Andy Neather
@hernehillandy.bsky.social
Freelance wine journalist. Co-author of Rooted in Change: The Stories Behind Sustainable Wine. Check out my blog: https://aviewfrommytable.substack.com/ and my podcast with Telegraph wine critic Victoria Moore https://bit.ly/3XweQ4m
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"having changed my mind about the OBR, my internship there has begun smoothly"
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"having changed my mind about the OBR, my internship there has begun smoothly"
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Reeves says the government is “freezing Russian assets”.
But she does not mean Nigel Farage, she says.
But she does not mean Nigel Farage, she says.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reeves says the government is “freezing Russian assets”.
But she does not mean Nigel Farage, she says.
But she does not mean Nigel Farage, she says.
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How the Daily Mail has responded to a Budget that will slightly raise wages for young people, vs how they responded to a Budget that almost crashed the entire economy
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
How the Daily Mail has responded to a Budget that will slightly raise wages for young people, vs how they responded to a Budget that almost crashed the entire economy
My latest col for @timatkinmw.bsky.social is out: red #wine sales are falling - so winemakers need a plan. I visited several Spanish wine regions - Valdeorras, Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra - that have a strategy. But plenty there and elsewhere don’t. Burgundianisation or bust? timatkin.com/spanish-stra...
Spanish Strategies – Tim Atkin – Master of Wine
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November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My latest col for @timatkinmw.bsky.social is out: red #wine sales are falling - so winemakers need a plan. I visited several Spanish wine regions - Valdeorras, Bierzo, Ribeira Sacra - that have a strategy. But plenty there and elsewhere don’t. Burgundianisation or bust? timatkin.com/spanish-stra...
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Christmas trees should not be up at the time of the Autumn Budget.
I feel very strongly about this. Either curb your enthusiasm and don't put the trees up til December, or have the Budget in actual autumn. I don't mind which*, but red boxes and fairy lights do not mix
*the answer is obviously both
I feel very strongly about this. Either curb your enthusiasm and don't put the trees up til December, or have the Budget in actual autumn. I don't mind which*, but red boxes and fairy lights do not mix
*the answer is obviously both
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Christmas trees should not be up at the time of the Autumn Budget.
I feel very strongly about this. Either curb your enthusiasm and don't put the trees up til December, or have the Budget in actual autumn. I don't mind which*, but red boxes and fairy lights do not mix
*the answer is obviously both
I feel very strongly about this. Either curb your enthusiasm and don't put the trees up til December, or have the Budget in actual autumn. I don't mind which*, but red boxes and fairy lights do not mix
*the answer is obviously both
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Anyway, some of us won’t be able to watch the Budget until we finish work so no spoilers ffs show some consideration
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Anyway, some of us won’t be able to watch the Budget until we finish work so no spoilers ffs show some consideration
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new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
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Meanwhile, in Britain we're about to have a vitriolic debate as to whether a £1.50 per night tax on a hotel room will totally destroy tourism or not.
The Interior Department has announced it will charge $100 per head for non-US residents to visit the most popular 11 national parks.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
Stupid and self-defeating. Millions have visited those parks and left with with affection for America. No more, except those who can afford $400 per family per park.
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Meanwhile, in Britain we're about to have a vitriolic debate as to whether a £1.50 per night tax on a hotel room will totally destroy tourism or not.
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"make your rubbish wine taste exactly the same as everyone else’s" @hernehillandy.bsky.social on the rise of AI in wine
Spare me this AI wine hype
Amid AI mania, some are making bold claims for the technology's future influence on wine. I remain unconvinced: here's why. Plus: what I've been drinking this week
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November 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"make your rubbish wine taste exactly the same as everyone else’s" @hernehillandy.bsky.social on the rise of AI in wine
My blog is out: Spare me this AI wine hype: Amid #AI mania, some are making bold claims for the technology's future influence on #wine. I remain unconvinced: here's why. Plus: what I've been drinking this week
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Spare me this AI wine hype
Amid AI mania, some are making bold claims for the technology's future influence on wine. I remain unconvinced: here's why. Plus: what I've been drinking this week
aviewfrommytable.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
My blog is out: Spare me this AI wine hype: Amid #AI mania, some are making bold claims for the technology's future influence on #wine. I remain unconvinced: here's why. Plus: what I've been drinking this week
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New from me in this month’s Wine Merchant mag: as the UK wine trade faces the impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, I argue that it’s time for independent merchants to get involved in discussions over the #sustainability of #wine packaging (see pp 50-51) issuu.com/winemerchant...
Wine Merchant issue 152
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November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New from me in this month’s Wine Merchant mag: as the UK wine trade faces the impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, I argue that it’s time for independent merchants to get involved in discussions over the #sustainability of #wine packaging (see pp 50-51) issuu.com/winemerchant...
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Imagine praising "Latino parents are now so afraid to be seen out and about that they have a rota to walk the Latino children" and not wondering where your humanity went?
Trevor Philips in the Times, calling for a Trump/Miller-style of random deportations based on skin colour.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Imagine praising "Latino parents are now so afraid to be seen out and about that they have a rota to walk the Latino children" and not wondering where your humanity went?
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Brilliant thecritic.co.uk/auntie-in-th...
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Brilliant thecritic.co.uk/auntie-in-th...
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Spoiler: he himself is not leaving.
"I don’t include myself because I believe very strongly that if you go to someone else’s country you should support yourself and contribute as well. And, at 74, I am too old to do that"
"I don’t include myself because I believe very strongly that if you go to someone else’s country you should support yourself and contribute as well. And, at 74, I am too old to do that"
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Spoiler: he himself is not leaving.
"I don’t include myself because I believe very strongly that if you go to someone else’s country you should support yourself and contribute as well. And, at 74, I am too old to do that"
"I don’t include myself because I believe very strongly that if you go to someone else’s country you should support yourself and contribute as well. And, at 74, I am too old to do that"
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This is one of the most damning videos I’ve ever watched of Farage.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is one of the most damning videos I’ve ever watched of Farage.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
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Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
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Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
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November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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In the 15 years Labour have entertained Glasman, I cannot think of one single occasion where he has publicly criticised attacks on working class people, shown working class people solidarity, supported a single working class struggle.
He has enjoyed being a Lord though.
He has enjoyed being a Lord though.
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In the 15 years Labour have entertained Glasman, I cannot think of one single occasion where he has publicly criticised attacks on working class people, shown working class people solidarity, supported a single working class struggle.
He has enjoyed being a Lord though.
He has enjoyed being a Lord though.
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It's not going away
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It's not going away
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A vox pop exercise given a prominent position on the BBC News website. Why? Anything, it seems, to keep the "Andy Burnham leadership ambitions" story going: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Voters react to Norwich MP's surprise offer to Andy Burnham
Clive Lewis says his comment about standing down was an answer to a
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November 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A vox pop exercise given a prominent position on the BBC News website. Why? Anything, it seems, to keep the "Andy Burnham leadership ambitions" story going: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
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November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
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People voted in a Labour government by a landslide because they wanted something meaningful to change. Labour has, ever since securing that win, done everything in its power to signal it won't change anything very much.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
People voted in a Labour government by a landslide because they wanted something meaningful to change. Labour has, ever since securing that win, done everything in its power to signal it won't change anything very much.
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...