Andrew Williams

Best selling author of history, history fiction, thrillers, BBC TV docs. Latest book: The Prime Minister's Affair.

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[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

Farage cheers on his supporters as they physically assault a protestor who dared to challenge his multi-million dollar bribes.

[ITV News Calendar @itvcalendar]

New Sheffield Reform councillor Nathaniel Menday has been suspended over historic social media posts.
He reportedly shared photos on X of a Nazi flag with a swastika and an image of Hitler's Mein Kampf.
ITV Calendar challenged him about his views when he won his seat last week.

[Matt Nixson @MattNixson]

My piece in today's @Daily_Express on the late, great Len Deighton, with thanks to @alex_gerlis @Andrew_Grant @spybrary @DeightonDossier Mick Herron & @mccloskeybooks - some lovely tributes

[Andrew Williams @AWilliamswriter]

@SueJen67 @BBCr4today Pity she didn't wait for answers

[Andrew Williams @AWilliamswriter]

@BBCr4today when will Emma Barnett stop interviewing herself?

[Al Carns @AlistairCarns]

The UK served on the frontline in Afghanistan and often way beyond it!

[Liam McIlvanney @LiamMcIlvanney]

Sorry to hear that Allan Massie has filed his last review, and sad, too, to hear of his illness. Unquestionably the finest Scottish critic of the past half-century. For breadth of reference, perspicacity, rigour, fairness & eloquence, there was no-one to touch him.

[Andrew Williams @AWilliamswriter]

Poems on Underground are great, and this one by Auden seems particularly apposite morning, as I head east to Woolwich #trump #Greenland

[Andrew Williams @AWilliamswriter]

Poems on Underground: this one by Auden seems particularly apposite this morning, as I head east to Woolwich #trump #Greenland

[Andrew Williams @AWilliamswriter]

https://t.co/I3SCxuYBgz

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

Have you ever wondered what is happening inside the prisons near you?

Independent Monitoring Boards play an important statutory role, and they are recruiting for volunteers.

Take a look: https://t.co/pRVKw406jt

[. @jdpoc]

Another year of massively reduced crime in London.

Figs from City Hall compared 12 months ending in Aug 2025 with previous 12, showed 9,000 fewer crimes resulting in injury across London - a drop of 12%.

London is not even in the top 10 cities in the UK for violent crime.

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

“It’s so good… It’s wisdom.”

Reflecting on his guest edit and leaving In Our Time after almost 30 years, Melvyn Bragg gives an emotional reading of Thomas Hardy's 'She, To Him'.

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

We were in court this week, challenging the government's decision to authorise PAVA spray in prisons holding children – and there were some interesting revelations.

From information now made publicly available through our litigation, it's clear that the government knew how harmful PAVA spray's introduction would be, but pressed ahead anyway.

The judgment could be delivered before Christmas. Read our blogpost to learn more about what we heard in court: https://t.co/VtYgquSseb

[Leo Robson @leorobsonwriter]

Very sad to hear about John Carey, a wonderful writer, Merton Professor and longtime chief book reviewer of the Sunday Times. I’ve thought about him most days of my adult life. Just before the pandemic I spent time talking to him about his life and work:

https://t.co/2FIr9Xqm9J

[Andrew Williams @AWilliamswriter]

@campbellclaret Why didn't you ask Michael Gove about fast lane PPE procurement when you interviewed him?

[The Howard League @TheHowardLeague]

At the end of September, Leeds prison had room for 641 men but was being forced to hold 1,092.

Chronic overcrowding has tragic consequences: https://t.co/neBx8ThaeH

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

'It has the potential to be a major own goal – politically, environmentally and economically.'

Prof Sam Fankhauser warns that scrapping net zero targets would show the UK no longer values the stability that’s driven clean investment and global respect for its climate policy.

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[Andrew Williams @AWilliamswriter]

Great writing from @MarinaHyde as ever
https://t.co/wSdKyyCGaa