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Should there be a bank holiday to celebrate sporting success? England captain Leah Williamson (Photo: BBC) This is a question that has been asked many times previously, but has recently been taken up by...

A Scottish Liberal: Should there be a bank holiday to celebrate sporting success?

Will Jeremy Corbyn finally come of the fence and fully back proportional representation?

If not, will he publicly acknowledge that the very existence of his new party is likely to serve the interests of Reform UK?

Mr Starmer, when did you abandon reason for madness? In March, I asked what was the point of the Labour government , whose current predicament is - I argued - a product of its own making. A few...

A Scottish Liberal: Mr Starmer, when did you abandon reason for madness?

What did the English local elections tell us? It was election day in parts of England on Tuesday, with 23 councils holding local elections. There were also six mayoral elections and a pa...

While these elections cast some light on Labour's current predicament, the real story is that we are witnessing the death of the Conservative Party.

What did the English local elections tell us? It was election day in parts of England on Tuesday, with 23 councils holding local elections. There were also six mayoral elections and a pa...

A Scottish Liberal: What did the English local elections tell us?
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Lessons from the Canadian election The result of the Canadian federal election has not yet been confirmed, but it is clear that the Liberal Party has comfortably won the most ...

A Scottish Liberal: Lessons from the Canadian election scottish-liberal.blogspot.com/2025/04/less...

Labour is gaslighting disabled people – and that should terrify us all | Zoe Williams The messaging that suggests poverty is caused by low aspiration and that disability is a choice could have come straight from the Conservatives’ playbook, writes Zoe Williams

"Carers UK estimated last year that if every unpaid carer in the country decided to cease caring tomorrow and joined the “productive” economy instead, that would cost the state £184bn a year."

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The Prime Minister the UK needs Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (Photo: AP) Rachel Reeves is right on one point - the world has changed since October 2024. Of course, t...

A Scottish Liberal: The Prime Minister the UK needs scottish-liberal.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...

Rachel Reeves squeezes benefits as 2025 growth forecast halved in Spring Statement The chancellor unveils defence spending boost and welfare changes in Spring Statement.

This govt certainly inherited a dire economic situation from the Tories, but they seem determined to make it worse.

The Chancellor claims she has no choice. Cutting support for the poorest rather than doing a deal with the EU to boost growth is a choice.

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Disappointed by the Chancellor’s Spring Statement—a missed chance to support South Cambs' businesses, high streets & GP surgeries. Cutting care for those who need daily support isn’t just wrong—it won’t help them into jobs. If the government is serious about welfare reform, it must fix H&SC!

What is the point of this Labour government? Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves (Photo: Getty Images) I don't know about you, but I'm really not sure what the point of the Labour government...

A Scottish Liberal: What is the point of this Labour government?
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There is some truth in that. But Donald Trump is no Metternich, Bismarck or even Disraeli. None of them would have been so dismissive of the need for allies, nor would they have undertaken actions that would damage their own nations' international reputation and economic strength.

Jeremy Bowen, on BBC Breakfast, has stated that Donald Trump "is returning to the diplomacy tactics of the 19th century... when the big nations forced their will onto the lesser players."

Making political predictions has become tough in recent years.

Who would have imaged a US president emulating Nebuchadnezzar?

Reporter: Migrants who were in Guantanamo Bay say they were shackled and placed in cages and say they were not treated as human beings. Any response to those conditions?

Leavitt: It’s a promise the President campaigned on

It's also interesting that, in Poland, areas which were part of German before WW1 are far more likely to vote Civil Platform, while people in the former Russian-occupied areas (large cities excepted) are more likely to vote United Right.

Not an entirely dissimilar picture.

Curious to hear Donald Trump claiming "fake news" is "the unforgiveable sin".

He's right though. He won't be forgiven for it.

The map on the left shows the results by constituency for the German federal elections (CDU - black; SPD - red; AfD - blue)

Anyone want to put forward any theories as to why AfD's support is so heavily concentrated in the former GDR while they failed to win a single constituency in the former GFR?

Dmitry Grozoubinski standing in front of a burned out Russian APC in Kyiv.

Hard to describe what it's like being in Kyiv, surrounded by brilliant, unshakeable, brave Ukranians, and reading Trump's comments.

The free world deserves a better leader, the hill deserves a better city upon it, and these people deserve better friends.

Meet the UK party that thinks Trump-bashing is a vote-winner The centrist Lib Dems hope standing up to the U.S. president will shore up support from progressive Brits.

Almost every major British political party has bent the knee to Donald Trump.

The Liberal Democrats are happy to stay standing.

I never thought I'd see the day when the President of the USA became an apologist for Russia.

Any "peace deal" that makes the world a more dangerous and less secure place is not worthy of the description.

There is a huge difference between an unjust ceasefire and peace.

If your argument is "sure, a terrible modern event has a parallel in the 1920s and 30s but don't worry we turned out just fine", might I suggest reading about the 1940s.

Any "peace" that makes the world a more dangerous place isn't peace at all.

Lovely humans,

I'm training to run a half-marathon for @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social in May!

I only started running last year so this is a big challenge for me - but I know the challenge for refugees to rebuild their lives is even greater.

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Ukraine’s mineral riches have long been eyed by its allies. Now they may be Trump’s price for military aid | CNN US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that Kyiv needs as it continues to defend itself against Russia’s aggression.

With friends like Donald Trump, who needs enemies? edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/w...

Donald Trump is acting like a dictator precisely because he is too weak to be a president. Unfortunately the consequences may be far-reaching and long-lasting.

The new US undersecretary of state for public diplomacy is very clearly both a misogynist and a white supremacist.