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Sign our open letter to the Prime Minister today and let's make sure the new Government improves Britain's relations with Europe.

Sign our open letter to Keir Starmer to improve relations with Europewww.europeanmovement.co.uk European Movement UK is calling on Keir Starmer to commit to improving our relations with Europe again and fixing the problems that Brexit has caused. Sign our open letter today.

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EU leaders ‘open-minded’ about future relations with UK, says senior official Bloc sources say ball firmly in UK’s court regarding reset of ties as leaders prepare to meet at Blenheim for EPC forum

EU leaders ‘open-minded’ about future relations with UK, says senior official | European Union | The Guardianwww.theguardian.com Bloc sources say ball firmly in UK’s court regarding reset of ties as leaders prepare to meet at Blenheim for EPC forum

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The ‘profoundest plan’ identified by Rousseau: the rich, fearing the greater combined power of their natural enemies, the dispossessed, find ways to use the force of such people against themselves, under the illusion of achieving freedom.

Silicon Valley’s tech titans line up to donate to Donald Trump https://www.ft.com/content/c1aeef78-590f-4f65-97ff-40f96106254a

Silicon Valley’s tech titans line up to donate to Donald Trumpwww.ft.com America Pac has raised more than $8.7mn from backers including Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale and Sequoia’s Doug Leone

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"Please Sign & Share @euromove open letter to Keir Starmer to improve relations with Europe" #UKEU www.europeanmovement.co.uk/open-letter-...

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Angela Rayner dismisses ‘Islamist’ Labour comment by new Trump running mate – politics live

Angela Rayner dismisses ‘Islamist’ Labour comment by new Trump running mate – politics livewww.theguardian.com JD Vance said the UK was the first ‘Islamist country’ to get a nuclear weapon after Labour won power

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Surprise results I found as an election Count Agentyoutu.be Count Binface is on tour around the UK in September and October 2024. Details and tickets here: https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/count-binface/ Channel Binface here: https://www.youtube.com/@realcountbinface Tickets for An Evening of Unnecessary Detail NYC (and other London shows) here: https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/tickets/ This is the website I scraped the election data from: https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/elections/parl.2024-07-04/uk-parliamentary-general-election/ But as of around 12 July 2024 it will be officially available here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10009/ This is the polling data website I talk about: https://www.thisvotecounts.co.uk/ Thanks to all the candidates who took time to help make these videos: Tom Wilson, Dave Rowntree and Count Binface. Plus all the many people who during a long night working at the counting centre, still kindly chatted with me and answered my questions. Huge thanks to my Patreon supporters. Without them I wouldn't be first past the post. https://www.patreon.com/standupmaths CORRECTIONS - None yet, let me know if you spot anything! Filming by Matt Parker Additional footage by the Count Binface Party Editing by Gus Melton Written and performed by Matt Parker Produced by Nicole Jacobus Music by Howard Carter Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician Website: http://standupmaths.com/ US book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/610964/humble-pi-by-matt-parker/ UK book: https://mathsgear.co.uk/collections/books/products/humble-pi-signed-paperback

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The latest cover of the New Yorker:

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Farage and Truss to attend US Republican National Convention

Farage and Truss to attend US Republican National Conventionwww.theguardian.com Reform UK leader and former Tory PM part of British right’s bid to deepen ties with American counterparts

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#brexit is a confidence trick. Let’s bring the fraudsters to justice and let’s apply to #rejoinEU

"Brexit has resulted in an exodus of EU workers who were crucial to the agricultural sector. The future of new potato farming in the UK looks uncertain unless significant policy changes are implemented." #BrexitHasFailed

‘Concerning trend’: New potato farms in the UK disappear amid post-Brexit labour crisis and severe weatherwww.potatonewstoday.com The UK is facing a decline in new potato farms due to labor shortages and erratic weather, exacerbated by Brexit’s impact on EU worker availability. New immigration rules have worsened the la…

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Asked why he'd be in the USA shilling for Trump instead of doing his MP work in Clacton, Farage replied: “I think for the people of Clacton, avoiding World War 3 is quite important – and that’s what it’s about.”

The voters of Clacton are on a very steep learning curve now.

Farage will campaign for Donald Trump in the USA 'to help avoid World War Three'www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk The Reform UK leader has been a long-standing supporter of the former President, who is the presumptive Republican nominee in the race for the…

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"Other nearby business premises confirmed no premises relating to the Reform party or such a person..." Curiouser and curiouser - the ghost offices for Reform Scotland candidates who were never seen in the campaign.

