David Chance

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‘Resting’ journalist. Chronicled the rise of Lionel Messi and Kim Jong Un as well as Janet Yellen and Viktor Orban plus quite a few more. Make cakes not substacks (TM). Cat is called Bob.

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People who say Mbappe is overstepping the mark with political comments. It was the racists screaming from the stands who started this. amp.theguardian.com/football/art...

Rüdiger’s treatment a damning representation of modern Germany | Germany | The Guardianamp.theguardian.com Defender should be able to count on a united nation behind him but far-right nationalism reflects society’s ingrained racism

Listening to Rees Mogg showing leg to Farage 🤮

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Throughout the day and over the weekend we're live blogging the formation of Keir Starmer's government Follow along here for details of when key events are likely to happen, what key decisions Starmer will need to make - and (lots of) charts: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/ge...

General election 2024: Keir Starmer to form Labour government | Institute for Governmentwww.instituteforgovernment.org.uk Follow our live-blog for all you need to know about the next government.

Very pleased. Original poster from a fab film.

I do like a good Liberal visual!

Socialist policies introduced by Jeremy Corbyn governments in 2017 and 2019 = zero.

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The BBC’s “Seats Changed” map is wild. You can now walk from the coast of North Devon up to Bicester and then down to Eastbourne without ever leaving newly Lib Dem seats. Tired: The Blue Wall Wired: The YELLOW SNAKE

Must be a nice feeling to finally win something.

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Farage is going to shit the bed when his party isn't even guaranteed one question at PMQs every week and he finds out the Commons isn't as lax as Europe. And his supporters will get annoyed that they've done nothing that they promised over the next five years.

Harriet Harman is a cut above. She is so smart.

Any analysis that states Labour has underperformed is just lunacy. It’s twice the size of Johnson majority. It’s a landslide. Personally I am pleased the LibDems showed. The Tories are pleased to be the opposition.

Is Nadine Dorries the most prominent national political name from Liverpool at the moment?

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This might help. Philomena Cunk explains some British democracy, from a couple of these votes ago. https://youtu.be/gDr2oMFiJpU?si=LopBVV_17mlq6NjU

Philomena Cunk on the British Electionyoutu.be Philomena Cunk on the British Election.More herehttps://www.youtube.com/user/Rolotomasi136/videos

I wonder if Southgate’s chaps all got their postal votes sorted? ⚽️ Mbappé laments ‘catastrophic’ election vote for National Rally

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Biniam Girmay won today's stage of the Tour de France, the first black African to do so. Last year the British denied him a visa to compete in the cycling world championships. www.thenational.scot/news/2369618...

Home Office 'denies visa' to top African cyclist ahead of Glasgow world championshipswww.thenational.scot THE UK Government has denied a visa to one of the world’s top cyclists, meaning they will not be able to take part in the world championships in…

Is Nadine no longer doing channel 4?

Fantastic drama today #TheArchers very well done.

The problem is - if I start drinking, I will be fast asleep 💤 by the time the exit poll calls time on 14 years of Conservative rule. Also it’s the first time I have been here to cast a vote in the last 20 years.

Seems rather bizarre to write a long piece about Eleanor Rathbone and the only mention of Liverpool is a throwaway “she is also remembered…” www.theguardian.com/society/arti...

‘100% feminist’: how Eleanor Rathbone invented child benefit – and changed women’s lives for everwww.theguardian.com She was an MP and author with a formidable reputation, fighting for the rights of women and refugees, and opposing the appeasement of Hitler. Why isn’t she better known today?

What sad fckr drives around in a golf cart wearing a shirt emblazoned with 47? www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

Trump calls Biden ‘broken-down’ and claims he quit 2024 race in leaked videowww.theguardian.com Clip obtained by Daily Beast shows ex-president sitting in golf cart, holding cash, as he discusses presidential debate

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“Who’s got two thumbs but can’t count?”

This piece is well put together - and reminds us of the huge role central bank policy has played in growing inequality and asset price inflation as well Tory misrule www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

William Davies · Fever Dream: Fourteen Years Laterwww.lrb.co.uk What is it that is coming to a close? This fourteen-year fever dream of failures, absurdities and outbursts of reaction...

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People desperate for a Tory victory: 1. The editorial staff of the Telegraph and the Mail; 2. The SNP; and 3. Corbynites.

The results predict 2.5 million dead by the end of the year. @londonreview.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/ju...

Alex de Waal | Famine in Sudanwww.lrb.co.uk On 27 June, the UN-accredited Integrated Phase Classification system for assessing food security (IPC) published a ‘...

I wonder who will win where I am. 🤔Looking back to 2019…

Quite the read this piece.

As someone heavily afflicted by Bitchy Resting Face, this bizarre story - in which Allison Bailey claims Starmer once glared at her - has me sympathising wholeheartedly with Starmer. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Starmer, his ex-girlfriend and the lesbian barrister with a crushwww.telegraph.co.uk Allison Bailey recalls odd incident when future Labour leader supposedly glared at her

He nails it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour isn’t winning by luck. Keir Starmer has earned a historic victory | Rafael Behrwww.theguardian.com The opposition leader has always been a man on a mission. On Thursday, keep in mind that none of this was inevitable, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Also remember the ID does not have to be current. eg an expired passport works.

Ridiculously, you now need ID to vote in the UK, because Boris Johnson tried to rig elections in his party’s favour. I’ll be putting mine in my bag tonight so I don’t forget it, or have a panic trying to find it, in the morning. And then I’m going to goddamn well VOTE.

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Evolution of a Revolution.

This is quite good. It’s a gift article. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Britain Changed Over 14 Years of Conservative Rulewww.nytimes.com The metrics that British voters say matter the most offer a portrait of decline.