John Pope
@jacktudo7405.bsky.social
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
Morning Blueskiers!
Me and the cat are laffing our heads off!
Reform’s Gorton getcha Matt ‘muslimophobe’ Goodwin has blocked Larry the cat!
Paws up felines!
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Don't know if this sort of rhetoric has caught up with the fact that Reform's base are the most dependent on welfare of any party's
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Don't know if this sort of rhetoric has caught up with the fact that Reform's base are the most dependent on welfare of any party's
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The US is reliant on Canada and Finland for ice breaker tech right now
Ironic
Ironic
The only U.S. heavy icebreaker turns 50. That's an interesting landmark given recent U.S. criticism of other countries for not taking Arctic security seriously.
USCGC Polar Star, the U.S. Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker, turns 50. All U.S. military icebreakers are part of the Coast Guard; the Navy does not operate any vessels of this type.
militarnyi.com/en/news/u-s-...
militarnyi.com/en/news/u-s-...
January 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The US is reliant on Canada and Finland for ice breaker tech right now
Ironic
Ironic
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This photo should form a core piece of every election in the UK until the day Farage quits
January 18, 2026 at 10:36 AM
This photo should form a core piece of every election in the UK until the day Farage quits
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Remember these?
They bear no resemblance whatsoever to the current lacklustre Tory rats.
Johnson did so much damage!
Remember these?
They bear no resemblance whatsoever to the current lacklustre Tory rats.
Johnson did so much damage!
January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Remember these?
They bear no resemblance whatsoever to the current lacklustre Tory rats.
Johnson did so much damage!
Remember these?
They bear no resemblance whatsoever to the current lacklustre Tory rats.
Johnson did so much damage!
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Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
January 20, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
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Why still so hard for too many to understand.?
The UK has always had regulatory & customs borders with whole world. These are (between different regulated/market standards & customs territories) the highest of barriers to int'l trade. By leaving the EU we added 31 & 28 extra of these.
Economic contraction always guaranteed
Economic contraction always guaranteed
January 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Why still so hard for too many to understand.?
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A reminder that Rosindell claimed more than £125,000 in second home expenses for a flat in London, while designating his childhood home 17 miles away - where his mother lived - as his main address.
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
Defection of Tory MP Andrew Rosindell to Reform leaves Kemi Badenoch in an uncomfortable position
The MP for Romford announced he had decided to resign from his position as a shadow foreign office minister, days after
news.sky.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A reminder that Rosindell claimed more than £125,000 in second home expenses for a flat in London, while designating his childhood home 17 miles away - where his mother lived - as his main address.
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-andrew-rosindell-defects-to-reform-uk-13496013
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The British sure can hit the nail on its head!
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January 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The British sure can hit the nail on its head!
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"An aide to Farage when he was an MEP, tells Crick that his boss hated policy meetings. “He was totally out of his bloody depth. Intelligent people – he was scared of them. He has an inferiority complex about education and highly qualified people.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/f....
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/f....
One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage review – the man who broke Britain
Michael Crick’s gripping and vivid study of Mr Brexit is full of revelatory stories, but pulls its punches at the end
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"An aide to Farage when he was an MEP, tells Crick that his boss hated policy meetings. “He was totally out of his bloody depth. Intelligent people – he was scared of them. He has an inferiority complex about education and highly qualified people.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/f....
www.theguardian.com/books/2022/f....
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This is disgraceful! Which idiot encouraged people to vote for the Brexit that made this inevitable?
December 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is disgraceful! Which idiot encouraged people to vote for the Brexit that made this inevitable?
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Reform UK campaigned during the local elections on a platform of them being the solution. Now reality has hit its becoming clear they had no idea…
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicestershire County Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
The Reform UK-led authority says it is unlikely to be able to balance it books without using reserves.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Reform UK campaigned during the local elections on a platform of them being the solution. Now reality has hit its becoming clear they had no idea…
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Low earners to pay council tax in Durham as Reform UK’s changes approved.
Reform UK Durham Leader, Andrew Husband and Deputy, Darren Grimes both defended the plan to “squeeze money out of somebody who doesn't have any."
Reform UK Durham Leader, Andrew Husband and Deputy, Darren Grimes both defended the plan to “squeeze money out of somebody who doesn't have any."
Durham County Council approves council tax discount scheme changes - BBC News
It means most County Durham residents will have to pay at least 10% of their council tax bills.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Low earners to pay council tax in Durham as Reform UK’s changes approved.
Reform UK Durham Leader, Andrew Husband and Deputy, Darren Grimes both defended the plan to “squeeze money out of somebody who doesn't have any."
Reform UK Durham Leader, Andrew Husband and Deputy, Darren Grimes both defended the plan to “squeeze money out of somebody who doesn't have any."
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"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
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Reform UK in Leicestershire were elected on a platform of promises they could not keep…
Uncertainty reigns as Leicestershire Reform sets out first budget amid financial ‘crisis’
Uncertainty reigns as Leicestershire Reform sets out first budget amid financial ‘crisis’
www.harboroughmail.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Reform UK in Leicestershire were elected on a platform of promises they could not keep…
Uncertainty reigns as Leicestershire Reform sets out first budget amid financial ‘crisis’
Uncertainty reigns as Leicestershire Reform sets out first budget amid financial ‘crisis’
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Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
Conservatives Promote JCB's 'Revolutionary' Pothole Machine While Taking Millions of Pounds in Donations from the Company
Senior Conservatives have repeatedly promoted a pothole repair machine made by a company which has donated huge sums to the party and its MPs
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
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Gillian Tett: Trump went to war with Brazil's Lula, and in the end, Lula got everything he wanted, while Trump gained nothing whatsoever. This is not a unique case. Trump's trade wars are going spectacularly badly for the United States.
Brazil offers lesson in winning the ‘Taco’ trade
Global politicians need to understand that White House policy is driven by melodrama and instinct
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Gillian Tett: Trump went to war with Brazil's Lula, and in the end, Lula got everything he wanted, while Trump gained nothing whatsoever. This is not a unique case. Trump's trade wars are going spectacularly badly for the United States.
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Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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There will come a day when I tire of reading about the Your Party uncivil war.
Today is not that day.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Today is not that day.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There will come a day when I tire of reading about the Your Party uncivil war.
Today is not that day.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Today is not that day.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
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 10:26 AM
This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.