Andrew Levi
@andrewprlevi.bsky.social
▫️Technology investor ▫️Former diplomat, trade, and national security official, and tech industry executive▫️“Top” New York Times▫️“Leading” Der Spiegel▫️“Senior” BBC▫️“Valued” Financial Times▫️“Persona non grata” Vladimir Putin▫️
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The BBC World Service is less than two months away from its funding running out.
What on earth is going on?
What on earth is going on?
February 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The BBC World Service is less than two months away from its funding running out.
What on earth is going on?
What on earth is going on?
Reposted by Andrew Levi
The entire UK diplomatic budget is about £1.4 billion a year. That’s pretty much precisely 0.1% of government spending.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
February 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The entire UK diplomatic budget is about £1.4 billion a year. That’s pretty much precisely 0.1% of government spending.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
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Exactly. This is not a lot of money. And once destroyed you don’t get to rebuild it.
The entire UK diplomatic budget is about £1.4 billion a year. That’s pretty much precisely 0.1% of government spending.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Exactly. This is not a lot of money. And once destroyed you don’t get to rebuild it.
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This. Since "Global Britain" we've thrown away one position after another on the foreign stage when it's never been so important.
The entire UK diplomatic budget is about £1.4 billion a year. That’s pretty much precisely 0.1% of government spending.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
February 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This. Since "Global Britain" we've thrown away one position after another on the foreign stage when it's never been so important.
The BBC World Service is less than two months away from its funding running out.
What on earth is going on?
What on earth is going on?
February 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The BBC World Service is less than two months away from its funding running out.
What on earth is going on?
What on earth is going on?
Reposted by Andrew Levi
Munich Disagreement: Conflict In Our Time
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Munich Disagreement: Conflict In Our Time
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Munich Disagreement: Conflict In Our Time
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Munich Disagreement: Conflict In Our Time
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Marco Rubio’s Munich Security Conference performance highlighted fundamental flaws in a US security strategy which, if not corrected, will drive Europe, the USA and the world to destruction.
What can Europe do?
A 🧵 /1.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
2K here we come.
Follow @eejbro.bsky.social
A diplomat in a million!
(Allegedly retired. Pull the other one).
Follow @eejbro.bsky.social
A diplomat in a million!
(Allegedly retired. Pull the other one).
1k - Thank you! You are very gracious.
February 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
2K here we come.
Follow @eejbro.bsky.social
A diplomat in a million!
(Allegedly retired. Pull the other one).
Follow @eejbro.bsky.social
A diplomat in a million!
(Allegedly retired. Pull the other one).
The High Court ruling on Palestine Action is important.
However:
(1) government will appeal
(2) court found PA had engaged in terrorism …
(3) … but that did not “yet […] warrant proscription”.
tl;dr
High Court says PA sometimes engages in criminality and terrorism, but shouldn’t yet be banned.
However:
(1) government will appeal
(2) court found PA had engaged in terrorism …
(3) … but that did not “yet […] warrant proscription”.
tl;dr
High Court says PA sometimes engages in criminality and terrorism, but shouldn’t yet be banned.
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
The High Court ruling on Palestine Action is important.
However:
(1) government will appeal
(2) court found PA had engaged in terrorism …
(3) … but that did not “yet […] warrant proscription”.
tl;dr
High Court says PA sometimes engages in criminality and terrorism, but shouldn’t yet be banned.
However:
(1) government will appeal
(2) court found PA had engaged in terrorism …
(3) … but that did not “yet […] warrant proscription”.
tl;dr
High Court says PA sometimes engages in criminality and terrorism, but shouldn’t yet be banned.
There’s a great deal in this, from @helenebismarck.bsky.social ⬇️
I can‘t pretend to be the biggest fan of Keir Starmer,but the idea that Britain should get yet another new Government now is preposterous. And the Labour MPs who think they could do it better might be in for a shock. All such a change would do would be to further undermine public faith in democracy.
February 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
There’s a great deal in this, from @helenebismarck.bsky.social ⬇️
Wrongs and rights: the real Keir Starmer
It’s wrong to say Keir Starmer isn’t interested in policy.
