Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @SnellArthur
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
372
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-25
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Arthur Snell, a former diplomat, and author of "How Britain Broke the World," recently spoke at St. Peter's to discuss his book and engage with viewers on the topic. Many of his tweets discuss his analysis of the UK's involvement in the Iraq War and its aftermath, including personal experiences and the importance of learning from history. He also discusses the impact of immigration in society and the economy, and the surveillance state in Rwanda. Snell has also participated in interviews and discussions with other experts on these topics, including on podcasts and at literary festivals.
Topic Modeling
- Analysis of Iraq and Brexit mistakes driven by ideological convictions
- Insight into Rwanda's surveillance state and acceptance of Britain's refugees
- Exploration of recent British history and breaking the world
- Personal experiences and reflections on the Iraq invasion and aftermath
- Lessons learned and ongoing ramifications of the Iraq War
- Immigration and its importance to the UK economy and society
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including admiration, fascination, intrigue, patriotic duty, personal experience, concern, suspicion, insight, thought-provoking, human loss, cultural loss, legacy, and humor. The topics discussed in the tweets include analyzing mistakes made in Iraq and Brexit driven by misguided ideological convictions, revealing the surveillance state in Rwanda and Britain's acceptance of refugees, discussing the book "How Britain Broke the World," reflecting on personal experiences of the Iraq War, analyzing the lessons learned from the invasion, discussing the UK's part in creating turmoil, discussing the importance of immigration, and reflecting on the legacy of the Iraq War 20 years later.
Trend Analysis
- Discussion of Arthur Snell's analysis and viewpoints on various topics including Iraq, Brexit, and immigration
- Reflection on the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War and its impact
- Event coverage and promotion regarding Arthur Snell's book, lectures, and appearances at festivals and conferences
- Mentions of surveillance and human rights issues in Rwanda
- Humorous and off-topic tweets referencing topics such as drug possession and personal experiences during military service
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
93
Percentage of total tweets
25%
Number of Original tweets
17
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
372
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
258
Percentage of total tweets
69%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
40
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
27
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 131 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 119 |
| Twitter for Android | 85 |
| Twitter for iPad | 28 |
| TweetDeck | 5 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChathamHouse | Chatham House | The Royal Institute of International Affairs | Independent thinking since 1920 | @TheWorldToday | @IAJournal_CH | @CHCyberPolicy | All views individual. | 276,635 |
| Otto_English | Otto English | Andrew Scott. Author and aggravating entity. New book Fake Heroes out 25 May. Wrote Fake History too. Representation @pew_literary @otto_english@mastodon.social | 142,561 |
| sturdyAlex | Alex Andreou | I write, act, sing, broadcast and cook. Occasionally, even for money. #OGWN and #Bunker team. | 134,521 |
| OhGodWhatNowPod | Oh God, What Now? โ the politics podcast | Making sense of our political hell every Tues & Fri. Produced by @PodmastersUK Sign Up: https://t.co/GmHPkHRHD9 Tweets w/o signatures from the production team. | 48,411 |
| PeterRNeumann | Peter R. Neumann | Prof Security Studies, @KingsCollegeLon. Snr Associate Fellow, @rusi_org. Advisor, @ClubdeMadrid. Fmr Special Representative, @osce. All opinions mine. | 42,284 |
