Nathaniel Handy

Writer. Editor. Observer.

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Bottom Line: Erdoğan’s Reign Is Not Over @nathanielhandy https://t.co/dJ8C6LmK4q via @myfairobserver

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Us versus AI https://t.co/FaodqhUPXl

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Everyone liked The Queen. A lot more than they like politicians. Does this point to the role of monarchy in our otherwise meritocratic age? https://t.co/CXOQq25eYu

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Sailing big yachts seems to be almost exclusively a couples affair. And helming the vessel appears to be exclusively a man's job https://t.co/MuOmPkx9IZ

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The Amalthea Incident – in Malmö in 1908 – was an iconic event in the Swedish labour movement. Yet the man who died is almost forgotten https://t.co/FBYdUccrii

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On the day that Russia invaded Ukraine, I just happened to be reading the letters of a 19-year-old soldier at the Siege of Leningrad in 1941. https://t.co/ihr5n1w2r3

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The baddies are always the ones with the scars, missing hands or some other unfortunate physical injury. Try explaining that to the kids https://t.co/adN9FRmIjv

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Some months have a way of sticking around. I always thought November had staying power, but none overstay their welcome like January https://t.co/aSQi2mHYMq

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Unruly tennis stars and Tory politicians used to be really naughty. These days, it seems the bar is being set pitifully low. Look busy... https://t.co/nB5YWOysqS

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One of the bonuses of remote working is slow wit – the ability to be funny at a more leisurely pace thanks to the buffer of a tech interface https://t.co/DjNgab1kvv

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Everyone on social media likes getting likes. But have you ever wondered what the people who are unliked think? Of course, you'll never know https://t.co/mXf9vGRu0F

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What's your favourite tree? Mine's the pine. Show me another tree that delivers so much pleasure to all the senses... pine's got it all https://t.co/vh6wX2LVVH

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Cities are anonymous. That's their charm. But the allure of the madding crowd is nothing new. It's probably as old as civilisation itself https://t.co/gshqN0L0H3

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Who says old books are pointless? I have just read one about Afghanistan that reveals parts of the country the news headlines don't reach https://t.co/XftSLbsDi4

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The War on Terror Was Never Turkey’s Fight https://t.co/Pc6FPNBa8Z via @myfairobserver

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The most secure place in any Swedish city? The prison, a bank, the town hall? No. Maximum security is reserved for the bottle shop. https://t.co/ae5J1PBeKh

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Why Headscarves Matter So Much to Turkey @nathanielhandy https://t.co/Y5tJlmVmwI via @myfairobserver

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For generations, people in England have been attempting to bury their Irish roots. With Brexit, they're now trying to dig them up again https://t.co/MEZYm30OFN

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Eating an apricot? Check the origin. Bet it's from Turkey. Our diets may be varied and global, but they're also highly specific as well https://t.co/dDc6ouD85d

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The Ninjago are spreading. Little colourful Lego men will find you and force you to surrender. No amount of social distancing will save you. https://t.co/Qqhtn5ENka