Chris Jones
@christopherrjones.bsky.social
Retired Professor and also a retired firefighter. Emeritus at Liverpool John Moores University. Evertonian 💙
Judge says the CAA took an abusive approach to the prosecution
BBC News - Judge quashes antisemitism case against comedian Reginald D Hunter
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BBC News - Judge quashes antisemitism case against comedian Reginald D Hunter
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Reginald D Hunter: Judge quashes antisemitism case brought by Campaign Against Antisemitism
A judge says the Campaign Against Antisemitism's private prosecution was intended to get Hunter
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Judge says the CAA took an abusive approach to the prosecution
BBC News - Judge quashes antisemitism case against comedian Reginald D Hunter
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BBC News - Judge quashes antisemitism case against comedian Reginald D Hunter
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Trump and the US aims for the blockade on Venezuela -not drugs but oil.
fortune.com/2025/12/18/v...
fortune.com/2025/12/18/v...
'They took all of our oil not that long ago. And we want it back': Trump demands Venezuela return seized assets | Fortune
U.S. oil companies dominated Venezuela's petroleum industry until the the 1970s and then under Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez.
fortune.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Trump and the US aims for the blockade on Venezuela -not drugs but oil.
fortune.com/2025/12/18/v...
fortune.com/2025/12/18/v...
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I love that American nationalists think other countries should give America their oil.
Trump on Venezuela: "Getting land, oil rights, whatever we had -- they took it away because we had a president that maybe wasn't watching. But they're not gonna do that. We want it back. They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out. And we want it back."
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I love that American nationalists think other countries should give America their oil.
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"Trump Dances on Rob Reiner's Grave"
BREAKING: Trump Dances on Rob Reiner’s Grave
Even for President Donald Trump, this is sickening.
zeteo.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"Trump Dances on Rob Reiner's Grave"
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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David Dimbleby has raised an uncomfortable question: is it just possible that our royal family is....plain greedy ? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
The King and Prince William must open the books on their enormous riches
The senior royals have amassed a great fortune without any scrutiny. For most of their subjects, these are testing financial times—we must have transp...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
David Dimbleby has raised an uncomfortable question: is it just possible that our royal family is....plain greedy ? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
That headline should read the gangsters who run the US rely heavily on oil imports.
The gangsters who prop up Nicolás Maduro rely heavily on money from oil exports
An American oil blockade would devastate the Venezuelan regime
The gangsters who prop up Nicolás Maduro rely heavily on money from oil exports
econ.st
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
That headline should read the gangsters who run the US rely heavily on oil imports.
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📽️Donald Trump wants you to know he's targeting Venezuela because of illegal drugs.
But what if this were really about something else altogether...?
Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation...
Full primer 👇 youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
But what if this were really about something else altogether...?
Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation...
Full primer 👇 youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
The real reason Venezuela matters
YouTube video by Sky News
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December 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📽️Donald Trump wants you to know he's targeting Venezuela because of illegal drugs.
But what if this were really about something else altogether...?
Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation...
Full primer 👇 youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
But what if this were really about something else altogether...?
Dig into the murky world of crude oil refining and you find another, even more intriguing explanation...
Full primer 👇 youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?...
This thread is an absolute must read 👇
1/Quick thoughts of implications of US National Security Strategy for Europe -- weaponized interdependence meets nationalist international. The US will use its tools (economic, technology, and financial dominance) to press for far right agenda.
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www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This thread is an absolute must read 👇
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Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference
Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference
The event was a messy, fractious and, at times, tense display of the kind of true democracy missing from UK politics
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
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75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
It is utterly shocking that this kind of attack on civilians has become normalised.
The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is utterly shocking that this kind of attack on civilians has become normalised.
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‘If you were to hop around various phone-in shows in the days after the budget, you would find a worrying number of remarkably angry people, utterly infuriated at the prospect of people being able to feed their kids.’
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
November 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
‘If you were to hop around various phone-in shows in the days after the budget, you would find a worrying number of remarkably angry people, utterly infuriated at the prospect of people being able to feed their kids.’
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
Excellent points made in this article. The penultimate paragraph says it all.
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The welfare bill has been steady for the last 15 years, and will be for the foreseeable future ...
