Robin Lustig

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Would that Shakespeare were alive at this hour. (See link in comments.)

While we’re seeking to fix what’s wrong with Britain, look hard at our policy-lite, sensation-seeking media | Roger Mosey Mandelson, Trump, Send: all need explanation with thought and clarity. We must end this obsession with ‘hot takes’, says Roger Mosey, former head of BBC TV News

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Britain's most powerful weapon in a dangerous world Keir Starmer talks of building the UK's 'hard power'. But he must not ignore its 'soft power'.

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Keir Starmer says we must build our 'hard power' because it is the 'currency of the age'. But what about our 'soft power'? My thoughts in comments below.

In the words of the late Maya Angelou: 'When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.'

As an outsider looking in, it seems pretty clear that as neither Streeting nor Rayner want to force a leadership election yet, there won't be one, at least until after the Gorton and Denton by-election on the 26th. After that? I'll get back to you ...

In June 1995, John Major resigned as Tory leader, but not as PM, in response to deep party divisions over Europe & doubts over whether he could lead the party effectively. Major told his critics that the time had come to 'put up or shut up.' He beat John Redwood and stayed on for two more years.

Before too many people get carried away with the 'We need Reform UK to clean up our politics' narrative, can someone start compiling a list of its own dodgier characters? Starting with the chap who was in the habit of taking bribes from Moscow?

The Great Betrayer What would you call a senior Government minister who leaked sensitive government documents to a hostile power? A spy? A traitor?

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What would you call a senior Government minister who leaked sensitive government documents to a hostile power? A spy? A traitor? My thoughts in comments below.

Holocaust Memorial Day 'The responsibility of remembrance doesn't end with the survivors.'

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Some personal thoughts from me on Holocaust Memorial Day. Link in comments below.

The courage to tell Trump enough is enough ‘Sorry, Donald, no more Mr Nice Guy. The King’s State visit to the US in April is off.'

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The latest craziness of Donald J Trump: my attempt to make sense of it in comments below.

The end of Iran's Ayatollahs? It would be heartbreaking if the courage of the anti-regime protesters were to be in vain. But not all uprisings are destined to succeed.

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Some thoughts from me on the uprisings in Iran. Link in comments below.

'Dummkopf' is nicely onomatopoeic ...

She’d definitely know what to do if she saw a child drowning in a shallow pond, wouldn’t she?

Wishing you a rapid recovery. Sam.

Return of the puppet dictator There’s a problem with puppets. They’re deeply unpopular with their own people, they quickly become mired in corruption, and they are easily bought off by higher bidders.

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Is Delcy Rodríguez about to become Latin America's newest puppet? My thoughts in comments below.

2026: The year Trump fell to earth? If a man with a monstrous ego finds that physically, mentally and politically, his powers are visibly waning, how does he react?

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Could this be the year the Trump tide turns? My thoughts in comments below.

and to you too, Chris.

Thank you, Peter

The Year In Store I imagine that as one year ends and another begins, many people, like me, find themselves musing about what the coming year might bring.

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A 2026 treat in store: announcing the forthcoming publication of my new book. Link in comments below.

Hail the Liar-in-Chief He believes he can say anything, and do anything. And no one can believe a word he says.

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He lied and lied and lied. No one can believe a word he said. My reaction to Trump's address to the nation in comments below.