No Other Troy.

this 👇

Great question, humble reply, surprising replier.

as britain faces a fiscal crisis not seen since the 1970s and starmer tries to out-reform reform over brexit & "the boats", this, from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, incredibly, still needs pointing out. Cherry picking SPS or Erasmus+ deals with the EU are not "wins" they are short term elastoplasts.

As brexit continues to unravel for the UK, as it faces a fiscal crisis not seen since the 1970s, the constitutional damage looms large. Is Northern Ireland about to leave the UK Union? A collection of journalists, commentators & politicians from all sides, for those interested👇

I hear labour supporters have started making up words to avoid talking about brexit.

Some reflections from my side in the FT. There’s widespread concern about the low quality of Germany’s spending. I’d add that the European single market is indispensable to rekindle the German economy. 1/

How many journeys is this guy taking?

As the UK face a fiscal crisis not seen since the 1970s post brexit and the USA price hikes begin to bite post Trump-tariffs...this starter park is well worth following to stay informed.👇

This is why you should not eat nuts on a plane. A friends child went into anaphylaxis because of it.

turns out Bryson is a joy to listen to as well read.

is there a bluesky louvre for ALT text? 👇 Hang it in @thelouvreof.bsky.social

now a good time to remind brits that UK gilts market going up like this is really bad news? The same thing happened when truss launched her mini budget. the markets don't believe brexit britain can borrow it's way out of trouble, with no real economic growth outside the EU SM.

Swiss tariffs drop from 39% to 15%. No detail on deal yet but there was rumours in the Swiss press that Trump was demanding the CH help the USA against putin and china. this is from a few days ago 👇

OPINION TODAY featured podcast — The Buck Stops Here: In a week with two big resignations at the BBC, news journalism and accuracy are under the spotlight. @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by @rialina.com and @sophyridge.bsky.social. (Strong Message Here) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/178777845/...

@vivamjm.bsky.social not sure if you can access BBC player Michael but this is genuinely jaw dropping. UK to EU: "Can we have a SPS deal please?" BBC: "the EU told the UK if they don't give them their lunch money, they will get a serious battering behind the bike sheds later. innit."

No BBC bias latest! I cannot think of a more twisted way of reporting what's happening in brussels between EU & UK. 1/2

For those interested, I've put together a Starter Pack which includes MLAs (elected Members of Legislative Assembly in NI), journalists, academics & commentators who post often about related matters, from all sides of the debate. Please reply if you want to be included or to add another account.

I don’t want McSweeney sacked because of this briefing ‘war’. I want him sacked because he’s steered Labour down such an awful, xenophobic path and paved the way for Farage in number 10.

let them eat bronze. no. brass. let them eat brass.

A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.

Are the UK negotiations going to fronted up by David Davis by any chance?

Survivors of abuse from the Epstein circle were in the gallery for this moment. Here's hoping it leads to more than just smaller castles for the abusers.

🚨🚨Breaking and bad #EU news: Lawmakers in @europarl.europa.eu agreed today to exempt more companies from green reporting rules after the center-right, right-wing and far-right groups allied to pass the EU’s first omnibus simplification package. #omnibus 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/epp-...

A watershed moment in the EU parliament 👇 I hear r/w types in england who claimed the EU is full of unelected busybodies and voted for brexit are inconsolable today. The EPP or European People's Party is a right leaning Liberal conservative christian party.

Today, the conservatives (EPP) passed a major piece of EU legislation with the far-right groups in the EU Parliament, marking the breakdown of the cordon sanitaire. The EPP, under Weber, has decided to sacrifice long-term principles and stability for short-term political gains. Thread:

Quite a picture. It doesn't happen often (or at least it hasn't happened often so far) that you see the European Parliament so clearly divided along left-right lines, and certainly not on a legislative matter.

this is interesting. In May 2025, Starmer announced a SPS deal for the UK from the EU which would reduce checks on food & agri imports from the EU. this press release confirms negotiations will start soon. insiders estimate it will take 8-10 years to implement. UKGOV reckons it will take 2 years.

Brexit law EU Member States adopt negotiation position for talks with UK on treaties on food standards, emissions trading - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

this thread is truly jaw dropping. seems legit.

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

open.substack.com/pub/morningc... If it’s over for McSweeney, then it’ll be over for Keir - they are synonymous

"Scores of athletes join calls on Uefa to ban Israel" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/scor...

#BREAKING | Netanyahu just admitted in his Trial that he asked billionaire Arnon Milchin for a special bracelet (allegedly the one seen in the photo) in exchange for tax evasion at the same day Sarah Netanyahu had a birthday

The mansion house speech last week was really more for financial markets than UKvoters. Reeves was waving a big sign saying "I won't do a Truss!". Quick 🧵on why tax rises means the majority of brits can't say "Brexit hasn't really affected me" anymore. TL;DR: There's no Sunlit uplands Shocker!

quality post. 👇

these rises should be called "brexit tax". there's no other way of dressing it up. 👇

Nice thread. My comment would be that tax raises would have been unavoidable even without Brexit. If the UK wants to be a European nation - and they want that - they need to have tax levels that are comparable with that. Brexit is not the sole reason for that but it merely makes it worse.

bumping this for any parents of 18 year olds this year. deadline is tomorrow.

Excellent thread by @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social as to the consequences of our continued stupidity of being outside the EU.

Meanwhile, a new NBER paper reckons Brexit has wiped 5-8% from UK’s GDP, higher than initial forecasts because effects are still kicking in. coilink.org/20.500.12592...

Really quite shocking - if you think about it. Unfortunately, brexiteers don't think about it!

The nuts and bolts of Brexit facing the incapacity of UK institutions

there was a major ecoli outbreak in the UK last year. nobody joined the dots with the lack of import checks because it's nigh on impossible to do that. illegal meat & produce is impossible to trace, once it enters the british processed food chain.

The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...

quick 🧵on why tax rises in the UK in two weeks will be the first time regular britons will be impacted, directly, by brexit. 👇 @sturdyalex.bsky.social ¦ @pimlicat.bsky.social ¦ @quietriotpod.bsky.social ¦ @elenaadaal.bsky.social ¦ @bestforbritain.org ¦ @europeanmovement.co.uk

The mansion house speech last week was really more for financial markets than UKvoters. Reeves was waving a big sign saying "I won't do a Truss!". Quick 🧵on why tax rises means the majority of brits can't say "Brexit hasn't really affected me" anymore. TL;DR: There's no Sunlit uplands Shocker!

I see they modelled the walking technique on boris yeltsin. nice touch.

Dear Britain: Your polls look very "European" and NOW would be a really really really really really really really good time to switch to PR. ➡️ RFM: 26% | 170 (+74) 🟥 LAB: 19% | 124 (-110) 🟦 CON: 18% | 118 (-38) 🟩 GRN: 15% | 98 (+55) 🟧 LDM: 14% | 91 (+10) 🟨 SNP: 3% | 19 (+2) 🔲 PLC: 2% | 12 (+7)

a bit odd for the british to suddenly discover some morals now...after helping Israeli operations in Gaza for years. Perfectly okay to turn a blind eye to what Israel are doing in Gaza, but, not for America, is that the general gist? 1/2