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"With his return to Westminster seemingly blocked, on Monday Andy Burnham will get back to the two roles to which he has devoted his time in recent years: being mayor of Greater Manchester and annoying Keir Starmer."
".. he has carved out a distinct if occasionally woolly left-leaning ethos, certainly more distinctive than his philosophy as an MP,.. “ a growth-based vision".
Rebuffed Burnham can return to honing his stature and attack lines | Andy Burnham | The…

"We have a funding system for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that is entirely based on the spending priorities of the UK government in England. The Welsh government has less borrowing powers than a local council, and it often publishes its final budget nine months into the financial year, because the Treasury has decided to change funding in England. This doesn’t work. And it can’t work"

"The prime minister of England also doubles up as the prime minister of the whole of the UK. This is not ideal. The governor of California can’t also be the president of the US. There are clearly conflicting priorities"
#ScottishIndependence
#WelshIndependence

Now, if the leaders of the world -- people who are leaders by virtue of
political, military or financial power, and not necessarily wisdom or
consideration for mankind -- if these leaders manage not to pull us
over the brink into planetary suicide, despite their occasional pompous
suggestions that they may feel obliged to do so, we may survive beyond
1988.
-- George Rostky, EE Times, June 20, 1988 p. 45

How NATO military doctrine failed Ukraine on the battlefield | Responsible Statecraft
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/coalition-of-the-willing-ukraine/ (jun 2025)
Door @frietema.bsky.social uit z'n archief omhooggehaald, maar nog steeds heel belangrijk om een Achilles hiel van het Westen te zien.
Waarom?
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🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Jehnny Beth:
🎵 Stop Me Now
#NowPlaying #JehnnyBeth
https://jehnnybeth.bandcamp.com/track/stop-me-now
https://open.spotify.com/track/15Wdp59WizDymT3tqGHRHs

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #NightTracks
John Dowland & Les inAttendus:
🎵 In darkness let me dwell
#JohnDowland #LesinAttendus
https://open.spotify.com/track/0wCtAmliTEzqTENXR0Ol8F