Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt @Jeremy_Hunt

When you were PM people like Francis Fukuyama wrote liberal democracy had won, game over. Looking at what happened on Capitol Hill last week, have we all just been too complacent about the superiority of Western systems? https://t.co/YtyBln0ry7 — PolitiTweet.org

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China's economy is predicted to overtake the US in 2028. Elon Musk said ‘the foundation of war is economics.’ Should we be worried? https://t.co/jZzIQEcKfc — PolitiTweet.org

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On Friday I interviewed Tony Blair on the future liberal democracy for @chathamhouse. Some of the most interesting answers to follow — PolitiTweet.org

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Superb insights again from @ianbirrell on the lockdown agonies faced by families with disabled children https://t.co/rqHAPmvpKM — PolitiTweet.org

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Yesterday Tony Blair told @ChathamHouse that climate change would be solved in our lifetimes - but what about the crisis facing liberal democracy? Charles Moore 100% right on this A freedom-weary West must not end up seeing China’s tyranny as a safe haven https://t.co/WM6zI1puKz — PolitiTweet.org

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Deeply worrying. We must use all diplomatic tools at our disposal to make sure the violence in Tigray stops - the world would not forgive us if genocide happened whilst we stood by — PolitiTweet.org

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Future interviews in the series will include Dr Henry Kissinger and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and in the interviewers chair former Foreign Secretaries William Hague and David Miliband. #CHevents — PolitiTweet.org

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Event ends with a guest appearance from Jeremy’s son asking Tony Blair: ‘Do you think the climate crisis will be over by the time I’m your age, or do you think the world is going to end?’ #CHevents — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘Treat social media companies as public interest companies. You can’t have a situation where the CEO of a company is deciding whether the President is allowed on social media.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The only effective opposition to the SNP in the last decade was when @RuthDavidsonMSP was leader.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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JH: ‘You talked about the importance of holding the country together. Have things gone according to plan when it comes the devolution you introduced for Scotland?’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘You’ve got to learn the right lessons...when you remove the dictatorship, other suppressed forces come to the surface.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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JH: ‘Do some of the challenges we face in the Western alliance relate to a loss of moral authority over military endeavours such as Iraq and Libya that have not turned out as expected?’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘Other world leaders need to see you taking paint to make your alliance work...that’s when they’re with you.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The absence of global co-operation over the pandemic ha been shocking.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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JH: You said real alliances are forged in adversity. Many think the Western alliance has broken down. What needs to happen to put it together & what is Britain’s role in making that happen? Robin Niblett of Chatham House argued that global Britain needs to be earned not declared. — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The centre keeps people with us by carrying on making change...when it becomes the place of the status quo...you’re never going to win the debate. That’s what we lost.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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JH: Shortly before you became Labour leader Francis Fukuyama wrote ‘the End of History.’ With the benefit of hindsight - and seeing the terrible scenes on Capitol Hill just last week, have we been too complacent about the superiority of Western systems? — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘Of course you should be using data...we’ve got a massive opportunity with the NHS to use data in a constructive way and fuel innovation.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘Keep our universities - the centres of innovation - really strong. You need strong environment for enterprise, invest heavily in education and infrastructure. We have an advantage over China because enterprising people in China can only work within the confines of the state. — PolitiTweet.org

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JH: ‘There is a big debate as to whether China will develop superior technology partly because looser rules on privacy could give it a big advantage in areas like AI. How important is it for the West to stay ahead on tech and what should be doing to make sure we do?’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The problem for democracy is it’s finding change and reform very difficult...that’s when populism comes along.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The challenge of democracy is can you get stuff done....in the last election the debate on the NHS could have come from the 1980s. The real question is how do you use tech, pay attention to public health and get social care right.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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JH: The Centre for Economics and Business Research says that because of the pandemic, China will now overtake the US to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028. Elon Musk once said ‘the foundation of war is economics.’ Should those who believe in democratic values be worried? — PolitiTweet.org

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...when it is only by rigorous analysis of the way the world is changing that we have any prospect of securing our future.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The colossal downside risk for Britain is that the political debate continues in conventional directions – who spends or taxes more, who ‘supports’ most the NHS, who is most generous with welfare, umpteen versions of who preserves the status quo best... — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The state of British politics makes me queasy!’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘Our Armed Forces are globally admired. We should invest in them and make them at the cutting edge of military innovation in personnel, assets, and deployment.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB on aid.... ‘we still have a big budget, the merger, if properly used, could make more coherent our foreign policy offer, and make it weightier.’ — PolitiTweet.org

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TB: ‘The UK – with again some creativity – can help construct a bridge between these two positions, charting a path to ensuring at least some space for dialogue and cooperation with China, even as the West confronts and competes where necessary.’ — PolitiTweet.org