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Concerning French polling 1/3: • In certain towns and districts the laws of the Republic are not applied — 86%• In France, violence grows day by day — 84%• In

Comments from @GerardAraud earlier questioning whether the U.K. can have a “Special Relationship” with the US or the EU has for me thinking we need to get better as defining

One of the reasons I'm relaxed about the evolution of @NYTimes into the American @Guardian is that I feel both it and the @NewYorker have both an unhealthy hegemonic position

What this thin piece fails to crunch is the fact Global Britain is proving able to stand up for itself and interests facing China better than Global Germany or Global

I was struck by the instant solidarity Black Lives Matters protests in Europe and the enthusiasm in adopting very specifically American language and imagery by the protesters in London, Paris