Simon Fellowes
@simonfspeak.bsky.social
Paperback writer. Former singer.
Shine a light on Trump’s administration and they squeal like bats.
December 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Shine a light on Trump’s administration and they squeal like bats.
Truly through the looking glass. All the right wing commentators are supporting Putin over Starmer. Absolutely nuts. The Russians must be delighted with their operation, and amazed it proved so easy.
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Truly through the looking glass. All the right wing commentators are supporting Putin over Starmer. Absolutely nuts. The Russians must be delighted with their operation, and amazed it proved so easy.
You do wonder with the amount of anti-UK, pro- Russia propaganda, when or if someone will eventually decide to pull the plug on X.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
You do wonder with the amount of anti-UK, pro- Russia propaganda, when or if someone will eventually decide to pull the plug on X.
Between stalling on the tech deal, the lawsuit against the BBC, and Trump’s anti Europe stance, the UK Govt needs to ask is itself, is the US just messing with us? https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-suspends-technology-deal-with-uk-ft-says-2025-12-16/
December 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Between stalling on the tech deal, the lawsuit against the BBC, and Trump’s anti Europe stance, the UK Govt needs to ask is itself, is the US just messing with us? https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-suspends-technology-deal-with-uk-ft-says-2025-12-16/
Watched the Gene Hackman 70s noir ‘Night Moves’ this evening. Terrific dialogue by Scottish writer Alan Sharp. He should be more well known.
December 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Watched the Gene Hackman 70s noir ‘Night Moves’ this evening. Terrific dialogue by Scottish writer Alan Sharp. He should be more well known.
Trump’s response to the tragic death of Rob Reiner and his wife is utterly deranged. Either he’s a very sick man or he has an appalling staff writing his posts for him.
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump’s response to the tragic death of Rob Reiner and his wife is utterly deranged. Either he’s a very sick man or he has an appalling staff writing his posts for him.
A bleak start to the week. Still dealing with events in Providence and Bondi Beach and now the news about Rob Reiner and his wife. Reiner was a man full of heart and principles. What a terrible thing to have happened.
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A bleak start to the week. Still dealing with events in Providence and Bondi Beach and now the news about Rob Reiner and his wife. Reiner was a man full of heart and principles. What a terrible thing to have happened.
If it wasn't for end-of-year lists, newspapers and news sites in December would dry up.
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
If it wasn't for end-of-year lists, newspapers and news sites in December would dry up.
Stop stealing Palestinian land. https://youtu.be/G957oaAZwhc?si=3ha9qys29uui-jQ0
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Stop stealing Palestinian land. https://youtu.be/G957oaAZwhc?si=3ha9qys29uui-jQ0
Just watched Joseph Losey’s Pinter-scripted film ‘Accident’. Jesus, it feels almost Edwardian.
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Just watched Joseph Losey’s Pinter-scripted film ‘Accident’. Jesus, it feels almost Edwardian.
Just watched Godard’s Masculin Feminin again. Who’s making such films about today’s Gen Alpha? https://youtu.be/2DZ2gJLSbzc?si=ZhUgoIGMrd7daaWT
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just watched Godard’s Masculin Feminin again. Who’s making such films about today’s Gen Alpha? https://youtu.be/2DZ2gJLSbzc?si=ZhUgoIGMrd7daaWT
The fact that Labour is still running scared of a Right Wing Press which dumps on them on a daily basis anyway, is baffling. #r4today https://hackinginquiry.org/campaigns/leveson-part-2/
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The fact that Labour is still running scared of a Right Wing Press which dumps on them on a daily basis anyway, is baffling. #r4today https://hackinginquiry.org/campaigns/leveson-part-2/
All My Sons at The Wyndham’s is good. Not £400 a seat good but well worth seeing if you can.
December 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
All My Sons at The Wyndham’s is good. Not £400 a seat good but well worth seeing if you can.
Following on from the Australian ban on all social media sites for the under 16s, one wonders when video games that promote the use of weapons will also be regulated.
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Following on from the Australian ban on all social media sites for the under 16s, one wonders when video games that promote the use of weapons will also be regulated.
New blog post. Thoughts on George Clooney's new film 'Jay Kelly' and whether he threw an egg at my house. simonfspeak.substack.com/p/egg-on-his...
December 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New blog post. Thoughts on George Clooney's new film 'Jay Kelly' and whether he threw an egg at my house. simonfspeak.substack.com/p/egg-on-his...
Hollywood caught between a rock and a hard place. They hate Netflix but the alternative is a Trump backed, dubiously funded consortium of equally suspect players. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/opinion/netflix-warner-bros-hollywood.html
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Hollywood caught between a rock and a hard place. They hate Netflix but the alternative is a Trump backed, dubiously funded consortium of equally suspect players. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/opinion/netflix-warner-bros-hollywood.html
So glad I was just too old for video gaming (and Star Wars for that matter).
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
So glad I was just too old for video gaming (and Star Wars for that matter).
This was as good as I expected and hoped. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/lee-miller
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This was as good as I expected and hoped. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/lee-miller
‘Return hubs’. Rwanda schemes in other words. If the EU tightens up on immigration will this give Starmer leverage to shift towards rejoining a SM & CU? https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251208-eu-migration-return-hubs
December 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
‘Return hubs’. Rwanda schemes in other words. If the EU tightens up on immigration will this give Starmer leverage to shift towards rejoining a SM & CU? https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251208-eu-migration-return-hubs
The absence of mother figures (apart from the one tracking her daughter like “the Russians”) in the film Jay Kelly is clearly intentional, but it does beg the question why?
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The absence of mother figures (apart from the one tracking her daughter like “the Russians”) in the film Jay Kelly is clearly intentional, but it does beg the question why?
Knausgaard as a young man in other words. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/t-magazine/forensic-art-knausgaard-school-of-night.html
December 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Knausgaard as a young man in other words. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/t-magazine/forensic-art-knausgaard-school-of-night.html
Thanks to Trump the US is unrecognisable now. https://news.sky.com/story/white-house-europe-unrecognisable-in-20-years-or-less-13479931
December 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Thanks to Trump the US is unrecognisable now. https://news.sky.com/story/white-house-europe-unrecognisable-in-20-years-or-less-13479931
Jay Kelly. Clooney channelling Cinema Paradiso and Stardust Memories. A high bar. Too high sadly.
December 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Jay Kelly. Clooney channelling Cinema Paradiso and Stardust Memories. A high bar. Too high sadly.
Two minutes of Infantino and I hit the off button. #FIFAWorldCup2026
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Two minutes of Infantino and I hit the off button. #FIFAWorldCup2026