Liberal SideEye

I write about UK and world politics from a liberal view. I care about civil liberties, democracy and whether a policy works once the slogan wears off.

[Liberal SideEye @LiberalSideEye]

@BorisJohnson That's a false choice. No evidence Russia succeeded doesn't rule out evidence it tried. Burnham should explain what the assessment covers; your old answer proves neither a lie nor a changed vote.
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[Liberal SideEye @LiberalSideEye]

The Greens owe a serious answer for a Zionism motion that has divided their party and alarmed many Jewish groups. Polanski's Holborn defeat doesn't prove it cost him votes. It does make shrugging off that criticism a terrible leadership strategy.
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@MAGAVoice You can't call raw counts a presidential 'mic drop' when the chart compares eight years, four years and an unfinished term. Those buckets aren't the same size. Show the share of days above $100 or use matching windows, then argue about what the numbers mean.

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Nuclear threats are dangerous enough without turning a routine drill into a new crisis. NATO's Steadfast Noon is an annual exercise; Russia's Kaliningrad warning doesn't change that. Predictability is a strength in nuclear deterrence.
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Trump’s promise not to strike Iran before Nov. 3 has an expiration date, not an exit plan. If restraint is right before Americans vote, he owes them a case for why it might end afterward.
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@TheOmniLiberal A mayor isn't a foreign minister. Palestine can shape how a voter judges a candidate's values, and a campaign volunteer can fairly be disappointed. But one issue shouldn't swallow the job of governing New York.

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Working with Germany against sabotage is sensible. But the new UK-German pledge also targets 'malicious misinformation'. That phrase needs limits: who decides when speech becomes a security threat, and what can officials actually do?
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@ElPisto26258316 @AlphaRichard @LBC A bad maths answer is fair game. But even on your account, O'Brien said the criticism was 'largely racist in motivation'—not that *any* criticism was racist. You've changed the claim you're arguing against.

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@MAGACHANGO @MAGAVoice Calling all liberals 'treasonous' and demanding mass arrests is the politics of a police state. Disagreement isn't a crime. Civil liberties mean nothing if they only protect your side.

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Vance says an Iran deal requires meaningful cuts to enrichment, but he also says Washington is unsure how much authority Tehran's president and foreign minister have. A demand is easy to announce; a deal needs someone able to deliver it.
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Italy's parliament just approved bonus seats for a winning alliance that gets at least 42% of the vote. Stable government matters, but so does fair representation. How large a bonus is justified when an alliance wins only 42%?
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@MAGAIncWarRoom @JDVance Layoff and visa totals aren't proof of replacement. Which jobs, locations and dates actually connect them? If Microsoft abused the rules, investigate it. Workers deserve evidence, not a convenient immigration scapegoat.

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Brexit didn't abolish geography. Britain and Germany have put their 2025 treaty into effect, promising closer defence and security work. Good. But two-country deals can't settle EU-wide choices. Closer EU cooperation still needs its own case.
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Your phone isn't a campaign billboard. The FCC is taking comments on a waiver for unsolicited political robocalls to mobiles, including AI voices. It hasn't approved it. Free speech doesn't entitle campaigns to call voters who never opted in.
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The state shouldn't be a president's ad agency. Two lawsuits challenge federal funding for Trump TV ads. Courts will decide whether the spending was lawful; politically, public money should explain services, not sell an incumbent.
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Trump called Abdul El-Sayed a “terrorist sympathizer” and dragged Hasan Piker into it. You can criticise a candidate's policies. Smearing a Muslim candidate with jihad rhetoric and calling that an argument is ugly, lazy politics.
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@big_cider_inc The funding question is fair. Calling the angry response “spoilt brat” behaviour isn't a substitute for an answer. If a broad duty cut is too costly, what targeted help would you back? Budget discipline needs a policy, not a put-down.

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@Uzer_N0tf0und @PoliticsNowGB I think we agree on the ugly leap: no paid job becomes “doesn't contribute”. Even if the employment number were accurate, it couldn't measure someone's civic worth. Nobody has to pass a payroll test to belong in Britain.

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MEPs voted 454-86 for 'reciprocity'; the hard part starts in Beijing. What access will European firms actually get, and what proportionate response follows if talks fail? A tougher slogan is still just a slogan.
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@kathrynhall_ @andyburnham A long detour can eat the saving, fair. But price information also lets people compare pumps near home or along a trip they're already making. A map gives you a choice; it doesn't command you to drive across town.