Richard Alexander

Senior Lecturer in law at SOAS, research interest in economic and financial crime, generally interested in world affairs

[Richard Alexander @RCHAlexander]

A great response, @BogdanKlich, to Tucker Carlson's remarks in his interview with Jacob Rees-Mogg. It reminds me of the Jewish Remembrance Week event earlier this year, with speeches by the mayors of both Görlitz and Zgorzelec. Poland remembers, whether or not Carlson cares.

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@owenjonesjourno Agreed. It may well have been provoked by the way the definition of Zionism has been distorted by Ben-Gvir et al, but that is still no excuse. I'm no longer sure whether I can vote for @RBXGreens; that motion on one side, @CarolineLucas's clear statement on the other.

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As @Ed_Miliband said, British Jews responsible for the actions of the State of Israel is antisemitism, pure and simple. A demand that solidarity with British Jews means standing with the Israeli government and its actions, whatever they may be, should be seen in that light.

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@BellaWallerstei My Jewish grandfather similarly fled here from Nazi Germany. I am horrified, as I believe he would have been, at the actions of Israel’s current leadership. Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich brought us to this point.

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@chiefrabbi has called the UK Government’s ban on goods and services a dark day for British Jews. It is not. To claim otherwise conflates British Jews with the actions of the State of Israel. That has historically been seen as a form of antisemitism, or have things now changed?

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@simon_schama There will be some who will praise this as Trump enforcing respect on someone who has insulted the United States. They genuinely believe this. The fact is that it demeans the US and its Presidency. Many Americans see that, though: roll on, November, roll on.

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@LukePollard And the view of the US President does not change that. We have known for a while that, sadly, we cannot rely on the United States’ support for our security under this administration. So if necessary, we will protect the Falklands without it.

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@Nigel_Farage Well, @Nigel_Farage, first focus on Clacton. Will you maintain your vote share when your key opponent is Count Binface? Then look at history. There wasn’t an immediate general election when Thatcher resigned, or Cameron or May or Johnson or Truss. So why now?

[𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 @killingbritain]

@RealMGSimpson @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk

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@ajcdeane Let’s not just thank @bphillipsonMP. This was a joint effort. Remember @wesstreeting on when he was challenged that VAT on school fees would not bring in the money needed to improve state schools. His reply: who cares, at least the privileged will find out how 93% are educated.

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@AmericaRecharge No. Absolutely not. He would be a disaster for this country.

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@thepublicgets @mrdanwalker They do have coal-fired power stations; their economy still needs them. But they’re also moving ahead with renewable energy: hydro, wind, solar. And the government subsidises electric cars, not just for export but domestic consumption also. I regularly visit China, I’ve seen it.

[Richard Alexander @RCHAlexander]

@thepublicgets @mrdanwalker Chinese climate change agenda? The south of England already hit 30C, as it did last summer. Not even 1976 did that. Severe storms more frequent. And that’s just the UK. Elsewhere much worse. China is at least doing something about it.

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@suespensley Look at the results. Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Greens all nowhere. The Makerfield by-election was painted throughout as a two-horse race between Labour and Reform. It wasn’t just a vote for Labour, it was a vote against Reform. Look at their recent speeches to see why.

[𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓵𝓸𝓽𝓽𝓮 @charlotteukcity]

This is powerful!!

The video strikingly illustrates the game of misinformation that’s being played by Nigel Farage & others. It shows who’s actually benefiting from it.

Absolutely worth watching!

Video sent to me by @nowayjomo

[Richard Alexander @RCHAlexander]

Meningitis B does not mess around. Alfie is by no means the first young person to die of it and we saw in Kent this year how quickly it can spread. Alfie’s Legacy: Give 16–23-Year-Olds the MenB Vaccine - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/IYV3s9cVkT via @UKChange

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@trisaleon Rounders, cricket, rugby, golf, tennis, table tennis, pétanque, jai alai, bowls, croquet - that enough?

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@TomK_Brit1993 Absolutely. And it’s time to push for it. We, the Remainers, took a Remain vote in the referendum for granted and not just we but Britain paid the price. This time, we need to demonstrate the support for rejoining and push back against Reform and those who are cowed by them.

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@SangitaMyska @DeborahMeaden It’s been a while since I believed anything the Daily Mail has said. Certainly in a dispute between the Daily Mail and Deborah Meade’s, I know who I’d believe.