Andrew Neil

Sometimes I just get bored with anonymous numpties tweeting drivel from the safety of their stupid monikers.

Jay D. @DDex902100

@afneil U should take a vacation away from the U.S. a bit, Mr Neil “STFU” is not like you.

Whatever my own views IMF forecasts deserve to be considered. So I report them. Not sure I was silent in January. But it was only an upgrade of 0.1%, though any upgrade was far-fetched. Good to see the IMF has now caught up with that view and done some serious downgrading.

Mark Thomas @MarkThomas1974

@afneil In fact to quote you from a previous tweet, IMF forecasts are a "political joke". And yet here you are tweeting about it as if now it suddenly has meaning. You were silent when they upgraded their forecast back in January

I think you mean the OBR. The ONS doesn’t do forecasting.

George Nicolas @GeorgeNicolasUK

@afneil Haven’t got a forecast right ever, much like the ons

Really. Please explain and substantiate that claim. Or STFU.

Dr David @Dubai_allergy

@afneil Seemed to be more accurate on Brexit then you were….

There is some truth in that. IMF's forecast record not great. But when it was downgrading UK growth during the Tory years Labour treated its forecasts as gospel and used them to attack the government. I regard IMF forecasts as 'iffy' regardless of who is in power.

Tim CB @balmer_tim

@afneil The IMF never gets its forecasts about Britain (and possibly elsewhere) correct.

The International Monetary Fund said that it expected the UK economy to grow by 1.1 per cent this year, compared with its previous forecast of 1.6 per cent. Narrator — even that could be optimistic.

He’s beginning to look and sound unhinged. And even Trump might soon tire of him.

Channel 4 News @Channel4News

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has denied fresh Signal chat rumours, accusing reporters of being 'hoaxters'. Fresh allegations include that Hegseth shared details about strikes on Yemen in another group chat that included his family members, first reported by The New York https://t.co/27npD65pOd

The BBC was at its most trusted when it was all that was on offer and we had nothing to compare with. And, yes, it seemed to put more store by impartiality and accuracy than it does now. But no broadcaster is ever going to have the trust of everybody in a multi-channel age to

Colin Gautrey @colingautrey

@afneil The real issue isn’t public goods—it’s trust. People don’t mind paying when they believe the service is fair, efficient, and free of propaganda. But once that trust erodes, even the best arguments fall flat

Nothing to do with libertarian. Pro-market economists have always accepted the case for ‘public goods’ paid out of general taxation, which is progressive. You might not use the M25 but you use other roads financed publicly. No doubt you also depend on the NHS even if not for

The Cynical Squid @SquidCynical

@afneil A silly, libertarian argument that pretends that the world could function if one only used services & facilities that one pays for directly out of one's 'pocket'. I don't use the M25 or the Thames Barrage; I'm very unlikely to use NHS maternity services but I pay for each.

What bit of ‘worst April’ as opposed to ‘worst March’ don’t you get?

Jimmy Haigh @haigh_jimmy

@afneil Clutching at straws. So far this April the DJIA is down about 9%. In March 2020 it fell by up to 27% thanks to the lunatic Covidbollocks Panicdemic lockdowns whish I am sure that you - and 90% of the western population - supported.

So why should you pay for something you don’t use? And doesn’t even try to accommodate your criticisms?

Roy Livingstone @RoyLivingstone6

@afneil But you don’t have to use it (even though you pay the licence fee). So why should the BBC accommodate you?

But the BBC cannot entirely ignore those who ‘hate’ the BBC (more commonly ‘dislike’ major elements of it) because they have to pay the same licence fee as those who ‘love’ it (more commonly ‘like’ much of it). A private company can take this approach and those who ‘hate’ it

Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @Haggis_UK

Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC... rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC.." https://t.co/U5Ouf1Edtg

Grok is wrong — or didn’t fully comprehend what I was saying. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed almost 1,000 points by close of play on Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500’s performance since

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺U𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 @TeamUnion_UK

@afneil Grok: Final Assessment of Andrew Neil’s Claims Dow Dropping 1,200 Points, Worst April Since 1932: The 1,200-point drop is confirmed, but it wasn’t the worst April since 1932—earlier April 2025 drops (e.g., 5.5% on April 4) and Great Depression-era percentage declines (e.g., 8%

So it’s not the first time you’ve agreed with me. Yet your mantra is ‘facts matter’.

James Cameron @jlewiscameron

@afneil That was only one part of the equation. A changed Labour Party’s successful electoral strategy deserved credit too.

Why didn’t you agree with me that the Tories deserved their electoral thumping last July? Couldn’t you put your party politicial prejudices aside?

James Cameron @jlewiscameron

@afneil This is the first time I agree with you. Putting Party Political prejudices aside you could applaud the work of @PaulJSweeney MSP on his campaigning to save Glasgow and Clydeside’s architectural and industrial heritage.

Glasgow continues to destroy its world-class architectural heritage. The worst carnage was in the 1960s and 70s when municipal brutalism replaced many historic gems. But the destruction continues. Fifty-six buildings of special architectural or historic interest have been

Give me one example of where or when I said Trump should be elected for a second term. Or STFU.

Ted Smith 🇪🇺 @TedUrchin

@afneil And where were you before Trump was elected for a second term, Neil? Changed your mind, have you?