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Former VC of CLSA (Views on Twitter are my own). Former Winner of Legal Aid Lawyer of Year Award and a Winner of Kent Law Society exceptional achievement award. Now posting on politics and history.
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Some good ideas in this article, but I can’t help but think the British people would respond well to a patriotic defence surcharge if explained, Trump made it necessary. Spending big on defence is a win for Rachel Reeves, Britain and the world | Will Hutton www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It's a really powerful statement of a vital truth

Love to see it!

I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate

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Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...

“Since 2016 EU referendum, evidence has mounted that Russian interference helped secure the narrow ‘Leave’ victory. By weakening the EU and sowing division, Brexit played into Vladimir Putin’s hands while delivering no tangible benefits to Britain. 1/2 eu-rope.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/02/15/h...

As soon as billions can be made off of that, then it will be a priority

The Observer view of US foreign policy: A dangerous new international order is unfolding | Observer editorial

Donald Trump in a weeks time.

The USA will not be trusted again for many years. Europe needs to develop a nuclear shield and arms industry in Europe to adapt to this new reality. Trump has endangered and betrayed the USA and put at risk peace and world democracy. Will USA wake up to this? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

TELEGRAPH: PM looks at faster boost for defence #TomorrowsPapersToday

@yuliakoliuk.bsky.social The WORLD stands with Ukraine

Seems that both M&S and Heinz are now advertising on GBN.

Every Tesla in my neighborhood is gone, including the Swastikar trucks. It's like someone hit the ol' Uncool switch and, boom...bye bye 👋

“Far from being dismissed as a useful idiot to hostile foreign powers, the British press continues to allow Farage to portray himself as a true British patriot, while he spends as much time as he possibly can outside of this country telling lies about us for money” open.substack.com/pub/adambien...

“Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Wow! Congrats to Bluesky for passing the milestone of 32 MILLION users. Spread the word!! 💙🦋 bsky-users.theo.io

Great news! So does this mean that the mango shitgibbon siding with Putin has finally shifted the Ukraine War from a defensive one playing for time into an active one that needs to be won by Europe ASAP. If so, then it's the opposite of what Putin wanted! 👏👏👏 #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊

SUNDAY TIMES: Insecure peace ‘risks more war’ #TomorrowsPapersToday

⚡️EU preparing military aid package for Kyiv worth $20.9 billion, Bloomberg reports. The additional military support would supply Kyiv with air defense systems, artillery ammunition, long-range missiles, and drones.

Le Monde, "French MPs vote through the left's wealth tax on the ultra-rich" Your reminder that a 2% wealth tax on those with £10 million, affecting 0.04% of the UK population, would raise £24 billion a year You have to wonder why Labour chose not to do this..

Hard agree

83% of Americans disapprove of King Donold’s pardoning his Jan. 6 goon squad, and now his poll numbers are falling faster than a gold-plated toilet in a hurricane. SMITE!

😂 New Yorker

I’ve demanded that Sky stops buying ads and funding hate on GB News. Join me and @GoodLawProject now to increase the pressure: goodlaw.social/c9g8

Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

President Macron, "The Ukrainian president was elected in free elections in Ukraine" "That's not the case with Vladimir Putin, who kills his opponents and has been manipulating his elections for a long time"

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

America will have to live with the shame of what's happening here for years. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

An excoriating and brilliant attack by ⁦Jonathan Freedland ‬⁩ onTrump for his pathetic surrender to Putin. For God’s sake America where is your pride? Have you lostself respect? Wake up. 👇 Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland

Good morning and Happy Friday to everyone who agrees that if you want people to stop calling your party a bunch of Nazis, then your party leaders should stop doing Nazi things like the Sieg Heil. Did you notsee this coming?

“As Washington alienates its allies and squanders 80 years of international credibility, Trump is helping Russia and China achieve their explicit mission of replacing the United States as the world’s preeminent superpower” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

“We may be witnessing nothing short of a revolution in world affairs: the switch of the United States from an ally of Europe to an ally of Russia. From an ally of freedom & democracy to an ally of dictatorship, oppression & brutality.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...?

Never forget.

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Today’s cover of the Murdoch-owned New York Post

Just to remind people that tomorrow is the 3rd anniversary of Putin’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine. His planned 3 day “special operation” is still being slogged out, costing Russia about 1 million men (dead and injured) courtesy of Ukrainian courage. Be there if you can to support them 🙏

There are many mysteries and ambiguities in life but the nature of this gesture is not among them. It's a Nazi salute.

Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland

Britain and European allies to give Ukraine BILLIONS more in aid amid Trump's vicious attacks. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

Murphy: "There's no separation between the Kremlin & the White House right now. The White House is a full-time Kremlin propaganda operation..there's a real probability American troops are going to have fight abroad to protect the global world order & our allies & perhaps American sovereignty itself"

The current situation in one picture