There is something patently absurd in all the moaning about EU unity as a contrast to America when we are now in week 5 of a US government shutdown that increasingly looks permanent

Yeah, I've been prepared to give ridiculous amounts of benefit of doubt, but the cowardly refusal to call out a snowballing far right is inexcusable and unforgivable abdication of duty.

Look I know it's a sjot inheritance and we have deep rooted structural economic and political problems and switching PMs won't solve them. But saying "fascist hooliganism is bad and we're gonna nick the culprits" is the easy part, and yet he is just. Not. Doing. It.

Chart showing (in grey) changed in 10yr govt bond yields YTD for G7 members, with UK 10yr in the middle of the pack.

If IMF forecasts an improved fiscal path for UK and debt lower than peers, why has the gilt market been uniquely picked on?

It hasn't been.

Two tier journalism

"Fewer immigrant workers means a smaller economy"

This was the point I was making in the Observer yesterday and on Today this morning.

What was the point, so much capital and time burnt for what

All this fuckery for the past year to still have 3/4 of the country think stick to the ‘labour will raise taxes’ stereotype smh

This point is so crucial for all those that were shitting on the Romanian courts for making such a important decision (for all Europeans imo)

Let's not forget we got here after the last far-right candidate was banned over assistance from Russia

Standards were upheld and there was no vote of revenge against the elites

Protecting democracy doesn't and shouldn't only happen at the ballot box

There is no luxury of choice in the current political climate don’t kid yourself

You won’t make any noticeable impact on modern politics without a ‘toxic growth mindset’ like it or not

It’s so funny to see this commie turn happen in realtime

The thing is this should be a given,a truthism even. The argument should be around what exactly the ‘limit’ is but appears a lot of super pro eu people on here seem to think there shouldn’t be a limit at all. As if the victor has the duty to squeeze the defeated for all it’s worth.

Ah yes the great Jewish empire was Kamala’s wet dream not just trumps

Wtf why would he actually say this ?? I thought they were laying low after they saw what they did to the election

The government borrowed £151 billion last financial year. Which was £14.6 billion more than the OBR estimate *last month*.

And yet their forecasts for five years time are being used as the entire basis for public policy decision making.

Cook those brexiteer frauds 🗣️

Replacing editors with algorithms might be the most costly decision in human history. Literally trillions of dollars will be lost, and that’s not even starting on the number of lives that will be lost.

Also presumably planning reform could go a lot further

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Vaccination rates are falling. It is the media as much as populists who are to blame for this.

This is a President who skipped a World War One commemoration because it was raining talking to one who has stood in front of a fresh mass grave of his own people.

Fuck Trump. Fuck Vance. Fuck the GOP. Fuck Maga. Fuck Russia. Fuck Putin.

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#NATO's Article 5 was only invoked once, by 🇺🇸 asking for defence after 9/11

As a result, 1,105 European and Canadian soldiers died in the 20-year Afghanistan war - 1/3 of all coalition casualties

I don't recall the Europeans demanding America surrender its mineral wealth in exchange for their help

A decadent end to a decadent (American) empire …

I passionately disagree with Will. There are at least 7 great ironies of Brexit. His is a corker - but here are six more... 1/7

Time to bring back the noble Brythonic languages

One way to destroy an effective American strategic tool is to have decision-making that is so paralysed that even your closest European friends and allies start ignoring you.