# ![@JohnSimpsonNews Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::4894738653.png) @JohnSimpsonNews John Simpson

John Simpson posts on X about russia, ukraine, donald trump, london the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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[russia](/topic/russia), [ukraine](/topic/ukraine), [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump), [london](/topic/london), [bbc](/topic/bbc), [china](/topic/china), [iran](/topic/iran), [hamas](/topic/hamas), [israel](/topic/israel), [hong kong](/topic/hong-kong)

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@bigginslondon @simon_schama Social media videos have to be carefully checked before reputable news organisations can use them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2006740620547863036)  2026-01-01T14:53Z 226K followers, 429.1K engagements


"New bill in Israeli Knesset would criminalize the photographing or recording of Israeli soldiers while on duty. Supported by defence minister Avigdor Lieberman. If passed will carry max penalty of [--] years' gaol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1000791357231894528)  2018-05-27T17:30Z 226.4K followers, [----] engagements


"So kind of you thank you. Off to Hong Kong with @British_Airways - flicking straight to @JohnSimpsonNews column is still my favourite part of a new months flight. Many happy returns John https://t.co/RANtaoW0DE Off to Hong Kong with @British_Airways - flicking straight to @JohnSimpsonNews column is still my favourite part of a new months flight. Many happy returns John https://t.co/RANtaoW0DE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1192514980458979331)  2019-11-07T18:51Z 226.4K followers, [--] engagements


"The prime ministers father Stanley Johnson sent an email revealing his role as a go-between with the Chinese ambassador and copied in a BBC employee. Accidentally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1225402234881617920)  2020-02-06T12:53Z 227K followers, [----] engagements


"Its clear that Angela Merkels Germany prevented Macrons France from imposing a pretty savage punishment on Britain in the Brexit negotiations. Germany has been a strong & reliable ally for [--] years. Besten dank Deutschland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1342731870765776896)  2020-12-26T07:19Z 226.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Very sad to hear that Roman Abramovich who can't set foot in Britain because of his close links to Vladimir Putin is going to fire the inspirational Frank Lampard. There's a lot more to Chelsea FC than getting into the Champions' League. But I'm sure Frankie will be back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1353665170975948808)  2021-01-25T11:25Z 226.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@ak9ja @kofoworola__a @ChelseaFC @Hublot Well said Akeem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1389935954786463746)  2021-05-05T13:32Z 226.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@pauldgnewton @ChelseaFC @Hublot Couldnt be a nicer seaside town to watch the game from Paul"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1389937735293677575)  2021-05-05T13:39Z 226.9K followers, [--] engagements


"On our way to the Khyber Pass & on to the Afghan border at Torkham. Feels good just to write the words"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1436164695430504449)  2021-09-10T03:08Z 226.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Ominously Hu Xijin the editor in chief of the ferociously pro-govt Beijing newspaper Global Times says in a commentary: The Taiwan question is getting very close to the tipping point - i.e. military action could soon be a real possibility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1437779222722977792)  2021-09-14T14:04Z 226.4K followers, [---] engagements


"Annoyingly Ive tested positive for Covid. Tested negative when I left Kabul with my colleagues but sat next to someone on the plane to Dubai who coughed all over me. When I got home I was positive. Plan to read a lot watch a lot of tv eat a lot and do a lot of complaining"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1484834984426971140)  2022-01-22T10:27Z 226.4K followers, 18.7K engagements


"Just a quick constitutional reminder for the BBCs 100th anniversary: it belongs to the people of the UK. It doesnt belong to the government. And contrary to what the current Culture Secretary seems to think it isnt state-funded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1488895014147137540)  2022-02-02T15:20Z 226.4K followers, 40.4K engagements


"@map_mojo Because he really needs to keep big oil interests on his side. And because they feel they can speak out and criticise his pet project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1499462854243721218)  2022-03-03T19:12Z 226.9K followers, [--] engagements


"I dont believe Putin is insane. But using exactly the same savage indiscriminate tactics against Ukraine as he used in distant hard-to-reach Chechnya & Syria is mad. The atrocities being uncovered now around Kyiv & shown right round the world will at some stage bring him down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1510870270889938944)  2022-04-04T06:41Z 226.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Beijings Global Times which usually says what Xi Jinping is thinking predicts that China will invade Taiwan: it will demonstrate its sovereignty over Taiwan through military means and eliminate the erosion of authority caused by collusion between the US and Taiwan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1516458813578170376)  2022-04-19T16:48Z 226.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Excellent article by John Harris on why TalkTv is flopping: after our drawn-out exit from the EU & our grim national experience of the pandemic most people are now weary & jaded & in no mood to spend endless hours watching & listening to angry people. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/22/goodbye-to-the-age-of-rage-why-piers-morgans-outrage-journalism-is-floppingCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/22/goodbye-to-the-age-of-rage-why-piers-morgans-outrage-journalism-is-floppingCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1528361484094525441)  2022-05-22T13:05Z 226.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The BBCs job isnt to tell people what to think about the complex political issues of the day. Its to lay the arguments in front of them honestly & let them make up their own minds. This isnt timidity @maitlis its the essence of public service broadcasting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1562830489454772224)  2022-08-25T15:53Z 226.4K followers, 20.6K engagements


"Traditional TV channels from the BBC to ITV & Channels [--] & [--] seem to be wiping the floor with Netflix. Now Netflix has joined the Barb audience measuring system we know that its most popular programme on [--] Nov The Watcher got [------] views. Ch 4s GBBO got 3.97m that night"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1588214156959907841)  2022-11-03T16:58Z 227K followers, [---] engagements


"@SimplyMetric I like Netflix and thought The Watcher was good. But it seems clear that subscription channels havent made the breakthrough many people expected"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1588217292877430792)  2022-11-03T17:11Z 227K followers, [--] engagements


"The British scientists at #PortLockroy in Antarctica must have suffered. Their lavatory still contains Bronco toilet paper which was close to sandpaper"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1608571079685177344)  2022-12-29T21:10Z 226.4K followers, 67.1K engagements


"Meeting up outside the Ukrainian city of Lviv with my dear friend the legendary BBC news cameraman Joe Phua. At this point hes been travelling [--] hours from his home in Singapore. Still [--] hours to go before we reach Kyiv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1625776130966822915)  2023-02-15T08:36Z 226.4K followers, 87.6K engagements


"This Kyiv trip has been tremendous in bringing some good friends together who havent seen each other in ages; dear @bbclysedoucet for instance the Queen of the airwaves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1627958604052545538)  2023-02-21T09:09Z 226.3K followers, 497.4K engagements


"And the BBC needs to be tougher & more confident in its own defence. Downing St once rang Today to heap threats & obscenities on a presenter who eventually said Can I just make one point Downing St man surprised: Yes Presenter: Fuck off. And he put the phone down. This weeks story will keep happening unless the BBC is truly independent of the government of the day. Appointments to its Board and of its Director General and determination of its funding need to be visibly separate from Downing St. Or the public will lose trust in the BBC. This weeks story will keep happening unless the BBC is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1636486207461892097)  2023-03-16T21:54Z 226.4K followers, 2M engagements


"20 years since US troops took Baghdad. Opinion polls in Iraq for years after showed Iraqis were divided evenly for & against Saddams overthrow but the vast majority loathed the US/UK occupation. Its hard to find anyone in the West who now thinks it was in any way justified"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1646064853029646336)  2023-04-12T08:16Z 226.4K followers, 183.9K engagements


