🚨🚨 The EU is ratcheting up pressure on governments reluctant to agree on funding for war-ravaged #Ukraine — telling them if they don’t force #Russia to foot the bill, they’ll have to do it themselves. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-assets-ukraine-loan-eurobonds/

🚨🚨 Vg news: #NATO has now surpassed #Russia in ammunition production after a period when Moscow outpaced the entire alliance’s output according to NATO SG Mark Rutte. 🧵 kyivindependent.com/nato-has-rev...

🚨🚨 Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to #NigelFarage's Brexit group. Great report by @elisabraun.bsky.social on a decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top #Brexit campaigner. www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...

🚨🚨This is stellar investigative journalism by @kaitlintosh.bsky.social and @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social on how #elonmusk is boosting the #british right. 🧵 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

🚨🚨 Vg news: #NATO has now surpassed #Russia in ammunition production after a period when Moscow outpaced the entire alliance’s output according to NATO SG Mark Rutte. 🧵 kyivindependent.com/nato-has-rev...

🧵 EU's continuing problem with releasing frozen assets of Russia.

New, by me The real problem which blights our prison and punishment system The way we think about custodial sentences is what needs to change Reflections on the wrongful prison release news Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-real-p... Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...

7 November 1906 | A Frenchman, Charles Bonnel, was born in Paris. In #Auschwitz from 8 July 1942. No. 45273 He perished in the camp on 12 August 1942.

Your quick reminder that the reason the NHS is in this state is specifically because of what politicians have done. The NHS isn’t useless. The model isn’t defunct. Politicians have actively under-resourced our public healthcare system. It’s a travesty. 🚨 www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

⚡️ Sweden has helped fund 400 drones for Ukraine's strike campaign on Russian oil refineries. Denys Shmyhal's announcement comes as Ukraine aims to strike deeper into Russian territory in an attempt to grind down its war machine from a distance.

E come per magia, facciamo la cosa giusta ma per i motivi sbagliati. Poi chissà come mai ci dicono che siamo ipocriti.

A criminal court in Brussels on Wednesday convicted two Polish nationals – including a current European Parliament assistant – of misusing EU funds tied to political entities associated with Brexit-backer Nigel Farage. https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R

Starting a war and expecting to move freely in Europe is hard to justify. The EU is tightening visa rules for Russian nationals amid continued drone disruptions and sabotage on European soil. Travelling to the EU is a privilege, not a given.

🚨🚨 The EU is ratcheting up pressure on governments reluctant to agree on funding for war-ravaged #Ukraine — telling them if they don’t force #Russia to foot the bill, they’ll have to do it themselves. 🧵https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-assets-ukraine-loan-eurobonds/

Washington should scrap its plan to withdraw hundreds of troops from Romania, the country’s deputy defense minister Sorin Moldovan told POLITICO, arguing the decision could fuel Russian propaganda around NATO disunity.

Which one is more English?

It's also worth noting that leaking to UK journalists that UK-EU talks are in a bad state is a classic Brussels move to ratchet up pressure on states that need a deal more with the EU than the EU does with them

Also next week in the EU courts: 13/11 judgments: admission of non-EU volunteers, sanctions against Assad family; opinions on legal challenges to Spanish amnesty law 13+14/11 hearings: Pornhub & Stripchat legal challenges to being listed as 'very large online platforms' under Digital Services Act

On the agenda of Coreper II today data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

In light of Dominic Cummings' latest brain vomit, here's my reply to the moment when he had a dig at me (and several others) as a "charlatan campaigning lawyer" eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/07/i-ne...

I have a new blog post out with The UK In A Changing Europe on how lower migration will be bad for the UK economy: ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...

The EU makes many mistakes and should show far more flexibility towards North and West African states in trading relations. That is a separate matter from a UK government that talks a Europe-friendly game yet still manages to burn goodwill with partners in the EU over minor sums

Important, timely, analysis by @lgilbert.co debunking the commonly used line that "migrants are a burden". Shows that migrants are overwhelmingly bet fiscal contributors. Basically, you target migration, you crash the country.

Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system 1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK 2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc 3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

It is worrisome that Farage still has a prominent role in UK politics, even as the country grows more+more positive about the idea of re-entering the EU. UK far-right politics needs to be soundly rejected by the people there before the EU considers idea of accepting the UK back. We don't need this!

Belg.Gericht verurteilt 2Personen wegen Missbrauchs v.EU-Geldern im Zusammenhang m.d.Brexit-Fraktion v. #NigelFarage. Hervorragender Bericht v. @elisabraun.bsky.social über eine 10jährige Untersuchung wegen mutmaßlichen Missbrauchs von EU-Geldern durch Mitarbeiter des führenden #Brexit-Befürworters.

Sure to knock the business as usual stories around prisoner release off the headlines. No?

It's been said before that Musk is like a Bond villain. I'm hoping his ket habit catches up with him. I mean, are bladder transplants a thing?

The Reform Party are not con artists. Oh! Sorry. My mistake. Con artists means grifters. But I doubt there are any more criminal grifters in the party...ay Nigel Farage? What was the story about your house in Clacton again?

You’d be as surprised as me to find out that these convictions for fraud haven’t been carried by any of the major U.K. news organisations.

Why oh why do governments still legitimise this..

Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...

The stench of corruption hangs around #Farage like the stale fag-ash stench of an overflowing ashtray... (And you can guarantee no UK media will report this...)

Anything on the Beeb and the rest of the RW media about this?

#EuroCriminals #Farage Name & Shame them!

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Elon Musk is deliberately using his platform to poison our politics and divide our country. It's time for the government to wake up to the threat he poses to our democracy.

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Predicted UK media coverage of this....

Oh! 😳

🚨🚨 Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to #NigelFarage's Brexit group. Great report by @elisabraun.bsky.social on a decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top #Brexit campaigner. www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...

Says it with research, which is refreshing these days.

Glad to see this is finally being covered by the msm. Something which has been happening since the Elon's tenure began.

Soncini dovrebbe studiare di più, anziché affidarsi solo alla propria penna graffiante bsky.app/profile/prof...

FIFA awarding a "peace prize" to Trump would be so absolutely on-brand, a truly genius innovation.

The X-Files: “For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does.”

Another opportunity for Blue Sky liberals to feel smug about not being on X any more. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.