Nick Dearden
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Director of Global Justice Now. Author of Pharmanomics. Opinions my own.
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Very excited to announce our upcoming conference Resisting Big Tech Empires 25 April London Cory Doctorow Anita Gurumurthy Sofia Scassera James Meadway Khem Rogaly Cecilia Rikap, Dan McQuillan
www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
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Today we join
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& others demanding transparency around the tech trade deals which Mandelson crafted - including the Palantir MoD deal. An awful lot of Global Counsel clients did very well out of these deals. 1/2
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Absolutely amazing. Well done
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
. Well done Huda Ammori. Never give up.
#FreePalestine
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest groupās co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/13/uk-ban-palestine-action-unlawful-high-court-judges-rule
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Labour is unpopular because itās too left wing. But pray to god Starmer stays, otherwise weāll get real communism. š Does the FT really pay him to write this stuff??
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Britain should pray that Starmer survives
The country did not and would not vote for the Labour left
https://www.ft.com/content/c9a27925-47f8-4542-a165-102bca95bce3
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Our enemy is the economic system - a ādictatorship run by the tiny minority who control capitalā. The answer is a democratic economy. Or else, we get barbarism. Brilliant š
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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate ā here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our speciesā prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lambās. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2026/feb/12/capitalist-model-climate-growth-capitalism-species-humanity
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Britainās food and manufacturing standards regime is āunder severe pressureā as a result of Starmerās trade pact with Trump last year, Britainās standards chief warned MPs yesterday. That pact means ongoing talks in which the government could concede on standards at any time.
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The USā critical minerals trade bloc aims at securing US military & tech hegemony through control of critical minerals supply chains. This will hinder the green transition. But the deal itself gives insight into Trumpās new world order š§µ
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026...
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US announces proposed critical mineral trading bloc
The aim of the group is to challenge Chinaās stronghold on the globeās rare earth mining.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/2/4/us-announces-proposed-critical-mineral-trading-bloc
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Hang on, so we did a deal with Trump which will mean the NHS giving an extra Ā£9bn a year to these š very profitable corporations, on the basis it would help attract investment back. And yet⦠no investment is coming back. It was a shakedown. Who knew?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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AstraZeneca CEO hails NHS drug price deal but keeps pause on £200m UK investment
Pascal Soriot suggests UK-US agreement will not be enough to revive plan to expand Cambridge site
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/10/astrazeneca-ceo-pascal-soriot-nhs-drug-price-deal-uk-investment-cambridge
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He lied and lied to get into power. He expelled MPs who did the right thing He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator. He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out. I could go on. Starmer is not a decent man.
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Weāve sent Prince William to the Gulf to get them to accept an ISDS (corporate court) in our upcoming trade deal š¤¦āāļø The government, the royal family, no more than lobbyists for anti-democratic interests in the City of London.
www.politico.eu/article/prin...
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Prince William deployed to Saudi Arabia as UK eyes Gulf trade deal
While the prince is not expected to enter the nitty gritty of negotiations, officials will be hoping he can work his royal magic to unlock the deal after nearly four years of talks.
https://www.politico.eu/article/prince-william-saudi-arabia-gulf-trade-deal/
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The new Counter Power podcast is out. Iām with
@seemasyeda.bsky.social
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@lukecooper100.bsky.social
discussing how the far right has transformed and become a global force⦠and how we fight it š
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C112...
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How the far right went global
YouTube video by COUNTERā¢POWER
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C112mt0aobU
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Clive Lewis MP
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Peter Mandelson isn't a glitch. He offers a glimpse into how Westminster works. The public already knows it. Now more politicians must face upto it - and act. Read my 2025 article for
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
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The Integrity Gap: How We Built the Authoritarian Future We Fear
Labour MP Clive Lewis argues that the collapse of public trust in Government is the product of corporate power being wired into the architecture of the state
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/the-integrity-gap-how-we-built-the-authoritarian-future-we-fear/
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Starmer told a G20 summit in Brazil that his administration would prioritise āthe fight against hungerā Yet heās cut funding to the UN World Food Programme by a third. To spend it on weapons instead.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Starmer accused of hypocrisy over sharp cuts to World Food Programme
UK reduces funding by a third despite pledges to tackle hunger, with critics warning the move will cost lives
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/07/starmer-accused-of-hypocrisy-over-sharp-cuts-to-world-food-programme
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āwhatās been exposed shows McSweeneyās operation is rotten to the coreā @KimJohnsonMP is totally right
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour minister ordered intelligence reports on journalists
Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when chair of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/06/labour-minister-intelligence-files-gathered-on-journalists-josh-simons
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Noone in our political class liked or trusted Peter Mandelson it seems. Then how was he so powerful for such a long time? This isnāt simply about one man, itās about our disconnected political class, especially the Labour Party elite.
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Compass
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NEXT WEEK: After the incursion into Venezuela, threats towards Greenland and NATO - and the backdrop of international law crumbling in the Gaza genocide and Ukraine - we have experts
@nickdearden.bsky.social
and Mary Kaldor on the podcast to discuss if US hegemony is failing.
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Trumpās critical minerals deals are pure neo-colonialism š
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)
9 days ago
The addictive design of social media is a major problem with serious impacts on public health and endangering democracy Our new report reveals intense
#lobbying
by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction šØ
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...
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Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory
As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to joi...
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/addicted-algorithm-how-big-tech-lobbies-keep-us-hooked-social-media
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Global Justice Now
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š¢ Join us in London for Resisting Big Tech Empires: The fight for the future ā a day of talks, debate and strategy on taking on the big tech monopolies. š Sat 25 April 2026 šļø Free tickets:
www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
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Trumpās building a new world order, and thereās a method to his āmadnessā His goal is to replace international law with the rule of the bully. And heās getting there. Ā By me š Ā
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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Trumpās building a new world order, and thereās a method to his āmadnessā
His goal is to replace international law with the rule of the bully. And he's getting there.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/5/trumps-building-a-new-world-order-and-theres-a-method-to-his-madness
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Global Justice Now
9 days ago
As well as Epstein, Peter Mandelson has questions to answer about his role in the UKās trade deals with Donald Trump - on medicines and Big Tech in particular, explains our director
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Stop Trump Coalition
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Starmer's excuse for appointing Mandelson as US ambassador is that he "believed his lies". This is someone who had been sacked twice from the Cabinet, a known friend of Epstein, nicknamed the 'prince of darkness'. Starmer knew. We all knew. He just thought this guy might get along with Trump.
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Right, these would be the tech & trade deals so amazing that *checks notes* the government is doing everything it can to avoid us seeing the details? Still, Mandelson eh, Iām sure thatās all good, nothing to worry about š³
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The USās latest trade ādealā aims at price floors, trade blocs and heavy state intervention. More like Britainās āimperial preferenceā in the 30s, than 90s neoliberalism. As befits a dying empire.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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2026 Critical Minerals Ministerial - United States Department of State
U.S. Government support for critical mineral supply chains in the recent past includes: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) On February 2nd, President Trump announced Project Vault, a landm...
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/02/2026-critical-minerals-ministerial/
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Back in Parliament tonight to tell MPs we need to abolish ISDS - the toxic ācorporate courtsā which allows oligarchs, multinationals and super rich investors to subvert our democracy.
#ISDSfree
Great meeting
@tradejusticemov.bsky.social
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A huge indictment of this governmentās policy on Palestine Action, itself a product of its complicity in genocide. Most people in Britain, given the evidence, understand the rights and wrongs here. No wonder David Lammy is going after the jury system as a whole.
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CarolineJMolloy
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so hang on a minute, the UK (significantly, erm, ārepresentedā in negotiations by Mandelson) has just signed a trade deal with the US that gives into their demands for NHS to pay way more for medicinesā¦. & yet Streeting wonāt even tell us the barest details? š¤Æ
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump
Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ādespite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on yearā
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/pressure-grows-on-ministers-to-end-secrecy-around-uk-us-zero-tariff-drug-deal
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Defend Our Juries
10 days ago
BREAKING: NO CONVICTIONS AS VERDICTS COME IN FOR FILTON24 TRIAL After 8 days of deliberation, the jury have not convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin on any charge. Defend Our Juries comment to follow.
