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I'm filling in for Bagehot in @TheEconomist this week
I argue that while the Liberal Democrats' political tactics are very effective (despite the party's grumbles), they are failing to project any real sense of purpose
The Lib Dems are the pointless party
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The moment when @WarwickshireCCC clinched their 9th County Championship title.
How fitting that Ethan Bamber was the man to do it. His 69th of the season; the country’s leading wicket taker. He’s been relentless.
Red ball county cricket still matters.
A lot.
🏏
#YouBears
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Well done everyone at @WarwickshireCCC on winning the @CountyChamp
Absolutely great squad effort all season.
#youbears 🏆🐻
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NEW: Burnham kills early election speculation ahead of Labour conference
Rules out May next year and tells regional broadcasters it is going to happen in 2029.
“That's when the next election will be. All of this speculation on an early election… I can knock that dead.”
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🚨 Zelensky says Trump has agreed to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missiles:
President Trump and I had a meeting where we discussed general matters. After that, our negotiating teams held a separate, long meeting. The agreement is as follows: we will brief the European side and discuss these details with them; the Americans will speak with the Russians; and in ten days, we will come back with views and results in some shape or form.
As for a trilateral Ukraine-U.S.-Russia meeting, the American side proposed preparing it and meeting at the technical level. We are waiting for the United States to propose a date. The United States proposed the United Arab Emirates as the venue for such a meeting.
There are concrete agreements regarding Patriot licenses. At our meeting, President Trump stressed that he had made his final decision: Ukraine will receive licenses to produce Patriot missiles.
From answers to journalists’ questions. (1/3)
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London has opera too @SadiqKhan
Never been to the opera before?
Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @MetOpera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
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Oxford United can confirm, following an oral renewal hearing earlier today, that a High Court Judge has refused permission for a judicial review relating to the planning permission for the Club’s proposed new stadium.
Having heard submissions from Counsel for each of Friends of Stratfield Brake (the Claimant), Cherwell District Council, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford United, the Judge concluded that the grounds of challenge were unarguable.
oufc.co.uk/news/high-court-r…
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I'm filling in for Bagehot in @TheEconomist this week
I argue that while the Liberal Democrats' political tactics are very effective (despite the party's grumbles), they are failing to project any real sense of purpose
The Lib Dems are the pointless party
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It's tempting to ask - who cares?
This matters: as today's MRPs show, there is every chance the Lib Dems will hold the balance of power after the next election
Read the column here: economist.com/britain/2026/0…
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Bonfire Night in Truro cancelled because council can't afford to comply with "Martyn's Law" - the new anti-terrorism and security legislation required for events and venues.
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1/ This is bottom-up, not top-down, and reflects choices MPs (and their staff) are making. I spoke to several.
Reactions ran the gamut from denial to defence: "for every half hour saved on speechwriting, 'that is another 30 minutes we can put into supporting my constituents.'"
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