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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pure class...Reason must stand up to idiocy.

Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Here's your counterfactual: Northern Irelands was the fastest growing region of the UK in the last 10 years by being inside the Single Market. That's the proof we need to cite.

Chart showing Northern Ireland as UK'S fastest region of growth by staying in the Single Market for goods.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Meanwhile...sheep pics in the Lake District this afternoon. It does help one forget the global nightmare for a few hours.

Photo of sheep grazing in field in the Lake District UK.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Here's a reading list Joe...

Books about the history of the Middle East

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Walking the coastal paths of Cornwall this week. Remembering that this madness of men will pass and what remains when we are gone, is magnificent.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

If you have not read this...please do. Do not forget the appalling suffering of the Palestinian people that continues every hour of every day

A copy of The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem the Palestinian writer

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Mark you're a star for reminding me I have a couple of these on my racks. I know what I'm drinking tomorrow night and I'm so looking forward to it. Even the same year. What are the chances. 😊

A bottlevof Noussea Greek red wine made from the Xinamvro grape.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Toppling South American leaders and replacing them with puppets is a return to an old US playbook. I'll be interested to see how the world reacts.

Xi, Kim, Putin and Trump all on one side of a seesaw.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My first bottle of Christmas week wine is this Rapsani 2017. Big fruity, herby nose and a delicious big wine with balance, complexity and length. It's what you'd expect from a winemaking talent like Apostolos Thymiopoulos. This Xinamvro blend is a delight. @winesky.bsky.social

Picture of a 2017 bottle of Rapsani Xinamavro wine.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Tonight I attended a concert in London by a choir of Palestinian girls from the Edward Said national conservatory of music in Ramallah. It was wonderful and incredibly emotional. Please support the art and culture of Palestine as it withstands a terrible onslought. You can donate here on this QR.

QR code to donate to Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Palestine.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

QR code to donate to Edward Said national conservatory of music Palestine.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Loved being in the audience when you announced the launch of The Verve with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Does look like Fuherage is being investigated as my mate Phil postulated in his question.

Photo of Carole Cadwalleder and Carol Vorderman chatting to each other.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

However I am hot and need refreshing so I have opened a chilled traveller from the Rhinegau that came with me. Delicious riesling, clementine and peach nose, very dry, high acidity, tight and refreshing bursting with lemon sherbert that would pair with smoked salmon. #germanwine #Burgundy

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Frankly not sure why I post about #wine on #winesky as none of my posts ever show up here. Whereas on fascist enabling X they were widely visible. After a 5 hour drive from Lake Konstanz I am ensconced in the centre of Beaune and looking forward to some serious food and wine. You know the names

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

making techniques, the complex DNA of the vines make Germany a place where the most wonderful wines and talented, innovative wine makers are to be found. Tomorrow I cross the border to Burgundy, the home of some of the greatest wines in the world. I can't wait. 😊

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

So on another stormy day on Lake Konstanz my spatburgunder journey takes me to Austria with a 2022 Stift Kloster Neuburg. Sweet cherry and rose nose. Classic sweet cherry mouth, black fruits, well balanced with hints of tobacco and clove. Lovely #wine has the structure to improve over time. #winesky

Bottle of Stift Kloster Neuburg pinot noir.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

A wonderful wine from my German summmer odyssey. This 2023 riesling from the Balthasar winery is from vines grown in Hattesheim in the Rhinegau. Apple/peach nose bags of rich ripe fruit with a lovely mineral spritzy zing for balance. Well structured with serious length. #wine #winesky

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Another joyful discovery in Germany Rhinehessen from a winemaker pushing boundaries. "Red Stuff" 2021 is a Cab Sauv, Pinot Noir and Regent blend. Nose classically Cab Sauv, mouth-loads of dark fruit cassis, plums balanced with enough tight tannins to be well structured and delicious. #wine #winesky

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

My German #wine education continues as I sit by the Rhine. My very first tating of the Scheurebe grape. This Bischel 2024 has dense tropical fruit aromas. A big mouthful of stone fruit yet enough acidity to balance and add further refinement over years. What a joyful discovery!

A bottle of white wine above a wine cooler

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I'm in Berlin relaxing but still attrmting to improve my lacklustre German #wine education. This modest German sparkling Reisling from Baden on this warm summers day hits the mark. Bursting with zingy citrus bubbles, good balance of fruit and acidity but bone dry. #Germanwines 🥂

Sparkling bottle of German riesling in ice bucket

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

It's my birthday today and a milestone so I'm treating myself to something very special. I grew up in Britain in a time when British food was dull and the choice of #wine for the general public was limited and tasted awful. So let's be grateful those days are over.🥂

A bottle of 2004 Bollinger and two glasses.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Chris....once again making me jealous. My oldest bottles now are the 2007 but back in the day I remember a sublime 1978.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Monday evening #wine and loving #greekwine presently this 2016 Karydas Xinamavro from Naoussa is delightful. Well structured, soft tannins with deep crimson fruit maintaining a lovely balance. Greek wines are fab..if you have not discovered them, you're missing out.

Bottle of Karydas Xinamavro Greek wine next to wine glass.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Having a fabulous day at the Jaipur Literary Festival London. Added bonus that it's a sunny day.

Morning panel discussion on the Indian constituency.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Guess where I am?...OK I'll tell you. Climate and Impact something I'm supposed to know about.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Alexander VI was the Borgia Pope. Tump is the Bogus Pope. Both were amoral and steeped in corruption.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Last night's drinking. It was gorgeous.

Bottle of Dalamara Xinamavro 2018 and part filled wine glass.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Starting the May holiday weekend with this lovely Greek Red wine. The Dalamara Xinamavro 2018 from Naoussa reflects its unique terroir. Deep floral herb garden nose, balanced fruit and tannins, robust with sweet berry and spice finish. Loving it. #wine

Bottle of red Greek wine next to part filled large wine glass on kitchen top.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Getting my sanity back, walking in the Derbyshire Peaks with my wife for a few days. #wellbeing #mentalhealth.

Photo of Derbyshire Peak District nezr the town of Buxton.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I often feel we deserve to live in a better world. The world a generation fought for in the 1940's, a world being stolen from us by the blind bigots of the alt right. We are going to have to fight for that better world. Get politically active. No Passaran ✊️

Girl with rifle standing on the roof of the hotel Colon, Barcelona during the Spanish civil war.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Anyone who wants to defend Netanyahu should go back to X or at least read these books before responding to my post.

A photo of books on the history and politics of the Middle East.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Fabulous night as always watching Seth Lakeman at the Warwick Arts Centre. If you don't know Seth, check him out on Spotify.

Seth Lakeman and his folk rock band playing at a concert.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The "Great Mughals" exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum in London is super and I recommend popping into the Middle East and South Asian rooms while you are there. #history #India

Mughal court painting of three great mughal emperors sitting together

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

It's the only home we have and we are ruining it.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

So we had a rather large piece of wild vension for Christmas...obviously it's really all about crisp goose fat roasted spuds. A classic Guigal Rhône worked but this organic Brouilly, so very different also complimented the rich, gamay meat. (See what I did there) 😁 #wine #winesky

A bottle of red wine, Brouilly on a wooden kitchen top next to a porcelain red nosed mouse and reindeer.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Christmas day starts with Champagne. However Christmas Eve is gentle grazing and a chance to try other fizz. In summer we visited the Bouvet Winery in the Loire. This Tresor, 85% Chenin Blanc and 15%Chardonnay is fabulous, great with cheese, smoked salmon and charcuterie. Santé 🥂 #wine

A bottle of Tresor sparkling French wine sitting on a wooden kitchen top.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Found a Christmas tree in a nice old fashioned London pub called The Kings Arms...to drink under. Perfect.🙂 Yes it's Gavi not beer....so what!

Two people drinking wine next to a Christmas tree in a London pub.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Christmas approaches and if you like Pinot Noir this fabulous German Spatburgunder presses all the right buttons. Fabulous floral nose, bags of fruit, sophisticated and beautifully balanced. Santé or even prost.

Bottle of German pinot noir with a half filled glass of wine.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This reminds me of visiting The Barbusano winery in Madeira which is at high altitude and produces delicious wines with a unique characteristics due to the volcanic terroir and sea breezes adding some salinity to the whites. Worth a visit.

High altitude Barbusano vineyard on the island of Madeira

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Absolutely...that book should have been issued to the whole State Department with a couple of others.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I had a lovely evening with close political friends, the highlight was a Labour Business event where Lord Neil Kinnock gave an oratory masterclass on Britains place in Europe, the folly of Brexit and an inclusive defintion of democratic socialism for our time. #politics #LabourParty #LabourBusiness

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I want the government to meet this target in the first parliament and then use it as a baseline in the second. An agile SME ecosystem incentivised for a green transition can deliver sustainable growth. #UKpolitics #supplychains #sustainablegrowth

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

space based verification and assurance on social and climate impact. If There's conflict up there we're in big trouble down here. #OxfordUniversity #climate #impact #space #politics

Photo of the Radcliffe Camera at Oxford University on a sunny day.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Thought we would stick with South Africa and see how the do Rhône grapes. It turns out they do it brilliantly.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

It's music, cheese and wine day. The blue cheese was created by Alex James of Blur and is called "Blue Monday" in homage to New Order. It's delicious.We are listening to both bands. We're comparing a Bordeaux with a Bordeaux blend Meerlust from South Africa. Both perfect. #Winesky #cheese #music

Two bottles of red wine and a board full of cheeses.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Just thought I'd throw in the nine ladies in Stanton, Peak District. Lovely scenery along the old bronze age route ways. Also plenty of megaliths. #StandingStones

Ancient standing stone circle in the peaks.

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Arnab Dutt @arnabdutt.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Lovely end to the week watching Turin Brakes at the Warwick Arts Centre giving an acoustic guitar masterclass. Can't believe the last time I saw them was Glastonbury 21 years ago.

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