Lionel Barber

It just gets worse. Turns out details of more than 100 Brits, including spies and special forces personnel, were included in the massive data leak — MI6 agents, SAS and special forces personnel included in the spreadsheet. Were there really no protocols governing the…

Thanks to its failure to reform the state, Britain is stuck in a doom loop. The more short-term problems multiply, the worse the government of the country becomes. And the worse the government of the country becomes, the more crises multiply. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

More top notch historical story telling on Irish civil war and rise of the IRA from @holland_tom and @dcsandbrook. First 50 years of independent Ireland saw economic and social stagnation, but next 50 years Ireland comes of age. No mention of EU membership, though. Surely a…

🎧: Tom McTague, the recently appointed editor-in-chief at the New Statesman, joins @arusbridger and @lionelbarber on Media Confidential... and spills the beans on his interview with Keir Starmer. prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media…

Snow-capped Alps in Surrey

Fascinating by @lionelbarber⁩ on the rise + fall of Fred Goodwin in the @FT - hooked on new James Graham play Make it Happen with Brian Cox. Having spent several years writing the book Making it Happen, I am interested to see what they come up with… on.ft.com/4kKjsx2

🚨Scoop: The director of Israel's Mossad spy agency visited the White House this week seeking U.S. help in convincing countries to take hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza. My story on @axios axios.com/2025/07/18/isr…

Nice to appear in Weekend FT with my essay on the rise and fall of Fred Goodwin, banks and Scotland. Hubris in action. James Graham’s upcoming play Make It Happen should be a treat at the Edinburgh Festival on.ft.com/3Uibq3I

One of the most important and under-reported stories on the UK economy …@FraserNelson has been leading on it !

You don't get a seat at the table with a U.S. President by playing it safe. Masayoshi Son made a $50B promise to Trump, and sealed a moment of pure political theatre. I shared the full story on The Coral Capital Podcast. Full episode: yt.openinapp.co/sws1a

Masayoshi Son has made and lost billions, yet remains a mystery to many in Silicon Valley. I joined James Riney and Tiffany Kayo on The Coral Capital Podcast to unpack his story, as well as the broader arc of modern capitalism. Full episode: yt.openinapp.co/sws1a

Only in California

The Danish newspaper @politiken employs an Existential Editor. @lionelbarber and I meet Line Vaaben, who covers love, life, death and everything in between mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcastAh

Irish masterclass. Hats off to @holland_tom and @dcsandbrook and the magisterial Prof Paul Rouse for their Rest is History series on the Irish War of Independence. Riveting, rigorous narrative which I somehow missed at school (WW1 too, but that’s another story)

My latest post on Trump, Iran, Israel and the genuflecting Europeans open.substack.com/pub/lionelbarb…

Loved speaking with @lionelbarber and @arusbridger on the Media Confidential Podcast from @prospect_uk. We discussed the shifting dynamic between Trump and the mainstream media during his second term and the unique role podcasting has played in it all. prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/media…

Really enjoying talking with ⁦@Scaramucci⁩ on Trump and the media with ⁦@arusbridger⁩ The Mooch gets inside the mind of the president like few others ! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/med…

Tokyo this morning: Hurry while stocks last ! #GamblingMan

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The exodus is real - and the Reeves Budget bears a huge amount of blame, as I keep on hearing as the wealthy pack their bags