Ben Walmsley
@BenWalmsley
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Here in personal capacity but not for much longer … for professional tweets & a nice culture, give me a follow at @benwalmsley.bsky.social
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Joined July 2011
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RT @cj_dinenage: Rumours continue to abound that @DCMS is for the chop. I asked Minister @RhonddaBryant to silence the gossip & show these….
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RT @PeterStefanovi2: The Economist estimates that the annual costs of Reform UK’s manifesto would be around £200bn and savings around £100b….
economist.com
Three choices: fiscal implosion, deep austerity or a hasty U-turn
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A new low - utter depravity
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Joshua Simmons tells international court of justice that Israel’s concerns about Unrwa are ‘credible’
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Tells you all you need to know about this busted flush - a new low
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Reform UK leader has ‘no intention’ of agreeing to formal pacts after local elections in England on 1 May
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RT @AaronBastani: Super interesting. Norway has 17 billionaires. The UK has a population 12X larger and yet it has. 55 billionaires. Y….
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RT @DeborahMeaden: I won’t travel to the States… my freedom of speech will get me into trouble….
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RT @BBCNews: In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world
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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of Ramadan.
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European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts
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Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited
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RT @ArtsPro: ICYMI: There was a 3.4% increase on visitor numbers in 2024 compared with 2023 but the figure remains 8.8% down on the 169.7 m….
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RT @RpsAgainstTrump: JD Vance is the most disliked new Vice President in polling history. -Washington Monthly
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Reform UK candidate who praised Hitler and Assad put in charge of vetting
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Jack Aaron, whose past comments on controversial leaders led to widespread criticism, is now overseeing candidate selection
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RT @TheStage: Freelancers, this is your final call to secure FREE tickets to The Stage's #FutureOfTheatre conference, subsidised by @ace_na….
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RT @TheStage: Tom Wright has been named the new artistic director of @LeedsPlayhouse, with former executive director Shawab Iqbal promoted….
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Tom Wright has been named the new artistic director of Leeds Playhouse, with former executive director Shawab Iqbal promoted to sole chief executive
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The Guardian view on Labour arts policy: time to make history again
theguardian.com
Editorial: Sixty years ago this week, Jennie Lee launched Britain’s first culture white paper. Lisa Nandy must pick up the baton
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Good advice from @WilliamJHague on @bbclaurak that the government will have to invest more in higher education if it wants a strong economy alongside an acknowledgment that tuition fees are already disproportionately high.
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Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn
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Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately
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