The Irish government is going to use legislation to stipulate that a third country deemed unsafe for deportees (in this case the UK) is, in fact, by the power of statute deemed to be safe. You see the irony, don't you? We can all see this?
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Great article by William D. James - why Blair's idea wasn't new, how this led to Labour's current 'progressive realism' and why 'dealing with the world as it is, not as we wish it to be' requires a more realist approach.
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Important lessons for Mishal Husain in interviewing style here 😜

Britain will have to spend much more than 2.5% of GDP on defence

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Wears a tie for the important meetings. Sunak gets a t-shirt

The tumultuous relationship between Red China and the Soviet Union hints at an uncertain future for the Sino-Russian partnership.

China and Russia: forever brothers? | Sergey Radchenko

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I would find this harder to deal with than angry protesters

A sobering thread from one of the most perceptive observers of the war. The bottom line: the West still has no strategy, while Ukraine faces severe challenges (in the areas of ammo, manpower, and fortifications).

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I’m so sad to hear of the death of C.J. Samson. His Shardlake novels are wonderful and his kindness to the The Mary Rose was great. Here’s a fitting tribute to him by former Chair of the Mary Rose, Rear Admiral John Lippiett: maryrose.org/news/c-j-sanso…

Lithuanians are strongly influenced by the example of Israel — a small country that has survived in a hostile neighborhood by dint of innovation and determination, bloomberg.com/opinion/featur… via Bloomberg Opinion

'I would give much more support to humanities, which are the foundation of civilization and cultural understanding and yet are under real threat...Their value is too often seen only in financial terms but education and independent thought are fundamental.' antigonejournal.com/2024/03/averil…

A story that's almost too painful to talk about but it seems typical of the way things are going. I remember when I was young and naive enough to think that when a historic vessel was preserved in a museum, it was in safe hands.

I thought the lack of a hard border on the island of Ireland was an absolute lynchpin of the peace process? But the Irish government now wants to legislate to limit people crossing that border?

This new history of Wagner reads is a real page-turner. Learned a lot. Expect a review in Engelsberg Ideas soon.

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This would seem to indicate that in eight years as Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has brought under control neither the effects nor the causes of violent #crime . He’s not helped by a dysfunctional Metropolitan Police. But I’m sure there will be a reason it’s not his fault.

The Lutheran pastor's opposition to the Nazis symbolises the power, bravery – and rarity – of citizens who resist dictatorship.

Martin Niemöller’s stand against Hitler | Elisabeth Braw

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Every. Single. Time. that Robert Hollingworth performs Monteverdi I’m left a jibbering wreck and smudged mascara…staggeringly wonderful madrigals inc my fave Lamenta Della Ninfa. Thank you Wigmore Hall for giving a sold-out hall a memory that will stay for a very long time. 🧡💥🥲

Conclusive evidence that secession from the UK would not prevent Scots from continuing to enjoy top flight political incompetence