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mikehillmanc.bsky.social
Left liberal internationalist, retired, now cricket umpire/groundsman/administrator, loves travel, good food & drink, and cultural stuff
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How Trump has reset the Brexit reset. New post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog. The moral collapse of the US & the US's declaration of economic war both change the meaning of the Brexit reset, but they don't necessarily change it in the same way: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/how-...

submitted 13 days ago • 10 comments

The people have lost faith in politics. Politicians seem above the law. They are corrupt. They use public money for their own benefit. They lie to the public about who funds them. That is why we must allow the convicted criminal who embezzled from the public purse to run. - Me, for the Spectator.

submitted 15 days ago • 10 comments

This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

submitted 18 days ago • 118 comments

Genuinely serious, realistic appraisal of our current predicament from @anthonypainter.bsky.social. Highly recommended. anthonypainter.substack.com/p/brexterity...

submitted 25 days ago • 9 comments

A global movement to undermine Elon Musk’s Tesla business makes its presence known outside a showroom in Stockport, Manchester #TeslaTakedown By Dominic Jackson northwestbylines.co.uk/region/great...

submitted 31 days ago • 6 comments

The new global divide makes Brexit an anomaly. New post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog on the choices facing the UK, what they show about the realities of sovereignty, how they're already changing domestic politics, and what they mean for Brexit: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...

submitted 41 days ago • 22 comments

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

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Trump’s new world chaos offers possibilities for post-Brexit Britain. New post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog. The UK's choice isn’t just between US & EU, it's about the new global divide, and it could finally change the stale politics of Brexit: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/trum...

submitted 69 days ago • 12 comments

And there it is: Doors are open for kleptocracy in America

submitted 69 days ago • 369 comments

The UK is under attack

submitted 98 days ago • 17 comments

Proposed changes to inheritance tax for farmers have stirred up strong feelings. An author with a family background in farming looks at both sides of the issue | Richard Styles

submitted 131 days ago • 5 comments

Six of the Best: simple things to make your club more nature friendly 🏏🐝🌼🌳🦋🐞☘ Mark Cocker author and naturalist (Guardian's Country Diary) offers some top tips to make your cricket club that little bit greener💚 New blog 👉 bit.ly/3ZgUJaU #Cricket #Biodiversity

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments