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Editorial manager, The Spectator ldegutis @spectator .co.uk

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Lukas Degutis
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Going up to police officers and shouting they are ‘terrorists’ as they stand by, is a privilege you will not find in any other country but the UK.
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
Appreciation post for this woman who I have the incredible pleasure to call my colleague. Smiling bright despite so much nastiness spewed her way. A role model.
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Don’t stress about it, there’s always cleaners on minimum wage. That’ll make their day.
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More video has arrived of Animal Rebellion's direct action at Harrods, Selfridges and Fortnums. What are the arguments in favour of non-violent direction action? @RebelsAnimal | @rebelsanimalLDN
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
A bit of personal news🚨— I’ll be joining the @Spectator full-time later this month as editorial assistant. I’m overjoyed and beyond excited to work with the most talented and lovely group of people.
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Lukas Degutis
4 years
Have a little watch ⬇️
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Reasoned
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Dear Marxist students, my name is @LukasDegutis , and my family's history says that you really ought to be careful what you wish for.
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4 years
HS2 planning committee in full force
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Lukas Degutis
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‘The most stylish’ — PM’s words!
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4 years
@darrengrimes_ @ReasonedUK And it shouldn’t end there. It’s time for our young people to start criticising Marxist values the same way they criticise our Western world!
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
This week’s @Spectator front and(!) back cover.
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
Very pleased to share, a new title: editorial manager at @Spectator
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Lukas Degutis
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Pst, a Lithuanian migrant who can’t vote in the GE says yay for Clacton milkshake bloke
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Lukas Degutis
4 years
This is when the progressives and the racists give eachother a big high-five.
@BritishVogue
British Vogue
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Plans are underway to establish the UK’s first ever Black university. But would Black students consider attending?
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@JAHeale 'Get in loser, we're off to the hustings'
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A first for the Degutis family.
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Lukas Degutis
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Have a merry Christmas everyone!
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‘We have freedom, give us wings to protect it’ !
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
82 years ago today the Soviet Union began its series of mass deportations, in attempt to purge all three Baltic nations. In Lithuania alone roughly 30,000 (men, women, children) were taken away in a week - mostly in cattle wagons to Siberian gulags. Never forget
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Happy Christmas from an unenthusiastic dog and I
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Lukas Degutis
2 months
Ironic from a trade minister. Heathrow and Gatwick should have three runways each, as a minimum.
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Greg Hands
2 months
It’s 6:30am, and planes have already been overhead for two hours. It’s time to end the 16 flights a night coming into Heathrow. Particularly now that Heathrow is reviving its third runway proposal. Sign my petition ✍️ 👇
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
While the rest of the country will lift remaining restrictions, the ‘blended learning’ approach at Leeds University is set to remain, with no intention to return back to standard forms of teaching. No plans to resume in-person lectures. No change in tuition fees.
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Lukas Degutis
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@DouglasKMurray Love how it's 'controversial' to point out simply hypocrisy...
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
A great pleasure to make my SpectatorTV presenting debut talking to @bindelj and @DouglasKMurray !
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Fraser Nelson
1 year
Lukas Degutis arrived at The Spectator as an intern two years ago: he's now our editorial manager. He makes his SpectatorTV presenting debut here, talking Pride with Douglas Murray and Julie Bindel
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
I interviewed Lithuania’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs amidst the increasing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The West is failing to stick up for its allies. My piece in the @spectator .
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The Spectator
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'Europe‘s failure to form a united front in facing up to Putin exposes the bloc's vulnerabilities.' ✍️ Lukas Degutis
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
The Princess of Wales playing the piano as an intro to Eurovision is unbeatable. The pub went wild #Eurovision
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
First #glastonbury doesn’t announce #LanaDelRey as a headliner, now they cut her mic off mid sentence for ‘curfew’. What a bore festival
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
What a year it has been. So many incredible moments: graduating at last and jumping into a job I once only dreamt of doing. Oh and stepping foot for the first time on American soil. Have a jolly 2023!
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Lukas Degutis
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A strike in 2020; the pandemic; face-to-face teaching being substituted for online learning, and now the @ucu believes more disruptions to studies in December are justifiable. Thank you @IsabelOakeshott for inviting me on @GBNEWS to give a student perspective.
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Lukas Degutis
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Next time someone accuses you of not obeying lockdown or restriction measures, just explain you don’t fancy ‘playing politics’.
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Lukas Degutis
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Gov officials trying to defend the pilot scheme during the Sunday media rounds
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Encouraging others to take their own life is already criminally liable, and rightly so. ‘Harmful’ however, could encompass just about anything a minister may deem it to.
@NadineDorries
Rt Hon Nadine Dorries
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@melindiscott Encouraging others to take their own life is what comes under that definition. It’s a huge problem, especially with young people. You really define that as ‘hurt feelings?’
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Lukas Degutis
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My father, who wasn’t taught any English, learnt much of the language reading The Sun in the early 2000s. He’d make sure to always have 30 pence on him.
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Fraser Nelson
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From his Spectator interview. And it’s no joke: The Sun has long been a model of clear, efficient and compelling writing.
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Lukas Degutis
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What a year it’s been — with confidence, the best one yet. Thankful!
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Lukas Degutis
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Lukas Degutis
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You know you’re back home in Lithuania when they tell you to ‘be brave like Ukraine’ upon arrival
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Slightly surreal to submit your dissertation and ((hopefully)) be the first in the family to graduate.
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Lukas Degutis
3 years
You can understand why, after decades of authoritarian state control and oppressive regimes, the majority of Lithuanian people will naturally fear the rollout of a vaccination certification named ‘the opportunity passport’.
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Lukas Degutis
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I’m incredibly excited and grateful to announce that I’ll be joining @spectator magazine this Summer as their broadcast intern at Old Queen St. I really look forward to working with @CindyXiaodanYu and the rest of team at The Spectator!
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Lukas Degutis
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What a day to have the Summer Party!
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London Underground posters from the past
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Lukas Degutis
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Apply. In 2021, on a May bank holiday, disappointed with my degree, puzzled what’d await after, I thought there’d be no harm in applying. A week at Old Queen Street can pivot/jumpstart your career, as it did mine. And with no CVs, background is irrelevant. Dagenham journo here.
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Lukas Degutis
3 years
The Christmas issue of the @spectator is out. Pick up a copy with the enthusiasm of mini Lukas! 🗞
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Lukas Degutis
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@55andgrumpy @timchambers321 @DailyMailUK Eastern European here and can confirm, it is definitely. All those sandwiches, the toolbox on the speaker... far too obvious.
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Lukas Degutis
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The fixed penalty notices only exacerbate how unethical this fear-inducing state-sanctioned campaign really was.
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Lukas Degutis
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I don’t think it’s in America’s favour when some members of Congress remain either glued to their phones or simply refuse to attend an address from a war-torn country’s president. A reflection on Zelensky’s visit and ‘America First’.
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@LukasDegutis
Lukas Degutis
3 years
32 years ago, today, 2 million people across the three Baltic countries held hands to protest Soviet occupation. The desire for freedom always remained stronger than any regime. #BalticWay
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Lukas Degutis
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
This scheme was transformational. Apply even if you have the slightest interest.
@FraserNelson
Fraser Nelson
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The Spectator internship 2023 scheme is now open: no CVs please
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Lukas Degutis
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📺 I’ll be on @GBNEWS shortly to give my take on the upcoming university strikes!
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Lukas Degutis
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@TelePolitics
Telegraph Politics
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The Guardian will not remove a cartoon which portrayed Priti Patel as a bull, despite her describing the image as racist and offensive
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@nypost Why has an image from a beach in Lithuania been used?
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
‘Are those Yorksh-‘ ire puddings with a Baltic culinary twist? Yes indeed.
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
A year ago I was perplexed by Adobe InDesign. Now, alongside putting together front covers for a magazine, I hold my first coffee table book… materialising memories
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Lukas Degutis
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Back in 2016, The Spectator’s high life and low life columnists were put to a blind booze taste test. A duo like no other. Rest in peace, Jeremy.
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
Spotted at the National Portrait Gallery reopening: Joseph Addison — the founder of the 1711 Spectator (alongside Richard Steele)
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Lukas Degutis
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And the entire country cheered.
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@LukasDegutis
Lukas Degutis
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@pamnonga @CreativeJay @DeLaRainwater @CrazyClarine @SladeKelsey The wage gap is simply the average earnings of men and women working full time. It does not count for different job positions, hours worked or different jobs. It has nothing to do with the same job. It has nothing to do with discrimination
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
Lana del Rey headlining the second stage at Glastonbury and she’s 7th on lineup chart. Below Lizzo?! Arctic monkeys?! Pft
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Lukas Degutis
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A Monday in the southern hemisphere
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
And, as somewhat expected, the seven countries that were prepared to wear the OneLove armband have backed down to Fifa's threats. They had the chance to humiliate the association and its hypocrisy. So much for 'not changing our beliefs'.
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Nice to see Craig repping the neckerchief movement in Glass Onion
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Lukas Degutis
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Charles is morally bankrupt. No conscious European holds 'sincere condolences' for a terrorist who sought Western destruction.
@CharlesMichel
Charles Michel
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The EU expresses its sincere condolences for the death of President Raisi and Foreign Minister Abdollahian, as well as other members of their delegation and crew in a helicopter accident. Our thoughts go to the families.
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Lukas Degutis
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Not to miss. This is an incredible opportunity, and it changed 2021 for me. There are 4 different types of internships up for grabs this year - apply!