"Belfast is one of my favourite cities anywhere in the world. A little troubled still maybe but untroubled cities are boring. The people make it brilliant. The view too. Jeez the view from @UlsterUni Belfast campus is something else. On a clear day you can see forever ❤ https://t.co/YhI639PMsl Jeez the view from @UlsterUni Belfast campus is something else. On a clear day you can see forever ❤ https://t.co/YhI639PMsl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1654518118130110465)  2023-05-05T16:07Z 226.4K followers, 126.7K engagements


"Some of us who saw the #Coronation unfold today can remember watching as Queen Elizabeth was crowned. But the ceremony then was about social hierarchy. Today it was all about inclusivity: a remarkable and immensely important change"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1654929874048495619)  2023-05-06T19:23Z 226.4K followers, 232.8K engagements


"Just in case its slipped your memory the fact-checkers of The Washington Post worked out that during his four years in office Donald Trump made over [-----] false or misleading claims. Thats an average of [--] a day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1688147271601225728)  2023-08-06T11:17Z 227.1K followers, 863.9K engagements


"@TheTeaLady33 Your brief biography makes you sound really nice. Im sorry you would write to me like that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1688222025242783744)  2023-08-06T16:14Z 227.1K followers, 46.6K engagements


"In Hong Kong the British media moghul and human rights campaigner Jimmy Lai (shown here at an earlier appearance) goes on trial for supposedly working for a foreign power. Itll presumably end in a guilty verdict and a life sentence. Beijing needs to silence him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1736663932494827542)  2023-12-18T08:25Z 226.4K followers, 31.9K engagements


"Fine article in the Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/bbc-bias-gaza-israel-culture-secretary-lucy-frazer-b1134175.html https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/bbc-bias-gaza-israel-culture-secretary-lucy-frazer-b1134175.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1749843494758154350)  2024-01-23T17:16Z 226.5K followers, 18.5K engagements


"@NimkoAli Its I who should thank you. A lovely piece about what the BBC for all its faults means to people around the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1749849101078765643)  2024-01-23T17:38Z 226.5K followers, [---] engagements


"I met the great Peruvian reporter Gustavo Gorritti during his extraordinarily dangerous investigation into the Shining Path. He helped to save his country then. Now theres a new attempt to silence him. He deserves the backing of journalists everywhere. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/24/gustavo-gorriti-reporter-peruCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/24/gustavo-gorriti-reporter-peruCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1793984203027042424)  2024-05-24T12:35Z 226.5K followers, 26.8K engagements


"I watched the man stand in front of the tank and my cameraman filmed some of the iconic pictures. The man climbed into this tank and berated the crew. Eventually he headed off into the crowd and simply vanished"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1797679887391822152)  2024-06-03T17:20Z 226.5K followers, 242.7K engagements


"A reminder of the moment that changed the lives of all of us: today is the 8th anniversary of the UKs vote to leave the EU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1804782945380573502)  2024-06-23T07:46Z 226.6K followers, 373.7K engagements


"@oportogirl Bury St Eds is where my family comes from. Id be delighted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1825640464684638642)  2024-08-19T21:06Z 226.5K followers, [--] engagements


"The Crime Survey for England & Wales says incidents fell sharply from [----] to [----]. ONS data shows crime in England & Wales is at its lowest recorded level. Burglary is 70% lower than in 2002-3. Domestic violence and car crime have dropped precipitately since the 1990s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1875676500231606768)  2025-01-04T22:51Z 226.3K followers, 98.9K engagements


"From The Times April [--] [----] on the drop in violent crime: pretty much every rich western country has seen a big drop in violence and homicide since the 1990s. Several theories abound. One is that we are now under much greater surveillance as a society both directly through technology and indirectly through a move away from a cash-based economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1886474972513865986)  2025-02-03T18:00Z 222K followers, 16.5K engagements


"Liz Truss was prime minister for [--] days before being forced out by her own party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1887910037164589193)  2025-02-07T17:03Z 221.9K followers, 478.1K engagements


"Jimmy Lai an immensely wealthy Hong Kong press baron chose to return from safety abroad to stand with the supporters of freedom in HK. Today is his 1500th day in prison. Jimmy is a friend of mine and I have immense respect for him. He should be free"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1887920544227672429)  2025-02-07T17:45Z 221.7K followers, 65.9K engagements


"Americas friends and allies mostly doubt whether chopping back heavily on US aid and influence around the world is the right way to make America great again. What it will do they seem agreed is make China and Russia great"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1888161711602929706)  2025-02-08T09:43Z 221.9K followers, 105.1K engagements


"John Bolton scarcely a soft leftie thinks theyll be breaking out the champansky in the Kremlin. The German foreign minister thinks Trump has given away his key position by agreeing to meet Putin. Is this the art of the deal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1890029680591601797)  2025-02-13T13:26Z 221.9K followers, 61.6K engagements


"An alternative to Pres Trumps Ukraine strategy: insist that Ukraine joins NATO and Russia stays out in the cold until Putin agrees to pull back from some conquered territory and promises never to invade Ukraine again. Have Trump & Hegseth given up their best cards already"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1890057856977904126)  2025-02-13T15:18Z 221.9K followers, 100.7K engagements


"What do Boris Johnson and Liz Truss Donald Trumps strong supporters think now about his approach to Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1890172199199469812)  2025-02-13T22:52Z 221.9K followers, 106.6K engagements


"Shocking that one of the UKs best known and successful human rights lawyers should be receiving such vile threats as a direct result of her work for the British media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed in Hong Kong https://x.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/1890768496293822878 Thank you for the supportive messages today following @Haroon_Siddiques report. Were not letting these threats silence us. We must stand up to bullies not give in. Remember the ultimate target of these vile tactics is one man: our client #JimmyLai. https://t.co/5BXlnNa2bI https://x.com/caoilfhionnanna/status/1890768496293822878 Thank"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1891423323654922690)  2025-02-17T09:43Z 221.8K followers, 12.3K engagements


"Film editor Andrew Hill cuts my interview with Shawn Yuan of BBC China for tonights Unspun World about Beijings view of the Ukraine crisis. Plus of course Trumps war of words with Zelenskyy and whats happening in Syria. BBCTwo [-----] or on iPlayer BBC News & World Service"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1892291658064285934)  2025-02-19T19:14Z 221.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Excellent thoughtful and very sad. I havent always agreed with you Janet but this is admirable. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2025/03/25/its-over-america-has-ceased-to-be-leader-of-the-free-world/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2025/03/25/its-over-america-has-ceased-to-be-leader-of-the-free-world/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1904534486525620453)  2025-03-25T14:03Z 226.3K followers, 249.1K engagements


"The editor of @TheEconomist on Trumps tariffs: flawed economics inaccurate history & cockamamie calculations used to justify the most wrong-headed & damaging policy decision in decades These mindless tariffs will cause chaos. Almost everything Mr Trump said was deluded"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1907850939362394167)  2025-04-03T17:41Z 226.3K followers, 142.8K engagements


"Just in case you wondered whether President Trump was right about the genocide of white farmers in South Africa. BBC Verify shows he wasnt. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9vxve994ro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9vxve994ro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1925535405413122369)  2025-05-22T12:53Z 227.1K followers, 522.9K engagements


"I watched this happen on the morning of [--] June [----] in Changan Avenue near Tiananmen Square the morning after the nights massacre. Dont believe the propaganda lie that no massacre took place: I saw [--] people killed in front of me before giving up counting in despair"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1929930136377348186)  2025-06-03T15:56Z 226.5K followers, 952.5K engagements