Contrary to so much supposedly informed political commentary, he’s a revolutionary at heart who wants to embed for at least a generation social democratic government, for the betterment of all. /1.
It’s wrong to say Keir Starmer isn’t interested in policy.
Contrary to so much supposedly informed political commentary, he’s a revolutionary at heart who wants to embed for at least a generation social democratic government, for the betterment of all. /1.
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Wrongs and rights: the real Keir Starmer
It’s wrong to say Keir Starmer isn’t interested in policy.
Contrary to so much supposedly informed political commentary, he’s a revolutionary at heart who wants to embed for at least a generation social democratic government, for the betterment of all. /1.
It’s wrong to say Keir Starmer isn’t interested in policy.
Contrary to so much supposedly informed political commentary, he’s a revolutionary at heart who wants to embed for at least a generation social democratic government, for the betterment of all. /1.
By his dramatic intervention calling for Keir Starmer to resign, Anas Sarwar has drawn attention to himself in ways likely to be deeply unhelpful to his own chances of survival in office and to Labour’s electoral prospects in Scotland.
Amazing.
Amazing.
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
By his dramatic intervention calling for Keir Starmer to resign, Anas Sarwar has drawn attention to himself in ways likely to be deeply unhelpful to his own chances of survival in office and to Labour’s electoral prospects in Scotland.
Amazing.
Amazing.
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The case I made on @BBCr4today at 0720 was this. The disclosure of all documents and messages relating to the Mandelson appointment is vital. But the ISC requirement here goes much wider and (perhaps inadvertently) risks collateral damage to UK diplomacy. isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/u...
isc.independent.gov.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 AM
The case I made on @BBCr4today at 0720 was this. The disclosure of all documents and messages relating to the Mandelson appointment is vital. But the ISC requirement here goes much wider and (perhaps inadvertently) risks collateral damage to UK diplomacy. isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/u...
For obvious reasons, and on behalf of all who share my first name, I’m wearied by the many references to alleged, serious offences by “Andrew”.
It wasn’t me.
If headline writers are unwilling to spell out “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor”, could they maybe say “AMW”?
After all, “MBS” is widely used …
It wasn’t me.
If headline writers are unwilling to spell out “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor”, could they maybe say “AMW”?
After all, “MBS” is widely used …
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 PM
For obvious reasons, and on behalf of all who share my first name, I’m wearied by the many references to alleged, serious offences by “Andrew”.
It wasn’t me.
If headline writers are unwilling to spell out “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor”, could they maybe say “AMW”?
After all, “MBS” is widely used …
It wasn’t me.
If headline writers are unwilling to spell out “Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor”, could they maybe say “AMW”?
After all, “MBS” is widely used …
“You can’t get to [insert top ranking position] without being [insert exceptional, positive qualities]”.
“This person went to [insert prestigious educational institution] so must be intelligent & knowledgeable”.
Can we all, please, put these deeply misleading assumptions to bed?
If not now, when?
“This person went to [insert prestigious educational institution] so must be intelligent & knowledgeable”.
Can we all, please, put these deeply misleading assumptions to bed?
If not now, when?
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
“You can’t get to [insert top ranking position] without being [insert exceptional, positive qualities]”.
“This person went to [insert prestigious educational institution] so must be intelligent & knowledgeable”.
Can we all, please, put these deeply misleading assumptions to bed?
If not now, when?
“This person went to [insert prestigious educational institution] so must be intelligent & knowledgeable”.
Can we all, please, put these deeply misleading assumptions to bed?
If not now, when?
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Quacking Treason
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Quacking Treason
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
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Shocked to hear that Noam Chomsky is a deeply unpleasant person.
Who could have guessed it.
Who could have guessed it.
Noam Chomsky's wife says he was 'ensnared' and 'manipulated' by Epstein - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/noam-chomskys-wife-says-he-was-ensnared-and-manipulated-epstein
Noam Chomsky's wife says he was 'ensnared' and 'manipulated' by Epstein
The veteran left-wing intellectual met and corresponded extensively with Epstein, newly released files reveal
www.middleeasteye.net
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Shocked to hear that Noam Chomsky is a deeply unpleasant person.
