Jack London
@jacklondonbluesky.bsky.social
UK politics obsessive. Pragmatism over idealism. Reduce poverty & inequality. Climate crisis real & very urgent. Stale, white & male.
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Clash fan in London - other bands also good. Arsenal
Science is real unlike Internet fantasy
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Clash fan in London - other bands also good. Arsenal
Science is real unlike Internet fantasy
The killer sentence opening for me...
"Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The killer sentence opening for me...
"Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Currently it takes two years employment before you can claim unfair dismissal , has never been less than one year - so six months is a major improvement
But many will still claim Labour are failing by adopting this compromise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But many will still claim Labour are failing by adopting this compromise
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 9:41 PM
Currently it takes two years employment before you can claim unfair dismissal , has never been less than one year - so six months is a major improvement
But many will still claim Labour are failing by adopting this compromise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But many will still claim Labour are failing by adopting this compromise
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The day after the UK government announces another extension to the long-running fuel duty freeze, Dutch MPs have voted to increase their fuel duty and divert some of the money to public transport. This is what we should be doing. @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
Petrol prices set to rise next year as MPs divert funds to buses - DutchNews.nl
Petrol is set to become more expensive from January 1, after MPs backed a proposal to raise excise duties by a narrow majority. The tax on a litre of petrol will increase by 5.6 cents, with diesel up ...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The day after the UK government announces another extension to the long-running fuel duty freeze, Dutch MPs have voted to increase their fuel duty and divert some of the money to public transport. This is what we should be doing. @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
Perhaps the " Office for Budget Responsibility" should be renamed....?
On a par with the letters falling off the sign in that Tory conference when Theresa May was speaking.... but we cannot blame Tory stupidity here
Is it an omen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
On a par with the letters falling off the sign in that Tory conference when Theresa May was speaking.... but we cannot blame Tory stupidity here
Is it an omen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Budget 2025: Follow Rachel Reeves speech live
The Office for Budget Responsibility unexpectedly publishes its growth forecast ahead of Reeves's statement at 12:30 GMT.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Perhaps the " Office for Budget Responsibility" should be renamed....?
On a par with the letters falling off the sign in that Tory conference when Theresa May was speaking.... but we cannot blame Tory stupidity here
Is it an omen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
On a par with the letters falling off the sign in that Tory conference when Theresa May was speaking.... but we cannot blame Tory stupidity here
Is it an omen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
The scandal of these Ajax vehicles has gone on for decades - they were never fit for purpose & the plug should have been plugged a very long time ago
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Army halts use of Ajax armoured vehicles after soldiers fall ill
The UK government previously said they were ready for deployment with interest from Nato allies.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The scandal of these Ajax vehicles has gone on for decades - they were never fit for purpose & the plug should have been plugged a very long time ago
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well - who do you believe? A grifter politician , or someone who claims he was traumatised by him?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Well - who do you believe? A grifter politician , or someone who claims he was traumatised by him?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why is the Green Party not raising merry hell about this criminal activity, but instead posturing about socialism?
news.sky.com/story/how-a-...
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How a grassy Oxfordshire field became an illegal mountain of waste in months
Sky News is investigating the boom in waste crime in the UK, a lucrative trade nicknamed "the new narcotics".
news.sky.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Why is the Green Party not raising merry hell about this criminal activity, but instead posturing about socialism?
news.sky.com/story/how-a-...
news.sky.com/story/how-a-...
If one were to invent and illustrate a fictional corrupt Lord, the image on the right....
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If one were to invent and illustrate a fictional corrupt Lord, the image on the right....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is far worse because it has 32% f the electorate convinced
Were that not the case they - including the erstwhile teenaged nostalgist for Nazism who leads them - could be ignored
Were that not the case they - including the erstwhile teenaged nostalgist for Nazism who leads them - could be ignored
The reform party itself being a russian asset is a fact that's ignored because its clumped in the same category as politicians being criminals and liars, but it's actually far worse isn't it
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
It is far worse because it has 32% f the electorate convinced
Were that not the case they - including the erstwhile teenaged nostalgist for Nazism who leads them - could be ignored
Were that not the case they - including the erstwhile teenaged nostalgist for Nazism who leads them - could be ignored
Here's a prediction - it will all go quiet and the US will not want to discuss this for a bit
Then they will return to Putin's 27 point surrender as though this weekend never happened
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Then they will return to Putin's 27 point surrender as though this weekend never happened
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rubio hails 'tremendous progress' at Ukraine peace talks
The top US diplomat says more work is needed to finalise a US-Ukraine deal that will then need Russia's agreement.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Here's a prediction - it will all go quiet and the US will not want to discuss this for a bit
Then they will return to Putin's 27 point surrender as though this weekend never happened
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Then they will return to Putin's 27 point surrender as though this weekend never happened
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Join a commune?
