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@reactionlife

Commentary and analysis on politics, economics and culture from leading writers.

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Joined June 2016

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 24

Donald Trump is the master of distraction | David Waywell reaction.life/p/donald-trump…

reactionlife's tweet card. None of it is subtle, nor is it meant to be.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 24

Daily Briefing: Mass starvation in Gaza reaction.life/p/mass-starvat…

reactionlife's tweet card. Ten more Palestinians have died of malnutrition today, amid warnings from over 100 NGOs operating in Gaza that “mass starvation” is spreading across the entire strip.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 23

The answer to Thames Water crisis is special administration | Neil Collins reaction.life/p/the-answer-t…

reactionlife's tweet card. If Thames Water was put in this temporary financial state, the net effect on the public finances would essentially be zero.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 23

Lords reform scratches a partisan itch without delivering worthwhile change Adam Boulton's (@adamboultonTABB) latest column reaction.life/p/lords-reform…

reactionlife's tweet card. Frustration is widespread among the Lords’ lobby folder and it is unlikely to dissipate over the summer.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 22

Daily Briefing: Western nations deliver harsh but empty Gaza statement reaction.life/p/western-nati…

reactionlife's tweet card. “We come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now,” said a joint statement released earlier today by the foreign ministers of 25 western countries, Britain included, who...

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 22

Daily Briefing: Expect subsea cable sabotage to increase reaction.life/p/expect-subse…

reactionlife's tweet card. Events over the past eighteen months indicate that the threat of Russia- and China-backed sabotage of undersea cables is only going to rise, warns a new report examining a spate of suspicious...

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Tim Marshall@Itwitius · Jul 18

Syria's minorities will continue to live in fear reaction.life/p/syrias-minor…

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 22

Equities on a roll | Ian Stewart reaction.life/p/equities-on-…

reactionlife's tweet card. While America has been the star equity market of recent years, investors have started to question the notion of US exceptionalism.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 21

The Flying Dutchman: Borths conjures up a storm in this whirlwind opera | Gerald Malone reaction.life/p/the-flying-d…

reactionlife's tweet card. Des Moines Metro Opera has established itself as one of America’s leading opera festivals. Michae Egel is an Artistic Director on a mission.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 17

Fed Chair Powell has handed Trump a smoking gun | Anthony Peters reaction.life/p/fed-chair-po…

reactionlife's tweet card. Possible successors to Powell are already fawning over the US President.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 17

MAGA fallout: is this really about Jeffrey Epstein or 2028? | David Waywell reaction.life/p/maga-fallout…

reactionlife's tweet card. Unpacking the three-part MAGA-Epstein saga.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 17

Daily Briefing: UK Stagflation Nation reaction.life/p/uk-stagflati…

reactionlife's tweet card. UK government borrowing costs rose at the fastest pace in Europe today, after a fresh set of data showed that the rate of inflation unexpectedly jumped last month to the highest level in over a year.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 16

Donald Trump's golf imperialism | Adam Boulton (@adamboultonTABB) reaction.life/p/donald-trump…

reactionlife's tweet card. Golf is another front in Trump’s campaign to bend the world to his will.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 16

Daily Briefing: A record-breaking day for Britain's stock market reaction.life/p/a-record-bre…

reactionlife's tweet card. British economists are enjoying a good news story today after the FTSE 100 hit a record high, signalling soaring investor confidence in the UK stock market.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 14

Nigel Farage - the dog who caught the car | Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) reaction.life/p/nigel-farage…

reactionlife's tweet card. Does Reform have a plan beyond saloon bar chuntering? It will need a programme if it really is going to govern.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 14

Are we reading too much into the Salt Path scandal? | Junny Hjul (@JennyHjul) reaction.life/p/are-we-readi…

reactionlife's tweet card. In the post-truth world of varying recollections, there is surely a market for the creative memoir.

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 14

Daily Briefing: Labour's union row escalates as Unite suspends Rayner reaction.life/p/labours-unio…

reactionlife's tweet card. A row between the Labour government and Britain’s biggest trade union dramatically escalated today after Unite announced that it has suspended Angela Rayner’s union membership over her handling of...

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Reaction@reactionlife · Jul 11

Daily Briefing: Breakthrough in UK retail hack investigation reaction.life/p/breakthrough…

reactionlife's tweet card. Britain’s National Crime Agency is hailing a breakthrough after four people were arrested today by police investigating a spate of cyber-attacks that wreaked havoc on British retailers, targeting...

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