Jonny Morris
@jonnymorris.bsky.social
Writer and producer (mostly Doctor Who-related things).
Winchester City Councillor for St Barnabas ward. 🔶
For council enquiries email: [email protected]
Winchester City Councillor for St Barnabas ward. 🔶
For council enquiries email: [email protected]
Reposted by Jonny Morris
(I think there may be a demographic reason why more people have attended church in the last few years. Boomer funerals!)
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
(I think there may be a demographic reason why more people have attended church in the last few years. Boomer funerals!)
If I wanted to listen to the Eagles, which I don't but if I did I'd listen to the Eagles rather than ABBA trying to sound like the Eagles, cut out the man in the middle.
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
If I wanted to listen to the Eagles, which I don't but if I did I'd listen to the Eagles rather than ABBA trying to sound like the Eagles, cut out the man in the middle.
This is really interesting for polling nerds.
I only recently found out about the Gen Z 'Christian revival,' where seemingly legitimate polls are showing a quadrupling of church attendance among young adults.
Naturally, I had to look into the data myself, and found a more mixed picture than I'd expected.
open.substack.com/pub/georgina...
Naturally, I had to look into the data myself, and found a more mixed picture than I'd expected.
open.substack.com/pub/georgina...
The Gen-Z Christian 'revival', polling bots, and immigration
Botched online polling is unhelpful, but so is not having a clear picture of demographic change
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This is really interesting for polling nerds.
"Yes, said Benny, you know that, I know that, but British people have filthy minds, they will think it is sexy. No, I think we should just cut that bit and go straight to the bit about the Chinese takeaway. Swedish people will know she went to the sauna, and that's enough."
youtu.be/Xe4cTHN-M3s?...
youtu.be/Xe4cTHN-M3s?...
I Am The City
YouTube video by ABBA - Topic
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"Yes, said Benny, you know that, I know that, but British people have filthy minds, they will think it is sexy. No, I think we should just cut that bit and go straight to the bit about the Chinese takeaway. Swedish people will know she went to the sauna, and that's enough."
youtu.be/Xe4cTHN-M3s?...
youtu.be/Xe4cTHN-M3s?...
"Originally I wrote a whole verse about her going to the sauna," remembers Bjorn. "But then Benny said, hang on, Agnetha in a sauna, naked except for a towel, might that not be a bit too sexy? I said, there is nothing sexy about the sauna, it is just for relaxation!"
youtu.be/xm3s1sANRDE?...
youtu.be/xm3s1sANRDE?...
Our Last Summer
YouTube video by ABBA - Topic
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"Originally I wrote a whole verse about her going to the sauna," remembers Bjorn. "But then Benny said, hang on, Agnetha in a sauna, naked except for a towel, might that not be a bit too sexy? I said, there is nothing sexy about the sauna, it is just for relaxation!"
youtu.be/xm3s1sANRDE?...
youtu.be/xm3s1sANRDE?...
"People always ask us, why does it take her so long to get home?" laughs Bjorn. "It's one hour to work, and three hours back! Well, the answer is obvious. In Sweden we always go to the sauna between five thirty and seven thirty. There's no exception to the rule!" youtu.be/1HnOFwqpLRQ?...
ABBA - The Day Before You Came (Video)
YouTube video by AbbaVEVO
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"People always ask us, why does it take her so long to get home?" laughs Bjorn. "It's one hour to work, and three hours back! Well, the answer is obvious. In Sweden we always go to the sauna between five thirty and seven thirty. There's no exception to the rule!" youtu.be/1HnOFwqpLRQ?...
#EveryAlbumIOwn (Revisit) More ABBA® Gold. ABBA. 1993.
Top 3 tunes: The Day Before You Came, Our Last Summer, I Am The City
You can skip: Eagle
Rating: 10/10 (was 9)
The album lives up to its title. Their second division tracks are as good as their hits - and it's still only scratching the surface.
Top 3 tunes: The Day Before You Came, Our Last Summer, I Am The City
You can skip: Eagle
Rating: 10/10 (was 9)
The album lives up to its title. Their second division tracks are as good as their hits - and it's still only scratching the surface.
