Andrew Paterson
@andrewphpaterson.bsky.social
Avid news follower trying to stop doom scrolling. Twitter emigre. For #coaching see also @cogtogear.bsky.social https://cogtogear.co.uk #Stroud UK
“Isolation from the rest of Europe is the result that Britain’s enemies wanted in 2016. Sticking to that path is the route they would choose for Britain again today if they had a vote.” excellent piece by @rafaelbehr.bsky.social www.the-guardian.com/commentisfre...
Brexiters can’t cope with the fact that Putin was cheering them on | Rafael Behr
Russian meddling probably didn’t affect the referendum result – but the Kremlin’s motives for wanting to undermine the EU still matter, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Great - exactly the innovative technology we need to save the world…. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Jaguar targets young Americans with Type 01 EV – but it’s too long for UK parking spaces
Latest model is launching in New York to target rich US buyers – and is more than 5.2 metres long and 2 metres wide
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Might sometimesbagree but i have to say he is a fine one to talk www.theguardian.com/music/2026/o...
‘I can’t listen to Pink Floyd - I find their music dreary’: Elvis Costello’s honest playlist
The singer-songwriter owes a lot to Georgie Fame and likes the romantic side of Jimi Hendrix – but which ringtone song can put him in a bad mood?
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B1 over #Stroud this afternoon - what can be the justification for this low level fly past 10 miles out from #Fairford ? #Intimidation ?
Ok free at the point of delivery - but the last thing we need is another NHS scale organisation in the hands of professions and unions. A great opportunity for different types of locally based community organisations ?#socialcare @simonforstroud.bsky.social #stroud
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Trump is trying to control the news, and Farage is desperate to follow him
Banning the media from the White House appears to have backfired, but the bigger fight for press freedom—when so much of our information is controlled by a handful of billionaires—is very much on
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No @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social the picture is quite clear. You allow the idiot to fight his stupid war from our air base with all its likely consequences and you have been caught napping
This is not unconnected with the need for different social care or a new approach to mental health. A truly imaginative Labour govt would bring them together in a genuinely new philosophy #socialcare @simonforstroud.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
MPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care in the UK is broken. So now we need you to fix it | Jane Turner
During the assisted dying debate, most politicians agreed on one thing – palliative care reform is urgent. Patients and those of us who care for them are waiting, says Jane Turner, chief nurse at Sue ...
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Our splendid national security - “they phoned the airbase police, who didn’t answer the phone,” Wasn’t it airbase police that let in people at Brize Norton to decorate a couple of tankers? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after ‘major incident’ near RAF Fairford
Men held also suspected of explosives offences as homes evacuated near British airbase used in US attacks on Iran
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Given the fact that every interaction can be tracked, quite apart from the appalling ethical issues this raises, it is clear that some NHS workers can be incredibly stupid. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
NHS trust removes 10 staff from duty over Noah Woods data breach
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS trust apologises after illicit access of medical records of toddler who died in Brantham
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“Over the past decade, Macron has consistently been one of the only western leaders with a morally intelligent analysis of what Europe and the world should look like” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In his final UN speech, Macron may have given other leaders a valuable parting gift: the guts to stand up to Trump | Steve Bloomfield
The French president’s resolve seems to have rubbed off on the leaders of other ‘middle powers’, says Steve Bloomfield, the former international editor of the Observer
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Profound - and a beautiful piece of writing from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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“Perhaps the saddest aspect of this speech was its utter lack of American idealism – the very force that led to the UN’s creation. In the 250th year of the United States, there were plenty of themes that might have won over a skeptical audience” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump invades the UN with a brutish speech | Ted Widmer
Gone was any shred of US idealism. It was a spectacle of raw power – a power that is likely to only diminish in the years ahead
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202... “Dicky may have his talents, but he keeps them well concealed. His main talent is the unfortunate ability to make Honest Bob Jenrick sound trustworthy”
Richard Tice rallies to the defence of Reform’s crypto ‘patriots’ | John Crace
You can’t buy Dicky’s level of stupidity though it could be argued that Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo just have
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Interesting one for those monitoring #Fairford - I thought Kalitta Air were just providing bombing supplies #SpecialRelationship
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · last mo.The US secretly flew an American diplomat out of the UK after he was found with child abuse images during a dawn raid, reportedly without notifying British police beforehand. mol.im/a/16127415
What happens when politicians and the police don’t take terrorism seriously app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74703/...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
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Having just subjected myself to 3 hours of the Odyssey, I have some sympathy for the views of this reviewer www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’
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“ the world needs compromise and good public decision-making more than ever” app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74513/...
The case for ‘working-class liberalism’
To remake a politics that works for all, liberal democracy needs a new governing philosophy
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“the target is “within reach”. And yet we are faltering” app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74581/...
The real cost of net zero
Increasing numbers of people are concerned about the affordability of climate action. Are they right?
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