Matthew Redhead
@matthewrr.bsky.social
National & financial security. Former UK civil servant and financial intelligence professional. Senior Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social CFS. Loves ideas, cult fiction, anomalous stuff and landscapes.
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Views own.
Putin reaches his ‘Ever Decreasing Circles’ period.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Putin reaches his ‘Ever Decreasing Circles’ period.
Warsaw. Great city, great people. But cheese Louise - my Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport experience made me pine for JFK, it was that poor.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Warsaw. Great city, great people. But cheese Louise - my Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport experience made me pine for JFK, it was that poor.
Alec Leamas in "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold":
'I reserve the right to be ignorant. That's the Western way of life.'
'I reserve the right to be ignorant. That's the Western way of life.'
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Alec Leamas in "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold":
'I reserve the right to be ignorant. That's the Western way of life.'
'I reserve the right to be ignorant. That's the Western way of life.'
You hope this early success reflects her extraordinary talent, rather than her previous profile. Unless there’s a dearth of out-of-work Scottish actors at the moment.
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
You hope this early success reflects her extraordinary talent, rather than her previous profile. Unless there’s a dearth of out-of-work Scottish actors at the moment.
Disappointed they didn’t get Morrissey the Consumer Monkey.
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Disappointed they didn’t get Morrissey the Consumer Monkey.
Don't tell me....is it because it's a hurricane?
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don't tell me....is it because it's a hurricane?
It’s Sunday night. It’s cold and ruddy dark. Preparing myself for Monday with…
October 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It’s Sunday night. It’s cold and ruddy dark. Preparing myself for Monday with…
What it’s like inside your head.
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What it’s like inside your head.
Without downloading any new pictures, what's it like dating you?
October 23, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Without downloading any new pictures, what's it like dating you?
Real people. Real problems.
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Real people. Real problems.
The Beeb’s onto some hot stuff today.
October 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The Beeb’s onto some hot stuff today.
Monday. And off to London.
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Monday. And off to London.
Sorry Moriarty, beat you to it.
October 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Sorry Moriarty, beat you to it.
Define “Perfect Ending”.
October 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Define “Perfect Ending”.
Define “Perfect Ending”.
October 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Define “Perfect Ending”.
Good morning. I don’t know about you, but I can’t think any more important topic for the Beeb to go “in-depth” on than this.
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Good morning. I don’t know about you, but I can’t think any more important topic for the Beeb to go “in-depth” on than this.
“So, I once went to a raffle where the people who organised the raffle also won the prize, so that can happen, you know?”
October 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“So, I once went to a raffle where the people who organised the raffle also won the prize, so that can happen, you know?”
Me during the Bluesky outage.
October 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Me during the Bluesky outage.
That Starmer energy again.
October 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
That Starmer energy again.