Arthur Snell
@snellarthur.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster and former diplomat.
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Join the dots
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November 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Join the dots
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In memoriam Francis Snell. Died at the Somme, July 1916
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
In memoriam Francis Snell. Died at the Somme, July 1916
Completely normal chaps.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Completely normal chaps.
Financial District votes for Mamadani and Tribeca votes for Cuomo. 🤷♂️
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Financial District votes for Mamadani and Tribeca votes for Cuomo. 🤷♂️
October 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Today’s the day. I’m officially ancient.
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today’s the day. I’m officially ancient.
Is this how Musk’s Civil War begins? Lots of posh chaps with their shotguns?
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Is this how Musk’s Civil War begins? Lots of posh chaps with their shotguns?
Rainbow at Llanthony Priory
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rainbow at Llanthony Priory
EU rejoin is a *current* Lib Dem policy and one that we ran on in 2024. Simply announcing it isn't an option for the UK. We don't get to tell the EU that we're rejoining without years of prior steps. It will need a careful pathway, such as the one set out below, to make it a reality.
October 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
EU rejoin is a *current* Lib Dem policy and one that we ran on in 2024. Simply announcing it isn't an option for the UK. We don't get to tell the EU that we're rejoining without years of prior steps. It will need a careful pathway, such as the one set out below, to make it a reality.
Or the disappearing villages of Bangladesh's mangrove swamps, where millions may be displaced by rising oceans. Villages like Kalabogi, now abandoned, but which where thriving settlements only a few years ago.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Or the disappearing villages of Bangladesh's mangrove swamps, where millions may be displaced by rising oceans. Villages like Kalabogi, now abandoned, but which where thriving settlements only a few years ago.
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Trump's push for Greenland, for example, is part of an Arctic Great Game that has been underway for several years. I realised this when in 2018 I visited Svalbard and encountered a little-known Russian town in the middle of what should be NATO territory.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump's push for Greenland, for example, is part of an Arctic Great Game that has been underway for several years. I realised this when in 2018 I visited Svalbard and encountered a little-known Russian town in the middle of what should be NATO territory.
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Maybe, just maybe this is the thing that pushes the Magamorons to realise who he really is?
October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Maybe, just maybe this is the thing that pushes the Magamorons to realise who he really is?
What is ridiculous is to conclude correctly that Brexit is the source of economic pain and then do nothing to reverse it.
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
What is ridiculous is to conclude correctly that Brexit is the source of economic pain and then do nothing to reverse it.
If he wins the Nobel Prize I’ll eat my hat*
Not because I’m dismissing the Gaza deal but because of the Nobel Committee timing.
*marzipan hat, obvs
Not because I’m dismissing the Gaza deal but because of the Nobel Committee timing.
*marzipan hat, obvs
October 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
If he wins the Nobel Prize I’ll eat my hat*
Not because I’m dismissing the Gaza deal but because of the Nobel Committee timing.
*marzipan hat, obvs
Not because I’m dismissing the Gaza deal but because of the Nobel Committee timing.
*marzipan hat, obvs
I was disgusted that the @thespectator1828.bsky.social printed a whitewashing of the Tate bros, reportedly a pair of rapist scumbags. As the not gullible-at-all Freddy Gray wrote: “I can’t help believing [that they’re innocent]”. Funny that he don’t take the time to talk to their victims.
October 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I was disgusted that the @thespectator1828.bsky.social printed a whitewashing of the Tate bros, reportedly a pair of rapist scumbags. As the not gullible-at-all Freddy Gray wrote: “I can’t help believing [that they’re innocent]”. Funny that he don’t take the time to talk to their victims.
After a trip across Ukraine on trains that keep running in spite of Russian air raids, nothing says welcome home quite like those three magical words:
Rail Replacement Bus
Rail Replacement Bus
October 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
After a trip across Ukraine on trains that keep running in spite of Russian air raids, nothing says welcome home quite like those three magical words:
Rail Replacement Bus
Rail Replacement Bus
The Russians hit Lviv, close to the Polish border, hard with drones this morning. Saw this from the train, massive clouds of smoke.
October 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The Russians hit Lviv, close to the Polish border, hard with drones this morning. Saw this from the train, massive clouds of smoke.
Bit of a geography lesson.
October 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Bit of a geography lesson.
This is great - you can pick epic political battles and rerun them.
September 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This is great - you can pick epic political battles and rerun them.
It’s out! I spoke to @zoejardiniere.bsky.social about migration, the realities, the challenges and how to confront the real threat of far right takeover of our country on a platform of fear and disinformation.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It’s out! I spoke to @zoejardiniere.bsky.social about migration, the realities, the challenges and how to confront the real threat of far right takeover of our country on a platform of fear and disinformation.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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So excited by this, an Iranian wine made with grapes smuggled into Armenia where they’re fermented and bottled. Human ingenuity and determination at its absolute best.
September 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
So excited by this, an Iranian wine made with grapes smuggled into Armenia where they’re fermented and bottled. Human ingenuity and determination at its absolute best.
Your regular reminder that London is way safer than any large US city and of course mass shootings never happen at all. Thank God for Sharia law!
September 28, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Your regular reminder that London is way safer than any large US city and of course mass shootings never happen at all. Thank God for Sharia law!
“Perhaps next time we should offer him a tour of the local spray tan studio and a Happy Meal."
September 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“Perhaps next time we should offer him a tour of the local spray tan studio and a Happy Meal."
Son’s rugby season got off to a good start 🤦♂️🙄
September 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Son’s rugby season got off to a good start 🤦♂️🙄