Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

The Fox of Greenwich Village walked down to the coffee shop. He hadn't slept. The worst had happened. The owner usually sung opera as he worked. Today, he wasn't even there, just one of his children, who looked tired. The Fox sat at his favourite seat and thought about what had

Ed Davey is spot on here. Now, more than ever, we need to break ties with America and focus on rebuilding our relationship with Europe. You can’t have a “special relationship” with a treacherous fascist.

Bezos saw it coming & did what he needed to do. Who knows what comes next but this now is oligarchy. It’s the cojoining of state power & business interests. It’s 90s Russia. It’s the chaos before the crackdown. It’s Musk & Thiel & every cryptobro chancer in Silicon Valley

This has just shot to the top of my reading list. Can't think why ...

It didn't take long for Badenoch's ideology affinities to re-emerge. An excellent, grown-up reply from Starmer. Ed Davey's analysis is right, but Starmer is in government & gave the only reply he can for now. But Atlanticism is dead & along with it the post 1945 world order.

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“There is a real danger from this result for the UK, that the Labour Party will suffer a crisis of confidence. In the current environment, caution is the riskier option. The gov’t needs to drive forward, probably even more boldly than Reeves set out in the Budget.” Matthew McGregor

Tom Reid I disagree. Of course there are political lessons to be learned. But the most dangerous thing at the moment is for liberals to conclude that they should have been more like Trump. We need more idealism and hope not less.

Trump did not cause the climate crisis - it was already locked in. But he will massively accelerate it. On #politicslive yesterday.

At last, a political commentator has the courage - or just plain common sense - to say this aloud ...

Reassuring, isn't it? A new dark age beckons ... theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

“Ceasefire first and then we will see. Who is WE? Are your children dying? Do they die there? Are your houses getting destroyed?” - President Zelensky slams ‘couch experts’.

Before trying to act as an intermediary between Trump and the Labour Govt, shouldn't Farage try acting as intermediary between the people of Clacton and the Govt - sort of like an MP?

Need to watch out for this. It connects to Trump's statement: "I want Hitler’s generals." As of August 1934, those generals became Hitler's via a loyalty oath. That made him the Führer.

Britain must lead a coalition of the willing to bolster international institutions in the face of Storm Trump. My latest oped 👇 politics.co.uk/comment/2024/1…

Christiane Amanpour(CNN): "Elon Musk is not a politician & he has taken X & he has used it as a weapon to bash actual truths... did you see what he did to your own government during the riots... I mean come on." #TrevorPhillips #bbclaurak

SICK! Donald Trump Jr., the kid born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, just posted this video, mocking Zelensky. FACTS: - Russia has killed over 600 children in Ukraine. - Russia has killed over 10,000 civilians in Ukraine. - Russia has stolen their sovereign land And

I wrote about Trump, trade, Brexit, and why this time it's different for Ian Dunt's newsletter Striking 13:

That's it. Goodbye.