carolehodge.bsky.social

I don't want to be too critical before seeing what happens but von der Leyen visiting an embattled President Vučić next week is entirely unnecessary and risks further highlighting the EU's support for his increasing authoritarianism. She can avert this only by *publicly* and credibly criticizing him

19.03.2025 14:03 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 2

Many said the Starmer era would be just Tory-lite – now it’s worse than that. Time to stop the pretence He’ll be radical, the PM’s allies claimed. Well, look now, as the poor are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Brilliant column by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social, which everyone in the UK should read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

17.03.2025 11:20 — 👍 704    🔁 277    💬 60    📌 25

That says it all.

17.03.2025 20:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Starmer permanently ties UK nuclear arsenal to Washington Exclusive: Britain’s nuclear weapons are now forever reliant on US military scientists after a transatlantic treaty was quietly rewritten.

Not looking quite so smart now.
This is from September.
www.declassifieduk.org/starmer-perm...

09.03.2025 07:04 — 👍 1031    🔁 319    💬 88    📌 32

Why we need a Europe+ to step up right now – DPC's thoughts on the Trump administration's wilfully destruction of the Western alliance

01.03.2025 17:15 — 👍 0    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Independence Day Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Few peoples have (re)gained their sovereignty through greater adversity & fewer still have had to continue to defend it for as long as the citizens of BiH. But in vain do her adversaries labor.

Courage & joy to all free peoples.

01.03.2025 06:56 — 👍 175    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 1

Very interesting take here from Grieve, who I don't believe is on Bluesky.

01.03.2025 17:32 — 👍 1    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Excellent outcome. But implementation of the sentence is key.

26.02.2025 16:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

George Monbiot sums up the BBC perfectly.

02.02.2025 20:18 — 👍 1767    🔁 474    💬 38    📌 28

The West Must Abandon Vucic - Transitions Reading Time - 4 min / It’s time to stop backing Serbia’s autocratic leader and embrace his country’s democratic aspirations.

It’s time for the EU (esp. EPP, FR, DE & Cion) to abandon Vucic and embrace the democratic aspirations of the Serbian people. The tradeoff: lose an autocrat supplying dirty business opportunities & geopolitical illusions and score a big win for democracy & regional stability

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31.01.2025 05:54 — 👍 5    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Croatian MEP Zovko posts video of neo-Nazi singer "Thompson" celebrating w/ Croatian handbell team in Zagreb, in which she highlight lyrics which glorify Tudjman's aggression vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Scandalous that this woman is allowed any input into the EU/EP's BiH policy.

03.02.2025 18:12 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0