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Judith Kirton-Darling

@judekd.bsky.social
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General Secretary at @industriAll_EU. Labour MEP for North East of England 2014-20. Boro. Quaker. Trade unionist. Mum.

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Esther Lynch @estherlynch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Great call by @judekd.bsky.social on Europe's Industrial Tsunami Demands a Quality Jobs Act that includes anticipation and management of change rights www.socialeurope.eu/europes-indu...
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Europe’s Industrial Tsunami Demands a Quality Jobs Act
Europe’s industrial transition risks becoming a social tsunami; only binding labour guarantees, not soft coordination, can prevent it.
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Today @judekd.bsky.social joined euromines & Aggregates Europe in Oslo 🇳🇴 to discuss why it’s so important to have a strong social dimension to Europe’s raw materials strategy. 📝 Dependencies will lead to deindustrialisation. 😡 We need action now with workers at the decision making table! 👷🏽👷🏿‍♀️👩‍🔧
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The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) @tuac.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The steel sector is at breaking point. At the OECD Steel Committee, TUAC, @industriall-union.org and @industrialleurope.bsky.social warned that overcapacity and underinvestment are putting jobs and regions at risk. Trade unions call for investment in workers, low-carbon steel and a Just Transition.
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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Fantastic to visit Elektrowerk Weisweiler plant producing low carbon ferrochrome with local shopstewards, @igmetall.bsky.social and industriAll Europe crew.🤩
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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Read @judekd.bsky.social perspective in changer 1️⃣ 0️⃣
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Investment is the solution to making Europe more competitive. This is the message ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social carried to EU leaders from @pes.eu this morning ahead of today's #EUCO.
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Richard Tice: - engaged in highly aggressive tax avoidance to avoid nearly £600,000 of tax - did so at a time when the taxpayer was already paying his salary as an MEP Nothing patriotic about this party of grifters www.thetimes.com/article/6f55...
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Reform’s Richard Tice avoided nearly £600,000 in tax
The deputy leader’s property company paid nothing in corporation tax on multimillion-pound profits for most of 2018-21
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 06/03/2026
Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August. A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.
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Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv
As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
This.
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Amid European energy fears, coal creeps back into favour www.ft.com/content/8dbb...
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Amid European energy fears, coal creeps back into favour
A protracted conflict in the Middle East would dent expectations that global coal consumption will start to fall
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Iran Crisis Proves Europe Cannot Delay Its Industrial Transformation Our @industrialleurope.bsky.social take www.socialeurope.eu/iran-crisis-...
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Iran Crisis Proves Europe Cannot Delay Its Industrial Transformation
The US–Israeli strikes on Iran lay bare every fault line in Europe's energy dependence, industrial fragility, and strategic exposure — and demand an immediate policy response.
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The @ec.europa.eu has sent a clear message: the pay transparency directive is here to stay. National governments who hedged their bets must now make up for lost time and work hard to ensure they meet the forthcoming transposition deadline
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Iran Crisis Proves Europe Cannot Delay Its Industrial Transformation Our @industrialleurope.bsky.social take www.socialeurope.eu/iran-crisis-...
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Iran Crisis Proves Europe Cannot Delay Its Industrial Transformation
The US–Israeli strikes on Iran lay bare every fault line in Europe's energy dependence, industrial fragility, and strategic exposure — and demand an immediate policy response.
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The European Commission has launched the Industrial Accelerator Act: a step towards strengthening Europe’s industries and introducing a #MadeInEurope approach with quality jobs at its heart.
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
IndustriAll Europe General Secretary @judekd.bsky.social 📢 “Companies receiving public money must re-invest a fair share of profits into creating quality jobs, training and technology to raise productivity.”
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EESC Industrial Change @ccmi-eesc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The CCMI Study Group on RESourceEU Action Plan (CCMI/259) meets Thursday 14:30-16:00 💭 The panel will discuss the acceleration of the #criticalrawmaterials strategy at a crucial time for EU industrial #preparedness and #competitiveness💎🪨 Read more: link.europa.eu/BT3KmM
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Grim but important read. Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
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Thorben Albrecht @thorbenalbrecht.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Deregulating Workers' Rights Will Not Save European Industry — It Will Only Deepen the Crisis, write @judekd.bsky.social & @ibarthes.bsky.social of @industrialleurope.bsky.social www.socialeurope.eu/deregulating...
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Establishing a secure connection ...
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FinUnions @finunions.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
⌛ Europe’s industrial crisis is real, and it demands decisive action. But weakening workers’ rights is not action — it is avoidance. It is a political shortcut masquerading as industrial policy. 📣 Blog by @judekd.bsky.social in @euractiv.com ⬇️
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EESC Workers' Group @workers-eesc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The deregulation agenda misses the point entirely. No factory is closing because employees have the right to know how their pay is structured or because precarious workers deserve basic protections. Read @judekd.bsky.social and Isabelle Barthes's opinion www.euractiv.com/opinion/dere...
