I am tired. Specifically, I am tired of Trump. I am tired of the confusion that he is creating. I am tired of the chaos
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How can we ensure that people get their say?
As Heather Cox Richardson notes in her Letters from an American post on Substack this morning: A new poll out today from the New York Times and
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What to think now of Burnham?
There is talk again that Andy Burnham might return to Westminster. A byelection in Manchester opens the possibility, and if he does, there will be
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Who must pay for war with Trump?
Donald Trump has declared a trade war on Europe, and he might still be threatening physical conflict over Greenland and Canada. That forces a question
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More sovereign US bases? I dont think so
The story about Trump‘s supposed to deal with NATO is developing this morning. Apparently, the compromise that Mark Rutte has suggested on NATO’s behalf is
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Do we need a European Federation?
A commentator on this blog noted yesterday that: “I’ve always thought a federated Europe is inevitable and (in my mind) desirable… the alternative is that
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Mark Carney, the end of neoliberalism, and what comes next
I missed something important yesterday, which was to note Mark Carney’s speech as Prime Minister of Canada at Davos on Tuesday. The speech was about
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The necessary post-Trump consensus
Another day, and more madness from Trump. What else can I say about his Davos appearance yesterday? Fools appear to be celebrating that he had
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Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and UK national security.
The UK government has issued a new report on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. This is the summary of their findings: No.
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