#Opposition

Carolyn E. Holmes

carolyneholmes

#COVID19 is potentially a real problem for democracy.Let me explain. In a basic sense, democratic governments are supposed to be (broadly) representative, with elected officials responding to the needs/desires/opinions of

Janek Lasocki

JanekLasocki

1/ Across Minsk and Belarus supporters of the opposition are hanging up and waving white-red-white flags – very different to the official state flag, which is red and green. Why

AutisticSciencePerson

AutSciPerson

I think the "disability vs difference" debate is a really outdated & frankly a boring question imo. How about disability and difference?Being different in our society is a disability, especially

Soft & depwessy wessy

marchbby_x

Zambian politics has never been about economic policies, social change etc. Someone pointed out that the PF and UPND had similar economic polices (back in 2016, I’m not sure). Mini

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AgentSaffron

"If xyz can chant mantras why can't abc?"This question can be asked only by people ignorant of the basics or atheists.They think mantra chanting is an end to itself. They

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

Watching as the Labour party, once again, descends into uncivil war. It cannot coalesce around any policy position or agree on who is best placed to deliver it. 1/6 We've

Paul Waugh

paulwaugh

Extraordinary 'evidence' session right now with Osama Rahman, Chief Scientific Adviser and Director of Analysis, Department for Education, before the @CommonsSTC. He doesn't know who many under-18s have died from

Moshik Temkin

moshik_temkin

Let's revisit Benjamin Netanyahu's rise to political power in Israel and its origins in the murder, 23 years ago, of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. /1 Netanyahu first became chairman of

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HalfSpaceFtbl

Monaco 16/17 - A THREAD. Monaco lined up in an aggressive 442 shape. Jemerson+Glik made up the back two, with flying FB’s Sidibe+Mendy ahead of them. Fabinho+Bakayoko created a well

John Rentoul

JohnRentoul

Keir Starmer being introduced by Ruth Smeeth, former MP who clashed with Corbyn https://labour.org.uk/labour-connected/watch-labour-connected/ "A new leadership of our party determined to eliminate the stain of antisemitism" Starm

Nigel Booth

boothybarrister

You’ve got to be an old-ish bastard like me to remember the pre-Blair era of the Labour Party and the most engaging public speaker who was their leader John Smith

Bob Miller

BobbyMiller202

More aggressive misogyny from the husband of Judith Collins. All on public display. #nzpol He's also a massive anti-science shit peddler too. He said, "We live in a global society

Garrett Haake

GarrettHaake

BREAKING: The president just pulled the plug on COVID relief negotiations until after the election.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1313551795646541824 Even if the president is re-elected, and if Republicans hold the Senate, AND i

Samuel West 💙

exitthelemming

Now that the Director General of the BBC has explicitly adopted an alt-right trope by saying employees must avoid “virtue-signalling”, can we at least stop parroting the idea that the

Put It Down Crackhead! 👑🐐🧃⚡️

JRocIsMajor_

Ppl are allergic to accountability. Difference between judgment and people holdin you accountable. honestly, if someone you have rapport with is bringing something to your attention, it’s usually because they

R. Daniel Kelemen

rdanielkelemen

1. Quick : an @EPP government - Orbán autocracy in Hungary- is detaining citizens & opposition activists who criticize regime on social media. Reminder his govt is still defended