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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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Elisa Colton
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Journalist Al Jazeera/Euronews/BBC. Recent Masters student @PSIASciencesPo. Can be found in London/Paris
Paris, France Katılım Ocak 2009
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@AliFortescue So if war ends in concessions or annihilation perhaps the question is really how soon can the West annihilate Putin's Russia. It's a medium sized economy with some incredibly stupid military strategists so it shouldn't be too hard. But then Farage would lose his paymasters...
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Nigel Farage tells me there need to be “concessions on both sides” on Ukraine
Does he mean territorial concessions on Ukrainian side? “I’m not playing your silly game”
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The proverb ‘a bow long bent grows weak’ warns that people who are stressed or overworked will eventually cease to function as well as they once did.
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This week, Rishi Sunak talked of building 'an economy that embraces the opportunities of Brexit'. Here's 5 mins on Brexit's impact on the economy so far. Produced by Mary Fuller and Nicholas Barrett. You can watch the full edition of 'On the Week' here: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
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@linett_kamala Hi Linett, Elisa at Al Jazeera English here. Would love to speak to you about this years Notting Hill Carnival. DM or email coltoneli@aljazeera.net. Many thanks
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If I were advising the UK Prime Minister, I would tell them to make a televised statement to the nation tonight (or very soon) along the following lines:
1. We are in an energy crisis. This crisis is having a dreadful effect on everyone’s finances. And it is going to get worse.
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Word of the day is 'filipendulous' (19th century): hanging by a thread.
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Friends! Help us to spead this call to action! Massive mobilisation of ordinary people in different countries can change this situation. Ordinary people have much more power that they think
#StandWithUkraine
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In this moment of crisis, opening the door to Ukraine is one thing the EU can do | Timothy Garton Ash theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Why social mobility is key to explaining attitudes toward multiculturalism | EUROPP blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/202…
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Fascinating read.
Rosalind Shorrocks@RosieShorrocks
In the first of a series of blogs on our gender and British elections @journalEPOP special issue, @ProfRosieCamp @RAdeGeus @e_ralph_morrow and I examine gendered voting behaviour in Britain and how it has been shaped by electoral context in recent years blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…
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Fantastic thread from @LukeTryl. More in Common @MiC_Global finds UK democracy is threatened by distrust, disengagment and disapointment. Building trust in politics is a must to avoid populists - who sideline minority rights and stir up division. Journos take note! #democracy
Luke Tryl@LukeTryl
🧵 Brexit, Lockdowns, Shortages & Stockpiles - British democracy has had lots to contend with recently. @MiC_Global we wanted to find out how it was holding up. ‘Democratic Repair’ reveals the good, the bad & the ugly about what Britons think about the state of our politics.(1/n)
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A “botched Brexit” buys into the myth that there was a good, painless Brexit to be had...the multiple crises the UK faces as a result of leaving the EU cannot be solved until this causality is acknowledged. #BrexitChaos newstatesman.com/comment/2021/1…
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📢This Thursday, 16 Sept at 5 pm UK, noon EST, we're hosting a discussion on future narratives with @LaurenceTubiana, key architect of the Paris Agreement, author Giuliano da Empoli @giulianode, and our CEO Mathieu Lefevre @mlefevre1976. Register here events.zoom.us/ev/AGY-WibG8Va…
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A rallying cry for liberal internationalism. "Defending liberal democracy is sometimes a real battle, it cannot always be fought with...diplomacy.. or fierce EU statements of concern" @anneapplebaum writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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Thinking about all the Afghan girls and women tonight who feel frightened and helpless
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