David Wearing
@davidwearing.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Sussex (own views, obviously).
Interested in British (and Western) foreign relations in the Middle East and elsewhere, and how they're shaped by legacies of colonialism.
Interested in British (and Western) foreign relations in the Middle East and elsewhere, and how they're shaped by legacies of colonialism.
Seriously! Hot dog meme guy Vichy edition
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Seriously! Hot dog meme guy Vichy edition
Absolute brass balls on this guy
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Absolute brass balls on this guy
It's the sort of power move whose pure shamelessness is the most intimidating thing about it. "We and all our friends will gaslight you on an industrial scale and there's nothing you can do".
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It's the sort of power move whose pure shamelessness is the most intimidating thing about it. "We and all our friends will gaslight you on an industrial scale and there's nothing you can do".
Whereas you can picture Polanski asking himself, "I'm on a learning curve here, so how can I learn and/or who can I bring in who can add the necessary expertise and experience?".
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Whereas you can picture Polanski asking himself, "I'm on a learning curve here, so how can I learn and/or who can I bring in who can add the necessary expertise and experience?".
(Also on that quote, if taking a position that simply reflects international law marks the Green Party as pro-Palestinian "zealots" in the eyes of centrist pundits then we really do have a big problem).
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
(Also on that quote, if taking a position that simply reflects international law marks the Green Party as pro-Palestinian "zealots" in the eyes of centrist pundits then we really do have a big problem).
Polanski responded to the Manchester attack in a thoughtful, sensitive and considered way, not in spite of his lack of political qualifications but because of the ethical and human qualities which are the really indispensable (though of course insufficient) qualification for high office.
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Polanski responded to the Manchester attack in a thoughtful, sensitive and considered way, not in spite of his lack of political qualifications but because of the ethical and human qualities which are the really indispensable (though of course insufficient) qualification for high office.
People are not fearful of Farage in Downing Street because they worry that he wouldn't competently manage the bureaucracy or grasp the finer points of macroeconomics. They worry because he is palpably a nasty piece of work who would govern actively against their interests, even their safety.
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
People are not fearful of Farage in Downing Street because they worry that he wouldn't competently manage the bureaucracy or grasp the finer points of macroeconomics. They worry because he is palpably a nasty piece of work who would govern actively against their interests, even their safety.
The reanimated corpse of Oswald Moseley
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The reanimated corpse of Oswald Moseley
Genuinely shameless
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Genuinely shameless
There's also the general illiteracy on race and racism, which extends to my field (IR), including some of the more critical approaches never mind the mainstream.
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There's also the general illiteracy on race and racism, which extends to my field (IR), including some of the more critical approaches never mind the mainstream.
I want to be fair minded about him but honestly its hard to read this stuff with any real equanimity given how profoundly dangerous this discourse has been. More dangerous for some of us than others.
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I want to be fair minded about him but honestly its hard to read this stuff with any real equanimity given how profoundly dangerous this discourse has been. More dangerous for some of us than others.
I dont see him as having the same politics as Goodwin. But what's clear is that he lacked the basic understanding required to navigate that issue. Such that he was incapable of seeing certain things that were staring him in the face.
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I dont see him as having the same politics as Goodwin. But what's clear is that he lacked the basic understanding required to navigate that issue. Such that he was incapable of seeing certain things that were staring him in the face.
Those remarks likening British people to indigenous Americans are by themselves disqualifying from any status as an expert commentator on the politics of immigration. It's a straightforwardly far right framing.
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Those remarks likening British people to indigenous Americans are by themselves disqualifying from any status as an expert commentator on the politics of immigration. It's a straightforwardly far right framing.
A mystery to some of the finest scientists of politics
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A mystery to some of the finest scientists of politics
Watching this guy in recent months bemoaning the "erosion of anti-racist norms" has been something to behold.
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Watching this guy in recent months bemoaning the "erosion of anti-racist norms" has been something to behold.
My grandad's brother was also a sapper. Died on the western front in October 1918.
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My grandad's brother was also a sapper. Died on the western front in October 1918.
Looking forward to them blaming progressive voters when they lose
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Looking forward to them blaming progressive voters when they lose
Incredible that WWII has been the origin myth of the West for 80 years - saturating the culture, looming large in political rhetoric - and yet these leering beasts have been allowed to just saunter back into power as if no one has read a single history book.
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Incredible that WWII has been the origin myth of the West for 80 years - saturating the culture, looming large in political rhetoric - and yet these leering beasts have been allowed to just saunter back into power as if no one has read a single history book.