European. Translator & writer. Allergic to Brexit. Seeking justice for the disabled, the homeless, & refugees. 🇪🇺 @davidheadviews.bsky.social
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Mark Carney: "It's sobering that this is the first time in over two decades that first ministers and First Nations have met together. This is an important opportunity, yes, to share perspectives, to listen, to learn, but above all, to commit to action. So let's seize this opportunity."
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🇬🇧🇪🇺 Brexit is over.
The EU will offer the UK a new interim agreement at the November summit.
The UK will accept, allowing it to integrate into certain areas of the EU.
Reintegration will happen (formally or in practice) over the comming years
Even without formally rejoining, the plan is for the UK to return in practice through steps that do not require a referendum.
Europe must be united.
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Farage touchy on the Brexit question.
He points to US GDP growth. The US has *so many* huge problems (not just its colossal debt) brewing, that that GDP level and recent growth are powered by dangerous borrowing and speculation.
I’d feel economically safer in the EU than US.
Nigel Farage says, "the opportunities of Brexit have not been delivered."
Sky's @serenabarksing questions the Reform UK leader on the impacts of Brexit.
trib.al/fSNJdA2
📺 Sky 501
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Re-upping this Makerfield focus group from last week in light of headlines around PM re-opening convo on EU. I thought he’d get a Brexit backlash. But my big surprise in group was that nearly all these leave voters had regret & open to PM’s look again
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7JdmZQ…
Nearly 100 days into Andy Burnham's premiership, @BethRigby returns to Makerfield - the constituency that propelled him into No 10 - to ask whether the goodwill that carried him to victory is holding.
Watch the full report on Sky News: trib.al/ao51rWX
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I don’t think I ever believed I’d see a newspaper paragraph like this: President Trump ‘said he would welcome immigrants from Denmark but not from Norway “because I didn’t get the Nobel Prize, so I don’t want anybody from Norway”.’
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Freedom of Movement is NOT freedom to stay unconditionally.
EU countries are within their rights to apply conditions eg employment after 3 months etc.
So the idea that 500m people could come to the UK and live on benefits is a lie.
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🇺🇸 Pete Hegseth just got absolutely humiliated by Senator Tammy Duckworth!
Senator Tammy Duckworth, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who lost both legs while serving in Iraq, challenged Hegseth:
"I'm glad you brought that up. Can you name a single country that belongs to ASEAN and explain what agreement we have with it? And, by the way, how many countries are in ASEAN? Frankly, I'm not sure you even know who our allies are."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth:
"Well, I can't give you the exact number, but I certainly know our allies in South Korea, Japan, and Australia..."
Senator Duckworth:
"None of the countries you just mentioned are members of ASEAN. I suggest you do your homework before engaging in these discussions."
And this is the kind of clueless bullshit running the Pentagon. Absolutely unbelievable.
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🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage blames "staff incompetence" for a half empty hall at Reform UK's event in London
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Oh dear. Not only is Reform with their dodgy finances crashing in the polls, nobody can be bothered to actually turn up for Jenrick's budget speech 👇
It's not the biggest of rooms 🤡and it's not even ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑓 full 😀
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Brexit is finally toast!
Let's wait for the EU to outline its accession terms in November and if acceptable, have a GE based on Brexit, then trigger Article 49!
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Slovak PM Robert Fico is becoming Europe’s JD Vance: wherever Fico lends his support, an authoritarian falls.
We hope to enjoy the same sight in Slovakia next autumn, as Serbs have made happen to Vučić today 🙌🏻
Wishing Serbia every success in building a truly European democracy!
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Top global job coming free.
Only unemployed vandals need apply .
New: Sources from three countries confirm that the Trump Administration has advocated Viktor Orbán for UN Secretary-General.
The US has encouraged Orbán to enter the race, even bringing him the initial idea of a joint U.S.-Russia-China candidacy.
WSJ:
wsj.com/opinion/viktor-orban…
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How did Lula come from behind to crush Bolsonaro?
In short, turnout.
Bolsonaro's vote share barely moved. Lula banked millions of votes from those who didn't vote in 1st round and won eliminated candidates' votes.
A remarkable mobilisation. 2nd round turnout usually below 1st.
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"While the economy has long been the top issue for most Americans, a Fox News poll published last week found a remarkable shift: voters ranked government corruption as their top concern—above inflation and gasoline prices." wsj.com/politics/elections/m…