| Tucker5law | Malcolm V Tucker ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ | Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by fuckwittery. Voice on @AngryScotland ; Follow @jamieholepunch | 41,966 |
| twlldun | . | Fanfic for the common man. | 37,739 |
| DanKaszeta | Dan Kaszeta ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐น | Assoc Fellow at RUSI. NatSec/CBRN. King of Nerve Agent Twitter. Ex US Army and USSS. Liveryman of London. ๐บ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ง dual cit, ex-verger. Author of 'Toxic',#NAFO | 35,127 |
| 1moreGaryFrank | Gary Frank | Is back on Instagram and Hive social at: 1moregaryfrank | 31,717 |
| VladDavidzon | Vladislav Davidzon (Not going to pay for thisโ) | Anarchic Aesthete Columnist @tabletmag @ForeignPolicy Fellow @AtlanticCouncil Founding Editor @theodessareview Author of โFrom Odessa with Loveโ | 26,576 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| WiccanMethusela | Nancy Krempa ๐บ๐ฆ๐งโ๐ฟ๐งถ๐โ๐ถ๐ | Proud Michigander! Look for me on ALT sites! #Resisting #SlavaUkrainii #VoteBlueIn2022 #BlackLivesMatter #AvidKnitter #CatsDogsHorses | 14,036 |
| Tucker5law | Malcolm V Tucker ๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ | Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by fuckwittery. Voice on @AngryScotland ; Follow @jamieholepunch | 12,802 |
| danielrembrandt | Daniel ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โ๐ฟโ๐ฝ๐ฟ | https://t.co/K9TfY7rlnj Democracy & environment. Social justice & transparency should be the norm. #FBPA #FBR #FBPR #LGBT #BLM trans ally | 11,731 |
| SusanChubb1 | Susan Chubb#FBPAโซ๏ธ#RejoinEU ๐๐ป๐ดโโ ๏ธ ๐ฅ | cancer survivor, UK Govt response to Covid19UK breaks EUCHR Article 2 Failure to Protect. thoughts & opinions are my own.#GENow | 10,615 |
| NeilMullens | Neil Mullens ๐ป #FBPPR | Spent 17 years in Japan. Anti-Brexit, lover of the left-field, vinyl, books, films, cooking. Hate racists, bigots, misogynists. #FBPE #FBPA #GTTO | 10,483 |
| Kankaym | KanCan | Psychotherapist, animalโค๏ธ, liberal, No Trump! #Resistance #FBR #BLM #LGBTQ #BIDEN2020 ๐ป๐บ๐ฆ | 10,417 |
| andyjames20052 | Andy James ๐ช๐บ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ช๐บ #FBPPR #FBPA #PATH | "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities". Voltaire #JohnsonOut #IAmEuropean ๐ช๐บ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ช๐บ | 8,820 |
| LucyGoBag | Professor Lucy Easthope | Disaster Wild Card. Co-Founder, After Disaster Network. Author - Sunday Times Bestseller 'When The Dust Settles' | 8,307 |
| MichaelJGollop | Michael Gollop ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ช๐บ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ท | European. Social/radical liberal. Christian humanist. Priest. Anglo-Catholic. Pilgrim - Santiago de Compostela. Comments in a personal capacity #RejoinEU #FBPE | 8,206 |
| BarumDean | DeanMorrison ๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ#FBPE#RejoinEU#StopTheScrotes | Ecologist Love Hastings We're in a climate crisis & need to act now Views all mine #FBPE #RejoinEU #YNWA #StopTheScrotes ๐ https://t.co/1oeZYPnqDJ | 7,808 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| SnellArthur | ะกะปะฐะฒะฐ ะฃะบัะฐัะฝั! ะะตัะพัะผ ัะปะฐะฒะฐ! Former diplomat, podcast host, consultant, wrote a book. Personal views. RTs not endorsements. @snellarthur@mas.to | 13 |
| andwoisnot | Nothing | 9 |
| bobby_jags | Trying not to be pessimistic, not easy. | 8 |
| HuwHarries | - | 7 |
| stanlei1 | Linguist and europhile. Proud member of the anti-growth coalition. Views my own. | 7 |
| AvidInquirer | Husband, dad, pedant & sceptic ๐ง. Unashamedly aiming to be woke. Commenting on UK politics & media. He/Him. โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ โฆโฆโฆโฆ โฆ โฆ โฆ โฆ โฆ โฆ StuartG at Mast*d*n dot Scot | 6 |
| StPetersYork | An award-winning independent day & boarding school (est. 627 AD) for pupils aged 2-18, within 47 acres in the heart of York. Head @J_M_P_Walker | 6 |
