#  @afneil Andrew Neil Andrew Neil posts on X about in the, starmer, china, this is the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::136004952/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +9.80% - [--] Month [----------] -4.90% - [--] Months [-----------] +27% - [--] Year [-----------] +15% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::136004952/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +11% - [--] Month [---] +69% - [--] Months [-----] +58% - [--] Year [-----] +25% ### Followers: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::136004952/followers)  - [--] Week [---------] +0.02% - [--] Month [---------] +0.18% - [--] Months [---------] -1.60% - [--] Year [---------] -1.50% ### CreatorRank: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::136004952/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) #3516 [finance](/list/finance) #1977 [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 6.15% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 6.15% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 2.79% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 2.23% [stocks](/list/stocks) 1.68% [currencies](/list/currencies) 0.56% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) 0.56% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 0.56% **Social topic influence** [in the](/topic/in-the) #1648, [starmer](/topic/starmer) #63, [china](/topic/china) 5.03%, [this is](/topic/this-is) #1189, [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #277, [cuba](/topic/cuba) #36, [defence](/topic/defence) #30, [london](/topic/london) 3.35%, [russia](/topic/russia) #448, [investment](/topic/investment) 3.35% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@sweedtrader](/creator/undefined) [@detlingdasher1](/creator/undefined) [@354reason](/creator/undefined) [@rblackwelluk](/creator/undefined) [@albionleonard](/creator/undefined) [@timesradio](/creator/undefined) [@colefusionhq](/creator/undefined) [@ruairiaodh](/creator/undefined) [@spencerdea2103](/creator/undefined) [@1999jacko](/creator/undefined) [@trevorgreetham](/creator/undefined) [@bash487244111](/creator/undefined) [@torysc_mout](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@cannydc1](/creator/undefined) [@euro_toff](/creator/undefined) [@dstephenh99](/creator/undefined) [@kathrynporter26](/creator/undefined) [@mcmxciimichael](/creator/undefined) [@carolynchild191](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Frontline Ltd. (FRO)](/topic/$fro) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "The usual suspects have been claiming on X that the Minnesota fraud scandal is no big deal and that it was racist to place Somalis at the centre of it. They lie. Some facts: The fraud scandals in Minnesota are a very big deal involving (so far) the theft of over $1 billion in taxpayer funds across multiple schemes primarily from federal and state programmes meant for child nutrition autism services and daycares during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal prosecutors have already charged almost [---] people. Dozens convicted or pleading guilty. Investigators suggest the total could exceed $9" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2008915234874912972) 2026-01-07T14:54Z 1.2M followers, 24.3M engagements "Desperate stuff. Does anybody still read this comic Now think about it. What does this tell you about your economic case https://t.co/S1fg3ek1NR Now think about it. What does this tell you about your economic case https://t.co/S1fg3ek1NR" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1951198674702266767) 2025-08-01T08:29Z 1.2M followers, 113.2K engagements "Yield on 30-year UK gilts a benchmark for the cost of servicing the national debt at one stage jumped nine basis points today to 5.63% close to a 27-year high. The biggest daily increase of any major global economy with economists warning that Britain was now paying a moron premium on its debt" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1960378891719016704) 2025-08-26T16:28Z 1.2M followers, 707.6K engagements "Gulp The Trolls have suddenly appeared from nowhere. Which can only means one thing: Christmas is Coming" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1993299966530294119) 2025-11-25T12:45Z 1.2M followers, 33.2K engagements "A history of London in which the British played no part in the development of their own capital. The woke mind virus is pretty awesome. Those commenting about London being popular with foreigners. er yes. A city founded by Italians turned into a national capital by the French which boomed under an imported German monarchy. The most open world city on the planet - if that concerns you you dont get London Those commenting about London being popular with foreigners. er yes. A city founded by Italians turned into a national capital by the French which boomed under an imported German monarchy. The" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1999969306587849065) 2025-12-13T22:26Z 1.2M followers, 345.5K engagements "The ongoing decline of Europe in one chart" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2004464629997883674) 2025-12-26T08:09Z 1.2M followers, 471.2K engagements "Natural gas still generates 40% of US electricity followed by renewables (25%) then nuclear (18%) then coal at 16%. So coal is 4th in the US electricity generating business. Not No [--]. @afneil Andrew its time you paid more attention to the real story where - that Trump has restored USA to the number [--] spot in energy . Big Beautiful coal has made a comeback @afneil Andrew its time you paid more attention to the real story where - that Trump has restored USA to the number [--] spot in energy . Big Beautiful coal has made a comeback" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2005015945073623433) 2025-12-27T20:40Z 1.2M followers, 53.7K engagements "Propaganda headline. Nothing has been secured. In previous round of offshore wind licenses the biggest went to Orsted which cancelled the project not long after. So not secure at all. @BBCNews UK secures record supply of offshore wind https://t.co/VK6vClFZfE UK secures record supply of offshore wind https://t.co/VK6vClFZfE" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2011715664034312307) 2026-01-15T08:22Z 1.2M followers, 84.1K engagements "Scotland has a death wish. Continued decline inevitable with these engrained voting habits. Nobody to blame but themselves. Holyrood Voting Intention: Constituency: SNP: 34% (=) RFM: 19% (-3) LAB: 16% (-2) CON: 13% (+3) LDM: 9% (+1) GRN: 8% (+1) Regional: SNP: 28% (-1) LAB: 18% (+1) RFM: 18% (-2) CON: 13% (+1) LDM: 11% (+1) GRN: 9% (-1) ALBA: 3% (+1) Via @Survation 8-12 Jan. Changes w/ [--] Sep - [--] Holyrood Voting Intention: Constituency: SNP: 34% (=) RFM: 19% (-3) LAB: 16% (-2) CON: 13% (+3) LDM: 9% (+1) GRN: 8% (+1) Regional: SNP: 28% (-1) LAB: 18% (+1) RFM: 18% (-2) CON: 13% (+1) LDM: 11%" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2011865104250216471) 2026-01-15T18:16Z 1.2M followers, 467.6K engagements "Well thats a response devoid of substance. Poor even for you old bean. But I love the Nat predilection for grabbing any small country it deems successful and claims that would be Indy Scotland. So what about Qatar. Couldnt that be a template for your Indy dreams. It is Norway's Oil 🎉 says Andrew as he extolls the virtues of Ireland and Norway's independence. Failte -welcome on board Andrew. 👍🏴👍 It is Norway's Oil 🎉 says Andrew as he extolls the virtues of Ireland and Norway's independence. Failte -welcome on board Andrew. 👍🏴👍" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2012222868008866076) 2026-01-16T17:58Z 1.2M followers, 65.7K engagements "Not looking for sympathy especially not from some teenage yob and a twat with an Irish balaclava over his head. Couldnt give a monkeys what they think. @afneil https://t.co/pNv20K4tiH @afneil https://t.co/pNv20K4tiH" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2012387049970536862) 2026-01-17T04:50Z 1.2M followers, 338.7K engagements "For all of my life Russia has tried to decouple Europe from America and break the North Atlantic Alliance. It never succeeded. Instead it lost the Cold War leaving NATO more powerful than ever. But now success is staring the Kremlin in the face. All thanks to Donald Trump. Denmarks Prime Minister says that if Trump tries to take Greenland by force it would destroy NATO. Hes right of course. The problem is President Trump doesnt seem to care. Previous Presidents have toyed with the idea of acquiring Greenland. Harry Truman even made an offer in [----] $1.5 billion in todays money since you ask." [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2013254542071111955) 2026-01-19T14:17Z 1.2M followers, 1.3M engagements "He has no idea what hes talking about. British national debt soared because: We needed to borrow a ton of money after the Great Crash of [----]. Labour wanted to borrow more. We needed to borrow more to keep the economy alive during Covid. Labour wanted to borrow more. We needed to borrow more post-Ukraine invasion to subsidise fuel bills. Labour wanted to borrow more. There. Fixed it. If he wants to be PM hell need to get up to speed fast on such matters. At the moment he sounds totally out of his depth (and debt). Andy Burnham says Britain is still in hock to the bond markets thanks to what" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2013646903779467638) 2026-01-20T16:16Z 1.2M followers, 396.2K engagements "I still console myself that Greenland wont be invaded Trump has said. But Im worried about Iceland which Trump mentioned several times. And its not clear he knows the difference" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2013990586412359895) 2026-01-21T15:02Z 1.2M followers, 108.1K engagements "He could have had from the start without all the unnecessary threats and grandstanding. Its pathetic. @afneil Its what he was after all along and I have said from the beginning @afneil Its what he was after all along and I have said from the beginning" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2014062469782638732) 2026-01-21T19:48Z 1.2M followers, 50.4K engagements "What are these new investments exactly This morning I visited the International Armoured Vehicles Conference being held in Farnborough. Defence is an engine for growth and it was good to hear about new investments and opportunities to equip our forces with the latest tech as we move towards warfighting readiness https://t.co/3yRixUz7Jp This morning I visited the International Armoured Vehicles Conference being held in Farnborough. Defence is an engine for growth and it was good to hear about new investments and opportunities to equip our forces with the latest tech as we move towards" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2014073761897513191) 2026-01-21T20:32Z 1.2M followers, 62.1K engagements "The usual Trump sycophants and know-nothings are all piling in claiming hes a genius this is the art of the deal in action he played hardball to get a better Greenland deal than was otherwise available. Its all nonsense. In fact its TACO in action a Trump surrender a victory for European NATO for refusing to be cowed/bludgeoned. You will find there is nothing in the framework agreement re Greenland/Arctic region that hasnt been available to USA/Trump for weeks months years. A much bigger US military presence. More US bases. Use of Greenland for the Golden Dome missile shield defence. All" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2014082458573066329) 2026-01-21T21:07Z 1.2M followers, 439.7K engagements "NATO has no power to negotiate any of Greenlands sovereignty. New York Times: The announcement followed a NATO meeting where top military officers from the alliances member states discussed a compromise in which Denmark would give the United States sovereignty over small pockets of Greenlandic land where the United States could build New York Times: The announcement followed a NATO meeting where top military officers from the alliances member states discussed a compromise in which Denmark would give the United States sovereignty over small pockets of Greenlandic land where the United States" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2014125750312476862) 2026-01-21T23:59Z 1.2M followers, 63.4K engagements "Not sure if the typically myopic US media has quite clocked what an angry shitstorm President Trump has stirred up abroad with his callous ungrateful inaccurate gibe about Americas NATO allies staying away from the Afghan frontline. Hes managed to unite pretty much everybody against him even his hitherto supporters on the populist right. Even Keir Starmer https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747131316158611 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747131316158611" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2014747131316158611) 2026-01-23T17:08Z 1.2M followers, 594.8K engagements "France is developing Viso a 100% French videoconferencing solution developed by the Direction Interministrielle du Numrique (DINUM) the French governments interministerial digital directorate as an alternative to US tools like Zoom Microsoft Teams Google Meet. There will be some limitations: [--]. Only operates between 10am and 5pm. [--]. It will take a two-hour break for lunch every day between 12:30 and 14:30. [--]. It cannot be used for more than [--] hours a week. [--]. Closed all of August [--]. It retires on 85% pay after three years. [--]. L'utilisation du franais sera obligatoire. Cant wait to show them" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2015934796820521186) 2026-01-26T23:48Z 1.2M followers, 170K engagements "ANDREW NEIL: Trump's America murders nurses and poets - to its shame https://mol.im/a/15499737 https://mol.im/a/15499737" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2016018958994833815) 2026-01-27T05:22Z 1.2M followers, 96.5K engagements "The Labour panic gathers pace" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2016577484234317842) 2026-01-28T18:21Z 1.2M followers, 208.5K engagements "This is rather good. Clear and concise. The Citys budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works. https://t.co/W2GtYgRYFS The Citys budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works. https://t.co/W2GtYgRYFS" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017327900794474634) 2026-01-30T20:03Z 1.2M followers, 246.9K engagements "The DOJs summary (as of early 2025) noted [---] defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon (including firearms tasers knives etc.). Now whos talking bollocks. @afneil Andrew Neil claims Jan [--] was an armed insurrection. Total bollocks. Why do these Daily Mail types let him get away with repeating it @afneil Andrew Neil claims Jan [--] was an armed insurrection. Total bollocks. Why do these Daily Mail types let him get away with repeating it" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017346194524012771) 2026-01-30T21:16Z 1.2M followers, 38.3K engagements "Yes. The DOJs summary (as of early 2025) noted [---] defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon (including firearms tasers knives etc.). @afneil Guns @afneil Guns" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017346294256218177) 2026-01-30T21:16Z 1.2M followers, 27.5K engagements "Im doing Times Radio live from London all next week. Perhaps you or one of your ministers could come on air and explain the billions in deals youve done while in China I clicked on the details link you provided. But there are none. Just more flannel. Failing a minister perhaps one of your many cheerleaders who follow me on X could explain/amplify. Thanks. @TimesRadio Can you please provide details of the billions in export and investment deals you claim to have done with China. Other than China cutting the tariff on whisky worth a mere 250m spread over [--] years to an industry which exports" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017609471103496530) 2026-01-31T14:42Z 1.2M followers, 562.2K engagements "Pfizer is a US company headquartered in NYC. Its recent licensing deals involve spending in China. There are no billions for Britain. Next" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017632028028514518) 2026-01-31T16:12Z 1.2M followers, 35.6K engagements "Scotch whisky exports are 5bn+ a year. @afneil He boasts of a [--] year whisky deal worth 50m a year. The annual Whisky revenue tops over $70Bn Hardly the deal of the Century. @afneil He boasts of a [--] year whisky deal worth 50m a year. The annual Whisky revenue tops over $70Bn Hardly the deal of the Century" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017632496083406896) 2026-01-31T16:14Z 1.2M followers, 64.9K engagements "The silence is deafening. Not just from ministers (I expected that) but from Labours extensive fan base of MPs and media. I understand one of the reasons Starmer left with an empty begging bowl is that the whole trip was only approved at the last minute after Starmer had finally agreed to the Chinese mega-embassy. Xi furious at the delays had made clear theyd be no visit without that approval. Permission was duly granted but there was no time to agree any deals in advance. Hence the thin gruel. To claim the trip has generated billions in exports and investment for the UK is an untruth or more" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017639627344023559) 2026-01-31T16:42Z 1.2M followers, 442.9K engagements "First I am most certainly not your mate. Second Chinese students have been flocking to Britain long before Starmer visited China. Third some of these students form part of the [--] covert influence outposts China now has in Britain. Fourth Scottish universities give preference to Chinese over Scottish students. Chinese students bring big fees. Scottish students none. So theres a quota on Scottish students. But none on Chinese. Next. @afneil Mate stop being retarded and look at how many Chinese students are coming to UK unis particularly Glasgow. @afneil Mate stop being retarded and look at how" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017654723038323125) 2026-01-31T17:42Z 1.2M followers, 159.1K engagements "A case study in how @British_Airways by setting impossibly high tier point hurdles is going to lose a lot of money/big paying customers. Planning my next trip to NYC in Spring. Normally Id do business Nice-London on BA return first class London-NYC-London and business London-Nice fitting in a few working days in London there and back. All up the fares would come to around [----] for flights in second half of April. A lot of money especially since it comes out of my pocket. Nobody picks up my expenses. But at my age I like to travel in comfort. And I like the BA crews. However now that the tier" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017660593935728764) 2026-01-31T18:05Z 1.2M followers, 440.7K engagements "Not huge. Guest list gets you access to Concorde Lounge in T5 Heathrow and Chelsea Lounge T8 JFK. But Group O status is meant to give you priority boarding ahead even of Group [--]. But at least 50% of the time they dont bother to call Group [--]. Boarding BA is usually shambles despite all the emphasis on groups. Youd think a British airline of all airlines would know how organise an orderly queue @British_Airways @afneil @British_Airways Is there a big difference between gold and guest list @afneil @British_Airways Is there a big difference between gold and guest list" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017677260870861234) 2026-01-31T19:12Z 1.2M followers, 164.2K engagements "My lovely Molly the Dog knows more about NATO and defence than this guy. Can Nato actually be reformed from within Green Party leader Zack Polanski discusses his proposal with Ciaran Jenkins. https://t.co/bif79GAmMd Can Nato actually be reformed from within Green Party leader Zack Polanski discusses his proposal with Ciaran Jenkins. https://t.co/bif79GAmMd" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018046692642161095) 2026-02-01T19:39Z 1.2M followers, 137K engagements "My monologue on the startling revelations about Mandy & Andy in the latest batch of the Epstein Files: The latest batch of the Epstein files are causing even more waves on this side of the Atlantic than they are in America. True there are further embarrassing revelations concerning Bill Gates Bill Clinton and even Donald Trump though incendiary claims about the President are without corroboration. So even his many media enemies in the US are not touching them at least not yet. But the really juicy stuff centres on our very own Mandy and Andy Peter Mandleson formerly known as our man in" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018327802131382509) 2026-02-02T14:17Z 1.2M followers, 227.6K engagements "Ill try again please list the billions of pounds of Chinese investment youve secured for Britain after your trip. Thanks. Back from my visit to China with @Keir_Starmer feeling optimistic. Weve secured billions of pounds of investment and export deals for the UK. Including tariffs halved on Scotch whisky. Thats investment that will be felt by communities across the country. Back from my visit to China with @Keir_Starmer feeling optimistic. Weve secured billions of pounds of investment and export deals for the UK. Including tariffs halved on Scotch whisky. Thats investment that will be felt by" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018360311514870162) 2026-02-02T16:26Z 1.2M followers, 296K engagements "Labour emphasising how much it wants to strip Mandleson of his peerage. Who cares Hell never be near the House of Lords again. Far more important is the mounting evidence that as a cabinet minister he passed market sensitive information to Epstein of huge value to the pedophiles rich American friends (Steven Swinford of The Times has uncovered one damning example there are many more see Dan Neidles excellent work). Is this not misconduct in a public office Surely Knacker of the Yard should be investigating. What does Labour have to say about that @Steven_Swinford @DanNeidle Lord Mandelson" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018367372285890868) 2026-02-02T16:54Z 1.2M followers, 444K engagements "Let us no forget that this morning Labour sent out its people to argue there was no need for any kind of investigation into Mandelson and to bat away suggestions he lose his peerage. Neither line last through lunch" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018381799567568932) 2026-02-02T17:51Z 1.2M followers, 198.9K engagements "Of course. Please give me all youve got on Epstein/Farage. @TimesRadio @afneil @KateEMcCann @StigAbell Will you also be covering Epstein's closeness to Farage and the European nationalist right @TimesRadio @afneil @KateEMcCann @StigAbell Will you also be covering Epstein's closeness to Farage and the European nationalist right" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018639986795725000) 2026-02-03T10:57Z 1.2M followers, 196.4K engagements "Todays monologue on The Times at One with Andrew Neil: Keir Starmers Mandleson woes: It is of course open season on Peter Mandleson and rightly so. But beneath the universal outrage at his betrayal greed and stupidity Keir Starmer is also in the frame. It was the PM after all who insisted on making him our man in Washington even though there were many in the Labour party who had their doubts. Yes Starmer did not know then what we all know now. I doubt Mandlesons worst enemies ever conceived that he'd pass market sensitive information to an American financier from his position at the heart of" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018692421303865765) 2026-02-03T14:25Z 1.2M followers, 343.6K engagements "AstraZenca is making a 15bn investment in China. China is not making a 15bn investment in the UK. The licensing deal involves multi-billion pound payments to China. Its a good idea for AZ but it is not a Chinese investment in UK. Chery makes commercial vehicles not cars. They have no plans to make vehicles in Liverpool or anywhere else in UK. The Liverpool investment is in an HQ/R&D centre. Which is good. But not a multi-billion pound investment. Indeed Chery have not announced the scale of the investment. So I await examples of bilions of pounds of investment as a result of the China trip" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018701267401343339) 2026-02-03T15:01Z 1.2M followers, 223.4K engagements "You really havent. Youve voted to move [------] over a poverty line in official records. Thats not the same as lifting [------] out of poverty. And shouldnt labour have a capital L I just voted to lift [------] children out of poverty. Thats a labour government in action. I just voted to lift [------] children out of poverty. Thats a labour government in action" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018982495224574217) 2026-02-04T09:38Z 1.2M followers, 183.7K engagements "The Times at One with Andrew Neil. Live NOW on @TimesRadio All the latest on the Mandleson scandal the biggest to hit British politics in over [--] years" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019034118231925054) 2026-02-04T13:03Z 1.2M followers, 29.1K engagements "Some Labour ministers are urging Keir Starmer to fire his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney tonight to save his premiership. McSweeney certainly pushed Mandelsons case to be ambassador to the US. But I think Starmers plight way beyond being turned round by making McSweeney the sacrificial lamb. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019104233795006866 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019104233795006866" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019104233795006866) 2026-02-04T17:42Z 1.2M followers, 427.7K engagements "Further thoughts: The Mandelson scandal only reinforces what many voters think of our governing class. It will not play well in the Gorton and Denton by-election on Feb [--] which must now be on track to lose. And if Starmer is still around as PM for that result defeat would surely be the final nail in his political coffin. Labour MPs can already be heard muttering ruefully he chose Mandelson for Washington but stopped Andy Burnham from running in Gorton Some Labour ministers are urging Keir Starmer to fire his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney tonight to save his premiership. McSweeney certainly" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019106027803754699) 2026-02-04T17:49Z 1.2M followers, 293K engagements "Not a single thing you think you understand happens to be true. Why do you tweet out such obvious lies The BBC understands Lord Mandelson maintains that hes not acted criminally and did not act for personal gain and argues that confronting in the late noughties the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s sought Epsteins expertise in the national interest The BBC understands Lord Mandelson maintains that hes not acted criminally and did not act for personal gain and argues that confronting in the late noughties the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s sought Epsteins expertise in the" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019292813373108365) 2026-02-05T06:11Z 1.2M followers, 299.3K engagements "If thats what hes saying why dont they quote him @afneil They are saying this is what Mandelson is saying people can judge whether hes lying or not. Why shouldnt the BBC tell us this People want to know what Mandelson is thinking. @afneil They are saying this is what Mandelson is saying people can judge whether hes lying or not. Why shouldnt the BBC tell us this People want to know what Mandelson is thinking" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019304552026288420) 2026-02-05T06:58Z 1.2M followers, 63.3K engagements "So its the BBCs job to share an obvious pack of lies Without caveat or context or qualification Just a cipher Right. Got it. If only I had had your counsel earlier in my career. Id have made a much better journalist. @afneil It is the BBCs job to share this even if it is an obvious pack of lies. Did you watch Newsnight on Wednesday that is what makes the BBC special and why you should do your damnest to protect it. @afneil It is the BBCs job to share this even if it is an obvious pack of lies. Did you watch Newsnight on Wednesday that is what makes the BBC special and why you should do your" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019305333462823179) 2026-02-05T07:01Z 1.2M followers, 103.7K engagements "How long can Keir Starmer cling on Who would replace him if he throws in the towel The Prime Minister says Peter Mandelson claimed he barely knew Epstein. But how on earth was that believed All that and more on The Times at One with Andrew Neil 1pm today. @TimesRadio" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019383624039297282) 2026-02-05T12:12Z 1.2M followers, 110K engagements "Has to be PLP. @afneil great show as always on @TimesRadio this afternoon. QQ- can Andy Burnham become Labour leader and then be given a seat in the House of Lords to become PM Or does he have to be a member of the parliamentary party @afneil great show as always on @TimesRadio this afternoon. QQ- can Andy Burnham become Labour leader and then be given a seat in the House of Lords to become PM Or does he have to be a member of the parliamentary party" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019431073894265101) 2026-02-05T15:21Z 1.2M followers, 66.6K engagements "This is all just pathetic spin. Why would any sentient being be genuinely surprised/angry that Mandelson lied Is he also shocked that bears do their ablutions in the woods Labour MPs say theyve never seen Keir Starmer so angry. Colleagues with him in the lobbies on Tuesday night - during a vote on abolishing the two child benefit cap - say he loudly fumed about Mandelson: "He's a fucking liar. He fucking lied." Labour MPs say theyve never seen Keir Starmer so angry. Colleagues with him in the lobbies on Tuesday night - during a vote on abolishing the two child benefit cap - say he loudly" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019770058839400931) 2026-02-06T13:48Z 1.2M followers, 168.7K engagements "It really wouldnt. A collective national heart attack Very likely. A mass rush to the exits For sure for sure. But not an election. NEW Keir Starmers allies are warning that an Angela Rayner leadership coup would trigger a general election. It is being argued Rayners left-wing policy platform would differ to the [----] manifesto and she would not have a personal mandate as PM. One Labour figure who served NEW Keir Starmers allies are warning that an Angela Rayner leadership coup would trigger a general election. It is being argued Rayners left-wing policy platform would differ to the 2024" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019816749663969729) 2026-02-06T16:53Z 1.2M followers, 152.5K engagements "London New York and Paris. My three all-time favourite cities. And it seems Im not alone World's best cities for [----]. [--]. London [--]. New York [--]. Paris [--]. Tokyo [--]. Madrid [--]. Singapore [--]. Rome [--]. Dubai [--]. Berlin [--]. Barcelona (Resonance Consultancy) https://t.co/v6pQHB4aGk World's best cities for [----]. [--]. London [--]. New York [--]. Paris [--]. Tokyo [--]. Madrid [--]. Singapore [--]. Rome [--]. Dubai [--]. Berlin [--]. Barcelona (Resonance Consultancy) https://t.co/v6pQHB4aGk" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019819124625666187) 2026-02-06T17:03Z 1.2M followers, 117K engagements "For much of the today there was an attempt to convince us that the frenzy around Starmer was abating. Its not. Tonight on several fronts its more frenetic than ever" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019881606979178749) 2026-02-06T21:11Z 1.2M followers, 155.6K engagements "In other news tractor production is at an all time high and were on track to grow a trillion bushels of wheat. Great to be out on the doors in Gorton & Denton today. Really good conversations and huge support for our message of unity and hope over division and grievance. Only Labour can stop Reform. Team Labour out in full force @sarahsackman @Nesil_Caliskan @LabourSJ @jreynoldsMP https://t.co/s8LFCYNKoe Great to be out on the doors in Gorton & Denton today. Really good conversations and huge support for our message of unity and hope over division and grievance. Only Labour can stop Reform." [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019895689723912499) 2026-02-06T22:07Z 1.2M followers, 96.2K engagements "From The Times obituary of Eddie Shah who led the way to modernise newspaper production and end the tyranny of the reactionary print unions: As a result an increasingly bitter dispute raged for the best part of five months five coffins were sent to Shahs home including three small ones for his children and his house was later firebombed. Mass picketing resulted in violent scenes at the Messenger Groups plants. In late November [----] [----] picketers converged on the plant buildings were set on fire and Shah was trapped inside fearing for his life. Admiring Shahs courage in standing up to the" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020020233558261893) 2026-02-07T06:22Z 1.2M followers, 103.9K engagements "Thank you for publishing in full. Means we can be sure of ignoring it in its entirety. BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have published it in full. https://t.co/iCnxw56OVv BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020027520134049849) 2026-02-07T06:51Z 1.2M followers, 485.6K engagements "Very interesting. Please help what wrongdoing is indicated by Nick Candy being all over the Epstein files. Ready to get stuck in with your guidance Zia Yusuf's glib hypocrisy on #bbcqt is making me feel physically sick. Reform's Treasurer & one of its biggest donors Nick Candy is all over the Epstein files. Epstein & his close associates Bannon & Thiel were working actively to support the European far right incl. Farage. Zia Yusuf's glib hypocrisy on #bbcqt is making me feel physically sick. Reform's Treasurer & one of its biggest donors Nick Candy is all over the Epstein files. Epstein & his" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020040374048420204) 2026-02-07T07:42Z 1.2M followers, 133.2K engagements "Thanks. About as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Youre just stringing a lot of words together @afneil In no order - Epstein / Bannon and links to Brexit / finance / Russia etc - the involvement / connection of Theil - clear Bannon's right wing world domination involved Epstein and money - did it also involve kompromat - follow the money @afneil In no order - Epstein / Bannon and links to Brexit / finance / Russia etc - the involvement / connection of Theil - clear Bannon's right wing world domination involved Epstein and money - did it also involve kompromat - follow the money" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020055575565156792) 2026-02-07T08:42Z 1.2M followers, 58K engagements "These tweets all follow the same formula: Great to be out and about with our wonderful candidate. Very positive reception on the doorstep/at the rally. Only we can beat add ennemi du jour/biggest threat to their party These tweets fool nobody. Why do they bother Great to be out in Gorton and Denton with our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia and colleagues. The atmosphere at this mornings rally was electric and determined. Only Labour can beat Reform here. And we must🌹 https://t.co/igh9WuTK36 Great to be out in Gorton and Denton with our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia and colleagues." [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020133442411753690) 2026-02-07T13:51Z 1.2M followers, 210.5K engagements "Labour will veer Left when Starmer goes and the chances of a financial crisis will rise ANDREW NEIL https://mol.im/a/15536251 https://mol.im/a/15536251" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020138672721461673) 2026-02-07T14:12Z 1.2M followers, 152.3K engagements "Sunday Times reporting that Mandelson received a taxpayer-funded payoff worth tens of thousands of pounds after being sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020245010000847131) 2026-02-07T21:15Z 1.2M followers, 158.7K engagements "In Jeff Bezos The Washington Post could not have a better owner How big a pay off do you need to be prepared to say something like that after the mass cull of its journalists Will Lewis just sent a note to staff at The Washington Post announcing that he is stepping down as publisher. https://t.co/hNTf6wyrDk Will Lewis just sent a note to staff at The Washington Post announcing that he is stepping down as publisher. https://t.co/hNTf6wyrDk" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020420663203320107) 2026-02-08T08:53Z 1.2M followers, 83.2K engagements "Move at pace to deliver change. The language of the regime. Nobody else talks like this. Starmer will attempt next week to enact advice the likes of @HarrietHarman & Brown. No [--] source says 'PM recognises the need for government to address the issues highlighted by the Mandelson revelations' & that work began last week on this: PM's instructed officials to move Starmer will attempt next week to enact advice the likes of @HarrietHarman & Brown. No [--] source says 'PM recognises the need for government to address the issues highlighted by the Mandelson revelations' & that work began last week" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020581290794459276) 2026-02-08T19:31Z 1.2M followers, 234.9K engagements "Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wins general election landslide on a conservative pro-American more-money-for-defence lets-stand-up-to China ticket" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020590793627734500) 2026-02-08T20:09Z 1.2M followers, 177.8K engagements "Spare us the high moral ground. Your party (SPD) is at 15% in the polls 10-points behind the hard-right AfD. So carry on talking about policy its doing you the world of good. And we both know German media/politics is now above personal attacks. @afneil Here in Germany we are talking about policy in the UK politics is just about personal attacks. You and others are at least partially responsible for this. @afneil Here in Germany we are talking about policy in the UK politics is just about personal attacks. You and others are at least partially responsible for this" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020832512566763629) 2026-02-09T12:09Z 1.2M followers, 61.7K engagements "Blair has never been Starmers mentor. Never. And recently theyve barely been on speaking terms. @afneil Starmer gone by this evening we all hope Interesting that neither of the people closest to Starmer -- his wife Victoria and his longterm mentor Tony Blair -- has come out to support him. Both are pointedly keeping their distance. @afneil Starmer gone by this evening we all hope Interesting that neither of the people closest to Starmer -- his wife Victoria and his longterm mentor Tony Blair -- has come out to support him. Both are pointedly keeping their distance" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020834358589071756) 2026-02-09T12:17Z 1.2M followers, 142.7K engagements "It is not our job to cover policies just because the government wants us to. Thats work for his apologists like yourself. But I do admire your dedication when it comes to flogging a dead horse. @hzeffman Maybe it has something to do with one of those policies the government announces and political journalists - including at the BBC - dont cover for some reason. @hzeffman Maybe it has something to do with one of those policies the government announces and political journalists - including at the BBC - dont cover for some reason" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020839528035242070) 2026-02-09T12:37Z 1.2M followers, 96.6K engagements "*vulnerable 'He is venerable to being blown over by the slightest spring breeze' says @afneil. As Keir Starmer fights for political survival after the Lord Mandelson scandal. https://t.co/eh57VVNevk 'He is venerable to being blown over by the slightest spring breeze' says @afneil. As Keir Starmer fights for political survival after the Lord Mandelson scandal. https://t.co/eh57VVNevk" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021138574112903343) 2026-02-10T08:26Z 1.2M followers, 42.4K engagements "RT @stephabouais: Andrew Neil hits the nail on the head again" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022594387822202953) 2026-02-14T08:50Z 1.2M followers, [--] engagements "Last-minute legal challenges delayed the removal of the first migrants due to be deported to France under the governments one-in one-out returns deal with Paris. No surprise. Keir Starmer was part of the lawfare movement which elevated rule by lawyers and the courts above rule by elected politicians. He is reaping what he sowed" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1967824530312777997) 2025-09-16T05:35Z 1.2M followers, 330.1K engagements "Its like a scene from a farce: Home Office sources have confirmed that one person sent to France under the UK-France treaty which allows people who cross the Channel to Britain in small boats to be sent back in exchange for bringing the same number in France to the UK via a legal route is now back in the UK. He returned by a small boat" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1980968407936991604) 2025-10-22T12:04Z 1.2M followers, 1.1M engagements "ANDREW NEIL: Trump to Europe: 'You're on your own losers. Bye' The US Presidents new security strategy couldn't be more chilling for Europe https://mol.im/a/15368795 https://mol.im/a/15368795" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1998578332594479582) 2025-12-10T02:19Z 1.2M followers, 151.1K engagements "If the folks at Davos had a spine theyd be walking out en masse now. Leaving him to an empty room" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2013985099037987186) 2026-01-21T14:40Z 1.2M followers, 156.2K engagements "Well [----] certainly didnt stay a little back. Thats the number of non-American NATO troops who were killed in support of US actions in Afghanistan. He really is ungracious ignorant and uncaring on such matters. Especially unbecoming from someone who managed to avoid military service himself. Trump on NATO: "I've always said will they be there if we ever needed them That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back off the front https://t.co/fA0i1S3LxY Trump" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2014376674675089803) 2026-01-22T16:36Z 1.2M followers, 725.4K engagements "Its war Keir Starmer blocks Andy Burnham from returning to parliament preventing the Greater Manchester mayor from launching a bid to replace him as prime minister" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2015403410128773324) 2026-01-25T12:36Z 1.2M followers, 328.9K engagements "Monologue from todays Times at One with Andrew Neil: BETRAYAL And still the revelations about Peter Mandlesons betrayals from the heart of government come each one more jaw-dropping than the last. We learned earlier this week that hed tipped off his convicted pedophile mate about an imminent 500bn bailout of the Eurozone advance information hugely useful to a financial fixer like Jeffrey Epstein. Even more incredibly we saw how hed advised Americas most powerful banker via Epstein to threaten the British government over plans to tax bankers bonuses in the wake of the Great Financial Crash" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019055573195444320) 2026-02-04T14:28Z 1.2M followers, 338.5K engagements "My monologue on todays Times at One with Andrew Neil: TIME FOR KEIR STARMER TO DO THE HONOURABLE THING The country woke up this morning to find Keir Starmer still Prime Minister. But maybe not for much longer. The Prime Minister woke to a banner headline on the front page of the Guardian: Its over for Starmer say Labour MPs. Theres no shortage of similar headlines in all the other papers. But for Labours house paper to lead with one in such stark terms is pretty ominous for the PMs prospects. It does feel like the end of days for Starmers premiership. Exactly how and when it will end is still" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019422570072740046) 2026-02-05T14:47Z 1.2M followers, 140.7K engagements "Starmer claims Mandelson lied to him during the vetting process. I dont doubt that. He says Mandelson claims he barely knew Epstein. I dont doubt he said that either. But if Starmer believed that when there was already plenty of compelling evidence to show it was a lie then he was not fit to be part of the vetting process. Its hard to avoid the conclusion Starmer/McSweeney were so keen to have Mandelson in Washington that they brushed aside anything inconvenient the vetting process threw up. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019705369874883010" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019705369874883010) 2026-02-06T09:30Z 1.2M followers, 236.4K engagements "A message from the Land of Fantasy. People are joining Labour tonight. To back Keir Starmer and take part in the clean up of British politics that will now begin. join us in the fight to stop the racist right https://t.co/Rawr0ob14P People are joining Labour tonight. To back Keir Starmer and take part in the clean up of British politics that will now begin. join us in the fight to stop the racist right https://t.co/Rawr0ob14P" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019882034974605657) 2026-02-06T21:12Z 1.2M followers, 193K engagements "Do you have a shred of evidence the 900k came from Epstein. If not stop wasting my time. @afneil Where did the 900k come from to buy the house Start there. @afneil Where did the 900k come from to buy the house Start there" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020056190365909248) 2026-02-07T08:45Z 1.2M followers, 106.4K engagements "The whole Labour campaign so far has been built round the need to stop Reform winning in Gorton/Denton. Wholly negative. That may be how political activists like Powell look at by-elections. But dont most voters ponder what are candidates offering and who would be best for me and the constituency" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020129842432278950) 2026-02-07T13:37Z 1.2M followers, 176.6K engagements "Reports that Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about to call on Starmer to step down if so the dam is breached" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020851853773173043) 2026-02-09T13:26Z 1.2M followers, 124.5K engagements "Classic killer fact illustrating how so many US newspapers have lost their way lost all contact with readers interests/priorities: In November [----] the Washington Post announced it planned to have over [--] journalists covering climate change/environment" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020859581606314444) 2026-02-09T13:57Z 1.2M followers, 124.6K engagements "As expected Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to resign. Frames it in terms of need for Labour to win Holyrood in May implying Starmer a liability. Of course its too late for any change of leader/PM to make a difference" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020869514624151909) 2026-02-09T14:36Z 1.2M followers, 100.4K engagements "Yes. I often bark for a man I last had contact with over [--] years ago. Hey ho @afneil As usual Andrew Neil is just barking for Rupert Murdoch @afneil As usual Andrew Neil is just barking for Rupert Murdoch" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020901933314195726) 2026-02-09T16:45Z 1.2M followers, 83.2K engagements "The state of chatbots on X these days. His wife is foreign secretary. Arent you programmed to keep up 😂 The state of the British media. Watching Shrewzanna and @edballs chortling with @afneil about the perils of Keir Starmer is so depressing. Ed should be nowhere near political commentary. His wife is the Home Secretary. Bet their breakfast table is a war zone. https://t.co/Z4qiSbOpwN The state of the British media. Watching Shrewzanna and @edballs chortling with @afneil about the perils of Keir Starmer is so depressing. Ed should be nowhere near political commentary. His wife is the Home" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021140506210693229) 2026-02-10T08:33Z 1.2M followers, 83.4K engagements "Typical of the Lefts malevolent witch hunt against the BBC which I tweeted about less than an hour ago for simply reporting Labours travails. Nasty desperate dissemblers for whom lying and fake narratives come easily" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021543425984872563) 2026-02-11T11:14Z 1.2M followers, 70.7K engagements "That made me chuckle. I do hope some Labour jobsworth tries out that line in a TV studio. @afneil So the economy has grown each quarter. @afneil So the economy has grown each quarter" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021871896292438035) 2026-02-12T08:59Z 1.2M followers, 58.8K engagements "I know I guess it suits their narrative. @afneil I love how people automatically assume you loved the Tories when you were just as scathing towards them 😂. @afneil I love how people automatically assume you loved the Tories when you were just as scathing towards them 😂" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022029135762403353) 2026-02-12T19:24Z 1.2M followers, 28.1K engagements "To spend an interview with the Leader of the Opposition on a supposedly serious news programme beating her up for not watching a particular TV drama (not a documentary as they kept calling it) is quite surreal. Ms Badenoch politely held her ground well. I would have been rather more robust with the interlocutors. A totally bonkers interview in which BBC presenters interrogate a politician because she hasnt watched a TV show https://t.co/qXWBOYXOV5 A totally bonkers interview in which BBC presenters interrogate a politician because she hasnt watched a TV show https://t.co/qXWBOYXOV5" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1910599659149537437) 2025-04-11T07:43Z 1.2M followers, 950.9K engagements "It is one of the great scandals of our time. Drax which generates electricity by burning trees imported as pellets from North America is more expensive than gas more polluting than coal and more dependent on imports than oil. Yet it is incredibly designated as sustainable biomass pocketed 870m in subsidies last year and will likely trouser another [--] billion subsidies over the next four years all to allow Ed The Zealot Miliband to include Drax in his net zero calculations. Not just a scandal but an expensive scandal for the taxpayer" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1961330306146852927) 2025-08-29T07:29Z 1.2M followers, 502.4K engagements "This is deranged. Despite tens of billions invested in solar and wind there are only about [-----] jobs in both sectors combined. Given the subsidies involved each one at a cost of over [------] which is unsustainable. The result is the most expensive industrial electricity costs in the world which has destroyed far more jobs than expensive renewables have created. The claim that theres a cornucopia of big salaried green jobs is a myth of the net zero zealots. Clean energy jobs are the route to economic change in our country. https://t.co/7EgKTHLPbr Clean energy jobs are the route to economic" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1979848135917928870) 2025-10-19T09:52Z 1.2M followers, 923.5K engagements "So the point of the BBC in your view is to stop Farage/Reform. Can you explain why the 30%+ currently telling pollsters they plan to vote Farage/Reform should by your logic continue to pay their licence fees How can the BBC claim to be impartial and yet be tasked by people like you to secure a particular political end Have you really thought this through Or is there water in the brain from all these silly stunts The resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness must be a chance for the BBC to turn a new leaf rebuild trust and not give in to those like Nigel Farage who want to destroy it. We" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1987937753934238185) 2025-11-10T17:37Z 1.2M followers, 894.9K engagements "Please detail the 2.3bn in investment into UK as a result of Mr Starmers trip to China. Thank you @Politically__OK @afneil @grok When did you last go somewhere for three days and come back with 2.3bn in investment @Politically__OK @afneil @grok When did you last go somewhere for three days and come back with 2.3bn in investment" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2018036554661335413) 2026-02-01T18:59Z 1.2M followers, 235.7K engagements "The mood darkening among Labour backbenchers and hardening against Starmer. Theres a fin de sicle feel to his premiership now" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019068106778321276) 2026-02-04T15:18Z 1.2M followers, 261.2K engagements "Starmer Peter Mandelson has my full confidence as ambassador to the US. Gone in [--] hours. Starmer Morgan McSweeney has my full confidence. Gone in four days. Starmer [--] Downing Street spokesperson totally untrue PM is preparing to resign. Gone by the weekend 😂" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020766820475572668) 2026-02-09T07:48Z 1.2M followers, 226.5K engagements "We are a Government whose central purpose is to stand up for the powerless and not the powerful says Red Ed Miliband as he stuffs the pockets of rich and powerful providers of wind farms with yet more public gold. The hypocrisy is astounding" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021501186168455567) 2026-02-11T08:26Z 1.2M followers, 151K engagements "Hilarious to watch the Left fulminate against @BBCNews for simply doing its job reporting on how precarious is Keir Starmers grip on power. Its as if they think the BBC is there to do its bidding and quickly turn against it when it doesnt. But theres a nasty undertone to it all in the way theyre trying to undermine/discredit various BBC journalists with lies and fabrications. Its an old story your party is in deep trouble so lash out at the media. They all do it. @ChrisMasonBBC @bbclaurak Chris Mason if you believe the rumours may be gone today🙏 Chris Mason if you believe the rumours may be" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021533606380716403) 2026-02-11T10:35Z 1.2M followers, 171K engagements "Keir Starmer boasted at PMQs today that hed kicked Jeremy Corbyn out of the Labour Party. After hed done all he could to make him Prime Minister of course. Starmer didnt add that bit of context" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021610085466685510) 2026-02-11T15:39Z 1.2M followers, 143.4K engagements "Care to tweet out the growth rates of the major EU economies Ill leave that with you. @afneil Brexit innit Well done Andrew.this is on you @afneil Brexit innit Well done Andrew.this is on you" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021893777724497956) 2026-02-12T10:26Z 1.2M followers, 71.8K engagements "This is Starmers official response to the stagnant growth figures: Todays GDP figures show our economy is growing we are heading in the right direction. It is a baffling incredible frankly unbelievable response suggesting hes now living on another planet. Planet Denial. The economy barely grew at all in the second half of [----]. Its not a matter of heading in the right direction. Were not heading in any direction. The economy is static. Labour was elected in July [----] with an overriding promise to accelerate economic growth. We now now have its record for its first full calendar year 2025: Q1:" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021927984781811862) 2026-02-12T12:42Z 1.2M followers, 239.1K engagements "Interesting to note that even with most of the year under its belt the Office for Budget Responsibility couldnt get its economic growth forecast right for [----]. At the time of the late November [----] Budget the OBR forecast 1.5% growth for [----]. This was a big increase on the 1% it had forecast back in March [----]. Yet even with only one month of the year to go it was wrong: the economy grew 1.3% in [----]. Some of us said at the time that the UK economy had slowed throughout the year and there was no basis for an upgrade to 1.5%. At the November Budget the OBR forecast 1.4% growth for [----]. This" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022228728688849202) 2026-02-13T08:37Z 1.2M followers, 58.2K engagements "Is Trump about to topple Cuba's Communist regime https://mol.im/a/15558771 https://mol.im/a/15558771" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022489842412814844) 2026-02-14T01:55Z 1.2M followers, 37K engagements "Theresa May a trail-blazing leader Almost choked with laughter on my coffee and toast Delighted to catch up with former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the @MunSecConf. Two trailblazing leaders each with decades of experience. https://t.co/Fc5Fb68SNQ Delighted to catch up with former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the @MunSecConf. Two trailblazing leaders each with decades of experience. https://t.co/Fc5Fb68SNQ" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022588550252994747) 2026-02-14T08:27Z 1.2M followers, 119.6K engagements "In these parlous times the Munich Security Conference is taking on far more importance than the waning World Economic Forum in Davos" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022635155173839238) 2026-02-14T11:32Z 1.2M followers, 28.2K engagements "Youre right. I originally wrote $10 which is close to [--]. But it was changed to [---] the official rate which nobody uses. I didnt spot the change. Pity. But doesnt affect the thrust of the article a whit. @afneil Small correction [----] pesos more like [--] not [---] using street exchange rate No normal citizen can use govt official rates Tasa de cambio informal en Cuba hoy sbado [--] de febrero del 2026: 👉 https://t.co/gFyEG8DUaq @afneil Small correction [----] pesos more like [--] not [---] using street exchange rate No normal citizen can use govt official rates Tasa de cambio informal en Cuba hoy sbado 14" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022786536086143170) 2026-02-14T21:34Z 1.2M followers, 46K engagements "I referred to the oil embargo Mr Numpty. @afneil The US have been sanctioning it since [----] Mr Neutral. @afneil The US have been sanctioning it since [----] Mr Neutral" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022789760482255258) 2026-02-14T21:47Z 1.2M followers, 25.1K engagements "Food and agricultural products for Cuba are specifically excluded from US sanctions. So thats not the reason Cubans are starving. Theyre starving because a clapped out communism still Stalinist in nature after almost [--] years of impoverishing the people cant produce the food to feed them or the revenues to import to food. @afneil And that excuse Trump making the situation worse Does that excuse forcing change by starvation Are you that deranged @afneil And that excuse Trump making the situation worse Does that excuse forcing change by starvation Are you that deranged" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022790929023713529) 2026-02-14T21:51Z 1.2M followers, 43.3K engagements "It wasnt a blockade. Plenty other countries trade with Cuba (Canada Mexico etc) and of course for years it was kept afloat by Soviet Russia. Then Venezuela. @afneil Its hard to ignore the effects of the US economic blockade against Cuba for over [--] years on the Cuban economy and its politics.mind you Cuba is a huge threat to the US. @afneil Its hard to ignore the effects of the US economic blockade against Cuba for over [--] years on the Cuban economy and its politics.mind you Cuba is a huge threat to the US" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022791332620607612) 2026-02-14T21:53Z 1.2M followers, 29K engagements "For all of this century its always been easier for young folks to find work in the UK than in the EU where youth unemployment rates were consistently higher than UK. It explains why so many young educated ambitious Europeans flocked to the UK to work much to our mutual benefit. These days are over. Britains youth unemployment rate has risen above Europes for the first time: unemployment among [--] to 24-year-olds jumped to 15.3% in the three months to September surpassing the EUs rate of 15pc according to the OECD. It marks the first time youth unemployment in Britain has been higher than in" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022802797884813370) 2026-02-14T22:39Z 1.2M followers, 222.9K engagements "Id be sleeping soundly if he was striding forward. Its his predilection for striding backwards that keeps me awake. Cant you have a word with him @afneil You're so scared of Starmer striding forward I think you may be having sleepless nights . #LabourStridingAhead @afneil You're so scared of Starmer striding forward I think you may be having sleepless nights . #LabourStridingAhead" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022817520579641431) 2026-02-14T23:37Z 1.2M followers, 40K engagements "US has sanctions on Cuba. But it was free to trade with the rest of the world. And it did. Except it made/produced nothing any body else wanted. And it ignored China/Russian pleas to reform its Stalinist economy/society. Most extensive secret police surveillance outside North Korea. Minuscule private sector. No civil society. Communist apparatchiks control everything. Prosperous nomenklatura with their nepotism babies starving proletariat. The same old communist story. All = a defunct punk Stalinism. @afneil You think all the other sanctions from the longest trade embargo in modern world" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022820245312831545) 2026-02-14T23:48Z 1.2M followers, 59.7K engagements "100% correct. My takeaway from the speech: it was written by people who do not understand defence don't want to and have no idea about rhe parlous state of the UK's armed forces. Despite polite applause it will cut little mustard in Europe- they know the truth. My takeaway from the speech: it was written by people who do not understand defence don't want to and have no idea about rhe parlous state of the UK's armed forces. Despite polite applause it will cut little mustard in Europe- they know the truth" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022823094323159461) 2026-02-14T23:59Z 1.2M followers, 83.6K engagements "So why are all plastic caps now tethered to their bottles in Poland and everywhere else in EU (even Brexit Britain has fallen in line) Answer: EU Directive 2019/904 imposed just over six years ago. Illegal to ignore in EU. Just a modest example from many to refute his denial NOW - Poland's FM: "This myth that gave us Brexit that somehow Brussels bureaucrats are imposing directives on member states is complete nonsense. That's not how the EU works." https://t.co/5CGkYTTPhJ NOW - Poland's FM: "This myth that gave us Brexit that somehow Brussels bureaucrats are imposing directives on member" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022968795472830802) 2026-02-15T09:38Z 1.2M followers, 210.6K engagements "Can you please provide details of the billions in export and investment deals you claim to have done with China. Other than China cutting the tariff on whisky worth a mere 250m spread over [--] years to an industry which exports over 5bn every year I cant find any. Where are the billions in extra UK exports and new Chinese investment in UK resulting from your trip Four days two cities countless conversations:billions in exports and investment deals for Britain. https://t.co/aS4jMQpAmo Four days two cities countless conversations:billions in exports and investment deals for Britain." [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017603405221384284) 2026-01-31T14:18Z 1.2M followers, 511K engagements "There is indeed always a tweet. @afneil @SadButMadLad There is always a tweet. He deleted it soon after this was shared. https://t.co/Rx0YOFhrJZ @afneil @SadButMadLad There is always a tweet. He deleted it soon after this was shared. https://t.co/Rx0YOFhrJZ" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020885196862627930) 2026-02-09T15:39Z 1.2M followers, 71.4K engagements "You think a government which has borrowed spent and taxed by tens and tens of billions more than it ever indicated in its manifesto fiscally cautious Its not political shorthand but ignorance of fiscal realities which is replacing serious analysis. @afneil @BBCNews Andrew we need to stop lazily branding everything the Left. A genuinely left-wing government wouldnt be this fiscally cautious or this eager to reassure markets. Political shorthand is replacing serious analysis. @afneil @BBCNews Andrew we need to stop lazily branding everything the Left. A genuinely left-wing government wouldnt be" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021542292260327745) 2026-02-11T11:10Z 1.2M followers, 67.9K engagements "President Macron set a goal of reducing the unemployment rate to 5% by the end of his second (and final) term. That target is now unattainable: the national statistics office published figures on Tuesday which show a 0.6-point increase over the past year. The French unemployment rate is now just shy of 8% (versus a tad over 5% UK). In or out of the EU the major European economies really do have their problems. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021553403109740770 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021553403109740770" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021553403109740770) 2026-02-11T11:54Z 1.2M followers, 74.9K engagements "Yip. Its all the medias fault. Labour/Starmer pure as the driven snow. Never put a foot wrong. A cabinet of all the talents. Highest combined IQ in history of cabinet government. And apparently working class to boot Motivated solely by mission-driven love of country. In no way architects of their own misfortunes. Undermined by an unscrupulous meeja. The injustice the unfairness of it all. Nationalise the media (What do you mean the BBCs already state-owned)" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021555073881403864) 2026-02-11T12:01Z 1.2M followers, 145.1K engagements "If youre in the mainstream it follows youre ahead of some behind others. Thats why youre in the mainstream. But you inherited an economy in the mainstream. And you werent elected on a promise to stay there. You were elected on a pledge made multiple times to make Britain the fastest growing economy in the G7. @WillPinner When measured against comparable countries the UKs performance sits firmly within the mainstream of developed economies and in several cases ahead of them. @WillPinner When measured against comparable countries the UKs performance sits firmly within the mainstream of" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021892835155284196) 2026-02-12T10:23Z 1.2M followers, 58.8K engagements "You win prize of the day for the most misleading chart of the day. Rule one in stats: always compare like with like. Youre not. I suspect you know youre not. You dont wish to illuminate public debate. Just skew distort and propagandise. The UK does not have a welfare problem. It's got a corrupt politician and corrupt political elite problem. It's got a billionaire problem. Tax the rich. https://t.co/dSIC47GA6E The UK does not have a welfare problem. It's got a corrupt politician and corrupt political elite problem. It's got a billionaire problem. Tax the rich. https://t.co/dSIC47GA6E" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021894650181652891) 2026-02-12T10:30Z 1.2M followers, 396.4K engagements "Thanks for the economics lecture. How did I ever get an honours degree in economics then [--] years at The Economist without you On the other hand Labour had been in power for six months when [----] started. So it can take responsibility for the calendar year whose economics course was set by its disastrous October [----] Budget. Global conditions were relatively benign in [----] bar for Trumps tariff tantrums without which UK growth in Q1 would not have been so strong. UK inflation rose under Labour remains higher than what they inherited and highest in G7. Business investment was v poor in 2025" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021983605975556205) 2026-02-12T16:23Z 1.2M followers, 101.1K engagements "Two quarters of decent growth in H1 [----] was not enough to save the Tories skin after years of economic mismanagement anaemic growth high inflation squeezed living standards stagnant for those on a wage higher taxes spending out of control no clue how to handle a post-Brexit Britain. For all of that they got their just desserts. @afneil If the economy was in such good shape why did voters demand change so decisively @afneil If the economy was in such good shape why did voters demand change so decisively" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022030625713410198) 2026-02-12T19:30Z 1.2M followers, 40.3K engagements "Thats the inevitable consequence of clinging doggedly to a funding model introduced when Lenin was in the Kremlin and Warren Harding in the White House You face a future of relentless cuts (after recent years of relentless cuts) as you stay lashed to a defunct system because its convenient/comfortable to the BBCs powers that be. Yet you still insist its fit for purpose in [----] BBC to make hundreds of millions of pounds of cuts https://t.co/vhoK10cngi BBC to make hundreds of millions of pounds of cuts https://t.co/vhoK10cngi" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022032756683809164) 2026-02-12T19:39Z 1.2M followers, 146.6K engagements "Given The Economists current dire and unilluminating coverage of UK politics it writes about Britain with a superior sneering as if it has a bad smell in its nose it clearly needs all the help it can get. This is very good news indeed. A very gifted reporter finally gets a gig worthy of his talents This is very good news indeed. A very gifted reporter finally gets a gig worthy of his talents" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022033463243931719) 2026-02-12T19:41Z 1.2M followers, 84.4K engagements "The Al Jazeera report was more downbeat. Its a public holiday today and in Tehran it feels like a family festival. I cant believe this BBC report. Over [-----] families are mourning at least one loved one. Yet according to this journalist the sun is shining Iranians are happy the regime is listening and even https://t.co/aPau9EajHA Its a public holiday today and in Tehran it feels like a family festival. I cant believe this BBC report. Over [-----] families are mourning at least one loved one. Yet according to this journalist the sun is shining Iranians are happy the regime is listening and even" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022034954751029307) 2026-02-12T19:47Z 1.2M followers, 56K engagements "It really isnt. Check your facts before tweeting nonsense. BREAKING: In a powerful moment the United Kingdom's Defense Minister John Healey just announced the UK will provide $35 billion in military aid to Ukraine. This is amazing. https://t.co/4lJk7dfhud BREAKING: In a powerful moment the United Kingdom's Defense Minister John Healey just announced the UK will provide $35 billion in military aid to Ukraine. This is amazing. https://t.co/4lJk7dfhud" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022052406633410647) 2026-02-12T20:57Z 1.2M followers, 86K engagements "I have. See my oral evidence to the House of Lords media select committee. Enjoy as you bathe in its wisdom/insight. @afneil So suggest an alternative @afneil So suggest an alternative" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022234112485122357) 2026-02-13T08:59Z 1.2M followers, 32.2K engagements "A case study of contemporary British government at its worst. You cripple the nightlife economy with higher taxes costs plus more rules regulations and compliance demands. Then you propose a Minister for Nightlife to revive the nightlife economy. 