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10 Dec, 4 tweets, 9 min read
Given the results of the below poll, the Spaces on Ukraine will be tonight at 8:30pm. I'll first attempt to tell the story behind the dispute, starting 30yrs ago, and explain the geopolitical forces at play. Then I'll ask contributions and we'll start the chat.

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People asked why businesses don't train HGV drivers. Answer? The 'Conservative' Party. It always capitulates to business, who will never invest in training or higher wages, as they can scream 'Shortage!' at any time and have borders opened. Migration reform is finished.

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Why? Because every other industry will have learned the lesson from this HGV debacle. Instead of investing to solve the problem (with higher wages, training, staff retention schemes, productivity improvements), they know they can simply get articles in the newspapers to...

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Those who think that the AUKUS Security/Nuclear sub deal has left France hard done by -- yes, it has. But few nations play quite as tough as France on arms deals or pursuing its interests diplomatically. This has affected Britain historically and recently...(1/n)

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--Kept Britain out of the EU twice (DeGaulle) which laid the foundation for us to join on horrible terms.

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(1/n) The more I think about it, the more I think that war between the US and China is coming. It's too Black Swanish for people to assign the proper likelihood. But it's not a Black Swan (it's entirely predictable); it's just black, so nobody wants to think about it properly.
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THREAD (1/n) I want a political party that combines patriotism and traditional values with a willingness to fund public services, properly help families and communities, and protect manufacturers from competition that uses slave labour.

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