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A lesson for the government: mimicking Reform anti-migrant sentiment is unlikely to sway voters back to you. You play on their terms, you lose. Look to Spain instead. Pedro Sánchez has defended immigration as crucial for prosperity - and gained the fastest-growing eurozone economy in the process.

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I don't think any of us are going to quickly forget how thoughtlessly Merz broke the anti-fascist firewall. He's to be treated with deep scepticism. But his opening comments are reassuring. Germany's "absolute priority" is to "achieve real independence from the US".

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

It will be the most celebrated obit on the planet.

submitted 2 days ago • 126 comments

28th February 2025. Our FIRST 24-hour economic blackout.

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Brexiters put the frighteners up the Tory leadership during the 2010s by voting for the Farage party in local and EU elections. We Rejoiners must do the same to Starmer by voting for pro-EU parties in the local elections. We've talked the talk. Now, let's walk the walk by voting. #VoteRejoin

submitted 9 days ago • 13 comments

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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*endorsed

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"A YouGov poll on 21 January asked ‘Who would you rather have as a closer trading partner to the UK…?’ Of all adults, 53% said the EU, and 21% said the US. The younger you were, or if you were a woman, the more likely you were to say the EU. Even 20% of Reform UK supporters said the EU!"

submitted 22 days ago • 65 comments

The Strange Death of Liberal England or, The Strange Death of Scottish Labour: bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/02/02/t...

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Ministers from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Cyprus, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Romania, Slovenia and Spain asked the commission to deliver on promises to create a dedicated EU body to counter foreign information manipulation and interference. www.byteseu.com/697406/

submitted 27 days ago • 29 comments

🚨 "With Trump threatening new tariffs as soon as this week, the government should listen to voters and break down trade barriers with our largest market before pursuing deals elsewhere." @pimlicat.bsky.social on our new polling in the Observer 👇

submitted 30 days ago • 9 comments

Trump is a feral menace threatening our trade, our security and our democracy. To NOT prioritise trade and improved relations with our own continent over trying to deal with that loose cannon would be completely mad. Luckily most of us aren’t. Even in Clacton. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 31 days ago • 24 comments

Donald Trump back in the White House must see the UK rejoin Europe | Martin Roche @cluthaman.bsky.social

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NEW: A deal to allow Iceland to join the EU swiftly could pave the way for a relatively quick agreement for an independent Scotland, an expert has said 🗣️ 'If a country more than 10 times smaller than Scotland by population sees political benefits from being in the club, why wouldn’t Scotland?'

submitted 37 days ago • 6 comments

Absolutely this from Ed Davey 👏

submitted 50 days ago • 224 comments

In Scotland voters increasingly dislike right wing politics. In stark contrast, voters in England remain very attracted. In 2024 only 20% of voters chose a right wing party in Scotland, compared with 41% in England. And England always gets to choose who rules in Westminster. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 #YesScots

submitted 51 days ago • 10 comments

While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland.

submitted 52 days ago • 1369 comments

MPs and peers could be forced to submit to criminal record checks under proposals submitted by a new Labour MP Many local authorities already run DBS checks on elected officials but it's not standard practice in parliament news.sky.com/story/parlia...

submitted 53 days ago • 150 comments

Happy 2025 all! To get the world we want, we have to build it ourselves.

submitted 56 days ago • 56 comments

🔥 “For the sake of Britain, Europe and humanity, it’s time for us to get back with the European team”

submitted 56 days ago • 19 comments

Great scenes from Georgia! 🇬🇪 ● 🇪🇺 (The flag with the black dot is a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism. At its most basic, it represents a dot marked on a democratic ballot.)

submitted 59 days ago • 3 comments

Labour continues to search for crumbs of economic growth on the floor while ignoring the cookie jar in front of its nose: the EU

submitted 59 days ago • 16 comments

The Single Market

submitted 59 days ago • 29 comments

Heaven help us www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...

submitted 60 days ago • 164 comments

I hate when kids learn Santa isn’t real because they’re one step away from figuring out I don’t exist either.

submitted 64 days ago • 258 comments

Utterly predictable.

submitted 68 days ago • 95 comments

Do you want 38 Degrees to campaign on rejoining the EU? If so, you might want to have your say here --> speakout.38degrees.org.uk/surveys/4661

submitted 75 days ago • 20 comments

Great summary by @pollymackenzie.bsky.social of what gov't should do on the EU vs what it feels it can do. Important PS: opinion is moving by the day and a time will come when something bolder than a "reset" is politically possible. So maybe firm "noes", "nevers", and "red lines" are a mistake. ~AA

submitted 77 days ago • 7 comments

Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country

submitted 82 days ago • 573 comments

In a few hours time, Fiona Bruce will defend having Nigel Farage on #Bbcqt for the 38th time, by saying "He's an elected MP. We have to invite him"... ... as if Question Time's constant platforming of him for years, isn't part of the campaign that made him an MP. 😑

submitted 82 days ago • 60 comments

The European Federation of Journalists, which represents 295,000 journalists in 44 countries, says they will all stop posting content on X after January 20, 2025. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...

submitted 83 days ago • 48 comments

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submitted 83 days ago • 127 comments

Mmm… strong the projection in this one is.

submitted 87 days ago • 176 comments

Independence or Union? Former Labour and SNP MEPs to debate Scotland’s best route back into the EU | Martin Roche @cluthaman.bsky.social

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👏👏😂

submitted 94 days ago • 46 comments

Ian Hislop for PM.....

submitted 96 days ago • 38 comments

King Charles the last. It is time for Game Over.

submitted 95 days ago • 123 comments

Truth.

submitted 96 days ago • 474 comments

Having offensive pro-Brexit views isn't protected by law. An excellent ruling. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 96 days ago • 10 comments

In summing up Captain Tom's daughter: naughty girl. Don't do it again Regards Nicola Sturgeon: we're going to rip your floor boards up. Stick murder tents in your garden and keep this hanging over you until Scot Gov is gone & Anas Sarwar is crowned King. 🤷‍♀️

submitted 96 days ago • 25 comments

A reminder that Scotland has ALWAYS had publicly owned Water and @thesnp.bsky.social brought Rail into public ownership in 2022. Our Scottish Government is ultimately responsible for both. When Labour crows about "Great British" they mean England. The Tories deliberately got this wrong as well.

submitted 96 days ago • 2 comments