Alex Wilson
@adjwilson.bsky.social
London agency strategy person. Bearded non-league football hipster. Previously 上海 ＆北京.
My girlfriend has put Blue Lagoon on the TV and it turns out there is an entire genre of online posts explaining why this movie is not illegal and how you're not going to go to prison for watching it
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
My girlfriend has put Blue Lagoon on the TV and it turns out there is an entire genre of online posts explaining why this movie is not illegal and how you're not going to go to prison for watching it
@jim.londoncentric.media If you haven't seen it, this is in Le Monde today www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
A Londres, des fermes à escargots servent à contourner le fisc
Pour éviter de payer une taxe sur les espaces commerciaux, des entrepreneurs britanniques affirment y élever des escargots ou s’en servir comme lieux de culte. Les autorités locales perdent de précieu...
www.lemonde.fr
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@jim.londoncentric.media If you haven't seen it, this is in Le Monde today www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
IDEA FOR A NOVEL: a story set in Paris during the era of the Lost Generation, from the point of view of a load of French people annoyed at having to deal with loud and drunk Americans every time they leave the house
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
IDEA FOR A NOVEL: a story set in Paris during the era of the Lost Generation, from the point of view of a load of French people annoyed at having to deal with loud and drunk Americans every time they leave the house
It's a real shame that we got through the whole era of cancelling things without anyone cancelling Stoke City's grim version of "Delilah"
November 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's a real shame that we got through the whole era of cancelling things without anyone cancelling Stoke City's grim version of "Delilah"
Reposted by Alex Wilson
Starmer and Reeves run probably the most economically left-wing government of past five decades and yet bleeding support to its left thanks to dumb strategy www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Starmer and Reeves run probably the most economically left-wing government of past five decades and yet bleeding support to its left thanks to dumb strategy www.economist.com/britain/2025...
I feel like France's return towards national service (albeit optional) should be bigger news this morning www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Emmanuel Macron va annoncer le retour d’un service militaire, sur fond de « menaces croissantes »
Le service national universel (SNU), qui n’a pas atteint ses objectifs, va être transformé en service national volontaire, pour accueillir des milliers de Français dès 2026.
www.lemonde.fr
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I feel like France's return towards national service (albeit optional) should be bigger news this morning www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
The new Champions League format is weird because as a neutral you go "Arsenal vs Bayern Munich, holy shit!", before swiftly remembering it's a game that is functionally meaningless
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The new Champions League format is weird because as a neutral you go "Arsenal vs Bayern Munich, holy shit!", before swiftly remembering it's a game that is functionally meaningless
Laughter and heckling during the budget really just an awful look. Not a serious country
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Laughter and heckling during the budget really just an awful look. Not a serious country
The extremely dim hospitality industry response to the city tourist tax raises the question of whether governments should listen to industry about anything.
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The extremely dim hospitality industry response to the city tourist tax raises the question of whether governments should listen to industry about anything.
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
"Yeah I was going to pay £2k to go on holiday in London, but now it costs an extra twenty quid I'll go to Helsinki instead"
Reposted by Alex Wilson
I was disappointed to not get the Henry Correspondent job but I now understand that it's right and fair that it goes to someone in the community.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I was disappointed to not get the Henry Correspondent job but I now understand that it's right and fair that it goes to someone in the community.
The atmosphere at the Emirates is a good example of why the lower bowl of every stadium should be standing only imvho
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The atmosphere at the Emirates is a good example of why the lower bowl of every stadium should be standing only imvho
Genuinely might win. Even if he doesn't, it's mountains of free publicity for the Greens.
Why wouldn't he do it?
(Although Starmer won't be leader by then, so it's moot)
Why wouldn't he do it?
(Although Starmer won't be leader by then, so it's moot)
Zack Polanski tells the BBC it would be "very tempting" for him to stand in Keir Starmer's seat at the next general election
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Genuinely might win. Even if he doesn't, it's mountains of free publicity for the Greens.
Why wouldn't he do it?
