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Financial Times editorial

artappraiser — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 07:13:49 +0000

Financial Times editorial last week:

FT View: neither Tories nor labour command our support

“To those candidates who share (internationalist, pro business and pro Europe) values - and are ready to fight for them - the FT lends its wholehearted support.”https://t.co/oxkZEDqaXm via @financialtimes
— roula khalaf (@khalafroula) December 5, 2019

Andrew knows a true drama

artappraiser — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:44:51 +0000

In reply to Wow, didn't realize it was

Andrew knows a true drama queen when he sees one:

Audience in Melbourne are completely surprised by this incredible performance when Boris Johnson breaks into Homeric Greek.

https://t.co/W9NIkDcmH1
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) December 10, 2019

Election data shows Boris

artappraiser — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 20:21:00 +0000

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Election data shows Boris Johnson's hold on his parliamentary seat represents the narrowest majority for any prime minister in over 50 years.https://t.co/x0T7JVwz8M
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) December 10, 2019

A northern Labour MP texts me

artappraiser — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:43:47 +0000

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A northern Labour MP texts me about the Corbyn problem on the doorstep "They hate him. And it doesn't seem to matter if I tell them I hate him more!"
— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) December 8, 2019

HOLD YOUR HORSES KLAXON

artappraiser — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 01:19:21 +0000

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HOLD YOUR HORSES KLAXON
Datapraxis boss Paul Hilder says: "We have never seen as many undecided voters this late in the campaign. As many as 80-90 constituencies are still up for grabs. A much larger Conservative landslide is still possible - but so is a hung Parliament."
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) December 7, 2019

Top British diplomat

artappraiser — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 08:29:08 +0000

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Top British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall quits with searing Brexit critique

Exclusive by Eliza Mackintosh @ CNN.com Updated 0137 GMT (0937 HKT) December 7, 2019

A senior British diplomat in the US has quit with a blast at the UK government over Brexit, saying she could no longer "peddle half-truths" on behalf of political leaders she did not "trust."

In a searing resignation letter delivered just over a week before the UK general election, Alexandra Hall Hall, the lead envoy for Brexit in the British Embassy in Washington, said that she had become increasingly dismayed by the demands placed on the British civil service to deliver messages on Brexit which were not "fully honest."

The reluctance of Britain's leaders to play straight with the public on Brexit, Hall Hall said, had undermined the credibility of UK diplomats abroad. Her position had become "unbearable personally" and "untenable professionally," she wrote in the letter, which has been obtained by CNN [....]

Wow, didn't realize it was

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 03:05:18 +0000

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Wow, didn't realize it was Andrew Sullivan til hit the angry comments. Great column.

"It’s as if people just wanted to be heard on the subject and broadly shift away from mass immigration but actually didn’t care that much." - indeed.

The Blundering Brilliance of

artappraiser — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:25:12 +0000

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The Blundering Brilliance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A masterpiece political profile. Doesn’t get any better. And significant relevance for Australia. Outstanding work ⁦@sullydish⁩ https://t.co/HO5xXsMRWR
— John McGlue (@JohnMcGlue) December 6, 2019