"Ive seen ballets that were less well choreographed than Irans flight of missiles which the Qataris the Americans and British were warned about in advance in case any crockery might get broken and Pres Trump could then celebrate in caps on social media"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1937246121631400233)  2025-06-23T20:27Z 226.6K followers, 44.1K engagements


"Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel BTselem and Physicians for Human Rights say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The two groups said Israel had targeted civilians in Gaza only because of their identity as Palestinians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1950099485566149083)  2025-07-29T07:42Z 227.1K followers, 113.4K engagements


"Amid all the stuff about dangerous London and broken Britain new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year from [--] to [--]. No one under [--] was murdered during the school summer holidays"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1963161000410034180)  2025-09-03T08:43Z 227.1K followers, 426.9K engagements


"On the issue of Pres Trump allegation that paracetamol can cause autism its worth noting that as the Health Secretary Wes Streeting says a major study carried out last year in Sweden involving [---] million children didnt support this suggestion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1970431778566644129)  2025-09-23T10:15Z 226.4K followers, 147.9K engagements


"Very sad to hear of the death of the charming Sir John Gurdon Master of Magdalene College Cambridge who in [----] conferred an honorary fellowship on Nelson Mandela. At Eton Gurdon was told hed never make a scientist. He went on to win the Nobel Prize for physiology"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1975666863930843229)  2025-10-07T20:57Z 226.4K followers, 23.6K engagements


"Stupidly I left my phone credit cards & railway ticket in the Uber that delivered me to London Marylebone station tonight. A young chap at a station shop let me use his phone several times. Result: the driver brought my phone etc back to me within an hour. Good old London"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1976008271053062333)  2025-10-08T19:34Z 226.4K followers, 712.2K engagements


"I should probably add that the chap who let me use his phone was a recent arrival from India and the Uber driver was Sudanese. And the @Chilternrailway man who offered me a free pass home was probably Polish"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1976029127871193533)  2025-10-08T20:57Z 226.4K followers, 84.1K engagements


"The latest Red List of endangered species worldwide lists no fewer than [-----] species which are now facing extinction. This is higher than at any time in human history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1976688093966320110)  2025-10-10T16:35Z 226.5K followers, 77K engagements


"My thoughts about the big current news events on #UnspunWorld on @bbciplayer now. Im also on the #BBCNewsChannel live at [----] tonight in my new slot #TheWeekWithJohnSimpson and every Friday night at [----] reflecting on the main current affairs topics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1979128832780058721)  2025-10-17T10:14Z 226.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Thank you dear Ennius. Its interesting to see how people implicitly believe the self-serving guff theyre fed by politicians and newspapers and dont actually use their own judgement about the BBC and its reporting. @williamnhutton You have people from the right accusing the BBC of veering to the left; and people from the left accusing the BBC of veering to the right. Therefore the @BBCNews must be doing a good balanced job. @JohnSimpsonNews @bbclysedoucet @BowenBBC @HughSykes @williamnhutton You have people from the right accusing the BBC of veering to the left; and people from the left"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1979866623168352432)  2025-10-19T11:06Z 226.4K followers, 21.6K engagements


"Israeli ministers call the Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouthi jailed for [--] years so far an arch-terrorist. Most Western govts see him as a possible leader of a Palestinian state clever and relatively moderate. Its claimed hes been badly beaten over the last two years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1979870942374318496)  2025-10-19T11:23Z 226.4K followers, 369.4K engagements


"Im trying to imagine Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan or George H. W. Bush allowing a video to go out in their names showing them as pilots shit-bombing American citizens protesting against them. Somehow Im not succeeding"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1979881031433060701)  2025-10-19T12:03Z 226.4K followers, 167.3K engagements


"It didnt make the headlines but yesterday France the Netherlands and a few other EU countries promised to end imports of Russian gas by the end of [----]. This is a damaging blow to Russias economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1980592196496814554)  2025-10-21T11:09Z 226.4K followers, 161.7K engagements


"Great honour to be asked to introduce Sally Becker winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the @PrideOfBritain awards in London last night. She has saved hundreds of childrens lives in Bosnia Kosovo Iraq Afghanistan Gaza etc. Magnificent lady"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1980601449223463236)  2025-10-21T11:45Z 226.4K followers, 16K engagements


"A Washington Post poll has found that 61% of US Jews believe Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza and 39% say it is committing genocide. Among the broader American public 45% told the Brookings Institution they believe Israel is committing genocide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1980947724213125418)  2025-10-22T10:41Z 226.4K followers, 38.6K engagements


"What an ambassador he is No wonder Japan is having a real moment in the UK In the heart of Liverpool at Ma Boyles drinking their local beer Mas Liverbrid bitter Thats boss that la https://t.co/g0qplLCjjm In the heart of Liverpool at Ma Boyles drinking their local beer Mas Liverbrid bitter Thats boss that la https://t.co/g0qplLCjjm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1982062287717327234)  2025-10-25T12:30Z 227K followers, 454.4K engagements


"All my career Ive enjoyed speaking to US officialsbold outspoken unfettered. Not now according to an excellent scary Edward Luce article in todays FT. People are scared of crossing Trump says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1982120918617928033)  2025-10-25T16:23Z 226.4K followers, 32.7K engagements


"Just heard the sad news that John Osman the doyen of BBC foreign correspondents and an inspiration to people like me has died. A life really well lived. Farewell dear friend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1983213603608986091)  2025-10-28T16:45Z 227K followers, 60.3K engagements


"According to the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong (CFHK) Foundation and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) Hong Kong has become a primary gateway through which Canadian technology and weapons parts are supporting Russias war against Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1983215045698830654)  2025-10-28T16:51Z 226.3K followers, 10.9K engagements


"@simon_schama Wonderful. And as he said he clearly didnt give a fuck: one of the most important elements of humour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1983329911445303368)  2025-10-29T00:27Z 226.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@Bebejax @KattyKay_ @Scaramucci @RestIsPolitics @RestPoliticsUS Unspun actually but thanks so much for your kind message"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1983849277882290630)  2025-10-30T10:51Z 226.4K followers, [----] engagements


"My morning noisette. God I miss living in Paris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1983851775699337328)  2025-10-30T11:01Z 226.5K followers, 36.3K engagements


"My morning noisette. I really miss living in Paris"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1983852035284795824)  2025-10-30T11:02Z 226.4K followers, 13.6K engagements


"Excellent article by Damian Grammaticas on the danger British universities run if they become too dependent on enrolling Chinese students. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq50j5vwny6o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq50j5vwny6o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1985276229889429802)  2025-11-03T09:21Z 226.9K followers, 18.1K engagements


"Whats the point of an online encyclopaedia if its facts cant be trusted https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/03/grokipedia-academics-assess-elon-musk-ai-powered-encyclopediaCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/03/grokipedia-academics-assess-elon-musk-ai-powered-encyclopediaCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1985281886608838808)  2025-11-03T09:44Z 227K followers, 53.9K engagements


"The great S African lawyer Sir Sydney Kentridge is [---]. In a Pretoria court in [----] I watched in awe as he crucified the secret police who had murdered the Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko - arguably the start of apartheids downfall. A very happy birthday dear Sydney"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1986028434892402781)  2025-11-05T11:10Z 227K followers, 68.7K engagements


