Robin Lustig
@robinlustig.bsky.social
Journalist, broadcaster, commentator. Former BBC presenter, author of 'Is Anything Happening?' Also at robinlustig.substack.com.
How I learned to speak cricket -- with a little bit of help from AI. Link in comments below.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
How I learned to speak cricket -- with a little bit of help from AI. Link in comments below.
Ooh look, a special offer! It's in the comments below.
December 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Ooh look, a special offer! It's in the comments below.
What's gone wrong? And why? The always wise Michael Goldfarb and I have been looking for some answers. You might enjoy listening in. soundcloud.com/michael-gold...
Britain 2025: Malaise and Unfocused Discontent
Britain in 2025 is in the grip of a malaise that has no single focus. What is behind it? Things have been much worse economically and politically but the mood in the country is sour edging towards bit
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November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What's gone wrong? And why? The always wise Michael Goldfarb and I have been looking for some answers. You might enjoy listening in. soundcloud.com/michael-gold...
The morning after: was it a Bodge-it Budget? My thoughts in comments below.
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The morning after: was it a Bodge-it Budget? My thoughts in comments below.
Reposted by Robin Lustig
This is not true. He had not ‘just entered his teens’. He was racially abusing kids right through to the end of his school years - aged 18.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is not true. He had not ‘just entered his teens’. He was racially abusing kids right through to the end of his school years - aged 18.
Today’s Gaza update: The Israeli military conducted a wave of strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding others, according to Gaza’s health ministry, as Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating an ongoing cease-fire. (New York Times)
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Today’s Gaza update: The Israeli military conducted a wave of strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding others, according to Gaza’s health ministry, as Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating an ongoing cease-fire. (New York Times)
Five men are facing a war crimes trial, charged with the deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians. And no, it's nothing to do with Gaza. slate.com/news-and-pol...
It’s a Landmark Trial on the Use of Starvation as a Weapon of War. It’s Also Not What You Think.
In Germany five men will stand trial. Millions of victims, past and future, are watching.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Five men are facing a war crimes trial, charged with the deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians. And no, it's nothing to do with Gaza. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This is well worth your time, by @ivorgaber.bsky.social Labour's Seven Deadly Sins open.substack.com/pub/ivorgabe...
Labour's Seven Deadly Sins
Albert Einstein: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
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November 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is well worth your time, by @ivorgaber.bsky.social Labour's Seven Deadly Sins open.substack.com/pub/ivorgabe...
You'll find my (angry) thoughts on the Shabana Mahmood immigration proposals in the comments below.
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
You'll find my (angry) thoughts on the Shabana Mahmood immigration proposals in the comments below.
A long hard winter ahead: my thoughts on what's in store for Starmer. Link in comments below.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A long hard winter ahead: my thoughts on what's in store for Starmer. Link in comments below.
According to Kemi Badenoch, the BBC's journalists 'need to be put under control immediately.' Could someone please explain to her the meaning of the words 'freedom of the press'?
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
According to Kemi Badenoch, the BBC's journalists 'need to be put under control immediately.' Could someone please explain to her the meaning of the words 'freedom of the press'?
More from me on the BBC crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G02F...
Is the BBC's future in doubt? Ft. Robin Lustig | The Capitalist
YouTube video by The Capitalist
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November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
More from me on the BBC crisis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G02F...
The perfect reply to POTUS, assuming that the Arkell v Pressdram formula is not an option.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
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The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The perfect reply to POTUS, assuming that the Arkell v Pressdram formula is not an option.
Good stuff, trenchantly expressed, from ex-Beeb boss Roger Mosey. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve seen the BBC flat out on the canvas before. Brave journalism is the best way to hit back | Roger Mosey
The corporation is again being put to the test. Now is its chance to double down on reporting that serves the people of the UK, says former head of BBC TV News Roger Mosey
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November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Good stuff, trenchantly expressed, from ex-Beeb boss Roger Mosey. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Devastating editorial (unsigned) on The Observer website. Note: The Observer's editor-in-chief is James Harding, who just happens to be a former head of BBC News and a former editor of The Times. In other words, he knows whereof he speaks. observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
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November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Devastating editorial (unsigned) on The Observer website. Note: The Observer's editor-in-chief is James Harding, who just happens to be a former head of BBC News and a former editor of The Times. In other words, he knows whereof he speaks. observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
A moment of extreme danger for the BBC. My thoughts in comments below.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A moment of extreme danger for the BBC. My thoughts in comments below.
BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness resign following criticism that a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. - BBC
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness resign following criticism that a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump. - BBC
Can’t help wondering what all the people who’ve been so upset by the spread of so-called ‘cancel culture’ feel about the extreme cancelling of the Andrew formerly known as Prince.
November 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Can’t help wondering what all the people who’ve been so upset by the spread of so-called ‘cancel culture’ feel about the extreme cancelling of the Andrew formerly known as Prince.
'If this were a Shakespeare play instead of the Netflix drama series which surely is already being hastily written, Andrew would have been either banished or beheaded.' More of my thoughts in the comments below.
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
'If this were a Shakespeare play instead of the Netflix drama series which surely is already being hastily written, Andrew would have been either banished or beheaded.' More of my thoughts in the comments below.
Reposted by Robin Lustig
this is as robust a defence as Rachel Reeves could hope for, lettings agent has coughed up that it’s their mistake
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
this is as robust a defence as Rachel Reeves could hope for, lettings agent has coughed up that it’s their mistake
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
If you're losing sleep over Trump's remarks about restarting nuclear weapons tests, this piece by the always wise Fred Kaplan might help explain what's going on. slate.com/news-and-pol...
What to Make of Trump’s Wild Nuclear Threat
Let's break this down, sentence by sentence.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you're losing sleep over Trump's remarks about restarting nuclear weapons tests, this piece by the always wise Fred Kaplan might help explain what's going on. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Maybe Netanyahu hopes that as Trump is glad-handing his way through Asia, he won’t notice. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Middle East crisis live: Israel has launched strikes on Gaza City, witnesses report
Benjamin Netanyahu orders IDF to carry out strikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Maybe Netanyahu hopes that as Trump is glad-handing his way through Asia, he won’t notice. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Some post-Caerphilly thoughts, by way of Dr Dolittle. Link in comments below.
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some post-Caerphilly thoughts, by way of Dr Dolittle. Link in comments below.
Today's Gaza update: 'Gaza’s health ministry said in its latest update that the bodies of 57 people were brought to hospitals across the territory in the last 24 hours. It said 158 people had been injured.' (Guardian)
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Today's Gaza update: 'Gaza’s health ministry said in its latest update that the bodies of 57 people were brought to hospitals across the territory in the last 24 hours. It said 158 people had been injured.' (Guardian)