George Eykyn

Corporate affairs leader.
Ex BBC journalist, civil servant, management consultant.
Bucks over-50s & MCC cricketer.
Views my own, etc

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

A great player retires...
But bizarre to embark on a test tour like this and abruptly retire in the middle of it.
Graeme Swann did it, and that also felt really odd.
https://t.co/22oikHplHG

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

Exciting test match but some very low balls coming through, ending good innings by Bethell and Smith. Not a great Lord's wicket...
#PeaRollers

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

Why do journalists take this sort of thing? Because they grit their teeth and believe it’s better to keep on holding Donald Trump to account than to defend themselves and their reputations. But no other US president has spoken to reporters like this.

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

@AzeemRafiq30 Not a Zak fan, but this doesn't look out

[The Rev. Anton Mittens 🌹👮🎓 @MittensOff]

Source unknown, but very useful to throw at a lamppost lover.

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

@PickeringRachel Ok, nice thought. Hope you're right!

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

How depressing to hear some in the crowd *booing* after Wu Yize beat Mark Allen in a thrilling #snooker semi-final in Sheffield.
Come on, people - what a match and what a finish!

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

@RedWaveCrewHP Spelled

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

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[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The US news website Axios says Donald Trump is putting renewed pressure on Israel’s President Herzog to pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s accused of corruption, bribery, and breach of trust.

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

Ooo-er... POTUS close to breaking the Royal protocol that you never relay externally something the monarch may have said to you. (Or, er, didn't actually say).
@realDonaldTrump may want to impose his Iran and Ukraine thinking onto #KingCharles, but his comments cross a line!

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

Sorry to hear this news.
I remember Big Jim talking a lot of sense on Talkback in the 1990s, with David Dunseith. RIP Jim.

[Mark Simpson @BBCMarkSimpson]

I looked up to Jim McDowell. In every way. Brave. Brilliant. Best of Belfast.
He loved the city. First met him at CIYMS rugby club (he used to say CIYMS stood for Come In Your Ma's Shouting)
Learned from him at City Hall (Dome of Delight)
Belfast has lost a giant of journalism.

[Stefan Moore ★ @2StefanMoore]

A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27:

“It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young.

At 26, I thought I had time…
To fall in love.
Start a family.
Grow old.

But cancer doesn’t care about plans.

Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee.

I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live.

Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it.

Go outside.
Look at the sky.
Feel the sun.
Just be.

Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love.

Laugh more.
Write a note.
Tell someone you love them.

Complain less.
Give more.
Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy.

Be present.
Put your phone down.
Show up - really show up.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life.

Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to.

And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever.

Thank you for reading this.
Live your life well.

And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.”

Holly 🩷

Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

Golly, gets confusing when 3 brands merge. MBNA is... Mastercard ... is now... Visa.
Keep up!

[Aviator Anil Chopra @Chopsyturvey]

Hilarious

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

A White House spokesperson says any implication that people linked to the Trump admin have used inside info to make big profits from putting bets on US attacks on Iran, peace deals or falls in the price of oil is ‘baseless and irresponsible reporting’. Phew — that’s a relief.

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

Very sad to see this news.
I didn't know Andy, but I did know he was a proper journalist at heart.
RIP
https://t.co/ij4KA1p9zC

[Bruce Arthur @bruce_arthur]

JD Vance is lecturing the Pope on Catholicism and Pierre Poilievre is lecturing Mark Carney on economics and RFK Jr is lecturing scientists about vaccines and Donald Trump is lecturing the world on tariffs and Pete Hegseth is quoting Pulp Fiction and thinking it’s the Bible

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Ukraine is victim of an unprovoked invasion by a barbaric totalitarian killing machine. And the VP of the USA says he’s proud not to be helping it. Immoral, callous charlatan. Let’s hope we never hear of him again after 2028.

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

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[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

President Trump has posted this picture on social media of himself as Christ healing the sick. I’ve long given up saying how hard it is to think of any previous US president who behaved like Donald Trump, but comparing himself to Jesus puts him on another level altogether.

[George Eykyn @geykyn]

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[Life between overs @OversLife]

Son: Dad, are you crying?
Dad: No… just Sir Viv batting for the last time. 💔