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  • In pictures: Larry the Downing Street cat's 15 years at No 10

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  • Larry is apparently 19. I didn't know cats lived to such a grand old age.

  • One year progress

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  • If you want to support European companies then Here is apparently majority owned by a group of German companies (Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, Continental) with 15% owned by Intel and the remaining 31% owned by Japanese companies (Mitsubishi, NTT, Pioneer).

  • A succulent meal

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  • Add some veg, and some butter for the bread, and it's a good meal

  • PM asks Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants'

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  • Anyhow, Keir seems like a lame duck right?

    If he can keep Labour members of parliament happy then perhaps he can stay as prime minister. But he might lose his job if Labour do badly in the May local elections. Polling shows they might indeed do badly.

  • France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having children

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  • Unfortunately the world doesn't have an appetite for sensible ideas like yours. Instead they'd rather blame immigrants and brown people for everything

  • British people, do you think at some point in the future the UK will rejoin the EU? If yes, when and on what terms?

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  • Yeah that's fair enough. Maybe the UK will eventually reach a Norway-style arrangement but like you suggest, it could take some years.

  • British people, do you think at some point in the future the UK will rejoin the EU? If yes, when and on what terms?

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  • You might be right, but if the UK did have to adopt the Euro like you say, I would guess that British support for rejoining would decline. If it really is a red line for the EU then it would probably lead to a lot of debate in the UK. Like I said though, for the moment the UK will probably just adopt half measures which bring the UK slightly closer to the EU.

  • Better buy European: Trump ‘kill switch’ fears grow over Australia’s $17 billion F-35 fleet

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  • With Trump's recent ambitions regarding a seizure of European land, maybe more Brits will now recognise that reliance on the US isn't a great idea

  • Britain’s trade chief races to Brussels to avoid ‘Made in Europe’ shutout

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  • Would today’s voters vote the UK back into the block?

    According to this polling, 56% of Brits either "strongly" or "somewhat" support the UK rejoining the EU. In reality it would be bitterly contested within the UK though, especially if the UK would have to adopt the Euro. In a few years' time (5 to 10 years or more) the prospect of the UK rejoining the EU might become more realistic.

  • The Chinese government bans all new investment in Israel

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  • Perhaps it's possible that both the current governments of the US and PRC are doing immoral things. I think the US has a bit more political freedom though.

  • The Chinese government bans all new investment in Israel

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  • Maybe you mean high levels of ethnic minorities in US prisons, but I don't think that's the same as specifically persecuting Uyghurs in "education" centres where they are apparently raped and tortured.

    Like I said, yes the US is flawed, especially their current government, but I still think the US government is not as oppressive as the PRC government. Another example of this is the recent sentencing of Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, seemingly only because he supported the democracy movement in the PRC.

  • The Chinese government bans all new investment in Israel

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  • The PRC, a one party state which puts ethnic minorities in internment camps, is better than the democratic USA, which AFAIK hasn't put ethnic minorities in internment camps since WW2?

    Of course the USA is a very flawed country, especially their current government, but it seems to me that the PRC is a pretty repressive regime with less political freedom than the USA.

  • British people, do you think at some point in the future the UK will rejoin the EU? If yes, when and on what terms?

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  • The Brexit phenomenon is very similar to the Trump phenomenon. Populist, anti-immigrant, nationalist sentiment.

  • British people, do you think at some point in the future the UK will rejoin the EU? If yes, when and on what terms?

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  • I think the UK could eventually rejoin the EU but it's not going to happen soon. Brexiteers are probably a minority of the British population now (Brexiteers tend to be older, and some of those voters have passed away since the Brexit referendum). But the pro-Brexit camp has wealthy backers who will kick up a fuss.

    Maybe what will happen is more indecision and half measures for the next 10 or 20 years, perhaps followed by another referendum that would take us back into the EU.

    As for terms, it depends on what the EU would insist. Perhaps they would insist upon the UK adopting the Euro.

  • Better buy European: Trump ‘kill switch’ fears grow over Australia’s $17 billion F-35 fleet

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  • If I were president of Europe, I would merge the FCAS fighter jet programme undertaken by Germany, France, and Spain with the GCAP fighter jet programme being undertaken by the UK, Italy, and Japan. Then use the resulting plane instead of the F-35.

    But alas, there is still too much bickering and division between non-American western allies.

  • The Chinese government bans all new investment in Israel

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  • Britain’s trade chief races to Brussels to avoid ‘Made in Europe’ shutout

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  • As a Brit I would support the UK reducing its ties with the US and increasing its ties with Europe. The UK's values (democracy, rule of law, public healthcare, welfare safety net) are closer to those of Europe, than those of the US. Maybe over the next few years the UK will slowly get closer to Europe.

    You said before that "those fuckers... voted for Brexit" but remember that only 52% of voters supported Brexit and 48% were against it, and Brexit is now less popular than it was in 2016.

  • Analysis: The Epstein storm could topple a world leader — but it’s not Trump | CNN Politics

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  • Yes they probably would form a coalition if one of those parties won the election and the other could provide enough seats for a majority. But if the right-wing vote were split between Reform and the Tories then probably neither would win the election. Anyway I guess we'll see. Hope for the best, expect the worst.

  • Analysis: The Epstein storm could topple a world leader — but it’s not Trump | CNN Politics

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  • If Reform do win the next election then sure, I strongly doubt they would introduce proportional representation. But if the UK did have proportional representation then Reform would be nowhere near a majority in parliament, since their share of the vote (in current polling) is about 33% at most.

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    Voters' voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that | Jeremy Corbyn

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2025/oct/13/your-party-conference-jeremy-corbyn-members
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    ‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

    www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2025/oct/12/brummies-united-against-racism-birmingham-poster-campaign-takes-on-the-far-right
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    Hamas official thanks Donald Trump for ceasefire deal - but tells Sky News Tony Blair not welcome

    news.sky.com /story/hamas-official-thanks-donald-trump-for-peace-deal-but-warns-tony-blair-not-welcome-13448166
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    Zarah Sultana says she and Corbyn have reconciled and can co-lead new party

    www.theguardian.com /politics/2025/oct/10/zarah-sultana-says-she-and-corbyn-have-reconciled-and-can-co-lead-new-party
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    Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/live/c1l80g1qe4gt
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    We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2025/oct/10/brexit-blame-crisis-uk-steel-keir-starmer