“In 1962, when Charles de Gaulle was informed that Kennedy wished to provide him evidence of Russian missiles in Cuba, he said that he did not need to see the photos, because he trusted the word of the president of the United States. Today, no Nato leader would say that”

Trump thinks Putin is his friend? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

I hear Reform plan to rip up the Equality Act. Discrimination to be legalised? Terrible!

Back the BBC World Service! #bbcworldservice www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Well said @alpinkerton.bsky.social

Time to tell Trump to get stuffed! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.

"Trump literally rolled out the red carpet and applauded a dictator and a tyrant. Starmer needs show we remain absolutely united behind Ukraine." @MonicaHarding.bsky.social

According to Liam Byrne “we need to unlock the Brussels dividend”. Who’d have thought it?

“More Harvard, less Columbia”

🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...

Good news from Canada!

It’s not “arguable”. Our trading relationship with EU is most important.

Bannon the latest in the “Britain doesn’t manufacture anything” brigade. It’s a lazy trope you hear repeated in the media a lot. In fact the UK remains the 8th or 9th biggest manufacturer in the world. 10% of our GDP with some of the most advanced manufacturing anywhere.

The EU, not the US, is our most important and reliable partner.

The editor of @TheEconomist on Trump’s tariffs: ‘flawed economics, inaccurate history & cockamamie calculations used to justify the most wrong-headed & damaging policy decision in decades… These mindless tariffs will cause chaos. Almost everything Mr Trump said… was deluded.’

The Art of the deal? #trumpturmoil

Keir Starmer needs to speak to the nation directly about the danger that is Donald Trump. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I wrote a new piece for foreign policy. The US's postwar role as guarantor of Europe’s security is over – and may even turn adversarial. But Europe has an overlooked trump card. When it comes to manufacturing Europe blows the US out of the water. Thread. 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/07/e...

Apparently this photo has left someone feeling less special. Oh dear! 😂

A poignant question…..

Monty stood against fascism. So must UK and Europe today. Keep supporting Ukraine!

I keep reading that Zelensky shouldn't have risen to the bait. The man is human. He's seen tens of thousands of Ukrainians murdered, their cities blown apart & their children stolen. He was sitting by a man who's looting his country's minerals & praising Putin. And for 40 minutes, he held it in.

I don't think most people realise how completely our military and intelligence services are entwined with the US. We may well need to become more independent, but it's not something that can happen overnight.

Trump is all about power and money. History and soft power don’t register.

The government is right to increase defence spending in the face of concerning developments between America & Russia. But cuts to international aid is worrying and will allow President Putin and Xi to fill the gap left by Britain to increase their soft power.

Wasn’t 1776 about not having a King?

Former Foreign Office head warns Reeves not to cut international aid

Trump can never be trusted. UK must move closer to Europe.

Europeans are right to be angry with Donald Trump, but they should also be furious with themselves | Andrew Rawnsley

Trump, Putin & the new age of empire: me for the Guardian on the new world order, in which small to middling powers like the UK are about to find out how much they don’t matter www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Geneva Convention (which the US has ratified) forbids the permanent and forcible removal of citizens from their homes.

Chris Riddell on Rachel Reeves’ burnt offerings to the golden calf of growth – cartoon

More history teachers required!

Donald Tusk “a dream of mine” that the UK should return to the EU – “instead of a Brexit a Breturn” #Breturn

The Guardian view on Britain and Europe: Labour must bring it on | Editorial

“If Starmer is to defend himself, and Britain, he will need allies – starting with those who are nearby and from whom we so recklessly walked away”.

Musk is a fascist and serious threat to our democracy.

Anti-cycling stories are bad for the UK’s health, says Chris Boardman

One Russian paper today: “Assad’s fall confirms the indisputable fact that the percentage of votes won by a dictator/autocrat/usurper at an election before he falls means absolutely nothing. None of that ‘95% support’ came out to defend him.” #ReadingRussia

Brave Georgians

This…..

£27bn is a more limited impact?

As an Indian, my contempt for (rich white) anti-vaxxers in the west is so deep I often cannot quite find the words to express my contempt. I grew up seeing polio-disabled children and adults crawling over rubble and roads in India. My father worked for the Pulse Polio program. What is happening?

.@laylamoran is right. It’s a difficult subject worthy of much more discussion to ensure we get it right in the end

I really quite love how he just seems to enjoy himself.

He’s really not helping, is he?

The European Commission shows solidarity with Ukraine as the country marks 1,000 days of war.