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The World Cup should not be hosted by a fascist who is shooting his own people, closing down democracy and banning people from dozens of countries from the US. We need to build opposition to this. Join the new Football Against Fascism campaign š
footballagainstfascism.org
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Trump's U.S. must not host the World Cup
https://footballagainstfascism.org
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Donald Campbell
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Given the allegations of Mandelson leaking sensitive govt info, advising US banks to 'threaten' the Chancellor, etc, you do start to wonder who else he might have given an inside track - US big pharma as well?
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The Pharma trade deal which Starmer (& Mandelson!) agreed with Trump will end up costing Ā£9bn a year. Today, the government admits the NHS will be footing the bill. Scandalous. My colleague Tim Bierley in the Guardian š
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Cost of UKās drug price with US will come out of NHS budget
Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill ā with costs forecast to reach Ā£9bn
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/04/cost-of-uks-drug-price-with-us-will-come-out-of-nhs-budget?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Canāt wait for this. If youāre under 30, join us in Leeds for We Rise on 21 Feb to hear from some fantastic speakers, and to discuss, debate and organise š
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I love the Zapatistas - an amazing message of solidarity with the Iranian people āThe struggle in Iran is also the struggle for life everywhere. And only from down below, together, can we face the storm and imagine the day afterā
enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2026/01/29/f...
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FOR THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF THE PEOPLE OF IRAN. Statement from groups, collectives, and individuals, from different corners of the world, expressing resistance and rebellion.
Statement from groups, collectives, and individuals, from different corners of the world, expressing resistance and rebellion. FOR THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF THE PEOPLE OF IRAN We are living through aā¦
https://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2026/01/29/for-the-life-and-dignity-of-the-people-of-iran-statement-from-groups-collectives-and-individuals-from-different-corners-of-the-world-expressing-resistance-and-rebellion/
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So good to hear
@annpettifor.bsky.social
tearing into the financiers whoāve gambled with our planet for far too long. Theyāre more responsible for the state of the world than anyone. Have a listen š Canāt wait to read the book.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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How Wall St. Gambles on Your Future w/ Ann Pettifor
Podcast Episode Ā· Macrodose Ā· 29/01/2026 Ā· 1h 6m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-wall-st-gambles-on-your-future-w-ann-pettifor/id1646528688?i=1000747168215
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I remember meeting shadow ministers before the election, star struck by Peter Mandelson, who regularly advised them on policy. What has transpired over the weekend proves how poor is the judgement and values of a good section of todayās cabinet.
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Global Justice Now
12 days ago
šØ The gov has agreed a
#NHS
drug price hike with Trumpās administration - and neither the public nor MPs have had a say in it. This deal could force the NHS to pay BILLIONS more for medicines, pushing other services to breaking point. Watch, share, and tag your MP. šš½
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Israel is still killing children on a regular basis. Another 6 this morning, 12 people killed in all. Boycott, sanctions, divestment.
#FreePalestine
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
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Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians across Gaza, attacks reported in Rafah
Multiple attacks across the besieged enclave a day before Israel is expected to reopen the Rafah border crossing.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/31/israeli-forces-kill-12-palestinians-across-gaza-attacks-reported-in-rafah
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Israel admits more (probably way more) than 70000 people were killed in Gaza. And remember at least 20000 of those were children. Just think. Yet Britain continues to collaborate with Israelās government, including militarily.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Israel accepts health authoritiesā Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died
Israeli militaryās U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as āHamas propagandaā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/30/israel-military-gaza-death-toll-broadly-accurate
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Gaza was a testing ground. As we warned, if you tolerate this, your children will be next. š”
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
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UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israelās war on Gaza
Concerns rise as UK partners with controversial facial recognition company used by Israel in Gaza.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/uk-police-to-use-ai-facial-recognition-tech-linked-to-israels-war-on-gaza
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My piece in Tribune this week on Trumpās New World Order šāØāØToo many leaders think Trumpās crazy. This is dangerous. Trump, rather, wants to tear down the pillars of the old world order and create a new one š§µ
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
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The Law of the Jungle
Trump's destructive foreign policy not only reveals the emptiness of the liberal 'rules-based order', but announces a new approach built on military might and open corporate power.
