Anthony Barnett
@anthonybarnett.bsky.social
‘Notes on Now’ every month in Byline Times, Co-founder openDemocracy Led Charter 88 from 1988-2005. Iron Britannia; The Lure of Greatness; Taking Control! Etc Online articles in Authory.
An alert from Laura Basu! Please spread the word.
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
An alert from Laura Basu! Please spread the word.
Here is Judith Herrin’s protest. @judithherrin.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Here is Judith Herrin’s protest. @judithherrin.bsky.social
I agree with Jennifer Lawrence in the New York Times
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I agree with Jennifer Lawrence in the New York Times
A superb reflection on Peter from Bob Borosage:
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A superb reflection on Peter from Bob Borosage:
It’s arrived. Looks superb. Don’t wait for the reviews! The great Peter Oborne on form.
November 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It’s arrived. Looks superb. Don’t wait for the reviews! The great Peter Oborne on form.
Prunella Scales at the first Charter 88 vigil for a democratic constitution also Marina Warner, Margaret Drabble Ian McEwan and I think Julian Barnes...
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Prunella Scales at the first Charter 88 vigil for a democratic constitution also Marina Warner, Margaret Drabble Ian McEwan and I think Julian Barnes...
The Queen and Thatcher were born within six months of each other 100 years ago and Brexitannia is the result of their incompatible coupling. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
October 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Queen and Thatcher were born within six months of each other 100 years ago and Brexitannia is the result of their incompatible coupling. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
It was reading Harrison that revealed to me how we too could have poetry that spoke to our time and articulated the pains and truths of class and work, especially those on his father especially 'Marked with a D'
September 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It was reading Harrison that revealed to me how we too could have poetry that spoke to our time and articulated the pains and truths of class and work, especially those on his father especially 'Marked with a D'
My family favorite is his wonderful celebration A Kumquat for John Keats (kumquat7.blogspot.com/2004/09/kumq...) a joyful echo of his lifelong refrain on how opposites merge and the unified divides.
September 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My family favorite is his wonderful celebration A Kumquat for John Keats (kumquat7.blogspot.com/2004/09/kumq...) a joyful echo of his lifelong refrain on how opposites merge and the unified divides.
On Corbyn/Sultana bustup: wrote this for @bylinetimes.bsky.social two weeks ago. Neither have read Raymond Williams as Farage looms A colossal opportunity needs a culture shift -@piercepenniless.bsky.social, @leninology.bsky.social & cited @owenjones.bsky.social (rest for subscribers, a snip!)
September 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
On Corbyn/Sultana bustup: wrote this for @bylinetimes.bsky.social two weeks ago. Neither have read Raymond Williams as Farage looms A colossal opportunity needs a culture shift -@piercepenniless.bsky.social, @leninology.bsky.social & cited @owenjones.bsky.social (rest for subscribers, a snip!)
What's going on here...
September 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What's going on here...
Regent Street
September 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Regent Street
On the button from @benburgis.bsky.social and Meagan Day in Jacobin jacobin.com/2025/09/char...
September 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
On the button from @benburgis.bsky.social and Meagan Day in Jacobin jacobin.com/2025/09/char...
Yes! Jamie rocks
September 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Yes! Jamie rocks
I'm having a copy sent to @adamtooze.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I'm having a copy sent to @adamtooze.bsky.social
An extraordinary reproduction of Ravenna mosaics, tessera for tessera, just opened at the Italian Cultural Institute
July 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
An extraordinary reproduction of Ravenna mosaics, tessera for tessera, just opened at the Italian Cultural Institute
I'm really enjoying the Byline Times Festival here, with Kathrine Stewart and @peterjuker.bsky.social - it was an inspiring weekend
July 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I'm really enjoying the Byline Times Festival here, with Kathrine Stewart and @peterjuker.bsky.social - it was an inspiring weekend
Our support for Israeli genocide is destroying the entire post-war order say Peter Oborne in excellent @bylinetimes.bsky.social festival panel
July 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our support for Israeli genocide is destroying the entire post-war order say Peter Oborne in excellent @bylinetimes.bsky.social festival panel
Posted on X by Garry Kasparov: Umberto Eco's warning menu of fascism
July 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Posted on X by Garry Kasparov: Umberto Eco's warning menu of fascism
As the world goes to hell the alternative is published! Even if it’s a ridiculous price
@stuartwhitewm.bsky.social The Wealth of Freedom
@stuartwhitewm.bsky.social The Wealth of Freedom
June 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
As the world goes to hell the alternative is published! Even if it’s a ridiculous price
@stuartwhitewm.bsky.social The Wealth of Freedom
@stuartwhitewm.bsky.social The Wealth of Freedom
My first ride in a driverless car. It’s a WayMo cab in downtown LA. Bsky won’t accept the video. It was very smooth and strange. I plan to write about it in my next Notes on Now column in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
My first ride in a driverless car. It’s a WayMo cab in downtown LA. Bsky won’t accept the video. It was very smooth and strange. I plan to write about it in my next Notes on Now column in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
The Princeton lectures on Before ‘West’ and ‘East’ by @judithherrin.bsky.social were a “triumph”. 1) The Centrality of Constantinople; 2) The Imperial Feminine and the success of New Rome ; 3) The ‘othering’ of Byzantium and why it must stop. She hopes to give them in London in the Autumn
May 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The Princeton lectures on Before ‘West’ and ‘East’ by @judithherrin.bsky.social were a “triumph”. 1) The Centrality of Constantinople; 2) The Imperial Feminine and the success of New Rome ; 3) The ‘othering’ of Byzantium and why it must stop. She hopes to give them in London in the Autumn