Reform UK ghost offices for ghost candidatesbylines.scot Reform UK hit with increased scrutiny as ghost election offices reveal a pattern of deception behind ghost candidates in Glasgow

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Next week, University College London will be holding its Festival of Engineering and everyone is invited. There's an industry day (Thursday), lots of talks and an exhibition for the public (Friday & Saturday) and it's all free. Do join us & pls register online beforehand. www.ucl.ac.uk/engine...

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🌟 💯 Rreview by Ross King, author of Brunelleschi’s Dome: “.. a captivating journey filled with stunning visuals & rich historical context. Raphael’s masterpieces are explored with in-depth research and a compelling narrative, all bringing his extraordinary legacy to life.” youtu.be/6WnOaewE1EQ?...

Trailer Raphael: A Portraityoutu.be RAPHAEL: A PORTRAIT is a comprehensive film providing a detailed, unprecedented look into the extraordinary life, achievements and legacy of Raphael (1483-15...

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Look how Reform voters’ views are far away from everyone else. Lib Dem and Labour virtually the same.

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Dyson to cut more than a quarter of UK workforce www.theguardian.com/technology/a...

Dyson to cut more than a quarter of UK workforcewww.theguardian.com Vacuum cleaner maker will axe about 1,000 jobs as part of global cost-cutting drive

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The Labour Party needs to listen. The overwhelming majority want Brexit reversed. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Labour voters want Starmer to ditch his Brexit red lines and rejoin single marketwww.independent.co.uk Exclusive: New polling reveals that Starmer is under pressure from Labour supporters to reverse key parts of Brexit

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Dyson to cut 1,000 jobs in UK https://www.ft.com/content/d861e223-4f90-4a1e-97a8-eef51c265d66

Dyson to cut 1,000 jobs in UKwww.ft.com Vacuum cleaner maker’s move to axe quarter of British workforce deals blow to new Labour government

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They get their own special entrance

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This could be huge. ReformUK appear to have fielded fictitious candidates that literally don't exist. bylinetimes.com/2024/07/03/r...

Reform UK's Invisible Candidates: Who Are They Hiding?bylinetimes.com Absent from hustings, media interviews, and social media, why are Nigel Farage's Reform champions quite so elusive?

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SPEAKING of the UMN Libraries For reasons I do not understand, they have a massive collection of Sherlock Holmes manuscripts and artifacts They are normally in the archives but they are doing a special exhibit on them this summer only libnews.umn.edu/2024/05/sher...

Sherlock Holmes at 50 - UMN Libraries News & Eventslibnews.umn.edu Sherlock Holmes at 50: Celebrating the Golden Anniversary of the Sherlock Holmes Collections This exhibit...

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A rare image of Cleopatra and one which (perhaps) looks like she actually looked - coin portraits were often idealised and standardised, but this has the look of a real person. I remember newspaper columns discussing how she didn’t conform to the writer’s idea of [1/2]

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NEWS! Nigel Farage determined to defy ‘the will of the people’ by ignoring referendum from the 2010s

Nigel Farage determined to defy ‘the will of the people’ by ignoring referendum from the 2010snewsthump.com Nigel Farage has called for an end to the First Past the Post electoral system that saw his party win five seats in the general election, despite the nation overwhelmingly choosing to keep it durin…

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I think that it would be a good week to publish the #russiareport

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BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

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Vive la #France ! ✌️😊🎉 Merci France 💕 Parliamentary election in France 🔴BREAKING According to 8:00 p.m. Tagesschau German time on ARD France has clearly rejected the right-wing nationalist party ( #LePen). #StrongerTogether against #fascism 💪

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WWII resistance fighter Jean Lafaurie: "'They may have changed the way they talk to better deceive people, but the basis of the movement is still the same. Marine Le Pen has shown her ties with Putin. France is really in danger, but so is the whole of Europe at the moment', he said."

‘We’ve been there’: French Resistance fighters speak out against rule by the far right www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

‘We’ve been there’: French Resistance fighters speak out against rule by the far rightwww.france24.com In the run-up to the second round of legislative elections in France, former members of the resistance to Nazi rule are voicing their concerns over the possibility of a far-right government taking pow...

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My latest cartoon for New Scientist.

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With the Tories out of Government the UK 's membership of the ECHR is secure. This ends a threat to Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement, and will help closer security and defence cooperation with the EU. A real General Election  win, and Mordaunt is out! www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

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So what happens now? Well, today would be an excellent day to join European Movement UK! --> europeanmovement.co.uk/membership Join. And share everywhere! 🙏🏻