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An excellent piece by ⁦@sbg1⁩ | “This Is Not a Normal Time”: Trump and the Rapidly Expanding “Witch Hunt” newyorker.com/news/letter-fr…

7:25 pm · December 16, 2018 ·

Global Politics

@_GlobalPolitics

Great mention in @ForeignAffairs of one of our recent articles. global-politics.co.uk/wp/2017… pic.twitter.com/3zS9Y8wM3u

12:49 pm · December 16, 2018 ·

Embarrassing | ‘According to one observer of the conversation between May and the EU27 leaders, “she could not say what would actually deliver a majority in parliament for her”. Why on earth could and should they start talks in the absence of knowing what May actually wants?’ twitter.com/SpecCoffeeHous…

Unbelievable | UK university tells Iranian student: go home and get tuition fees in cash theguardian.com/education/201…

The fish rots from the head down | Embattled interior secretary Ryan Zinke steps down after series of scandals. #Trump theguardian.com/us-news/2018/…

TonyLang

@ProfTonyLang

Disturbing report and one that suggests peacekeepers do not always provide peace: "United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres should set up a thorough and timely independent investigation int amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Dan Snow

@thehistoryguy

In 2014 UK was one of the world's largest economies with an outsize cultural, academic & security influence, a key player in the world's largest economic block. Scotland voted to stay. An 850yr old territorial dispute in Ireland was satisfactorily settled. Why are we doing this?

12:47 pm · December 16, 2018 ·

This illustrates the extent to which the idea of a ‘managed no deal’ is a dangerous fantasy being spouted by either #Brexit ideologues or career opportunists in the Tory Party. It’s as rational as seeking to deliver a ‘managed train wreck’. #PeoplesVote twitter.com/paulwaugh/stat…

12:47 pm · December 16, 2018 ·