Ex Chief Global Corr. NBC, International Ed. ITN, Sky, BBC. Now mentoring. Still husband, father, runner, Triathlete, wine lover & forever Leeds United fan.
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Ireland had a gay, Indian origin Prime Minister recently and is on its 3rd female President. It opposes Israel’s retaliatory mass killings in Gaza & discriminatory actions on the W. Bank. But you say it’s “racist (&) made up of sanctimonious jerks”. Are you thinking clearly?
Terrific explanation by an excellent reporter. @CNN @bianca_nobilo
Distracting (& perhaps embarrassing) that one of UK Chancellor @JohnHealey_MP ‘s
colleagues thought she simply had to unwrap a sweet, slowly, silently and unseen at 13.07. Except she was right behind the chancellor & on camera. Hope it was tasty.
This is Trump’s useful idiot talking to Putin. Never has an American diplomat (unappointed, unconfirmed, unofficial) been so ineffective, inappropriate & ignorant.
Excellent analysis by @gideonrachman We need to see 1.Wars are beginning to link up 2.Alliances based on old commitments(“a scrap of paper”)may trigger world war. It happened before. Tripwires are plenty; Baltics,Taiwan,Iran & 1 he didn’t note, Kaliningrad digitaleditionapp.ft.com/i9D…
Bill Neely retweeted
"It didn't happen, but even if it did, we didn't do it, or even if we did, it was THEIR FAULT"
This is so childish.
The Prime Minister’s Office:
The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation.
Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable.
But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual.
The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence.
We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.
The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.
Sean, Sarah, Stephanie, Kayleigh, Karoline, Katie. Do you notice a pattern here? Yup, that’s right. Most don’t last long. None finished a 2nd year. His first just made 6 months. His last didn’t last a week. Covering up for a serial liar is a tough job. bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck0j3z1q…
Israeli settlers attack and seriously injure a Washington Post reporter. “Let me
die” she pleads as she’s taken to safety. It’s a glimpse of what their thugs do to Palestinians daily. They attacked villagers & burnt olive trees before targeting the journalist. @wapo
Wow. Zacharia surely can’t survive this.
Trump suggests she “reconsider” her new job. This makes Sean Spicer’s time at the podium look impressive. Everyone who comes close to him gets burned or betrayed. cnbc.com/amp/2026/10/16/trum…
Trump calls off live-streaming of execution of Fort Hood killer.
Who knows, perhaps after the Tennessee fiasco of the botched execution of a woman, Trump worried the firing squad might miss?
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Congressman Massie is making the point that no one in the US has been arrested, never mind convicted, due to their close association with the paedophile criminal Jeffrey Epstein. Unlike in the UK, Norway & elsewhere in Europe. But then Trump’s US doesn’t like to turn on its own.
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Couldn’t happen to a nicer team right now than @ManCity. No, wait… there’s @ChelseaFC. Oh, and @ManUtd. Anyway, bye bye Man. City. Your punishment, if there’s justice, is banishment to League 2. It happened to Rangers, Juventus & others, so about time you sucked it up. @LUFC!
His Ambassador, his new Press secretary, his Defence secretary, his former Director of National Intelligence, & so many other of his senior appointments, plus the scores he has not filled, are testament to this utterly shallow, foolish President. nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/po… @nytimes
Lung cancer has very low rates of recovery. Best wishes to him. An American Pope able to talk to the numbskulls running the US was, surely, helpful. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1w…
Amid wars in the Mid East, 1 caused by the US, a war in Ukraine supplied by US weapons & Intell. & a war in Sudan being watched closely by the US, the Pentagon has said to its media corps in 6 months…. NOTHING. That’s Trump’s idea of democratic freedom. #CallItARegime
Things are about to get a lot nastier in the Saudi/Houthi/Iran War. And this will have consequences for every Western & Asian country, for the US military & its allies, for the global economy & for your fuel bill.
Few Western journalists have got anywhere near this story in recent years. The standout exception is @YousraElbagir @SkyNews who has consistently followed the horrors & the effect on her own family. Her recent piece is on empty warehouses & hungry Sudanese, thanks to Trump.
