Tim Westcott
@analysttimwestcott.bsky.social
Day job analysing media at Omdia.
Can’t believe it’s 45 years ago that Sandinista was released… The Clash at their greatest
December 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Can’t believe it’s 45 years ago that Sandinista was released… The Clash at their greatest
I was one of a million people marching against Brexit back in 2019. Fuck of a lot of difference it made. I fear the poor dears waving flags around in London today are going to be disappointed…
September 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I was one of a million people marching against Brexit back in 2019. Fuck of a lot of difference it made. I fear the poor dears waving flags around in London today are going to be disappointed…
Classic fact-based journalism from the I-paper's zealously BBC-bashing 'media correspondent': ITV victory over BBC despite, erm, having fewer viewers: inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
How Wright and Hayes double act helped ITV triumph at Euro 2025
ITV's match picks have seen it screen the Lionesses' dramatic semi-final as well as key group stage games and pull in its biggest viewing figures of 2025
inews.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Classic fact-based journalism from the I-paper's zealously BBC-bashing 'media correspondent': ITV victory over BBC despite, erm, having fewer viewers: inews.co.uk/culture/tele...
At last a Paul Eddington biopic!
May 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
At last a Paul Eddington biopic!
2021 article in The Guardian… you’ll have to Google it because I seemingly can’t share the url
‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy
March 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
2021 article in The Guardian… you’ll have to Google it because I seemingly can’t share the url
‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy
March 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy
At least we now know who actually is the Leader of the Free World.
February 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
At least we now know who actually is the Leader of the Free World.
Can’t believe the disrespect the President of Ukraine is being shown… hectored by idiots who have no understanding of what he and his people are going through.
February 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Can’t believe the disrespect the President of Ukraine is being shown… hectored by idiots who have no understanding of what he and his people are going through.
Peter Perrett at Islington last night - miraculous. Best gig I’ve been to in years
February 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Peter Perrett at Islington last night - miraculous. Best gig I’ve been to in years
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JD Vance is graceless, reckless and pointless
The vice president’s arrogant and counterproductive rant in Munich was a lesson in hypocrisy
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/jd-vance-is-...
The vice president’s arrogant and counterproductive rant in Munich was a lesson in hypocrisy
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/jd-vance-is-...
JD Vance is graceless, reckless and pointless
The vice president’s arrogant and counterproductive rant in Munich was a lesson in hypocrisy
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
JD Vance is graceless, reckless and pointless
The vice president’s arrogant and counterproductive rant in Munich was a lesson in hypocrisy
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/jd-vance-is-...
The vice president’s arrogant and counterproductive rant in Munich was a lesson in hypocrisy
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/jd-vance-is-...
Feeling a sudden urge to stock up on maple syrup, tacos and hats.
February 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Feeling a sudden urge to stock up on maple syrup, tacos and hats.
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Wall Street’s AI ‘bubble’ echoes dotcom excesses, Ray Dalio warns
https://www.ft.com/content/eef8dbc9-bd04-4502-bdc2-1092aa4251b2
https://www.ft.com/content/eef8dbc9-bd04-4502-bdc2-1092aa4251b2
Wall Street’s AI ‘bubble’ echoes dotcom excesses, Ray Dalio warns
Billionaire investor says US stocks are in ‘very similar’ position as lead-up to internet bust at turn of millennium
www.ft.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Wall Street’s AI ‘bubble’ echoes dotcom excesses, Ray Dalio warns
https://www.ft.com/content/eef8dbc9-bd04-4502-bdc2-1092aa4251b2
https://www.ft.com/content/eef8dbc9-bd04-4502-bdc2-1092aa4251b2
Of course the new sub should be called Achilles and not Agincourt. English people don’t know how to pronounce Agincourt.
January 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Of course the new sub should be called Achilles and not Agincourt. English people don’t know how to pronounce Agincourt.
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Jan 20, 1961. A blizzard the day before. Temperatures well below freezing. Without a coat or hat, JFK gave a speech we still quote today. Robert Frost, 86, recited a poem. Steinbeck and Hemingway and Rothko were among the VIPs. A million people gathered in the cold to hear it.
This is the precedent.
This is the precedent.
January 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Jan 20, 1961. A blizzard the day before. Temperatures well below freezing. Without a coat or hat, JFK gave a speech we still quote today. Robert Frost, 86, recited a poem. Steinbeck and Hemingway and Rothko were among the VIPs. A million people gathered in the cold to hear it.
This is the precedent.
This is the precedent.
My new book's out on Kindle! www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Mo...
Amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My new book's out on Kindle! www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Mo...
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“You’re not the far-right man for the job”
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
January 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“You’re not the far-right man for the job”
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
Just deleted my Instagram account. Zuck off
January 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Just deleted my Instagram account. Zuck off
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Sure it was shit.
Yeah it cost billions and achieved sweet FA.
But at least they owned the "wokes".
(AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?)
Yeah it cost billions and achieved sweet FA.
But at least they owned the "wokes".
(AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?)
January 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Sure it was shit.
Yeah it cost billions and achieved sweet FA.
But at least they owned the "wokes".
(AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?)
Yeah it cost billions and achieved sweet FA.
But at least they owned the "wokes".
(AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?)
‘Art should be immersive
Always filled with passion,
And not the preserve
Of privileged detachment’ - Peter Perrett in ‘Art is a disease’. Bloody hell, I think the great man’s nailed it there…
Always filled with passion,
And not the preserve
Of privileged detachment’ - Peter Perrett in ‘Art is a disease’. Bloody hell, I think the great man’s nailed it there…
January 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
‘Art should be immersive
Always filled with passion,
And not the preserve
Of privileged detachment’ - Peter Perrett in ‘Art is a disease’. Bloody hell, I think the great man’s nailed it there…
Always filled with passion,
And not the preserve
Of privileged detachment’ - Peter Perrett in ‘Art is a disease’. Bloody hell, I think the great man’s nailed it there…
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It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
December 28, 2024 at 7:09 AM
It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Who knew the surrealists invented Suduko?
December 13, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Who knew the surrealists invented Suduko?
When did it become obligatory for sports commentators to say “watching on” and not “watching” which means exactly the same?
December 7, 2024 at 11:38 AM
When did it become obligatory for sports commentators to say “watching on” and not “watching” which means exactly the same?
The DFL has just closed a new €4.4bn deal for rights to the Bundesliga - and Omdia’s forecast of a 3% uplift was pretty damn close
December 6, 2024 at 12:05 PM
The DFL has just closed a new €4.4bn deal for rights to the Bundesliga - and Omdia’s forecast of a 3% uplift was pretty damn close