Ben Walmsley

@BenWalmsley

Here in personal capacity but not for much longer … for professional tweets & a nice culture, give me a follow at @benwalmsley.bsky.social

Leeds Joined July 2011

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Ben Walmsley @BenWalmsley Jun 7, 2025

Precisely theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

www.theguardian.com Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universities

Ben Walmsley @BenWalmsley May 27, 2025

Indeed theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

www.theguardian.com The anti-woke warriors used to defend free speech. Now they make McCarthyism look progressive |... These people once said they cared about ‘cancel culture’. But look at how they are trying to cancel the children’s YouTuber Ms Rachel for featuring a toddler from Gaza on one of her videos, writes...

Ben Walmsley @BenWalmsley Apr 30, 2025

A new low - utter depravity theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

www.theguardian.com Israel has no duty to allow UN aid agency into Gaza, says US state department lawyer Joshua Simmons tells international court of justice that Israel’s concerns about Unrwa are ‘credible’

Ben Walmsley @BenWalmsley Apr 10, 2025

Tells you all you need to know about this busted flush - a new low theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

www.theguardian.com Farage rejects Badenoch’s suggestion of Tory-Reform coalitions in town halls Reform UK leader has ‘no intention’ of agreeing to formal pacts after local elections in England on 1 May

Ben Walmsley @BenWalmsley Mar 25, 2025

European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

www.theguardian.com European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited