Nick Rijke
@nick-rijke
Anglo-Dutch, internationalist, liberal, concerned about many forms of justice. Means matter as much as ends. Views expressed are my own, not any organisation I work for or with.
A switching graph among all these voters would be interesting to see. We can assume that the Liberal and Green voters from '24 chose Burnham, but there was probably more movement among all the others than is obvious from the straight counts.
Even Trump's obsession with golden encrusted rooms comes straight from the Kremlin. The Amber Room, Kremlin, Moscow, being admired by Putin and Schroeder. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia. Memorialised by #VladyslavHeraskevych, which led the IOC to ban him from competition and even from being present in the Olympic village. Shame.
Trump says he's the rightful, dominant authority for all the Western Hemisphere. So including most of the UK. In which case, when do I get my vote?
There's much misinformation on the relative cost of UK pensions and other welfare benefits. As a proportion of Government Total Managed Expenditure, we're spending less than we were over recent decades, not more. Health spending is up, as is debt interest. Data to 22/23, IFS.
Health spending per capita. The American system, centred on profit, is incredibly expensive. The UK spends too little.
You don't think Trump intends to illegally stand again in 2028? He's already illegally campaigning for 2028.
Fast food outlet in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Also home to Russia's largest active tank factory. We should be helping #Ukraine destroy the latter. Instead Trump has suspended supply of longer range missiles to Ukraine, even though Europe is paying for them.
Reflecting on Raducanu vs Sabalenka. At 170cm tall, Emma is up against it. Aryna is 182cm. The graph shows average height of Wimbledon winners over the years, male & female. Both see rising heights, but females especially. Of course shorter players can win, but it is harder. #Wimbledon #TopEndSports
Today I discovered the overlapping joys of European custom motorcycles and Oompah Brass playing '80s pop. #BikeShed
Trump import taxes are dullard economics. He imposes high taxes on goods Americans buy from Vietnam because Vietnamese don't buy many American products. Er, consider for a moment the disparity in GDP per capita and then think about how the US could help Vietnamese grow their purchasing power.