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The welfare bill has been steady for the last 15 years, and will be for the foreseeable future ...
This thread 👇
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This thread 👇
A genuine British hero!
BBC News - Rail worker who saved passengers from stabbings leaves hospital - BBC News
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BBC News - Rail worker who saved passengers from stabbings leaves hospital - BBC News
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Rail worker who saved passengers from stabbings leaves hospital
Samir Zitouni's family say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A genuine British hero!
BBC News - Rail worker who saved passengers from stabbings leaves hospital - BBC News
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BBC News - Rail worker who saved passengers from stabbings leaves hospital - BBC News
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In areas where Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners took over fire and rescue services, democracy and accountability went out the window.
The FBU welcomes government plans to scrap this dangerous model.
All fire and rescue services need democratic structures to hold leaders to account.
The FBU welcomes government plans to scrap this dangerous model.
All fire and rescue services need democratic structures to hold leaders to account.
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
In areas where Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners took over fire and rescue services, democracy and accountability went out the window.
The FBU welcomes government plans to scrap this dangerous model.
All fire and rescue services need democratic structures to hold leaders to account.
The FBU welcomes government plans to scrap this dangerous model.
All fire and rescue services need democratic structures to hold leaders to account.
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Barely mentioned but that now notorious Trump Panorama *wasn’t made by the BBC*
It was an indie production (as so much is)
Even if was BBC, head of news or DG would wouldn’t have been involved in edits
It was an indie production (as so much is)
Even if was BBC, head of news or DG would wouldn’t have been involved in edits
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Barely mentioned but that now notorious Trump Panorama *wasn’t made by the BBC*
It was an indie production (as so much is)
Even if was BBC, head of news or DG would wouldn’t have been involved in edits
It was an indie production (as so much is)
Even if was BBC, head of news or DG would wouldn’t have been involved in edits
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Donald Trump is not going to sue the BBC for $1 billion
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Donald Trump is not going to sue the BBC for $1 billion
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
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The far right want you to believe that immigration causes an explosion of crime.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The far right want you to believe that immigration causes an explosion of crime.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.
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Lewis is absolutely right here
November 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Lewis is absolutely right here
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For those keeping track, it's now three days since I asked the Conservatives for (fairly basic) details of their policy on revoking indefinite leave to remain, eg whether it would include separating families and if it would work as per Chris Philp's draft bill. Despite several reminders: nothing.
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
For those keeping track, it's now three days since I asked the Conservatives for (fairly basic) details of their policy on revoking indefinite leave to remain, eg whether it would include separating families and if it would work as per Chris Philp's draft bill. Despite several reminders: nothing.
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
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12 hours into this story I think it’s actually the latter
Tories are cast adrift in a hard right fever dream
Labour is in government
(Yep another reason, this Paddy - and many others - are wondering about their ‘settled status’ in GB, and even in UK)
Tories are cast adrift in a hard right fever dream
Labour is in government
(Yep another reason, this Paddy - and many others - are wondering about their ‘settled status’ in GB, and even in UK)
Not sure what’s worse, Katie Lam’s comments or the fact that we can’t get Labour to criticise them …
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-brea...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-brea...
'A Breach Of Human Decency': James O'Brien Savages Tory Frontbencher's Immigration Comments
Shadow Home Office minister Katie Lam said some immigrants living legally in the UK should be deported to leave the country more "culturally coherent".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
12 hours into this story I think it’s actually the latter
Tories are cast adrift in a hard right fever dream
Labour is in government
(Yep another reason, this Paddy - and many others - are wondering about their ‘settled status’ in GB, and even in UK)
Tories are cast adrift in a hard right fever dream
Labour is in government
(Yep another reason, this Paddy - and many others - are wondering about their ‘settled status’ in GB, and even in UK)
Why UK politicians should stay out of football safety decisions.
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www.joe.co.uk/news/tel-avi...
Tel Aviv football derby cancelled after 'violent riots' which 'posed a danger to lives
It comes just days after Maccabi Tel Aviv away fans were banned from attending a game at Aston Villa next month.
www.joe.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why UK politicians should stay out of football safety decisions.
www.joe.co.uk/news/tel-avi...
www.joe.co.uk/news/tel-avi...