As The National in Scotland has reported tonight: KEIR Starmer has given a ministerial position to a close ally in the unelected House of Lords.
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Might you support my petition on Trump’s planned state visit to the UK?
I have posted this draft petition on the UK government petitions website this morning: You will not be able to see the petition on that
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What happens now after the fallout in the White House?
I rarely feel sorry for Keir Starmer, but I do this morning. He is hosting an eighteen-nation summit meeting on Ukraine in London tomorrow. President
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Who was to blame for what happened in the White House yesterday?
I think it is appropriate to undertake a very quick appraisal of who might be responsible for yesterday‘s debacle in the White House. Let’s be
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What now after the quite extraordinary behaviour from Trump?
Trump and Zelenskyy have fallen out, quite emphatically. The blame has to, very clearly, fall on Trump and Vance. Diplomacy has never looked like this,
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A rare indication of surviving conscience in the Labour Party
This post has been put on Twitter in the last couple of hours: I highlight these paragraphs: Why highlight this? Firstly, to show that at
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What’s next: your opinion is sought
Today is technically my last day in paid employment. At some point during its course, I hope that the University of Sheffield will be sending
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Starmer and Trump: a show not worth watching
Starmer‘s meeting with Trump was billed as the most important transatlantic Summit in which the UK had participated for a generation, or more. I dedicated
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Can US media survive being gagged by Trump?
Trump’s turning on the mainstream media in the US. Much of it is to be banned from the White House. How can US democracy survive
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