Hugh Sykes
hughsykes.bsky.social
Hugh Sykes
@hughsykes.bsky.social
Former BBC foreign correspondent reporting from
Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, N-Ireland, Pakistan, India, South Africa.
Book: http://hughsykes.substack.com
Biog: https://bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08pnq3d
Archive: https://soundcloud.com/hughsykes
Oh good.

1935:
British ambassador to Germany Eric Phipps
waiting for Hermann Goering, who is late.
Goering arrives. "Sorry I'm late, I've been shooting."
Phipps: "Animals, I hope."
July 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's also a click-bait distraction designed to appeal to potential Reform supporters.
Asylum seekers want to be granted asylum,
and the great majority are.
They already have to wait ten years before they can apply for citizenship.
Most refugees I've met intend to return home when it's safe.
February 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
'We could have saved ourselves and the Palestinians six years of Intifada, and the loss of so much human life, had the former head of the Likud-run government not undermined the agreement I had worked out with King Hussein of Jordan.' - Shimon Peres.

www.timesofisrael.com/missed-oppor...
Missed opportunity? The 1987 Peres-Hussein peace deal that wasn’t
Pushed by Margaret Thatcher, Shimon Peres believed the London Agreement would have averted the Intifada. Here's what went wrong
www.timesofisrael.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Especially in the hands of journalists with immense experience in the middle east like the level-headed author of that article, @tombateman.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Or just never looking in the mirror.
February 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Interessant. Aber kein der Weg zu einer 'harmonischen' Gesellschaft ...? 'Harmonious' is one of their favourite defences for a lot of what they do.
February 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
How can it be liberated? The Chinese Communist Party [CPC] censors searches. If you ask it about the 4th of June, for example, it'll ask you to talk about something else.
January 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
2: Senate minority leader
Chuck Schumer said:

"It's one thing for internet pundits to spew off conspiracy theories, it's another for the President of the United States
to throw out idle speculation
as bodies are still being recovered and families are still being notified."
January 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM