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Rachel Reeves, just tell voters why taxes must go up – and then do it

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Rachel Reeves, just tell voters why taxes must go up – and then do it | Polly Toynbee

The Thatcherite notion of tax as wicked must be challenged in the upcoming budget. Target unearned wealth; explain that tax creates a decent society, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 21m

US raised concerns about Chinese boss of chipmaker before Dutch takeover

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US raised concerns about Chinese boss of chipmaker before Dutch takeover

Court papers show Netherlands was warned in June that Nexperia might not be able to export to US with him in post

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 22m

US and UK put sanctions on alleged Cambodia cyber-scammers and seize $15bn in bitcoin

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US and UK put sanctions on alleged Cambodia cyber-scammers and seize $15bn in bitcoin

People trafficking among allegations against six people who face measures including property freezes and travel bans

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 23m

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

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Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 25m

The rising risk from flooding: uninsurable buildings should focus minds on climate adaptation

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The Guardian view on the rising risk from flooding: uninsurable buildings should focus minds on climate adaptation | Editorial

Editorial: The bleak future faced by one small town offers a cautionary tale about the threat from global heating

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 26m

The IMF’s warning: Britain’s economy runs hot for profits, cold for pay

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The Guardian view on the IMF’s warning: Britain’s economy runs hot for profits, cold for pay | Editorial

Editorial: Labour is misreading the economics – leaving it unable to deal with the G7’s worst inflation and flat living standard

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 31m

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them

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Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 34m

Trump’s role in halting Gaza’s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job?

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Trump’s role in halting Gaza’s suffering was driven by self-interest. Will that be enough for him to finish the job? | Kenneth Roth

The US president’s Gulf allies and supporters at home might just persuade him to pursue lasting peace. And then there’s always next year’s Nobel prize, says writer and academic Kenneth Roth

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 35m

Compare Donald Trump with Kissinger and you’ll be lost. But Taylor Swift? That’s more like it

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Compare Donald Trump with Kissinger and you’ll be lost. But Taylor Swift? That’s more like it | Marina Hyde

As he conducts the symphony of applause for his peace deal, the key to understanding him is this: he’s not a politician, not even close – he’s a star, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 38m

‘For the sake of peace’: why a Palestinian forgives the Israeli soldier who shot him

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‘For the sake of peace’: why a Palestinian forgives the Israeli soldier who shot him

Exclusive: Munib al-Masri Jr is part of a campaign asking the UK to help create a ‘just future’ in Palestine – starting with an apology for its role in the crisis

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 39m

Released Israeli hostages give accounts of torture, torment and extraordinary danger

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Released Israeli hostages give accounts of torture, torment and extraordinary danger

Descriptions of captivity suggest Hamas had a change of approach in recent weeks as ceasefire talks progressed

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 41m

I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit

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‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit

Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leaders

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 44m

Israel limits aid and keeps Rafah crossing closed in dispute over hostage remains

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Israel limits aid and keeps Rafah crossing closed in dispute over hostage remains

Tensions high as Israel accuses Hamas of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of 24 hostages

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 1h

‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

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‘Cruelest forms of torture’: freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail

Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two...

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 1d

This guy…

Something’s stirring and the polls are showing it too

We were thrilled to chat with him in a way, let’s be honest, no other news and politics podcast would

We met the one and only @ZackPolanski on @TheTrawlPodcast

OUT TODAY wherever you get your podcasts!

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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 1d

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 1d

This guy…

Something’s stirring and the polls are showing it too

We were thrilled to chat with him in a way, let’s be honest, no other news and politics podcast would

We met the one and only @ZackPolanski on @TheTrawlPodcast

OUT TODAY wherever you get your podcasts!

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 12h

What took you so long?

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I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 21h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13h

Brexit is Farage and his fellow Brexiters' shitstorm to own. He/they can't be allowed to just pivot from heckle to heckle and bad idea to worse - while blaming everyone else - without consequences.

So the suggestion that Labour are going to amplify that truth is to be welcomed.

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mcewanmorton.bsky.social @mcewanmorton.bsky.social · 12h

Ireland wants an encryption backdoor – but privacy experts urge authorities to "reconsider their plans" | don’t these governments ever listen to previous abortive attempts! There is no way of restricting back door to “good guys” … end of!

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