Jo Lonergan
@joml.bsky.social
Guardian-reading champagne socialist, aspiring to be woke
We're told by his faction that empathy is a sin, I must try harder
January 20, 2026 at 11:41 PM
We're told by his faction that empathy is a sin, I must try harder
I know it's mad, but I do somehow feel sorry for him. Such a failure as a human being
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I know it's mad, but I do somehow feel sorry for him. Such a failure as a human being
Something that still warms my heart is that when Farage had a go at them in 2021 they got 30 times their usual donations in one day
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
Donations to RNLI rise 3,000% after Farage’s migrant criticism
UK lifeboat charity raises £200,000 in single day after CEO hits out at Nigel Farage’s ‘taxi service’ claim
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Something that still warms my heart is that when Farage had a go at them in 2021 they got 30 times their usual donations in one day
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
"Who"? and also "shapes"?
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"Who"? and also "shapes"?
I bet he has already had that re-framed, with his name substituted for hers
January 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I bet he has already had that re-framed, with his name substituted for hers
That sounds like someone in a police interview saying "No comment"
January 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
That sounds like someone in a police interview saying "No comment"
Absolutely, I was just pointing out that there are rules about a recall petition, and really it's a good thing. They can always be changed, if enough MPs can be convinced to vote in favour
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Absolutely, I was just pointing out that there are rules about a recall petition, and really it's a good thing. They can always be changed, if enough MPs can be convinced to vote in favour
I suppose that didn't count as a suspension?
January 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I suppose that didn't count as a suspension?
I suppose that depends on what your job is. But to trigger a recall you have to be suspended from the House for 10 or 14 days, depending on whether it is sitting (the reason Bunter resigned) or be convicted of expenses fraud or another crime with a custodial sentence
January 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I suppose that depends on what your job is. But to trigger a recall you have to be suspended from the House for 10 or 14 days, depending on whether it is sitting (the reason Bunter resigned) or be convicted of expenses fraud or another crime with a custodial sentence
Like Thought for the Day it's a useful time check
January 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Like Thought for the Day it's a useful time check
Merely changing parties isn't a ground, unfortunately
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Merely changing parties isn't a ground, unfortunately
Sadly, it's the 7th
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January 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Sadly, it's the 7th
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I often think of it in relation to Trumpt's state of health
January 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
I often think of it in relation to Trumpt's state of health
They'd have done them if they thought it mattered
January 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
They'd have done them if they thought it mattered
Doesn't "like" now mean "think I can make money from"
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Doesn't "like" now mean "think I can make money from"
If I remember correctly, they asked any audience member who was there because Nicholas Winton had saved their parents or ther grandparents to stand up. Most of the audience stood up
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If I remember correctly, they asked any audience member who was there because Nicholas Winton had saved their parents or ther grandparents to stand up. Most of the audience stood up
Yes! I'm sure my copy must still be around here somewhere. I believe it was so popular the Stephen Pile was thrown out of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Yes! I'm sure my copy must still be around here somewhere. I believe it was so popular the Stephen Pile was thrown out of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain
I have a nasty suspicion that some will think invading a foreign country to steal its oil is making America great again
January 5, 2026 at 6:59 AM
I have a nasty suspicion that some will think invading a foreign country to steal its oil is making America great again
0.3% of people may well be incredibly stupid. It just seems so sad that they would have taken the trouble to go to the polling station and then messed it up
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
0.3% of people may well be incredibly stupid. It just seems so sad that they would have taken the trouble to go to the polling station and then messed it up
Presumably unintentionally?
January 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Presumably unintentionally?
I don't think I've ever been in a bar that could hold 400 people. In any case one narrow staircase as an emergency exit was obviously inadequate
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I don't think I've ever been in a bar that could hold 400 people. In any case one narrow staircase as an emergency exit was obviously inadequate
Not a problem, when you make sure there are no survivors
January 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Not a problem, when you make sure there are no survivors