@FraserNelson
Fraser Nelson
2 years
The Spectator’s internship scheme is now open! Please show to anyone you know who might be interested. It’s the only internship scheme in journalism that doesn’t ask for a CV, so it's a level playing field to people of any age and any background:
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Lukas Degutis
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Ford and Fortnum ads from the 1988 Spectator Christmas issue
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Lukas Degutis
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Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and District lines either completely or partially suspended on a Monday eve. And March will see the largest TfL fare jump in ten years - 5.9%.
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Lukas Degutis
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Islamism and sharia aside, many former colonies have had six decades to repeal the Empire's anti-gay laws. Most chose not to, some even strengthened them (see Kenya, Uganda, Gambia). The idea of gay utopia, if not for British imperialism, is a fad.
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PinkNews
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All 64 of the countries where it’s still illegal to be LGBTQ+ – and yes, it’s all colonialism’s fault
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Lukas Degutis
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Increased congestion charges, widening of pavements and closure of roads in Central London... but government advice tells us to avoid public transport. My article explores why @SadiqKhan needs to rethink his ambitious environmental plans. ⬇️ @BCA_eco
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Lukas Degutis
7 years
hi portugal 🇵🇹
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Lukas Degutis
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Yes, you read correct, that is Kendall Jenner on the cover of the new Spectator Christmas issue. Get your copy!
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Lukas Degutis
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@SvitYarm Because driving in a car to care for family is the same as taking a trip to a crowded beach.
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Lukas Degutis
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As anti nanny state as one can be, my caveat is amplified noise on tube/train. Should be a prosecutable offence. It’s a worsening issue unlikely to resolve itself by any other means.
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Lukas Degutis
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Ladies and gents, the British property market
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Lukas Degutis
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One of the best decisions I made last year was to apply for @ToriesinComms ' mentoring scheme. Grateful that such opportunities are out there. Deadline for this year's applications is the 31st October!
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POV: an av-geek on holiday
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Off to the big apple 🍎 and then the west coast. Any and all recommendations please!
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Lukas Degutis
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@darrengrimes_ The cars won’t be banned themselves, they’ll still be in use. But a ban on sales of petrol and diesel cars in 15 years is enough. Time to move on.
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Gin out. Port in. ‘Portonic’ is the future.
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Lukas Degutis
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Yelizavetivka, Ukraine
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Lukas Degutis
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@NikDawood @Santandave1 Well even if minorities are targeted, if you ain’t carrying something illegal why do you have to worry?
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
The phrase ‘press trip’ doesn’t quite do it justice
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
The Spectator’s Minister of the Year: Rt Hon Ben Wallace! 🇺🇦🇬🇧
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Lukas Degutis
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If you ever find yourself on Oxford St this month: firstly, my sympathies. Secondly, get behind a pram — one going at a relatively quick pace — and you’ll have a personal bulldozer.
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Lukas Degutis
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Spotted at a brunch cafe in Kuala Lumpur, Mrs Thatcher
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Lukas Degutis
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Well, Germany is tragically inefficient in many ways comparing most of its European neighbours: airport security waiting times, train schedules and its rejection of debit/credit cards among even the tourist hotspots. Disappointing, given the rave over its economy.
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Fire spreading currently in Dagenham. Police are warning residents to prepare water in case it reaches their homes…
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Lukas Degutis
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Russia doesn’t have monopoly over 3 colours that feature on the flags of >30 countries. Nor should they. LV is French. That’s their tricolour. And this flag has flown atop their shop in Paris for years. You can support Ukraine and simultaneously reject such unfounded claims…
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Михайло Подоляк
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For over a year, RF has been slaughtering Ukrainians in Europe using the tricolor & V/Z swastika. An elite fashion house focused on "Russian nouveau riche" chose to publicly toy with the symbols of aggression. Luxury smells better when it's drenched in blood, right @LouisVuitton ?
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Lukas Degutis
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Robert Jenrick speaking at a Conservatives in Comms event tonight: ‘the thing about political jokes is that … some of them get elected … and some of them become Health Secretary’
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Lukas Degutis
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@MatthewLush Is it ever difficult not to fall for straight guys 😅
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Lukas Degutis
4 years
@voiceofDMO They literally told people to ‘stay home’.
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
*Big Jet TV receives call as an A380 approaches* ‘The BBC don’t want to be phoning me while I’m right in the middle of-’
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Lukas Degutis
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Escorca, Mallorca
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2013, somewhere in Sardinia…
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
Thought it was asufutimaehaehfutbw
@POTUS
President Biden
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The United States of America can be defined by one word: possibilities. This week has shown us that there’s nothing we can’t get done.
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Lukas Degutis
2 years
An incredible illustration by Natasha Lawson for Charles Moore's interview with Rishi Sunak in this week's mag:
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Lukas Degutis
1 year
Fantastic to see The Spectator app, launched just 10 months ago, now nominated for @pressgazette ’s news app of the year. A project that’s continually improved by @spectator readers and their feedback.
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