Stephen Sackur
@stephensackur
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Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster @TimesRadio, former HARDtalker. Still curious and inquisitiveโฆ Contact: @greeneandheaton
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Joined January 2011
PERSONAL NEWS ๐๏ธ Iโm thrilled to say Iโm writing a book for the great people at @HeadlinePress1 If you care about truth-telling journalism, and the future of democracy I hope youโll want to read it. More details in linkโฌ๏ธ https://t.co/rmVRIWcmuY
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My favourite boy band has aged wellโฆ ๐
Great to catch up with The Rest is History boys @dcsandbrook and @holland_tom. Brilliant podcast, lovely guys. You can hear our conversation on ABC Radio National Saturday Extra. @TheRestHistory
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@RestPoliticsUS @stephensackur @Scaramucci Just watched this. Really enjoyed it. Thanks. @stephensackurโs upcoming book sounds like a vitally important and timely read.
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Itโs the affordability, stupidโฆ.
๐ฃ๏ธ "Trump is off his game right now." @stephensackur explains how Trump seems to be on the back foot both in terms of his response to the Epstein Files, but also his failure to deal with the ongoing cost of living crisis in America...
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๐ฃ๏ธ "Trump is off his game right now." @stephensackur explains how Trump seems to be on the back foot both in terms of his response to the Epstein Files, but also his failure to deal with the ongoing cost of living crisis in America...
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๐จNEW EPISODE๐จ The Truth About Trump's Epstein U-Turn Join @Scaramucci and renowned journalist and ex-BBC HARDTalk presenter @stephensackur for a special episode all about Trump's Epstein Files U-turn... Why has Trump suddenly changed his mind? ๐ค Will he really release ALL
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I listened to the BBC World Service every day on my father's car radio on my way to school in Iraq from 2003 to 2014 And anyone who was educated enough to speak English watched Hard Talk with @stephensackur as he challenged our politicians when Iraqi journalist never could
No, the BBC is not respected internationally. Please stop repeating this lie to yourself. Itโs the parasite you didnโt know you had.
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โIt is sending a message to the US that they think the attacks are illegal.โ The UKโs halt in sending intelligence to the US is putting โpressureโ on Trump HQ to stop strikes on Venezuela boats, says former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall. @StephenSackur | #TimesRadio
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I wrote this back in Jan. What is happening to BBC is part of a systemic issue: total information collapse. This is what happens when justified grievance, bad faith actors & Silicon Valley companies converge: erosion of trust in all institutions. 2/ https://t.co/H9nyIUOAlC
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Canโt argue with you Johnโฆ
@TimesRadio @stephensackur The poor decision to axe @BBCHARDtalk sums up the current state of the BBC. Madness.
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@TimesRadio @stephensackur The poor decision to axe @BBCHARDtalk sums up the current state of the BBC. Madness.
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โWithout the BBC, our media landscape would move a significant step closer to that seen in Trump's America. Is that what Britain really wants? I don't think so.โ President Trumpโs threat to the BBC โin a way, provides a moment of clarityโ for Britons, says @StephenSackur.
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@TimesRadio @stephensackur I do enjoy your monologues - measured and authoritative. I love the BBC, it's one of the things that makes Britain great and i hope it uses the latest crisis as an opportunity to rediscover its values and priorities of impartiality as it returns to entertain, educate and inform.
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Thanks for the kind words David, but Iโd be a useless DG!
@TimesRadio @stephensackur Stephen should be DG of the BBC. He would be perfect as he knows very well the problems. I still miss Hardtalk.
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@TimesRadio @stephensackur How the BBC lost @stephensackur still beggars belief. Just imagine his contact list. How could the BBC think it was worth pushing out @stephensackur, but keeping Gary Lineker ? (whose salary was greater than the cost of the whole team at Hard Talk)
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@TimesRadio @stephensackur Getting rid of Stephen Sackur was a huge mistake. I still remember his interview with the Finance Minister of Ukraine.
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Looking forward to hosting this debate; should be an interesting clash of ideas and stylesโฆ
The Holberg Prize is very pleased to announce: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: โ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ?โ Date: 9th December, 2025. Time: 17:00, CET / 11:00 AM, EST. Venue: The University Aula in Bergen. On the panel:
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The Holberg Prize is very pleased to announce: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: โ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ?โ Date: 9th December, 2025. Time: 17:00, CET / 11:00 AM, EST. Venue: The University Aula in Bergen. On the panel:
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Freedom of speech and thought matters more than everโฆ join us if you can โฌ๏ธ
In conversation with @stephensackur, @aiww returns to How To Academy to share his personal experiences of censorship โ and warn us against its spread through authoritarian regimes and even democracies. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 | 7:30 pm | London Tickets: https://t.co/R3pe466isw
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