(Although Starmer won't be leader by then, so it's moot)
Why wouldn't he do it?
(Although Starmer won't be leader by then, so it's moot)
The surprising thing about the global billionaire elite class is how incredibly stupid so many of them are
"The better he does, the happier I am," Donald Trump says about Zohran Mamdani as he congratulates him.
Trump speaking with a warm tone towards the new mayor of New York City.
Trump speaking with a warm tone towards the new mayor of New York City.
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The surprising thing about the global billionaire elite class is how incredibly stupid so many of them are
In an incredible bit of New Statesmaning, this ends up being a genuine thirty seconds on Britain's communist parties before spiralling into a discussion on Tony Blair's views on proportional representation
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In an incredible bit of New Statesmaning, this ends up being a genuine thirty seconds on Britain's communist parties before spiralling into a discussion on Tony Blair's views on proportional representation
Considering a career pivot to one of those monks who set themselves on fire to protest the Vietnam war, but it's protesting the proliferation of bad digital adverts in live sports broadcasts #theashes
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Considering a career pivot to one of those monks who set themselves on fire to protest the Vietnam war, but it's protesting the proliferation of bad digital adverts in live sports broadcasts #theashes
"They did the best they could"
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"They did the best they could"
In a world where increasing numbers of people are conspiracy theories and the public don't trust that the media is showing them reality, superimposing fake pitchside ads during England football matches feels like quite a bad thing to be doing
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In a world where increasing numbers of people are conspiracy theories and the public don't trust that the media is showing them reality, superimposing fake pitchside ads during England football matches feels like quite a bad thing to be doing
A windsock would be more decisive than Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A windsock would be more decisive than Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves
Love that this headline makes it sound like Keir Starmer is going to punch Wes Streeting in a car park
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Love that this headline makes it sound like Keir Starmer is going to punch Wes Streeting in a car park
Reading French media is a ride, because you hear all this stuff about public philosophers playing a unique role in public life, and then it turns out they're all just Rod Liddle in a beret
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Reading French media is a ride, because you hear all this stuff about public philosophers playing a unique role in public life, and then it turns out they're all just Rod Liddle in a beret
Just got back from a second tier German football game, and English people really need to understand how much better football is when the baseline of even a bad game is "I can drink beer and there will be an atmosphere"
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Just got back from a second tier German football game, and English people really need to understand how much better football is when the baseline of even a bad game is "I can drink beer and there will be an atmosphere"
Baseball is incredible because it's the single greatest sport in the world when the stakes are high, and they make each team play 162 regular season games to render each one functionally meaningless
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Baseball is incredible because it's the single greatest sport in the world when the stakes are high, and they make each team play 162 regular season games to render each one functionally meaningless
I wrote a thing about what Rachel Zegler's self-imposed exile tells us about the broader UK-US relationship
(Please read, I am very hungover and the clicks give me much needed dopamine)
open.substack.com/pub/unbrande...
(Please read, I am very hungover and the clicks give me much needed dopamine)
open.substack.com/pub/unbrande...
What Rachel Zegler making bank tells us about the UK-US relationship
When show business is good business
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I wrote a thing about what Rachel Zegler's self-imposed exile tells us about the broader UK-US relationship
(Please read, I am very hungover and the clicks give me much needed dopamine)
open.substack.com/pub/unbrande...
(Please read, I am very hungover and the clicks give me much needed dopamine)
open.substack.com/pub/unbrande...
IPA flights for the fallen
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
IPA flights for the fallen
Reposted by Alex Wilson
It's increasingly obvious that Labour's strategy - call it Starmerism, Blue Labour, whatever - has got it badly wrong. It has alienated the party's core vote while failing to win over those leaning to Reform. There was no shortage of people warning them they were getting it wrong either.
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It's increasingly obvious that Labour's strategy - call it Starmerism, Blue Labour, whatever - has got it badly wrong. It has alienated the party's core vote while failing to win over those leaning to Reform. There was no shortage of people warning them they were getting it wrong either.