James Barr
@jamesbarr.bsky.social
I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. Next book: THE ARENA.
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
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Currently reading Jason Burke's The Revolutionists
More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org
Signal - jamesbarr.62
Currently reading Jason Burke's The Revolutionists
Pinned
James Barr — The British and French Mandates
YouTube video by The Engelsberg Seminars
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“This is one of the most infamous maps of the Middle East that you will ever see”
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Also saw the paintings in Clayton Church.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Also saw the paintings in Clayton Church.
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Glorious day on the South Downs
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Glorious day on the South Downs
Glorious day on the South Downs
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Glorious day on the South Downs
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Europe should give Ukraine the money right now, outright.
No ifs, no buts, no loans.
It’s the cheapest defence we will ever pay for; a loan will only store up trouble for decades; and it needs to be done with full democracy, making the case to voters to help them understand the threat we face.
No ifs, no buts, no loans.
It’s the cheapest defence we will ever pay for; a loan will only store up trouble for decades; and it needs to be done with full democracy, making the case to voters to help them understand the threat we face.
My press remarks in full here ↓
www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/informa...
www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/informa...
Informal Foreign Affairs Council: press conference by High Representative Kaja Kallas
Check against delivery! Good afternoon everybody, We just met with the EU Foreign Ministers in video format to discuss latest developments in ending Russia’s war. Foreign Minister Sybiha also joined u...
www.eeas.europa.eu
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Europe should give Ukraine the money right now, outright.
No ifs, no buts, no loans.
It’s the cheapest defence we will ever pay for; a loan will only store up trouble for decades; and it needs to be done with full democracy, making the case to voters to help them understand the threat we face.
No ifs, no buts, no loans.
It’s the cheapest defence we will ever pay for; a loan will only store up trouble for decades; and it needs to be done with full democracy, making the case to voters to help them understand the threat we face.
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xylophone sound
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Interesting development
France's Macron unveils voluntary military service amid 'accelerating threats'
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced the creation of a new voluntary youth military service to begin by mid-2026, which would help France respond to "accelerating threats" on the global sta...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Interesting development
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Fundamentally every one of these posts about someone’s parents brings to mind Machiavelli’s observation that men will more easily forgive the execution of their father than the deprivation of their patrimony
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Fundamentally every one of these posts about someone’s parents brings to mind Machiavelli’s observation that men will more easily forgive the execution of their father than the deprivation of their patrimony
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This long interview on the state of farming and our food system with @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is really interesting. The bit from about 45 minutes in especially so.
Radical with Amol Rajan - Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet? (James Rebanks) - BBC Sounds
James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This long interview on the state of farming and our food system with @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is really interesting. The bit from about 45 minutes in especially so.
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Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact?
In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.
Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
spkl.io/63327AduhR
In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.
Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
spkl.io/63327AduhR
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ultra-processed foods – what’s the impact?
In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.
Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
spkl.io/63327AduhR
In a new Lancet Series, experts warn a global rise in #UPFs presents a growing public health threat.
Read the evidence & policy recommendations ⬇️
spkl.io/63327AduhR
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Trying to catch up on what has been announced in the Budget and what it all means?
Our top @instituteforgovernment.org.uk team has you covered- tune into this at 4pm for everything you need to know. And no, we will not accidentally be starting the webinar a couple of hours early.
Our top @instituteforgovernment.org.uk team has you covered- tune into this at 4pm for everything you need to know. And no, we will not accidentally be starting the webinar a couple of hours early.
Sign up for our webinar at 4pm, where a panel of IfG experts will be bringing you analysis of what we've learnt on the government's fiscal rules, changes to the productivity forecasts, the two-child benefit limit, council tax and more.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/autumn...
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/autumn...
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Trying to catch up on what has been announced in the Budget and what it all means?
Our top @instituteforgovernment.org.uk team has you covered- tune into this at 4pm for everything you need to know. And no, we will not accidentally be starting the webinar a couple of hours early.
Our top @instituteforgovernment.org.uk team has you covered- tune into this at 4pm for everything you need to know. And no, we will not accidentally be starting the webinar a couple of hours early.
Another good budget for accountants and tax advisors
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Another good budget for accountants and tax advisors
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I seem to have turned John Deakin into King Charles
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I seem to have turned John Deakin into King Charles
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Idea for Rachel Reeves: an updated Windows Tax on everyone who uses Microsoft’s operating system.
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Idea for Rachel Reeves: an updated Windows Tax on everyone who uses Microsoft’s operating system.
This long interview on the state of farming and our food system with @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is really interesting. The bit from about 45 minutes in especially so.
Radical with Amol Rajan - Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Can Farmers Fix Our Health and the Planet? (James Rebanks) - BBC Sounds
James Rebanks on how to build a secure, sustainable and healthy food system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This long interview on the state of farming and our food system with @herdyshepherd.bsky.social is really interesting. The bit from about 45 minutes in especially so.
Reposted by James Barr
Last week the UK warned Russia to rein in its spy ship Yantar, which was heading to Irish waters. This is how Ireland's neutrality & lack of naval clout has become a security liability, threatening its economy & unsettling its neighbours. By @judewebber.bsky.social & me www.ft.com/content/4748...
How Ireland became the weak spot in Europe’s defences
With few ships and limited intelligence-sharing, some say the country cannot hope to protect itself or its infrastructure
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Last week the UK warned Russia to rein in its spy ship Yantar, which was heading to Irish waters. This is how Ireland's neutrality & lack of naval clout has become a security liability, threatening its economy & unsettling its neighbours. By @judewebber.bsky.social & me www.ft.com/content/4748...
I seem to have turned John Deakin into King Charles
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I seem to have turned John Deakin into King Charles
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The Nepalese EV transition.
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Nepalese EV transition.
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
In simple terms, brown on this graph is India's share and blue is China's share.
The trigger? India effectively halted all imports of petroleum into Nepal in 2015, an "undeclared blockade", which was "masked as constitutional concern".
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
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Idea for Rachel Reeves: an updated Windows Tax on everyone who uses Microsoft’s operating system.
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Idea for Rachel Reeves: an updated Windows Tax on everyone who uses Microsoft’s operating system.
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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The top two posts on my Instagram feed are from two Labour cabinet ministers and are slightly different in tone, approach, and engagement.
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The top two posts on my Instagram feed are from two Labour cabinet ministers and are slightly different in tone, approach, and engagement.
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Towards the tunnel
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Towards the tunnel
Towards the tunnel
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Towards the tunnel
Might set up the Higher Taxes for Other People party: think it could be popular.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Might set up the Higher Taxes for Other People party: think it could be popular.