“Why do you think Russia paid your close, but less well known, colleague to say the sort of things that you were saying for free at the same time?”

Wow.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win

The levy on foreign students is an export tax. Has anyone in government wondered why countries don't usually impose export taxes?

A great initiative: www.imperial.ac.uk/imperial-glo...

Definitely

good to know

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"Brazil and the EU must come together around a pragmatic agenda. Alongside them should be India, Canada, the UK, Australia (the host of Cop31) and, yes, China. These seven may not be like-minded on many vital issues, but they still represent about half of the world’s emissions, population and GDP."

For starters they should do this by introducing any tax increases as a dedicated line item on your income tax statement. Call it the Brexit Solidarity Levy, Farrage Appreciation Charge (FAC) or similar....

Damn it... www.economist.com/science-and-...

This article is quite a tour de force: from Hannah Arendt via Trump to a critique RCTs. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

Finally somebody telling it how it is.... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As a society, our financial system around information is insane. It is the kind of system you would create if you wanted everyone to go insane.

Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles. Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.

Getting mighty tired of the meme on here of “oh, it is just so difficult for the government to set the agenda”. The government (which literally employs thousands of press officers) is setting the agenda - it’s just that it is setting it on toxic ground it can’t win.

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This is as good as everyone is saying it is.

That's how chatgpt sees me:

It should be simple: people who cheer on violence in the UK can't enrich themselves with British taxpayers’ money. That means Elon Musk – no government contracts for you, no energy supply license for you.

This really shouldn't even need saying, let alone agitating for. It is a truism more than a proposition.

It’s a start. But if Starmer is to stay PM after the largest show of support for the racist far right in British history, he needs to stop fearing the far right’s propaganda influence among voters & mobilise a progressive challenge for hearts & minds. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

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The problems with Reform UK’s immigration policy blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

I can confirm that cycling in Paris is an absolute pleasure.

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📢 @jdportes.bsky.social "We have yet to hear a Cabinet Minister point out that migrants now fill 1/5 jobs in the UK, that they are more likely to be employed & less likely to claim benefits. Diversity should be our greatest strength, and it is that argument that anti-immigration zealots fear most."

Very important work by @lgilbert.co comprehensively dissecting and demolishing the myth spread by politicians and "thinktanks" that recent migrants are likely to be a drain on public finances. www.laurenpolicy.com/p/are-recent...

It's good to remember that the number of UK asylum applications is higher than in previous years, the current number is comparable to the early 00s:

BBC news seems to have adopted what I presume is the government’s distinction between those crossing in small boats and ‘genuine asylum seekers’. They should reconsider, not least given the proportion of the latter who have their asylum claims approved.

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Difficult to understand entering into new critical long term dependencies on a state that seems to be abandoning the values that the nuclear deterrent is designed to protect.

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Key diagram www.ft.com/content/193f...

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Seriously. Paradigm-shifting stuff.

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This won't have much impact on net migration, but will hinder integration, promote "churn", and increase hardship. Mean-spirited, unnecessary, and unpopular. www.ft.com/content/f844...

I would suggest what is causing any damage is this kind of rhetoric:

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Climate contributions instead of offsets seems like a good way forward? newclimate.org/sites/defaul...

exactly

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I have had my current phone (a lovely oneplus) for nearly 6 years now.

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