Ian Naysmith
@ianny6789.bsky.social
Retired British bureaucrat now living in SW France 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇺🇨🇦
For: opera, food, gardens, cats.
Against: Brexit
For: opera, food, gardens, cats.
Against: Brexit
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The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
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This guy needs to be put in team with Danny Kruger.
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This guy needs to be put in team with Danny Kruger.
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Getting lost in statistics about numbers and semantics about ideology misses real issue: This is no "grassroots" movement. It is externally funded and organised. Its network ALL have X blue ticks and Musk beamed in to incite violence. Stop the dark money and astroturfing. The rest will soon wither.
September 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Getting lost in statistics about numbers and semantics about ideology misses real issue: This is no "grassroots" movement. It is externally funded and organised. Its network ALL have X blue ticks and Musk beamed in to incite violence. Stop the dark money and astroturfing. The rest will soon wither.
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Two important omissions from this story
The reporting barrister, Steven Barrett, is associated with “Lawyers for Borders” who encourage and assist local authorities seeking these injunctions
Complaints about judicial case management decisions are outside the remit of the conduct body
The reporting barrister, Steven Barrett, is associated with “Lawyers for Borders” who encourage and assist local authorities seeking these injunctions
Complaints about judicial case management decisions are outside the remit of the conduct body
September 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Two important omissions from this story
The reporting barrister, Steven Barrett, is associated with “Lawyers for Borders” who encourage and assist local authorities seeking these injunctions
Complaints about judicial case management decisions are outside the remit of the conduct body
The reporting barrister, Steven Barrett, is associated with “Lawyers for Borders” who encourage and assist local authorities seeking these injunctions
Complaints about judicial case management decisions are outside the remit of the conduct body
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The EU makes life easier for millions of people across Europe – and beyond.
🎓 Erasmus+
🛒 the single market
🚆 passenger rights
🗺️ travel without borders
💶 the euro
These are just some of the ways the EU works for you every day.
Learn more → europa.eu/!fc4bGR
🎓 Erasmus+
🛒 the single market
🚆 passenger rights
🗺️ travel without borders
💶 the euro
These are just some of the ways the EU works for you every day.
Learn more → europa.eu/!fc4bGR
August 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The EU makes life easier for millions of people across Europe – and beyond.
🎓 Erasmus+
🛒 the single market
🚆 passenger rights
🗺️ travel without borders
💶 the euro
These are just some of the ways the EU works for you every day.
Learn more → europa.eu/!fc4bGR
🎓 Erasmus+
🛒 the single market
🚆 passenger rights
🗺️ travel without borders
💶 the euro
These are just some of the ways the EU works for you every day.
Learn more → europa.eu/!fc4bGR
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Training Eddie's Euro star (6,4)
May 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Training Eddie's Euro star (6,4)
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The worst possible, most politically illiterate, most damaging lessons were distilled from the local election result. The decision to fight the far right on its own terms is strategically catastrophic. The Blue Labour agenda - unless we govern like bigots, we risk a bigot gov't - is incoherent. BOAK
May 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The worst possible, most politically illiterate, most damaging lessons were distilled from the local election result. The decision to fight the far right on its own terms is strategically catastrophic. The Blue Labour agenda - unless we govern like bigots, we risk a bigot gov't - is incoherent. BOAK
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Apparently today is #NationalPackagingDay and it reminds us of that day we opened a book and found this paper bag and it was like we'd travelled back in time.
May 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Apparently today is #NationalPackagingDay and it reminds us of that day we opened a book and found this paper bag and it was like we'd travelled back in time.
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“Starmer needs to start governing. Labour need to stop triangulating and start running the country. They are wasting the term they were given, worrying about a second one. They can do a lot of good, if they stop being terrified of losing power in 2029 and start using the power they have in 2025.”
🇬🇧 NEW Sunday School - Division of Labour 🇦🇺
Labour has a bad day at the polls, on a week its sister party in Australia scores a rout, following the Canadian example.
Can Starmer learn the right lessons for once?
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/180b...
Labour has a bad day at the polls, on a week its sister party in Australia scores a rout, following the Canadian example.
Can Starmer learn the right lessons for once?
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/180b...
Sunday School - Division of Labour
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 04/05/2025 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“Starmer needs to start governing. Labour need to stop triangulating and start running the country. They are wasting the term they were given, worrying about a second one. They can do a lot of good, if they stop being terrified of losing power in 2029 and start using the power they have in 2025.”
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Throwback to May 1949.
Tomorrow, 76 years ago, the Treaty of London was signed by Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, founding the Council of Europe.
Tomorrow, 76 years ago, the Treaty of London was signed by Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, founding the Council of Europe.
May 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Throwback to May 1949.
Tomorrow, 76 years ago, the Treaty of London was signed by Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, founding the Council of Europe.
Tomorrow, 76 years ago, the Treaty of London was signed by Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, founding the Council of Europe.
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"L'extrême droite de Farage" - 🇬🇧 "far right"
French press calls it likes it sees it 👇
(contrairement aux médias 🇬🇧)
French press calls it likes it sees it 👇
(contrairement aux médias 🇬🇧)
May 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
"L'extrême droite de Farage" - 🇬🇧 "far right"
French press calls it likes it sees it 👇
(contrairement aux médias 🇬🇧)
French press calls it likes it sees it 👇
(contrairement aux médias 🇬🇧)
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The Liberals remain in power, but Canada’s political landscape has shifted.
