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The “La Marseillaise” scene in Casablanca (1942) still lands with staggering power. Many extras were actual refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe, which is why it feels so painfully genuine.

What scene in a movie gives you goosebumps every time you watch it?



Labour's foremost attack dog, now less terrifying...


...and I'll cry if I want to

It’s not called Your Party!



Punters are queuing up to buy bottles of Belgian Scotch...

Absolutely batshit quote in @patrickkmaguire’s must-read column on Labour’s thinking about The Current Events

duncanrobinson's tweet image. Absolutely batshit quote in @patrickkmaguire’s must-read column on Labour’s thinking about The Current Events


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Excited to share that my book on how Blair govt delivered transformative public service reform is available to pre-order 👇 amzn.eu/d/iiVfwHd In writing ‘The Art of Delivery’, I had access to @MichaelBarber9 diaries & interviews w key politicians, SPADs & civil servants

MLClem's tweet image. Excited to share that my book on how Blair govt delivered transformative public service reform is available to pre-order 👇

amzn.eu/d/iiVfwHd

In writing ‘The Art of Delivery’, I had access to @MichaelBarber9 diaries & interviews w key politicians, SPADs & civil servants

3544 days since the Ed Stone was unveiled, it's architect is made a Treasury Minister. The shame half life.

Tulip Siddiq wins the 2025 ministerial sack race. Retread Emma Reynolds takes her Treasury role with ever-online 2024 new boy Torsten Bell earning promotion too.

JAHeale's tweet image. Tulip Siddiq wins the 2025 ministerial sack race. 

Retread Emma Reynolds takes her Treasury role with ever-online 2024 new boy Torsten Bell earning promotion too.


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Came here as a refugee with no English or connections. Dared and almost became an MP last month. Don’t let small groups of rioting thugs define what Britain is. Ours is a wonderful country. We have so much to be proud of. 🇬🇧🌹


Many authors are concerned about receiving a hostile reception at literary festivals, while some who have received threats and abuse online are worried about their physical safety - particularly women and people of colour.



Voters in marginal seats talk of little else...

📉❌Politicians seeking to get re-elected should commit to scrapping all non-financial reporting requirements on businesses, and turning back the ESG ratchet. 🧵 ft.com/content/cf9001…



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West Central GLA seat has *always* been Tory. It includes Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Fulham. Angie Bray had an 18,000 majority in 2000. Hall’s campaign has been a disaster. Moderate Tories can buck the swing as Andy Street shows. Hardliners lose.

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The only way to improve unimprovable television.

For the longest time I assumed that Kenneth Clark's Civilisation had been produced by the senior Conservative Ken Clarke - rather like Portillo had done trains. What are your biggest former misconceptions of this nature?



A step up from his Shepherd's Hut

Photo du Jour: Foreign Secretary Lord @David_Cameron visits the National Carpet Museum in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan during his five day visit to Central Asia. By Stefan Rousseau/PA

StefanRousseau's tweet image. Photo du Jour: Foreign Secretary Lord @David_Cameron  visits the National Carpet Museum in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan during his five day visit to Central Asia. By Stefan Rousseau/PA


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Further reflection on Andy Street, clear win or lose he will significantly out perform the Tory vote. Given he’s governed as a moderate/big tent Conservative might it give some pause to those at NatCon this week who argue tacking populist right is the sole path to Tory success


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I'd hope every MP would confront such a statement head on. Liz should really know better.

worth watching the moment at 6.30 minutes in where Steve Bannon describes Tommy Robinson as a "hero" and Liz Truss says nothing order-order.com/2024/02/23/liz…



You can't alliterate with anarchists

You can't triangulate with terrorists - you can't compromise with communists - more from my @CPAC speech 👇



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