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Andrew Defty

adefty

Thread - some early reflections on the PM’s nominations for membership of the Intelligence & Security Committee. The ISC has 9 members, the committee is appointed by Parliament but members

Robert Saunders

redhistorian

However grim this election has been, we should remember two things: (1) we are immensely privileged to live in a democracy: a right denied to millions of people across the

Bhavya 🦩

unexpected5678

I respect Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji a lot. I am not criticizing Vajpayee but keeping facts in front of Flowers who criticize @ncbn.In 1998 BJP and NTR-TDP formed an alliance

Tim #StayAtHomeSaveLives

forwardnotback

Being serious for a moment: The problem we is that because of behaviours, lies and confusing messages a lot of people with very different views don’t trust or believe anything

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲

LTrotsky21

After the failed Putsch of 1923, Hitler went to prison for 9 months. He could have been deported and barred from Germany *after* a five year prison sentence. But the

Oor Bee🎗

homelesshorse

I want Indy as much as you do, & I want it to be a peaceful, democratic event.I can't overstate that.We've only started to show a consistent majority for Yes

Helen De Cruz

Helenreflects

Been thinking again of the no-deal threat about Brexit. One problem is lack of democratic oversight--something already hinted at by Rousseau. Rousseau thought representative democracy is a layer too many,

Mish Rahman

mish_rahman

THREADYesterday the NEC Organisation Committee approved a paper supposedly to ensure that only ‘High Quality Candidates’ are selected for local government and Parliamentary selections. The paper made it clear that

Demagogue_Bingo 🔶🌍🇪🇺🥛⚖️⚔️🦉🐝💀🎯☸️

BingoDemagogue

The SNP are not a pro-EU party.They were fully prepared to take us out of the EU with a yes vote in 2014. The SNP are not a pro-EU party.

Nandini 🇮🇳

NAN_DINI_

Barkha Dutt gets it spot on in the title of her piece & its last paragraph - And Even Rihanna -The rest as they say, is all stodge, no meat.

HOPE not hate

hopenothate

This week, a cross party committee of parliamentarians released a powerful report on the impact of the racism Black people in Britain face. Read more about it below. This thread

Alex Deane

ajcdeane

This is the 28th instalment of #deanehistory.Bob Boothby was an astute observer of, & player in, British politics. He was one of the few Churchill loyalists in the wilderness years,

Fred Mackintosh QC

fred_mackintosh

A brief thread about the powers of the Scottish Parliament to compel witnesses and the delicate topic the penalties for making false statements and declarations. Firstly, there is a helpful

Austine

obiMpenaAustine

President Akufo-Addo lost 3% from what he got in 2016 and John Mahama gained nearly 3% but the swan song is the NPP MPs didn’t help NanaLike I said you

Revenge of the Krassensteins✡️🔥🤦🏽‍♂️

EvelKneidel

This is not a serious person. She was an ally during the Bernie fight, but this is disengenuous nonsense. And the kind of thing you say when you want to

Cliff Cumber ☠️

cgcumber

Mind reading a bit here, I'm imagining they're testing the new press secretary; to the audience, that comes across as tone deafness.I'm a huge supporter of the media and the

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