#Britain

To analyse the UK/EU deal, you must know:1. Is it of Strategic Sense?2. Is it what normal neighbours would do?The answer, using an objective, evidence-based model, is NO. I'm a
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Such a terribly sad thing. Brexit revealed institutional weaknesses in every UK sector it tested- political, media but also education, historical knowledge. Mr. Eel here voted leave to sell eels
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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the #Kilcmichael Ambush. I’ve long been struck by the parallels between it and a key event in Algerian War, the Palestro Ambush of May
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THREAD Many will understandably be very concerned about what the the proposed FCO/DFID merger means. Here are some thoughts on it, pointing out a few risks and opportunities. Fundamentally,
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20/3/19 - Putin gathered a meeting with 'representatives of UK business circles' & met with BP boss Bob Dudley, Glencore boss Ivan Glasenberg & Vitol's Ian Taylor 'promising favourable conditions
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Why have global #COVID19 cases dropped by half? Experts are looking for explanations. Story by @kellygrant1 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-why-the-number-of-covid-19-cases-is-dropping-globally/ Why are COVID-19 cases droppin
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On balance, it is a very helpful constraint to the intermittent and recurring attempt to stoke a 'war on woke' if the PM isn't even confident he can say 'no'
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A THREAD about the history of the UK press & journalism, focusing on how the 'radical press' transformed Britain.I believe we're experiencing something similar now, with outlets like @BylineTimes, @DoubleDownNews
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It's been a long and rough year but ultimately the pandemic may deliver some positives. Here are five glass-half-full (of strong Negroni) predictions for 2021 and the decade beyond... #COVID19
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Aw, the poor wee snowflakes. If someone's on the right when they're young, there's probably something really wrong with them. Because it suggests they have no heart. That's why right
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Thread: My new @OUPAcademic book Age of Promises: Electoral Promises in Twentieth Century Britain, written with @RichardToye is being published next month (despite the title it considers British political culture
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The UK is sleepwalking towards a truly dangerous constitutional crisis, in which we no longer agree on how we make democratic decisions or on what constitutes a valid referendum. Its
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There are several reasons to think that the new UK #SARSCoV2 variant is an important one as it might be more contagious than other variants, but there are also some
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THREAD 2020 Best Books on Far-Right, Racism & Anti-Fascism Given resurgent threat from populist radical right, mainstreaming of far right by conservatives & continued threat of neo-Nazi terrorism, it was
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1/10 The @irishexaminer has published an article on my research on why men from the Baluba tribe killed 9 Irish peacekeepers at Niemba in the Congo in 1960. It involves
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When lefties say that British history isn't taught properly, omitting huge gaps about colonial crimes, this is what we mean.I'm teaching Life in the UK history towards my refugees' Citizenship
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