"Unspun World at [-----] tonight on BBC Two then iPlayer News Channel & World Service: what do Russians feel about the Ukraine war Why are Gulf states involved in the Sudan fighting Who do Americans blame for the govt shutdown And the climate change conference - any good"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1986111536419500448)  2025-11-05T16:41Z 227K followers, 11.8K engagements


"@allenchris123 Im interviewing the BBCs brilliant Olga Ivshina whos based in London but is in contact with people all over Russia every day getting their views on just about everything but especially the Ukraine war. And theyre very frank"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1986139913545298268)  2025-11-05T18:33Z 226.3K followers, [--] engagements


"Nick Robinson is exactly right: there is genuine concern about editorial standards+mistakes. There is also a political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation that you are currently listening to. Both things are happening at the same time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987134020505792677)  2025-11-08T12:24Z 227.1K followers, 594.5K engagements


"@burngold This isnt exactly whats happened Dave. A deliberate political campaign of cutting back on the license fee has had a damaging effect on the BBC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987136099735773665)  2025-11-08T12:32Z 227K followers, 31K engagements


"@PhilJonesy3 Thanks for this Phil. I actually think my colleagues mostly do an excellent job but theres a powerful campaign to attack us. It comes from politicians and from newspapers with a commercial interest in abolishing the BBC. We shouldnt necessarily believe what these people say"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987141865338990676)  2025-11-08T12:55Z 227K followers, 146.5K engagements


"@MrMajestikness I think whats happened is that since Cameron there has been a determined political campaign to weaken and eventually silence the BBC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987143494821884038)  2025-11-08T13:01Z 226.9K followers, 25.1K engagements


"@JMcfisk Thanks so much Jim. My new(ish) programme is #UnspunWorld on BBC Two iPlayer the News channel and World Service. Worth a watch/listen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987144278133645452)  2025-11-08T13:04Z 227K followers, 14.3K engagements


"Well Kirstie the BBC is in real danger now and its going to need the support of everyone who thinks that public service broadcasting - as opposed to say the Fox News model - is worth defending. I love the fact that people are debating that the BBC is both too left wing and too right wing. I listen to @BBCRadio4 every day of the week & I constantly shout at the radio (actually my phone) and tweet criticism but Id be lost without it we all would. I love the fact that people are debating that the BBC is both too left wing and too right wing. I listen to @BBCRadio4 every day of the week & I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987623247903658258)  2025-11-09T20:48Z 227K followers, 635.5K engagements


"@annthomas2012 @AnneBevan1 Im afraid a lot of politically motivated people pump out their attacks and others simply echo what they hear"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987625464781754585)  2025-11-09T20:56Z 226.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The Economist - not exactly leftwing - says: Donald Trump does not believe he can become a lame-duck president. Aw phooeythose election losses on November 4th and plenty of polling data show voters decidedly unhappy with his second term .The biggest reason They are anxious about the economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987839316064686392)  2025-11-10T11:06Z 227K followers, 37.3K engagements


"In case you havent seen the full text"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987841699209437611)  2025-11-10T11:16Z 226K followers, 53.4K engagements


"First Trump attacks the BBC now the Russians: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticised the BBC as "beyond redemption" accusing it of falsifying Russia-related stories. She says the BBC "fabricated" its coverage of events in the Ukrainian town of Bucha"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987869074265698730)  2025-11-10T13:04Z 227K followers, 153.6K engagements


"And now Israel. Heres part of a statement from its London embassy: For years we have repeatedly warned about the BBCs consistent failures to uphold the standards of accuracy impartiality and integrity expected from a public broadcaster"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987882084552053074)  2025-11-10T13:56Z 226.1K followers, 351.2K engagements


"Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has [--] million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1988163852853539130)  2025-11-11T08:36Z 226.9K followers, 834.7K engagements


"Donald Trumps demand for a billion dollars from the BBC comes from a local Florida law firm. It was sent to the wrong address and the writer didnt know what salacious really means: Due to their salacious nature the fabricated statements that were aired by the BBC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1988184042681102721)  2025-11-11T09:56Z 227.1K followers, 209.5K engagements


"Its apologising season. The audience for BBC output in the US is just over [--] million not [--] million as I said. Thats the figure for the Americas as a whole. But the BBC is indeed the second most trusted news source in the US"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1988189740089438276)  2025-11-11T10:19Z 226.9K followers, 90.7K engagements


"On this day in [----] the parents of the poet Wilfred Owen were just listening to the church bells ringing to announce the Armistice when a telegram boy arrived with the message that their son had died"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1988205004864287186)  2025-11-11T11:19Z 227K followers, 130.7K engagements


"Interesting and informative article in yes the Telegraph which under a rather misleading headline shows the serious weaknesses in Donald Trumps case against the BBC. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/11/how-donald-trump-would-sue-bbc/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/11/how-donald-trump-would-sue-bbc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1988420524070908023)  2025-11-12T01:36Z 227K followers, 22.7K engagements


"Tonights Unspun World (11pm BBC Two) is a cracker: Russias aims in Ukraine plans to rebuild Gaza (worse destroyed than Berlin 1945) Iraq improving & the promise/threat of quantum computing. Also on iPlayer/News Channel/World Service. Our last show of [----] - back in New Year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1988692348721901880)  2025-11-12T19:36Z 227.1K followers, 13.4K engagements


"My own purely personal view of the BBCs Panorama problem is that it should apologise to Pres. Trump frankly and wholeheartedly for a shoddy bit of journalism but that since it wasnt shown in the US and had zero effect on his election the BBC shouldnt pay him a single penny"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1988739551947362459)  2025-11-12T22:43Z 227K followers, 315.5K engagements


"Congratulations to the [--] British cheeses (#AgedRutlandRed #SparkenhoeRedLeicester & #PaveCobble) which made it to the top [--] in the World Cheese Awards but what about Oxfordshires #Rollright and Suffolks #BaronBigod My two winners any day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1989371985458344311)  2025-11-14T16:36Z 227.1K followers, 12.1K engagements


"@Allsides5 Almost as many people in the US watch/listen to/read the BBC as in the UK well over [--] million. But Panorama isnt broadcast there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1989373893564567864)  2025-11-14T16:44Z 227K followers, [---] engagements


"Wonderful audience in Malvern for my Leaders and Lunatics talk lively responsive packed out. Lots of good sharp questions. A group of staff from Oxford railway station whom I see each weekday morning was there And my dear friends Andy & Pen Taylor. I feel very lucky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1989774909556285877)  2025-11-15T19:18Z 227.1K followers, 13.9K engagements


"An Antigone after my own heart Likely as an adverb is a US journalists thing. Real people dont say it in ordinary speech. Stop using "likely" as an adverb. It is an adjective and plenty of other adverbs are waiting in the wings to convey the same meaning. That's the tweet. Stop using "likely" as an adverb. It is an adjective and plenty of other adverbs are waiting in the wings to convey the same meaning. That's the tweet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1989775624748372292)  2025-11-15T19:20Z 226K followers, 26.9K engagements


"The current Telegraph website doesnt seem to contain a single hostile story about the BBC. Not even the often seriously loony comment columns blame the BBC for anything. The other day I counted ten anti-BBC stories in a single edition. When will normal service be resumed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1990584127389831357)  2025-11-18T00:53Z 227.1K followers, 95.9K engagements


