Peter Holbrook

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[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

@Sweettalkin53 @Gabriel_Pogrund Is there any chance you could do your own investigative journalism or have a think about how it works. (I don’t think they do personal requests, posted here) or would being informed not align with your narrative? It would be better than defending corruption & greed?

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney blindsides Trump by forming a super alliance of 40 powerful countries to defeat his disastrous MAGA agenda.

Carney has become one of Trump's most brilliant adversaries...

According to Politico, the European Union, composed of 27 nations, as well as a geopolitical bloc of 12 Indo-Pacific countries, have begun negotiations to form one of the largest economic alliances in the entire world. This historic pivot comes as Trump continues to wage erratic tariff wars on close allies, turning the once-stable United States into a deeply unreliable partner.

The talks are being led by Canada and will be the fruit of Carney's vision of a world in which the so-called "middle powers" unite to undermine Trump's tariffs and make themselves immune to his bullying coercion.

If successful — and it certainly appears to be heading in that direction — the supply chains of countries as far off as Canada, Malaysia, and Germany could be intwined into one super supply chain.

“The work is definitely coming along,” a Canadian government official said to POLITICO. “We’ve had very fruitful discussions on it with other partners around the world.”

“We see a lot of value in increasing trade among the EU and [Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership] parties, which would also contribute to enhancing supply chain resilience,” stated a Japanese trade official.

Last month, Carney gave an astonishing speech at the Davos World Economic Forum during which he announced the end of American dominance, stating that the "bargain no longer" works for the rest of the world. American hegemony once offered benefits, now it offers only chaos.

"Let me be direct, we are in the midst of a rupture not a transition," Carney said during that speech. "Over the past two decades a series of crises in finance, health, energy, and geopolitics have laid the bare risks of extreme global integration."

"But more recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons," he said, referring to Trump. "Tariffs as leverage. Financial infrastructures as coercion. Supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited. You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."

He predicted that allied nations would "diversify to hedge against uncertainty" and "rebuild sovereignty" and that's exactly what's happening with this nascent trade alliance. Carney said that the deal will "create a new trading bloc of 1.5 billion people."

Left out in the cold would be the American people, who will be forced to stand by as the citizens of other nations enjoy easier, cheaper access to reliable goods. Trump has made us a world pariah, and the price will be shouldered by your wallet.

“We hope that if that’s a success, if you can see tangible benefits in different areas, that could also entice other countries to join in and team up in a positive sense,” said Klemens Kober, the Director of Trade Policy, EU Customs, Transatlantic Relations at the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

“So the more the merrier," Kober added.

This is what happens when you elect an ignorant conman and give him unilateral power over foreign policy. Trump and his MAGA sycophants thought that the rest of the world would simply roll over as America proceeded to pillaged and ransack their coffers. Instead, they'e banding together to completely shatter the balance of power forever.

Please ❤️ and share if you think that Trump is the worst president in American history!

[CICs @CICRegulator]

Calling all CICs!!! We are currently looking for case studies from our lovely CIC community to include in our Annual Report 2025-26 🌟 for more information please contact: [email protected]

[Andrew Bridgen @ABridgen]

The Farage - Epstein photo appears to be genuine. There will be some desperate ‘media management’ going on at Reform currently. All in the same club ?

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

@GSGB01 Which ones exactly? None are that I know. None, even the right wing family members have t mentioned it. As we all know, that would be, well illegal, unconstitutional and impossible without consequently, bringing down the monarchy.

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

Words of advice from next gen #SocEnt leaders:
“Plan like an adult, hope like a child.” #SocEntDay

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

Happy #SocEnt day!
Today I’m in Woolwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich with @GLL_UK a fantastic social enterprise and cooperative business. Great to be here.

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

🏷️ We need a solution that provides support to the majority of households, with the biggest savings for those on the lowest incomes.

That's why the government should give all households a discount on their essential energy use using a rising block tariff (RBT).

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

@RestoreTrustNT Scurrilous narrative….who is importing obscure ideologies and presenting them as grassroots, honest, truthful? You’re who exactly? You seek to undermine our nation’s institutions & communitarian instincts, for the political benefit of your masters and backer’s. We see you🤡

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

@jfwduffield Just imagine, this swamp of a platform, designed and delivered with the integrity, accountability and tea rooms of the NT !
#upgrade needed!

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

@jfwduffield Are you still angry about vegan scones? Thought that had blown over by now. BTW, I really appreciate the democratic structures in the NT, and think there’s a thing or two others including the private sector could learn from these more, accountable and public benefit models!

[Ben Cohen @YoBenCohen]

Jerry wanted you to hear this from him.

We built Ben & Jerrys to stand for peace and love. It was needed then and it’s needed more than ever now. Which is why @MagnumGlobal must #FreeBenAndJerrys

See Jerry’s full message at https://t.co/p8Qqyw3Ei5 and be part of the campaign.

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

@pjcboro @christineperymn The methodology of this probe appears very thorough to me. I think the charity commission and other regulators could learn a thing or two from this. But what is your underlying mission ? Care to share?

[Peter Holbrook @peteholbrook]

@JohnSocEnt Well said 🙌 . I’m sorry you couldn’t make it. It was a special day.