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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor hasn’t reached rock bottom yet

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor hasn’t reached rock bottom yet www.independent.co.uk/voices/princ...

After the King’s historic decision to evict his brother and strip his official titles, the former prince must contend not only with his straitened circumstances and the public shaming, but also with t...

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

TBH I doubt that, but I take your point.

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

OK then; but it was pretty fair to the Greens and their challenge

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t mean to, so I apologise for that.

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Not entirely. Double figures next time, though a long way to go.

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Fair point. The Polanski piece was positive in many respects.

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a namesake, btw.

The three-wheeled car plan that may be Reform’s most idiotic idea yet

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Bringing back the “invalid carriage” may be Reform’s most idiotic idea yet www.independent.co.uk/voices/invac...

‘30p Lee’ Anderson wants to bring back the old Invacar ‘invalid carriages’ for disabled drivers. That’s not only daft but disrespectful, writes Sean O’Grady

Can Zack Polanski turn the Green Party poll surge into votes?

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 3d

Can Zack Polanski turn the Green Party poll surge into votes? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Enjoying their highest opinion poll ratings for decades, the Greens are well placed to capitalise on Labour’s current woes, writes Sean O’Grady

Rupert Cornwell Award: £5,000 bursary for budding foreign correspondents

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Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 3d

Call for entries: Rupert Cornwell Award: £5,000 bursary for budding foreign correspondents www.independent.co.uk/news/media/r...

The award honours the memory of Rupert Cornwell, one of The Independent’s most distinguished journalists

Britain’s asylum hotels must be closed for good

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 4d

Why Britain’s asylum hotels must be closed for good www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Editorial: Billions have been wasted on unfit accommodation that suits neither the migrants who shelter there nor the communities enraged by their presence. It is imperative that the government take d...

The £15.3bn asylum bill is a disgrace – the broken system needs a total reboot

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 4d

The £15.3bn asylum hotel bill is a disgrace – and it’s undermining the whole concept of asylum, www.independent.co.uk/voices/asylu...

With soaring costs and no solution in sight, the asylum hotel fiasco has left refugees in limbo and taxpayers furious, says Sean O’Grady. The scandal is a symbol of political failure on all sides

Ukraine’s ingenuity alone will not be enough to win the war

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 5d

Ukraine’s ingenuity alone will not be enough to win the war www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Editorial: Nato forces must back Ukraine or prepare to see all that country’s innovative brilliance fall into the hands of the Kremlin

Labour should forget about mansion tax and look to growth

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 5d

Labour should forget about mansion tax and look to growth www.independent.co.uk/voices/tax-r...

Labour would be better off replacing its imminent tax plans with centrist policies to boost growth, writes Sean O’Grady

What sort of Labour deputy leader would Lucy Powell be?

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 7d

What sort of Labour deputy leader would Lucy Powell be? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Powell doesn’t want to run the party and is unlikely to be a regular helper in 10 Downing Street, as Sean O’Grady explains

What sort of Labour deputy leader would Lucy Powell be?

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 7d

What sort of Labour deputy leader would Lucy Powell be? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Powell doesn’t want to run the party and is unlikely to be a regular helper in 10 Downing Street, as Sean O’Grady explains

An earthquake in Wales sending shockwaves through Westminster

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 7d

An earthquake in Wales sending shockwaves through Westminster www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Editorial: Labour must hope that the prospect of a Reform UK government at the next general election focuses voters’ minds on the need to stop Farage from taking power

Labour’s Caerphilly humiliation is no victory for Farage

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 8d

Labour’s Caerphilly humiliation is no victory for Farage www.independent.co.uk/independentp...

Reform UK did not make the breakthrough in this Labour heartland that they had hoped for, says Sean O”Grady, but this by-election is nevertheless an earthquake that will send shockwaves through Westmi...

Europe must go further and faster to break Russia’s war machine

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 8d

Europe must go further and faster to break Russia’s war machine www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Editorial: Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil are a welcome shift from a changeable president – but Ukraine needs its European allies to do much more to hit Putin where it hurts

Prince Andrew can’t hide in Windsor forever – how about going into exile in Scotland?

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Independent Voices @independentvoices.bsky.social · 10d

Prince Andrew can’t hide in Windsor forever – so how about going into exile in Scotland? | Sean O’Grady (@sogrady.bsky.social)
www.independent.co.uk/voices/princ...

Following new allegations in Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, the disgraced royal has been advised to ‘take himself off to live in private’ – Sean O’Grady suggests that a remote castle outside Jo...

If Ukraine falls, it won’t just be Donald Trump’s fault

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 11d

If Ukraine falls, it won’t just be Donald Trump’s fault www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Editorial: The US president’s refusal to supply the Tomahawk missiles that would repel Putin’s advance is a lost opportunity – one made more tragic by Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ displaying a ...

Prince Andrew’s life is in ruins and he has only himself to blame

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 12d

Prince Andrew’s life is in ruins and he has only himself to blame www.independent.co.uk/independentp...

Andrew’s dealings with Jeffrey Epstein have done untold damage to countless lives – and the only surprise is that the former Duke of York’s demise has been so painfully slow, says Sean O'Grady

Prince Andrew’s life is in ruins and he has only himself to blame

Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 14d

Prince Andrew’s life is in ruins and he has only himself to blame www.independent.co.uk/independentp...

Andrew’s dealings with Jeffrey Epstein have done untold damage to countless lives – and the only surprise is that the former Duke of York’s demise has been so painfully slow, says Sean O'Grady

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Sean OGrady @sogrady.bsky.social · 14d

Israeli football fan ban is a huge own goal

Editorial: The decision to bar fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv from England’s second city is a mess, but we must take care not to let this disgrace become a disaster