"I was privileged to be present in Prague at this magnificent moment [--] years ago when Alexander Dubcek and Vaclav Havel celebrated the collapse of the old Soviet-backed government and declared a new democratic government for the Czechs and Slovaks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1990587392625983783)  2025-11-18T01:06Z 227.1K followers, 27.9K engagements


"@Huss1965 Hello Dave Thanks so much for this. My son has been very keen to go into the RAF and to get a message like yours from a real-life squadron-leader will greatly help my status with him Maybe well get together and exchange experiences some time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1990728516980093262)  2025-11-18T10:27Z 226.9K followers, [--] engagements


"In December [----] in the Sarajevo siege a sniper pinned me down for [--] mins. Each time I lifted my head he fired into the wall just above me. When I got up too cold to lie there any longer he deliberately missed me again. Was this one of the tourist killers we hear about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1990923926982029624)  2025-11-18T23:23Z 227.1K followers, 36.3K engagements


"@wearethemoos This wasnt uncommon. The siege of Sarajevo was one long war crime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1990929026215457052)  2025-11-18T23:44Z 227K followers, [----] engagements


"@cyranosky1001 The temperature was minus [--] and I didnt have a coat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1990930352618062145)  2025-11-18T23:49Z 227K followers, [----] engagements


"The FT writes: In Trumps interview with GB News its correspondent Bev Turner gave North Koreas broadcasters a run for their money. It feels much safer here Turner said contrasting Washington to London though the chances of being murdered in DC are around [--] times higher than in London"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1991284068109984208)  2025-11-19T23:14Z 227K followers, 136.9K engagements


"The report into Boris Johnsons record during the Covid epidemic blames a toxic sexist and chaotic culture in Downing Street. Whod have thought it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1991574044328833193)  2025-11-20T18:27Z 227K followers, 109.2K engagements


"The Ukraine peace deal Steve Witkoff has negotiated with Russia is seen in Kyiv as an all-out victory for Putin. Ukraine must lose half its army accept the loss of Crimea and much of its eastern territory and cant join NATO. Russia rejoins the G-7 & its assets are unfrozen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1991810305849250098)  2025-11-21T10:05Z 227K followers, 157.7K engagements


"Putin was in danger of failing in his Ukraine war. Now the US peace plan gives him everything he wants even the parts of the Donbas his troops were incapable of winning. Ukraine the injured party in this war gets absolutely zero"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1991813761855094823)  2025-11-21T10:19Z 227K followers, 481.1K engagements


"@Mike_Batt No. But it shows the way in which US pressure will be directed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1991838886679683187)  2025-11-21T11:59Z 227.1K followers, 17.7K engagements


"Then you get this kind of thing. @JohnSimpsonNews Ukraine should not have initiated the war @JohnSimpsonNews Ukraine should not have initiated the war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1991859118035157098)  2025-11-21T13:19Z 227K followers, 63K engagements


"@CharlesTannock Zero"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1991876964806791242)  2025-11-21T14:30Z 227.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Delightful lunch in memory of the poet and critic Arthur Sale (d. 2000). F. R. Leavis no friend of his still called him the best individual teacher of English in Cambridge. His pupils included Bamber Gascoigne Alan Rusbridger Nicholas Shakespeare and Monty Don"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1992304839762538539)  2025-11-22T18:51Z 227.1K followers, 13.8K engagements


"First Donald Trump then Joe Biden using the terms of the Trump deal sold out Afghanistan to the Taliban. Most European govts think Trump is now selling out Ukraine in the same way trading major concessions for a belief in Putins promises and not caring very much anyway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1992615488820584713)  2025-11-23T15:25Z 227.1K followers, 31.9K engagements


"Brilliant Despite its problems BA is one of my favourite citiee. The Night of the Bookstores has started in Buenos Aires Argentina. [------] people are out in the streets and they are forecasted to buy books worth nearly $400 million https://t.co/8pWW5BtATy The Night of the Bookstores has started in Buenos Aires Argentina. [------] people are out in the streets and they are forecasted to buy books worth nearly $400 million https://t.co/8pWW5BtATy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1992924240052629525)  2025-11-24T11:52Z 227.1K followers, 29.3K engagements


"This was the Daily Mails [----] take on Britain trapped in the EU and gazing at the freedom and prosperity outside"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1993249784174416367)  2025-11-25T09:25Z 227K followers, 109.6K engagements


"The Times was always one of my newspapers of choice. It was stodgy and slow but it strove for accuracy and avoided the Murdoch agenda where possible. And it wasnt barking mad like the Telegraph. Now though its changed. When the FT is available why choose The Times"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1993303864460591333)  2025-11-25T13:00Z 227K followers, 157.4K engagements


"I was deeply sorry that the BBC paid no tribute to John Osmans long servicemeeting Idi Amin & other dictators being jailed in Ian Smiths Rhodesia & revealing the dodgy links between the Soviet U. & apartheid S. Africa to fix gold & diamond prices. Quite a storybut untold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1993682064625766488)  2025-11-26T14:03Z 227K followers, 20.8K engagements


"@anneapplebaum in @TheAtlantic: the only way to persuade Russia to stop fighting is to put pressure on Russia. Not Ukraine Russia. The Ukrainians have already said they will stop fighting and agree to a cease-fire right now on the current lines of conflict. Yet Witkoff is seeking to persuade Trump not to put pressure on Russia and we dont really know why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1993986574082523252)  2025-11-27T10:13Z 227K followers, 24.8K engagements


"Are the US strikes on boats off Venezuela legal Many experts think not e.g. Prof Michael Becker of Trinity College Dublin: The fact that US officials describe the individuals killed by the US strike as narco-terrorists does not transform them into lawful military targets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1995548522951667815)  2025-12-01T17:40Z 227K followers, 15.9K engagements


"Megyn Kelly identifies herself as a lifelong Christian. Charming. Megyn Kelly: I not only want to see them killed in the water whether theyre on the boat or in the water but Id really like to see them suffer. I want Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out. https://t.co/dNdeVm48c6 Megyn Kelly: I not only want to see them killed in the water whether theyre on the boat or in the water but Id really like to see them suffer. I want Trump and Hegseth to make it last a long time so they lose a limb and bleed out. https://t.co/dNdeVm48c6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1995790919191105559)  2025-12-02T09:43Z 226.9K followers, 75.7K engagements


"Pres. Trump seems to want to end Russias war on Ukraine as quickly as possible on terms Putin is happy with. Ukraine points out that unless theres a degree of punishment for what its done Russia will invade again as it did in [----] after its illegal take-over of Crimea"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1995898068852457797)  2025-12-02T16:49Z 226.9K followers, 37.7K engagements


"2009 at the Cape Horn lighthouse: from r. the explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes the sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and me. We went eye-to-eye with the Taliban in Afghanistan dragged sledges in the Arctic and rounded Cape Horn in a 60-foot boat for our [--] Dogs series on BBC Two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1995903113224454366)  2025-12-02T17:09Z 227K followers, [----] engagements


"Wonderful evening at the R G S in London with the magnificent combat photographer Don McCullin whom Ive known since [----]. I had the privilege of interviewing him on stage. Hes as articulate and funny and deeply thoughtful as hes always been. I enjoyed every minute of it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1996383932930195870)  2025-12-04T00:59Z 227K followers, 11.3K engagements


"Its the 78th birthday of Jimmy Lai the campaigner for Hong Kongs freedom who has now been jailed for 1800+ days. His health is bad and hes not getting proper treatment. As a rich man he could easily have stayed away from HK. Instead he returned and stood by his friends"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1998071246920016047)  2025-12-08T16:44Z 226.9K followers, 38.3K engagements


