Jon
@jonw67.bsky.social
Liverpool, politics, theatre, wine, cricket, travel, Eurovison, family, republican (in the UK sense not US) - and more. Wry observations. General disdain.
I remember Thatcher (ghastly woman) describing Denis Healey in the Commons years ago as "frit". One can easily imagine Badenoch using it to describe Starmer at PMQs this week.
January 26, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I remember Thatcher (ghastly woman) describing Denis Healey in the Commons years ago as "frit". One can easily imagine Badenoch using it to describe Starmer at PMQs this week.
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Which Countries "Contributed" The Greatest Number of Items To The British Museum's Collection
Full list for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/british-m...
Full list for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/british-m...
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Which Countries "Contributed" The Greatest Number of Items To The British Museum's Collection
Full list for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/british-m...
Full list for all countries: brilliantmaps.com/british-m...
Utterly stupid decision. Starmer makes himself seem like he's running scared. The NEC come across as cowards.
I'm afraid that this will be the final straw for Labour supporters like me who've put up with the countless errors of judgement by this government - amidst the good stuff he's been doing.
I'm afraid that this will be the final straw for Labour supporters like me who've put up with the countless errors of judgement by this government - amidst the good stuff he's been doing.
NEW: Andy Burnham blocked for standing in the Denton by-election.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
January 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Utterly stupid decision. Starmer makes himself seem like he's running scared. The NEC come across as cowards.
I'm afraid that this will be the final straw for Labour supporters like me who've put up with the countless errors of judgement by this government - amidst the good stuff he's been doing.
I'm afraid that this will be the final straw for Labour supporters like me who've put up with the countless errors of judgement by this government - amidst the good stuff he's been doing.
Blatant lie from the ultra-ambitious Badenoch.
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Blatant lie from the ultra-ambitious Badenoch.
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
I genuinely read that as "PM" not "MP". Which, of course, is true.
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I genuinely read that as "PM" not "MP". Which, of course, is true.
Game on.
There could not be a stronger candidate for a by-election in a Manchester seat.
The NEC - and, by extension, Starmer will be cowards if they don't allow him to stand.
There could not be a stronger candidate for a by-election in a Manchester seat.
The NEC - and, by extension, Starmer will be cowards if they don't allow him to stand.
I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Game on.
There could not be a stronger candidate for a by-election in a Manchester seat.
The NEC - and, by extension, Starmer will be cowards if they don't allow him to stand.
There could not be a stronger candidate for a by-election in a Manchester seat.
The NEC - and, by extension, Starmer will be cowards if they don't allow him to stand.
Loving the conversation between two guys at the next table in this bar: "Paul? What a sh-thouse. The way he treated me. And then he had that affair with Eleanor."
Far more interesting than watching the football. Can't wait to learn more...
Far more interesting than watching the football. Can't wait to learn more...
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Loving the conversation between two guys at the next table in this bar: "Paul? What a sh-thouse. The way he treated me. And then he had that affair with Eleanor."
Far more interesting than watching the football. Can't wait to learn more...
Far more interesting than watching the football. Can't wait to learn more...
Sad to read that Julian Barnes's new novel will be his last. His writing has brought me much joy over the years - elegant, insightful, moving and witty.
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Sad to read that Julian Barnes's new novel will be his last. His writing has brought me much joy over the years - elegant, insightful, moving and witty.
Cold-blooded murder by US officials. Caught on camera. What more evidence could be needed to prosecute them?
Absolutely disgusting.
Absolutely disgusting.
Here’s one video shared with us of the state-ordered execution. The man was beaten in the head with a gun, shot once, then shot five more times while on the ground. State-ordered executions continue.
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Cold-blooded murder by US officials. Caught on camera. What more evidence could be needed to prosecute them?
Absolutely disgusting.
Absolutely disgusting.
Just watched "Sinners". Starts very slowly. One absolutely brilliant scene in the middle. Second half unbelievably gruesome.
I don't see how it gained a record number of Oscar nominations. Maybe the Academy are more bloodthirsty than me....
I don't see how it gained a record number of Oscar nominations. Maybe the Academy are more bloodthirsty than me....
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Just watched "Sinners". Starts very slowly. One absolutely brilliant scene in the middle. Second half unbelievably gruesome.
I don't see how it gained a record number of Oscar nominations. Maybe the Academy are more bloodthirsty than me....
I don't see how it gained a record number of Oscar nominations. Maybe the Academy are more bloodthirsty than me....
