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'Vaccine priority' and 'vaccine nationalism'. Some hard questions. THREAD. 1/13 So far, the UK has had a successful vaccine programme. It has signed contracts which promise the delivery of many
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With due caution, a short thread on the vaccines row. It is, in my view, a huge issue and will come to dominate global politics in the year ahead. Two
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An (almost certainly unnecessary) addition to the long list of slightly strained Brexit analogies, this time featuring Fred Flintstone's car. 1/6 Over many years, the EU member states built the
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There's a lot of debate on here today about how best to oppose populist leaders (say Trump and Johnson). They both pose grave dangers to democracy and the rule of
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One positive which seems to be emerging from the US today is that many (by no means all) Republicans and Republican supporters are turning against Trump.Without the strong support of
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The Govt, the Opposition, and the real Opposition. Some thoughts on Govt, Labour and the ERG/CRG. Thread. 1/16 This is a Govt which is interested in the pursuit, and retention,
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10 mins in front of the news was enough to drive me to intense frustration. The Tory party 'line to take' today is that the unbridgeable divide is the result
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There are a lot of Brexiters in the media this week making points about sovereignty, and about how the EU has not come to terms with the UK's independence.I have
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One of the root causes of the Govt's Brexit difficulties is that it has overpromised. We can, it is said, reclaim our sovereignty, with the freedom to make our own
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Quick thread on the Priti Patel bullying investigation; linking to the main documents.TL;DR: It is not surprising that Sir Alex Allan felt it right to resign. 1/12 The starting point
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I don't know whether it is worth going here yet again... but the core of the difficulty with Brexit lies with the nature of the referendum mandate. Short thread. 1/8
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First the European 'Research' Group. Now the Covid 'Recovery' Group. A quick thread on why their ideas appeal, and why they are dangerous. 1/ They appeal because they tell people
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