the cartels. Republicans actively taking about Americas intervention(s) for months now.

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Well, some time off work and getting to sit down with Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. It is truly phenomenal, completely immersed after a few hours in. Builds on the best if the first with polishing the rough areas. It's well worth getting it if you can!

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The fact they're even toying with the idea of cooperating shows why they lost and why they won't win until they change. MAGA won't compromise. It won't negotiate. Neither should any party that claims to be progressive.

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Europe can step up to bat. The only obstacle is political will, though it seems that obstacle shrinks every time Zelensky speaks!

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Love that we get a mention on the "threats from within" list. This US administration is actively hostile and interveining in elections to aid their ideological compatriots. Entirely transparent in its foreign policy goals: Get our far right pals into gov worldwide. on.ft.com/42UL7pI

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Labour should be taking the fight to reform on NHS, defence (Ukraine specifically), and industrial strategy. All that is being accomplished by the weird hyperfocus on immigration is creating recruiting material for the Greens and Libs.

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Keir Starmer has today told Volodymyr Zelenskyy he is "unequivocal" that Ukraine would have to be involved in any talks aimed at ending the war with Russia In a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, the UK PM reiterated London's support for "Ukraine being on an irreversible path to NATO"

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You're telling me the guy the Russians backed in multiple elections is doing pro-Russia policy?! Shocking.

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“Fairness for working people does not hold back growth and innovation - it drives it” Inspirational speech from Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner at Good Business Charter 5th Anniversary event today goodbusinesscharter.com

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"We want 8 and we won't wait" for the 21st century. US defence secretaries comments today mean 3% target has got to be met, and on an accelerated timetable.

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Catching up on podcasts and amazed to hear Jeremy Hunt back 3% GDP defence spending. Wasn't he like a money guy for the Tories...?

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Ah. Turns out that if you have a socialist government that protects workers' rights, swerves culture wars, welcomes migration and invests in transport and green energies, you can grow the economy after all. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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