Who could have guessed it.
Who could have guessed it.
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Constitutionally significant indeed. If the government is willing to go along with this interesting interpretation of Parliament’s role.
February 6, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Constitutionally significant indeed. If the government is willing to go along with this interesting interpretation of Parliament’s role.
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Firmly worded, constitutionally significant letter to PM from the parliamentary intelligence committee: isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/u...
Spells out how it is for a parliamentary committee and *not* government to decide on what is in national interest.
Spells out how it is for a parliamentary committee and *not* government to decide on what is in national interest.
isc.independent.gov.uk
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Firmly worded, constitutionally significant letter to PM from the parliamentary intelligence committee: isc.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/u...
Spells out how it is for a parliamentary committee and *not* government to decide on what is in national interest.
Spells out how it is for a parliamentary committee and *not* government to decide on what is in national interest.
Quacking Treason
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Quacking Treason
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
Public profiles of Jeffrey Epstein going back 20+ years present a near perfect description of a massive, hostile foreign intelligence operation directed at the USA and NATO and other allies.
Why was this so widely ignored? What was Mandelson’s involvement? What next?
A 🧵 /1.
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Great thread on a misreading of the foundations of US power that you can find as much among more "edgy" European as American elites
February 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Great thread on a misreading of the foundations of US power that you can find as much among more "edgy" European as American elites
Russia - Ukraine, Andrew Levi BBC interview 4 February 2026
YouTube video by Andrew Levi
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February 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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The MAGA 5 dimensional master strategists around Colby and Anton are playing Risk when they should be playing Railroad Tycoon
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 AM
The MAGA 5 dimensional master strategists around Colby and Anton are playing Risk when they should be playing Railroad Tycoon
Many thanks to the German Consul General in Edinburgh, Christiane Hullmann @uk.diplo.de, @wienerlibrary.bsky.social & other speakers the Holocaust Memorial Day event at the New Town Church.
I attach a contribution, one among so many, to the “individual stories” aspect of Holocaust education.
I attach a contribution, one among so many, to the “individual stories” aspect of Holocaust education.
As we again approach Holocaust Memorial Day, we again ask:
“Are we there yet?”
Forget excuses, deflections, “Godwin’s Law”…
No, we’re not there yet.
But we will be.
Unless we stop those working to take us there.
Here’s a letter from Peter, to his sister and her husband, to remind us.
A🧵/1.
“Are we there yet?”
Forget excuses, deflections, “Godwin’s Law”…
No, we’re not there yet.
But we will be.
Unless we stop those working to take us there.
Here’s a letter from Peter, to his sister and her husband, to remind us.
A🧵/1.
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Many thanks to the German Consul General in Edinburgh, Christiane Hullmann @uk.diplo.de, @wienerlibrary.bsky.social & other speakers the Holocaust Memorial Day event at the New Town Church.
I attach a contribution, one among so many, to the “individual stories” aspect of Holocaust education.
I attach a contribution, one among so many, to the “individual stories” aspect of Holocaust education.
“Real conspiracies, sometimes major, exist.
“Conspiracy theorists say real conspiracies, sometimes major, exist.
“Therefore this real (major) conspiracy proves the conspiracy theorists right”.
If we can’t overcome this sort of category error in our thinking, we really are sunk.
Must do better.
“Conspiracy theorists say real conspiracies, sometimes major, exist.
“Therefore this real (major) conspiracy proves the conspiracy theorists right”.
If we can’t overcome this sort of category error in our thinking, we really are sunk.
Must do better.
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
“Real conspiracies, sometimes major, exist.
“Conspiracy theorists say real conspiracies, sometimes major, exist.
“Therefore this real (major) conspiracy proves the conspiracy theorists right”.
If we can’t overcome this sort of category error in our thinking, we really are sunk.
Must do better.
“Conspiracy theorists say real conspiracies, sometimes major, exist.
“Therefore this real (major) conspiracy proves the conspiracy theorists right”.
If we can’t overcome this sort of category error in our thinking, we really are sunk.
Must do better.