Onye Ajuju
@onyeajuju.bsky.social
Public policy. Geopolitics. UK. Nigeria. Human Development. Markets. Healthcare. RT≠Endorsement. Tweets to stir thoughts/conversations. Tweets ≠Endorsement😊
Yep, EU money apparently helped fund Brexit www.ft.com/content/e637... Nigel Farage’s Brexit rallies were funded from the EU budget
Nigel Farage’s Brexit rallies were funded from the EU budget
European monies paid for anti-immigrant posters during ‘Say No to EU’ tour
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There are no depths which the Labour govt would not plumb. Celebrating opening of bank branches by Nigerian banks and using it to launder the image of an election rigger with a well know criminal past who is getting a Royal treat😭 www.gov.uk/government/n...
Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment
Hundreds of new UK jobs are set to be created as Nigerian companies scale up their operations, reinforcing Britain's position as a leading global business hub.
gov.uk
Britain is a serious country but in their fecklessness, this generation of leaders and particularly this labour govt are extraordinarily skilled at turning it into a running joke www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Maccabi Tel Aviv will not accept Aston Villa Europa League tickets
Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv say they will not accept any ticket allocation from Aston Villa should the decision to ban their supporters from next month's Europa League match be overturned.
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www.ft.com/content/2b4b... We are prone to hoping that the good chap leader makes up for the problems of our institutions and to hope that those same institutions protect us from the worst instincts of the terrible chap. Trumps illustrates the folly of the latter
Trump and the return of Great Man theory
The president vindicates an unfashionable view of how history works
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Practically all British steel towns voted for Brexit. Isn’t it time to let them face the consequences of their political choice? Why must the rest of us also reeling from the impact of their poor choices continue to subsidise it?
EU steel tariff hike threatens 'biggest crisis' for UK industry
The EU is the destination for 78% of steel products made in the UK for overseas markets.
bbc.co.uk
So, Pete Hegseth called America’s generals and admirals back to Quantico to fat-shame them?
So, the free speech lobby only ever wanted free speech for the far-right?
It’s entirely appropriate that the funeral (if indeed it turned out to be one) of the Conservative and Unionist Party is being presided over by an immigrant and a woman no less. It’s a befitting collapse from within under the weight of its own contradictions
Harvard University said Monday it will resist the Trump administration’s demands to change its governance structure to stop antisemitism on campus, saying the government is overstepping its authority www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... Finally, someone grows a pair but how long before they capitulate?
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This time, the North Koreans might be airlifted by Russia’s new ally, the United States. news.sky.com/story/north-...
Ukraine war latest: North Korea 'sending more troops' to Russia
South Korea's spy agency says North Korea appears to have sent more troops to Russia to join its fight against Ukraine. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer is in Washington for talks with Donald Trump after repea...
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How’s Pap test still being done in Canada? The UK switched over nearly 10 years ago
The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2y agoAmerica has a new circle of friends. news.sky.com/story/europe...
US joins Russia, North Korea and Belarus to vote against UN resolution on Ukraine war
Two motions were passed by the UN today as the world marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion - with the US voting against one and abstaining on another.
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If America is abandoning Europe, isn’t it time to leave the Americans to manage their Pacific problem? ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-airc...
British aircraft carrier goes to sea
HMS Prince of Wales has put to sea for pre-deployment training ahead of a British Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Pacific later this year.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
So much has been set riding on Keir Starmer’s US trip that he is bound to disappoint. Europe will have to either face up to to the decisions it needs to make or keep doodling while the rug is pulled from under its feet.
Perhaps the most confusing thing about the Trump foreign policy is not its abandonment of any pretensions of values. What’s most disconcerting (and consequential) is a successful super power turning revisionist against the world order it has spent decades building and over which it presides.
Ifeanyi Uddin@ifeanyiuddin.bsky.social · 2y agoNot too long ago, there was some moral content to the geopolitical notions of "West" and "East". The genius of the Trump administration (by reducing all relationships to entries in ledgers held by the trade department) was to eliminate all differences.
Out of office, Michael Gove discovers realism and dishes out generous advice to Labour…on how to clean up the mess he and his chums created in govt www.spectator.co.uk/article/get-...
Get real: the harsh lessons of our new world disorder
Sir Roger Scruton may not be the Prime Minister’s favourite author. Apparently Keir Starmer prefers Victoria Hislop. But as he prepares to travel to Washington next week, the PM could scarcely spend h...
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Europe? Is there any such thing as “Europe”? on.ft.com/4355G37 European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine
Should Trump decide to make good on his threat to annex Canada, all the evidence suggests that the overwhelming majority of Americans would be no better than Russians who support Vladimir Putin.
IrishStar.com@irishstar.com · 2y agoCanada coach sums up USA hockey drama after national anthem booed, players fight
At what point would Americans realise that this is no longer funny?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y agoTrump on Canada: "I spoke to Governor Trudeau ... they don't have military protection, and you take a look at what's going on out there ... people are in danger ... they need our protection."
It doesn’t seem to matter what inanity Trump and his circus come up with, the UK right wing media is so far up the Trump wazoo that they’d write a rousing hagiography to anything. www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
The audacity of Trump’s Gaza plan
Some moments in history demand recognition, not just for their weight in the present but for the seismic shifts they herald. The Trump-Netanyahu press conference was one such moment – not a perfunctor...
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Here’s hoping Europe will have the backbone to hit back hard. It may be time for a global alliance against a rogue American govt. As America’s institutions and media capitulate, that may be the only hope to rein in Mr Trump. news.sky.com/story/canada...
Canada and Mexico hit back with retaliatory tariffs on US as Donald Trump risks trade war
The leaders of Mexico and Canada - two of the US's largest trading partners - have responded to the US president's steep taxes on imports.
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It’s literally 1984 in America. “Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material
Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ+ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research.
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Playing with DeepSeek 1. Anything uncomfortable to the CCP is “beyond its current scope”
Entirely appropriate to respond thus: LOL! news.sky.com/story/trumps...
Donald Trump's comments on Gaza trigger tensions with his Arab-American supporters
Mr Trump has suggested that Palestinians in Gaza could be moved to Jordan or Egypt, prompting a strong pushback from a key demographic who voted for him.
news.sky.com
I don’t know how long they can hold out for but I’m cheering Columbia on…finally someone grows a pair to stand up to the big bully news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump announces 'retaliatory measures' after Colombia refuses to accept deported migrant flight
Donald Trump announced an emergency tariff of 25% on Colombian goods - rising to 50% after one week. Colombia's president then threatened 50% tariffs on US goods in retaliation.
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Dunno how anyone listens to Trump and hears “positive” but never mind
