Arthur Holmes

We are sending people for indefinite detention without trial at a foreign gulag because they have tattoos about soccer teams and about loving their mothers.

Hard to think of a more dangerous moment for European security since the height of the Cold War. It’s brutally clear US is now indifferent if not actively hostile to Ukraine in the war. It’s not clear if the US would aid Europe if Russia were to expand that war...

imagine knowing this little about modern history - and still writing about it

when writing about the rise of British populism it’s worth bearing in mind that voters still prefer Starmer to Farage…

….and even prefer Ed Davey to Farage

Labour has lost the language of solidarity Political rhetoric is transactional and utilitarian – this needs to change.

“Solidarity” is not an idea that often pops up in British newspapers, even to deride it. It’s no exaggeration to say that I have heard the word used more often in reference to a 1980s Polish trade union than as a value we might or should hold.

Much better would be to say. "We have been surprised by the UK economy's weakness. We expect most of this to dissipate in 2025 and growth thereafter to be stronger than we previously thought. That improvement will not fully recover the lost output we have experienced, but the differences are small"

Ahh ok so now just open about the ethnic cleansing then

Christ

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We’ll continue to celebrate London as the diverse, open and welcoming city it is.

I mean…

This has to be the most dishonest reporting of an opinion poll I've ever seen

The survey actually found that over two thirds of voters *do not* think Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year.

Not far off this today - Gooch still looking a level below for me. You were right in your post about the left side!

I’m not sure how we fit Gallagher in with Cannon in our available team - we haven’t got enough wingers. Also crying out for Stephens but he’d only trained twice before Sunderland! So probs stay as is, maybe with Bocat not Gooch?

Spot on, which seems to suggest a lack of experience at the very top. John Coates may never have been good enough to do this job and seems to have rotted the core of the club ever since..?

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By popular demand… the Guardian is officially on BlueSky

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Gutted! The system did seem better this year despite the disappointment

It’s the hope that kills you #Glastonbury

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Strongly the vibe here today