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Israeli intelligence police stormed the Yabous Cultural Centre and prevented the screening of the film, which the venue said was "part of a systematic policy to suppress Palestinian cultural presence in Jerusalem"
January 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Israeli intelligence police stormed the Yabous Cultural Centre and prevented the screening of the film, which the venue said was "part of a systematic policy to suppress Palestinian cultural presence in Jerusalem"
Putin's attacks on the civilian population in Ukraine deserve wider attention. If you don't follow her, @strategywoman.bsky.social is a brilliant poster with her moving accounts of day-to-day life in Kyiv - always with the small joy of her finding a "warcoffee".
Saturday morning in Kyiv.
I woke up to
no heat,
no water,
no electricity.
Switched on the EcoFlow, made warcoffee.
No, they won’t break us.
I woke up to
no heat,
no water,
no electricity.
Switched on the EcoFlow, made warcoffee.
No, they won’t break us.
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Putin's attacks on the civilian population in Ukraine deserve wider attention. If you don't follow her, @strategywoman.bsky.social is a brilliant poster with her moving accounts of day-to-day life in Kyiv - always with the small joy of her finding a "warcoffee".
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This painting is from 1915, but it feels like me in Kyiv, 2026 (only with much more light than we have now)
🇺🇦 Mykhailo Kozyk, A Sleeping Woman
🇺🇦 Mykhailo Kozyk, A Sleeping Woman
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
This painting is from 1915, but it feels like me in Kyiv, 2026 (only with much more light than we have now)
🇺🇦 Mykhailo Kozyk, A Sleeping Woman
🇺🇦 Mykhailo Kozyk, A Sleeping Woman
Why are you disturbing our nap, when we have such lovely clean bedding to sleep on?
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Why are you disturbing our nap, when we have such lovely clean bedding to sleep on?
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The Trump administration has removed an exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, calling it “corrosive ideology.”
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The Trump administration has removed an exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, calling it “corrosive ideology.”
The UK needs to formally summon the US Ambassador to the Foreign Office to complain about Trump's gross insult to the memory of the members of the British armed forces who died in Afghanistan. His words are absolutely, completely unacceptable.
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The UK needs to formally summon the US Ambassador to the Foreign Office to complain about Trump's gross insult to the memory of the members of the British armed forces who died in Afghanistan. His words are absolutely, completely unacceptable.
The Tories' greatest mistake was not electing Michael Heseltine as their leader.
I fear Labour are about to repeat the trick with Andy Burnham.
I fear Labour are about to repeat the trick with Andy Burnham.
January 22, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The Tories' greatest mistake was not electing Michael Heseltine as their leader.
I fear Labour are about to repeat the trick with Andy Burnham.
I fear Labour are about to repeat the trick with Andy Burnham.
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Turns out you can just buy & eat a birthday cake whenever you want to.
Nobody checks.
Nobody checks.
January 22, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Turns out you can just buy & eat a birthday cake whenever you want to.
Nobody checks.
Nobody checks.
As party politicals go, this is brilliant.
I don't agree with his analysis, and don't think the Greens are anywhere being fit to govern.
But I have to admire a clever piece of communication.
I don't agree with his analysis, and don't think the Greens are anywhere being fit to govern.
But I have to admire a clever piece of communication.
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
As party politicals go, this is brilliant.
I don't agree with his analysis, and don't think the Greens are anywhere being fit to govern.
But I have to admire a clever piece of communication.
I don't agree with his analysis, and don't think the Greens are anywhere being fit to govern.
But I have to admire a clever piece of communication.
Pure evil.
"Liam, age 5, was the fourth child in the district to be detained by immigration agents in the past two weeks, school officials said.
"Two of them are high-schoolers.
"One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
"Two of them are high-schoolers.
"One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Pure evil.
Starmer supporters starting their anti-Burnham whispering, dismissing him as a populist who's not a serious politician. They perhaps need to do their homework on him a bit more before spinning nonsense.
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Starmer supporters starting their anti-Burnham whispering, dismissing him as a populist who's not a serious politician. They perhaps need to do their homework on him a bit more before spinning nonsense.
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russia is preparing another massive combined attack to freeze us, Ukrainians to death.
This is a large-scale crime against humanity, unfolding right now, live.
This is a large-scale crime against humanity, unfolding right now, live.
January 22, 2026 at 7:35 PM
russia is preparing another massive combined attack to freeze us, Ukrainians to death.
This is a large-scale crime against humanity, unfolding right now, live.
This is a large-scale crime against humanity, unfolding right now, live.