Jon Bigger
@drjonbigger.bsky.social
A-Level Government and Politics tutor. Anarchist. Podcaster. Doctor Who fan. Watch a lot of motorsport. Rock n Roll. Support Lincoln City.
Recovering from Long Covid - I think!
Recovering from Long Covid - I think!
What’s Russell watching today? We’re relaxing after some cleaning. I say some because it never, ever ends!
December 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What’s Russell watching today? We’re relaxing after some cleaning. I say some because it never, ever ends!
A Level politics students often ask me for the podcasts I think are worth listening to. I’ve done a video about it. I’ve chosen 6 including my favourite Rock & Roll Politics with @steverichards.bsky.social
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December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A Level politics students often ask me for the podcasts I think are worth listening to. I’ve done a video about it. I’ve chosen 6 including my favourite Rock & Roll Politics with @steverichards.bsky.social
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Happy #HumanRightsDay!
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
European nations to begin major talks on ECHR migration rule changes
The talks are the most significant sign yet that international human rights law could be reinterpreted.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Happy #HumanRightsDay!
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
The War Between the Land and the Sea is tense, epic and really brilliant so far. So good.
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The War Between the Land and the Sea is tense, epic and really brilliant so far. So good.
This is great for A Level Politics students re the media. Podcast of the week for me.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is great for A Level Politics students re the media. Podcast of the week for me.
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There is sooo much wrong with the UK's media and politics.
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
There is sooo much wrong with the UK's media and politics.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
He’s surfing the universe. That’s what cats do in their sleep. Who knows where he’s off to?
November 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
He’s surfing the universe. That’s what cats do in their sleep. Who knows where he’s off to?
Another u turn.
'Labour drops plan to give workers protection from unfair dismissal from first day in a job. Employees will instead get the right after six months. The promise was a key pledge in the party's manifesto ahead of last year's general election.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn
The right will now be introduced after six months, in a breach of Labour's election manifesto.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Another u turn.
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Out next Thursday: UNIT: Declassified. I've carried out a new interview with @manningofficial.bsky.social, and written an essay on the effectiveness of bullets against aliens! Available to pre-order from the Panini online store (with a variant cover) now: www.panini.co.uk/shp_gbr_en/d... #DoctorWho
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Out next Thursday: UNIT: Declassified. I've carried out a new interview with @manningofficial.bsky.social, and written an essay on the effectiveness of bullets against aliens! Available to pre-order from the Panini online store (with a variant cover) now: www.panini.co.uk/shp_gbr_en/d... #DoctorWho
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Remembering the wonderful television and film producer Verity Lambert on what would have been her 90th birthday🕯
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Remembering the wonderful television and film producer Verity Lambert on what would have been her 90th birthday🕯
#DoctorWho
#DoctorWho
Russell is not as absorbed in the Budget as I am.
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Russell is not as absorbed in the Budget as I am.
I bet you anything that’s a wig.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I bet you anything that’s a wig.
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What if the same is true of whenever River Song called The Doctor "Sweetie" in Doctor Who? What if "Sweetie" is his actual real name translated into English from Gallifreyan?
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What if the same is true of whenever River Song called The Doctor "Sweetie" in Doctor Who? What if "Sweetie" is his actual real name translated into English from Gallifreyan?
I’ve got Jim Hacker, Humphrey Appleby and Bernard Woolley on the case.
I hope the Minister is feeling courageous.
I hope the Minister is feeling courageous.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
It’s going to be a shitshow, but I’ll take it.
It’s going to be a shitshow, but I’ll take it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I’ve got Jim Hacker, Humphrey Appleby and Bernard Woolley on the case.
I hope the Minister is feeling courageous.
I hope the Minister is feeling courageous.
Twas the night before Budget.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Twas the night before Budget.
Jury trials have been around for a long time. The ancient Athenians had them. The Magna Carta includes them. Now they’re just old hat. We should be extremely worried by rights being eroded.
David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases
Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Jury trials have been around for a long time. The ancient Athenians had them. The Magna Carta includes them. Now they’re just old hat. We should be extremely worried by rights being eroded.
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Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’... so it looks like the classic British establishment stitch-up is underway. "This raises serious questions around the lack of impartiality and transparency in our judicial system" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’... so it looks like the classic British establishment stitch-up is underway. "This raises serious questions around the lack of impartiality and transparency in our judicial system" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I’m reading the DWM special on Terry Nation in a coffee shop. A guy behind me suddenly says “that takes me back! The Daleks!”
I’ve done my fannish duty of pointing him towards the iplayer so he can relive his childhood. He was around in 1964 so may have seen it.
I’ve done my fannish duty of pointing him towards the iplayer so he can relive his childhood. He was around in 1964 so may have seen it.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’m reading the DWM special on Terry Nation in a coffee shop. A guy behind me suddenly says “that takes me back! The Daleks!”
I’ve done my fannish duty of pointing him towards the iplayer so he can relive his childhood. He was around in 1964 so may have seen it.
I’ve done my fannish duty of pointing him towards the iplayer so he can relive his childhood. He was around in 1964 so may have seen it.
Happy Doctor Who Day.
November 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Happy Doctor Who Day.
I’ve enjoyed this and yes they should do some episodes on anarchism.
The first episode of our new season of Origin Story is now available to watch on YouTube 👉 youtu.be/RHPiU4dsZhc
This season it’s the story of socialism, from the earliest blueprints to the present day, Lenin to Labour, Marx to Mao, Gramsci to Gorbachev & Proudhon to Piketty.
#podcast #originstory
This season it’s the story of socialism, from the earliest blueprints to the present day, Lenin to Labour, Marx to Mao, Gramsci to Gorbachev & Proudhon to Piketty.
#podcast #originstory
The Birth of Socialism: A Better World Is Possible | Origin Story
YouTube video by Origin Story
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November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’ve enjoyed this and yes they should do some episodes on anarchism.
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VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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As an anarchist I have a few issues with the BBC but I will defend it against this right wing attack. The attackers hardly stand for integrity in journalism or indeed balance.
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
As an anarchist I have a few issues with the BBC but I will defend it against this right wing attack. The attackers hardly stand for integrity in journalism or indeed balance.