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Deregulating Workers' Rights Will Not Save European Industry — It Will Only Deepen the Crisis | Euractiv
Europe’s industrial crisis stems from high energy costs, weak demand and global competition — not workers’ rights. Deregulating labour protections worsens instability. A credible strategy requires inv...
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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Europe’s industrial crisis stems from high energy costs, weak demand & global competition — not workers’ rights. Deregulating labour protections worsens instability. @judekd.bsky.social www.euractiv.com/opinion/dere...
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Deregulating Workers' Rights Will Not Save European Industry — It Will Only Deepen the Crisis | Euractiv
Europe’s industrial crisis stems from high energy costs, weak demand and global competition — not workers’ rights. Deregulating labour protections worsens instability. A credible strategy requires inv...
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European Trade Union e-action of ACV-CSC-Belgium @acv-csc-europe.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
‼️"Deregulating #Workers' Rights Will Not Save European #Industry - It Will Only Deepen the Crisis", say @industrialleurope.bsky.social's @judekd.bsky.social & Isabelle Barthès ahead of #Antwerp Industry summit & informal #EUCO @consilium.europa.eu‼️ @belgiumineu.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/indu...
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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Reacting to @ec.europa.eu Stéphane Séjourné @estherlynch.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social and @judekd.bsky.social @industrialleurope.bsky.social insist European preference must deliver quality jobs and strong industry in Europe etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Humane and sensible step move by Spain in facilitating irregular migrants and asylum seekers to move to work with decent pay, social security and tax payments. Predictably the right is grumbling - unlike the UK, the govt isn’t allowing this to set their policies www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty
Half a million migrants will be ‘regularised’ under plans to boost economic growth that have angered rightwing parties
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
👏👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_n...
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Operation: HANS OFF! Canada, France & Denmark Unite Against Trump (A Musical)
YouTube video by Matthew Thomas Gillespie
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We must all use our voices however loud to #StandAgainstFascism 👏 @brucespringsteen.net ✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊ @mnaflcio.org @aflcio.org
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/01/2026
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🔔 The EU industry trade union, @industrialleurope.bsky.social, rings the alarm bell, warning that the chemicals industry is facing mass job losses. 📈They cite high energy prices and global overcapacity as some of the problems they’re facing. More in our #ToxicFree4EU: buff.ly/ubr3Vuu
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
'Very deep poverty' in Britain hits record high, new report finds www.reuters.com/world/uk/ver...
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'Very deep poverty' in Britain hits record high, new report finds
Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released on Tuesday, with approximately 6.8 million people now living in "very deep poverty", the highest level in three decades.
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Wow.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23/01/2026
Endemic corruption in the Bangladesh-Malaysia migrant worker system is enriching some, while trapping the hopeful in a punishing economy of exploitation
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Everyone Gets a Cut, and Migrant Workers Pay the Price
Endemic corruption in the Bangladesh-Malaysia migrant worker system is enriching some, while trapping the hopeful in a punishing economy of exploitation.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21/01/2026
This is precisely why the labor movement led the lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court to try to protect 300+ million people’s sensitive Social Security information from falling into the hands of DOGE. www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/tr…
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Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“If consummated” 🤮🤮🤮
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I’ll just fix that headline “Batsh*t ramble of golf club tyrant gets standing ovation from global economic & political elite” “The emperor has no clothes” always felt far fetched but it is now Trump’s rambling Davos speech rehashes warped ideas of US supremacy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s rambling Davos speech rehashes warped ideas of US supremacy
The president’s fixation on ‘piece of ice’ Greenland carries an echo of Vladimir Putin’s claims about Crimea
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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Official: Employment Rights Act will improve working conditions and job security for 18 million workers, deliver a significant net gain to society, and provide a boost to growth and employment. @tuc.org.uk analysis shows that benefits are likely to total over £10bn www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/its-of...
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It's official: Employment Rights Act will deliver a stronger fairer economy
Government officials have confirmed what unions and experts have been saying for years: better rights at work strengthen the economy as well as protecting workers. An updated impact assessment finds t...
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FinUnions @finunions.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
📥 We ask MEPs to support binding legislation on #JustTransition and vote for the report in the European Parliament on Tuesday. 📣 The European workforce needs a Just Transition! 📽️⬇️ @reneweurope.bsky.social @eppgroup.bsky.social @greens-efa.eu @socialistsanddemocrats.eu @left.eu
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Should never have been in question. As @industrialleurope.bsky.social: with attack on @thierrybreton.bsky.social "for decisions taken under [his] democratic mandates, our democracies risk rotting from the inside out" news.industriall-europe.eu/Article/1423 www.euractiv.com/news/eu-comm...
