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giles whittell

@gwhittell

World affairs ed at Tortoise and writer. Books include The Greatest Raid, Bridge of Spies and Spitfire Women. Views here my own

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UK in a Changing Europe (@ukandeu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📊 "A comprehensive survey of ethnic minority attitudes in Britain is released" 🐢 Don't miss giles whittell's coverage of our major new report today in Tortoise 👇 tortoisemedia.com/2024/10/08/a-c…

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Enjoyed appearing on the Tortoise News Meeting with Rachel Wolf and Jess Winch - discussing North Korea's intervention in Ukraine, Labour campaigning for Kamala Harris and France's horrifying rape trial. Superbly moderated by giles whittell open.spotify.com/episode/5r8Bj7…

Brexit Bin 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🕊🇺🇦 #BrexitHasFailed (@brexitbin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🗳 Britain got what it voted for with Brexit. And soon regretted it. 🗳 America will get what it voted for with Trump. And soon regret it. ❓️ Why? Because both victories were won with lies. And lies never deliver. 💥 The only question is: How, if ever, can they be corrected?

🗳 Britain got what it voted for with Brexit. And soon regretted it.
🗳 America will get what it voted for with Trump. And soon regret it.
❓️ Why? Because both victories were won with lies. And lies never deliver.
💥 The only question is: How, if ever, can they be corrected?
Michael McFaul (@mcfaul) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump campaigned on America First, not Russia First. Why is Trump giving Putin everything he wants as fast as possible? It's especially strange because capitulation to Putin is so unpopular among the American people. I don't get it. What's your explanation?

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🚨 LIVE NOW 🚨 StefanieBolzen, Andrew Roth, and giles whittell join Ivo Daalder on this week's #WorldReview to discuss Germany's election results, the US abandoning Ukraine, and Saturday's ceasefire deadline in Gaza. 📺⤵️ brnw.ch/21wR1tX

Vladimir Kara-Murza (@vkaramurza) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For once, albeit accidentally, Putin has told the truth: long-term peace in Ukraine is only possible by “eliminating the root causes of this crisis.” The main “root cause” is an old deranged KGB officer in the Kremlin who views the collapse of the Soviet empire as “the greatest

For once, albeit accidentally, Putin has told the truth: long-term peace in Ukraine is only possible by “eliminating the root causes of this crisis.”

The main “root cause” is an old deranged KGB officer in the Kremlin who views the collapse of the Soviet empire as “the greatest
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Putin’s is a cult of personality, Khodorkovsky explains, not ideology. ✍️ Lisa Haseldine spectator.co.uk/article/mikhai…

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Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with The Salt Path: the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. It became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film. But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth. Chloe Hadjimatheou Read: bit.ly/3GtJXsy

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I endorse this message. I’m on ep 4 and it’s truly terrifying. Every MP should listen to it, especially those who are doubtful about increasing defence spending.

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Russian imperialism is only part of it. Another part is Putinism: kleptocracy and the morbid fear of a thriving - and contagious - democracy next door.