🚨 LIVESTREAM ALERT! 🚨 Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory live at midday as they unpack the fallout from the BBC’s latest scandal - from Tim Davie’s shock resignation to what might come next for the broadcaster... Don’t miss it. Link in the replies 👇

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with Polish deputy PM/foreign minister @radek-sikorski.bsky.social - on Trump, Putin, and why it matters so much to the west that Ukraine wins. This, and much more, including a plea to U.K. to get back in the EU alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/161-...

Some nice trees on or from Holborn Viaduct. Giving Tree of the Day to the one demanding they build scaffolding around it

‘An absolutely brilliant book and one of the best research books I’ve read in a long time!’ @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on The Bagpipes: A Cultural History by Richard McLauchlan🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶 Listen on today’s episode of @therestpolitics.bsky.social Question Time 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/2veU...

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social QandA - disagreeing agreeably about former Prince Andrew and why it really matters; centrist win in Dutch election; Trump-Xi meeting alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/465-...

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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - on Rachel Reeves pitch rolling speech, Elon Musk latest lies and fantasies re UK, but above all COP/climate and war in Sudan and whether the world cares less than it did alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/464-...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Well, Rory isn’t holding back on Rachel Reeves’ speech this morning... Join Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social as they debate whether Labour’s manifesto is cracking, if the climate crisis has fallen off the agenda, & what’s really happening in Sudan. Link in the replies 👇

OH HELLO, @scaramucci.bsky.social 👀 A few fun nights coming up with one half of the @restispoliticsus.bsky.social duo + our very own @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social👇

Listen, I WAS getting on with @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social while we were talking about his politics. Things only deteriorated when he mentioned his bagpipes and I forgot to lie. Next time I'll pretend I'm a fan. Read/watch/hear our (mostly nice) chat here! amyhoggart.substack.com/p/alastair-c...

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WANTED! SPF 50+ sunscreen before watching @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social take to Michael Gove with an intellectual flamethrower! 🔥🧨🚒 Highly Recommended: Aloe Vera & a fire extinguisher be sent to @therestpolitics.bsky.social Leading studio! 🍿👀 youtu.be/gwrm1wkuO4Y?...

Backstage with the incomparable Stacey Kent after her brilliant show at Ronnie Scott’s. Thanks for singing Brel and for the shout out for Skye and @therestpolitics.bsky.social Above all thanks to you and Jim for being great people as well as great musicians

Here we go #utc

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 @rory-stewart.bsky.social and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social dive into Trump's hints for a third term + all about Rory's new book Middleland (have we mentioned this today?) Link in the replies 👇

New @restispoliticsus.bsky.social QandA - on Trump relentless undermining of democratic norms; on Milei landslide; a great new mental health role model; plus non stop plugging Rory Stewart new book which somehow meanders into a discussion of my funeral plans alastaircampbell.org

Great to talk with Harry Corin, who lost his Dad to suicide, and has started his own mental health podcast. Full, frank and found myself talking about all Manner of things I didn’t expect to www.youtube.com/@questionthe...

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - Labour troubles and ideas on how to fix them; new Irish president; deep dive on Poland where they are concerned rest of Europe doesn’t fully understand Russian threat alastaircampbell.org/2025/10/462-...

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The Washington Post thinks the White House Ballroom is a splendid idea and anyone who thinks otherwise is a NIMBY. In other news Post owner Jeff Bezos is helping to pay for the Ballroom

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING - two parter with Michael Gove … love him or hate him he is one of the most consequential politicians of recent years. Stand by for robust exchanges with Rory on Israel Gaza alastaircampbell.org/2025/10/159-...

Tree of the Day. Skinny as a rake. Golden leaves top to bottom - in Poland

Terrific evening at my sons’ old school, William Ellis, to raise funds for the school trust … great discussion with these six pupils who are a real credit to the school

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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social Q and A - Chinese espionage, Japan first woman PM, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, Prince andrew and more alastaircampbell.org/2025/10/461-...

Being very brave after getting a swimming injury at the famous Half Moon in Dublin Port!! Thanks Mary Rose from Dublin Chamber of Commerce for organising. NEVER BE OLD!!

Students in the US believe the UK has a free speech problem and the vice president is spinning this myth as a reality ✏️ @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 It may be Trafalgar Day, but it's Trump causing a headache for anyone with a ship 🚢 Join Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social as they dive into Trump's quest for power - from international deals - to tariffs - to wars. Link in the replies 👇

Both @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on @therestpolitics.bsky.social and @kattybkay.bsky.social on @restispoliticsus.bsky.social raising interesting point that the only people to have faced repercussions over Epstein so far are British

Great piece from @stefwolff.bsky.social on @ConversationUK. Thanks to @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and @rory-stewart.bsky.social for the mention. As ever, Stefan's analysis of thie complex and fast-moving issue is spot on. theconversation.com/trumps-heate...

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social - analysing the gap between Trump words and deeds; looking ahead to a crucial and possibly consequential Welsh by election; worrying about mental health going backwards alastaircampbell.org/2025/10/460-...

Would *really* recommend listening to New York Times' Jane Bradley talking about Farage and US, and Russian influence, on Democracy for Sale this week www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5p0...

In their Murdoch podcast mini-series, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social + @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social discuss Murdoch’s 1981 acquisition of The Times + Sunday Times, the turbulent chapter that followed, and the clash of values that led to Sir Harry Evans’ resignation as editor: tinyurl.com/yn5hy7ee

New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with former Supreme Court president Baroness Brenda Hale. The woman who ruled against Johnson shutting down Parliament she is worth hearing re law here and in the States. Worth an hour of your time alastaircampbell.org/2025/10/158-...

Tree(s) of the Day. When two become one …

Trump is a big part of the growing darkness. In his own country he is tearing down the guardrails that protect democracy against autocracy ✏️ @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social

What a fantastic day in Doncaster North with Ed Miliband! We visited a great group of students at Ridgewood School, followed by an important roundtable discussion on mental health with local charities and organisations. Thanks for having me!

The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet In the past year, an area of land over 3.7 M km², larger than India, was burned worldwide. >100 M people were affected by these fires, and homes and infrastructure worth US$215 billion were at risk. theconversation.com/the-climate-...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and @rory-stewart.bsky.social as they discuss the things that bring positivity back into politics. Featuring: green turtles, the NHS, and even ReformUK... Link in the replies 👇

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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social QandA and something a bit different … we try to stay focused on the positive alastaircampbell.org/2025/10/459-...

The Reform Party now takes cryptocurrency donations. Ireland banned them. The UK welcomes them. And Farage calls it freedom. It’s not. It’s money without accountability – and that’s a threat to democracy, argues Prof Richard Murphy. @eastangliabylines.co.uk

Just channel hopped through all my news channels (which include some from USA) only one is covering the Trump press conference on crime in America live. Why? Filled with the usual rambling lies and nonsense … this is not news

Tree of the Day (both of them … it’s the combination, coming out of two gardens)

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory Stewart as they unpack Trump’s Gaza peace plan - and explore what the future might hold in the region. Link in the replies 👇

Great way to start the day. With Tim Smit @edenproject.bsky.social and Debra Nelson Football Beyond Borders to talk keeping hope alive and promote Trusted Adult Guarantee. Debra now 23 great eg of someone helped by right person right time. Tim a top bloke. And a palindrome thanks to Dutch dad

New @restispoliticsus.bsky.social LEADING with Dmytro Kuleba, former Ukraine foreign minister. On a day when the world’s eyes are rightly trained amid hope on the Middle East, vital we do not forget Ukraine alastaircampbell.org/2025/10/157-...

On @moisesnaim.bsky.social's new book: Thirty pages in, I even switched off my phone, to prevent unwanted distraction or temptation to find out what fresh madness Donald Trump had inflicted on the world. ✏️ @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social

Don Macintyre wrote a superb book about GAZA some years ago, and has now updated with three new chapters. Gaza Past Present Future - cannot recommend highly enough www.amazon.co.uk/Gaza-Prepari...

Happy World Mental Health Day www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...