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Those who capitulate, defend & idolise this bully can never again call themselves patriotic 🤬 Trump threatens tariffs against those who oppose him taking Greenland www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Trump threatens tariffs against those who oppose him taking Greenland
President raises pressure on European allies as US envoy says deal to take island ‘should and will be made’
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FinUnions @finunions.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
A new year rallying call by @judekd.bsky.social & @ibarthes.bsky.social: ✊ Organise to protect the space for diplomacy and international law—because peace is a precondition for prosperity and workers’ rights. 📣 Europe's answer must be unity, solidarity, and a renewed commitment to democracy!
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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Don’t mourn, organise. @judekd.bsky.social and @ibarthes.bsky.social @industrialleurope.bsky.social argue for industrial policy as “the material foundation for Europe’s capacity to act geopolitically“ www.socialeurope.eu/dont-mourn-o...
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Don't Mourn, Organise: Europe's Path Through Global Turbulence
As geopolitical threats mount and the far right advances, Europe must respond with principled strength and genuine industrial renewal.
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Thorben Albrecht @thorbenalbrecht.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
“Don’t mourn. Organise" is a good motto for 2026! Progressive forces in 🇪🇺 can prevail – if they act together, uphold solidarity & focus on improving life for the many rather than echoing the far right’s agenda, write @judekd.bsky.social & @ibarthes.bsky.social www.socialeurope.eu/dont-mourn-o...
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Don't Mourn, Organise: Europe's Path Through Global Turbulence
As geopolitical threats mount and the far right advances, Europe must respond with principled strength and genuine industrial renewal.
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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
www.socialeurope.eu/dont-mourn-o... As the world is trembling, workers' voice will be central. This is our call for Europe to act to defend democracy, rebuild industrial strength & pursue peace with confidence. And for workers to organise ✊Progress only happens with trade union power ✊✊
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Don't Mourn, Organise: Europe's Path Through Global Turbulence
As geopolitical threats mount and the far right advances, Europe must respond with principled strength and genuine industrial renewal.
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Don't Mourn, Organise: Europe's Path Through Global Turbulence Our @industrialleurope.bsky.social take as we get into 2026 www.socialeurope.eu/dont-mourn-o...
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Don't Mourn, Organise: Europe's Path Through Global Turbulence
As geopolitical threats mount and the far right advances, Europe must respond with principled strength and genuine industrial renewal.
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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Europe’s Raw Materials Strategy: Ambition Without Safeguards Is a Risk We Can’t Afford 🛑❌ Read our new op-ed by @judekd.bsky.social in @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/opinion/euro...
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Europe’s Raw Materials Strategy: Ambition Without Safeguards Is a Risk We Can’t Afford | Euractiv
Europe’s raw materials plan is ambitious but flawed. Without binding social, environmental and human-rights safeguards, just transition measures and strategic procurement, Europe risks social backlash...
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
“Never Again” It’s now. And business leaders are on the wrong side of history AGAIN 🤯😡 www.ft.com/content/9c2f...
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German Mittelstand in turmoil after breaking taboo on meeting far-right
Family business association loses some members, including drugstore chain Rossman, after engaging with AfD
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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Europe's Industrial Crisis: Invest Now or Accept Decline. @industrialleurope.bsky.social GS and DGS @judekd.bsky.social and Isabelle Barthès argue "the US and China are playing hardball. Europe must do the same". www.socialeurope.eu/europes-indu...
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Europe's Industrial Crisis: Invest Now or Accept Decline
Across 18 sectors, only aerospace and defence remain globally competitive—Europe must abandon naivety and act decisively.
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Thorben Albrecht @thorbenalbrecht.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
To rescue its industry, 🇪🇺 must abandon naivety and embrace a bold industrial strategy anchored in massive investment, fair trade and good jobs,write @judekd.bsky.social & @ibarthes.bsky.social. I couldn't agree more. www.socialeurope.eu/europes-indu...
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Europe's Industrial Crisis: Invest Now or Accept Decline
Across 18 sectors, only aerospace and defence remain globally competitive—Europe must abandon naivety and act decisively.
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Judith Kirton-Darling @judekd.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Lots of cross over to Europe here observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
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Bernie Sanders: ‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the...
The Vermont senator and voice of the American left talks Trump, the Democrats and fighting back in an ‘unprecedented moment in US history’
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IndustriAll Europe @industrialleurope.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Today at @igbce.bsky.social congress @judekd.bsky.social delivered a powerful message : Europe cannot afford to lose its industries. As trade unions, we are fighting not only for good industrial jobs and fair wages, but for the stability of our societies
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