February 10, 2026 at 1:58 PM
#EveryAlbumIOwn (Revisit) More ABBA® Gold. ABBA. 1993.
Top 3 tunes: The Day Before You Came, Our Last Summer, I Am The City
You can skip: Eagle
Rating: 10/10 (was 9)
The album lives up to its title. Their second division tracks are as good as their hits - and it's still only scratching the surface.
Top 3 tunes: The Day Before You Came, Our Last Summer, I Am The City
You can skip: Eagle
Rating: 10/10 (was 9)
The album lives up to its title. Their second division tracks are as good as their hits - and it's still only scratching the surface.
I might delete this. I always find other people's "am writing" posts smug and pompous, and there I go, doing it myself.
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I might delete this. I always find other people's "am writing" posts smug and pompous, and there I go, doing it myself.
Did the thing where I couldn't come up with an idea for a story, totally stuck, so I thought, I know, I'll just write a 'discussion document' of the plot points I want to cover and then reverse engineer how to get to them and lo and behold, a story has popped out. #TheMagic #GlimpseBehindTheCurtain
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Did the thing where I couldn't come up with an idea for a story, totally stuck, so I thought, I know, I'll just write a 'discussion document' of the plot points I want to cover and then reverse engineer how to get to them and lo and behold, a story has popped out. #TheMagic #GlimpseBehindTheCurtain
Maybe. They have every right to be! (The rental DVD is definitely Disney)
February 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Maybe. They have every right to be! (The rental DVD is definitely Disney)
@christhebarker.bsky.social for your next Star Wars, Salacious Crumb saying "Ignore the smears, I was never a close friend of Jabba the Hut".
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
@christhebarker.bsky.social for your next Star Wars, Salacious Crumb saying "Ignore the smears, I was never a close friend of Jabba the Hut".
Reposted by Jonny Morris
1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it.
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
🧵
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
🧵
Is our Government Complicit in Genocide?
The Genocide Convention imposes obligations on states and individuals not just to punish the crime of genocide but to actively prevent it. Two years into the war in Gaza and over 20 months since th…
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:31 AM
1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it.
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
🧵
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
🧵
Reposted by Jonny Morris
Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
Anodyne, that was the word I was reaching for. Anodyne.
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Anodyne, that was the word I was reaching for. Anodyne.
Reposted by Jonny Morris
Well, apart from the amusement of seeing a very young DC and KW acting their hearts out, that was utterly wretched. Filmmaking by balance sheet, brazenly commercial, culturally hegenomic idiot-fodder devoid of inspiration. Disney does my head in, I don't know why you all love their stuff so much.
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Well, apart from the amusement of seeing a very young DC and KW acting their hearts out, that was utterly wretched. Filmmaking by balance sheet, brazenly commercial, culturally hegenomic idiot-fodder devoid of inspiration. Disney does my head in, I don't know why you all love their stuff so much.
Our films are all excellent because they are British, the greatest filmmaking nation in the world.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Our films are all excellent because they are British, the greatest filmmaking nation in the world.
Fuck it's Ron Moody. Playing Merlin in a shit Disney update of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. AGAIN.
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Fuck it's Ron Moody. Playing Merlin in a shit Disney update of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. AGAIN.
The actor playing Merlin is the guy who gets all the jobs John Hurt turns down.
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The actor playing Merlin is the guy who gets all the jobs John Hurt turns down.
Poor sod having to sign endless photos of his worst job.
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Poor sod having to sign endless photos of his worst job.
I don't think Americans should be allowed to do films set in British history. Not cos it's cultural appropriation but cos they are always so bad at it.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I don't think Americans should be allowed to do films set in British history. Not cos it's cultural appropriation but cos they are always so bad at it.
Kate Winslet circa Sense and Sensibility and Jude. 😍
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Kate Winslet circa Sense and Sensibility and Jude. 😍
Art Malik there, always plays the fella slumming it in a bad film to pay the mortgage.
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Art Malik there, always plays the fella slumming it in a bad film to pay the mortgage.