"Pres Trump worries his closest allies and emboldens Russia and China. But many US commentators feel he is now only [--] months from becoming a lame duck. After next Novembers mid-term election he wont have power over Congress or even parts of the Republican Party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1999138738983653563)  2025-12-11T15:26Z 226.9K followers, 38.5K engagements


"Met Police chief Mark Rowley: How anybody in America can suggest the UK is violent is completely ridiculous. The homicide rate in London is lower than every single US state. Its lower than all their big cities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1999449499165741552)  2025-12-12T12:01Z 227K followers, 293.7K engagements


"Just to remind you The FT writes: In Trumps interview with GB News its correspondent Bev Turner gave North Koreas broadcasters a run for their money. It feels much safer here Turner said contrasting Washington to London though the chances of being murdered in DC are around [--] times The FT writes: In Trumps interview with GB News its correspondent Bev Turner gave North Koreas broadcasters a run for their money. It feels much safer here Turner said contrasting Washington to London though the chances of being murdered in DC are around [--] times"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1999450283395752049)  2025-12-12T12:04Z 226.9K followers, 61.9K engagements


"@MaySting1 @CamdenVoyager Silly stuff. I stay near Leicester Sq (supposedly a high-risk area) [--] days a week and wander through the streets at night without ever seeing or experiencing a crime"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1999790034682286273)  2025-12-13T10:34Z 226.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Andy Serkis has remade Orwells stark fable Animal Farm only he says hes made it accessible (as though it wasnt already) not overtly political (could that have the slightest value) and suitable for a modern audience (his version has a happy ending)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2000236569509449792)  2025-12-14T16:08Z 227.1K followers, 105.3K engagements


"Jimmy Lai the media tycoon and brave defender of democracy in Hong Kong has been found guilty of foreign collusion. His family expect hell die in jail. HKs national security law imposed by Beijing after huge pro-democracy protests has claimed its most prominent victim"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2000501763795759263)  2025-12-15T09:42Z 227.1K followers, 193.4K engagements


"Even the D Telegraph thinks Pres Trump will lose his case against the BBC. Interestingly more Americans watch/hear/read the BBC than Brits. Its US audience averages [--] million rising to 77m in Sept. By comparison its UK audience is approx 50m (around 85% of UK population)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2000880516372029766)  2025-12-16T10:47Z 226.1K followers, 71.2K engagements


"@Annflem11 You could always start by googling the figures. And perhaps by widening the range of your friends and acquaintances"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2000889406539104535)  2025-12-16T11:23Z 226.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@AnnetteRubery @IrwellEdition The sequel like so many Is a hard grind. As if JM felt he had to finish it but had long since forgotten why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2001075780801990926)  2025-12-16T23:43Z 226.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@AnnetteRubery The annoying dichotomy is you reduce the value of a book by cutting the pages yet cant read it unless you do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2001078680865407169)  2025-12-16T23:55Z 226.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Celebrating our wonderful Irish terrier Cody. One of his quirks is insisting on physical contact in this case resting his paw on my foot. Alert handsome surprisingly obedient for an IT hes everything you could want in a dog"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2001740346477379600)  2025-12-18T19:44Z 227K followers, 42.9K engagements


"The charming funny hugely intelligent Vaclav Havel playwright dissident President of Czechia died on this day [--] years ago. I loved him. If the pro-Soviet system hadnt treated him so badly in and out of prison he could still have been alive today. https://share.google/images/SE9OV41HZe66yrfMS https://share.google/images/SE9OV41HZe66yrfMS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2002762145662902710)  2025-12-21T15:24Z 227.2K followers, 46.6K engagements


"An aerial view of Christmas in central London"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2003374319095701973)  2025-12-23T07:57Z 226.7K followers, 1.3M engagements


"Video has emerged of Gen Xu Qinxian of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army at his court martial in [----] explaining why he refused orders to crush the Tiananmen Square protests. Xu said he didnt want to become a sinner in history. He was given a [--] year sentence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2003761319783088234)  2025-12-24T09:35Z 227.2K followers, 25.1K engagements


"Agreed. "If you compare how powerful America and the West were in Christmas [----] when I watched the Soviet flag descend on the building of the Russian Supreme Soviet and chart a course to where they are now you can only come to one conclusion: that when America had the chance to become https://t.co/2cqlhFJlrA "If you compare how powerful America and the West were in Christmas [----] when I watched the Soviet flag descend on the building of the Russian Supreme Soviet and chart a course to where they are now you can only come to one conclusion: that when America had the chance to become"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2004215616149115281)  2025-12-25T15:40Z 227.1K followers, 53.6K engagements


"Undoubtedly true as are so many other unfavourable aspects of South African life from ANC corruption down. But amid all the domestic gloom please dont forget that to European visitors SA remains a welcoming beautiful cheery and for the most part surprisingly peaceable country to visit. I love it and go there as often as possible. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004897549526671568 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2004897549526671568"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2004897549526671568)  2025-12-27T12:49Z 227.2K followers, 24K engagements


"Tomorrow is important for Ukraine. Pres Zelensky will present his counter-proposals for peace to Pres Trump in Florida terms carefully calibrated with the UK Germany & France to ensure maximum future security for Ukraine & at least the possibility of acceptance by Russia. Well see if Russias gaslighting of Trumps wholly inadequate negotiator Steve Witkoff will have worn off sufficiently for Trump to be open to an agreement which will genuinely make it impossible for Vladimir Putin to come back for more Ukrainian territory whenever it suits him. That really would be a peace agreement to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2004902210853900308)  2025-12-27T13:08Z 227.2K followers, 102.7K engagements


"@bowtiedjconnor @grok Steve Witkoff isnt a public official"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2004909753844334902)  2025-12-27T13:38Z 227K followers, [----] engagements


"@bowtiedjconnor @grok No. Hes a golfing buddy of the President and reports directly to him. The Sec of State and State Dept dont get much of a look-in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2004914691232129081)  2025-12-27T13:58Z 227K followers, [----] engagements


"@oportogirl @red_loeb So sorry to hear this dear Rachel. I do hope the South Coast is starting to work its magic. And thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2004962184103911793)  2025-12-27T17:06Z 227K followers, [--] engagements


"Beautiful elegiac feature in todays Observer on all the irreplaceable people we lost in 2025: including wonderful Jane Goodall Cleo Laine Roberta Flack and the poet Tony Harrison. Life seems a little emptier without them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2005209753396675045)  2025-12-28T09:30Z 226.3K followers, 28.7K engagements


"Why I've never seen a year like [----] - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4qp17e1lqo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4qp17e1lqo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2005592714465665197)  2025-12-29T10:52Z 227.2K followers, 31.6K engagements


"@oportogirl @red_loeb Lovely picture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2005667519093502017)  2025-12-29T15:49Z 227K followers, [--] engagements


"@AlanJi73069669 No"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2005987375252660480)  2025-12-30T13:00Z 227.2K followers, 32.3K engagements


"@SigniusNetworks Of course it wasnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2005987621550596252)  2025-12-30T13:01Z 226.7K followers, 42.6K engagements


"@Bizzyboddy1 No. It was deliberately stolen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2005988073503613216)  2025-12-30T13:03Z 227.1K followers, 55.2K engagements


