John Simpson

Broadcaster & author, trying to make sense of a mad world. Presenter of ‘Unspun World’ on @BBCTwo, BBC World etc. Instagram @johnsimpsonnews.

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@pgsaunders Absolutely.

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At last — a day off.

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@yvonne_davidson An Irish terrier.

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@GinoBallantyne Thank you, Gino.

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@Williamgxgphr Thanks so much.

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@yeatskeats I admit the deftness…

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@IanArnell Thanks so much, Ian.

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@FrecklesChimes I think so.

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@johnofladublin Thank you!

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@hudson_derek @sebusher Abs.

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On tonight’s ‘Unspun World’ (11pm, BBC Two), Sebastian Usher is excellent on the horrors of 7 October and the horrors that have followed. Anthony Zurcher unpicks Trump’s mid-term challenges. And Nawal al-Maghafi, just back from Yemen, explains why the Houthis are winning.

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@NSR_Stevenson Well….

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Thoughtful, insightful interview with the excellent Stephen Sackur, given a dog-whistle headline by the Telegraph. Of all the BBC’s cuts so far, Hardtalk has been the most painful, and Sackur himself is badly missed. https://t.co/nkcYgX0LGK

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@thechelskikid @yuanyi_z Precisely.

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@NadimJBaba @yuanyi_z Whatever it cuts, it’ll upset people.

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@Blackberrymfp He’s a joy. Except when he hears a fox in the night.

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@CelesteSmiled Thank you! Some early Brontë stuff (though no firsts, sadly) and plenty of poetry…

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@RosaPetrovna He doesn’t read as much, though.

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@bencoles31 And an old dog?

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@dianamahon Well spotted!

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@TheCaboChannel Thank you!

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@Bibiblackwood7 A big thank you from Colonel Cody and me.