It’s almost as if - HEAR ME OUT PEOPLE - British politics continues to prioritise eloquence over reality. One of my favourite observations is that a lot of Lobby journalists - the FT’s being honourable exceptions - are like dogs. They respond to tone but not to content. RE:
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Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie.bsky.social)
But I was told that Keir Starmer’s conference speech marked a pivot away from imitating Reform and towards a bold new liberal something! I WAS PR...
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But I was told that Keir Starmer’s conference speech marked a pivot away from imitating Reform and towards a bold new liberal something! I WAS PROMISED! [on.ft.com/4mGqFPF](
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I'm reliably informed they're actually Belted Galloways. IN WHICH CASE THEY'RE SCOTTISH COWS, NOT ENGLISH. Did all those men die in vain on the fields of Bannockburn? Were the redcoats who slaughtered the Jacobites at Culloden simply wasting their time? RE:
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Alan Beattie (@alanbeattie.bsky.social)
Those are Holstein Friesians. Foreign cows. EU cows even. NOT ENGLISH. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Those are Holstein Friesians. Foreign cows. EU cows even. NOT ENGLISH. RE:
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James Felton (@jimmfelton.bsky.social)
what the fuck are we even doing man
In further "Britain is not America" news, imagine looking across at the US and thinking "yep we'll deffo have some of that sweet, sweet ethnonationalism here, looks great". (h/t [@sundersays.bsky.social](
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) (@sundersays.bsky.social)
Director of @britishfuture.bsky.social Author How to be a Patriot https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/how-to-be-a-patriot-why-love-of-country-can...
 ), whose patience in dealing with this kind of thing is one of the wonders of the modern age.) https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreiacj76wl456qmmxuahshqqtnsbmel6d2n57t5pqjdzprkqevjpffi
You can't frack in the UK (unlike the US), so this from Ed Miliband is basically a free hit to go after the environmentalist vote which Labour correctly fears is defecting to the Greens/LibDems. Reading across from the Dems to Labour is, as usual, mistaken. [www.theguardian.com/environment/...](
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Fracking won’t work in UK says founder of fracking company Cuadrilla
Chris Cornelius says geology is too challenging and government’s support is merely ‘soundbites’
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Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias.bsky.social)
sTaRMeR DId evERYtHiNG tHE cEnTRisTs DEmS wANt aND iT HASn'T woRKed
If you can't beat the French then join 'em. (Fun fact: Jean Monnet's first job in government was negotiating the accession of Hollywood movies to the French market in return for Marshall Aid, more or less.) RE:
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
🇺🇸TRUMP: IMPOSING A 100% TARIFF ON FOREIGN MADE MOVIES.
Innovative solution to the small boats problem: use bigger boats. Initiative. RE:
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Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com)
A boat carrying 125 people crossed to England from France on Saturday, the Home Office confirmed to Bloomberg https://bloom.bg/42T2Sou
GenX: simply can’t be arsed even knowing what our generation we’re in. #pride #slackergeneration. https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreiey5l42ql2kwflkxzaiicffhw7bdyh3cis5gjebvul7beaophphkq
Maybe...try making some EVs people want to buy? RE:
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FinTwitter (@fintwitter.bsky.social)
GERMAN CHANCELLOR MERZ: I AM CAMPAIGNING IN THE EU FOR LIFTING THE BAN ON COMBUSTION ENGINE CARS FROM 2035