Here’s what the 2025 election results look like.
Here’s what the 2025 election results look like.
April 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The Liberals remain in power, but Canada’s political landscape has shifted.
Here’s what the 2025 election results look like.
Here’s what the 2025 election results look like.
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Well, that’s definitely one take. Another would be:
“Trump triggers massive and immediate swing away from Trump-aligned, populist headbangers.”
“Trump triggers massive and immediate swing away from Trump-aligned, populist headbangers.”
April 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Well, that’s definitely one take. Another would be:
“Trump triggers massive and immediate swing away from Trump-aligned, populist headbangers.”
“Trump triggers massive and immediate swing away from Trump-aligned, populist headbangers.”
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Anyone else remember the VisionOn childrens TV show from the BBC?
April 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Anyone else remember the VisionOn childrens TV show from the BBC?
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My point here is not so much that Trump might not try and run, but how it should be covered journalistically. It would be illegal for Trump to run. There’s no legitimate way around it. Entertaining the prospect, as if there’s some clever way around it, lends the idea legitimacy.
Trump can’t run again. It’s very simple. If he does it’ll be struck down by the Supreme Court. If they don’t there won’t be much left of the US constitutional order.
In addition, he’ll likely be too old and too unpopular to run in 2028 even if he were constitutionally able.
In addition, he’ll likely be too old and too unpopular to run in 2028 even if he were constitutionally able.
March 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My point here is not so much that Trump might not try and run, but how it should be covered journalistically. It would be illegal for Trump to run. There’s no legitimate way around it. Entertaining the prospect, as if there’s some clever way around it, lends the idea legitimacy.
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“When the victory was won, he made the announcement himself”
Suetonius on Emperor Nero’s absurd participation in the Olympic Games.
Suetonius on Emperor Nero’s absurd participation in the Olympic Games.
March 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“When the victory was won, he made the announcement himself”
Suetonius on Emperor Nero’s absurd participation in the Olympic Games.
Suetonius on Emperor Nero’s absurd participation in the Olympic Games.
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I mean fine, but it’s only because of France that the United States exists.
"It's only because of the United States of America that the French aren't speaking German right now."
Unbelievable ignorance
Unbelievable ignorance
March 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I mean fine, but it’s only because of France that the United States exists.
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Chers Canadiens et Canadiennes, voici votre nouveau Conseil des ministres. Nous avons bâti une équipe plus petite, axée sur l’action et expérimentée, taillée sur mesure pour affronter la situation actuelle.
March 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Chers Canadiens et Canadiennes, voici votre nouveau Conseil des ministres. Nous avons bâti une équipe plus petite, axée sur l’action et expérimentée, taillée sur mesure pour affronter la situation actuelle.
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Canada, meet your new cabinet. We’ve built a smaller, focused, and experienced team that is made to meet this moment.
March 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Canada, meet your new cabinet. We’ve built a smaller, focused, and experienced team that is made to meet this moment.
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Selon un sondage mené en Europe, c’est en Grande-Bretagne que Donald Trump atteint des records d’impopularité avec 80% d’opinions défavorables (72% en France, 63% en Italie)
C’est peu dire que la nouvelle administration américaine indispose le peuple anglais...
C’est peu dire que la nouvelle administration américaine indispose le peuple anglais...
Les Britanniques ne décolèrent pas contre les États-Unis, leur allié historique
l.leparisien.fr
March 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Selon un sondage mené en Europe, c’est en Grande-Bretagne que Donald Trump atteint des records d’impopularité avec 80% d’opinions défavorables (72% en France, 63% en Italie)
C’est peu dire que la nouvelle administration américaine indispose le peuple anglais...
C’est peu dire que la nouvelle administration américaine indispose le peuple anglais...
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Some thoughts on the European response to the chaos now emanating from the White House - on Ukraine and more broadly, based on chats with senior European policymakers directly or indirectly involved in formulating the bloc's response 1/
March 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Some thoughts on the European response to the chaos now emanating from the White House - on Ukraine and more broadly, based on chats with senior European policymakers directly or indirectly involved in formulating the bloc's response 1/
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Maybe world leaders should just take turns in enraging the toxic racist wotsit and his chinless nazi carebear. Exhaust them. Like, do a rota. “Manu, I think you’re on tonight.”
"Now I want to speak directly to one specific American. Donald... it's not in my habit to agree with the Wall Street Journal, but, Donald, they point out that even though you're a very smart guy, this is a very dumb thing to do." ~AA
March 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Maybe world leaders should just take turns in enraging the toxic racist wotsit and his chinless nazi carebear. Exhaust them. Like, do a rota. “Manu, I think you’re on tonight.”
Told you so.
IAN WAS RIGHT IT WAS A BROWN BOWLER WITH A BLUE VEIL.
March 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Told you so.
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🇪🇺🇬🇧 Through my first set of meetings in Brussels. The praise for Starmer is overwhelming: “What he has managed to do is not just good for him. It's good for all of us. Absolutely top notch. This is the UK at its best. The UK we have always admired.
March 3, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🇪🇺🇬🇧 Through my first set of meetings in Brussels. The praise for Starmer is overwhelming: “What he has managed to do is not just good for him. It's good for all of us. Absolutely top notch. This is the UK at its best. The UK we have always admired.