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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

EU needs the UK? Exceptionalist delusion. Nice to have? Sure.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why the customs union? If you are going for FoM (good), then single market is best bang for your (future) €.

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tony Blair rejoins the growing voices of those calling for an abandonment of Labour EU red lines and reversing Brexit. But in a symbol of all that was wrong with the Remain campaign, he does so saying the UK should only rejoin if its demands on EU reform are met 🧐

So, this is not about rerunning the debates of 2016 but taking a new approach rooted in the reality of 2026.

There is no point in inching towards Europe as we feel what British public opinion might accommodate. We should be clear that we want back into a formal relationship with the EU. But it must be a Europe on a credible path to reform, a Europe of nation states, a Europe capable of being a genuine global power. Otherwise, though Britain should continue to cooperate with the EU where it is in our mutual interest to do so, and though we should always remain open to changing circumstances, Britain will show that it can and is prepared to remain independent.

Tony Blair, Executive Chairman

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lots of talk of growth ahead of the Budget, as if it were a baroque puzzle. Our problem is basic. It's that we no longer support the things which facilitate growth: Europe, immigration, higher education, tax simplification, policy stability. These are all choices and could stop making them anytime.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There is a lesson here for Canadian governments about keeping a tight eye on narratives about Canada being pitched in Washington, London, Brussels, Delhi or Beijing, often by info-grifters who moved abroad. What seems a minor discourse irritant can be suddenly weaponised by enemies of Canada.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Have a table along the hedgerow by the river.

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s tonight!

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Berlin folk! Bluesky meet-up this coming Sunday evening - 6th September. Open to all.

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Lynn Nothegger @lynnnothegger.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Berlin folk - next Sunday, I’ll be in town. Anyone fancy a Bluesky Berlin meet up?

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Let’s try to nail this down! Zollpackhof or BRLO prob best for public transport, less walking. What time? 18:00 ?

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It’s supposed to be our secret!

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Got to it in my 40s. Had read and liked some of his other downer classics, but hadn’t been in the mood for more. But Cannery Row was so funny! Unexpected. Blew me away.

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Is there hope for breaking up giant monopolies? Cory Doctorow @doctorow.pluralistic.net, author of “The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI,” thinks we’re well positioned to take on these companies. New podcast out now!

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Madeadeleine 💀 @pbastronaut.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

For fuck's sake, Germany, we've been over this already!

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Promise to come to the funeral and praise your bravery. Take one for the Team.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

What am I even looking at here? Okay, I’ve been gone like 40+ yrs, but what why does look, sound and feel like some old SNL sketch?

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Good choice. Anything but Erdinger.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

You stole my 2 hours. Day ruined.

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 30/06/2026

The Government™ has made an ad about Palantir, and it's surprsingly honest and informative.

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Honest Government Ad | Palantir

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🚨🚨Europeans are increasingly pessimistic about the state of the world, but their belief in the #EU is riding high. A #Eurobarometer survey found 74 % of citizens reckon their country has benefited from being part of the EU. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/euro...

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Europeans embrace EU amid growing gloom about world, survey finds

Eurobarometer reports increased pessimism about the future of the world — but not the EU.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Don’t want to pile on, but fully agree with the criticism. Mike, you one of the anti-Brexit heroes. I’m grateful for your voice and your hard work. But this is a very bad take, and sends the wrong msg. Exceptionalism led to Leave, and will doom re/join. Besides, the Euro is great.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

And yet they get lordships, and ongoing media presence. They should be forever banished from the public eye, their names tarnished, disgraced, ridiculed.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Have the same problem. With an EN base, my brain goes one way for FR and the other way for DE. When dealing with both my heads spins until total discombobulation.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Hannan is either a charlatan or a moron. Or both. In any case repeatedly discredited. We have the receipts. Why is he still being platformed? (Rhetorical. We know know why.)

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patrickcherry @patrickcherry.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Peter Oborn's To-Do list, for the UK govt. - end party donations - public service/civil service - regulate newspaper ownership and sort ofcom/cttee on business appts - implement PR - Royal commission on Brexit Risk for the govt, but if done well, a completely diff feeling and perhaps save Britain.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Weren’t those marches AFTER the ref?

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

🔥 Now on 82,700!! Sign and share, share everywhere.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

But ticking the boxes is a mandatory part of it, and the UK’s boxes are missing many significant ticks.

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Simon Hix @simonhix.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Combined Lab+Con support is just over 35% in Westminster polls (lowest since universal male suffrage in 1918). With 7+ parties competing across England, Wales and Scotland, calls for PR for the House of Commons are getting louder. Scotland and Wales just gave us two real-world models to compare.

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Maxwell Smart facing some limp competition.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The local elections are also about Brexit! When we left the EU, our towns and cities lost access to the regional funding and investment we used to get as EU members. Brexiters swore the money would be replaced, but it wasn't! We need that extra funding. So only vote for parties who want to rejoin!

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

So the argument is that Brexit was the right approach, but it hasn't worked out, so we want to come back. I'm not buying that, not for one second. All she's saying that if the US President wasn't crazy, they would continue to reject Europe. Brexit was wrong in 2016, 20, 24 and today

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Repeat after me: There has never been a special relationship, except in the hopeful, delusional British eyes. A one sided love affair. It’s a proto-Brexit fantasy promoting Brit exceptionalism that holds the UK back from embracing the EU.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 15/04/2026

I'm at #BerlinVerbindetEuropa to present my new #CrossBorderRail map and data that has been researched with help of Europäische Akademie Berlin Fixing cross border transport infra is surely a solid way to make the European Union *mean* something... My essay on that jonworth.eu/my-railway-w...

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My railway work: no shortage of meaning, but for the EU institutions that can be uncomfortable

I stumbled across an excellent essay about the EU this week: "Not a messaging problem. Why institutional narratives keep failing" by Meisoon Nasralla and Lilit Poghosyan. They write: "We are told, on...

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James Ramsay @jramsay.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I thought this follow was forever.

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Kresten @kresten2.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Hello Stephen. I would certainly prefer tax payer funding only. I can’t see many things more worthy of being funded by taxes than democracy itself.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 28/02/2026

Posted late yesterday, so boosting it today too Reforming rail ticketing in the EU isn’t just “make it easier to book train tickets” But there is a workable outcome good enough for everyone. If the Commission wants to find it…

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Respect Cyclists e.V. @respectcyclists.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Auch im #März fahren wir wieder mit Soundbikes, guter Laune und lautstarken Kommentaren zur Radinfrastruktur Problempunkte in Berlin an. Im März ist auch #WeltFrauentag, in #Berlin sogar als #Feiertag! #RespeteALasCiclistas #FrauenPower #8Maerz #RespectCyclists #Fahrraddemo #Berlin

SharePic der Respect Cyclists März Fahrraddemo

Im Hintergrund ist eine alte Aufnahme einer Fahrradakrobatin zu sehen. Sie balanciert auf den Pedalen stehend das Fahrrad auf dem Hinterrad und sitzt dabei auf dem Lenker und hält mit ihrer linken Hand das Vorderrad fest. Ihr rechter Arm ist nach oben ausgestreckt und sie blickt in die Kamera.
Das alte Schwarzweißbild wurde nachkoloriert, so dass die Kleidung der Radfahrerin blass-rosa und die Reifen des Fahrrads cremefarben erscheint.
Unten rechts neben dem Rad steht:
"Belle Vernie"
Kaufmann's Lady Cycle Troupe

Über dem Bild liegen die folgenden Textblöcke:

Fahrraddemo für sichere Radwege
Respect Cyclists

¡Respete a las ciclistas!

Zwischenkundgebungen:
18:30 Garnisonkirchplatz
19:00 Mariannenplatz
19:50 Sybelstr. 5

Gleimviertel, Prenzlauer Berg, Mitte, Luisenstadt, Kreuzberg, Tiergarten, Charlottenburg, Moabit

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17:30 Uhr
Abfahrt 18:15 Uhr
Treffpunkt: Falkplatz (Max-Schmeling-Halle)
Ende: Kleiner Tiergarten

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Unten links sind die Logos von RespectCyclists und ADFC Berlin zu sehen.
In kleiner Schrift ganz unten steht:
V.i.S.d.P.: Respect Cyclists e.V. Originalbild zur Verfügung gestellt von Sammlung Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin Reproduktion: Friedhelm Hoffmann, Berlin

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

#ITVYouthTracker EU referendum voting intention for 16-25 year olds ✅🇪🇺 Join the EU: 83% ❌🇪🇺 Stay out of the EU: 17% Savanta for ITV Youth Tracker, Sample Size: 1,040 UK based 16-25 year-olds, Fieldwork 4-9 February 2026

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

🇵🇱🇺🇦“Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything. The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.” - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Along with the deep immorality of student fees, there's also the staggering lack of logic. Politicians are basically saying: "We need to reduce immigration and increase domestic resilience by training our own home-grown skilled workers – so in order to do that, we're going to put them all in debt".

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a man says that makes no sense in front of a be i star logo

ALT: a man says that makes no sense in front of a be i star logo

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