Andrew Levi

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Tech investor ▫️Ex diplomat, econ & nat sec official, Fortune 100 tech VP▫️“Top” NYT▫️“Leading”Spiegel▫️“Senior” BBC▫️“Valued” FT▫️“Persona non grata” V Putin

Wednesday 8th July 2026 Dear Chancellor, I am writing to urge you to refuse to let Nigel Farage resign as an MP until the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner's investigation into him has concluded, so the people of Clacton have the full facts before casting their votes. Mr Farage is currently under investigation for failing to declare a £5 million donation, and has been referred to the Commissioner for failing to declare financial support from a convicted fraudster. Rather than face the investigation with dignity Mr Farage is seeking to manipulate Parliamentary rules - and manipulate his own constituents - to evade scrutiny and justice. He has broken the rules so badly, enriched himself so much, that he believes only this desperate throw of the dice can rescue his position. His cynical ploy cannot come to pass. You have the power to stop Farage's deception, and make him wait for the investigation to complete before he can resign. Use it. The voters of Clacton deserve full knowledge of Farage's lies and his rule breaking. A vanity by election serves no one but him. I hope you will listen to people across the country who are disgusted by Farage's behaviour, including your own cabinet colleagues, and end this farce. I look forward to your response. Ed Davey
Mon 06 July 2026 UPDATE: RBFA STATEMENT REGARDING FOLARIN BALOGUN f X in • The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA] is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USA-Belgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time). UPDATE 06/07/2026 Q Following its previous statement, the RBFA wishes to publicly explain the events of the past few hours. After learning through media reports of FIFA's decision to lift the automatic suspension of player Balogun, the RBFA sent a letter to FIFA requesting a copy of the decision, an explanation of the process that had been followed, and setting out its position regarding the applicable regulations. As its only response, FIFA sent a letter to the RBFA stating that it considered this correspondence to constitute an appeal, that a judge had been appointed, and that the RBFA had only a few hours to complete that appeal. No information whatsoever was provided by FIFA. For an appeal to be admissible, FIFA's own regulations state that the reasoned decision must first have been communicated to the appellant. While the RBFA was merely seeking legitimate explanations, FIFA itself created an appeal and immediately ensured that it would be declared inadmissible. All of this occurred while FIFA simultaneously refused to respond to the RBFA's legitimate requests. Furthermore, during the match coordination meeting, FIFA deliberately removed the section concerning the automatic suspension of players from its presentation. This topic had nonetheless been part of all such meetings before each of the previous four matches. The RBFA questioned FIFA, both orally and in writing, about the reasons for this change, yet once again received no response.
Letter from John Healey to Keir Starmer (first page).
Cover of Peace Makers, by Peter Ricketts
FT front page 29 April 2026
A government spokesperson said: "The decision to grant Developed Vetting to Peter Mandelson against the recommendation of UK Security Vetting was taken by officials in the FCDO. Neither the prime minister, nor any government minister, was aware that Peter Mandelson was granted Developed Vetting against the advice of UK Security Vetting until earlier this week."
Social media post of 7 April by Donald Trump: A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
Cover of book “Iran’s Grand Strategy” by Vali Nasr.
Book cover of War and Power: Who Wins Wars and Why, by Phillips O’Brien.
Sally Langrish - the UK government’s chief international lawyer (the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Legal Adviser) - sets out in one minute what international law is & why we need it.
David Lammy on BBC Breakfast
Video of Chancellor Merz
NYT photo of the site of the demolished East Wing of the White House in December.
Allister Heath The awful truth about the unhinged woke elite sneering at the victorious 1.9% scored by the Conservatives in Gorton and Denton is now too monstrous to hide
Starmer's authoritarian Alister Heath headline generator zealots will not stop until Middle England is destroyed
Britain's descent into woke-mind-virus-infected Foreign Office deep state alliance with the Davos-Epstein- Mandelson Axis madness is terrifying to behold ALLISTER HEATH
This is the top of the front page of BBC News (via the iPhone app) right now.
BBC News summary from 13 February 2026 giving key points of High Court ruling on Palestine Action: “Judges say Palestine Action ban is 'disproportionate' As we continue to bring you reaction to the High Court's ruling, here's a quick look at the summary of their decision. Dame Victoria Sharp said while reading out the 46-page judgement that the court considered the proscription of Palestine Action "disproportionate" "A very small number of Palestine Action's activities amounted to acts of terrorism within the definition of section 1 of the 2000 Act," she said. "For these, and for Palestine Action's other criminal activities, the general criminal law remains available. "The nature and scale of Palestine Action's activities falling within the definition of terrorism had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence to warrant proscription."”
Anas Sawar with his “old friend” Peter Mandelson.
JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Money Manager Where: East Side townhouse Table seats: 30 Guest list: Mort Zuckerman, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, David Blaine, Donald Trump, Leslie Wexner of the Limited, disgraced British Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, Bill Clinton aide Doug Band Menu: Private chef, though last month Rocco DiSpirito cooked dinner after Epstein bid $50,000 for his services at a Hamptons charity. Make it MY place: Epstein hates restaurants, so he often entertains at home. "The dialogues are so engaging that serving even the most extraordinary food sometimes seems inappropriate, like eating pizza at the ballet," he says. "I had rich shock!" one stunned guest says about Epstein's house, which the owner claims is the largest private dwelling in the city. At a recent dinner organized by Ghislaine Maxwell, Blaine amused a group of barely clad models with card tricks. Alas, Clinton-around whom the evening had been organized—never showed, though his Secret Service would have appreciated Epstein's numerous security cameras.
Letter from Andy Burnham to the Labour Party National Executive Committee (page 1).
Credits The Authoritarian Stack A project led by Prof. Francesca Bria with xof-research.org Research and editorial team: Francesca Bria, José Bautista Data analysis: Autonomy Institute Map development and design: xof-research.org Web development: José Núñez Supported by: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Funded by: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Future of Work
Midnight in Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - New Year’s fireworks, 1 January 2026