Matthew Redhead
@matthewrr.bsky.social
National & financial security. Former UK civil servant and financial intelligence professional. Senior Associate Fellow @rusi.bsky.social CFS. Loves ideas, cult fiction, anomalous stuff and landscapes.
Views own.
Views own.
I love this cartoon created by Dr Andreas Fulda.
January 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM
I love this cartoon created by Dr Andreas Fulda.
If this is true…
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
If this is true…
My shorthand guide to understanding British policy remains “Carry On Up The Khyber”. As the tribesmen attack the British residence, Peter Butterworth demands of Sid James “what are we going to do?” Sid replies. “We’re British. We’ll do nothing. Until it’s too late.”
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 AM
My shorthand guide to understanding British policy remains “Carry On Up The Khyber”. As the tribesmen attack the British residence, Peter Butterworth demands of Sid James “what are we going to do?” Sid replies. “We’re British. We’ll do nothing. Until it’s too late.”
I am banging on about this book. I will keep banging on about it. Required reading in London, Paris, Berlin and other European capitals.
January 19, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I am banging on about this book. I will keep banging on about it. Required reading in London, Paris, Berlin and other European capitals.
Rosindell knows his wild animals.
January 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Rosindell knows his wild animals.
Just settling down to catch up with all your posts.
January 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Just settling down to catch up with all your posts.
I only count seven.
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I only count seven.
Time for a drink.
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Time for a drink.
Although I know Chard was a real person…
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Although I know Chard was a real person…
My view of this ***t:
January 14, 2026 at 9:22 PM
My view of this ***t:
Me checking to see if my invoices have been paid within 30 working days.
January 14, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Me checking to see if my invoices have been paid within 30 working days.
I’m not sure if @ClassicBritishComedy is on Bluesky as well as Facebook, but either way, I applaud this.
What do they use for tokens?
A pound.
One for the kids.
What do they use for tokens?
A pound.
One for the kids.
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I’m not sure if @ClassicBritishComedy is on Bluesky as well as Facebook, but either way, I applaud this.
What do they use for tokens?
A pound.
One for the kids.
What do they use for tokens?
A pound.
One for the kids.
I can’t hear Golden Dome without thinking of this…
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I can’t hear Golden Dome without thinking of this…
Reading this cracking tome, I increasingly wonder whether the automaticity with which we think as “the West” as an obvious security collective had been an unusual aberration resulting from the particularly heinous character of Nazism and Soviet Communism.
January 14, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Reading this cracking tome, I increasingly wonder whether the automaticity with which we think as “the West” as an obvious security collective had been an unusual aberration resulting from the particularly heinous character of Nazism and Soviet Communism.
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
Birmingham NEC, OMD, so long ago I forget the date…
Birmingham NEC, OMD, so long ago I forget the date…
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
Birmingham NEC, OMD, so long ago I forget the date…
Birmingham NEC, OMD, so long ago I forget the date…
On it again, BBC News.
January 11, 2026 at 10:25 AM
On it again, BBC News.
“I’M MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!”
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
“I’M MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!”
Welcome to 2026.
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Welcome to 2026.
Thursday 8 January, 2026:
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Thursday 8 January, 2026: