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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 27/09/2026

From two years ago with some others

Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 08/09/2026

Absolutely astonishing light and views on the Bernina line between Switzerland and Italy. Got off and walked from Ospizio Bernina to Alp Grum, the path passing between the railway line and Lago Bianco, travelling by regional services instead of the pricey Bernina Express.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 05/09/2026

Turns out you can reach a whole new level and play the “Fata Morgana” barrel organ, typically seen in Eindhoven. Not that it is easy work!

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 05/09/2026

I’m Central European maxxing to levels not seen before

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 27/08/2026

Turkish F-16s practicing around Istanbul ahead of Turkey’s Victory Day on Sunday

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 23/08/2026

Sleeping cats in the churchyard of the Anglican Christ Church, Istanbul, built as a memorial to the Crimean War. The vicar says he has 49 cats in his parsonage.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 15/08/2026

One of many astonishing paragraphs in this story by my top colleagues Lucy Osborne and Sirin Kale www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 14/08/2026

What is a “private posting box” which states “no collection” and yet bafflingly seems to show a list of times?

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 03/08/2026

Not sure Richard Tice necessarily helping himself with the parliamentary commissioner for standards who has recently taken a dim view of breaches of the code's rule 13, which limits members from disclosing details about investigations into them without the commissioner's authorisation.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 28/07/2026

April — 1805 Napoleon is Master of Europe Only the British Fleet stands before him Oceans are now Battlefields

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 22/07/2026

Enjoyed this 5-star review of a chippy

Barbara O'Connor
Local Guide • 48 reviews
***** • a month ago
Wouldn't say that it's the worst chipper, but will say my husband tossed the dog a chip - the dog then puked, pulled the chip out of the vomit, then set the chip to the side before eating the rest of his vomit. The story alone is worth the 5*s
Food: 2 | Service: 5 | Atmosphere: 2

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 04/07/2026

Happy 250th birthday to the USA from me and this great tie I found in a charity shop

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 26/06/2026

A few photographs from a great trip to Sicily. Really recommend doing the Circumetnea railway, even if it is a bit tricky to work out exactly when it runs, and which bits are in fact a bus.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 23/06/2026

a second fan has been ordered

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 22/06/2026

sorry, who on earth rocked up to Downing Street with what appears to be a pair of old movie cameras shooting on film??

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 18/06/2026

Watching the Kia Sportage ad (proud supporter of independent cinema)

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 17/06/2026

meanwhile on linkedin people are posting #inspirational posts about leadership using a story of bumping into... john bercow

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 02/06/2026

Hansard yday: With the greatest of respect to Simon Hoare, given there are 1500 pages of material, how are we meant to take with credulity the idea that he had on Monday morning the proper opportunity to review whether the redactions to third parties were "sensible, reasonable and proportionate"

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 02/06/2026

Marginalia where Mandelson notes he originally drafted below a story of Foreign Affairs Committee chair Emily Thornberry "stumbling" into the embassy flat, later changed to "strayed", as part of a diary column for the New Statesman

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 01/06/2026

The spin doctor and the spy master: Mandelson's briefings with MI6 chiefs before he received developed vetting clearance. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 01/06/2026

Guardian liveblog - FCDO Official: "Mandelson thinks that as a privy councillor [sic] he can see things without waiting for vetting.” - FCDO security chief: "Failure to report the correct clearance could have an awkward impact, which we would want to avoid.” www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 13/05/2026

Hoovered this up since I started on Monday. Phenomenal - as if the writing was laced with MSG

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 13/05/2026

Load of rubbish, this, "55 million different fare types". A calculation you only reach by adding up every station to any other station and the few variations. Which is plainly meaningless.

Simplify fares and tickets. Buying a ticket is frequently confusing and
opaque for passengers, with no less than 55 million different fare types
available. GBR will consolidate the 14 existing operator websites into a
single online platform, and reform the outdated fares structure making it
easy for passengers to find the most affordable fare. For each journey
there will be one transparent price available to everyone.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 12/05/2026

Great photo this morning from Toby Melville at Reuters

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 11/05/2026

Harriet Harman apparently mixing up DMs with tweets this morning (now deleted).

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 27/04/2026

Not sure how tenable (per Steven Swinford at the Times) Downing Street's line is that Starmer's "no pressure existed whatsoever in relation to this case" statement was only about vetting, not the wider appointment of Mandelson.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 23/04/2026

[foreign affairs committee summary] "A UKSV file? With two red ticks? For the ambassador to Washington? Localised entirely within a secure portal?!" "Yes." "May I see it?" "No."

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 16/04/2026

Almost thought the BBC and Trump had come to some sort of strange legal settlement

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 24/03/2026

Boris Johnson has appeared on British American Tobacco's "The Smokeless Word" podcast, hosted by BAT's Chief Corporate Officer, which has a disclaimer (pic 2). Towards the end of the 50 minute discussion, Johnson criticises the Tobacco and Vapes Bill as "absolutely insane".

Boris Johnson and Kingsley Wheaton, BAT Chief Corporate Officer, in a podcast studio.

DISCLAIMER

Intended Audience: This podcast is intended for regulators, scientists, policymakers, investors, media and public health bodies only. This material is not intended for US audiences.

Personal Views: The views expressed in this podcast are the personal opinions of the speaker only. Any views expressed by guests are independent of the views or positions of BAT.

No Product Promotion: Nothing in this podcast is intended to promote or endorse the consumption of the product referred to.

Risk and Harm Statements: Nicotine products are addictive and not risk free. Any references to products having a reduced risk or reduced harm are based on the weight of the evidence and assume no continued smoking.

Content Warning: This podcast contains some swearing that may not be suitable for all listeners.

BAT Investments is the copyright holder of this podcast.

Kingsley Wheaton, BAT Chief Corporate Officer, with a caption over his face saying what his job is

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 19/03/2026

May 2021: “I am told you must invest in Dogecoin” June 2021: “Gabe coin has launched an attack against sus doge imposter. Emergency meeting vote: eject doge, I repeat, eject doge. Amogus, amogus, amogus.”

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 17/03/2026

Here are excerpts from a video produced by Diagolon, a group of Canadian neo-nazis, who commissioned Farage to endorse their event, the 'Road Rage Terror Tour', days after he was elected as an MP in July 2024, and later used his Cameo clip in their propaganda. Full details in the article.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 17/03/2026

We didn't just find his videos - we also found Farage's outtakes, which show when his money-making sideline is interrupted by a text message or phone call, requiring him to re-record the video, he appears quick to anger.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 14/03/2026

rishi sunak martin luther 🤝 thinking about romans

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 14/03/2026

He has freed it from the wrapper and eaten the whole thing

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 14/03/2026

Tunnock’s teacakes are part of a healthy and balanced diet for many creatures

Photograph of a squirrel in a tree nibbling a tunnock’s teacake in distinctive red and white foil

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