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  Belfast after the 'beheading', by Aris Roussinos (
  @arisroussinos
  ) The nightmare scenario for Sinn Féin would have been Catholics rioting against immigrants. That did not happen: instead, working-class Catholics merely turned out to watch their Protestant neighbours riot with an
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  Labour lost the North because trust collapsed. Can Restore capitalise?
  @ChrisMid
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  Can Whitehall stop the riots?, by Dominic Adler (
  @DomAdlerUK
  ) Controlled spontaneity sounds a tall order in a city like Belfast, yet the official mindset remains similar to other crises. Seize the initiative. Frame narratives. Control. But narratives have become suspect,
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  The Equality Act’s fatal paradox, by Kathleen Stock For Keir Starmer, the colourless legalese of the 2010 Equality Act remains a sacred text. Reform has said meanwhile it would get rid of the Act altogether, claiming it causes unfair discrimination against white people. Yet
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  How drug gangs threaten the World Cup, by Jeff Farrell (
  @JeffFarrellNews
  ) Around a third of Mexico is ruled by the drug gangs, while over 130,000 people are missing nationwide. But what’s different about Guadalajara, capital of Jalisco state in the west of the country, is that
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  A leaked poll suggests Restore could split the Right in Makerfield. The bigger story is why voters are already looking beyond Reform, writes
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  "The United Kingdom is not financially sovereign" In the latest
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  @yanisvaroufakis
  warns that the UK has surrendered its financial sovereignty to Wall Street, leaving its leaders powerless unless they accept the radical economic pain of decoupling from the dollar.
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  ‘Nithya Raman’s come-from-behind victory represents a challenge from the Left to an LA establishment that also regards itself as progressive.’ Read
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  'The UK is poorly placed to respond to a febrile and increasingly dangerous military landscape.' Read
  @BethanyAElliott
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  ‘Winning over voters who did not participate or who previously supported Pratt will be central to Raman’s prospects.’ Read
  @joelkotkin
  on the LA mayor race 👇
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  ‘While the Government may have been forcing departments to raid their coffers, defence spending has never been a deeply felt priority for Labour.’ Read
  @BethanyAElliott
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