That this seems only to have become wrong because she became a Labour MP is Britain in a nutshell.

If you want a good example of how power works in Britain, just consider how many broadsheet front pages are devoted to the relatively trifling problems of private schools by comparison to the day-to-day and long term problems faced by the state sector (where the vast majority of…

The House of Commons Privileges Committee produced an excellent report dealing with recalcitrant refusenik witnesses which the UK government has refused to implement. It would have led to similar action against those who refused to attend without good cause.

I really hope this is the reason she defected because if proven, it will make the most perfect opening to a chapter on the early 2020s in a future history of British politics.

Soll Deutschland dann auch aus der EU und der Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention austreten? Wird sonst nämlich schwierig mit dem Ruanda-Plan.

This. Indeed.

From her book coming out in July, here's Anne Applebaum on 'the fire hose of falsehood,' which doesn't try to persuade you that up is down, but rather to give up on any hope of becoming an informed citizen in a working democracy. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Es gehört zur Demokratie, dass man in politischen Fragen auch mal scharf debattiert. Aber es sollte für alle eine ganz klare rote Linie sein, wenn Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler auf diese Weise öffentlich markiert und gebrandmarkt werden.
Das geht zu weit.

The great defenders of free speech on campus have gone missing. My column prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/free-…

Really good to see people rallying round Sangita Myska

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Disgusting.

„Die Eskalation beginne, so Arendt, nicht mit dem Protest oder den Besetzungen von Hörsälen, sondern umgekehrt, mit dem von der Verwaltung herbeigeführten Eingriff der Polizei gegen die Studenten.“

Was glad to sign this. Sangita Myska is an excellent journalist and broadcaster

This is a witty and smart strategic response from Penny Mourdant..

Die Cambridge University zeigt, wie man als Universität mit Protesten umgehen kann: guidance for protesters, community guidance durch Demonstrierende, gemeinsames Einstehen gegen Antisemitismus und Islamophobie. Anregung für deutsche Unis. cam.ac.uk/notices/news/s…

Germany's constitution is 75 this month. The country faces many problems (it's all comparative though...), but the Basic Law is an achievement to be proud of. My latest The Guardian The Guardianopinion
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Anyone who says #Starmer shouldn’t have welcomed #Elphicke is a political fool. It’s a winning move. I explained why in The New Statesman in 2021: