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19 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
It’s one thing to select guests with a particular bias - it’s bad practice but not uncommon..

...but making this non journalist who simply made up stuff on TV as your political correspondent is signalling that GB News has dispensed with even the lowest of journalistic norms.
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There was some talk that the GB News / FOX News comparison was overblown but it should be remembered that many Fox News staff do have a background in genuine journalism.

Tom Harwood is just a political operative who was shown up time & time again for simply making stuff up.
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The decision to make Harwood the political correspondent is thus confirmation GB News won’t be run as merely a conservative minded media channel which you could make a case for - but as an anti-journalism outlet for Vote Leave.

Not just Brexit.....but “journalistic-exit”.
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Andrew Neil - love or loath him - has serious journalistic nous. Thus it’s unclear how much Neil is actually managing this.

Harwood as political correspondent implies GB News will be a Culture war op to advance rightwing govts - this is way beyond even the Telegraph now.

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Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺 Profile picture
16 Feb
There’s only ever been 3 real Labour govt eras & each time there was a common theme to how they started:

Attlee in the positive post war era
Wilson in the positive mid 1960s era
Blair in the positive late 90s era

Understand this & you get why Labour have to play this carefully.
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In bad times swing voters (liberal-Conservatives & socially conservative Labour voters) retrench.

When everyone feels positive about things voters are prepared to be expansive. There’s enough room, money & resources to spend on everyone.
In bad times it’s “me & mine”.
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Labours policy of showing competency to better manage Covid & Brexit is thus sound historically.

And, to some counter intuitively, Labour might stand a better chance of getting in if the post Brexit/post vaccine is not not a complete disaster.

How can this be..?
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16 Feb
+UPDATE+

UK govt has told the 25 leading heritage & culture bodies in UK public life to eliminate left wing “woke” thought & anti British actions which it believes is not in step with post Brexit sentiment.

Culture minister Oliver Dowden to personally coordinate the campaign.
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Part of this camüpaign will involve coordination with Dept for Education to see that "all views represented" & giving speakers the "automatic right" to claim compensation should a university or educational inst. decide to retract appearance due to political considerations.
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Govt plan is also based on outlawing any govt funding in heritage area that could “be used politically” or on “political themes.”

Upcoming coordination by culture & Dept of education planned for early next week aimed at “turning the tide” on culture.
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14 Feb
There is no proposal - its only James Skinner of CANZUK International.

CANZUK Int. use to be called:
"Commonwealth Freedom of Movement Organisation"

...but had to change its name as the only Commonwealth freedom of movement it campaigned for...was white

express.co.uk/news/uk/139755…
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CANZUK International is a political lobbying otganisation formed out of the Russian funded Legatum which has been consistently accussed of nearness to Russian intelligence services.

CANZUK itself barely exists outside of the white supramcist movement before its name change.
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Given this its unsurprising that Andrew Lilico is involved - altho its inclear what he does under the title of "Senior Economics Adviser" - as he's not an economist but a Telegraph opinion writer largely concerned with Conservativism and hasnt published anything on economics.
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12 Feb
+UPDATE+

A number of EU states - incl. France - are coordinating discussions on a "unilateral exemption" for UK musicians, artists, scientists, academics from having to have a work visa for "cultural events" within the 90 day limit...

...regardless of any action by the UK govt.
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Idea behind such discussions is to encourage cultural exchange to continue smoothly as possible even after Brexit regardless of UK govt policy in this area.

France has already committed itself for full exemption in the 90 day period & other member states looking to follow.
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Should be noted that the work permit situation across the EU states is a "national competency" so its unlikely that this would cover all 27 states exactly the same way immediately - although some states, like France, have already agreed the exemption.
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9 Feb
+UPDATE+

“Senior UK govt ministers” have contacted both the EU commission and EU member states about renegotiating the EU-UK trade deal agreed 6 weeks ago at Christmas.
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The term being used by UK govt in communications with the EU is “refinements”.

However UK is essentially requesting the EU (& it’s member states) to reopen the treaty for renegotiation.

EU Member states have been careful not to comment on this publicly.
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Understood that the UK govt has a “shopping list” of items that they are requesting “refinements” to in the EU-UK Treaty.

These include, but are not limited to, Northern Ireland & the fishing industry.
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8 Feb
If I see another remainer complaining about “special treatment for musicians” I think I’ll scream.

This is literally how you make the case for rejoin.

Group after group, sector after sector campaigning for “special treatment”...& that special treatment is...being in the EU.
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Every single group, demographic or sector campaigning for their freedom of movement are literally reinforcing the message that what they have now is worse than before...

...and remainers are complaining?
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..and if musicians do get “special freedom of movement treatment” then what happens next..?

...everyone will want it.

This is how we get back in - by creating ambassadors for alignment & rejoin.

So everyone come on & back the musicians and rejoin will have the best tunes..
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