| bunker_pod | News and politics unlocked, every morning. Produced by @PodmastersUK. Sign Up: https://t.co/rczwcZFeg4. Tweets w/o signatures from the production team. | 6 |
| NarcAware | Power without accountability is a speeding car with no brakes. Destined 2 crash destroy stuff & kill people. BiGLiE : BREXiT : SloMoJAN6 #WhoWatchesTheWatchers? | 5 |
| FeelingAntsy | mastodon: @feelingantsy@home.social Person who, even if he agrees, will ask for supporting evidence. Anti confirmation bias. Bad jokes with obscure references | 5 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639192831041605634 | We have heard a lot about Rwanda recently, but what's it actually like? And why are they accepting Britain's refugees? @anjansun and @SnellArthur reveal the surveillance state behind the headlines. NOT to be missed!๐จ Listen: https://t.co/TLgmZNCVkI https://t.co/1Km8mSnRqi | 32 |
| 1638905709495558147 | ๐ฅ๐ฅNew terrific and fascinating analysis by @alexhallhall who offers a compelling hubris analogy between the mistakes of Iraq & #Brexit driven by misguided ideological convictions. @BylineTimes @SnellArthur @peterjukes @OxfordDiplomat @UmlandAndreas https://t.co/OTyBJJFKpv | 25 |
| 1637813391275225092 | Is the world so dangerous now? Former diplomat @SnellArthur explains the UKโs part in creating the turmoil of the 20s Come along to @YorkLitFest @StPetersYork on Friday, 7pm, to hear more ๐ https://t.co/H8lpAwMvIi #ylf2023 #Iraq20YearsOn #york @CanburyPress https://t.co/EyEVZA1Lxu | 7 |
| 1637728199219060737 | "To this day, whenever I hear a truck making the reversing sound, a bit of me instinctively braces for a huge explosion." On the 20th anniversary of the #Iraq Invasion, read @SnellArthur's personal experience of the war and aftermath. https://t.co/kvMSqxRdGi | 7 |
| 1639350302460502016 | โEngaging with our recent history is a patriotic duty.โ Tonight, in conversation with Senior Deputy Head Mr Walters, we welcome @SnellArthur to St Peterโs to discuss his book, โHow Britain Broke the World.โ #StPetersPublicLectures https://t.co/dYvT9SGjh3 | 6 |
| 1637028848054292480 | @SnellArthur @GoodwinMJ I met a civil servant who shall remain nameless, clever guy , double first in mathematics and statistics from Cambridge now work on space programmes. He was employed as a civil servant in about 2011 to do a report into immigration. He looked at all the stats, all the data. | 6 |
| 1638107642475298817 | A view from someone who *actually worked in Iraq* in the period following the invasion? How novel. I ask the wonderful @SnellArthur whether we have learned the lessons we needed to, or reduced this disaster to easy slogans that actually obscure the size of the real problem. https://t.co/DmH6TSF2zJ | 6 |
| 1636714007766638594 | ๐๏ธIndependent Thinking | The UK's foreign policy refresh, protests in Georgia @nseskuria and @SnellArthur join @bronwenmaddox this week to discuss the Integrated Review and the protests in ๐ฌ๐ช, with: โช@AliceBillon โช๏ธ@AndrewDormanIA Listen in full: https://t.co/OtfUCHLay1 | 5 |
| 1639380094752894978 | Comprehensive overview of ๐ฌ๐ง modern history of international relations, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan &c with an informed look ahead (๐จ๐ณ๐ท๐บ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ& more) from @SnellArthur in conversation with Maurice Walters for @YorkLitFest @StPetersYork #ylf2023 #Iraq20YearsOn #StPetersPublicLectures https://t.co/4fB3gNSz4Q | 5 |
| 1638097362118926337 | The Iraq War began 20 years ago โ what lessons have been, and what must still be, learned from this invasion? @SnellArthur joins @sturdyAlex to discuss. Listen โก๏ธ https://t.co/7bHW8VSeun https://t.co/od1XWPQOcN | 4 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638905709495558147 | ๐ฅ๐ฅNew terrific and fascinating analysis by @alexhallhall who offers a compelling hubris analogy between the mistakes of Iraq & #Brexit driven by misguided ideological convictions. @BylineTimes @SnellArthur @peterjukes @OxfordDiplomat @UmlandAndreas https://t.co/OTyBJJFKpv | 48 |