Not sure there are that many options
I do not "defend" any system - broken or not
But if you want some nirvana in wider society you need to get some more evidence of what it is, how it is viable & can become popular
Not sure there are that many options
I do not "defend" any system - broken or not
But if you want some nirvana in wider society you need to get some more evidence of what it is, how it is viable & can become popular
Ok. Once again, thanks for the spam. What I really needed was a defense of the broken neoliberal system.
Money is a human construct. We don't need to live this way. We are destroying the planet and our species following a broken system which enriches the few at the benefit of the many.
Money is a human construct. We don't need to live this way. We are destroying the planet and our species following a broken system which enriches the few at the benefit of the many.
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Join a commune?
Not sure there are that many options
I do not "defend" any system - broken or not
But if you want some nirvana in wider society you need to get some more evidence of what it is, how it is viable & can become popular
Not sure there are that many options
I do not "defend" any system - broken or not
But if you want some nirvana in wider society you need to get some more evidence of what it is, how it is viable & can become popular
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Pleased people don't repost this.... Neil Fromage and Dicky Tice the Russian assets wouldn't like it... Poor Dicky Tice won't get invited on holiday with Russian government, if you repost this.
The new Russian football jersey looks disgusting, innit?
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Pleased people don't repost this.... Neil Fromage and Dicky Tice the Russian assets wouldn't like it... Poor Dicky Tice won't get invited on holiday with Russian government, if you repost this.
Israel is a rogue state....
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Israel is a rogue state....
Good to see the Telegraph will end up in safe hands that will ensure balanced political coverage (HEAVY SARCASM!!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Daily Mail owner agrees to buy Daily Telegraph for £500m
The publisher of the Daily Mail says it is in talks to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Good to see the Telegraph will end up in safe hands that will ensure balanced political coverage (HEAVY SARCASM!!)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Christ on a bike - Trump really is a piece of shit - is he not?
"UKRAINE 'LEADERSHIP' HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS" - fuck off you senile Orange idiot!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
"UKRAINE 'LEADERSHIP' HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS" - fuck off you senile Orange idiot!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Ukraine war: Fresh talks under way as US insists it authored peace plan
A group of US senators say Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the 28-point proposal as a Russian
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Christ on a bike - Trump really is a piece of shit - is he not?
"UKRAINE 'LEADERSHIP' HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS" - fuck off you senile Orange idiot!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
"UKRAINE 'LEADERSHIP' HAS EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS" - fuck off you senile Orange idiot!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
🔴 Ukrainian forces have cleared the center of Pokrovsk and are conducting search-and-strike operations to eliminate remaining Russian troops.
Defenders continue to hold positions in the city center, where firefights are ongoing.
Defenders continue to hold positions in the city center, where firefights are ongoing.
November 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
These right-wing toe-rags are soooo stupid - they are emulating the behaviour of precisely the tiny minority of militant islamists they profess to oppose
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity
The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
These right-wing toe-rags are soooo stupid - they are emulating the behaviour of precisely the tiny minority of militant islamists they profess to oppose
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Remember folks
Trump
Always
Chickens
Out
...but it need not be in favour of the Kremlin tyrant
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump
Always
Chickens
Out
...but it need not be in favour of the Kremlin tyrant
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says US plan to end Ukraine war not 'final offer' for Kyiv
US President Donald Trump says the plan is not his
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Remember folks
Trump
Always
Chickens
Out
...but it need not be in favour of the Kremlin tyrant
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump
Always
Chickens
Out
...but it need not be in favour of the Kremlin tyrant
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
20 citations - of which 11 are from named persons - kinda confirms Mr Farage is the nasty piece of work most of us assumed he is....
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
20 citations - of which 11 are from named persons - kinda confirms Mr Farage is the nasty piece of work most of us assumed he is....
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
About bloody time! Road fuel duty has been frozen forever, but rail keeps going up...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rail fares to be frozen in England next year
Regulated fares, which include season tickets and off-peak returns, will not see annual price rises for the first time in 30 years, the government announces.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
About bloody time! Road fuel duty has been frozen forever, but rail keeps going up...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...