"Reports from various sources of anti-government demonstrations in Tehran and other Iranian cities. Its by no means the first time of course but there seems to be an extra fragility about the regime since the Israeli/US bombings last June"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2006133717723402743)  2025-12-30T22:42Z 227.2K followers, 34.2K engagements


"@TheWordWell Absoltely spell-binding I miss living by the sea so much"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2006327893153161239)  2025-12-31T11:33Z 227.1K followers, [----] engagements


"My son put his new phone on the arm of his seat which was on the aisle. Someone sitting in front walked out lurched close to my son in the darkness. After a bit my son realised his phone had gone. He told us. I then watched the tracker as the thief hung around in Leicester Square but before I could head off to challenge him I watched him coming back to the cinema where he handed in the phone. I assume it was because he saw it belonged to a child. Its fascinating how many people seem to find it hard to credit what was surely an act of kindness. Perhaps they couldnt imagine themselves doing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2006680774464963031)  2026-01-01T10:55Z 227.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Sacking Maresca is another sign that Chelseas hapless owners dont understand what theyre doing. You cant build a top PL club with young players alone no matter how talented; you also need experience and backbone. Maresca understood this and Im really sorry to see him go"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2006706603010236631)  2026-01-01T12:38Z 226.8K followers, 27.9K engagements


"The Iranian regime unchecked can use immense violence against its critics. With previous uprisings that tactic has always worked. This time the economy is in a bad way and thereve been water shortages in Tehran. Can the demos work this time They certainly will one day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2006735375402963315)  2026-01-01T14:32Z 227.1K followers, 54.1K engagements


"@simon_schama Very difficult for news organisations to get correspondents in. The BBC is banned and so are most others. Its a bit like Gaza"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2006737616188879290)  2026-01-01T14:41Z 226.1K followers, 557.6K engagements


"The ever shrewd Anthony Zurcher the BBCs North America correspondent writes: Trump a sharp critic of the US invasion of Iraq will now have to heed the words of one of the American architects of the Iraq War Secretary of State Colin Powell "If you break it you own it.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2007749410839781579)  2026-01-04T09:42Z 226.3K followers, 81K engagements


"@Gemma_Manns @ChelseaFC Me too They can drive you barmy at times but Chelsea FC is superb at its best. Very proud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2008150103882883280)  2026-01-05T12:14Z 227.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@charlotteukcity Well in the 50s our schools toilet paper had the softness and pliability of . sandpaper"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2008151576406630698)  2026-01-05T12:20Z 226.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Just for now maybe we should rename Shelleys monumental poem Venezuela. And interpret that as we choose. Percy Bysshe Shelley https://t.co/0AFhyhAuJW Percy Bysshe Shelley https://t.co/0AFhyhAuJW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2008463835431051524)  2026-01-06T09:01Z 226.2K followers, 22.4K engagements


"Reassuring headline from The Daily Telegraph: Trump has no plan for what comes next in Venezuela. Source says US president has no blueprint"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2008492716246921473)  2026-01-06T10:55Z 226.5K followers, 25K engagements


"Were in an era of back-yardism. Trumps takeover of Venezuela & maybe Greenland means he cant logically object to Putins desire to take back Ukraine in Russias back-yard or Xi grabbing Taiwan. The US once the worlds moral super-power shrinks to policeman for the Americas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2008814632161751100)  2026-01-07T08:15Z 226.3K followers, 134.3K engagements


"The number of murders recorded in London dropped to its lowest level per capita since records began. There were [--] homicides in the capital in [----] down [--] per cent from [---] in [----]. [----] saw a homicide rate of [---] per [------] people - safer than comparable global cities such as New York at [---] Paris (1.6) Toronto (1.6) Berlin (3.2) Los Angeles (5.6) Chicago (11.7) and Philadelphia (12.3). https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010528637062144393 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010528637062144393"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2010528637062144393)  2026-01-12T01:45Z 226.3K followers, 258.2K engagements


"The BBC quotes an Iranian human rights organisation as saying that a 26-year old protester detained last Thursday Efran Sultani will be executed tomorrow (Weds). The authorities are rushing his sentence through presumably in the hope of deterring other demonstrators"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2011142471909253468)  2026-01-13T18:25Z 226.3K followers, 42.8K engagements


"A lot of talk rightly about Donald Trump backing down over Greenland when confronted by Europe. But what about Iran Demonstrators there thought he was promising to overthrow the regime (locked & loaded). instead he thanked it politely for not executing any more prisoners"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2014674187462270987)  2026-01-23T12:18Z 226.3K followers, 28.9K engagements


"More headaches for Rupert Murdoch. The Met are asking for transcripts of the pre-trial hearings in Prince Harrys & Lord Watsons phone-tapping case. Their counsel says the Murdoch groups disclosures offer grounds for a fresh police investigation into perjury and cover-ups"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1882805076043157820)  2025-01-24T14:58Z 226K followers, 399.7K engagements


"After the invasion of Venezuela and forcible regime change there its hard to see what grounds the US will have for criticising Chinas take-over of Taiwan in the next couple of years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2007748500692640194)  2026-01-04T09:38Z 226K followers, 742.2K engagements


"I wrote this two years ago. At the time I hoped China would have the wisdom to free him. Now we know its too worried about the moral force of his arguments to let him go. Today Jimmy Lai the Hong Kong media moghul is spending his 76th birthday behind bars. He had the courage to return to HK to support his persecuted employees knowing hed be jailed. He could have lived a pleasant life in exile. Jimmy is one of the great heroes of our time. https://t.co/PVDFInK11L Today Jimmy Lai the Hong Kong media moghul is spending his 76th birthday behind bars. He had the courage to return to HK to support"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020779936672301291)  2026-02-09T08:40Z 226K followers, 23.9K engagements


"Excellent article on Israels war with Hamas by one of Britains foremost academic experts on war and peace. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/21/israel-losing-war-against-hamas-netanyahu-idfCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/21/israel-losing-war-against-hamas-netanyahu-idfCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1738133515676340457)  2023-12-22T09:44Z 226K followers, 62.6K engagements


"The world needs honest unbiased eyewitness reporting to help people make up their minds about the major issues of our time. This has so far been impossible in Gaza. Journalists around the world should support calls for reporters to be allowed into Gaza now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1952680240083296601)  2025-08-05T10:37Z 226K followers, 1.8M engagements


"Gemini on the use of a phrase from the old BBC theme-song Lilliburlero in my programme Unspun World: Its a bit like a secret handshake for veteran radio listenersa brief reminder of the days when the World Service started every hour with that jaunty controversial and unforgettable march"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022513257878016369)  2026-02-14T03:28Z 226K followers, 11.3K engagements


"So Ireland which has been politically stable for decades has also succumbed to populism now.#GE2020"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1226780166384496640)  2020-02-10T08:09Z 226.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Ive warned for some years now that the concerted attacks on the BBC would end in its destruction. Only a determined few want this to happen. The rest are unthinkingly caught up in the mud-slinging or feel powerless. If you want the BBC to survive nows the time to speak up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1235709584095891456)  2020-03-05T23:31Z 226.1K followers, 20.4K engagements


"14 of the [--] Hong Kong activists jailed for subversion were found guilty of what prosecutors called a vicious plan to win a majority in the Legislature and block laws & budgets. The defendants explained this was normal in a democracy which China promised in [----] HK would be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1796182035721023683)  2024-05-30T14:09Z 226.2K followers, 23.2K engagements


