Britain’s approval of China’s plans for a mega-embassy in London is a sign British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is gambling on winning closer trade ties and investment from Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/uk-china-embassy-divided-west/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #london #uk #keirstarmer #espionage
In a further deterioration of transatlantic relations, U.S. President Donald Trump criticized U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plans to return sovereignty of an island that houses a crucial military base to Mauritius. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/trump-uk-starmer-chagos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chagos #uk #us #donaldtrump #keirstarmer #greenland
Britain's so-called Brexit wars dominated parliament for years. Now the Labour government is bracing for new battles as it eyes legislation to move closer to the European Union. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/politics/uk-labour-eu-reset-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #uk #labour #reform #eu #brexit
U.K.’s prime minister escalated threats against Elon Musk’s X, vowing to enforce a law that bans the sexualization of people’s images without consent and calling such content generated by Grok disgusting and shameful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/world/uk-starmer-x-grok-deepfakes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #uk #keirstarmer #x #grok #deepfakes #ai
A group of European countries, led by the U.K. and Germany, is discussing plans for a military presence in Greenland to show U.S. President Donald Trump the continent is serious about Arctic security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/12/world/politics/uk-germany-nato-greenland-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #germany #nato #greenland #us #denmark #keirstarmer #emmanuelmacron #friedrichmerz #donaldtrump
Michael Graaf
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It's really looking bad for the Coward Starmer
He's trending on the Bluesky....
#Starmer #KeirStarmer #Gaza #Genocide #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Cowardice
It's really looking bad for the Coward Starmer
He's trending on the Bluesky....
#Starmer #KeirStarmer #Gaza #Genocide #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Cowardice
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will pursue greater access to the European Union’s single market, the strongest language yet on his desire to soften the U.K’s Brexit deal nearly a decade after the referendum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/world/politics/starmer-farage-eu-single-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #nigelfarage #eu #uk #brexit
#Russia Foreign Ministry said it is “extremely alarmed” & called for “immediate clarification,” acc/to a statement posted Saturday on the ministry’s Telegram channel. The ministry said such actions, if confirmed, would constitute “an unacceptable infringement on the #sovereignty of an #independent #state.”
#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #Trump #abduction #Venezuela #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy #InternationalLaw
#Britain PM #KeirStarmer said the #UK was not involved in the #US operation in #Venezuela and that he would seek more information from #Trump. Without condemning the US action, #Starmer said he always believes that #InternationalLaw should be upheld. “But I think at this stage, fast moving situation, let’s establish the facts & take it from there,” he said.
#law #Congress #WarPowers #criminal #abduction #oil #LandGrab #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #theft #piracy
Chip Butty
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Funny how many donors to Farage and people close to him get money from Russia, then pass it on to him. I mean it’s almost like he’s a traitor and a Russian asset, but that can’t be true of the great patriot, can it?…..
#brexit #tory #tories #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ReformUK #farage #nigelfarage #immigration #farageisalyingsackshit #ReformAreUseless #farageisaracist #farageisatraitor
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Funny how many donors to Farage and people close to him get money from Russia, then pass it on to him. I mean it’s almost like he’s a traitor and a Russian asset, but that can’t be true of the great patriot, can it?…..
#brexit #tory #tories #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ReformUK #farage #nigelfarage #immigration #farageisalyingsackshit #ReformAreUseless #farageisaracist #farageisatraitor
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Jan :rust: :ferris:
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There's a lot of wisdom in this piece about the AI bubble:
https://www.chrbutler.com/what-ai-is-really-for
Unfortunately, here in the UK, our Prime Minister has already approved huge data centre building projects that will burn through local water and energy supplies:
https://europeanpowell.substack.com/p/the-ai-gold-rush-how-starmers-data
Given that tech giants pay as little tax as possible, this will be another example of government handing national resources to private interests virtually free of charge.
Roland
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Gaza Reveals How Britain Is Run
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/12/02/gaza-reveals-how-britain-is-run/
The horror of Israel’s genocide exposes the illusion that the U.K. is a democracy. A mass movement is needed to address ten major issues, write Mark Curtis and Laura Pidcock. By Mark Curtis and Laura Pidcock Declassified UK This should be…
#Politics #Gaza #Israel #Nato #Palestine #Secrecy #UnitedKingdom #Zionism #Britain #DonaldTrump #Genocide #Icc #IsaacHerzog #KeirStarmer #Netanyahu #OfficialSecretsAct #Parliament #SettlerTerrorism #U.s. #Uk #WarCrimes
Billy Smith
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Chris Riddell @chrisriddell50 on #KeirStarmer #RachelReeves #Budget – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
The U.K. appears poised to approve China’s plan for a massive new embassy in London, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks to put spying fears aside and revive his plans for a diplomatic reset with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/starmer-china-spying-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #espionage #china #uk
Gaza Reveals How Britain Is Run
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/12/02/gaza-reveals-how-britain-is-run/
The horror of Israel’s genocide exposes the illusion that the U.K. is a democracy. A mass movement is needed to address ten major issues, write Mark Curtis and Laura Pidcock. By Mark Curtis and Laura Pidcock Declassified UK This should be…
#Politics #Gaza #Israel #Nato #Palestine #Secrecy #UnitedKingdom #Zionism #Britain #DonaldTrump #Genocide #Icc #IsaacHerzog #KeirStarmer #Netanyahu #OfficialSecretsAct #Parliament #SettlerTerrorism #U.s. #Uk #WarCrimes
Chris Riddell @chrisriddell50 on #KeirStarmer #RachelReeves #Budget – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
There's a lot of wisdom in this piece about the AI bubble:
https://www.chrbutler.com/what-ai-is-really-for
Unfortunately, here in the UK, our Prime Minister has already approved huge data centre building projects that will burn through local water and energy supplies:
https://europeanpowell.substack.com/p/the-ai-gold-rush-how-starmers-data
Given that tech giants pay as little tax as possible, this will be another example of government handing national resources to private interests virtually free of charge.