Anthony Robinson

Anthony Robinson

@anthonybylines.bsky.social

Occasional writer for Yorkshire Bylines, refugee from X

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Rebuilding our relationship with the EU would boost growth and help tackle the cost of living crisis. So where was it in the Chancellor's Budget? Rejoin the Single Market. Negotiate a UK-EU Customs Union. And use the billions of pounds this would unlock to cut people's bills and taxes.

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With the Department for Transport committing Great Britain to Euro 7 battery retention and non-exhaust emission rules, British industry relies on Single Market harmony. When will ministers admit that regulatory convergence is essential for economic growth? #FBPE

electrive.comUK adopts EU’s Euro 7 Standard, including battery lifespan rules - electrive.comThe UK Department for Transport has confirmed that Great Britain will adopt the Euro 7 emissions standard. To minimize bureaucratic effort for automakers,

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Crying "betrayal" over EU talks ignores reality, notes this @bradfordtanda.bsky.social ✉️. #FreedomOfMovement was a two-way street giving Britons rights to live, work & study in Europe—traded away for red tape & queues. Time for an honest debate & #RejoinEU? 🇬🇧🇪🇺👇 #UKPolitics #Bradford

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This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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In Kharkiv one of the bodies is literally torn apart by Russian missile after an attack. Body parts are scattered across the street. "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine" - Trump. Bastards. Sick terrorist Bastards.

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Good night, dear friends. Thank you for keeping Ukraine in your hearts, for your prayers, your kindness, your help, and your unwavering support. Thank you for standing beside us, for refusing to look away, and for reminding us, even in our darkest moments, that we are not alone.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: I wanted the US envoys in Kyiv to visit Bucha. To see the horrific aftermath of Russian occupation and compare it with what Bucha looks like today. I wanted them to see how Ukraine is fighting for life and rebuilding. They didn't find the time.

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Now available here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhRX... #c4news

John Peters@johnthejack.bsky.social

Brilliant, brave report by Secunder Kermani and team on the threats, harassment, destruction and violence by settler thugs, often enabled by the IDF, on Palestinians in the West Bank, a people under siege, economically and sometimes literally. #c4news

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With a fresh infusion of cash to his super political action committee in the first two weeks of October, Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle and becomes one of the biggest-ever contributors to such groups

bloom.bgMusk Giving Tops $445 Million in Midterm Election Push for GOPWith a fresh infusion of cash to his super political action committee in the first two weeks of October, Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle and become one of the biggest-ever contributors to such groups.

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Trump's peace envoy praised Putin as a "humanitarian." Putin has killed more people on this planet than anyone else this century (Syria, Chechnya, Georgia, Ukraine, Africa) and Steve Witkoff worships and admires him.

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Overnight, Russia fired 21 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in three waves, hitting homes, energy and transport infrastructure, businesses, and a monastery. 🇷🇺Russia is a terrorist state. 🤡putin is a war criminal.

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Ukraine's 1030th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment says its recently received British RapidRanger systems are already delivering good results. The unit says LMM missiles can engage drones, including jet-powered types, at altitudes of up to 7 km. #Ukraine

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"They can start cutting people's faces up. They can stab someone. They can shoot someone." EXCLUSIVE: Our hidden cameras capture the leader of Turning Point UK organising a fake rally for a foreign government and helping arrange a murder-for-hire with loyalist paramilitaries.

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BREAKING NYT: A billionaire wanted a Trump pardon. His family gave Alina Habba a $50 million deal. Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Habba, a lawyer close to Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

nytimes.comA Billionaire Wanted a Trump Pardon. His Family Gave Alina Habba a $50 Million Deal.Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

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Trump: "We've given a lot to Ukraine. We've gotten absolutely nothing back, except grief, death, and tremendous monetary loss." I don't know how you live with yourself. "Tremendous MONETARY loss"? Well, sorry we got invaded and Russia has been bombing us every day for years and years,

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Trump: "The absolute mutilization of your children, where your son Timmy comes up five days later as Sarah, and you don't even know about it. Nobody can believe that's this country."

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⚡️️What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says. "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.

kyivindependent.comWhat Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much," Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.

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Russian forces killed an INFANT and two women in a drone strike on the central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region. The attack also injured at least 14 people, including seven children. Many people, including families, were in the park at the time.

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"Wherever Russian troops arrive, Ukrainians cease to exist." At an official event in Moscow, Russian Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Selivanov openly admitted their true goal is the total erasure of Ukrainian identity.

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We are witnessing the disgraceful attempt by the United States to make Ukraine break so that Vladimir Putin can declare victory in his disastrous war. Donald Trump is an open puppet of the Kremlin. The United States political, legal, military and media establishment are along for the ride.

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Rupert Lowe of Restore Britain says the electoral success of his political party would "inevitably" lead to civil unrest and rioting. His argument is increasingly that civil conflict has become unavoidable + absolutely necessary (if still partly regrettable + somewhat to be blamed on opponents)

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📉"Before 2016, UK car output grew 4.6 percentage points a year faster than Germany’s. Since 2020, it has grown more than eight points a year slower." 🚙 With 'Made in Europe' high on the agenda, Oleksandr Shepotylo explains how Brexit has affected the UK car industry. https://ow.ly/Ihqb50ZYwEq

ow.lyFrom pace-setter to laggard: Brexit and the British car industry - UK in a changing EuropeOleksandr Shepotylo explains how Brexit has significantly hurt the UK car industry, and argues that upcoming EU trade rule changes could cause...

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⚡️Russian drones hit western Ukraine as nationwide attacks kill 10, injure 73. Three western Ukrainian oblasts came under Russian attack on the morning of Oct. 18, continuing Moscow's recent pattern of targeting critical infrastructure across multiple regions.

kyivindependent.comRussian drones hit western Ukraine as nationwide attacks kill 10, injure 73Russian strikes hit 20 locations, while falling debris was reported at four other sites.

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⚡️ 'Planned operation' — Zelensky confirms Ukraine's Starlink access not fully restored. Zelensky called the restrictions a "planned operation" targeting Ukraine, noting that Starlink speed limits remain in effect in Ukraine but not in EU countries.

kyivindependent.com'Planned operation' — Zelensky confirms Ukraine's Starlink access not fully restoredZelensky called the restrictions a "planned operation" targeting Ukraine, noting that Starlink speed limits remain in effect in Ukraine but not in EU countries.

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President Zelenskyy explains in this interview with the FT, that after he told President Trump that expanding Starlink would allow Ukraine to attack Russian ballistic missile launchers, dramatically reducing attacks from Russia, Starlink's capacity was instead reduced.