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alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Writer, strategist, co-presenter the U.K. No1 podcast The Rest Is Politics … love Britain hate Brexit, loved Twitter loathe Musk n Trump
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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social Q&A new report on extremism in Germany; Ballymena troubles; reaction to our debate on immigration; political murder in Minnesota and Trump empathy bypass; the first woman head of MI6 and more alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/416-...

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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - what next Israel v Iran; why Trump left the G7; how he and Netanyahu are deliberately undermining international law and institutions; and the U.K. grooming gangs inquiry alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/415-...

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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with former US Speaker Kevin McCarthy - A long political career, a famous ousting as Speaker, an up and down relationship with Trump, but still defending him and trying to persuade us he can be good for the world. Have a listen to a Trump defender 1/2

Tree of the Day (the middle one)

Business column in today’s Sunday Times reporting that a majority of Americans believe in the US is heading in the right direction How is this possible, I wondered? So I looked into the pollster, Rasmussen, and turns it out was secretly working for Trump team in 2024….

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Memo from Private Eye to our broadcasters

Tree of the Day, Gaza. With thanks to Mandy Blackman, sending me the view from the hospital compound where she is working, and who loves to see trees still standing when so much else has fallen

The wait is over... EMERGENCY EPISODE - Israel vs. Iran: What Happens Next? Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social break down everything you need to know about the Israeli strikes on Iran - including what it means for Iran, and Netanyahu's political future. Link to the episode in the replies 👇

Emergency @therestpolitics.bsky.social podcast on Iran-Israel podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Love these guys @cougarmania.bsky.social

Tree of the Day, Paris via Bradford and the amazing David Hockney exhibition. 1-2-3. Pic 4 …. There are 7,000 people a day packing in to see a vast portfolio (not just trees!)

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social Q and A - what to do re immigration? Why is BBC obsessed with Reform? Why Souness got involved in by election? Greta and Gaza. Cyber crime and more alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/413-...

Tree of the Day. Warehorne, Kent

The word persevilience could have been invented for Steve Bray

New @restispoliticsus.bsky.social - is Trump starting a civil war? Did he and Musk actually fall out over something serious? And looking ahead to UK spending review alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/412-...

👉NEW EPISODE👈 L.A Riots: Is Trump Starting a Civil War? @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory Stewart discuss: 🚨Is Trump manufacturing an emergency with the L.A riots? 🇬🇧Where’s the narrative of where Britain is going? and much more... Link to full episode in replies 👇

Quartet of trees adapting to their urban environment… pic 1 Tree of the Day

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social who calls out the worst of the social media revolution and the lies told about it? How does unregulated social media help Trump and authoritarian regimes? How do you beat an addiction to your phone? What should we do? 1/2

What a wonderful interview with @jacindaardern.bsky.social on @therestpolitics.bsky.social’s Leading podcast. An outstanding, compassionate, decisive & empathic leader. Well worth a listen. @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social

Is this just kind of like repeat it until you believe it yourself? Your boss pardoned everyone who assaulted law enforcement on January 6th. Ass!!!

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So near so far for Warrington Wolves. Flat out at the end of a game it felt for most of it they would win. Absolute classic and a privilege to be there and though I was rooting for Warrington also to see the Hull KR joy as they got their hands on the cup

Here we go Warrington v Hull KR

Hard to choose but i am going for pic 1 as Tree of the Day

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social Q & A -Gaza humanitarian chaos; why @rory-stewart.bsky.social can’t bear Dominic Cummings; Trump tariffs latest; more on young women feeling ignored by politics; Dutch govt collapse; should politicians know about popular culture ? alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/411-...

Some great statues in Guernsey… pic 1 narrowly wins Tree of the Day

Few better ways to kick off the day … choice of open air sea water pools (so I did both with sauna in between!) - Guernsey

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - UK defence review, Polish election, Ukraine very special forces, and deep dive on China’s economic and soft power rise via the Belt and Road initiative alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/410-...

Not normally a fan of overly manicured trees but these work. Pic 1 Tree of the Day. Pic 2 team award - Jersey

@robertgpatman.bsky.social @sanjanah.bsky.social @emmalbriant.bsky.social How to do an interview with a New Zealander - wear a black shirt! @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social such an old charmer! @rory-stewart.bsky.social youtu.be/XX_POKmypjE?...

This is a one-time free 1 hour podcast that is very interesting (and is in that cool NZ accent)…

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social with former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern - fascinating case study of the ups and downs of political life and the psychology of politics - and still smiling alastaircampbell.org/2025/06/137-...

Greetings from Astana International Forum Kazakhstan. Meloni made short speech re importance of Central Asia but took no Qs. Loved watching kids play chess with computers. Not seen many contenders for Tree of the Day but one of them in there will have to do (pic 4)

Part 2 of our @restispoliticsus.bsky.social LEADING with Ed Miliband - life after losing and why he thinks the net zero battle can and must be won alastaircampbell.org/2025/05/136-...

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social Q and A. Charles in Canada; Trump Golden dome; why world leaders are losing patience with Israel; Gauls sentencing review; good news out of bad on the sycamore gap. All this and more alastaircampbell.org/2025/05/409-...

My Tree of the Day is this one in Merrion Gardens Dublin with a bust of Michael Collins in the background. Runner up pic 4.

Longer @therestpolitics.bsky.social than usual but lots to talk about. Housing crisis. Reasons for Reform, courtesy of my Leeds barber. Lots of egs of Trump incompetence fake news corruption and foreign policy failure esp Gaza and Ukraine alastaircampbell.org/2025/05/408-...

About to talk to Pat Kenny @newstalkfm.bsky.social … wonderful venue for their outside broadcast in support of Alzheimer Society of Ireland sponsored by Aviva

Nice to see Bertie Ahern looking so well and still smiling despite Man Utd

Tree of the Day behind a poster advertising my talk in Dublin tonight … apparently I’m thriving in chaos …

Back in London - Hampstead Heath looking splendid as ever … pic 1 Tree of the Day, pips it from two former winners thanks to the shade

First part of a two-part @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with Ed Miliband. Part 1 from childhood to Labour leadership. Part 2 out Friday or if you want early access join TRIP+ alastaircampbell.org/2025/05/135-...

Hay on Wye is a little bit of tree heaven. Spoilt for choice for Tree of the day.