| 1639192831041605634 | We have heard a lot about Rwanda recently, but what's it actually like? And why are they accepting Britain's refugees? @anjansun and @SnellArthur reveal the surveillance state behind the headlines. NOT to be missed!๐จ Listen: https://t.co/TLgmZNCVkI https://t.co/1Km8mSnRqi | 39 |
| 1639350302460502016 | โEngaging with our recent history is a patriotic duty.โ Tonight, in conversation with Senior Deputy Head Mr Walters, we welcome @SnellArthur to St Peterโs to discuss his book, โHow Britain Broke the World.โ #StPetersPublicLectures https://t.co/dYvT9SGjh3 | 22 |
| 1637728199219060737 | "To this day, whenever I hear a truck making the reversing sound, a bit of me instinctively braces for a huge explosion." On the 20th anniversary of the #Iraq Invasion, read @SnellArthur's personal experience of the war and aftermath. https://t.co/kvMSqxRdGi | 19 |
| 1638107642475298817 | A view from someone who *actually worked in Iraq* in the period following the invasion? How novel. I ask the wonderful @SnellArthur whether we have learned the lessons we needed to, or reduced this disaster to easy slogans that actually obscure the size of the real problem. https://t.co/DmH6TSF2zJ | 18 |
| 1638614887545950208 | @SnellArthur I was assured by someone who wasn't actually at the match that my team had won, and though I was at the match myself and could have observed the result, the final goal looked offside from my angle so I felt I was right to rely on that advice. | 17 |
| 1637028848054292480 | @SnellArthur @GoodwinMJ I met a civil servant who shall remain nameless, clever guy , double first in mathematics and statistics from Cambridge now work on space programmes. He was employed as a civil servant in about 2011 to do a report into immigration. He looked at all the stats, all the data. | 17 |
| 1639380094752894978 | Comprehensive overview of ๐ฌ๐ง modern history of international relations, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan &c with an informed look ahead (๐จ๐ณ๐ท๐บ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ& more) from @SnellArthur in conversation with Maurice Walters for @YorkLitFest @StPetersYork #ylf2023 #Iraq20YearsOn #StPetersPublicLectures https://t.co/4fB3gNSz4Q | 14 |
| 1637813391275225092 | Is the world so dangerous now? Former diplomat @SnellArthur explains the UKโs part in creating the turmoil of the 20s Come along to @YorkLitFest @StPetersYork on Friday, 7pm, to hear more ๐ https://t.co/H8lpAwMvIi #ylf2023 #Iraq20YearsOn #york @CanburyPress https://t.co/EyEVZA1Lxu | 14 |
| 1638308114825981953 | A full house at St Peterโs tonight - thank you so much to everyone who attended! Lots more to come, including Sarah Hart tomorrow evening, followed by @SnellArthur on Friday. Tickets are still available for both: https://t.co/MuMD1hc7KO #StPetersPublicLectures @sarahlovesmaths https://t.co/j6c9xr5zSv | 12 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #stpeterspubliclectures | 13 |
| #ylf2023 | 4 |
| #iraq20yearson | 4 |
| #iraq | 4 |
| #rwanda | 2 |
| #brexit | 2 |
| #york | 2 |
| #taxthemoggs | 1 |
| #politicslive | 1 |
| #torybrexitdisaster | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @snellarthur | 373 |
| @goodwinmj | 16 |
| @anjansun | 14 |
| @sturdyalex | 13 |
| @bunker_pod | 12 |
| @yorklitfest | 12 |
| @stpetersyork | 11 |
| @twlldun | 11 |
| @nseskuria | 10 |
| @bronwenmaddox | 10 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
20
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| โช | 10 | black_small_square |
| ๐๏ธ | 6 | studio_microphone |
| ๐ฌ๐ช | 6 | Georgia |
| ๐ | 6 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| โก๏ธ | 5 | right_arrow |
| ๐ฅ | 4 | fire |
| ๐คฃ | 4 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| ๐จ | 3 | police_car_light |
| ๐ฌ | 3 | grimacing_face |
| ๐ฌ๐ง | 2 | United_Kingdom |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 21 |
| Symbols | 17 |
| Flags | 14 |
| Travel & Places | 8 |
| Objects | 8 |
| People & Body | 6 |
| Activities | 2 |