Andrew Cooper
@AndrewCooper__
Lord Cooper of Windrush. “Pitiless empiricist" (The Times), “Gay marriage guru" (Mail on Sunday), “5th most influential man in the UK, 2013” (GQ)
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12-06-2011 10:54:36
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I wrote The Atlantic: this sham ahistorical inhumane ideology based on Marxist dialectic Soviet progaganda & medieval antisemitism that is taught in our unis, justifies killing civilians,doesnt describe the foundation of Israel or the tragedy of Palestinians & rules out 2states
I am not the world's best negotiator*. But I have worked with some genuinely brilliant negotiators enough to have learned a few things.
The reaction to Michel Barnier's comments have been revealing.
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Here is Britain’s
new right - climate sceptical, immigration obsessed, anti human right, attacking elites. In US + Europe this has already become anti-LGBTQ and sympathetic to authoritarian states. When will conservatives finally say “not in my name”?!
thetimes.co.uk/article/c66632…?
As I wrote in my i newspaper column today, 'there is a big lie at the heart of the Conservatives: a reluctance to accept the reality that Brexit is playing out badly, which is comparable to the Republican refusal to accept Trump lost the last election' inews.co.uk/opinion/rishi-…
Great graphic by John Burn-Murdoch. In other words, Britain is a poor country, with 1 moderately wealthy region.
So, what I love about Matt Forde is that - although he's Labour down to his bootstraps - he gives everyone a fair shake.
His humour has warmth. He absolutely believes politics is an engine for improvement and public good.
And *that's* the way the b*stard gets you to open up.
NEW: probably the most important Covid chart I’ve made
As Delta goes global, it’s a tale of two pandemics, as the heavily-vaccinated Western world talks of reopening while deaths across Africa and Asia soar to record highs
My story with david pilling ft.com/content/fa4f24…
SCOOP: Tennessee Department of Health halts all vaccine outreach to kids – not just for COVID-19, but all diseases – amid pressure from GOP. Staff ordered to remove the agency logo from any documents providing vaccine info to the public, per internal dox. tennessean.com/story/news/hea…
I’m going to keep on tweeting this appalling #Conservatives campaign material. #BorisJohnson et al must be held to account for their pitiful leadership, their stoking of division & blatant populism.
Commentary on #TakingTheKnee 👇🏽
“I am not a racist but can you not protest in that way ... yes I know it’s how you want to but I don’t want you to … I prefer er er …. let me think about it”
For some there is never and never will be a right way to raise the issue of racism 🤷🏽♀️
In a digital age, is democracy really still the best system? | peter pomerantsev unherd.com/2021/07/the-ch…