#TheObserver's #AndrewRawnsley rarely brings fresh insight. His talent is some gently amusing mild snark, kept within the limits of decorum in the drawing rooms of The Observer's genteel readers.

#Rawnsley's column today about the still-undead #Starmer raises a […]

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Headline from The Observer: (Quote) “As the US teeters on the brink of war with Iran, the Prime Minister must decide whether to support Trump or jeopardise the special relationship” (end quote)

NO, #AndrewRawnsley.

NO, #TheObserver

#Trump has already jeopardised the special relationship, which is only a vague notion anyway compared to #US-#Israel ties.

The PM should do what is right and keep UK out of #Netanyahu’s US-backed #Gaza #genocide, now extended to illegal actions against #Iran.

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Note to party leaders: let Nigel Farage get in your heads and you are doomed Reform’s leader thrives on fear and imitation. To beat him, the main parties need conviction, not copycat politics

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Excellent summary of what is facing Labour by #AndrewRawnsley

We need #AndrewRawnsley on here. #Observer

Putting a stop to far-right violence is an early, defining test of Keir Starmer’s mettle | Andrew Rawnsley The prime minister rightly frames the riots as a law and order issue, but he also needs to contend with the pernicious effects of online extremism

#andrewrawnsley nails it again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...