Russell Roe

Philosopher, Secularist, Musician, European, Occasional Blogger and Languages enthusiast.

[Russell Roe @Russ_95]

There's no such thing as a magic money tree except for:
1. Trident
2. Wars
3. Arms Trade
4. Tax Breaks for Corporations
5. Deals w/the DUP

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Czech President Milos Zeman wins a second five-year term after close vote, Czech media report https://t.co/eMr75odkTe

[Guy Verhofstadt @guyverhofstadt]

Farage's confusion is contagious: Gove doesnt seem to remember that action on plastic bags stems from EU regulation.PM May doesnt seem to know the ban on credit card surcharges is based on EU directive.The recently announced change to British passports was possible inside the EU

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

If Norway isn't a member of the single market, what is the EEA agreement? https://t.co/bvHrY40U7X

[Russell Roe @Russ_95]

Makes a nice change to see this!
https://t.co/GEHLIWrG35

[Test Match Special @bbctms]

🏆👏 ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS! 👏🏆

308/5

📱📻 Live reaction ➡ https://t.co/HCBXvCHHyn

#bbccricket #AUSvENG

[Russell Roe @Russ_95]

Two of the most incomprehensible aspects of Corbyn's Brexit position.
1) Why he repeatedly insists single market membership is dependent on being a member of the EU when it isn't.
2) Why the views of Labour members are so important on every other issue but not on Brexit.
#Peston

[Angela Rayner @AngelaRayner]

I see the Tories are claiming to have banned credit card charges from today, No they haven't this is an EU wide ban on credit card charges. The same old Tories peddling #FakeNews and claiming credit for others policies and ideas 👎

[Russell Roe @Russ_95]

Zeman even said Brexit is 'unfortunate' and 'a situation where both sides lose' but no surprise the Torygraph ignores this and conflates being anti-immigration (v. common position in Czech politics) with being anti-EU (much less common).
https://t.co/yePPxLBp7l

[Russell Roe @Russ_95]

The Telegraph claims Czech president Zeman would like 'to see the Czech Republic follow Britain in leaving the EU' and is an 'avowed Eurosceptic'. This is untrue. Zeman supports refs on EU & NATO, but staying in both. #fakenews #volby2018
https://t.co/G9TwpdtwTZ

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Have told governor of my Czech Oblast, Milos Zeman, that correct response to a topless protest is ‘thumbs up’, not abject fear.
#volbaprezidenta #CzechElection

[Europe Elects @EuropeElects]

Czechia: Populist President Zeman (SPO-*) wins alsmost all constituencies in first round of Presidential election, except the capital #Prague and voters abroad, which are won by liberal-conservative Drahoš (*-*). #volby2018 #prezident2018 #volby

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

A former porn star reached a $130,000 deal just before the 2016 election to stay silent about an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump
https://t.co/uztUVwrPAm

[Ed Miliband @Ed_Miliband]

Nope it’s because nobody wanted you to come. And you got the message. https://t.co/9xV7bFZQgL

[Bloomberg @business]

High speed trains now rival planes in these key Asia, Europe routes https://t.co/rEbwWzJh9I

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Five more years? https://t.co/5R5DO6TvVF

[Nicola Sturgeon @NicolaSturgeon]

This letter is extraordinary. A govt intent on leaving EU & continually talking about prospect of ‘no deal’ moaning about EU preparing to treat UK as a non member and for the possibility of ‘no deal’. Unbelievable - or rather, increasingly believable from this inept UK government https://t.co/47CFxS99B7

[Visegrad Insight @VisegradInsight]

Security officials have warned about the growing threat to elections from #Russian #disinformation campaigns — and in the #CzechRepublic there are fears that this week’s presidential election could become the next target

https://t.co/FlixH1VUaK

[Daily Mail Comments @BestoftheMail]

When you're so incompetent that even your crazy-ass imaginary awards ceremony has to be postponed
https://t.co/j52Seer4mV

[The Guardian @guardian]

Beware the illiberal alliance of Poland and Hungary, a grave threat to the EU | Will Hutton https://t.co/N39xrIFryf

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Just 37% of Slovaks and 36% of Czechs supported breaking up https://t.co/LsdDd1l1dt

[Russell Roe @Russ_95]

"It is a stigmatising insult (the debate about Trump's mental health) to the mentally ill, who are mostly well behaved and well meaning, to be lumped with Mr Trump (who is neither)."
Very good point made here.
https://t.co/XhlRZVMToI

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

'Going to unravel'? https://t.co/LR0wucaTAG