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My speech to the Conservative Party Conference on how to reverse the UK’s decline. I didn’t hold back. The state has grown in every sphere, almost without people noticing; a wild move to the left over two decades. Farage is a socialist (look at his actual economy policy!) who…
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This false claim strikes again: “Russia’s GDP is only the size of Spain and Portugal combined.” It’s snappy. Makes for good clickbait. And it plays into the old Western habit of sizing up Moscow with a sneer. 🧵👇 But here’s the thing: it’s nonsense. Worse, it’s the kind of…
Kremlin propaganda is most effective though the mouths of seemingly well-meaning oafs
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Fining Thames Water for bad performance is a failure of regulation. Why didn’t the Regulators insist on better conduct a long time ago and agree sensible budgets instead of waiting to fine them much later?
Labor prosecutors in Brazil are suing Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and two contractors over allegations of slave labor and human trafficking at the construction site of a manufacturing plant in the country. ebx.sh/1twVlx
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Brazil sues EV giant BYD over ‘slavery’ conditions at plant
Prosecutors said 220 Chinese workers were found in December in conditions 'analogous to slavery” and described them as victims of human trafficking.
Your weekly shop is set to get cheaper. Today’s deal with the EU means: 🥫Lower food prices at the checkout 🛒More choice on our supermarket shelves 🪙More money in people’s pockets
Keir Starmer has just signed a new 12-year deal with the EU allowing continued access to UK waters for EU fishing boats. Cue outrage from Brexit ultras… but here’s why that outrage is misinformed and misses the bigger picture. A thread:
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Blimey: @ONS reports that the UK economy grew by 0.7% in Q1 of 2025, blowing away the recession talk, and almost certainly the fastest growing economy in the G7 in that period….
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