#GOVERNMENT

Richard Chataway

rich_chataway

[THREAD] I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently. The new COVID-19 measures are the biggest restrictions on behaviour in public spaces since the smoking ban. I was working at

Sue Marsh

suey2y

All this "there's no evidence anyone tried to obstruct Corbyn in 2017" when 172 Lab MPs stood up in the house one after the other the year before pretty much

A China Observer

AChinaObserver

1/n. Here is a list of goals that communists set in the early 1950s, according to W. Cleon Skousen, author of The Naked Communist1. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the

Andrew Rigie

AndrewRigie

1/8 Here's another example of how delivery companies like @Seamless @Grubhub exploit restaurants. It should be a focus of government regulation and an FYI for consumers who want to support

Colleen Huber, NMD

ColleenHuberNMD

Fear is the most certain path to tyranny.Here’s how it happens. 1/ Nuremberg Trials, 1946:[Question to Goering on how the Nazis succeeded in establishing fascism.] 2/ Goering: “The people can

gggg21

gggg2120

1/5 Is it clear yet? On Monday with talk of vaccine news many missed this.....Mega PCR labs in the UK - "building a world class mass diagnostic capacitary in the

Work & Pensions Committee

CommonsWorkPen

[Thread] Today we published our report on @DWP's response to the #coronavirus outbreak.We've been inquiring into coronavirus & the benefits system since March.We published this on what we learned from

Kingsley Moghalu

MoghaluKingsley

Some facts that put our need to invest in education in Nigeria in perspective: Harvard University’s endowment, at $40 billion and managed by Harvard Management Company Inc. is larger than

Claire

ClaireRedacted

At a time when the questions of writing, courage and conscience are foremost in our minds, it is well to remember Hubert Butler. And, in remembering him, to remember also

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Why has Trump apparently blown up the economic relief deal? I don't care, and neither should anyone else. In 24 days we can stop worrying about this terrible person's motives,

Cultural Recall

CulturalRecall

Tonight on #RemembranceThreads I’ll take you for a quick spin about National level stuff in the UK. Warning: this contains some theory and some opinion. Stand back. The National level,

Andy Ballingall #BLM 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🤝

cnapan

How the right wing owns opposition in the UK. A manual. 1) Keep them divided. Libdems, Labour, Greens. Keep the factions at each other's throats.A divided opposition is a defeated

leah

leahdelahunt_

The fact that most menus in restaurants are now going to have calorie amounts against each meal makes me feel sick. Won’t catch me eating out any time soon. This

emptywheel

emptywheel

Yet another story on Assange from @TheIntercept that doesn't mention the Edward Snowden related overt act (or, really, the CFAA charge generally).https://theintercept.com/2021/02/11/julian-assange-extradition-biden-journalism/ Here'

Barnaby Pace

pace_nik

1/ The Federal Republic of Nigeria is making its concluding arguments this morning in the ongoing mega-trial of Royal Dutch Shell, Eni and some of their most senior executives on

Jonathan Kay

jonkay

I'm not sure the Trump phenom is a mystery. Mostly 2 things:(1) middle class econ despair due to automation, outsourcing, etc. (Which @BernieSanders also decried)(2) revulsion at snobbish, hashtag leftism

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