Starmer goes to war in Reform - we all just had our call up papers... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/s...

How should Labour respond to the radical right threat? Three essays make big strategic arguments: - @caitprowle.bsky.social calls for Labour to go big on community politics - @paulmason.bsky.social calls for a "zero-sum socialism" - @demofuturist.bsky.social calls for a "social democratic futurism"

renewal.org.uk/articles/soc... my essay on Labour strategy in the face of Reform threat ... free to read 👇🏽 ( but subscribe if you can)

The Biggest Far Right March in British History. Worried? Here's how we stop them .... The Biggest Far Right March in British History paulmasonnews.medium.com/the-biggest-...

We're drowning in a sea of racism- here's how to respond

Just seen Die Walkure at Covent Garden ... Pappano's has been the Golden Age at ROH and this tops almost everything I've seen there over 4x decades

Trump's walkaway from European security means that to avoid nuclear proliferation, UK needs to extend deterrence to Allies and get a wider range of delivery mechanisms ... https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-britain-must-expand-its-nuclear-arsenal/

Ten Things Labour Must Do Now To Beat Reform... htsf.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Why we need a Shadow Ministry of Economic Warfare... www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-memora...

🚨 Our latest edition is now on sale Featuring @sonia-sodha.bsky.social, @paulmason.bsky.social, Matthew d'Ancona, @ianwinwood.bsky.social and more 🔗Click the link to subscribe and receive your copy early, every Wednesday: theneweuropean.co.uk/subscribe?utm_source=soc&utm_medium=blue

Q, What's the difference between Donald Trump and the Wizard of Oz. A. Toto unmasked the Wizard's weakness; Trump has unmasked his own... www.theneweuropean.co.uk/paul-mason-t...

What should the world look like when we win? Formulating Uk grand strategy in an era of confusion ... https://htsf.substack.com/p/what-should-the-world-look-like-when?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Quick run before writing

Rearmament: Time for the British left to take a stand - either you're for it or against it... https://htsf.substack.com/p/rearmament-time-for-the-left-to-take?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Starmer is showing exemplary leadership over Trump-vs-Ukraine, but the rebirth of UK grand strategy points only in one direction- towards alignment with Europe https://www.socialeurope.eu/britains-choice-europe-or-a-collapsing-america

Keir Starmer's make or break moment. My take on the encounter in D.C. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/paul-mason-starmers-make-or-break-moment/

We're close to diplomatic midnight. https://open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/were-close-to-diplomatic-midnight?r=2sidg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Q/ Why is Trump posting offensive rubbish about Zelensky? A/ The Americans got their asses handed to them in Saudi and the Europeans are standing tall. Focus on what the USA does, not what it says, because it is negotiation through surrealist hallucinatory rhetoric. Ukraine can win!

Yup. Let's help people by helping Ukraine kill some Russian fascists. Here's Tony Benn (RAF war veteran) on that subject....

Trump pulls the plug on European security - time to rearm and grow - unpaywalled edition of Conflict & Democracy after a momentous week https://htsf.substack.com/p/time-for-europe-to-become-a-global?utm_campaign=post&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Hegseth's Rammstein speech is a watershed moment for Europe. It means the USA is no longer a reliable ally, even if its democracy survives ... 1/ ... but Hegseth is right on one thing. We now have to spend a lot more on defence 🧵

Three steps to help Starmer beat reform: ✔️ Major, nationally co-ordinated crackdown on the crimes people care about ✔️ Set and achieve an economic migration target ✔️ Single Digital ID https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/paul-mason-three-steps-to-help-starmer-beat-reform/

Ukraine: The Endgame of Leninism? As the pro-Putin left lines up behind Trump and Musk, what are the perverse theories driving the craziness ... https://open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/ukraine-the-endgame-of-leninism?r=2sidg&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Anyone on the left who still think Greenwald, Wikileaks, Declassified and Grayzone are on the good side needs to look at how they have fed and amplified far right attacks on “woke” USAID

I really enjoyed Mariupol at the Cockpit Theatre - the invasion of Ukraine explored with unflinching granularity... Photo (c) Tom Crooke thecockpit.org.uk/show/mariupol

Coming up next week at @qmul.ac.uk : The British Left and Ukraine... Monday evening 18:00 - more details here #SlavaUkraini projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...

