Robin Lustig

@robinlustig.bsky.social

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Journalist, broadcaster, commentator. Former BBC presenter, author of 'And The Cello Came Too'. Also at robinlustig.substack.com.

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YouGov poll showing 34% US voters approve of deploying Marines to LA; 47% oppose; 19% not sure.
Trump and Musk in the Oval Office.
A year is a long time ... The picture is undeniably grim: democracy itself is being challenged and the forces of ethno-nationalism are gaining strength.
Labour's day of shame. No government should ever ape the racist right by talking of 'strangers in our midst'.
It is hard to avoid the impression that the Trump tariffs chaos is sucking all the oxygen out of global policy-making.
A message for US Republicans: You have a choice: tell the truth, or be complicit in dangerous madness.
How to kill a democracy. What do Turkey, Israel -- and yes, the US -- have in common?
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Gaza: the endgame? I first reported from Israel/Palestine more than forty years ago, and I certainly do not claim to have any answers. But at least I have my eyesight -- and I know what I see.
Yes, Prime Minister, there is an alternative.
I don't know the secret to happiness, but I have never been sad drinking wine and eating cheese. (Snoopy the Dog)
Who will be the brave little child? Who will say publicly what we all know to be true? That Donald Trump is a dangerous, deluded, corupt, narcissistic fool.
Is it time to call the bully's bluff? After the melt-down in the White House, can Europe's leaders rediscover their capacity for independent action?
Values? What values? It is impossible to avoid the conclusion that our fabled shared values have now vanished in a putrid puff of Trumpian ignorance and arrogance.
Trump to Europe: You're on your own.
Are Starmer and Badenoch both making a fundamental mistake if they think Farage has some mystical ability to tap into a deep feeling of voter malaise?
Appeasement: the worst possible way to handle Trump.
How to deal with Don Trumpione: Say No, firmly and repeatedly. And only then, offer to do a deal
My tribute to the BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast
Too much damn news? Try going for a walk.
Israel gets it so wrong over Syria. Its intemperate response to the collapse of the Assad regime has been woefully short-sighted and potentially self-defeating.
Syria: beware of its neighbours. But for now, let's back the optimists, even as we recognise the 'realism' of the pessimists.
Why we still need bureaucrats. Message to Keir Starmer: patience is a virtue.