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British journalist in Berlin since 2009. Editor @euobs. Ex-political correspondent @guardian 2001-2007, also previously @AFP + @dpa. Not here much. RT = +/- RT

Berlin, Germany
Joined March 2009
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Good start, good omen
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London journalists, who vaguely know "Manchester", need to find these places on a map, look at local results four days ago, and work out where Burnham is supposed to walk a by-election in the next 2-3 months. Preston Hyndburn Blackburn with Darwen Stockport Tameside St Helens
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Seems message on a lot of doorsteps was loud and clear... 'Find a part-time unpaid advisory job for Harriet Harman.'
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Cosplaying The West Wing again
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Five years ago, this month: "He is not only a powerful intellectual force but he is incredibly down to earth and capable of connecting with voters. We have just get to him out there and sell him more.” theguardian.com/politics/202…
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"He can't even express feeling" - most apt quote on all this so far.
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“Keir's not driving the train. He thinks he's driving the train, but we've sat him at the front of the DLR.”
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Starmer's "nobody told me" line doesn't bear two-minutes scrutiny, let alone get him through to Monday. At no point in the last five months of this saga did the PM *ask* if Mandelson had passed security vetting? Really?
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"Friends of...." "Letting it be known....". The fearless fourth estate in action.
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Reuters photographer Phil Noble explains how he captured the viral photo of former Prince Andrew slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover after he was released from police custody over allegations he sent confidential documents to Jeffrey Epstein reut.rs/4aJtmfm
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Incredible photo. You'll see this a hundred times over the next week, but unlikely many will credit the photographer. Well done, @philnoble1
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Absolutely. Every. Single. Time.
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Donald Trump told a rare meeting of top military officers on Tuesday that the country faced a 'war from within' and suggested American cities be used as 'training grounds' for troops. u.afp.com/SWKE
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Kaja Kallas' face-saving fudge last week on "humanitarian aid" in full affect.
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aka, deputy heads will roll (plus a few interns supervising the digital-only live feeds)
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Listen to the acoustics on Centre Court as Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz practice 😮‍💨 #Wimbledon
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The Times has published an article urging war on Iran which is co-authored by someone who is wanted by the ICC for war crimes. A new low for the British media.
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