🚨 WATCH: Angela Rayner calls for the Government to create a Minister for Nightlife "We need to do better. We need to recognise the value of this industry economically culturally and socially" https://t.co/RV8cCLOgL2 🚨 WATCH: Angela Rayner calls for the Government to create a Minister for Nightlife "We need to do better. We need to recognise the" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022259310797979986) 2026-02-13T10:39Z 1.2M followers, 277.7K engagements "So Ive watched this. Its all about me saying there is a systemic bias to the left in the BBC which I point out is also true of nearly all broadcasters. There is not a word of me criticising the BBC for its coverage of Johnsons job security crisis just as I havent criticised it for its coverage of Starmer job crisis. Thats the matter we were discussing. Why did I have to watch this stuff which was entirely irrelevant to our disagreement @afneil Hi Andrew. How about this https://t.co/dNkmyshqUg. Or this https://t.co/7ly1LNTZph @afneil Hi Andrew. How about this https://t.co/dNkmyshqUg. Or this" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022396571690684911) 2026-02-13T19:44Z 1.2M followers, 77.2K engagements "I think I might put Sky News before BBC in Leftish lean which as the person who launched Sky is a matter of regret for me. When I launched it it was rigorously neutral. @afneil 💯agreement that all UK broadcasters - except GBN - are left leaning C4 BBCSKY and ITV in that order @afneil 💯agreement that all UK broadcasters - except GBN - are left leaning C4 BBCSKY and ITV in that order" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022573011107250241) 2026-02-14T07:25Z 1.2M followers, 155.8K engagements "Many of these fundamentally well-educated thoughtful people long thought Stalins Russia a workers paradise. @afneil fundamentally well educated thoughtful people are more to the left some more so than others. Right versus left is not necessarily an exact 50:50 equation maybe more people are slightly left maybe being slightly left is the correct factual position so why should media be 50:50 @afneil fundamentally well educated thoughtful people are more to the left some more so than others. Right versus left is not necessarily an exact 50:50 equation maybe more people are slightly left maybe" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022573502008623145) 2026-02-14T07:27Z 1.2M followers, 45.6K engagements "Jean-Paul Sartre Simone de Beauvoir Louis Aragon Bertolt Brecht WEB du Bois etc etc. I notice you knew better than to ask about pre-WW2 pro-Stalin intellectuals which are just too numerous to mention. @afneil Which post WW2 western left academics thought Stalin s Russia was a workers paradise or is @afneil fos @grok @afneil Which post WW2 western left academics thought Stalin s Russia was a workers paradise or is @afneil fos @grok" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022587733030363528) 2026-02-14T08:24Z 1.2M followers, 36.2K engagements "I dont work for anybody but myself these days and nobody tells me what to say or write. Nobody including editors and proprietors would be as foolish as to even try. @afneil You work for Rupert Murdoch and Lord Rothermere - two right wing Brexit supporting billionaires. You are not neutral @afneil. @afneil You work for Rupert Murdoch and Lord Rothermere - two right wing Brexit supporting billionaires. You are not neutral @afneil" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022589740378132508) 2026-02-14T08:32Z 1.2M followers, 50K engagements "The more Europes leaders drivel on about Europe the more Europe declines into irrelevance. Europes leading military powers badly need to come together in rearming. But Macron stands in the way of full British participation for narrow self-interest reasons. Starmer is just as bad: he talks big about a new European defence posture (much needed) but refuses to increase UK military spending by more than a minuscule amount. Only Poland Scandinavia the Baltics and now Germany get it. Don't believe one second Europe is an old fashioned construction. https://t.co/8NbxsSH0kj Don't believe one second" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022591317499339205) 2026-02-14T08:38Z 1.2M followers, 167.2K engagements "Whats the weather like in St Petersburg mid-Feb Too soon I suppose to discern the first shoots of spring keep well wrapped up ❄❄❄ @afneil why do you obsess about more money for defence when there is no money for anything else which is more important . endless wars are just about stealing taxpayers money same with NHS .always more money but nothing gets any better @afneil why do you obsess about more money for defence when there is no money for anything else which is more important . endless wars are just about stealing taxpayers money same with NHS .always more money but nothing gets any" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022595600311816493) 2026-02-14T08:55Z 1.2M followers, 25.8K engagements "Workers paradise is just shorthand for generally being a Stalin apologist. Nor does Grok tell you the full story about Sartre: He actively defended the USSR as a socialist model. In [----] shortly after Stalins death he visited the Soviet Union and publicly praised its complete freedom of criticism clearly an absurd lie about a totalitarian state. He downplayed widespread repression even arguing that Soviet terror (like the gulags) was justified for revolutionary ends. He remained Stalins most prominent Western apologist into the 1950s only gradually distancing himself after Khrushchevs 1956" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022596927741694073) 2026-02-14T09:01Z 1.2M followers, 37.9K engagements "YES. @afneil You do work for the Mail. Are you saying you are given no brief to work to and all articles are published unedited @afneil You do work for the Mail. Are you saying you are given no brief to work to and all articles are published unedited" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022604694590214319) 2026-02-14T09:31Z 1.2M followers, 30.9K engagements "Hes stopping us being part of a common defence fund to protect French defence industries. @afneil "But Macron stands in the way of full British participation for narrow self-interest reasons" What's this suppose to mean then how is Macron stnading in the way of full British participation @afneil "But Macron stands in the way of full British participation for narrow self-interest reasons" What's this suppose to mean then how is Macron stnading in the way of full British participation" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022624617047949375) 2026-02-14T10:51Z 1.2M followers, 54.9K engagements "Is that the same Rupert Murdoch I last talked to in December [----] Or a different one If the same why are you suddenly contacting me now [--] years later @afneil Ok Andrew it's Rupert Murdoch here. Not a bad week in review but I thought you could have defended Sir Jim Ratcliffe a bit stronger. Here are your pre-vetted talking points for next week. (Careful this is sarcasm rich) @afneil Ok Andrew it's Rupert Murdoch here. Not a bad week in review but I thought you could have defended Sir Jim Ratcliffe a bit stronger. Here are your pre-vetted talking points for next week. (Careful this is sarcasm" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022634343009784063) 2026-02-14T11:29Z 1.2M followers, 47.9K engagements "No evidence of that. Youngsters being hit by lack of entry level jobs. @afneil Are you forgetting how many more 60+ year old people have to stay in work now or take on part time work to get by Perhaps they are preventing youngsters finding jobs @afneil Are you forgetting how many more 60+ year old people have to stay in work now or take on part time work to get by Perhaps they are preventing youngsters finding jobs" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022967288195105119) 2026-02-15T09:32Z 1.2M followers, 30.9K engagements "Its a superb piece of journalism. And lawyers do far more damage to our country than reporters @ShippersUnbound Tim Shipman is an award winning journalist who has worked for some of the biggest papers in the country. Just because the person you support is being exposed as completely crap - as reported by numerous journalists - doesnt make the journalists reporting on it propagandists. Tim Shipman is an award winning journalist who has worked for some of the biggest papers in the country. Just because the person you support is being exposed as completely crap - as reported by numerous" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022969251980595451) 2026-02-15T09:40Z 1.2M followers, 94.8K engagements "The wonderful story of William Wilberforce and his heroic struggle against slavery. Do they still teach this in schools He was DEFEATED ELEVEN TIMES. Attacked. Threatened with DEATH. Nearly blind. Addicted to opium just to function. They told him to stop. He spent forty-six years refusing. His name was William Wilberforce. Born in Hull [----]. He could have lived a comfortable life. Wealthy https://t.co/kZjBQJ4noo He was DEFEATED ELEVEN TIMES. Attacked. Threatened with DEATH. Nearly blind. Addicted to opium just to function. They told him to stop. He spent forty-six years refusing. His name was" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2023089666451521859) 2026-02-15T17:38Z 1.2M followers, 55.2K engagements "Whats it got to do with free marketeers Thames Water the very opposite of a free market a badly regulated monopoly. Either you learn how to regulate privatised monopolies or you keep them nationalised. Simples. 💧 Thames Water is a case study of rapacious capitalism at its worst. Until free marketeers have an explanation of why it went so badly wrong and why utilities shouldn't be nationalised the economic right won't get a hearing. Latest @thetimes column https://t.co/6IF81qMaVH 💧 Thames Water is a case study of rapacious capitalism at its worst. Until free marketeers have an explanation of" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/1938955906550473033) 2025-06-28T13:41Z 1.2M followers, 117.8K engagements "There'll be a collective sigh of relief when Starmer goes. But brace yourself. What comes next could be much worse ANDREW NEIL https://mol.im/a/15536251 https://mol.im/a/15536251" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2019968369160802628) 2026-02-07T02:56Z 1.2M followers, 223.6K engagements "RT @GrumpyHobbit22: Where Neil cuts straight through the bullshit" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022624859612733726) 2026-02-14T10:51Z 1.2M followers, [--] engagements "My monologue on what the new world order means for Britain from @TimesRadio today: For those of you whove not yet copped that were at a watershed in global politics I suggest you have a read of Mark Carneys speech in Davos yesterday. Its not often a Canadian prime minister charts a seminal change in world politics. But Carney a former governor of the Bank of England has. This is the key passage: Over the past two decades a series of crises in finance health energy and geopolitics have laid bare the risks of extreme global integration. And as a result many countries are drawing the same" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2013973657643614621) 2026-01-21T13:55Z 1.2M followers, 400.4K engagements "The only reason you know [-----] have been removed/deported is because it has been extensively reported in the MSM which also reported that [-----] were voluntary departures (often involving no government action) and that of the [-----] whove arrived in small boats since Labour came to power only [----] have been removed. You of course dont report any of that. I wonder why 🤔 Obviously wont be reported by MSM 🙄 But the Government have announced that [-----] illegal migrants have been removed or deported since Labour came to office. The highest number in [--] yrs No crackpot Rwanda scheme or ICE for that" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020423858482819457) 2026-02-08T09:06Z 1.2M followers, 240.6K engagements "Without Morgan McSweeney there is no Keir Starmer. Watch this space" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020520373444305079) 2026-02-08T15:29Z 1.2M followers, 271.9K engagements "This is pathetic McCarthyite smearing of the highest order. You should be ashamed of yourselves. And rename your organisation Hate No Hope" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021704971549315566) 2026-02-11T21:56Z 1.2M followers, 265.7K engagements "Labour was elected in July [----] with an overriding promise to accelerate economic growth. We now now have its record for its first full calendar year 2025: Q1: 0.7% Q2: 0.2% Q3: 0.1% Q4: 0.1% So far from stimulating the economy the dead hand of Starmer-Reeves has knocked the stuffing out of it. They took a good start to the year and squandered it with reckless tax spend and borrow (none of which was in their manifesto). Our giant services sector 2nd biggest in the world is stagnating. Construction is in its worst state for over [--] years with output down 2% in Q4 (which is why Labours promise" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2021867860398645444) 2026-02-12T08:43Z 1.2M followers, 517.7K engagements "Planet Denial. And who are these poor young folks shes taken hostage We can't turn things around overnight but we have created the conditions now for the economy to grow and it is doing just that. - Rachel Reeves Absolutely delusional. The UK economy only grew by 0.1% in the third and fourth quarters of [----]. https://t.co/nEgKbHdwCR We can't turn things around overnight but we have created the conditions now for the economy to grow and it is doing just that. - Rachel Reeves Absolutely delusional. The UK economy only grew by 0.1% in the third and fourth quarters of [----]. https://t.co/nEgKbHdwCR" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022046081803289044) 2026-02-12T20:32Z 1.2M followers, 90.3K engagements "Yes yes yes. All very well. But will the economy grow by 1.4% this year @afneil Now that the party is jumping With the bass kicked in and the Vegas are pumping Quick to the point to the point no faking Cooking MCs like a pound of bacon Burning them if you ain't quick and nimble I go crazy when I hear a cymbal And a hi hat with a souped up tempo I'm on a roll @afneil Now that the party is jumping With the bass kicked in and the Vegas are pumping Quick to the point to the point no faking Cooking MCs like a pound of bacon Burning them if you ain't quick and nimble I go crazy when I hear a cymbal" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022232467718144398) 2026-02-13T08:52Z 1.2M followers, 23.6K engagements "You really should be on the Starmer payroll. You are Stakhanovite in your defence of him and his government. For the record I think the BBCs coverage of Starmers most recent job security crisis was fine. For the record I thought the BBCs coverage of BoJos job security crisis which eventually brought him down was also fine. Can you point to me criticising it The BBC was not the most over-excited media outlet during this weeks frenzied spasm about the PM. But with right wing commentators like @MrHarryCole and @afneil - who usually foam and froth at mere mention of the BBC - now pouring rare" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022334962310033839) 2026-02-13T15:40Z 1.2M followers, 98.8K engagements "Is Trump about to topple Cuba's Red Ayatollah https://mol.im/a/15558771 https://mol.im/a/15558771" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022578768276017189) 2026-02-14T07:48Z 1.2M followers, 46.8K engagements "I wasnt talking about the EU. I was talking about Europe. The idea that the EU with members like Hungary Spain Ireland even Italy holding a veto on defence issues and with no collective experience/trackrecord in military matters is for the birds. Europe can only be defended through a revived post-US NATO which includes vital allies like Canada UK and Norway none of whom is in the EU. Leave it to the EU and youll still be at some summit meeting in some ancient castle trying to hammer out some compromise while the rest of us are having to learn Russian. And if you want to argue further with me" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022598645531431365) 2026-02-14T09:07Z 1.2M followers, 180.5K engagements "Youve just confirmed youre a Russian troll. Or bot. Or bot troll. Now a blocked bot. No time for your confected nonsense. @afneil so i am russian 🤣🤣🤣. clearly the vaccine shots have damaged your brain . Neil stated"it's time to punish Britain's five million vaccine refuseniks"arguing that they were refusing the vaccine "through fear ignorance irresponsibility or sheer stupidity". WRONG AGAIN @afneil so i am russian 🤣🤣🤣. clearly the vaccine shots have damaged your brain . Neil stated"it's time to punish Britain's five million vaccine refuseniks"arguing that they were refusing the vaccine" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022601444382118306) 2026-02-14T09:18Z 1.2M followers, 26K engagements "At least there is evidence of a brain. But in your case @afneil Difficult to change a programmed brain. @afneil Difficult to change a programmed brain" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022605019976008148) 2026-02-14T09:33Z 1.2M followers, 22.4K engagements "Not quite Unless you mean Birmingham Is it just me or does @afneil's description of Cuba after [--] years of Communist rule frighteningly similar to Britain's direction of travel under this benighted Labour government https://t.co/OEK8OrlmUt https://t.co/SwWrnOxY4V Is it just me or does @afneil's description of Cuba after [--] years of Communist rule frighteningly similar to Britain's direction of travel under this benighted Labour government https://t.co/OEK8OrlmUt https://t.co/SwWrnOxY4V" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022625100307046434) 2026-02-14T10:52Z 1.2M followers, 29.2K engagements "Maybe because you have no idea what it means @afneil Why does the term "Stockholm Syndrome" come to mind @afneil Why does the term "Stockholm Syndrome" come to mind" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022625476678946930) 2026-02-14T10:54Z 1.2M followers, 22K engagements "Alas I regret to report I never had any respect for you. @afneil I used to have respect for you as a columnist sadly you've become the typical DM journo spewing right wing rhetoric @afneil I used to have respect for you as a columnist sadly you've become the typical DM journo spewing right wing rhetoric" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022634719561814330) 2026-02-14T11:31Z 1.2M followers, 60.7K engagements "No I dont. Stop making things up. Were not all as motivated by self-serving considerations as you. @afneil Andrew making sure he doesn't burn his bridges with the BBC. He may hope to get a show from them again one day. @afneil Andrew making sure he doesn't burn his bridges with the BBC. He may hope to get a show from them again one day" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022683530250084559) 2026-02-14T14:45Z 1.2M followers, 93.5K engagements "Cubans were wallowing in poverty long before Trumps oil embargo. @afneil Topple you mean he is Starving a nation into submission. @afneil Topple you mean he is Starving a nation into submission" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022787513564250381) 2026-02-14T21:38Z 1.2M followers, 37.9K engagements "Exactly @julianorobertrj @afneil Theyve been able to trade with the rest of the world the whole time. Theyre wallowing in poverty because their political & economic system is unfit for purpose. @julianorobertrj @afneil Theyve been able to trade with the rest of the world the whole time. Theyre wallowing in poverty because their political & economic system is unfit for purpose" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022792987789468134) 2026-02-14T22:00Z 1.2M followers, 24.6K engagements "I guess that explains why 25% of the population have done a runner in this decade alone and were only half way through it mainly to America but frankly anywhere is better. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022820632736498035) 2026-02-14T23:49Z 1.2M followers, 46.7K engagements "Classic luxury belief. Why not try living in Cuba theyre losing their people and get back to us. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022966775298855161) 2026-02-15T09:30Z 1.2M followers, 31.2K engagements "Did he tell us by how much he plans to increase defence spending so that his windy rhetoric is matched by military resource No Thought not. Well worth a few minutes of your time to read in full. Our PM's powerful speech @MunSecConf 👇 https://t.co/O23e3gY5fA Well worth a few minutes of your time to read in full. Our PM's powerful speech @MunSecConf 👇 https://t.co/O23e3gY5fA" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022995154509205946) 2026-02-15T11:23Z 1.2M followers, 73.1K engagements "This is pathetic. Youre the Cabinet Office. The elite of the bureaucracy. At the heart of government. This is not just juvenile. Its factually wrong. We used to think the senior civil service a Rolls Royce. Youre not even a Trabant now. For gods sake grow up This #valentinesday we are improving our relationship with the EU to benefit consumers ❤🩷🤍 A new food and plant deal will make it easier and cheaper to buy 💐 for your loved one. https://t.co/qKWPB0wbsH This #valentinesday we are improving our relationship with the EU to benefit consumers ❤🩷🤍 A new food and plant deal will make it" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2023092044495765828) 2026-02-15T17:48Z 1.2M followers, 154.4K engagements "ANDREW NEIL: In [--] years of covering politics Ive never accused ANY government of congenitally telling untruths. But Starmer has taken lying gaslighting and deceit to a new level https://mol.im/a/14743517 https://mol.im/a/14743517" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1926108722998153587) 2025-05-24T02:51Z 1.2M followers, 3.1M engagements "Given the scale of these protests now and the growing death toll of ordinary folks fighting for freedom the near total silence of the British and American celebrity class so vocal on so many other matters is rather striking. NEW UPDATE: More anti-government protests broke out Friday in Iran. At least [--] protesters including eight children have been killed since the latest unrest started given earlier remarks President Trump might like to take note of that The Islamic Regime has cut internet NEW UPDATE: More anti-government protests broke out Friday in Iran. At least [--] protesters including" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2009668063801807118) 2026-01-09T16:46Z 1.2M followers, 631K engagements "The ignored and brutal civil war in Sudan which has already claimed [-----] lives and displaced millions has now taken an even more terrible turn in El Fashir under siege and suffering famine. RSF rebels have captured the city triggering the panicked flight of its remaining starving civilians. The victorious militias which are predominantly ethnically Arab have gone on a barbaric killing rampage of the local non-Arab population. The violence echoes the genocidal slaughters carried out by the Janjaweed militia the RSFs predecessor in Darfur two decades ago" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1984132752841552231) 2025-10-31T05:38Z 1.2M followers, 832.3K engagements "Update from the Killing Fields of Sudan: Maternity hospital massacre leaves [---] dead as patients and staff are butchered; [----] civilians were executed in two days. UN resolutions: zero. Protesters in London: couple of dozen. Coverage of Sudan carnage in media: minimal. The ignored and brutal civil war in Sudan which has already claimed [-----] lives and displaced millions has now taken an even more terrible turn in El Fashir under siege and suffering famine. RSF rebels have captured the city triggering the panicked flight of its remaining The ignored and brutal civil war in Sudan which has" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1984892817177505942) 2025-11-02T07:58Z 1.2M followers, 967.6K engagements "Glad you asked The DOJs summary (as of early 2025) noted [---] defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon (including firearms tasers knives etc.). Youre welcome. @afneil Were any of the Jan 6th protestors in the Capitol proven to be armed @afneil Were any of the Jan 6th protestors in the Capitol proven to be armed" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2017346022247150010) 2026-01-30T21:15Z 1.2M followers, 37.3K engagements "So help us out here. What do the Epstein files reveal about Farage that requires investigation/exposure How can you break the ministerial code if youve never been a minister The school stuff has been widely covered/exposed. Not clear voters regard it as significant. What else can you point us to Why does Farage get a pass Seriously why arent the press all over him for everything Hes in the Epstein Files he broke the ministerial code the stuff he got up to at school would have brought anyone else down Why does this honking frog-faced arse get a pass Why does Farage get a pass Seriously why" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020022296124051490) 2026-02-07T06:30Z 1.2M followers, 270.3K engagements "If McSweeney has to resign because he advised Starmer to appoint Mandelson why does Starmer not have to resign for actually taking the decision to appoint Mandelson" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2020589664588222500) 2026-02-08T20:04Z 1.2M followers, 400.8K engagements "Why K Starmers problems are far from over and his job security or lack thereof remains firmly on the line. 🏴New Senedd voting intention. Reform UK holds a 7-point lead over Plaid while Labour is in third. ➡ REF UK 31% (+29) 🌼 PLAID 24% (+4) 🌹 LAB 20% (20) 🌳 CON 13% (13) 🔶 LIB DEM 6% (+1) 🌍 GREEN 5% (+3) 30/1 - 10/2 N=806 (16+) changes w [----] constituency vote https://t.co/26og6qodTq 🏴New Senedd voting intention. Reform UK holds a 7-point lead over Plaid while Labour is in third. ➡ REF UK 31% (+29) 🌼 PLAID 24% (+4) 🌹 LAB 20% (20) 🌳 CON 13% (13) 🔶 LIB DEM 6% (+1) 🌍 GREEN 5% (+3)" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022244133491060829) 2026-02-13T09:39Z 1.2M followers, 93.7K engagements "I very much doubt anybody will touch his trousers in Berlin if thats where he goes. The Security Conference is in Munich. @afneil Starmers going to get his trousers pulled down when he goes to the security meeting in Berlin. Vance last year Rubio this. Cant wait.😊 @afneil Starmers going to get his trousers pulled down when he goes to the security meeting in Berlin. Vance last year Rubio this. Cant wait.😊" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022256787617980774) 2026-02-13T10:29Z 1.2M followers, 44.1K engagements "Incomprehensible word salad. But the Left are treating her as the new messiah of geopolitics. Bizarre. She makes Kamala Harris sound coherent. AOC: What we are seeking is a return to a rules-based order that eliminates the hypocrisies around when too often in the west we look the other way for inconvenient populations to act out these paradoxes. Huh https://t.co/yhua6LoUoN AOC: What we are seeking is a return to a rules-based order that eliminates the hypocrisies around when too often in the west we look the other way for inconvenient populations to act out these paradoxes. Huh" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2022685248773853200) 2026-02-14T14:51Z 1.2M followers, 180K engagements "If you mean Im upset that our supposed civil service elite has infantilised then yes consider me triggered madam. @afneil You are well and truly triggered sir. @afneil You are well and truly triggered sir" [X Link](https://x.com/afneil/status/2023094933041938943) 2026-02-15T17:59Z 1.2M followers, 31.7K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"The usual suspects have been claiming on X that the Minnesota fraud scandal is no big deal and that it was racist to place Somalis at the centre of it. They lie. Some facts: The fraud scandals in Minnesota are a very big deal involving (so far) the theft of over $1 billion in taxpayer funds across multiple schemes primarily from federal and state programmes meant for child nutrition autism services and daycares during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal prosecutors have already charged almost [---] people. Dozens convicted or pleading guilty. Investigators suggest the total could exceed $9"
X Link 2026-01-07T14:54Z 1.2M followers, 24.3M engagements
"Desperate stuff. Does anybody still read this comic Now think about it. What does this tell you about your economic case https://t.co/S1fg3ek1NR Now think about it. What does this tell you about your economic case https://t.co/S1fg3ek1NR"
X Link 2025-08-01T08:29Z 1.2M followers, 113.2K engagements
"Yield on 30-year UK gilts a benchmark for the cost of servicing the national debt at one stage jumped nine basis points today to 5.63% close to a 27-year high. The biggest daily increase of any major global economy with economists warning that Britain was now paying a moron premium on its debt"
X Link 2025-08-26T16:28Z 1.2M followers, 707.6K engagements
"Gulp The Trolls have suddenly appeared from nowhere. Which can only means one thing: Christmas is Coming"
X Link 2025-11-25T12:45Z 1.2M followers, 33.2K engagements
"A history of London in which the British played no part in the development of their own capital. The woke mind virus is pretty awesome. Those commenting about London being popular with foreigners. er yes. A city founded by Italians turned into a national capital by the French which boomed under an imported German monarchy. The most open world city on the planet - if that concerns you you dont get London Those commenting about London being popular with foreigners. er yes. A city founded by Italians turned into a national capital by the French which boomed under an imported German monarchy. The"
X Link 2025-12-13T22:26Z 1.2M followers, 345.5K engagements
"The ongoing decline of Europe in one chart"
X Link 2025-12-26T08:09Z 1.2M followers, 471.2K engagements
"Natural gas still generates 40% of US electricity followed by renewables (25%) then nuclear (18%) then coal at 16%. So coal is 4th in the US electricity generating business. Not No [--]. @afneil Andrew its time you paid more attention to the real story where - that Trump has restored USA to the number [--] spot in energy . Big Beautiful coal has made a comeback @afneil Andrew its time you paid more attention to the real story where - that Trump has restored USA to the number [--] spot in energy . Big Beautiful coal has made a comeback"
X Link 2025-12-27T20:40Z 1.2M followers, 53.7K engagements
"Propaganda headline. Nothing has been secured. In previous round of offshore wind licenses the biggest went to Orsted which cancelled the project not long after. So not secure at all. @BBCNews UK secures record supply of offshore wind https://t.co/VK6vClFZfE UK secures record supply of offshore wind https://t.co/VK6vClFZfE"
X Link 2026-01-15T08:22Z 1.2M followers, 84.1K engagements
"Scotland has a death wish. Continued decline inevitable with these engrained voting habits. Nobody to blame but themselves. Holyrood Voting Intention: Constituency: SNP: 34% (=) RFM: 19% (-3) LAB: 16% (-2) CON: 13% (+3) LDM: 9% (+1) GRN: 8% (+1) Regional: SNP: 28% (-1) LAB: 18% (+1) RFM: 18% (-2) CON: 13% (+1) LDM: 11% (+1) GRN: 9% (-1) ALBA: 3% (+1) Via @Survation 8-12 Jan. Changes w/ [--] Sep - [--] Holyrood Voting Intention: Constituency: SNP: 34% (=) RFM: 19% (-3) LAB: 16% (-2) CON: 13% (+3) LDM: 9% (+1) GRN: 8% (+1) Regional: SNP: 28% (-1) LAB: 18% (+1) RFM: 18% (-2) CON: 13% (+1) LDM: 11%"
X Link 2026-01-15T18:16Z 1.2M followers, 467.6K engagements
"Well thats a response devoid of substance. Poor even for you old bean. But I love the Nat predilection for grabbing any small country it deems successful and claims that would be Indy Scotland. So what about Qatar. Couldnt that be a template for your Indy dreams. It is Norway's Oil 🎉 says Andrew as he extolls the virtues of Ireland and Norway's independence. Failte -welcome on board Andrew. 👍🏴👍 It is Norway's Oil 🎉 says Andrew as he extolls the virtues of Ireland and Norway's independence. Failte -welcome on board Andrew. 👍🏴👍"
X Link 2026-01-16T17:58Z 1.2M followers, 65.7K engagements
"Not looking for sympathy especially not from some teenage yob and a twat with an Irish balaclava over his head. Couldnt give a monkeys what they think. @afneil https://t.co/pNv20K4tiH @afneil https://t.co/pNv20K4tiH"
X Link 2026-01-17T04:50Z 1.2M followers, 338.7K engagements
"For all of my life Russia has tried to decouple Europe from America and break the North Atlantic Alliance. It never succeeded. Instead it lost the Cold War leaving NATO more powerful than ever. But now success is staring the Kremlin in the face. All thanks to Donald Trump. Denmarks Prime Minister says that if Trump tries to take Greenland by force it would destroy NATO. Hes right of course. The problem is President Trump doesnt seem to care. Previous Presidents have toyed with the idea of acquiring Greenland. Harry Truman even made an offer in [----] $1.5 billion in todays money since you ask."
X Link 2026-01-19T14:17Z 1.2M followers, 1.3M engagements
"He has no idea what hes talking about. British national debt soared because: We needed to borrow a ton of money after the Great Crash of [----]. Labour wanted to borrow more. We needed to borrow more to keep the economy alive during Covid. Labour wanted to borrow more. We needed to borrow more post-Ukraine invasion to subsidise fuel bills. Labour wanted to borrow more. There. Fixed it. If he wants to be PM hell need to get up to speed fast on such matters. At the moment he sounds totally out of his depth (and debt). Andy Burnham says Britain is still in hock to the bond markets thanks to what"
X Link 2026-01-20T16:16Z 1.2M followers, 396.2K engagements
"I still console myself that Greenland wont be invaded Trump has said. But Im worried about Iceland which Trump mentioned several times. And its not clear he knows the difference"
X Link 2026-01-21T15:02Z 1.2M followers, 108.1K engagements
"He could have had from the start without all the unnecessary threats and grandstanding. Its pathetic. @afneil Its what he was after all along and I have said from the beginning @afneil Its what he was after all along and I have said from the beginning"
X Link 2026-01-21T19:48Z 1.2M followers, 50.4K engagements
"What are these new investments exactly This morning I visited the International Armoured Vehicles Conference being held in Farnborough. Defence is an engine for growth and it was good to hear about new investments and opportunities to equip our forces with the latest tech as we move towards warfighting readiness https://t.co/3yRixUz7Jp This morning I visited the International Armoured Vehicles Conference being held in Farnborough. Defence is an engine for growth and it was good to hear about new investments and opportunities to equip our forces with the latest tech as we move towards"
X Link 2026-01-21T20:32Z 1.2M followers, 62.1K engagements
"The usual Trump sycophants and know-nothings are all piling in claiming hes a genius this is the art of the deal in action he played hardball to get a better Greenland deal than was otherwise available. Its all nonsense. In fact its TACO in action a Trump surrender a victory for European NATO for refusing to be cowed/bludgeoned. You will find there is nothing in the framework agreement re Greenland/Arctic region that hasnt been available to USA/Trump for weeks months years. A much bigger US military presence. More US bases. Use of Greenland for the Golden Dome missile shield defence. All"
X Link 2026-01-21T21:07Z 1.2M followers, 439.7K engagements
"NATO has no power to negotiate any of Greenlands sovereignty. New York Times: The announcement followed a NATO meeting where top military officers from the alliances member states discussed a compromise in which Denmark would give the United States sovereignty over small pockets of Greenlandic land where the United States could build New York Times: The announcement followed a NATO meeting where top military officers from the alliances member states discussed a compromise in which Denmark would give the United States sovereignty over small pockets of Greenlandic land where the United States"
X Link 2026-01-21T23:59Z 1.2M followers, 63.4K engagements
"Not sure if the typically myopic US media has quite clocked what an angry shitstorm President Trump has stirred up abroad with his callous ungrateful inaccurate gibe about Americas NATO allies staying away from the Afghan frontline. Hes managed to unite pretty much everybody against him even his hitherto supporters on the populist right. Even Keir Starmer https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747131316158611 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747131316158611"
X Link 2026-01-23T17:08Z 1.2M followers, 594.8K engagements
"France is developing Viso a 100% French videoconferencing solution developed by the Direction Interministrielle du Numrique (DINUM) the French governments interministerial digital directorate as an alternative to US tools like Zoom Microsoft Teams Google Meet. There will be some limitations: [--]. Only operates between 10am and 5pm. [--]. It will take a two-hour break for lunch every day between 12:30 and 14:30. [--]. It cannot be used for more than [--] hours a week. [--]. Closed all of August [--]. It retires on 85% pay after three years. [--]. L'utilisation du franais sera obligatoire. Cant wait to show them"
X Link 2026-01-26T23:48Z 1.2M followers, 170K engagements
"ANDREW NEIL: Trump's America murders nurses and poets - to its shame https://mol.im/a/15499737 https://mol.im/a/15499737"
X Link 2026-01-27T05:22Z 1.2M followers, 96.5K engagements
"The Labour panic gathers pace"
X Link 2026-01-28T18:21Z 1.2M followers, 208.5K engagements
"This is rather good. Clear and concise. The Citys budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works. https://t.co/W2GtYgRYFS The Citys budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works. https://t.co/W2GtYgRYFS"
X Link 2026-01-30T20:03Z 1.2M followers, 246.9K engagements
"The DOJs summary (as of early 2025) noted [---] defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon (including firearms tasers knives etc.). Now whos talking bollocks. @afneil Andrew Neil claims Jan [--] was an armed insurrection. Total bollocks. Why do these Daily Mail types let him get away with repeating it @afneil Andrew Neil claims Jan [--] was an armed insurrection. Total bollocks. Why do these Daily Mail types let him get away with repeating it"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:16Z 1.2M followers, 38.3K engagements
"Yes. The DOJs summary (as of early 2025) noted [---] defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon (including firearms tasers knives etc.). @afneil Guns @afneil Guns"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:16Z 1.2M followers, 27.5K engagements
"Im doing Times Radio live from London all next week. Perhaps you or one of your ministers could come on air and explain the billions in deals youve done while in China I clicked on the details link you provided. But there are none. Just more flannel. Failing a minister perhaps one of your many cheerleaders who follow me on X could explain/amplify. Thanks. @TimesRadio Can you please provide details of the billions in export and investment deals you claim to have done with China. Other than China cutting the tariff on whisky worth a mere 250m spread over [--] years to an industry which exports"
X Link 2026-01-31T14:42Z 1.2M followers, 562.2K engagements
"Pfizer is a US company headquartered in NYC. Its recent licensing deals involve spending in China. There are no billions for Britain. Next"
X Link 2026-01-31T16:12Z 1.2M followers, 35.6K engagements
"Scotch whisky exports are 5bn+ a year. @afneil He boasts of a [--] year whisky deal worth 50m a year. The annual Whisky revenue tops over $70Bn Hardly the deal of the Century. @afneil He boasts of a [--] year whisky deal worth 50m a year. The annual Whisky revenue tops over $70Bn Hardly the deal of the Century"
X Link 2026-01-31T16:14Z 1.2M followers, 64.9K engagements
"The silence is deafening. Not just from ministers (I expected that) but from Labours extensive fan base of MPs and media. I understand one of the reasons Starmer left with an empty begging bowl is that the whole trip was only approved at the last minute after Starmer had finally agreed to the Chinese mega-embassy. Xi furious at the delays had made clear theyd be no visit without that approval. Permission was duly granted but there was no time to agree any deals in advance. Hence the thin gruel. To claim the trip has generated billions in exports and investment for the UK is an untruth or more"
X Link 2026-01-31T16:42Z 1.2M followers, 442.9K engagements
"First I am most certainly not your mate. Second Chinese students have been flocking to Britain long before Starmer visited China. Third some of these students form part of the [--] covert influence outposts China now has in Britain. Fourth Scottish universities give preference to Chinese over Scottish students. Chinese students bring big fees. Scottish students none. So theres a quota on Scottish students. But none on Chinese. Next. @afneil Mate stop being retarded and look at how many Chinese students are coming to UK unis particularly Glasgow. @afneil Mate stop being retarded and look at how"
X Link 2026-01-31T17:42Z 1.2M followers, 159.1K engagements
"A case study in how @British_Airways by setting impossibly high tier point hurdles is going to lose a lot of money/big paying customers. Planning my next trip to NYC in Spring. Normally Id do business Nice-London on BA return first class London-NYC-London and business London-Nice fitting in a few working days in London there and back. All up the fares would come to around [----] for flights in second half of April. A lot of money especially since it comes out of my pocket. Nobody picks up my expenses. But at my age I like to travel in comfort. And I like the BA crews. However now that the tier"
X Link 2026-01-31T18:05Z 1.2M followers, 440.7K engagements
"Not huge. Guest list gets you access to Concorde Lounge in T5 Heathrow and Chelsea Lounge T8 JFK. But Group O status is meant to give you priority boarding ahead even of Group [--]. But at least 50% of the time they dont bother to call Group [--]. Boarding BA is usually shambles despite all the emphasis on groups. Youd think a British airline of all airlines would know how organise an orderly queue @British_Airways @afneil @British_Airways Is there a big difference between gold and guest list @afneil @British_Airways Is there a big difference between gold and guest list"
X Link 2026-01-31T19:12Z 1.2M followers, 164.2K engagements
"My lovely Molly the Dog knows more about NATO and defence than this guy. Can Nato actually be reformed from within Green Party leader Zack Polanski discusses his proposal with Ciaran Jenkins. https://t.co/bif79GAmMd Can Nato actually be reformed from within Green Party leader Zack Polanski discusses his proposal with Ciaran Jenkins. https://t.co/bif79GAmMd"
X Link 2026-02-01T19:39Z 1.2M followers, 137K engagements
"My monologue on the startling revelations about Mandy & Andy in the latest batch of the Epstein Files: The latest batch of the Epstein files are causing even more waves on this side of the Atlantic than they are in America. True there are further embarrassing revelations concerning Bill Gates Bill Clinton and even Donald Trump though incendiary claims about the President are without corroboration. So even his many media enemies in the US are not touching them at least not yet. But the really juicy stuff centres on our very own Mandy and Andy Peter Mandleson formerly known as our man in"
X Link 2026-02-02T14:17Z 1.2M followers, 227.6K engagements
"Ill try again please list the billions of pounds of Chinese investment youve secured for Britain after your trip. Thanks. Back from my visit to China with @Keir_Starmer feeling optimistic. Weve secured billions of pounds of investment and export deals for the UK. Including tariffs halved on Scotch whisky. Thats investment that will be felt by communities across the country. Back from my visit to China with @Keir_Starmer feeling optimistic. Weve secured billions of pounds of investment and export deals for the UK. Including tariffs halved on Scotch whisky. Thats investment that will be felt by"
X Link 2026-02-02T16:26Z 1.2M followers, 296K engagements
"Labour emphasising how much it wants to strip Mandleson of his peerage. Who cares Hell never be near the House of Lords again. Far more important is the mounting evidence that as a cabinet minister he passed market sensitive information to Epstein of huge value to the pedophiles rich American friends (Steven Swinford of The Times has uncovered one damning example there are many more see Dan Neidles excellent work). Is this not misconduct in a public office Surely Knacker of the Yard should be investigating. What does Labour have to say about that @Steven_Swinford @DanNeidle Lord Mandelson"
X Link 2026-02-02T16:54Z 1.2M followers, 444K engagements
"Let us no forget that this morning Labour sent out its people to argue there was no need for any kind of investigation into Mandelson and to bat away suggestions he lose his peerage. Neither line last through lunch"
X Link 2026-02-02T17:51Z 1.2M followers, 198.9K engagements
"Of course. Please give me all youve got on Epstein/Farage. @TimesRadio @afneil @KateEMcCann @StigAbell Will you also be covering Epstein's closeness to Farage and the European nationalist right @TimesRadio @afneil @KateEMcCann @StigAbell Will you also be covering Epstein's closeness to Farage and the European nationalist right"
X Link 2026-02-03T10:57Z 1.2M followers, 196.4K engagements
"Todays monologue on The Times at One with Andrew Neil: Keir Starmers Mandleson woes: It is of course open season on Peter Mandleson and rightly so. But beneath the universal outrage at his betrayal greed and stupidity Keir Starmer is also in the frame. It was the PM after all who insisted on making him our man in Washington even though there were many in the Labour party who had their doubts. Yes Starmer did not know then what we all know now. I doubt Mandlesons worst enemies ever conceived that he'd pass market sensitive information to an American financier from his position at the heart of"
X Link 2026-02-03T14:25Z 1.2M followers, 343.6K engagements
"AstraZenca is making a 15bn investment in China. China is not making a 15bn investment in the UK. The licensing deal involves multi-billion pound payments to China. Its a good idea for AZ but it is not a Chinese investment in UK. Chery makes commercial vehicles not cars. They have no plans to make vehicles in Liverpool or anywhere else in UK. The Liverpool investment is in an HQ/R&D centre. Which is good. But not a multi-billion pound investment. Indeed Chery have not announced the scale of the investment. So I await examples of bilions of pounds of investment as a result of the China trip"
X Link 2026-02-03T15:01Z 1.2M followers, 223.4K engagements
"You really havent. Youve voted to move [------] over a poverty line in official records. Thats not the same as lifting [------] out of poverty. And shouldnt labour have a capital L I just voted to lift [------] children out of poverty. Thats a labour government in action. I just voted to lift [------] children out of poverty. Thats a labour government in action"
X Link 2026-02-04T09:38Z 1.2M followers, 183.7K engagements
"The Times at One with Andrew Neil. Live NOW on @TimesRadio All the latest on the Mandleson scandal the biggest to hit British politics in over [--] years"
X Link 2026-02-04T13:03Z 1.2M followers, 29.1K engagements
"Some Labour ministers are urging Keir Starmer to fire his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney tonight to save his premiership. McSweeney certainly pushed Mandelsons case to be ambassador to the US. But I think Starmers plight way beyond being turned round by making McSweeney the sacrificial lamb. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019104233795006866 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019104233795006866"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:42Z 1.2M followers, 427.7K engagements
"Further thoughts: The Mandelson scandal only reinforces what many voters think of our governing class. It will not play well in the Gorton and Denton by-election on Feb [--] which must now be on track to lose. And if Starmer is still around as PM for that result defeat would surely be the final nail in his political coffin. Labour MPs can already be heard muttering ruefully he chose Mandelson for Washington but stopped Andy Burnham from running in Gorton Some Labour ministers are urging Keir Starmer to fire his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney tonight to save his premiership. McSweeney certainly"
X Link 2026-02-04T17:49Z 1.2M followers, 293K engagements
"Not a single thing you think you understand happens to be true. Why do you tweet out such obvious lies The BBC understands Lord Mandelson maintains that hes not acted criminally and did not act for personal gain and argues that confronting in the late noughties the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s sought Epsteins expertise in the national interest The BBC understands Lord Mandelson maintains that hes not acted criminally and did not act for personal gain and argues that confronting in the late noughties the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s sought Epsteins expertise in the"
X Link 2026-02-05T06:11Z 1.2M followers, 299.3K engagements
"If thats what hes saying why dont they quote him @afneil They are saying this is what Mandelson is saying people can judge whether hes lying or not. Why shouldnt the BBC tell us this People want to know what Mandelson is thinking. @afneil They are saying this is what Mandelson is saying people can judge whether hes lying or not. Why shouldnt the BBC tell us this People want to know what Mandelson is thinking"
X Link 2026-02-05T06:58Z 1.2M followers, 63.3K engagements
"So its the BBCs job to share an obvious pack of lies Without caveat or context or qualification Just a cipher Right. Got it. If only I had had your counsel earlier in my career. Id have made a much better journalist. @afneil It is the BBCs job to share this even if it is an obvious pack of lies. Did you watch Newsnight on Wednesday that is what makes the BBC special and why you should do your damnest to protect it. @afneil It is the BBCs job to share this even if it is an obvious pack of lies. Did you watch Newsnight on Wednesday that is what makes the BBC special and why you should do your"
X Link 2026-02-05T07:01Z 1.2M followers, 103.7K engagements
"How long can Keir Starmer cling on Who would replace him if he throws in the towel The Prime Minister says Peter Mandelson claimed he barely knew Epstein. But how on earth was that believed All that and more on The Times at One with Andrew Neil 1pm today. @TimesRadio"
X Link 2026-02-05T12:12Z 1.2M followers, 110K engagements
"Has to be PLP. @afneil great show as always on @TimesRadio this afternoon. QQ- can Andy Burnham become Labour leader and then be given a seat in the House of Lords to become PM Or does he have to be a member of the parliamentary party @afneil great show as always on @TimesRadio this afternoon. QQ- can Andy Burnham become Labour leader and then be given a seat in the House of Lords to become PM Or does he have to be a member of the parliamentary party"
X Link 2026-02-05T15:21Z 1.2M followers, 66.6K engagements
"This is all just pathetic spin. Why would any sentient being be genuinely surprised/angry that Mandelson lied Is he also shocked that bears do their ablutions in the woods Labour MPs say theyve never seen Keir Starmer so angry. Colleagues with him in the lobbies on Tuesday night - during a vote on abolishing the two child benefit cap - say he loudly fumed about Mandelson: "He's a fucking liar. He fucking lied." Labour MPs say theyve never seen Keir Starmer so angry. Colleagues with him in the lobbies on Tuesday night - during a vote on abolishing the two child benefit cap - say he loudly"
X Link 2026-02-06T13:48Z 1.2M followers, 168.7K engagements
"It really wouldnt. A collective national heart attack Very likely. A mass rush to the exits For sure for sure. But not an election. NEW Keir Starmers allies are warning that an Angela Rayner leadership coup would trigger a general election. It is being argued Rayners left-wing policy platform would differ to the [----] manifesto and she would not have a personal mandate as PM. One Labour figure who served NEW Keir Starmers allies are warning that an Angela Rayner leadership coup would trigger a general election. It is being argued Rayners left-wing policy platform would differ to the 2024"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:53Z 1.2M followers, 152.5K engagements
"London New York and Paris. My three all-time favourite cities. And it seems Im not alone World's best cities for [----]. [--]. London [--]. New York [--]. Paris [--]. Tokyo [--]. Madrid [--]. Singapore [--]. Rome [--]. Dubai [--]. Berlin [--]. Barcelona (Resonance Consultancy) https://t.co/v6pQHB4aGk World's best cities for [----]. [--]. London [--]. New York [--]. Paris [--]. Tokyo [--]. Madrid [--]. Singapore [--]. Rome [--]. Dubai [--]. Berlin [--]. Barcelona (Resonance Consultancy) https://t.co/v6pQHB4aGk"
X Link 2026-02-06T17:03Z 1.2M followers, 117K engagements
"For much of the today there was an attempt to convince us that the frenzy around Starmer was abating. Its not. Tonight on several fronts its more frenetic than ever"
X Link 2026-02-06T21:11Z 1.2M followers, 155.6K engagements
"In other news tractor production is at an all time high and were on track to grow a trillion bushels of wheat. Great to be out on the doors in Gorton & Denton today. Really good conversations and huge support for our message of unity and hope over division and grievance. Only Labour can stop Reform. Team Labour out in full force @sarahsackman @Nesil_Caliskan @LabourSJ @jreynoldsMP https://t.co/s8LFCYNKoe Great to be out on the doors in Gorton & Denton today. Really good conversations and huge support for our message of unity and hope over division and grievance. Only Labour can stop Reform."
X Link 2026-02-06T22:07Z 1.2M followers, 96.2K engagements
"From The Times obituary of Eddie Shah who led the way to modernise newspaper production and end the tyranny of the reactionary print unions: As a result an increasingly bitter dispute raged for the best part of five months five coffins were sent to Shahs home including three small ones for his children and his house was later firebombed. Mass picketing resulted in violent scenes at the Messenger Groups plants. In late November [----] [----] picketers converged on the plant buildings were set on fire and Shah was trapped inside fearing for his life. Admiring Shahs courage in standing up to the"
X Link 2026-02-07T06:22Z 1.2M followers, 103.9K engagements
"Thank you for publishing in full. Means we can be sure of ignoring it in its entirety. BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have published it in full. https://t.co/iCnxw56OVv BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have"
X Link 2026-02-07T06:51Z 1.2M followers, 485.6K engagements
"Very interesting. Please help what wrongdoing is indicated by Nick Candy being all over the Epstein files. Ready to get stuck in with your guidance Zia Yusuf's glib hypocrisy on #bbcqt is making me feel physically sick. Reform's Treasurer & one of its biggest donors Nick Candy is all over the Epstein files. Epstein & his close associates Bannon & Thiel were working actively to support the European far right incl. Farage. Zia Yusuf's glib hypocrisy on #bbcqt is making me feel physically sick. Reform's Treasurer & one of its biggest donors Nick Candy is all over the Epstein files. Epstein & his"
X Link 2026-02-07T07:42Z 1.2M followers, 133.2K engagements
"Thanks. About as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Youre just stringing a lot of words together @afneil In no order - Epstein / Bannon and links to Brexit / finance / Russia etc - the involvement / connection of Theil - clear Bannon's right wing world domination involved Epstein and money - did it also involve kompromat - follow the money @afneil In no order - Epstein / Bannon and links to Brexit / finance / Russia etc - the involvement / connection of Theil - clear Bannon's right wing world domination involved Epstein and money - did it also involve kompromat - follow the money"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:42Z 1.2M followers, 58K engagements
"These tweets all follow the same formula: Great to be out and about with our wonderful candidate. Very positive reception on the doorstep/at the rally. Only we can beat add ennemi du jour/biggest threat to their party These tweets fool nobody. Why do they bother Great to be out in Gorton and Denton with our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia and colleagues. The atmosphere at this mornings rally was electric and determined. Only Labour can beat Reform here. And we must🌹 https://t.co/igh9WuTK36 Great to be out in Gorton and Denton with our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia and colleagues."
X Link 2026-02-07T13:51Z 1.2M followers, 210.5K engagements
"Labour will veer Left when Starmer goes and the chances of a financial crisis will rise ANDREW NEIL https://mol.im/a/15536251 https://mol.im/a/15536251"
X Link 2026-02-07T14:12Z 1.2M followers, 152.3K engagements
"Sunday Times reporting that Mandelson received a taxpayer-funded payoff worth tens of thousands of pounds after being sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein"
X Link 2026-02-07T21:15Z 1.2M followers, 158.7K engagements
"In Jeff Bezos The Washington Post could not have a better owner How big a pay off do you need to be prepared to say something like that after the mass cull of its journalists Will Lewis just sent a note to staff at The Washington Post announcing that he is stepping down as publisher. https://t.co/hNTf6wyrDk Will Lewis just sent a note to staff at The Washington Post announcing that he is stepping down as publisher. https://t.co/hNTf6wyrDk"
X Link 2026-02-08T08:53Z 1.2M followers, 83.2K engagements
"Move at pace to deliver change. The language of the regime. Nobody else talks like this. Starmer will attempt next week to enact advice the likes of @HarrietHarman & Brown. No [--] source says 'PM recognises the need for government to address the issues highlighted by the Mandelson revelations' & that work began last week on this: PM's instructed officials to move Starmer will attempt next week to enact advice the likes of @HarrietHarman & Brown. No [--] source says 'PM recognises the need for government to address the issues highlighted by the Mandelson revelations' & that work began last week"
X Link 2026-02-08T19:31Z 1.2M followers, 234.9K engagements
"Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wins general election landslide on a conservative pro-American more-money-for-defence lets-stand-up-to China ticket"
X Link 2026-02-08T20:09Z 1.2M followers, 177.8K engagements
"Spare us the high moral ground. Your party (SPD) is at 15% in the polls 10-points behind the hard-right AfD. So carry on talking about policy its doing you the world of good. And we both know German media/politics is now above personal attacks. @afneil Here in Germany we are talking about policy in the UK politics is just about personal attacks. You and others are at least partially responsible for this. @afneil Here in Germany we are talking about policy in the UK politics is just about personal attacks. You and others are at least partially responsible for this"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:09Z 1.2M followers, 61.7K engagements
"Blair has never been Starmers mentor. Never. And recently theyve barely been on speaking terms. @afneil Starmer gone by this evening we all hope Interesting that neither of the people closest to Starmer -- his wife Victoria and his longterm mentor Tony Blair -- has come out to support him. Both are pointedly keeping their distance. @afneil Starmer gone by this evening we all hope Interesting that neither of the people closest to Starmer -- his wife Victoria and his longterm mentor Tony Blair -- has come out to support him. Both are pointedly keeping their distance"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:17Z 1.2M followers, 142.7K engagements
"It is not our job to cover policies just because the government wants us to. Thats work for his apologists like yourself. But I do admire your dedication when it comes to flogging a dead horse. @hzeffman Maybe it has something to do with one of those policies the government announces and political journalists - including at the BBC - dont cover for some reason. @hzeffman Maybe it has something to do with one of those policies the government announces and political journalists - including at the BBC - dont cover for some reason"
X Link 2026-02-09T12:37Z 1.2M followers, 96.6K engagements
"*vulnerable 'He is venerable to being blown over by the slightest spring breeze' says @afneil. As Keir Starmer fights for political survival after the Lord Mandelson scandal. https://t.co/eh57VVNevk 'He is venerable to being blown over by the slightest spring breeze' says @afneil. As Keir Starmer fights for political survival after the Lord Mandelson scandal. https://t.co/eh57VVNevk"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:26Z 1.2M followers, 42.4K engagements
"RT @stephabouais: Andrew Neil hits the nail on the head again"
X Link 2026-02-14T08:50Z 1.2M followers, [--] engagements
"Last-minute legal challenges delayed the removal of the first migrants due to be deported to France under the governments one-in one-out returns deal with Paris. No surprise. Keir Starmer was part of the lawfare movement which elevated rule by lawyers and the courts above rule by elected politicians. He is reaping what he sowed"
X Link 2025-09-16T05:35Z 1.2M followers, 330.1K engagements
"Its like a scene from a farce: Home Office sources have confirmed that one person sent to France under the UK-France treaty which allows people who cross the Channel to Britain in small boats to be sent back in exchange for bringing the same number in France to the UK via a legal route is now back in the UK. He returned by a small boat"
X Link 2025-10-22T12:04Z 1.2M followers, 1.1M engagements
"ANDREW NEIL: Trump to Europe: 'You're on your own losers. Bye' The US Presidents new security strategy couldn't be more chilling for Europe https://mol.im/a/15368795 https://mol.im/a/15368795"
X Link 2025-12-10T02:19Z 1.2M followers, 151.1K engagements
"If the folks at Davos had a spine theyd be walking out en masse now. Leaving him to an empty room"
X Link 2026-01-21T14:40Z 1.2M followers, 156.2K engagements
"Well [----] certainly didnt stay a little back. Thats the number of non-American NATO troops who were killed in support of US actions in Afghanistan. He really is ungracious ignorant and uncaring on such matters. Especially unbecoming from someone who managed to avoid military service himself. Trump on NATO: "I've always said will they be there if we ever needed them That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back off the front https://t.co/fA0i1S3LxY Trump"
X Link 2026-01-22T16:36Z 1.2M followers, 725.4K engagements
"Its war Keir Starmer blocks Andy Burnham from returning to parliament preventing the Greater Manchester mayor from launching a bid to replace him as prime minister"
X Link 2026-01-25T12:36Z 1.2M followers, 328.9K engagements
"Monologue from todays Times at One with Andrew Neil: BETRAYAL And still the revelations about Peter Mandlesons betrayals from the heart of government come each one more jaw-dropping than the last. We learned earlier this week that hed tipped off his convicted pedophile mate about an imminent 500bn bailout of the Eurozone advance information hugely useful to a financial fixer like Jeffrey Epstein. Even more incredibly we saw how hed advised Americas most powerful banker via Epstein to threaten the British government over plans to tax bankers bonuses in the wake of the Great Financial Crash"
X Link 2026-02-04T14:28Z 1.2M followers, 338.5K engagements
"My monologue on todays Times at One with Andrew Neil: TIME FOR KEIR STARMER TO DO THE HONOURABLE THING The country woke up this morning to find Keir Starmer still Prime Minister. But maybe not for much longer. The Prime Minister woke to a banner headline on the front page of the Guardian: Its over for Starmer say Labour MPs. Theres no shortage of similar headlines in all the other papers. But for Labours house paper to lead with one in such stark terms is pretty ominous for the PMs prospects. It does feel like the end of days for Starmers premiership. Exactly how and when it will end is still"
X Link 2026-02-05T14:47Z 1.2M followers, 140.7K engagements
"Starmer claims Mandelson lied to him during the vetting process. I dont doubt that. He says Mandelson claims he barely knew Epstein. I dont doubt he said that either. But if Starmer believed that when there was already plenty of compelling evidence to show it was a lie then he was not fit to be part of the vetting process. Its hard to avoid the conclusion Starmer/McSweeney were so keen to have Mandelson in Washington that they brushed aside anything inconvenient the vetting process threw up. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019705369874883010"
X Link 2026-02-06T09:30Z 1.2M followers, 236.4K engagements
"A message from the Land of Fantasy. People are joining Labour tonight. To back Keir Starmer and take part in the clean up of British politics that will now begin. join us in the fight to stop the racist right https://t.co/Rawr0ob14P People are joining Labour tonight. To back Keir Starmer and take part in the clean up of British politics that will now begin. join us in the fight to stop the racist right https://t.co/Rawr0ob14P"
X Link 2026-02-06T21:12Z 1.2M followers, 193K engagements
"Do you have a shred of evidence the 900k came from Epstein. If not stop wasting my time. @afneil Where did the 900k come from to buy the house Start there. @afneil Where did the 900k come from to buy the house Start there"
X Link 2026-02-07T08:45Z 1.2M followers, 106.4K engagements
"The whole Labour campaign so far has been built round the need to stop Reform winning in Gorton/Denton. Wholly negative. That may be how political activists like Powell look at by-elections. But dont most voters ponder what are candidates offering and who would be best for me and the constituency"
X Link 2026-02-07T13:37Z 1.2M followers, 176.6K engagements
"Reports that Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar about to call on Starmer to step down if so the dam is breached"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:26Z 1.2M followers, 124.5K engagements
"Classic killer fact illustrating how so many US newspapers have lost their way lost all contact with readers interests/priorities: In November [----] the Washington Post announced it planned to have over [--] journalists covering climate change/environment"
X Link 2026-02-09T13:57Z 1.2M followers, 124.6K engagements
"As expected Anas Sarwar calls on Keir Starmer to resign. Frames it in terms of need for Labour to win Holyrood in May implying Starmer a liability. Of course its too late for any change of leader/PM to make a difference"
X Link 2026-02-09T14:36Z 1.2M followers, 100.4K engagements
"Yes. I often bark for a man I last had contact with over [--] years ago. Hey ho @afneil As usual Andrew Neil is just barking for Rupert Murdoch @afneil As usual Andrew Neil is just barking for Rupert Murdoch"
X Link 2026-02-09T16:45Z 1.2M followers, 83.2K engagements
"The state of chatbots on X these days. His wife is foreign secretary. Arent you programmed to keep up 😂 The state of the British media. Watching Shrewzanna and @edballs chortling with @afneil about the perils of Keir Starmer is so depressing. Ed should be nowhere near political commentary. His wife is the Home Secretary. Bet their breakfast table is a war zone. https://t.co/Z4qiSbOpwN The state of the British media. Watching Shrewzanna and @edballs chortling with @afneil about the perils of Keir Starmer is so depressing. Ed should be nowhere near political commentary. His wife is the Home"
X Link 2026-02-10T08:33Z 1.2M followers, 83.4K engagements
"Typical of the Lefts malevolent witch hunt against the BBC which I tweeted about less than an hour ago for simply reporting Labours travails. Nasty desperate dissemblers for whom lying and fake narratives come easily"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:14Z 1.2M followers, 70.7K engagements
"That made me chuckle. I do hope some Labour jobsworth tries out that line in a TV studio. @afneil So the economy has grown each quarter. @afneil So the economy has grown each quarter"
X Link 2026-02-12T08:59Z 1.2M followers, 58.8K engagements
"I know I guess it suits their narrative. @afneil I love how people automatically assume you loved the Tories when you were just as scathing towards them 😂. @afneil I love how people automatically assume you loved the Tories when you were just as scathing towards them 😂"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:24Z 1.2M followers, 28.1K engagements
"To spend an interview with the Leader of the Opposition on a supposedly serious news programme beating her up for not watching a particular TV drama (not a documentary as they kept calling it) is quite surreal. Ms Badenoch politely held her ground well. I would have been rather more robust with the interlocutors. A totally bonkers interview in which BBC presenters interrogate a politician because she hasnt watched a TV show https://t.co/qXWBOYXOV5 A totally bonkers interview in which BBC presenters interrogate a politician because she hasnt watched a TV show https://t.co/qXWBOYXOV5"
X Link 2025-04-11T07:43Z 1.2M followers, 950.9K engagements
"It is one of the great scandals of our time. Drax which generates electricity by burning trees imported as pellets from North America is more expensive than gas more polluting than coal and more dependent on imports than oil. Yet it is incredibly designated as sustainable biomass pocketed 870m in subsidies last year and will likely trouser another [--] billion subsidies over the next four years all to allow Ed The Zealot Miliband to include Drax in his net zero calculations. Not just a scandal but an expensive scandal for the taxpayer"
X Link 2025-08-29T07:29Z 1.2M followers, 502.4K engagements
"This is deranged. Despite tens of billions invested in solar and wind there are only about [-----] jobs in both sectors combined. Given the subsidies involved each one at a cost of over [------] which is unsustainable. The result is the most expensive industrial electricity costs in the world which has destroyed far more jobs than expensive renewables have created. The claim that theres a cornucopia of big salaried green jobs is a myth of the net zero zealots. Clean energy jobs are the route to economic change in our country. https://t.co/7EgKTHLPbr Clean energy jobs are the route to economic"
X Link 2025-10-19T09:52Z 1.2M followers, 923.5K engagements
"So the point of the BBC in your view is to stop Farage/Reform. Can you explain why the 30%+ currently telling pollsters they plan to vote Farage/Reform should by your logic continue to pay their licence fees How can the BBC claim to be impartial and yet be tasked by people like you to secure a particular political end Have you really thought this through Or is there water in the brain from all these silly stunts The resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness must be a chance for the BBC to turn a new leaf rebuild trust and not give in to those like Nigel Farage who want to destroy it. We"
X Link 2025-11-10T17:37Z 1.2M followers, 894.9K engagements
"Please detail the 2.3bn in investment into UK as a result of Mr Starmers trip to China. Thank you @Politically__OK @afneil @grok When did you last go somewhere for three days and come back with 2.3bn in investment @Politically__OK @afneil @grok When did you last go somewhere for three days and come back with 2.3bn in investment"
X Link 2026-02-01T18:59Z 1.2M followers, 235.7K engagements
"The mood darkening among Labour backbenchers and hardening against Starmer. Theres a fin de sicle feel to his premiership now"
X Link 2026-02-04T15:18Z 1.2M followers, 261.2K engagements
"Starmer Peter Mandelson has my full confidence as ambassador to the US. Gone in [--] hours. Starmer Morgan McSweeney has my full confidence. Gone in four days. Starmer [--] Downing Street spokesperson totally untrue PM is preparing to resign. Gone by the weekend 😂"
X Link 2026-02-09T07:48Z 1.2M followers, 226.5K engagements
"We are a Government whose central purpose is to stand up for the powerless and not the powerful says Red Ed Miliband as he stuffs the pockets of rich and powerful providers of wind farms with yet more public gold. The hypocrisy is astounding"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:26Z 1.2M followers, 151K engagements
"Hilarious to watch the Left fulminate against @BBCNews for simply doing its job reporting on how precarious is Keir Starmers grip on power. Its as if they think the BBC is there to do its bidding and quickly turn against it when it doesnt. But theres a nasty undertone to it all in the way theyre trying to undermine/discredit various BBC journalists with lies and fabrications. Its an old story your party is in deep trouble so lash out at the media. They all do it. @ChrisMasonBBC @bbclaurak Chris Mason if you believe the rumours may be gone today🙏 Chris Mason if you believe the rumours may be"
X Link 2026-02-11T10:35Z 1.2M followers, 171K engagements
"Keir Starmer boasted at PMQs today that hed kicked Jeremy Corbyn out of the Labour Party. After hed done all he could to make him Prime Minister of course. Starmer didnt add that bit of context"
X Link 2026-02-11T15:39Z 1.2M followers, 143.4K engagements
"Care to tweet out the growth rates of the major EU economies Ill leave that with you. @afneil Brexit innit Well done Andrew.this is on you @afneil Brexit innit Well done Andrew.this is on you"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:26Z 1.2M followers, 71.8K engagements
"This is Starmers official response to the stagnant growth figures: Todays GDP figures show our economy is growing we are heading in the right direction. It is a baffling incredible frankly unbelievable response suggesting hes now living on another planet. Planet Denial. The economy barely grew at all in the second half of [----]. Its not a matter of heading in the right direction. Were not heading in any direction. The economy is static. Labour was elected in July [----] with an overriding promise to accelerate economic growth. We now now have its record for its first full calendar year 2025: Q1:"
X Link 2026-02-12T12:42Z 1.2M followers, 239.1K engagements
"Interesting to note that even with most of the year under its belt the Office for Budget Responsibility couldnt get its economic growth forecast right for [----]. At the time of the late November [----] Budget the OBR forecast 1.5% growth for [----]. This was a big increase on the 1% it had forecast back in March [----]. Yet even with only one month of the year to go it was wrong: the economy grew 1.3% in [----]. Some of us said at the time that the UK economy had slowed throughout the year and there was no basis for an upgrade to 1.5%. At the November Budget the OBR forecast 1.4% growth for [----]. This"
X Link 2026-02-13T08:37Z 1.2M followers, 58.2K engagements
"Is Trump about to topple Cuba's Communist regime https://mol.im/a/15558771 https://mol.im/a/15558771"
X Link 2026-02-14T01:55Z 1.2M followers, 37K engagements
"Theresa May a trail-blazing leader Almost choked with laughter on my coffee and toast Delighted to catch up with former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the @MunSecConf. Two trailblazing leaders each with decades of experience. https://t.co/Fc5Fb68SNQ Delighted to catch up with former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Prime Minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the @MunSecConf. Two trailblazing leaders each with decades of experience. https://t.co/Fc5Fb68SNQ"
X Link 2026-02-14T08:27Z 1.2M followers, 119.6K engagements
"In these parlous times the Munich Security Conference is taking on far more importance than the waning World Economic Forum in Davos"
X Link 2026-02-14T11:32Z 1.2M followers, 28.2K engagements
"Youre right. I originally wrote $10 which is close to [--]. But it was changed to [---] the official rate which nobody uses. I didnt spot the change. Pity. But doesnt affect the thrust of the article a whit. @afneil Small correction [----] pesos more like [--] not [---] using street exchange rate No normal citizen can use govt official rates Tasa de cambio informal en Cuba hoy sbado [--] de febrero del 2026: 👉 https://t.co/gFyEG8DUaq @afneil Small correction [----] pesos more like [--] not [---] using street exchange rate No normal citizen can use govt official rates Tasa de cambio informal en Cuba hoy sbado 14"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:34Z 1.2M followers, 46K engagements
"I referred to the oil embargo Mr Numpty. @afneil The US have been sanctioning it since [----] Mr Neutral. @afneil The US have been sanctioning it since [----] Mr Neutral"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:47Z 1.2M followers, 25.1K engagements
"Food and agricultural products for Cuba are specifically excluded from US sanctions. So thats not the reason Cubans are starving. Theyre starving because a clapped out communism still Stalinist in nature after almost [--] years of impoverishing the people cant produce the food to feed them or the revenues to import to food. @afneil And that excuse Trump making the situation worse Does that excuse forcing change by starvation Are you that deranged @afneil And that excuse Trump making the situation worse Does that excuse forcing change by starvation Are you that deranged"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:51Z 1.2M followers, 43.3K engagements
"It wasnt a blockade. Plenty other countries trade with Cuba (Canada Mexico etc) and of course for years it was kept afloat by Soviet Russia. Then Venezuela. @afneil Its hard to ignore the effects of the US economic blockade against Cuba for over [--] years on the Cuban economy and its politics.mind you Cuba is a huge threat to the US. @afneil Its hard to ignore the effects of the US economic blockade against Cuba for over [--] years on the Cuban economy and its politics.mind you Cuba is a huge threat to the US"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:53Z 1.2M followers, 29K engagements
"For all of this century its always been easier for young folks to find work in the UK than in the EU where youth unemployment rates were consistently higher than UK. It explains why so many young educated ambitious Europeans flocked to the UK to work much to our mutual benefit. These days are over. Britains youth unemployment rate has risen above Europes for the first time: unemployment among [--] to 24-year-olds jumped to 15.3% in the three months to September surpassing the EUs rate of 15pc according to the OECD. It marks the first time youth unemployment in Britain has been higher than in"
X Link 2026-02-14T22:39Z 1.2M followers, 222.9K engagements
"Id be sleeping soundly if he was striding forward. Its his predilection for striding backwards that keeps me awake. Cant you have a word with him @afneil You're so scared of Starmer striding forward I think you may be having sleepless nights . #LabourStridingAhead @afneil You're so scared of Starmer striding forward I think you may be having sleepless nights . #LabourStridingAhead"
X Link 2026-02-14T23:37Z 1.2M followers, 40K engagements
"US has sanctions on Cuba. But it was free to trade with the rest of the world. And it did. Except it made/produced nothing any body else wanted. And it ignored China/Russian pleas to reform its Stalinist economy/society. Most extensive secret police surveillance outside North Korea. Minuscule private sector. No civil society. Communist apparatchiks control everything. Prosperous nomenklatura with their nepotism babies starving proletariat. The same old communist story. All = a defunct punk Stalinism. @afneil You think all the other sanctions from the longest trade embargo in modern world"
X Link 2026-02-14T23:48Z 1.2M followers, 59.7K engagements
"100% correct. My takeaway from the speech: it was written by people who do not understand defence don't want to and have no idea about rhe parlous state of the UK's armed forces. Despite polite applause it will cut little mustard in Europe- they know the truth. My takeaway from the speech: it was written by people who do not understand defence don't want to and have no idea about rhe parlous state of the UK's armed forces. Despite polite applause it will cut little mustard in Europe- they know the truth"
X Link 2026-02-14T23:59Z 1.2M followers, 83.6K engagements
"So why are all plastic caps now tethered to their bottles in Poland and everywhere else in EU (even Brexit Britain has fallen in line) Answer: EU Directive 2019/904 imposed just over six years ago. Illegal to ignore in EU. Just a modest example from many to refute his denial NOW - Poland's FM: "This myth that gave us Brexit that somehow Brussels bureaucrats are imposing directives on member states is complete nonsense. That's not how the EU works." https://t.co/5CGkYTTPhJ NOW - Poland's FM: "This myth that gave us Brexit that somehow Brussels bureaucrats are imposing directives on member"
X Link 2026-02-15T09:38Z 1.2M followers, 210.6K engagements
"Can you please provide details of the billions in export and investment deals you claim to have done with China. Other than China cutting the tariff on whisky worth a mere 250m spread over [--] years to an industry which exports over 5bn every year I cant find any. Where are the billions in extra UK exports and new Chinese investment in UK resulting from your trip Four days two cities countless conversations:billions in exports and investment deals for Britain. https://t.co/aS4jMQpAmo Four days two cities countless conversations:billions in exports and investment deals for Britain."
X Link 2026-01-31T14:18Z 1.2M followers, 511K engagements
"There is indeed always a tweet. @afneil @SadButMadLad There is always a tweet. He deleted it soon after this was shared. https://t.co/Rx0YOFhrJZ @afneil @SadButMadLad There is always a tweet. He deleted it soon after this was shared. https://t.co/Rx0YOFhrJZ"
X Link 2026-02-09T15:39Z 1.2M followers, 71.4K engagements
"You think a government which has borrowed spent and taxed by tens and tens of billions more than it ever indicated in its manifesto fiscally cautious Its not political shorthand but ignorance of fiscal realities which is replacing serious analysis. @afneil @BBCNews Andrew we need to stop lazily branding everything the Left. A genuinely left-wing government wouldnt be this fiscally cautious or this eager to reassure markets. Political shorthand is replacing serious analysis. @afneil @BBCNews Andrew we need to stop lazily branding everything the Left. A genuinely left-wing government wouldnt be"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:10Z 1.2M followers, 67.9K engagements
"President Macron set a goal of reducing the unemployment rate to 5% by the end of his second (and final) term. That target is now unattainable: the national statistics office published figures on Tuesday which show a 0.6-point increase over the past year. The French unemployment rate is now just shy of 8% (versus a tad over 5% UK). In or out of the EU the major European economies really do have their problems. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021553403109740770 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021553403109740770"
X Link 2026-02-11T11:54Z 1.2M followers, 74.9K engagements
"Yip. Its all the medias fault. Labour/Starmer pure as the driven snow. Never put a foot wrong. A cabinet of all the talents. Highest combined IQ in history of cabinet government. And apparently working class to boot Motivated solely by mission-driven love of country. In no way architects of their own misfortunes. Undermined by an unscrupulous meeja. The injustice the unfairness of it all. Nationalise the media (What do you mean the BBCs already state-owned)"
X Link 2026-02-11T12:01Z 1.2M followers, 145.1K engagements
"If youre in the mainstream it follows youre ahead of some behind others. Thats why youre in the mainstream. But you inherited an economy in the mainstream. And you werent elected on a promise to stay there. You were elected on a pledge made multiple times to make Britain the fastest growing economy in the G7. @WillPinner When measured against comparable countries the UKs performance sits firmly within the mainstream of developed economies and in several cases ahead of them. @WillPinner When measured against comparable countries the UKs performance sits firmly within the mainstream of"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:23Z 1.2M followers, 58.8K engagements
"You win prize of the day for the most misleading chart of the day. Rule one in stats: always compare like with like. Youre not. I suspect you know youre not. You dont wish to illuminate public debate. Just skew distort and propagandise. The UK does not have a welfare problem. It's got a corrupt politician and corrupt political elite problem. It's got a billionaire problem. Tax the rich. https://t.co/dSIC47GA6E The UK does not have a welfare problem. It's got a corrupt politician and corrupt political elite problem. It's got a billionaire problem. Tax the rich. https://t.co/dSIC47GA6E"
X Link 2026-02-12T10:30Z 1.2M followers, 396.4K engagements
"Thanks for the economics lecture. How did I ever get an honours degree in economics then [--] years at The Economist without you On the other hand Labour had been in power for six months when [----] started. So it can take responsibility for the calendar year whose economics course was set by its disastrous October [----] Budget. Global conditions were relatively benign in [----] bar for Trumps tariff tantrums without which UK growth in Q1 would not have been so strong. UK inflation rose under Labour remains higher than what they inherited and highest in G7. Business investment was v poor in 2025"
X Link 2026-02-12T16:23Z 1.2M followers, 101.1K engagements
"Two quarters of decent growth in H1 [----] was not enough to save the Tories skin after years of economic mismanagement anaemic growth high inflation squeezed living standards stagnant for those on a wage higher taxes spending out of control no clue how to handle a post-Brexit Britain. For all of that they got their just desserts. @afneil If the economy was in such good shape why did voters demand change so decisively @afneil If the economy was in such good shape why did voters demand change so decisively"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:30Z 1.2M followers, 40.3K engagements
"Thats the inevitable consequence of clinging doggedly to a funding model introduced when Lenin was in the Kremlin and Warren Harding in the White House You face a future of relentless cuts (after recent years of relentless cuts) as you stay lashed to a defunct system because its convenient/comfortable to the BBCs powers that be. Yet you still insist its fit for purpose in [----] BBC to make hundreds of millions of pounds of cuts https://t.co/vhoK10cngi BBC to make hundreds of millions of pounds of cuts https://t.co/vhoK10cngi"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:39Z 1.2M followers, 146.6K engagements
"Given The Economists current dire and unilluminating coverage of UK politics it writes about Britain with a superior sneering as if it has a bad smell in its nose it clearly needs all the help it can get. This is very good news indeed. A very gifted reporter finally gets a gig worthy of his talents This is very good news indeed. A very gifted reporter finally gets a gig worthy of his talents"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:41Z 1.2M followers, 84.4K engagements
"The Al Jazeera report was more downbeat. Its a public holiday today and in Tehran it feels like a family festival. I cant believe this BBC report. Over [-----] families are mourning at least one loved one. Yet according to this journalist the sun is shining Iranians are happy the regime is listening and even https://t.co/aPau9EajHA Its a public holiday today and in Tehran it feels like a family festival. I cant believe this BBC report. Over [-----] families are mourning at least one loved one. Yet according to this journalist the sun is shining Iranians are happy the regime is listening and even"
X Link 2026-02-12T19:47Z 1.2M followers, 56K engagements
"It really isnt. Check your facts before tweeting nonsense. BREAKING: In a powerful moment the United Kingdom's Defense Minister John Healey just announced the UK will provide $35 billion in military aid to Ukraine. This is amazing. https://t.co/4lJk7dfhud BREAKING: In a powerful moment the United Kingdom's Defense Minister John Healey just announced the UK will provide $35 billion in military aid to Ukraine. This is amazing. https://t.co/4lJk7dfhud"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:57Z 1.2M followers, 86K engagements
"I have. See my oral evidence to the House of Lords media select committee. Enjoy as you bathe in its wisdom/insight. @afneil So suggest an alternative @afneil So suggest an alternative"
X Link 2026-02-13T08:59Z 1.2M followers, 32.2K engagements
"A case study of contemporary British government at its worst. You cripple the nightlife economy with higher taxes costs plus more rules regulations and compliance demands. Then you propose a Minister for Nightlife to revive the nightlife economy. 🚨 WATCH: Angela Rayner calls for the Government to create a Minister for Nightlife "We need to do better. We need to recognise the value of this industry economically culturally and socially" https://t.co/RV8cCLOgL2 🚨 WATCH: Angela Rayner calls for the Government to create a Minister for Nightlife "We need to do better. We need to recognise the"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:39Z 1.2M followers, 277.7K engagements
"So Ive watched this. Its all about me saying there is a systemic bias to the left in the BBC which I point out is also true of nearly all broadcasters. There is not a word of me criticising the BBC for its coverage of Johnsons job security crisis just as I havent criticised it for its coverage of Starmer job crisis. Thats the matter we were discussing. Why did I have to watch this stuff which was entirely irrelevant to our disagreement @afneil Hi Andrew. How about this https://t.co/dNkmyshqUg. Or this https://t.co/7ly1LNTZph @afneil Hi Andrew. How about this https://t.co/dNkmyshqUg. Or this"
X Link 2026-02-13T19:44Z 1.2M followers, 77.2K engagements
"I think I might put Sky News before BBC in Leftish lean which as the person who launched Sky is a matter of regret for me. When I launched it it was rigorously neutral. @afneil 💯agreement that all UK broadcasters - except GBN - are left leaning C4 BBCSKY and ITV in that order @afneil 💯agreement that all UK broadcasters - except GBN - are left leaning C4 BBCSKY and ITV in that order"
X Link 2026-02-14T07:25Z 1.2M followers, 155.8K engagements
"Many of these fundamentally well-educated thoughtful people long thought Stalins Russia a workers paradise. @afneil fundamentally well educated thoughtful people are more to the left some more so than others. Right versus left is not necessarily an exact 50:50 equation maybe more people are slightly left maybe being slightly left is the correct factual position so why should media be 50:50 @afneil fundamentally well educated thoughtful people are more to the left some more so than others. Right versus left is not necessarily an exact 50:50 equation maybe more people are slightly left maybe"
X Link 2026-02-14T07:27Z 1.2M followers, 45.6K engagements
"Jean-Paul Sartre Simone de Beauvoir Louis Aragon Bertolt Brecht WEB du Bois etc etc. I notice you knew better than to ask about pre-WW2 pro-Stalin intellectuals which are just too numerous to mention. @afneil Which post WW2 western left academics thought Stalin s Russia was a workers paradise or is @afneil fos @grok @afneil Which post WW2 western left academics thought Stalin s Russia was a workers paradise or is @afneil fos @grok"
X Link 2026-02-14T08:24Z 1.2M followers, 36.2K engagements
"I dont work for anybody but myself these days and nobody tells me what to say or write. Nobody including editors and proprietors would be as foolish as to even try. @afneil You work for Rupert Murdoch and Lord Rothermere - two right wing Brexit supporting billionaires. You are not neutral @afneil. @afneil You work for Rupert Murdoch and Lord Rothermere - two right wing Brexit supporting billionaires. You are not neutral @afneil"
X Link 2026-02-14T08:32Z 1.2M followers, 50K engagements
"The more Europes leaders drivel on about Europe the more Europe declines into irrelevance. Europes leading military powers badly need to come together in rearming. But Macron stands in the way of full British participation for narrow self-interest reasons. Starmer is just as bad: he talks big about a new European defence posture (much needed) but refuses to increase UK military spending by more than a minuscule amount. Only Poland Scandinavia the Baltics and now Germany get it. Don't believe one second Europe is an old fashioned construction. https://t.co/8NbxsSH0kj Don't believe one second"
X Link 2026-02-14T08:38Z 1.2M followers, 167.2K engagements
"Whats the weather like in St Petersburg mid-Feb Too soon I suppose to discern the first shoots of spring keep well wrapped up ❄❄❄ @afneil why do you obsess about more money for defence when there is no money for anything else which is more important . endless wars are just about stealing taxpayers money same with NHS .always more money but nothing gets any better @afneil why do you obsess about more money for defence when there is no money for anything else which is more important . endless wars are just about stealing taxpayers money same with NHS .always more money but nothing gets any"
X Link 2026-02-14T08:55Z 1.2M followers, 25.8K engagements
"Workers paradise is just shorthand for generally being a Stalin apologist. Nor does Grok tell you the full story about Sartre: He actively defended the USSR as a socialist model. In [----] shortly after Stalins death he visited the Soviet Union and publicly praised its complete freedom of criticism clearly an absurd lie about a totalitarian state. He downplayed widespread repression even arguing that Soviet terror (like the gulags) was justified for revolutionary ends. He remained Stalins most prominent Western apologist into the 1950s only gradually distancing himself after Khrushchevs 1956"
X Link 2026-02-14T09:01Z 1.2M followers, 37.9K engagements
"YES. @afneil You do work for the Mail. Are you saying you are given no brief to work to and all articles are published unedited @afneil You do work for the Mail. Are you saying you are given no brief to work to and all articles are published unedited"
X Link 2026-02-14T09:31Z 1.2M followers, 30.9K engagements
"Hes stopping us being part of a common defence fund to protect French defence industries. @afneil "But Macron stands in the way of full British participation for narrow self-interest reasons" What's this suppose to mean then how is Macron stnading in the way of full British participation @afneil "But Macron stands in the way of full British participation for narrow self-interest reasons" What's this suppose to mean then how is Macron stnading in the way of full British participation"
X Link 2026-02-14T10:51Z 1.2M followers, 54.9K engagements
"Is that the same Rupert Murdoch I last talked to in December [----] Or a different one If the same why are you suddenly contacting me now [--] years later @afneil Ok Andrew it's Rupert Murdoch here. Not a bad week in review but I thought you could have defended Sir Jim Ratcliffe a bit stronger. Here are your pre-vetted talking points for next week. (Careful this is sarcasm rich) @afneil Ok Andrew it's Rupert Murdoch here. Not a bad week in review but I thought you could have defended Sir Jim Ratcliffe a bit stronger. Here are your pre-vetted talking points for next week. (Careful this is sarcasm"
X Link 2026-02-14T11:29Z 1.2M followers, 47.9K engagements
"No evidence of that. Youngsters being hit by lack of entry level jobs. @afneil Are you forgetting how many more 60+ year old people have to stay in work now or take on part time work to get by Perhaps they are preventing youngsters finding jobs @afneil Are you forgetting how many more 60+ year old people have to stay in work now or take on part time work to get by Perhaps they are preventing youngsters finding jobs"
X Link 2026-02-15T09:32Z 1.2M followers, 30.9K engagements
"Its a superb piece of journalism. And lawyers do far more damage to our country than reporters @ShippersUnbound Tim Shipman is an award winning journalist who has worked for some of the biggest papers in the country. Just because the person you support is being exposed as completely crap - as reported by numerous journalists - doesnt make the journalists reporting on it propagandists. Tim Shipman is an award winning journalist who has worked for some of the biggest papers in the country. Just because the person you support is being exposed as completely crap - as reported by numerous"
X Link 2026-02-15T09:40Z 1.2M followers, 94.8K engagements
"The wonderful story of William Wilberforce and his heroic struggle against slavery. Do they still teach this in schools He was DEFEATED ELEVEN TIMES. Attacked. Threatened with DEATH. Nearly blind. Addicted to opium just to function. They told him to stop. He spent forty-six years refusing. His name was William Wilberforce. Born in Hull [----]. He could have lived a comfortable life. Wealthy https://t.co/kZjBQJ4noo He was DEFEATED ELEVEN TIMES. Attacked. Threatened with DEATH. Nearly blind. Addicted to opium just to function. They told him to stop. He spent forty-six years refusing. His name was"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:38Z 1.2M followers, 55.2K engagements
"Whats it got to do with free marketeers Thames Water the very opposite of a free market a badly regulated monopoly. Either you learn how to regulate privatised monopolies or you keep them nationalised. Simples. 💧 Thames Water is a case study of rapacious capitalism at its worst. Until free marketeers have an explanation of why it went so badly wrong and why utilities shouldn't be nationalised the economic right won't get a hearing. Latest @thetimes column https://t.co/6IF81qMaVH 💧 Thames Water is a case study of rapacious capitalism at its worst. Until free marketeers have an explanation of"
X Link 2025-06-28T13:41Z 1.2M followers, 117.8K engagements
"There'll be a collective sigh of relief when Starmer goes. But brace yourself. What comes next could be much worse ANDREW NEIL https://mol.im/a/15536251 https://mol.im/a/15536251"
X Link 2026-02-07T02:56Z 1.2M followers, 223.6K engagements
"RT @GrumpyHobbit22: Where Neil cuts straight through the bullshit"
X Link 2026-02-14T10:51Z 1.2M followers, [--] engagements
"My monologue on what the new world order means for Britain from @TimesRadio today: For those of you whove not yet copped that were at a watershed in global politics I suggest you have a read of Mark Carneys speech in Davos yesterday. Its not often a Canadian prime minister charts a seminal change in world politics. But Carney a former governor of the Bank of England has. This is the key passage: Over the past two decades a series of crises in finance health energy and geopolitics have laid bare the risks of extreme global integration. And as a result many countries are drawing the same"
X Link 2026-01-21T13:55Z 1.2M followers, 400.4K engagements
"The only reason you know [-----] have been removed/deported is because it has been extensively reported in the MSM which also reported that [-----] were voluntary departures (often involving no government action) and that of the [-----] whove arrived in small boats since Labour came to power only [----] have been removed. You of course dont report any of that. I wonder why 🤔 Obviously wont be reported by MSM 🙄 But the Government have announced that [-----] illegal migrants have been removed or deported since Labour came to office. The highest number in [--] yrs No crackpot Rwanda scheme or ICE for that"
X Link 2026-02-08T09:06Z 1.2M followers, 240.6K engagements
"Without Morgan McSweeney there is no Keir Starmer. Watch this space"
X Link 2026-02-08T15:29Z 1.2M followers, 271.9K engagements
"This is pathetic McCarthyite smearing of the highest order. You should be ashamed of yourselves. And rename your organisation Hate No Hope"
X Link 2026-02-11T21:56Z 1.2M followers, 265.7K engagements
"Labour was elected in July [----] with an overriding promise to accelerate economic growth. We now now have its record for its first full calendar year 2025: Q1: 0.7% Q2: 0.2% Q3: 0.1% Q4: 0.1% So far from stimulating the economy the dead hand of Starmer-Reeves has knocked the stuffing out of it. They took a good start to the year and squandered it with reckless tax spend and borrow (none of which was in their manifesto). Our giant services sector 2nd biggest in the world is stagnating. Construction is in its worst state for over [--] years with output down 2% in Q4 (which is why Labours promise"
X Link 2026-02-12T08:43Z 1.2M followers, 517.7K engagements
"Planet Denial. And who are these poor young folks shes taken hostage We can't turn things around overnight but we have created the conditions now for the economy to grow and it is doing just that. - Rachel Reeves Absolutely delusional. The UK economy only grew by 0.1% in the third and fourth quarters of [----]. https://t.co/nEgKbHdwCR We can't turn things around overnight but we have created the conditions now for the economy to grow and it is doing just that. - Rachel Reeves Absolutely delusional. The UK economy only grew by 0.1% in the third and fourth quarters of [----]. https://t.co/nEgKbHdwCR"
X Link 2026-02-12T20:32Z 1.2M followers, 90.3K engagements
"Yes yes yes. All very well. But will the economy grow by 1.4% this year @afneil Now that the party is jumping With the bass kicked in and the Vegas are pumping Quick to the point to the point no faking Cooking MCs like a pound of bacon Burning them if you ain't quick and nimble I go crazy when I hear a cymbal And a hi hat with a souped up tempo I'm on a roll @afneil Now that the party is jumping With the bass kicked in and the Vegas are pumping Quick to the point to the point no faking Cooking MCs like a pound of bacon Burning them if you ain't quick and nimble I go crazy when I hear a cymbal"
X Link 2026-02-13T08:52Z 1.2M followers, 23.6K engagements
"You really should be on the Starmer payroll. You are Stakhanovite in your defence of him and his government. For the record I think the BBCs coverage of Starmers most recent job security crisis was fine. For the record I thought the BBCs coverage of BoJos job security crisis which eventually brought him down was also fine. Can you point to me criticising it The BBC was not the most over-excited media outlet during this weeks frenzied spasm about the PM. But with right wing commentators like @MrHarryCole and @afneil - who usually foam and froth at mere mention of the BBC - now pouring rare"
X Link 2026-02-13T15:40Z 1.2M followers, 98.8K engagements
"Is Trump about to topple Cuba's Red Ayatollah https://mol.im/a/15558771 https://mol.im/a/15558771"
X Link 2026-02-14T07:48Z 1.2M followers, 46.8K engagements
"I wasnt talking about the EU. I was talking about Europe. The idea that the EU with members like Hungary Spain Ireland even Italy holding a veto on defence issues and with no collective experience/trackrecord in military matters is for the birds. Europe can only be defended through a revived post-US NATO which includes vital allies like Canada UK and Norway none of whom is in the EU. Leave it to the EU and youll still be at some summit meeting in some ancient castle trying to hammer out some compromise while the rest of us are having to learn Russian. And if you want to argue further with me"
X Link 2026-02-14T09:07Z 1.2M followers, 180.5K engagements
"Youve just confirmed youre a Russian troll. Or bot. Or bot troll. Now a blocked bot. No time for your confected nonsense. @afneil so i am russian 🤣🤣🤣. clearly the vaccine shots have damaged your brain . Neil stated"it's time to punish Britain's five million vaccine refuseniks"arguing that they were refusing the vaccine "through fear ignorance irresponsibility or sheer stupidity". WRONG AGAIN @afneil so i am russian 🤣🤣🤣. clearly the vaccine shots have damaged your brain . Neil stated"it's time to punish Britain's five million vaccine refuseniks"arguing that they were refusing the vaccine"
X Link 2026-02-14T09:18Z 1.2M followers, 26K engagements
"At least there is evidence of a brain. But in your case @afneil Difficult to change a programmed brain. @afneil Difficult to change a programmed brain"
X Link 2026-02-14T09:33Z 1.2M followers, 22.4K engagements
"Not quite Unless you mean Birmingham Is it just me or does @afneil's description of Cuba after [--] years of Communist rule frighteningly similar to Britain's direction of travel under this benighted Labour government https://t.co/OEK8OrlmUt https://t.co/SwWrnOxY4V Is it just me or does @afneil's description of Cuba after [--] years of Communist rule frighteningly similar to Britain's direction of travel under this benighted Labour government https://t.co/OEK8OrlmUt https://t.co/SwWrnOxY4V"
X Link 2026-02-14T10:52Z 1.2M followers, 29.2K engagements
"Maybe because you have no idea what it means @afneil Why does the term "Stockholm Syndrome" come to mind @afneil Why does the term "Stockholm Syndrome" come to mind"
X Link 2026-02-14T10:54Z 1.2M followers, 22K engagements
"Alas I regret to report I never had any respect for you. @afneil I used to have respect for you as a columnist sadly you've become the typical DM journo spewing right wing rhetoric @afneil I used to have respect for you as a columnist sadly you've become the typical DM journo spewing right wing rhetoric"
X Link 2026-02-14T11:31Z 1.2M followers, 60.7K engagements
"No I dont. Stop making things up. Were not all as motivated by self-serving considerations as you. @afneil Andrew making sure he doesn't burn his bridges with the BBC. He may hope to get a show from them again one day. @afneil Andrew making sure he doesn't burn his bridges with the BBC. He may hope to get a show from them again one day"
X Link 2026-02-14T14:45Z 1.2M followers, 93.5K engagements
"Cubans were wallowing in poverty long before Trumps oil embargo. @afneil Topple you mean he is Starving a nation into submission. @afneil Topple you mean he is Starving a nation into submission"
X Link 2026-02-14T21:38Z 1.2M followers, 37.9K engagements
"Exactly @julianorobertrj @afneil Theyve been able to trade with the rest of the world the whole time. Theyre wallowing in poverty because their political & economic system is unfit for purpose. @julianorobertrj @afneil Theyve been able to trade with the rest of the world the whole time. Theyre wallowing in poverty because their political & economic system is unfit for purpose"
X Link 2026-02-14T22:00Z 1.2M followers, 24.6K engagements
"I guess that explains why 25% of the population have done a runner in this decade alone and were only half way through it mainly to America but frankly anywhere is better. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot"
X Link 2026-02-14T23:49Z 1.2M followers, 46.7K engagements
"Classic luxury belief. Why not try living in Cuba theyre losing their people and get back to us. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot. @afneil Better to live in Cuba than under the US boot"
X Link 2026-02-15T09:30Z 1.2M followers, 31.2K engagements
"Did he tell us by how much he plans to increase defence spending so that his windy rhetoric is matched by military resource No Thought not. Well worth a few minutes of your time to read in full. Our PM's powerful speech @MunSecConf 👇 https://t.co/O23e3gY5fA Well worth a few minutes of your time to read in full. Our PM's powerful speech @MunSecConf 👇 https://t.co/O23e3gY5fA"
X Link 2026-02-15T11:23Z 1.2M followers, 73.1K engagements
"This is pathetic. Youre the Cabinet Office. The elite of the bureaucracy. At the heart of government. This is not just juvenile. Its factually wrong. We used to think the senior civil service a Rolls Royce. Youre not even a Trabant now. For gods sake grow up This #valentinesday we are improving our relationship with the EU to benefit consumers ❤🩷🤍 A new food and plant deal will make it easier and cheaper to buy 💐 for your loved one. https://t.co/qKWPB0wbsH This #valentinesday we are improving our relationship with the EU to benefit consumers ❤🩷🤍 A new food and plant deal will make it"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:48Z 1.2M followers, 154.4K engagements
"ANDREW NEIL: In [--] years of covering politics Ive never accused ANY government of congenitally telling untruths. But Starmer has taken lying gaslighting and deceit to a new level https://mol.im/a/14743517 https://mol.im/a/14743517"
X Link 2025-05-24T02:51Z 1.2M followers, 3.1M engagements
"Given the scale of these protests now and the growing death toll of ordinary folks fighting for freedom the near total silence of the British and American celebrity class so vocal on so many other matters is rather striking. NEW UPDATE: More anti-government protests broke out Friday in Iran. At least [--] protesters including eight children have been killed since the latest unrest started given earlier remarks President Trump might like to take note of that The Islamic Regime has cut internet NEW UPDATE: More anti-government protests broke out Friday in Iran. At least [--] protesters including"
X Link 2026-01-09T16:46Z 1.2M followers, 631K engagements
"The ignored and brutal civil war in Sudan which has already claimed [-----] lives and displaced millions has now taken an even more terrible turn in El Fashir under siege and suffering famine. RSF rebels have captured the city triggering the panicked flight of its remaining starving civilians. The victorious militias which are predominantly ethnically Arab have gone on a barbaric killing rampage of the local non-Arab population. The violence echoes the genocidal slaughters carried out by the Janjaweed militia the RSFs predecessor in Darfur two decades ago"
X Link 2025-10-31T05:38Z 1.2M followers, 832.3K engagements
"Update from the Killing Fields of Sudan: Maternity hospital massacre leaves [---] dead as patients and staff are butchered; [----] civilians were executed in two days. UN resolutions: zero. Protesters in London: couple of dozen. Coverage of Sudan carnage in media: minimal. The ignored and brutal civil war in Sudan which has already claimed [-----] lives and displaced millions has now taken an even more terrible turn in El Fashir under siege and suffering famine. RSF rebels have captured the city triggering the panicked flight of its remaining The ignored and brutal civil war in Sudan which has"
X Link 2025-11-02T07:58Z 1.2M followers, 967.6K engagements
"Glad you asked The DOJs summary (as of early 2025) noted [---] defendants charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon (including firearms tasers knives etc.). Youre welcome. @afneil Were any of the Jan 6th protestors in the Capitol proven to be armed @afneil Were any of the Jan 6th protestors in the Capitol proven to be armed"
X Link 2026-01-30T21:15Z 1.2M followers, 37.3K engagements
"So help us out here. What do the Epstein files reveal about Farage that requires investigation/exposure How can you break the ministerial code if youve never been a minister The school stuff has been widely covered/exposed. Not clear voters regard it as significant. What else can you point us to Why does Farage get a pass Seriously why arent the press all over him for everything Hes in the Epstein Files he broke the ministerial code the stuff he got up to at school would have brought anyone else down Why does this honking frog-faced arse get a pass Why does Farage get a pass Seriously why"
X Link 2026-02-07T06:30Z 1.2M followers, 270.3K engagements
"If McSweeney has to resign because he advised Starmer to appoint Mandelson why does Starmer not have to resign for actually taking the decision to appoint Mandelson"
X Link 2026-02-08T20:04Z 1.2M followers, 400.8K engagements
"Why K Starmers problems are far from over and his job security or lack thereof remains firmly on the line. 🏴New Senedd voting intention. Reform UK holds a 7-point lead over Plaid while Labour is in third. ➡ REF UK 31% (+29) 🌼 PLAID 24% (+4) 🌹 LAB 20% (20) 🌳 CON 13% (13) 🔶 LIB DEM 6% (+1) 🌍 GREEN 5% (+3) 30/1 - 10/2 N=806 (16+) changes w [----] constituency vote https://t.co/26og6qodTq 🏴New Senedd voting intention. Reform UK holds a 7-point lead over Plaid while Labour is in third. ➡ REF UK 31% (+29) 🌼 PLAID 24% (+4) 🌹 LAB 20% (20) 🌳 CON 13% (13) 🔶 LIB DEM 6% (+1) 🌍 GREEN 5% (+3)"
X Link 2026-02-13T09:39Z 1.2M followers, 93.7K engagements
"I very much doubt anybody will touch his trousers in Berlin if thats where he goes. The Security Conference is in Munich. @afneil Starmers going to get his trousers pulled down when he goes to the security meeting in Berlin. Vance last year Rubio this. Cant wait.😊 @afneil Starmers going to get his trousers pulled down when he goes to the security meeting in Berlin. Vance last year Rubio this. Cant wait.😊"
X Link 2026-02-13T10:29Z 1.2M followers, 44.1K engagements
"Incomprehensible word salad. But the Left are treating her as the new messiah of geopolitics. Bizarre. She makes Kamala Harris sound coherent. AOC: What we are seeking is a return to a rules-based order that eliminates the hypocrisies around when too often in the west we look the other way for inconvenient populations to act out these paradoxes. Huh https://t.co/yhua6LoUoN AOC: What we are seeking is a return to a rules-based order that eliminates the hypocrisies around when too often in the west we look the other way for inconvenient populations to act out these paradoxes. Huh"
X Link 2026-02-14T14:51Z 1.2M followers, 180K engagements
"If you mean Im upset that our supposed civil service elite has infantilised then yes consider me triggered madam. @afneil You are well and truly triggered sir. @afneil You are well and truly triggered sir"
X Link 2026-02-15T17:59Z 1.2M followers, 31.7K engagements
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