Despite all the bluster from Trump, his world is falling apart. According to reports from the past day, 76% of Canadians support Mark Carney’s position
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Jamie Dimon’s choice
These two stories appear next to each other in an FT email this morning: You do not need to read the stories themselves to understand
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Who is a foreign national? The question Reform needs to answer
The FT has this headline this morning: Reform UK has vowed to cut £50bn from the welfare bill by slashing benefits for foreign nationals and
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The repugnance of Robert Jenrick
In my post on Robert Jenrick’s proposals, made on behalf of Reform, to change UK policy on health and disability benefits, I mentioned my concern
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When will tipping points be reached?
Since waking rather early this morning, and without the benefit of any alarm clock, Nigel Farage’s by-election result (I hesitate to call it a victory)
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Farage’s contempt for democracy
It takes some considerable inability to call an election by resigning your seat as an MP to seek what you describe as a new democratic
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Debate Ammunition: Is Russia Really a Military Threat?
THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Is Russia Really a Military Threat? Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Whether Russia poses a
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Is Russia really a threat?
Britain is being told to fear a Russian invasion and spend accordingly. The evidence says otherwise. Russia is losing an estimated 30,000 soldiers a month
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Debate Ammunition: Trump, the serial failure
THE RICHARD J MURPHY YOUTUBE CHANNEL DEBATE AMMUNITION Trump the Serial Failure Funding the Future | August 2026 Topic Why Trump’s serial diplomatic and domestic
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