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[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@HenryBushnell 40,000 young Iranians specifically asked to have a peaceful transition to democracy. They were told they couldn't and then murdered in cold blood.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@MahdaviKam60993 @ESPNFC Not at all - its already looking like one of the most popular World Cups of all time by any measure.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

We are supposed to feel sorry for the team representing the blood-soaked Islamic Republic having to make the short flight back to Mexico after the game. Pass me a hankie.

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei called his team perhaps the "most oppressed team in the whole World Cup," after he said Iran have been forced to leave Los Angeles and return to their base camp in Tijuana, Mexico, immediately following their opening match. https://t.co/SqJgrEuVxS

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@SeddSezz Restore Labour. Nice one.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

Again - the violence is "unjustified" and he calls for "calm". Moderate language that is very different to the angry, rage and threats that followed the Southport rioting.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

NEW: Keir Starmer says people are “rightly sickened” by “horrific” attack in North Belfast - and says his thoughts are with victim.

“But let me be clear, the acts of violence and arson that follow are totally unjustified,” he adds, saying he has spoken with NI political leaders & police.

“We are united in calling for calm and determined to restore order, support the police and all those on the front line and ensure that justice is done.”

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

Noticeable difference in Starmer/govt language over Belfast compared to English incidents. They condemn the violence but no mention of the 'far-right', no mention of 'mindless thugs' and it is clear the statements have been carefully worded.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

Noticeable that there appears to have been none of the kind of police reaction in Belfast that you would expect on the 'mainland'. Very noticeable.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

No filming, no You Tubers, fully masked, road-blocks, strategic fires. This isn't 'Tommy's lads' protesting in Northern Ireland.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

"And the morons swing and say: 'Don't Look Back in Anger'"

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

I don't think the establishment fully grasps the depth of this one.

[Julie Burchill @BoozeAndFagz]

'I don't think you have, mate.' MATE. The world of contemptuous DEI-fuelled smugness in that word. The whole ruling regime is rotten - the #BeKind police force, who treat a dying young man like a lying nuisance in the name of being anti-racist, perhaps worst of all.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@Nigel_Farage Restore Labour.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@LordCampV @kunley_drukpa Yeah its great isn't it?

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@anygod_ofyours @kunley_drukpa "How did this happen?" is exactly the reaction my leftie-liberal East European friend produced when he visited my Islamic Lancastrian home town.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

So similar to 1950's American 'Red Scare' material, it's actually funny:
https://t.co/lb7YqkXOXP
‘I feel like I’m losing her’: the families torn apart by older relatives going far right

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@DAaronovitch @James_Treadwell I'd be interested to see some examples of the 'significant attempts' to rectify this issue David?

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

@whitesundesert They live in different worlds really don't they? The issues facing the FN or AfD are just a completely different context.

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

Good analysis. The American right mostly misunderstand European politics and (like the Dems) view it through their domestic prism. Trump is a toxic brand. National conservative movements are drawing the right conclusions. Farage needs to be careful on this.

[Mary Harrington @moveincircles]

Those gloating about Orban's defeat signalling the end of "national populism" may be jumping the gun. The forces driving that movement worldwide haven't gone away. But one thing does seem to be changing: how populists in Europe perceive Donald Trump https://t.co/i2ZsLyFVUL

[johnny anderson @johnandpol]

It's a fair point.

[Alice Weidel @Alice_Weidel]

"Viktor Orbán konnte man abwählen - Ursula von der Leyen können wir nicht abwählen."