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We could of course accept adoption of the Euro in theory, but defer it indefinitely, as Sweden, Poland, and the Czech Republic all do But that would need to be explained to the electorate. And if you’re explaining, you’re losing

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Cerberus is the three-headed dog which in Greek mythology guards the gates of Hades

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Even when they arguably should; see Nick Clegg 2011-2015. Any other party would have crucified the leader who took them from 25% in the polls to 5% by a single decision

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Lib Dems don’t coup the leader. They’re too nice for that

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The opening shot of Gladiator is an aerial of Ancient Rome, and it includes the Arch of Constantine which wouldn’t be built for another 150 years

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This is evil. Not a word I use lightly, but this is evil

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The 2016 Brexit vote was targeted by Russian “state-sponsored interference”, Andy Burnham has said, as he warned voters in France and Germany about Kremlin-backed attempts to influence their countries’ politics. www.ft.com/content/4fcb...

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Russia ‘interfered’ in 2016 Brexit vote, says Andy Burnham

UK prime minister calls for European voters to be better informed about efforts to disrupt democratic process

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Not on Twitter myself but a friend who has stayed says “Deffo fewer bots on the feed. None of those America first, veteran, God first, Zelenskyy is a fraud types.”

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

If Britain does adopt a form of Proportional Representation - and it should - the first task will be to get the media to accept that it might take weeks or even months after an election for there to be a new government

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The islanders care quite a lot

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I don’t buy that the Workers Party will win any seats, certainly while Galloway stays in Moscow

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Peter Whitewood @pwhitewood.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A shadowy network of hedgehogs and owls, operating at the highest levels of the British establishment.

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There was no need for such a personal attack

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Labour was also dragged into the sewer electorally and morally by these people but there’s just no way we could have seen this coming”

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Public hangings in the market square next

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh fuck OFF with your AI agents!

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Excellent piece. Kemi Badenoch and the wider Tory Party have simply not been engaging with reality

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I understand that we do actually want and need a public broadcaster like the BBC, but my god do they make it hard to defend them sometimes

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is an excellent policy

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I’m not about to vote Conservative but I am delighted that they’ve decided not to follow Reform into the sewer of “Only white people can properly be English”. Badenoch’s leadership has often felt like Reform with a deeper shade of blue on the rosette but this is a welcome divider between the two

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One of the talking points the Leave campaign loved to use in 2016 was “There’s going to be an EU army!” It wasn’t true then and it’s not true now. But I also can’t help but think it wouldn’t be a terrible idea, with Russia on the prowl and the Americans increasingly unreliable

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

From the new Private Eye

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Why is it always the case that people who believe that they’re part of a “master race” look like someone set all the sliders to random on The Sims?

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The fact that Netanyahu has tried to get basically every US President since Clinton to fight his Iran war for him, and then held power at the same time as Trump proves to me how cursed this timeline is

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Pack all the clothes you own. Bound to be right then

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Liz Truss?! No, I’m out

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Suppose they gave an antisemitism and no one came

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Who are the 9% of Danes going “Finally someone wants to annex our territory. It’s been a while”

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Start cackling like a madman should you bump into Andrew Marr

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I was going to go with a “new statesmen” angle and a joke about how Rishi Sunak is looking a bit past it but this was funnier

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Never got this at The New Statesman did you?

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Is Tim Shipman there as a journalist or as a centrist Tory?

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Christ 🤦 Why is so much journalism, especially from the big broadcasters, so relentlessly shit now

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My dad voted Tory every single time from 1983-2015. Then came Brexit and he swore to never vote Tory again. Voted Lib Dem in 2017 and 2019 because he couldn’t stand Corbyn, but voted Labour in 2024 because he thought Starmer was alright, and quite likes Andy Burnham

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hence “much of the leadership”

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It’s a fascinating dynamic because it’s clear that this is member-driven and not something much the leadership/parliamentary party is supporting. But because the Greens place such a high premium on member democracy the leadership/PGP is being dragged into it by the nose

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is just indefensible. I think Greens will discover as much soon, question is how quickly they can retreat, and how much damage will be done by the time they do.

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Doubt the LDs will go for a coalition again after their previous experience

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’ve long thought that Labour would avoid going into coalition with the Greens if at all possible, even before this whole debacle. Suspect we’re looking at a Labour-Lib Dem coalition/agreement of some sort after the next election

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I left long before Musk’s takeover because of how toxic it was. Can’t imagine it got any better after that

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is a desecration of a beautiful artefact

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Instead they seem to have estimated how long it takes someone to shuffle 70 metres, assuming constant but slow movement, and then used that as their baseline

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It does baffle me that the BM appears not to have considered that people will spend more than 40 minutes looking at an object which is incredibly important to England’s history, is filled with tiny details that reward careful study, and may well never come to this country again

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As believing that Israel should exist

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

re "Zionism is racism" - it's a cornerstone of British equality law that discrimination need not be intentional for it to be discriminatory I'm not making *legal* claims about the Green Party motion - but a policy that would render the vast majority of Jews as personae non gratae is flatly racist

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Bias? In British print media? Shame on you for even suggesting it sir!

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

*Later today, in fact, since it’s 1am

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Looking likely that from tomorrow Green Party policy will be that Israel shouldn’t exist

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’d put rejoining in the election manifesto. Not a referendum on rejoining, a “This is when you make your choice” commitment

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Matt @mattdean94.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This… this can’t be real? Surely?

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