Kind of feels like a big deal that a Reform/Brexit Party former MEP has been convicted of taking bribes to promote Russian interests in Ukraine, and it feels like a bigger deal that this isn’t being treated as the major scandal that it clearly is.
I was thinking the same. I have been with them for years and never got decent polling on national politics, just gimmicks.
The sad reality is many of that generations children are now the one championing Reform and Fascism the hardest. You would have thought those who were directly affected would be the wisest. But no.
When Johnson was elected in 2019, l all the polls and media could not stop telling us how he was going to be PM for at least a decade.
Aged like fine milk.
I remember when Johnson won in 2019, the media could not stop telling us how Johnson was going to be PM for at least a decade.
That aged like fine milk.
Nothing screams Reform loves the countryside and patriotism than breaking the country up & giving us a taste of earthquakes.
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Many European countries already have ID cards and do not have authoritarian govs.
If you think your data is private, you are only fooling yourself.
This will actually make our life easier rather than have 10s of different papers we need to present for job etc.
Up next: Trump declares #IKEA a terrorist organisation.
Apparently the assembly instructions are coded messages and the store layout is a training camp for guerrilla warfare
A US man child president who takes out his own vendettas on countries, in the name of American people.
Find me a more thin skinned man
Trump weaponising courts and his supporters lap it up. Let’s see if the jury will be as naive.
Since Lindsey Halligan personally indicted Comey she should personally try the case and not hand it off to someone else. She can show us how competent and qualified she is for this job in front of a jury.
Who cares about the truth? Just more rage clicks!
He’s copying the Trump playbook to the point.
Jenrick is a rabid opportunist. Proven corrupt politician and will say whatever gets him more publicity. In essence, Farage in the tories.
Realistically, next should be having homegrown nuclear defence. It is incredible that we have to buy our nukes from the US including codes.
Yes, this was a great decision by the U.K. if only more EU nations would join, like the Germans/French/Spanish organising their own atm.
Exactly! US can afford such a large military because of Europeans paying over the top prices for hardware. The F35 costs very differently to the US vs UK/EU.
We need these jobs here. We can’t be at the mercy of whoever is in the WH.
Their priority will always be the US, not Europe.
It’s always been about “all foreign is bad”. They’re just not ashamed or afraid to show their true face now!
It is now US policy for the foreseeable future. Biden did not ditch the tariffs on EU or China and neither will Trump’s successors.
UK & EU have acted too long as vassals to the US.
Sending trillions in investment to US. Weakening our defence industry, became dependent on tech & chips and now AI from US.
We need real change and a more European centric policy for homegrown industries just how China supports its industries
Precisely! Most countries thought Trump 1.0 was a flash in the pan to ride out. Now, it’s becoming more obvious real change in policy in Europe is needed.
Europe used to have a thriving industrial/defence sectors, advances in R&D etc. all dismantled in 00s for US defence industry!
It is well documented that 80% of the NHS budget goes on the aging demographic and you can see it in real time over the past 2 decades as the costs ballooned as more & more of NHS budget is spent on elderly vs preventative services.
It is disingenuous to suggest anything else.
What would you suggest they do differently economically? Genuinely interested.
Does Labour need a leadership challenge really? The chaos that will come from it, the fuel it will pour for Reform’s fire will be far worse.
What we need, is better comms and narrative setting from the gov, instead of reactionary narrative.
Me too, but why would he? He’s got the backing of the big dogs at BBC. I reckon in 2027 when the charter changes, he will jump ship.
US dominance in intelligence, airspace and logistics is our weakest spot.
NATO was organised so certain countries would focus all their energy on 1 function - I.e UK naval, Germany land army. With the premise US will provide the link and air superiority.
Galileo system will help bridge the gap
Sadly, our militaries have been intertwined for too long but a wake up call this has been.
It was American policy to keep Europe weak so they can stay in control and we went ahead with it.
It will take time, in meantime it makes sense to keep US protection while we get stronger then break free
Farage spends more time in US than in Clacton.
Labour cannot attack Farage for this the same way LibDems and others can because Labour rightly wants good deals for the country and Trump is a man child.
Reforms funding is coming from US. Attack it.
Precisely! I find it bizarre that Farage spends more time in US than in Clacton but apparently the link between Farage and Trump made by Davey was “tenuous” according to the bbc!
Is it obvious there is an agenda to distract and push away voters by the bbc to the arms of reform.
The only reason Davey does those stunts in the first place is to attract the media which is otherwise only interested in Reform and how he apparently will save the country via Fascism