Rob Massam 🔸
@rmassam.bsky.social
Former Export Sales now retired. LibDems supporter actively engaged in UK issues and challenges. #FBPE Tactical voter in 2024; actively campaigning for return to EU located in the UK of course
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 The European Union is pressing international partners to provide funding to Ukraine amid increasing financing needs, - Bloomberg
Ukraine Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said that the 2027 shortfall could be at least $32 billion, with the EU and international partners still assessing numbers.
Ukraine Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said that the 2027 shortfall could be at least $32 billion, with the EU and international partners still assessing numbers.
September 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 The European Union is pressing international partners to provide funding to Ukraine amid increasing financing needs, - Bloomberg
Ukraine Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said that the 2027 shortfall could be at least $32 billion, with the EU and international partners still assessing numbers.
Ukraine Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said that the 2027 shortfall could be at least $32 billion, with the EU and international partners still assessing numbers.
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EU is pushing other countries including the UK and Japan to provide financial support and this issue will be on top of EU officials’ agendas in New York.
Some EU member states have returned to the idea of using part of €210 billion immobilized Russian central-bank assets in Europe.
Some EU member states have returned to the idea of using part of €210 billion immobilized Russian central-bank assets in Europe.
September 19, 2026 at 2:47 PM
EU is pushing other countries including the UK and Japan to provide financial support and this issue will be on top of EU officials’ agendas in New York.
Some EU member states have returned to the idea of using part of €210 billion immobilized Russian central-bank assets in Europe.
Some EU member states have returned to the idea of using part of €210 billion immobilized Russian central-bank assets in Europe.
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The lowest marginal effective tax rate for new business investment in the G7.
We are sending a clear message to the world: Canada is building big. Build with us.
We are sending a clear message to the world: Canada is building big. Build with us.
September 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The lowest marginal effective tax rate for new business investment in the G7.
We are sending a clear message to the world: Canada is building big. Build with us.
We are sending a clear message to the world: Canada is building big. Build with us.
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Greater Manchester deputy mayor Kate Green said the office was placing "significant additional demands" on the force, which is facing a predicted budget overspend of almost £10m this year.
Government response to Number 10 North police funding concerns
The Greater Manchester deputy mayor says No.10 North is piling "additional demands" on police.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Greater Manchester deputy mayor Kate Green said the office was placing "significant additional demands" on the force, which is facing a predicted budget overspend of almost £10m this year.
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Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty
Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty
Statement sought to clarify Trump’s announcement that US will have ‘permanent control’ over Greenland’s security
Denmark and Greenland have said any agreement with the US to develop a significant military presence in the strategic Arctic territory will not compromise Greenland’s sovereignty.
In a statement on Saturday clarifying an announcement by Donald Trump that an agreement had been reached to give Washington “permanent control” over Greenland’s security, Denmark and the semiautonomous territory expressed hope that a deal would end friction with the US over the issue. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Denmark and Greenland say US military agreement will not compromise Arctic territory’s sovereignty
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The threat is already here, it already owns everything, it is already destroying everything.
September 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The threat is already here, it already owns everything, it is already destroying everything.
It's time for a new Charter. Help write it and choose your 6 demands for a better politics. Take the survey here:https://actionnetwork.org/surveys/a-new-charter?source=bluesky&
September 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
It's time for a new Charter. Help write it and choose your 6 demands for a better politics. Take the survey here:https://actionnetwork.org/surveys/a-new-charter?source=bluesky&
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Got incredibly bored and read up on the Falkland Islands and their entire history of settlement and like... What do you mean? We are? Actually in the right? On this one???
This is an unfamiliar feeling as an Englishman. I don't know what to do about it.
This is an unfamiliar feeling as an Englishman. I don't know what to do about it.
September 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Got incredibly bored and read up on the Falkland Islands and their entire history of settlement and like... What do you mean? We are? Actually in the right? On this one???
This is an unfamiliar feeling as an Englishman. I don't know what to do about it.
This is an unfamiliar feeling as an Englishman. I don't know what to do about it.
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Absolutely astonished to discover that a lot of Argentina's claim relies on the arrival of a single garrison of their forces who turned up in 1832 and immediately mutinied, killed their commander, and were promptly told to fuck off by the British who'd had claims on the island since 1765
September 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Absolutely astonished to discover that a lot of Argentina's claim relies on the arrival of a single garrison of their forces who turned up in 1832 and immediately mutinied, killed their commander, and were promptly told to fuck off by the British who'd had claims on the island since 1765
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Beaver boom: the furry dam builders are back after 400 years
Beavers have been successfully reintroduced across the Midlands and are benefiting the wider environment | Louise Balint-Kurti
Beavers have been successfully reintroduced across the Midlands and are benefiting the wider environment | Louise Balint-Kurti
Beaver boom: the furry dam builders are back after 400 years
Beavers have been successfully reintroduced across the Midlands and are benefiting the wider environment
centralbylines.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Beaver boom: the furry dam builders are back after 400 years
Beavers have been successfully reintroduced across the Midlands and are benefiting the wider environment | Louise Balint-Kurti
Beavers have been successfully reintroduced across the Midlands and are benefiting the wider environment | Louise Balint-Kurti
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⚡ Russian forces have committed widespread sexual violence in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, according to a new UN report.
kyivindependent.com/abhorrent-ac...
kyivindependent.com/abhorrent-ac...
