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Adam Schwarz
@AdamJSchwarz
Writer & Political Commentator | Monitoring threats to democracy from authoritarianism and tech oligarchy.
Sep 13 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Deeply disturbed to see today's 'Unite the Kingdom' march in London with 100,000+ attendees.

This was likely the largest far-right protest in British history and was led by Tommy Robinson and addressed by Elon Musk.

The far-right are emboldened. But, here's the good news... 🧵 Today's show of force for Tommy Robinson - a long-time street thug - will exacerbate far-right divisions.

Robinson is a rival of Farage who's disavowed him & refuses to campaign for him or allow him into Reform UK.

There are many people in Reform who'd like to embrace Robinson. Image
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Apr 24, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
The Govt published the Register of Ministers' Interests last week - the first update since May 2022.

A quick thread on points raised in the Commons today from an Urgent Question on standards that highlight the system's inability to provide transparency on conflicts of interest: Lib Dem @wendychambLD noted the Register of Ministers' Interests doesn't include ministers who departed before the publication date.

This raises the potential for the public and MPs to never know the interests of ministers who were appointed and departed govt between updates.
Nov 17, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
We're witnessing the contraction pains of a country that's being relegated from the top tier of economies.

The UK has degraded market access, higher costs from EU divergence, a hugely contracted labour market, skyrocketing public debt & political instability - all self-imposed. This is what being outside the Single Market & Customs Union looks like. Quality of life for UK consumers going backwards, diminished UK purchasing power, decreased global influence, greater vulnerability to global shocks and investment and opportunities going to other countries.
Sep 13, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
With confirmation of Russia's foreign political meddling, it's worth revisiting the UK's Russia Report (2020):

- UK welcomed Russian money with no questions asked.
- Money gave Russia influence across UK.
- No central UK govt investigation of Russian interference in Brexit ref. "The UK welcomed Russian money, and few questions - if any - were asked about the provenance of this considerable wealth... The money was also invested in extending patronage and building influence across a wide sphere of the British establishment". (Russia Report, page 15)