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🌹 Labour MP, Hodge Hill | Chair, Parliamentary Network World Bank & IMF | New book! The Inequality of Wealth: Why It Matters & How We Fix It https://t.co/6G7Rl3JGrw
Mar 13, 2018 5 tweets 3 min read
1/. Quick thread on some #Russia pieces penned over the last month or two - starting with this on how we tackle the rise in Russian aggression for @prospect_uk prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/how-euro… 2/. This is a ‘hybrid’ conflict where information warfare is fought on a new front line. My report for @DailyMirror: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/n…
Jan 7, 2018 5 tweets 3 min read
1/. Quick THREAD on #Russia, #Trump & #Brexit: 1 year ago US Intelligence agreed: “Moscow will apply lessons learned from its Putin-ordered campaign aimed at the US presidential election to future influence efforts worldwide, including vs US allies and their election processes’. 2/. Since then the sheer scale of Russian hacking, phishing, & funding has been laid bare: themoscowproject.org/dispatch/intel…
Nov 19, 2017 10 tweets 4 min read
1/. Ok, by popular demand, here's a quick thread on what you should know about Legatum, #HardBrexit and...Russia 2/. Legatum has become one of the most influential think tanks in '#HardBrexit' circles - and is backed by a secretive New Zealand billionaire
thetimes.co.uk/article/unriva…
Nov 18, 2017 8 tweets 3 min read
1/. Quick thread on how the UK is now wide open to foreign powers like Russia hacking our democracy 2/. We're at the receiving end of a new generation of 'active measures': wired.com/story/a-guide-…