"The BBC says it has serious questions about the methodology of the attack on BBC reporting of Gaza in todays Sunday Telegraph. Jeremy Bowen and Lyse Doucet who are singled out for vicious criticism are known worldwide as two of the finest correspondents in world journalism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1832801300091711527)  2024-09-08T15:20Z 226.1K followers, 1.5M engagements


"Until yesterday only three countries Iran Libya and Yemen were not part of the Paris agreement on dealing with climate change. Now theres a fourth: the U.S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1881609313208447170)  2025-01-21T07:46Z 226.1K followers, 206.2K engagements


"Pres Trump: I think Europe has given $100bn to Ukraine and weve given lets say $300bn plus. The most reliable figures show the EU has given $138bn to Ukraine while the US has given $114bn. In [----] Europe and Canada provided nearly 60% of NATOs security aid to Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1892241974033305705)  2025-02-19T15:56Z 226.1K followers, 158.6K engagements


"Iran has been shown up as a paper tiger but theres no indication that its nuclear programme has been wiped out. Its stocks of enriched more-or-less weapons grade uranium have probably survived the Israeli and US attacks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1937411463179829614)  2025-06-24T07:24Z 226.2K followers, 119.3K engagements


"UN Human Rights Office: At least [---] people have been killed since the end of May while seeking food at distribution points operated by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and other humanitarian convoys"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1943728067475599564)  2025-07-11T17:44Z 226.1K followers, 73K engagements


"Tim Davie was one of the best D-Gs the BBC has had and Deborah Turness was a brilliant head of news. Only the BBCs enemies could possibly be glad theyve resigned. Weve now got a real fight on our hands to defend public service broadcasting because thats under threat too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987620507630411990)  2025-11-09T20:37Z 226.2K followers, 328.3K engagements


"The BBC is facing a coordinated politically motivated attack. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/09/bbc-attack-trump-telegraph-tories-tim-davie-resignation https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/09/bbc-attack-trump-telegraph-tories-tim-davie-resignation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1987621462178415071)  2025-11-09T20:40Z 226.2K followers, 1.5M engagements


"According to a new study from a respected US think tank the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Britains decision to leave the EU has meant that its GDP is between [--] per cent and [--] per cent smaller than it would have been"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1993246997772693699)  2025-11-25T09:14Z 226.2K followers, 357.5K engagements


"And a Christmas ground-level view of one small part of the brightest most vibrant city on the planet. And believe me I know plenty of other cities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2003470605861978441)  2025-12-23T14:19Z 226.2K followers, 269.8K engagements


"10 years ago my wife and I took our son [--] to a film in Leicester Sq in London. His put his Xmas present a mobile phone on the seat arm during the film. Someone swiped it. We watched the thiefs progress via a tracker. He walked round the square then presumably troubled by conscience headed back and handed in the phone to the cinema staff. My son was overjoyed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2005962308594307207)  2025-12-30T11:20Z 226.2K followers, 560K engagements


"The great weakness of US military action in the past in Vietnam Grenada Afghanistan and overwhelmingly Iraq in [----] was that all the effort went into short-term planning not the long-term. The Venezuela move was impulsive not well thought-out. And now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2008435489313898527)  2026-01-06T07:08Z 226.2K followers, 109.5K engagements


"Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped [--] Wars PLUS I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace In [--] years reporting Ive never seen a message like Trumps to Norways PM. Weve left the realm of diplomacy for somewhere far more disturbing. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013202280833528083 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2013202280833528083"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2013202280833528083)  2026-01-19T10:50Z 226.3K followers, 381.1K engagements


"Could it be that weve reached maximum Trump Three climb-downs in a single week: Greenland Britains record in Afghanistan and now Minnesota. The lesson seems to be that it pays off if you stand up to Donald Trump sufficiently strongly. Others will surely take notice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2016121460222300438)  2026-01-27T12:09Z 226.2K followers, 243.8K engagements


"@HughSykes Its just a technique Hugh: work out what your enemy is particularly good for then say theyre rubbish at it. In this case the BBCs worldwide reputation for honesty and good reporting; things for which you yourself were so praised"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2016147266558455954)  2026-01-27T13:52Z 226.2K followers, 13.3K engagements


"Tonight Im back on Unspun World (BBC Two 11pm) with a look at the aftermath of Europes revolt over Trumps Greenland demands Chinas trade and its spying habit Indias EU link and what lies ahead for the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Worth a watch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2016566000909423047)  2026-01-28T17:36Z 226.1K followers, 16K engagements


"The Iranian regime reacts with unbelievable cruelty when challenged & has very little popular support. The economy is dire. But regime-change by US force will be really difficult because theres no obvious successor acceptable to a clear majority"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2017182800172957774)  2026-01-30T10:27Z 226.1K followers, 25.1K engagements


"After all the grief British French and Israeli journalists got from Israels supporters for quoting death & casualty figures from the Gaza health ministry Israeli military officials now accept that the ministrys figure of [-----] men women & children dead was broadly accurate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2018820653596717408)  2026-02-03T22:55Z 226.1K followers, 126.4K engagements


"@DAaronovitch @LouiseOnAir I fully agree David"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2019097761900294285)  2026-02-04T17:16Z 226.2K followers, 12.7K engagements


"@TheeCuratedEdit @washingtonpost In other words please dont tell us the truth because it doesnt fit our uninformed preconceptions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2019238811914629633)  2026-02-05T02:37Z 226.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@amnesty International says people in North Korea are being publicly executed for watching South Korean TV shows including Squid Game. Children are sometimes forced to witness these executions carried out for these crimes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/2019479872838529255)  2026-02-05T18:34Z 226.1K followers, 14.4K engagements


"Today Jimmy Lai the Hong Kong media moghul is spending his 76th birthday behind bars. He had the courage to return to HK to support his persecuted employees knowing hed be jailed. He could have lived a pleasant life in exile. Jimmy is one of the great heroes of our time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1733135446652198979)  2023-12-08T14:44Z 226K followers, 121.9K engagements


"As a young reporter in Northern Ireland I twice saw kids squirming on the ground in agony after being shot in the knees by the IRA. The memory still haunts me. Kneecap should be free to sing whatever they want - but why do they choose to celebrate such a vicious form of torture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/JohnSimpsonNews/status/1938892560388276451)  2025-06-28T09:29Z 226.1K followers, 939.7K engagements


"When Jeff Bezos bought the @washingtonpost in [----] I was glad because a modern newspaper needs owners with deep pockets. How shameful and outrageous that one of the worlds richest people should now preside over the massacre of so many good journalists jobs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019228986841395679)  2026-02-05T01:58Z 226K followers, 103.2K engagements


"I think this is absolutely wonderful Shakespeare and Sir Ian McKellen putting the case for decency and kindness and civilised standards in a world full of anger and brutality. Sir Ian McKellen at [--] expertly reciting Shakespeare last night https://t.co/LQqOiVP7EQ Sir Ian McKellen at [--] expertly reciting Shakespeare last night https://t.co/LQqOiVP7EQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2019514429118026008)  2026-02-05T20:52Z 226K followers, 187.9K engagements


"Hong Kong (i.e. the Chinese government) has sentenced the 78-year-old media mogul Jimmy Lai to [--] years for daring to criticise the collapse of HKs freedom. Jimmy has UK citizenship. There can be no seriously friendly relationship between Britain and China while he is in prison"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2020772306117865666)  2026-02-09T08:10Z 226K followers, 35.4K engagements

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