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The Independent takes the measure of JD Vance.

Political Reporter quotes the last five paragraphs of this Editorial. Headline: In his immoral absolutism, JD Vance outflanks even Donald Trump Sub-headline: Editorial: On everything from abortion rights to the future of Ukraine, the Republicans’ pick for vice-president could prove even … Continue reading

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Timothy Snyder on The Republican Convention, @FT, holds no surprises.

Political Observer on the Snyder’s programmatic chatter! Opinion US politics & policy Headline: The Republican blueprint for power contains the seeds of its own demise Sub-headline: It is not too late to stop the descent of the American political order … Continue reading

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Political Observer on Monday July 15, 2024. A selection of the latest political propaganda from @FT, via Anand Menon, of https://ukandeu.ac.uk/about-us/people/

Political Observer comments. The Financial Times: Opinion: European Union Headline : Starmer has a golden opportunity to reset relations with Europe Sub-headline: Hosting the EPC summit at Blenheim, the prime minister can make good on his manifesto pledge https://www.ft.com/content/71d20269-cf50-47f9-9ae4-edb891defddf The Financial … Continue reading

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@TheEconomist vs. Fraser Nelson on the July 4th British election?

Political Observer comments. Editor: reader start with the titles and subtitles of each of theses political interventions. The Economist: Leaders | Lord, make us proportional—but not yet Britain’s skewed election reinforces the case for voting reform. After 2029 The new government … Continue reading

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On the burning question of the Post-Macron Era, in Le Monde!

Can Macron’s Anti-democratic ‘retirement age’ be revoked, expunged, etc.? Political Observer speculates! On paper, the proposal looks simple, but the conditions for its implementation are the subject of intense debate. A few minutes after the initial estimates of the outcome … Continue reading

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janan.ganesh@ft.com mines the periphery of Nato: Ireland!

Political Observer comments. The first three paragraphs of the Ganesh essay are carefully assembled with Ireland as the key state, in fact, the paradigmatic case for NATO. His talent as a Story Teller is not quite the same as his … Continue reading

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Old Socialist on ‘PUCK’: The Magazine that does the ‘thinking for you’ !

Old Socialist comments JUL 06, 2024 Share Though not a subscriber to PUCK I keep getting this in my email. Now Puck must be the latest copy, on the once ascendent Vanity Fair, under perennial ass kisser Graydon Carter, now … Continue reading

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Jonathan Freedland never disappoints, except in the matter truth, facts or valid argument! It’s his habit of being!

Political Observer engages in some Political Archaeology. Headline: It’s risky, but Joe Biden needs to give way to someone who can beat Donald Trump Sub-headline: The president had one job: to prove he was strong enough to take on his … Continue reading

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Claire Gatinois (@gatinois4) & Nathalie Segaunes (@NSegaunes) of Le Monde, provide a breathtaking panorama of the Macron debacle/melodrama.

Old Socialist’s selective quotation introduces the English Reader to this French nonpareil. Headline: ‘People hate you’: The French are increasingly rejecting Macron Sub-headline: The French president is omnipresent, despite having pledged to let his prime minister lead the campaign for … Continue reading

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