@jonnythatcher.bsky.social
Copywriter. Photographer. Reader. LP spinner. Father of kids with deafness and disability. Fan of French fancies, The Fabs, Bob, and The Dame. This and that but never a Tory despite being the son of Mrs Thatcher.
My disabled son has a team of Nigerian care workers who look after him at home; there are Nigerian care workers at all three of the day settings he attends; and they are all brilliant. They’ve come over here on minimum wage to do jobs that English folks appear not to want. And I applaud them #bbcqt
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My disabled son has a team of Nigerian care workers who look after him at home; there are Nigerian care workers at all three of the day settings he attends; and they are all brilliant. They’ve come over here on minimum wage to do jobs that English folks appear not to want. And I applaud them #bbcqt
So the local environment agency in Kent has the power to close down the hugely profitable dumps run by organised crime gangs but they’re not doing anything about them? Hmm. I wonder why that could be? Sounds like a job for AC-12… #c4news
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
So the local environment agency in Kent has the power to close down the hugely profitable dumps run by organised crime gangs but they’re not doing anything about them? Hmm. I wonder why that could be? Sounds like a job for AC-12… #c4news
These resident doctors complaining about their pay compared to 2008: how many of them were actually working as such in 2008? Surely everyone starting since then knew what they were signing up to? #r4today
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
These resident doctors complaining about their pay compared to 2008: how many of them were actually working as such in 2008? Surely everyone starting since then knew what they were signing up to? #r4today
Er, if schools go to a 4-day week, what about the parents stuck in a 5-day week?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Schools urged to trial four-day week to ease pressure on teachers in England and Wales
Advocacy group tells education secretary ‘working smarter’ can protect staff wellbeing and help students
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Er, if schools go to a 4-day week, what about the parents stuck in a 5-day week?
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Boris fucking Johnson. What a disgrace. #prisoner951
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Boris fucking Johnson. What a disgrace. #prisoner951
Amazing. Someone on the media saying that Motability vehicles are far from free and have to be paid for out of PIP. First time I’ve heard anyone say this - it’s as if many so-called journalists don’t understand what they’re talking about. #newsnight
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Amazing. Someone on the media saying that Motability vehicles are far from free and have to be paid for out of PIP. First time I’ve heard anyone say this - it’s as if many so-called journalists don’t understand what they’re talking about. #newsnight
No, Fiona Bruce. The conclusions of the Covid inquiry are not Baroness Hallett’s ‘opinion’ - they’re the conclusions of the inquiry. #bbcqt
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
No, Fiona Bruce. The conclusions of the Covid inquiry are not Baroness Hallett’s ‘opinion’ - they’re the conclusions of the inquiry. #bbcqt
For fuck sake will people stop conflating people in small boats who aren’t eligible for asylum with immigrants who live and work here in all parts of the economy and country. It’s simple. Not eligible for asylum, return. Everyone else who’s here to contribute, cool. #bbcqt
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
For fuck sake will people stop conflating people in small boats who aren’t eligible for asylum with immigrants who live and work here in all parts of the economy and country. It’s simple. Not eligible for asylum, return. Everyone else who’s here to contribute, cool. #bbcqt
Pop quiz! How long does it take to remove the word ‘Trump’ from millions of pages of documents?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Justice department will release Epstein files within 30 days, says US attorney general – US politics live
Pam Bondi speaks after US Senate passes bill to release files – but agency may hold back material that could affect a Trump-ordered investigation
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Pop quiz! How long does it take to remove the word ‘Trump’ from millions of pages of documents?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I do not think that anger is a helpful emotion. It does not really do anything that is positive.
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I do not think that anger is a helpful emotion. It does not really do anything that is positive.
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
But I must admit that I am angry at a very fundamental level these days because everything that is currently happening in the UK was predictable and predicted. Not in every detail, but in the ... 🧵
There’s only one way to stop people wanting to come to the UK: change the language. People come here because they already speak English, thanks to our colonial past. And no matter what cruelties the government threatens, the pull of English will remain. #r4today
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
There’s only one way to stop people wanting to come to the UK: change the language. People come here because they already speak English, thanks to our colonial past. And no matter what cruelties the government threatens, the pull of English will remain. #r4today
The appalling Laila Cunningham on #Newsnight - yet another moronic politician who would quite happily deport her own parents!
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The appalling Laila Cunningham on #Newsnight - yet another moronic politician who would quite happily deport her own parents!
At least when the next election rolls round and the economy’s completely fucked because Labour was too frit to put up taxes, they’ll still win because, you know, 4 years earlier they kept a stupid promise they’d made in their manifesto.
#BBCnews
#BBCnews
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
At least when the next election rolls round and the economy’s completely fucked because Labour was too frit to put up taxes, they’ll still win because, you know, 4 years earlier they kept a stupid promise they’d made in their manifesto.
#BBCnews
#BBCnews
November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Stumbled across Antony Gormley’s Falling Man at Portland quarry yesterday…
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Stumbled across Antony Gormley’s Falling Man at Portland quarry yesterday…
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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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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Donald Trump: Best in Show
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Donald Trump: Best in Show