Reposted by William Frenchsianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 6hThe decline of Newsnight, at a time when we need detailed and decent investigative and foreign reporting more than ever, is so depressing. Marshall is more than an ex singer. He’s Paul Marshall’s son - of GB News, Unherd, Speccie - & is on ARC Forum advisory board 2669190 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 23hOh the delights of the digital realm. Bon weekend à toi aussi! 020 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Meet The Rooneys, with Wayne, Colleen, Cousin Sally (if she can ever get her head out of a buke) and Mad Uncle Mickey. 020 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026"Décrivant l’Ukraine comme « un allié qui donne bien plus qu’il ne reçoit », il a souligné l’évolution des échanges militaires : « Nous sommes passés d’une phase où nous formions les Ukrainiens à une où les Ukrainiens nous forment. »" Bien dit. 000 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/202640 years ago I remember watching a Newsround episode about the Ariane rocket programme and thought "that looks cool, who needs Cape Canaveral"? Plus ça change... 010 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Guaranteed to make GB News viewers' heads explode in a fit of cognitive dissonance. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comMilei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row growsSantiago Caputo cites election of Sagal Abdi-Wali as MP and calls UK a threat to the west in post shared by Argentina’s president 010 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Pining for the good old days of "No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish" eh. 030 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026For fans of BBC arts documentaries from the 70s and 80s in particular. 030 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I went to the theatre in Stockholm once (admittedly using my NUJ card to blag a cheap ticket) and a beer at the interval was three times the price. Still felt better vfm than any West End theatre bar. 000 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026When I was at university, the urban myth was that the RCP gave its new recruits a clothing allowance so they could look authentically prole-y (while keeping their dinner jackets & gowns in reserve for the college ball bien sûr). The struggle takes many forms. 010 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I've always enjoyed films of Ishiguro novels better than the books. But you've also reminded me of the toe-curlingly bad adaptation of The Human Stain with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman... 000 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Haven't read the article, but the headline looks more like something Irvine Welsh might have written for Mixmag in 1997 (or a joke on Blockbusters) rather than the FT. 010 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 15/10/2026"There has not been, and doubtless will not be, one word of regret, apology or shame from this man to at least provide his victims with some crumb of comfort.” But will angry mobs take to the streets to "protect our women", or is that only if dark-skinned people in NI are accused of sexual assault? 042 0
Reposted by William FrenchToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 15/10/2026LOOK ACTUAL GOOD NEWS 08317 0
Reposted by William FrenchIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Feel a lot of pride about the way Britain has responded to Trump's attacks on Ukraine, repeatedly launching big symbolic demonstrations of solidarity when things are at their most tenuous. 221216180 0
Reposted by William FrenchPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 14/10/2026And here he is. 516719 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Dear God this is foul. #Content über alles... 040 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Thanks for the review. Arcola's a great little theatre. 000 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 14/10/2026When I was researching my family history, I learned that my grandmother's grandfather was deported and died there in the early 40s. There's v belatedly now a memorial to the Gurs victims in his hometown of Freiburg. The play looks... merkwürdig. www.freiburg.de/pb/2655154.h...freiburg.deGedenken am Jahrestag der Deportation nach GursDer 22. Oktober 1940 war der letzte Tag des jüdischen Laubhüttenfestes (hebräisch: Sukkot). In einer konzertierten Aktion der nationalsozialistischen Gauleiter wurden an diesem Tag über 6500 jüdische ... 100 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"Many falsehoods were propagated in the referendum campaign, but none greater than the leavers’ boasts of patriotism, when their agenda was certain to make Britain poorer and weaker." Well said, @rafaelbehr.bsky.social. Mieux vaut tard que jamais from the PM, too. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBrexiters can’t cope with the fact that Putin was cheering them on | Rafael BehrRussian meddling probably didn’t affect the referendum result – but the Kremlin’s motives for wanting to undermine the EU still matter, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 030 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Depends what you mean by "big" but the General Strike is now closer than the Wall Street Crash for me. 010 0
Reposted by William FrenchMichela Wrong @michelawrong.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Joseph Kabila playing the same role as his father Laurent, providing Congolese cover for Rwanda's annexation of eastern DRC... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJoseph Kabila: DR Congo ex-president named leader of new M23 rebel coalitionJoseph Kabila had previously denied having links to the M23 rebels, which control much of eastern DR Congo. 0107 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Weirdly enough the first one I went to was in Geneva, 20 years ago. Felt a bit like sending coals to Newcastle, but did have the benefit of being willing to serve you lunch after 2 pm unlike pretty much anywhere else apart from kebab stands. 010 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 12/10/2026What a foul and cynical debasement of the public realm. 010 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A review of Mr. Tickle that does not highlight the greatest moment in all English literature -- his ability to reach downstairs and get a biscuit out of the biscuit tin WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF BED -- is not worthy of the name. 020 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 12/10/2026What an insane story. Key line: "Despite retiring on a generous state pension of €11,000 a month... Hanning set his sights on making money in the private sector." The fall of Germany’s ex-spymaster - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FTgiftarticle.ft.comThe fall of Germany’s ex-spymasterAugust Hanning is accused of having illegally purchased state secrets for over a decade 000 0
Reposted by William FrenchEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The correct response to this would be to make all the evidence used to draw the conclusion public, then challenge Farage to respond, otherwise people will just pick their opinions on the matter based purely on who they trust. 701048302 0
Reposted by William FrenchEmma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026How I long for the day we focus on the female winner rather than the big male loser #holborn 412524 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just finished Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck; familiar territory of "things fall apart", collapse of DDR mirrored in abusive love affair, but told from a refreshing feminist perspective rather than the usual male voyeuristic gaze. Can't help but wonder which of the book's characters would now vote AfD... 000 0
Reposted by William FrenchGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Britain's ultra-Far Left have always been, and will always be, only that which they are: 812220 0
Reposted by William FrenchEric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating. 18167641970 0
Reposted by William FrenchMark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026South African judge Navi Pillay - who headed a UN commission that last year found Israel was committing a genocide in Gaza - has just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee hailed her as "one of the most respected international jurists of our time." 14342103 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I just hear the old Primal Scream song: "Polanski, vanishing point..." (Surely someone must do a Bust Flush headline too?) 010 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Foul barbarism, the logic of the lynch mob. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comPentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamedNidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December 120 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"ChatGPT, write me a grotesque parody of Philip Larkin." "Coming right up, master." 110 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Roland Rat, Shergar, Feathers McGraw and the elephant that relieved itself in the Blue Peter studio. 021 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I based one of my A Level French papers on this text. (Pretentious? Moi?) 100 0
William French @wtfrench76.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Explains why Telly Savalas was such a fan, perhaps. www.dailymotion.com/video/x8ar18mdailymotion.comTelly Savalas - aka Kojak - looks at Birmingham in 1981 - video DailymotionTelly Savalas - aka Kojak - looks at Birmingham in 1981 000 0