@matthewstadlen.bsky.social
Left-leaning political commentator, TV and radio presenter
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Ian Hislop on how to debate populists.
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Reform UK, the peopleโs party.
04.12.2025 11:43 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 2Joe Root, I think I might love you. Thank you for everything youโve done for England. An all time great already. Now, at last, a first century on Australian soil. And under the most intense pressure. 40 Test hundreds. Wow. The Ashes are alive. Roooooooot! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
04.12.2025 10:38 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Trumpโs comments about Somalis in the US are among the sickest on record by an American President. Shame on him.
03.12.2025 08:13 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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When I spoke to legendary columnist Sir Simon Jenkins last month, I asked him who he thought would win the next election. He said: โI wouldnโt be surprised if it [was] someone called Keir Starmerโ.
Donโt write Labour off yet!
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Sir Simon Jenkins on the history of America
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Prisoners of Geography author Tim Marshall on the power of geography, small boats, Putin, Pearl Harbour, Israel, India and Pakistan.
@Itwitius
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Hundreds of thousands of children lifted out of poverty by todayโs Budget. Thatโs something we can all celebrate.
26.11.2025 14:44 โ ๐ 38 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1
Prisoners of Geography author Tim Marshall on the power of geography, small boats, Putin, Pearl Harbour, Israel, India and Pakistan.
@Itwitius
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The power of geography with Tim Marshall.
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Brexit has made us poorer.
25.11.2025 16:01 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
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The power of geography with Tim Marshall.
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Is there any growth on this site?
25.11.2025 14:10 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0Reform have peaked too soon, no? Their hybrid of economic illiteracy and grievance politics risks wearing thinner and thinner.
25.11.2025 13:06 โ ๐ 29 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 1Has Nigel Farage just invented a new form of racism? A racism that isnโt communicated in a โhurtful or insulting wayโ?
25.11.2025 10:54 โ ๐ 58 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 0I will likely have to pay a lot more tax because of tomorrowโs Budget. Happy to. I just hope the tax rises have been properly thought through and that they donโt hamper growth. If you ask people to pay more, they can reasonably expect to be contributing to an improving society.
25.11.2025 10:48 โ ๐ 27 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0
Enjoyed stepping back from the news agenda and reflecting on some enduring questions with popular philosopher Alain de Botton.
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A podcast for your weekend.
I caught up with popular philosopher Alain de Botton about love, life, death, success, meaning, anger, ignorance, and the application of philosophy in modern society.
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The Covid Inquiry concludes that it was, essentially, a catastrophic failure of government not to have acted sooner.
20.11.2025 18:29 โ ๐ 28 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Enjoyed stepping back from the news agenda and reflecting on some enduring questions with popular philosopher Alain de Botton.
You can listen here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5r84...
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Alain de Botton on philosophy in contemporary society, life, death, love, anger, success, pleasure, happiness, and ignorance.
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*NEW**
Alain de Botton on philosophy in contemporary society, life, death, love, anger, success, pleasure, happiness, and ignorance.
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Whatever you make of Labourโs new policies, the recent dehumanisation of asylum seekers - and indeed illegal migrants - is a sickness that has been taking root in our society. It needs to stop.
17.11.2025 14:20 โ ๐ 26 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0Well done to the BBC for standing up to Donald Trump and refusing to pay him compensation.
13.11.2025 22:28 โ ๐ 41 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
*NEW* On the eve of the hotly anticipated Ashes in Australia, I chatted to triple Ashes winner, Steven Finn, who also won series in India and South Africa and counts Steve Smith (twice in a game), Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers among his Test wickets.
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*NEW* On the eve of the hotly anticipated Ashes in Australia, I chatted to triple Ashes winner, Steven Finn, who also won series in India and South Africa and counts Steve Smith (twice in a game), Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers among his Test wickets.
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The Telegraph appearing to side with a foreign President over British licence fee payers
12.11.2025 09:22 โ ๐ 59 ๐ 17 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 3The BBC is worth defending. Without BBC News, in a world increasingly at the mercy of AI and mis and disinformation, and with Elon Musk presiding over X, democracy in Britain would be challenged even more than it already is.
11.11.2025 12:37 โ ๐ 44 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Some on the right have a visceral hatred of the BBC. Not because itโs biased, but because it isnโt.
10.11.2025 14:53 โ ๐ 53 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 1Anyone else spot the profound irony of Donald Trump accusing others of dishonesty and of undermining democracy?
09.11.2025 22:13 โ ๐ 51 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 0
