A clear majority of UK voters want the gov't to concentrate on rebuilding trade ties with the EU over forging a new economic deal with the US, according to research published this weekend. #Brexit was a total waste of time, effort and money - it failed. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

Trump is a populist with no plan at all - just opportunistic lies. "US President Trump claimed he wasn't being serious when he repeatedly claimed he could end the war in Ukraine in 24hours during his presidential campaign." #UkraineRussiaWar #DonaldTrump euronews.com/2025/03/15/tru…

The most ridiculous nonsense you’ll ever watch - vacuous and laughable - a comedic script full of cliches and claptrap. Watching grass grow is more exciting.

Lawsuit against Tesla for speeding up odometer’s to avoid warranty repairs. #ElonMusk reuters.com/business/autos…

In the twilight of every empire, there lies a question not merely of power but of meaning. Read about the crossroads we are now at in the Western world. #DonaldTrump #TariffWAR truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom…

Is the post-war consensus imploding, is a multi-polar world really emerging and what can the West do in the face of the threat to democracy presented by #DonaldTrump ? Here is a future view of what's coming next. truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom…

#DonaldTrump is an inveterate liar. The FT reports - "people familiar with the situation in Washington and Beijing said Xi had not called Trump. The White House did not respond to a request for comment about Trump’s claims." #TradeWar #TariffWAR

FT: "US stocks have underperformed the rest of the world this year by the widest margin in more than three decades as Donald Trump’s erratic policymaking sparks an investor exodus from American assets." #DonaldTrump #TariffWAR

🇺🇸 US GDP growth 1st quarter of 2024: 1.6% 2nd quarter of 2024: 3% 3rd of quarter of 2024: 3.1% 4th quarter of 2024: 2.4% 1st quarter of 2025: -0.3%

How is this making America great?

The FT: After all the death, warning of starvation... "Yet the US and European countries that tout Israel as an ally have issued barely a word of condemnation. They should be ashamed of their silence, and stop enabling Netanyahu to act with impunity." ft.com/content/f5fd6f…

The news that Spain's recent blackout was caused by scientists testing grid reliance was FAKE NEWS - pushed by The Telegraph newspaper. It blamed the socialist gov't for moving towards electrification and away from nuclear power. euronews.com/my-europe/2025…

"Sir Mel Stride apologised in a speech in London for the chaos unleashed by Truss’s ill-fated “mini” Budget in 2022." They backed her, elected her and everyone's mortgage shot up, inflation rocketed and financial instability reigned. #ToryFail ft.com/content/17b517…

First days at school and this is what teachers face. 25% of children not toilet trained, 25% can't say their name, 32% can't put on a coat or count to 10. #education #Teaching

Whenever Reform UK get elected to do something - they fallout, sue each other, walk out or in this case resign with no notice, handing over a local authority with £1.5bn in assets to a schoolboy! #reformuk bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Population Russia 144m/Ukraine 39.8m. GDP Russia $2.02Trillion/Ukraine $178bn. Landmass Russia 17m KM sq/Ukraine 603k KMsq. Best estimates of soldiers killed: Russia 250,000/Ukraine 100,000. #RussiaUkraineWar bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The Reform Party back in the news. "A Sunday Times article claims that companies he owned took a total of £70,000 from the government's Covid Bounce Back loan scheme despite being effectively dormant." It's called Looting the state in a national emergency. news.sky.com/story/reform-m…

The FT reports an OBR statement - “the continuing impact of Brexit, will reduce the overall trade intensity of the UK economy by 15% in the long term”. This is a cause of economic decline in Britain that is now clearly visible. #BrexitReality ft.com/content/ca738c…

FT article today - "It’s now commonplace to say Trump’s shakedowns of trading partners and corporations for tax revenue (leaving aside his personal wealth) resemble a mafia boss or a crony-capitalist dictator in a developing country. It’s actually worse than that." #DonaldTrump

#ElonMusk financially backs far-right Advance UK who has accepted Tommy Robinson, a former member of the British National Party, and has served four prison terms to challenge far-right #NigelFarage at #ReformUK ft.com/content/27c332…