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-law-of-the-jungle
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Very excited to announce our upcoming conference Resisting Big Tech Empires 25 April London Cory Doctorow Anita Gurumurthy Sofia Scassera James Meadway Khem Rogaly Cecilia Rikap, Dan McQuillan
www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...
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The government said the NHS would never be on the table in a trade deal with Trump. But now they've agreed a deal with the US to pay pharma much higher drugs prices - and they wont come clean on the details. This secrecy is a danger to our NHS
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump
Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ādespite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on yearā
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/pressure-grows-on-ministers-to-end-secrecy-around-uk-us-zero-tariff-drug-deal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Great meeting in Parliament tonight briefing MPs about the US-UK pharma deal and the threat it poses to the NHS. We need to force this secretive deal into the open.
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Global Justice Now
17 days ago
"To beat Trump, we must declare independence from the US ā but we can only beat fascist economics with genuinely democratic economics." Our director
@nickdearden.bsky.social
for
@tribunemagazine.bsky.social
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
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The Law of the Jungle
Trump's destructive foreign policy not only reveals the emptiness of the liberal 'rules-based order', but announces a new approach built on military might and open corporate power.
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-law-of-the-jungle
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Oxfam refuses to provide Israel with details of Palestinian staff in Gaza š š
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Oxfam refuses to provide Israel with details of Palestinian staff in Gaza
The UK-founded charity will not adhere to Israel's demand as observers fear data could be used to target aid workers.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/oxfam-refuses-to-provide-israel-with-details-of-staff-in-gaza
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Trump is not crazy. He's creating a new world order that bears striking similarities with facism in the 1930s. Today in
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#Greenland
#Venezuela
#davos
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tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
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The Law of the Jungle
Trump's destructive foreign policy not only reveals the emptiness of the liberal 'rules-based order', but announces a new approach built on military might and open corporate power.
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/01/the-law-of-the-jungle
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My colleague Tim Bierley quoted here on the dreadful US-UK Pharma deal š Trump asked the government to hand over billions more of our tax money to Big Pharma companies - and ministers agreed. Now they wonāt even let us see their calculations.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump
Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ādespite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on yearā
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/pressure-grows-on-ministers-to-end-secrecy-around-uk-us-zero-tariff-drug-deal
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The government has given in to Trump, handed billions from the NHS budget to Big Pharma - and wonāt even give us their the true long term costs. Great piece š Iāll be meeting MPs tomorrow to plan the fight back.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump
Critics say government concealing true cost of deal ādespite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on yearā
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/pressure-grows-on-ministers-to-end-secrecy-around-uk-us-zero-tariff-drug-deal
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Plans by the Board of āPeaceā to turn Gaza into a full scale Trump colony. A total violation of international law.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-boa...
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Exclusive: Leaked āBoard of Peaceā Resolution Outlines U.S.-Led Plan to Rule Over Gaza
The draft framework, obtained by Drop Site, would bestow sweeping authority on Trump to determine all aspects of Gazaās governance and future.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-board-of-peace-resolution-gaza-trump-us
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British complicity continuesā¦
www.thenational.scot/news/2578955...
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Fury as Labour let Israeli fighter jets use UK air base despite weapons export ban
THE Labour Government is facing questions over whether its weapons export policy is āfit for purposeā after it defended allowing three Israeliā¦
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25789550.labour-let-israeli-jets-use-uk-raf-base-despite-arms-export-ban/
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Those in charge of the Labour Party are absolutely determined to see a Reform government. Itās seemingly better than a modicum of social democracy. Dreadful people, unforgivable politics.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Andy Burnham's bid to return as MP blocked by Labour ruling body
Allies of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer feared he could mount a leadership challenge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czr4e7ep468o
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