Oliver Wates
@oliverwates.bsky.social
Media Trainer, amateur pianist, viola-player, choir bass, fell-walker.
Anyone feeling positive about Israel/Palestine after the Trump Show should listen to the first half of this for a dose of reality.
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The Rest Is Politics
Politics Podcast · Updated twice weekly · Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart break down current affairs in the UK and abroad.
The Rest Is Politics analyses the latest international news, provides deb...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Anyone feeling positive about Israel/Palestine after the Trump Show should listen to the first half of this for a dose of reality.
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Fascinating interview on British education, multiculturalism, values , etc with Katherine Birbalsingh.
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British Identity: How Schools Can Improve Multiculturalism (Katharine Birbalsingh)
Podcast Episode · Radical with Amol Rajan · 02/10/2025 · 1h 7m
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October 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Fascinating interview on British education, multiculturalism, values , etc with Katherine Birbalsingh.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
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Chilling stuff. But well worth a read/listen. www.economist.com/1843/2025/06...
A historical guide to surviving and thriving in the court of Trump
Lessons from Thomas Cromwell and Niccolò Machiavelli about winning friends and influencing people in the White House
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June 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Chilling stuff. But well worth a read/listen. www.economist.com/1843/2025/06...
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Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
Britain’s parties are catering to a voter who is, often literally, dead
economist.com
April 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Zombie politics: how Dead Man dominates British politics
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
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I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt
I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt
History shows targeted aid reduces the burden on the military. Labour is risking the very security we are trying to ensure, says Gen Lord Dannatt, former chief of the general staff
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February 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I ran Britain’s army. I know what it needs. Don’t cut aid to fund defence | Richard Dannatt
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
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November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...