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Matthew Redhead

@matthewrr.bsky.social

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National & financial security. Former UK civil servant and financial intelligence professional. Senior Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social CFS. Loves ideas, cult fiction, anomalous stuff and landscapes. Views own.

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · Sep 12

“People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial…they are bored by civilisation; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater.”

Kenneth Clark, ‘Civilisation’.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 6h

Protest versus vote is a false binary unless the protestors are actually obstructing the electoral process

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 6h

One thing that perplexes me is why, if Computer Engineering degrees are all that, Kemi Badenoch hasn’t got a job in cyber.

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 6h

If he makes it to a second term (slim prospect there is of that) I expect he will give a speech telling us all that Brexit has been a massive mistake and that we need to reintegrate with the European economy. As if none of the rest of us have realised already.

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 6h

An unhinged opinion you say? The show’s in great shape, the return of RTD was a stroke of genius.

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 19h

Trevor Bannister was massive in Buenos Aires.

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 19h

He’s got Mrs Slocombe’s pussy on his head.

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 19h

Kim Jong Un has just sacked his agent after reading this. Or perhaps put him or her in front of an anti aircraft gun.

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 19h

Crystal.

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James Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social · 19h

Pretty clear

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James Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social · 19h

From this: www.npsa.gov.uk/national-sec...

Protecting our Democratic Institutions: Countering Espionage and Foreign Interference

Protective security advice to safeguard those working in the UK’s democratic institutions who may be targeted by state actors

www.npsa.gov.uk

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 19h

The real test for Trump is over the next few days, weeks and months of "his" peace process as it creaks, strains and breaks and whether he's still fully bought into his role of getting both sides back into a functional framework. Or whether he thinks his work is done already and walks away.

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

For some reason I feel the urge to say “your boys took one hell of a beating”.

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

Where is he from? And what does he want?

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

Ahhhhh. Dougie!

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

And will Mr Chibnall be able to get an injunction if they decide the Morbius doctors are non-canonical?

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

And what about the Morbius doctors?

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

I’m wondering when the UK went hard on China.

Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 23h

Our story on what an embassy row & spy case say about where UK-China relations are headed. This government came to power aiming to cool down the rhetoric & build a clearer & more consistent China strategy, but it's hard to see much evidence of either. www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Has Britain gone soft on China?

A spying fiasco and a new London embassy feed accusations that Sir Keir is a Red softy

www.economist.com

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

But what do they do with Peter Cushing?

Tom Burgess @nottomburgess.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to know all the Doctor Whos in order before being allowed entry to the UK

Son of Bengt @sonofbengt.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to know "what is a hot spot not?" before being allowed entry to the UK

Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 20h

A malignant Rick Moranis.

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Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to correctly recite the lyrics to the opening AND closing Only Fools And Horses theme tunes before being allowed entry to the UK.

Tom Burgess @nottomburgess.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to know all the Doctor Whos in order before being allowed entry to the UK

Son of Bengt @sonofbengt.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to know "what is a hot spot not?" before being allowed entry to the UK

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 23h

a man in a suit sits at a table with a name tag that says ' t.h.e.b. '

ALT: a man in a suit sits at a table with a name tag that says ' t.h.e.b. '

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 23h

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · 23h

The recent NATO Summit in The Hague focused narrowly on defence spending targets but overlooked the deeper issue of societal resilience. 'Societal resilience must be seen as central, not separate, to national defence' writes Katharine A.M. Wright in the latest RUSI Commentary.

Realising Societal Resilience for a Whole of Society Approach to Defence

NATO's unity may have held in The Hague, but the focus on defence spending overshadowed a deeper issue: societal resilience.

www.rusi.org

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Matthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 23h

Do the House of Commons.

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 1d

Charlie Parton on the China spy trial. If gov't wasn't willing to say China was a threat, CPS "could have called in...ex-heads of the intelligence services, China experts..they didn't do that, which strikes me as an example of ineptitude" sinocism.com/p/sinocism-l...

The UK-China spy scandal and UK-China relations with Charles Parton

This is a recording of the October 14, 2025 conversation with Charles Parton about the recent UK-China spy case and UK-China relations in general. Charles Parton OBE is the Chief Advisor to the China ...

sinocism.com

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