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Giles Wilkes

@gilesyb.bsky.social

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Former politico, comment writer, spread betting dealer, editor, now think tanker, consultant, former baker of overly dense loaves.

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@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:30 AM

for some reason I just recalled this spectacularly inept piece of work

Based on these results, it's easy to make the case there's no longer a viable electoral reason for the Labour Party to exist. The Greens are easily winning over metropolitan left wingers (Hampstead bloc), while Reform are sweeping up their working class heartlands (Humberside).

Based on these results, it's easy to make the case there's no longer a viable electoral reason for the Labour Party to exist. The Greens are easily winning over metropolitan left wingers (Hampstead bloc), while Reform are sweeping up their working class heartlands (Humberside).
@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:58 AM

Yeah we know your scandalous views on Shakespeare

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:55 AM

Skyla, easily overwhelmed by literature

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:49 AM

inconvenient for one side's midterms get-out-the-vote operation

@dbernstein.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:23 PMReposted by @gilesyb.bsky.social

Republican US Rep Brian Fitzgerald tweets that he will introduce a bill to block purchases of Russian oil. Don Bacon (R-Neb) tweets that he will co-sponsor. Obviously this won’t happen during campaigning recess (and Trump could veto anyway) but interesting push-back on Trump.

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:03 PM

It's pretty well written but the guy isn't exactly loveable IMHO

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:08 PM

Page 437. He's finally a Congressman

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:09 PM

This is beyond what I thought possible. If a Democrat attack ad has set out this scenario, we would have scoffed at it

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:06 PM

Russia's ally Iran has so thoroughly achieved what it set out to do against the USA that it has forced the USA to make a massive concession to Russia in its fight against Ukraine. I'm struggling to process how embarrassing this is. It's almost incomprehensible. Imagine if Biden, etc etc etc...

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 1:44 PM

Gonna use this to re-up my piece

gileswilkes.substack.com/p/please-sto...

And I'm not adding "shamelessly" because I obviously don't have shame

@gavinjackson.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:27 AMReposted by @gilesyb.bsky.social

I think I’d find this stuff more believable if anyone ever promoted stuff as good for growth that they didn’t want to do anyway.

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:04 PM

What was it about?

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:27 AM

Derision is impartial. There's nothing subjective about seeing a man being a ludicrous hypocrite

@paulnightingale.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:15 AMReposted by @gilesyb.bsky.social

This is excellent on how AI is changing think tank research.

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:19 AM

Nick Robinson can barely disguise his derision for the pro Trump economist who's volunteered to defend this ridiculous concession to Putin on diesel

@rshereme.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:00 AMReposted by @gilesyb.bsky.social

Ukraine responds to Trump’s deal with Putin by striking russian fuel export terminal in Rostov.

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:53 AM

chaitanyakumark.substack.com/p/what-are-t...

Great piece

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:57 AM

“The thing that I’m most curious about is: where is the diesel going to come from?” asked Michelle Brouhard, head of policy and geopolitical risk at Kpler. “Russia doesn’t have an export problem. It’s got a refinery problem.” 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

@gilesyb.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:54 AM

"A senior Ukrainian official said Kyiv would continue its long-range drone strikes on Russia’s energy facilities. “We will burn [Russian] refineries,” the official said"

www.ft.com/content/84ca...

@mayfaircynic.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 6:21 PMReposted by @gilesyb.bsky.social

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