Jonathan Willson
@jonathanwillson.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴🇫🇴🇮🇸 Loves dogs, Scotland, The Faroes and Iceland. Married to a gay man. Patron of The Lowry. Volunteer ranger. Cake!!
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I suspect Jenrick's read this. The idea that Farage, *any* Tory who backed Brexit/Johnson/Truss or the media that cheered it all on can somehow disassociate themselves from the messes they made is palpably nuts...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
How They Broke Britain
Check out How They Broke Britain - <p><b>***THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER, WITH NEW MATERIAL FOR THE PAPERBACK***<br /><br />THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.</b><br...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
I suspect Jenrick's read this. The idea that Farage, *any* Tory who backed Brexit/Johnson/Truss or the media that cheered it all on can somehow disassociate themselves from the messes they made is palpably nuts...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
So in Brexit Britain it will almost certainly happen.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...
January 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Robert Jenrick: an apology. thecritic.co.uk/fran...
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Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
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Bingo. Farage gives them - and the media - vaguely plausible deniability for the mess they personally made.
Sky's Rob Powell asks Nigel Farage that, given Robert Jenrick is the 7th person to have served in Boris Johnson's government to defect to Reform, how can his party be "a new, reforming force" when it is "bringing in so many people who caused the mess that you're trying to clean up"
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Bingo. Farage gives them - and the media - vaguely plausible deniability for the mess they personally made.
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Jesus FUCKING CHRIST
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Jesus FUCKING CHRIST
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If there ever was any doubt...
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
If there ever was any doubt...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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The Daily Mail: a daily drag on the nation’s sanity, dignity and prosperity. Rocking back and forward in the corner shouting that Brexit was a win and improving on our relationship with the EU is a BeTRaYaL of all the special things it cannot name.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
January 6, 2026 at 7:28 AM
The Daily Mail: a daily drag on the nation’s sanity, dignity and prosperity. Rocking back and forward in the corner shouting that Brexit was a win and improving on our relationship with the EU is a BeTRaYaL of all the special things it cannot name.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
Subverting failure. How very dare we.
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Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves:
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
act.38degrees.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves:
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
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In 2024, the real winner was the sofa.
Turnout fell to the second-lowest in postwar history. More people stayed home than voted for Labour.
The result is the most diverse yet most inexperienced Commons on record.
Tim Bale reveals some surprises from a new study.
Turnout fell to the second-lowest in postwar history. More people stayed home than voted for Labour.
The result is the most diverse yet most inexperienced Commons on record.
Tim Bale reveals some surprises from a new study.
Revealed: the ten most surprising facts from the 2024 election
As a landmark study of the 2024 election is published, co-author Tim Bale, reveals the ten most surprising facts from their analysis
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December 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
In 2024, the real winner was the sofa.
Turnout fell to the second-lowest in postwar history. More people stayed home than voted for Labour.
The result is the most diverse yet most inexperienced Commons on record.
Tim Bale reveals some surprises from a new study.
Turnout fell to the second-lowest in postwar history. More people stayed home than voted for Labour.
The result is the most diverse yet most inexperienced Commons on record.
Tim Bale reveals some surprises from a new study.
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Farage just said “I didn’t wear a mask last time and I won’t wear them this time. This is nonsense.”
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Farage just said “I didn’t wear a mask last time and I won’t wear them this time. This is nonsense.”
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
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As set out in this thread, the causes of the court backlog are chronic lack of funding and absurd inefficiency.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
As set out in this thread, the causes of the court backlog are chronic lack of funding and absurd inefficiency.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
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Not the Brexit deal.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
November 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Not the Brexit deal.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
Brexit.
A prejudiced moronathon that will continue to damage our country until we’re brave/sane enough to admit it, demand accountability from those who insisted upon it and then, finally, start to fix it.
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Robbie Gibb had "no editorial role" at the Jewish Chronicle in the same way as Rupert Murdoch had no editorial role at the media outlets he used to exert political influence for many years.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Robbie Gibb had "no editorial role" at the Jewish Chronicle in the same way as Rupert Murdoch had no editorial role at the media outlets he used to exert political influence for many years.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
Gibb also had no editorial role at the BBC but still used his position to bully & browbeat BBC journalists.
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The Danish Social Democrats suffering historic losses, including Copenhagen. Partly incumbency. Partly the strategic direction of deciding to signal tough approaches and not prioritise keeping liberal educated support in the capital from progressive challengers
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Sune Steffen Hansen: "Voters are turning on the Social Democrats" - The Copenhagen Post
The Copenhagen Post’s political analyst Sune Steffen Hansen said Tuesday’s municipal and regional elections delivered a clearer message than many expected: voters are dissatisfied with the governing p...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Danish Social Democrats suffering historic losses, including Copenhagen. Partly incumbency. Partly the strategic direction of deciding to signal tough approaches and not prioritise keeping liberal educated support in the capital from progressive challengers
cphpost.dk/2025-11-19/n...
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As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
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New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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2000-now: Storyville, I May Destroy You, In Our Time, Springwatch, 6 Music, Happy Valley, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Gardener's World, A House Through Time, Fleabag, WILTY, Top Gear, Gone Fishing, This Country, CBBC, Dr Who, The Office, Sherlock, Wolf Hall, Glastonbury, Only Connect, The Traitors.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
2000-now: Storyville, I May Destroy You, In Our Time, Springwatch, 6 Music, Happy Valley, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Gardener's World, A House Through Time, Fleabag, WILTY, Top Gear, Gone Fishing, This Country, CBBC, Dr Who, The Office, Sherlock, Wolf Hall, Glastonbury, Only Connect, The Traitors.
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See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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'The majority of immigrants contribute more than they take.'
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'
Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'
Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.
October 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
'The majority of immigrants contribute more than they take.'
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'
Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'
Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.
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By way of a reminder folks...
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.
October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
By way of a reminder folks...
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.
You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse
You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse
You voted for brexit
Everything got worse
You voted for Truss
Everything got worse
If you vote for Farage
You have no idea how bad your life will become.