Tom Flynn’s Substack

Rembrandt’s etchings make grown men cry

A revealing anecdote about an obscure 19th century auction sale offers a reminder of how connoisseurship still matters.

Nov 27 • 

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Taking Leave of Cambridge Again

To Newnham College, the grand and beautifully leafy women’s college in Cambridge to speak to forty Chinese tea plantation owners and tea industry…

Nov 7 • 

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October 2025

Is Donald Trump suffering from ‘Range Anxiety’?

Thanks to two motorway punctures in two months, I’ve learned a thing or two about e-vehicles (despite driving a petrol Audi)

Oct 25 • 

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Fascist architecture revisited

Trump's plans for an East Wing ballroom at the White House is starting to look worryingly similar to the design for Hitler's Führermuseum planned for…

Oct 25 • 

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The risible Trump circus moves to Egypt

To the embarrassment of other world leaders, a clearly demented American President delivers one of the most toe-curling, stomach-churning displays of…

Oct 13 • 

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Trump at the Knesset — The Apotheosis of Gangsterism

Donald Trump has just addressed the Israeli parliament to bathe in the adulation of Israeli politicians. It turned into a grotesque orgy of…

Oct 13 • 

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Colouring the Parthenon Marbles Debate

Reunifying the Parthenon Marbles in Athens would offer opportunities for future collaborations that could bring unfamiliar treasures from the Acropolis…

Oct 12 • 

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Has a Fascist Dictator Ever Been Awarded a Nobel Peace Prize?

Does Donald Trump deserve one? Some think he does. Not me.

Oct 10 • 

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Backing Hitler — Did Stephen Miller read this book?

Isn't Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff the true architect of America's fascist turn?

Oct 9 • 

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September 2025

It ain't gonna go away...

Sep 6 • 

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When All is Said and Done...

An underrated masterpiece

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025

Trump’s worst nightmare — the proliferation of independent media

The expanding media ecosystem of independent podcast journalism and You Tube channels is becoming an irritant to Trump because their hosts are not…

Aug 27 • 

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