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Maurice Mauve

@samhufton1.bsky.social
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Londoner. Have a blog. Still write. Did marketing for pubs. Did European politics & history at KCL and the Humboldt. Am Mauritian. Like cooking. Like Ukraine to win. Democracy in Europe. Up the spurs.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 09/10/2026
anyway yeah, I wrote an unhinged screed against the very concept of online recommendations: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/against-re... [free to read!]
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 09/10/2026
what a grim and mean little quote
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rather difficult not to feel a bit gloomy about the state of the country atm, so I wasn’t going to make much of a thing of this anniversary this year. And then I saw this and started to cry. Because a free and united Germany in a free and united Europe was worth it. And is worth fighting for now.
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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bloody Pope. How many local models do you run?
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 03/10/2026
🔴 Over the past month, Russia has launched a wave of sabotage operations across Europe and near its borders. 🧵 1/11 ⬇️
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 02/10/2026
You know, I'm beginning to think positioning ourselves as the world's shopping centre might not have been the best idea.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 29/09/2026
Lawmakers are urging the Commission to block EU firms and banks from applying U.S. sanctions — namely on the ICC. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/bloc...
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/09/2026
the sale is ending first thing tomorrow morning by the way! why not subscribe to my newsletter for the lowly monthly cost of one pint somewhere that is not central London or Manchester, instead of the usual cost of "one pint in central London or Manchester"!
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27/09/2026
oh we've got a classic one today
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
'High Street, Hampstead' by William Ratcliffe (1870-1955) (Private collection)
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 25/09/2026
my humble newsletter turned three this week! to celebrate I assembled a top 25 (a format we all know and love) of my favourite pieces so far, and I am also offering you a sale, if you would like to become a paying subscriber an read all my pieces: youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/young-vulg...
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Lisa O’Carroll @lisaocarroll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
EU removes oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, from its sanctions list under pressure from France and Luxembourg www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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EU removes oligarchs from Russia sanctions list as deadline looms
Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman delisted in what Ireland’s EU presidency called ‘a difficult compromise’ for the bloc
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Maurice Mauve @samhufton1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As if far-left political groups would want a 'front'
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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm so glad we don't do this nonsense in London
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'Hamilton Terrace, Autumn Morning', St John's Wood (1933) by George Clausen (Private collection)
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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Of course, the slight disadvantage of (ex-)German walls is the odd chance of encountering a 500lb/250kg bomb nicely nested between the beams and masonry while trying to do some innocent home improvement, triggering an evacuation of the entire quarter of the city.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.
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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If this faction existed, you'd imagine that they'd be intensely critical of a Home Secretary who tolerates disorder on the streets, and masked gangs roaming unchallenged
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Anthony Barnett @anthonybarnett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Are Musk and Theil the inheritors of bin Laden’s “fundamentalist spirit-world”, armed not with hi-jacked planes but the internet itself? 25 years after 9/11. @opendemocracy.net runs Todd Gitlin, Paul Gilroy and Tom Nairn's response at the time www.opendemocracy.net/revisiting-9...
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Revisiting 9/11
openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time.
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Deborah Cole @deborahcole.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The 5th and final season of Babylon Berlin covering Hitler's rise premieres tonight in Germany, dovetailing with a moment of profound political crisis. I talked to the stars and makers of the global hit TV series about some of the chilling parallels www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics
The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's always the way, isn't it giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Graph shows far right support higher where the number of foreign nationals is lowest
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This Neo-Nazi is attempting to target RNLI volunteers. The police have to act, and the Prime Minister should be making a public statement.
Neo Nazi attempts to target RNLI volunteers
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Für sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
Merz ist die Garantie für Lobbypolitik. Aber es ist nicht nur Merz. Jeder Personalwechsel oder gar Neuwahlen bergen das Risiko, dass die aktuelle, für Neoliberale ideale Erpressungskonstellation sich so nicht wiederherstellen lässt.
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Für sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
Ehm, jeder weitere Tag mit Merz ist ein Geschenk für die AfD. Andererseits: ich sehe da auch Angst, dass die perfekte Konstellation für die neoliberale Lobby in Gefahr gerät. Vor allem nach möglichen (eher) linken Wahlsiegen in Berlin und MV. Machen wir uns nicht klein und erkennen das bitte!
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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org
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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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George E. Osborn @georgeosborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We've spent so long assuming that democracy is a norm that survives without any support that we seemingly have no response when it is under attack, from within and from outside our borders. I'm fed up of the lack of fight, of the failure to do the simple things to protect our values.
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Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Picking on the RNLI and thinking you are the good guys is such a great example of what is presumably an irreversible brain rot, like if you opened up the bonnet on those heads it would be like when a peach has gone too mushy to be saved
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Für sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026
Und wieder eine von Merz angetriebene, nationalistische Fehlentscheidung. "Demnach kam der Widerstand zunächst aus Italien, Frankreich und Deutschland schlossen sich später an. Den Angaben zufolge sahen die Länder in der Initiative einen Eingriff in nationale Kompetenzen im Verteidigungsbereich."
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Nach Widerstand aus Berlin, Rom und Paris: EU legt geplantes Verteidigungs-Expertengremium auf Eis
Das von EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas vorangetriebene Gremium sollte eigentlich neue Lösungsansätze für Europas Verteidigung ausarbeiten. Doch in einigen Staaten regte sich Widerstand.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On that note the possibility that Merz suddenly resigns in a huff while blaming everyone else for his failures is underpriced
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Europe has a far right problem and the US government plus various tech bros are encouraging it. The centre right insofar as it remains is stuck in paralysis as to what to do, and much of the media likewise, including supposedly "progressive" titles (yes you, staggers).
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 05/09/2026
Also seems an intelligence failure that this many people could orchestrate together.
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Adam Drummond @adamdrummond.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Helpful reminder that the vast majority of middle England home-owning "Con15/15/19" voters who think immigration is too high will also see these guys as thugs and their anger at the state response will likely be at how slow and ineffective it is.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 05/09/2026
How could an associate professor in divinity at Cambridge be expected to know that lying is bad? thecritic.co.uk/mone...
Ah yes, James Orr. A lot of us had been hazy about what it is exactly that associate professors in a divinity department do all day. It doesn’t seem to involve a lot of work: Orr is often to be seen at Reform events in London, which take up the whole morning even for those of us with offices down the road. Now we know he was also sipping cocktails while discussing ways in which wealthy foreigners might be able to get round the laws that ban them donating to the party.

The associate professor of divinity was filmed explaining to an undercover reporter that so long as everyone kept their mouths shut, there was no way that the authorities would ever find out. Orr spent four years as a postdoctoral fellow in theology, ethics and public life at Oxford, and it would be fascinating to know at what point he developed this theory of What the Electoral Commission Don’t Know Won’t Hurt Them. Perhaps he was off sick the day they opened the gospel of Luke: “What you have said in the dark will be h
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 04/09/2026
morning! am in the i looking at Reform's decision to invite Jordan Bardella as a guest spealer today, and why it may not have been all that wise: inews.co.uk/opinion/cont...
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"The Falklands have long been core to Argentine identity, appearing on posters and graffiti across the country." - deeply odd country
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Milei dials up Argentina’s claim to Falklands
Domestic politics, oil drilling and UK-US tensions drive libertarian leader to amp up sovereignty dispute
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"We just don't have British resident donors that would support us ... That's the grim reality". "The Electoral Commission...are completely useless. They're just so dumb & ineffective". Some jaw-dropping quotes in this film from senior figures in Reform. We need updated laws AND proper enforcement
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Torsten Grieger @torstengrieger.grieger.de · 03/09/2026
Hier wie dort schürt RuZZland die Angst der Menschen. Dabei muss zunächst noch gar nichts "Großes" passieren. Schäden wie zuletzt in Brandenburg und NRW reichen vollkommen aus, um unsere seit Jahrzehnten gefühlte Sicherheit massiv zu bedrohen – und gleichzeitig "den Preis" niedrig zu halten.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/09/2026
the Outsiders Arts Club is in the FT today!!!! www.ft.com/content/c1b6...
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 01/09/2026
German government is now officially naming Russia / Russian intelligence services as responsible for the failed Leipzig drone attack. Press conference to come at 1700 where responsive actions will be announced. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
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Leipzig/Halle: Bundesregierung macht Russland für Angriff auf Flughafen verantwortlich
Ein russischer Geheimdienst soll maßgeblich an der Drohnenattacke von Leipzig beteiligt gewesen sein. Die Erkenntnisse und Konsequenzen wollen Innenminister Dobrindt und Außenminister Wadephul am Nach...
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026
If buying isn't owning then piracy can't be theft. Any reasonable corporation knows that.
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Charlotte Nichols MP @charlotte2153.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For someone that had never been a backbench MP, and who broadly treated backbench MPs with at best indifference and at worst contempt during his time as leader, I'm not that surprised at all though I'd hoped he might actually have a crack at it (who knows, might have even enjoyed it?)
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/09/2026
have written about this before and, given the population of this website I guess I need to make that point carefully, but at what point do we start looking at how those kids got parented? am absolutely not doubting The World is also to blame but surely it can't be just that?
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m just a guy, standing in front of TFL, begging them to put some dual-language signage up at a train station that has a direct rail link to the continent and two direct trains to two international airports.
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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A ‘Nightingale prison’ is a concentration camp. A mainstream daytime breakfast television show is legitimating concentration camps for immigrants by negotiating the feasibility of mass state violence against hundreds of thousands—perhaps millions—of innocent people
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Maurice Mauve @samhufton1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
If you lot had seen what the Germans have been doing for over a decade
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Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Americans here talk about affluenza and consumerism and burrito taxis - the European version is that basically as soon as we have a roof over our head, ~every marginal £ or € is spent on holidays and so Europe now just permanently has a LOT of people on holiday
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Pawel Swidlicki @pswidlicki.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don't understand why this is being framed first and foremost as a failure of social media companies (though it is also that to a lesser extent) and not as 'why aren't police arresting people who post videos of themselves committing crimes?' www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
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Speeding for online glory: the internet subculture where young men drive dangerously for likes
Social media trend feeds on footage shot from cars racing down busy roads, with potentially lethal consequences
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 20/08/2026
god if you'd told me that one day I'd witness people coming out of shops to take a proper look at the rain falling out of the sky, in ENGLAND
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