'Abhorrent acts' - Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence in Ukraine since full-scale invasion, UN reports
Russian forces are responsible for the vast majority of sexual violence in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced in a new report.
kyivindependent.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:45 AM
⚡ Russian forces have committed widespread sexual violence in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, according to a new UN report.
kyivindependent.com/abhorrent-ac...
kyivindependent.com/abhorrent-ac...
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They just never give up... ⛽
'The company behind the Surrey oilfield project turned down in a landmark supreme court ruling has sold the site for £1m – a fraction of the money it spent on it. New owners, Energy B, are applying, once again, for permission to dig.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'The company behind the Surrey oilfield project turned down in a landmark supreme court ruling has sold the site for £1m – a fraction of the money it spent on it. New owners, Energy B, are applying, once again, for permission to dig.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Company behind failed Surrey oilfield project sells site at massive loss
New owners apply for permission to extract oil in Surrey despite landmark ruling from supreme court in 2024
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
They just never give up... ⛽
'The company behind the Surrey oilfield project turned down in a landmark supreme court ruling has sold the site for £1m – a fraction of the money it spent on it. New owners, Energy B, are applying, once again, for permission to dig.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'The company behind the Surrey oilfield project turned down in a landmark supreme court ruling has sold the site for £1m – a fraction of the money it spent on it. New owners, Energy B, are applying, once again, for permission to dig.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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@damedianajohnson.bsky.social They shd be proscribed as domestic terrorists. Why is the govt afraid of taking on the Far-Right? It is quite happy to target peaceful protesters for decent causes.
So, the Pink ladies now hunting and doxxing people they don’t agree with or don’t like…
With little Coke Smurf, doing a lot of the heavy lifting it seems.
With little Coke Smurf, doing a lot of the heavy lifting it seems.
September 19, 2026 at 10:31 AM
@damedianajohnson.bsky.social They shd be proscribed as domestic terrorists. Why is the govt afraid of taking on the Far-Right? It is quite happy to target peaceful protesters for decent causes.
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So, the Pink ladies now hunting and doxxing people they don’t agree with or don’t like…
With little Coke Smurf, doing a lot of the heavy lifting it seems.
With little Coke Smurf, doing a lot of the heavy lifting it seems.
September 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
So, the Pink ladies now hunting and doxxing people they don’t agree with or don’t like…
With little Coke Smurf, doing a lot of the heavy lifting it seems.
With little Coke Smurf, doing a lot of the heavy lifting it seems.
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Having got 72 MPs (+64) it seems good consolidation to be disappointed if any net loss & to have good grounds for confidence that should stay above 65 + aim for 80 seats. Outside that range 65-80 seems to me fairly unlikely on downside/upside in this cycle.
Or does anyone see LDs higher/lower?
Or does anyone see LDs higher/lower?
September 19, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Having got 72 MPs (+64) it seems good consolidation to be disappointed if any net loss & to have good grounds for confidence that should stay above 65 + aim for 80 seats. Outside that range 65-80 seems to me fairly unlikely on downside/upside in this cycle.
Or does anyone see LDs higher/lower?
Or does anyone see LDs higher/lower?
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LibDems appear in strong position to consolidate +64 gains they made in 2024, eso if Labour/Green tempted voters see them as pref local alternative to Cons/Reform, & some disaffected moderate Tories not put off
Beyond consolidation [+marginal gains if right fragments more] difficult in this cycle
Beyond consolidation [+marginal gains if right fragments more] difficult in this cycle
Resharing this - a quick look at how the Lib Dem vote has changed since 2024. And why headline polls aren't the key story.
pollingsnippets.substack.com/p/libdems-re...
pollingsnippets.substack.com/p/libdems-re...
LibDems Revisited
Since the 2024 general election the Liberal Democrat vote share in national polls has remained relatively flat, with calls for Ed Davey to be more radical amid concerns about the visibility of the par...
pollingsnippets.substack.com
September 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM
LibDems appear in strong position to consolidate +64 gains they made in 2024, eso if Labour/Green tempted voters see them as pref local alternative to Cons/Reform, & some disaffected moderate Tories not put off
Beyond consolidation [+marginal gains if right fragments more] difficult in this cycle
Beyond consolidation [+marginal gains if right fragments more] difficult in this cycle
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And we all know how bad the police are at investigating themselves, hence not arresting those bellends at Dover. Didn't want to cuff colleagues.
September 19, 2026 at 9:27 AM
And we all know how bad the police are at investigating themselves, hence not arresting those bellends at Dover. Didn't want to cuff colleagues.
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Trump banning CNN from the White House has only served to get the channel to go for him full-on. A constant stream of lowest poll ratings ever, billions spent on the Iran War and more.
Would have been nice if it happened before, but it’s a good result.
Would have been nice if it happened before, but it’s a good result.
September 19, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Trump banning CNN from the White House has only served to get the channel to go for him full-on. A constant stream of lowest poll ratings ever, billions spent on the Iran War and more.
Would have been nice if it happened before, but it’s a good result.
Would have been nice if it happened before, but it’s a good result.
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Impossible not to countenance the idea that there have been civilians killed in the Caribbean - regardless of whether it’s illegal in the first place or not.
September 19, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Impossible not to countenance the idea that there have been civilians killed in the Caribbean - regardless of whether it’s illegal in the first place or not.
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The US spends more on intel than anyone else.
And it seems to be making a lot of mistakes
And it seems to be making a lot of mistakes
September 19, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The US spends more on intel than anyone else.
And it seems to be making a lot of mistakes
And it seems to be making a lot of mistakes
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One word there stands out Palantir
September 19, 2026 at 10:04 AM
One word there stands out Palantir