Don't miss "The CRINK and systemic competition" the latest podcast from @congeostrategy.bsky.social - with Prof Sir Lawrence Freedman - full episode here: www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-crink-...

Coming soon on #DefenceTalks 🎙️ Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė and @paulmason.bsky.social speak to Sir Lawrence Freedman, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @james-rogers.bsky.social, our Co-founder Subscribe for every episode 👇 britainsworld.org.uk/s/defence-ta... @baesystems.com ADS Group

Five factions of Reform - not all Farage's supporters are racists - many are anti-systemic, or simply in despair about politics - but two recent polls should be a wakeup call to Labour and to the party's fractious left... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/f...

I've written a guide to disinformation for Labour activists... it could do with some feedback. It's unpaywalled on Conflict & Democracy... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/d...

Tariffs and tantrums - why Trump's trade war is burning American soft power while China's accumulates - time for UK and Europe to draw red lines - https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/planning-for-an-american-collapse/

Quel surprise? While socialists were fighting Brexit the clique around Corbyn were having dinner with far right Tories in a bid to get it over the line... did anyone speak up? Yep👇🏽

ESG In Defence investing: a contradiction in terms? Me and others weigh in ... https://www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-05-2025

💰 ‘The political battle to present #defence investment as the most socially responsible thing one could do in a time of crisis has to be led by government,’ argues @paulmason.bsky.social#defence our Associate Fellow #BritainsWorld #BigAsk

This is free to view until 9 Feb... the best stage production I saw last year by a mile... https://operavision.eu/performance/die-walkure-1

What's he done now? Threatened Colombia, Denmark, Canada? As we learn to tune out America's clown-in-chief, how will his declared adversary, China, be reading this? I've done a deep dive into PRC metrics of "national power" and the results are... 1/ htsf.substack.com/p/trumps-tan...

'The UK defence sector has a clear and reliable trajectory of growth' 🎙️ @paulmason.bsky.social and Nathan Mathiot, Head of Policy, ADS Group, discuss the defence industry's contribution to 🇬🇧 economy in #DefenceTalks Watch the full episode 👇 britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-indust... @baesystems.com

Thrilled to write for @jenrubin.bsky.social & @normeisen.bsky.social's exciting new outlet on Trump's executive order to "end federal censorship." It's based on a conspiracy theory. Despite its flimsy pretext, it could usher in an era of real censorship the likes of which the U.S. has never seen.

Making Censorship Real Again ... a critical look at "broligarchs of Big Tech," and the real threat of censorship from @ninajankowicz.com open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

We're up against radical evil once again ... and the existing laws may not be enough to protect us against the information warriors ... https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/after-southport-we-must-change-the-contempt-law/

Paris, Summer 1980... how I planned to change the world, one lardon at a time... https://paulmasonnews.medium.com/paris-summer-1980-42f9ef0dbc25

Rearm and the economy will grow... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/r...

Rearm and the Economy Will Grow - the SDR needs to make the case for borrowing to invest, and boost the legitimacy of deterrence with an electorate that struggles to understand... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/r...

💪 ‘A government that delivers growth can also deliver security and maintain democratic consent,’ says @paulmason.bsky.social, our Associate Fellow #BritainsWorld #BigAsk

The Gaza ceasefire is welcome but leaves Palestinians at the mercy of a reckless, law breaking Netanyahu government. Oct 7 was a disaster for the Palestinian people - my @theneweuropean.bsky.social op-ed https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/paul-mason-now-britain-must-play-its-part-in-stabilising-gaza/

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Nick Robinson+Amol Rajan joined by #R4Today #business presenter Sean Farrington to explain what #bonds+ #gilts are+why they matter so much+ @paulmason.bsky.social ,ex @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social #economics ed+Labour Party supporter, on what #RachelReeves could do next.

Reform UK is surging, with some polls putting them level with Labour. But is this real momentum or just media hype? On today's episode, @paulmason.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social ask: How can we stop Reform from pulling Britain further to the right? Listen here: linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Donald Trump would have been convicted in his election case if his re-election had not made a trial impossible, the special counsel report said.