Ralph Cunningham - journalist/writer/editor

Includes me too. Nice to be wanted.

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Why is Shelagh Fogarty on @lbc.co.uk giving Nigel Farage so much credit for identifying migration as a national security issue? There's nothing insightful about that.

Oh no! Your lunchtime webinars, as well the blogs, reports and newsletter were invaluable in keeping me informed and help me understand the UK in a changing Europe. Looking forward to seeing what comes next, but thank you all for now.

Demented. Goodwin, that is.

Sure. What if Burnham succeeds and is well ahead six or nine months ahead of a 2029 election? Would the Tories try a change then? It still comes down to who, I suppose.

A Badenoch-led administration? On 17%? Was Lucy Fisher of the FT serious on BBC news just now? Why is the media gaslighting us about the Tories? www.opinium.com/resource-cen...

"Neutral venues and no 'away' fans - how Israel v Republic of Ireland became so contentious": headline on the @bbcsport website before the Nations League football matches. No idea. Any clues?

He's speaking now like he was responsible for #AI #Trump @unitednations1945.bsky.social

"Mutilization"? There was a word already. It's "mutilation" #DonaldTrump @unitednations1945.bsky.social

Now he's talking about "drugs coming into the ocean and the sea" #DonaldTrump @unitednations1945.bsky.social

Donald Trump has invented the new country of "Kazakhastan" in his speech to @unitednations1945.bsky.social now. He's said it at least twice now.

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Richard Tice said today he would cut 250 pounds off energy bills in the first 100 days of a Reform government. Without giving any detail how, that's not a policy, despite what BBC Radio 5 Live said just now. That's just something he said.

#booksky

Irony is not dead. I assume @telegraph.co.uk has heard of the Policy Exchange, Centre for Policy Studies et al?

Right, so @telegraph.co.uk has no intention of treating him fairly. At least we know from the beginning.

Here it is, the cover of the paperback edition of my book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters. Now featuring some snazzy quotes! It’s out on August 27. geni.us/BreakingMicWright

BBC News - Meet the crypto billionaires building a world where money buys you a vote www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... So many questions...okay, don't call it government, but who decides anything about things like law and order, infrastructure (do you build your own?), transport...?

England v Mexico could move because of storm threat - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

England v Mexico could move because of storm threat - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Update from Jonathan Swan www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06... Even if VP Vance is correct, that the US is Israel's only friend, the obvious question is why. Has he asked himself that question?

Pressure from Silicon Valley helped block Trump’s expected order on AI www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... "Sigh" Tell me I should be surprised without telling me I should be surprised.

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There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o... Less scrolling, more reading a physical page. Cal Newport explains why the world needs a cognitive fitness campaign akin to the focus on the good heart health and physical fitness campaigns of the 50s and 60s.

Some commentators are saying Trump could stop and claim victory, whenever they may be, regardless of any progress. But what if his ego - or others telling him he hasn't done enough - doesn't let him and the war goes on and on? He is prone to giving most weight to the opinion he's just heard.

Simon Calder, who is the person for travel news and views in the UK, was just on the telly talking about disruption in terms of weeks. Yikes!

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And he's on again now on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social saying much the same thing. Out of touch.

Praise only for dictators so far in his speech and the Q&A #putin #xi #davos

Does he know the difference between debt and deficit? #trump #davos

Donald Trump is picking numbers and percentages out of nowhere now, otherwise known as lying.

Is Donald Trump reading his speech now or ad libbing? Either is extremely worrying.

apnews.com/article/tax-... Where does this leave international tax cooperation for the rest of the Trump administration and if a Republican succeeds him?

I can't remember the last time a TV drama gave me goosebumps like the intro to #BlueLights on #BBC1 did just now. Magnificent.

You aren't allowed walk down the street and shout at someone to injure someone else. Why would you be allowed do it on social media?

That runner's-up speech took an amazing amount of courage. What a heroine! #AmandaAnisimova @wimbledonltc.bsky.social

An omen for the new season for @manutdfc.bsky.social fans everywhere. Let's hope so.

#NiallFerguson also said on #AmolRajan new podcast was that "Gaza is an impossible mess created by Hamas" as if Israel has had nothing to do with it. You know, it is possible, simultaneously, to abhor everything about Hamas and be horrified at what is happening in Gaza.

The UK needs a Javier Milei and Thatcherism on steroids, says Niall Ferguson, who doesn't live here. Easy for advice like that from outside the country. Eliminating Argentina's fiscal deficit and slashing inflation has also come with austerity and protests #BBCRadio4 #AmolRajan

@lilycanter.bsky.social and I have had a spate of researchers reaching out to us really interested in the Ultra Women book. Excellent signs that the tide can be turned on understanding more about female endurance athletes

Great to see Ultra Women in this pile @lilycanter.bsky.social

Are the HR problems of the Reform Party really the no. 1 story on BBC News at 10?

For all freelance journalists resident in the UK...

Q&A: Tamara Bralo on fighting to protect Radio Free Asia's journalists! 🦋 www.cjr.org/the_media_to... Good luck to everyone at Radio Free Asia

You could question why #bbcwato felt it should interview Sebastian Gorka just now, who has form for breathtaking rudeness and lies, but applause for @sarahmontague.bsky.social for continuing in the face of someone as offensive as that. Does balance extend to interviewing a liar?

This is the week Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal is out - I know it is the best book I’ve written and the most useful - not much media stuff so, as usual, I will relentlessly tour bookshops and libraries cos I think it is worth your time Robinince.com