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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 20h

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick is grandstanding, ofc. Trying to find an immigration-related proposal that our current Labour leadership won’t ape. So he can look more right wing.

But he’s also signalling his true aims. Crush the independent judiciary.

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

Jenrick is grandstanding, ofc. Trying to find an immigration-related proposal that our current Labour leadership won’t ape. So he can look more right wing.

But he’s also signalling his true aims. Crush the independent judiciary.

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

The far-right is never conservative. It always attacks established social institutions, the ones important for democracy and social peace. Because it knows they will be a source of opposition.

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

LOL

Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

UK has an *independent judge-led* process for judges to be disciplined or dismissed for misconduct. (For England & Wales see👇.)

Jenrick’s threat to politicise that threatens the independence of the judiciary he says - rightly - is world-renowned.

www.judiciary.uk/related-offi...

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

The Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice are jointly responsible for judicial discipline

www.judiciary.uk

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

Polish resistance satirical poster - "New European Order" (german: Die Neuordnung Europas) - polish reaction on Hitler`s plans to establish a "new order" in Europe, under domination of nazi Germany. In the middle: Adolf Hitler, background: imprisoned european nations (France, Bulgaria, Holland, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Greece, Poland, Hungary etc.)

Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

genuinely never thought I’d have to say this, but:

solidarity with immigration judges

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 1d

a pub playing The Smiths, The B52s and Nat King Cole is alright.

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 2d

multiculturalism is meeting someone who can communicate entirely in anime memes

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2d

This detailed demolition of @gullyfoyleuk.bsky.social's "75 Brexit Benefits" by @alanbeattie.bsky.social deserves wider circulation.

Intellectual garbage disposal is a valuable public service!

Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 2d

OK, let's take this seriously. I had an odd half an hour and via Apple Books had a quick look at the three claims I knew most about - two re the post-Brexit bilateral preferential trade agreements replicated from the EU versions and one about cheaper bananas. All are wrong or wildly implausible. 1/n

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Protik Islam-Jakobsson @protik.bsky.social · 2d

right to jail

Reflect Orbital, a California startup, has opened applications for anyone who wants to use a satellite with a mirror on it to reflect sunlight to a specific location on Earth after dark.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d

‘The average man travelled 8,245 miles in 2002 and 6,549 miles in 2024—a drop of 21%. Almost the entire fall was caused by a decline in driving.’ Such an interesting piece
economist.com/britain/2025...

British men are driving less, and a culture is vanishing

Farewell to the road warriors

economist.com

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 2d

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Bollocks.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

What do people think are the simplest proofs of Tommy Robinson being extreme, racist or being associated with antisemitism if (as happens from time to time) you had somebody asking [in reasonably good faith] what the specific evidence was?

I will share the examples that I have used in the past.

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 2d

Collapse of Conservative Party ≠ collapse of conservativism. It means a transformation of conservatism, into something much worse.

Unless you’re an accelerationist, this is bad news.

Richard Dwyer @richarddwyer.bsky.social · 2d

Like Jonn said in his newsletter, I'm enjoying the destruction of the Tory party at lot less than I imagined, because for all I hated them Reform scares me much more.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 2d

It's fascinating how there are still replies on this, and indeed on every post about the decline of the Tories, with people on the left and centre-left people going 'good'. Honestly, I don't know how big of a warning sign you need that the death of the Tory party is bad for your politics!

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 3d

Removing her will be an act of mercy at this point. It's getting unbearable to watch her flail around.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3d

Well, at least that's over now. (The speech. Her leadership has between one to seven months left to run.)

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 2d

I thank you.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 2d

Genuine question: how did the center-right editorial line become so dominant across major media platforms when as far as I can tell there is basically zero constituency for it?

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t remember

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 3d

help me out here: did you grow up calling these “wallies” and if so, when and where?

Two small green pickled cucumbers - or gherkins - in a bowl

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 3d

When I started at him his eyes *lit up*. I’d never been out argued so fast and well.

I thought then - I may never be that good but BOY do I need to get better.

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Simon Cox @simonfrcox.bsky.social · 3d

some of us grow up in a small pool and may (not) realise.

When I was 20, Michael Howard MP (& barrister) in Tory cabinet, came to my city for a walk about. We were leafleting or protesting. I confidently started an argument with him.

He ran rings around me so fast I was dizzy.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 3d

Badenoch is the most compelling of the current party leaders because of the gulf between who she believes herself to be (she visibly thinks she is a bold thinker) and the reality (incredibly lazy and partisan).

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