Special reports and Brexit editor, The Economist. Author of "Unhappy Union" and reports on the EU's future (March 25th 2017), and Brexit (October 17th 2015)
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Joined May 2017
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Where might UK-EU relations be under a Labour government? My take in a new CER essay:
cer.eu/publications/archive/…
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Trump is the oldest toddler there's ever been.
The fact he's been elected President twice is a shocking indictment of the American people.
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I disagree. Ignoring the things Pres Trump says and does normalises them. I think we need to remind ourselves regularly how different he is from ordinary politicians.
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Three misleading claims. The TCA is comprehensive but offers far less integration than EU membership. Dublin transfers were net inward in 2019, but historically often net outward. And 6m Settlement Scheme beneficiaries aren’t 6m new arrivals: many had lived here for years.
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There is a massive and ever-growing majority in favour of rejoining the EU. Each dot below represents an opinion poll taken by different pollsters over the last 6 years.
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Gosh!
I call bullshit.
You’ve spent the last 48 hours calling me a ‘traitor’ for not drawing attention to a leaked spreadsheet with our special forces and MI6 officers’ names on.
But we’re meant to believe this tweet attacking me as a traitor for having a Jewish wife & family was liked ‘accidentally’ by ‘one of the team.’ You must think we’re all thick.
No. The mask has slipped. Likes are private. You thought nobody would ever know. Unfortunately for you, the racist account who posted the tweet and could see the likes exposed you.
Reform should give you the boot.
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Tonight - Serbia feels like the new Hungary - over throwing of a Russia friendly / Putin sympathising leader for something genuinely new - in Serbias case a student led party . Does this shift dynamics in the war on Ukraine ? And with the shape of the EU?
I have just spoken by phone with the leaders of the Students' List @studentblokade, who won the elections in Serbia, to congratulate them on their victory. I assured them of Hungary’s support. I was delighted to hear how much strength our victory in April had given them during this difficult struggle.
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Go BBC! Defending democracy.
Really glad the BBC is standing up for itself, in a way other US networks didn’t. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy0…
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Instead of a thousand words. A six years old Vlad stands near his mother's grave. She was murdered by russians in Bucha. April 4, 2022.
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Episcopal Church's bishop of Europe, Mark Eddington, on JD Vance's explanation of the protests in Paris. Priceless.
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Full house last night for a fascinating discussion on @HannaNotte’s “We Shall Outlast Them” at Waterstones in London.
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Trump is a fucking TRAITOR. Russia announced they are backing Iran against the U.S. while Trump his helping Russia! All MAGATS are complicit in this treasonous act. 👇👇👇 euronews.com/2026/10/19/lavr…
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Good morning and Happy Monday to everyone who agrees that Kamala Harris was absolutely 100% right about trump's intention to betray Ukraine, out of his weakness and his pathetic need to be accepted by Putin.
His capitulation to Russia is a DISGRACE.
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In the series of truly remarkable statements by Trump 🇺🇸 this ranks very high. He’s gone “full Putin”.
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Imagine if in 1943 FDR had decided that the US would stop helping Britain and instead would side with the Third Reich. That's a bit like what President Trump is now doing by cozying up to Russia as it tries to destroy Ukraine. Utterly shameful. A humiliating moment for the US.
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Her name was Angelina. She was one year old. Russian drone killed her and her mom in 🇺🇦 Kharkiv today.
Congrats, Russia! You did it again! With help of those who left this baby defenseless.
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Some news. Honoured, delighted, excited and a little scared about this. Get in touch if you want to collaborate or have ideas about what we could and should be doing.....
📢 The @CER_EU appoints a new director: @anandMenon1 will succeed @CER_Grant as director, taking over at the start of 2027.
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It was an interesting and important speech by @SecRubio in Athens 🇬🇷. Much to agree with, but his view of the West was still a fairly narrow one. Strong men were hailed, but the Renaissance was totally absent. Some tributes to the contributions of the rest of the world wouldn’t have been inappropriate either.
