'That's how stupid he thinks you are!'
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts to Nigel Farage sharing a two-year-old photo of himself watching an England game.
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For the third by-election in a row Reform UK offered voters the politics of rage and for the third time in a row they have been roundly rejected as a result.
How Andy Burnham's massive victory in Makerfield shows the wheels are now coming off of the Nigel Farage project
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Almost 2,000 years old, and the Jordanians are still making use of their Roman Theatre ... this time to watch the World Cup.
Tribal politics in action (once again).
New research from me and @antonspisak.bsky.social – we identify how much Brexit has reduced goods and services trade with the EU, and what’s responsible: leaving the customs union or the single market?
Answers: large hit to trade, mostly due to single market exit 🧵
www.cer.eu/insights/cos...
Growth and productivity in Greater Manchester started long before @andyburnham.bsky.social. It has a culture of long-termism.
UK political culture is short-termism.
What does his tenure as mayor tell us about a possible future PM Burnham ? Not much.
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Human-driven sea-level rise has quadrupled the frequency of extreme coastal sea-level events since 1900, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. The findings suggest that climate change has already altered coastal flood risk. go.nature.com/4v1eH89 🌎🌊🧪
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Very good piece on the rapidly changing world of permafrost in northern Mongolia. Very timely too, with the Asian Conference on Permafrost being held in Ulaanbaatar from next week!
For the third time in a row Reform have sought to stoke division and violence on Britain's streets and been roundly rejected by voters as a result, reports Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
LBC
Met Office - weather and climate
New CER modelling exercise shows that Brexit has substantially reduced the UK’s trade with the EU.
This 'bloody southerners' thing may well have worked well for the King of the North in Makerfield. Whether it'll help him should he become King of the South, West and East as well is open to question.... (h/t @ruthcurtice.bsky.social)
Avert your eyes, Tertullian! Jordanian World Cup ⚽️ fans gathered in the 2nd century CE Roman Theater in Amman (ancient Philadelpheia: pleiades.stoa.org/places/697728) —to watch the game on Wednesday. I love this! www.tiktok.com/@abcnews/vid...
🚨NEW POST BY ME🚨
Greater Manchester’s growth success is real, but didn't happened by accident. The country should be studying it closely
Plus:
- Why a city's reputation matters so much
- How much credit can Burnham take? (not much)
- What does this tell us about a future PM Burnham? (not much)
