Andrew Haslam-Jones
@andrewhj.bsky.social
Coach, Lawyer, Business Owner, MBA, husband, father, citizen of the world, migrant, Chair of Heath & Hampstead Society Town Sub-Committee
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As ever, when people speak, they always tell you more about themselves than about that of which they are speaking.
OTOH, it was a fascinating microcosm of what’s wrong with our politics: lionised celebrity platformed to spout inaccuracies to reputable journalist who is incapable of challenging them.
Absolutely appalling and inaccurate comments made by Jim Ratcliffe - the language of division has to end.
He should apologise.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jim-ratcliffe-immigration-uk-starmer-farage-man-united-b2918536.html
He should apologise.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jim-ratcliffe-immigration-uk-starmer-farage-man-united-b2918536.html
Starmer demands apology from Sir Jim Ratcliffe over ‘offensive’ immigration comments
Founder of chemicals giant Ineos, which received £120m in UK aid last year, said immigration is ‘costing too much’
www.independent.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
OTOH, it was a fascinating microcosm of what’s wrong with our politics: lionised celebrity platformed to spout inaccuracies to reputable journalist who is incapable of challenging them.
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THIS
Bezos burning the Washington post to the ground is as firm a reason for the continued bbc licence as ever there was. Eventually everything that can be owned by a billionaire will be owned by a billionaire and at that point its future will be determined by the whims of a man making 166k per minute.
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
THIS
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Being a nemesis of something toxic isn't quite the insult they hoped it would be!
Please give my petition a boost, if you think the premise is reasonable? I believe think-tank funding to sway media and policy needs to be debated and made transparent:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please give my petition a boost, if you think the premise is reasonable? I believe think-tank funding to sway media and policy needs to be debated and made transparent:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Require all think tanks to disclose their donors, funding, and media spending
Research bodies and representation of specialist interests is important when making policy. However, think tanks go beyond merely brainstorming ideas and presenting data and arguments. They can push s...
petition.parliament.uk
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Being a nemesis of something toxic isn't quite the insult they hoped it would be!
Please give my petition a boost, if you think the premise is reasonable? I believe think-tank funding to sway media and policy needs to be debated and made transparent:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please give my petition a boost, if you think the premise is reasonable? I believe think-tank funding to sway media and policy needs to be debated and made transparent:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
I’d just like to commend these two Americans for what they are doing for small, independent restaurants and cafes in the UK:
www.facebook.com/share/v/185T...
www.facebook.com/share/v/185T...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I’d just like to commend these two Americans for what they are doing for small, independent restaurants and cafes in the UK:
www.facebook.com/share/v/185T...
www.facebook.com/share/v/185T...
So, if we gave an AI platform enough prompts, it could come up with the complete works of William Shakespeare?
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
So, if we gave an AI platform enough prompts, it could come up with the complete works of William Shakespeare?
www.persuasion.community/p/after-davo...
What Europeans need to do in the wake of Trump. No mention of the UK:
What Europeans need to do in the wake of Trump. No mention of the UK:
January 25, 2026 at 7:26 AM
www.persuasion.community/p/after-davo...
What Europeans need to do in the wake of Trump. No mention of the UK:
What Europeans need to do in the wake of Trump. No mention of the UK:
This whole thread makes the “go-it-alone” Brexiters who want to tie us to Trump’s America seem so woefully out of step with reality:
EC President Ursula von der Leyen: “This agreement (EU-Mercosur) sends a powerful message to the world:
“That we are choosing fair trade over tariffs, partnership over isolation, sustainability over exploitation.
“And that we are serious about diversifying our supply chains.”
“That we are choosing fair trade over tariffs, partnership over isolation, sustainability over exploitation.
“And that we are serious about diversifying our supply chains.”
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM
This whole thread makes the “go-it-alone” Brexiters who want to tie us to Trump’s America seem so woefully out of step with reality:
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2026: Nigel Farage lies about the vaccine rollout claiming the UK did it faster because of Brexit
2020:: Dr June Raine (CEO of the MHRA), "We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law which exist until the first of January"
2020:: Dr June Raine (CEO of the MHRA), "We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law which exist until the first of January"
January 12, 2026 at 11:54 AM
2026: Nigel Farage lies about the vaccine rollout claiming the UK did it faster because of Brexit
2020:: Dr June Raine (CEO of the MHRA), "We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law which exist until the first of January"
2020:: Dr June Raine (CEO of the MHRA), "We have been able to authorise the supply of this vaccine using provisions under European law which exist until the first of January"
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Great piece on BBC Sounds by Eleanor Barraclough visits Highgate Woods in London, I thoroughly enjoyed working with this wonderful team, to reconstruct and fire one of the Roman pottery kilns which operated from c40-150 CE. We could do similar for your project
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Sunday Feature - New Generation Thinkers: Clay and Collapse - BBC Sounds
Historian Eleanor Barraclough visits the Roman kilns found in London woodland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Great piece on BBC Sounds by Eleanor Barraclough visits Highgate Woods in London, I thoroughly enjoyed working with this wonderful team, to reconstruct and fire one of the Roman pottery kilns which operated from c40-150 CE. We could do similar for your project
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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No, Trump is not a fascist ft.trib.al/HUAQv3c
No, Trump is not a fascist
The US leader represents a different kind of political authoritarianism
ft.trib.al
January 8, 2026 at 11:06 AM
No, Trump is not a fascist ft.trib.al/HUAQv3c
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Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
December 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
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Byline Times: Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Byline Times: Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
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The BBC censored my line about Trump's corruption, turned off the comment section, and sat on the video versions for three weeks.
Still, I’m genuinely glad to see so many people watching (and commenting on) my Reith Lectures. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
Still, I’m genuinely glad to see so many people watching (and commenting on) my Reith Lectures. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
Are we living through the fall of civilisation? | The Reith Lectures 2025
YouTube video by BBC Sounds
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The BBC censored my line about Trump's corruption, turned off the comment section, and sat on the video versions for three weeks.
Still, I’m genuinely glad to see so many people watching (and commenting on) my Reith Lectures. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
Still, I’m genuinely glad to see so many people watching (and commenting on) my Reith Lectures. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJ-...
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Following the controversy over the edited Trump speech, the BBC has been lambasted for its negative and biased portrayal of the leader of a prominent right-wing government…
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Following the controversy over the edited Trump speech, the BBC has been lambasted for its negative and biased portrayal of the leader of a prominent right-wing government…
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.
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An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.
December 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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This is what a statesman and President writes
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is what a statesman and President writes
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It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
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This new one just dropped.
Signed it.
Lets go to another 100000,folks🇬🇧
Signed it.
Lets go to another 100000,folks🇬🇧
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This new one just dropped.
Signed it.
Lets go to another 100000,folks🇬🇧
Signed it.
Lets go to another 100000,folks🇬🇧
Any signs that the full National Security Strategy is translated from Russian?
🚨🚨This is worse than we could have imagined: Full version of #Trump's national #securitystrategy reportedly calls for “pulling Poland away from #EU”. 🧵 notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...
Fuller version of Trump security strategy reportedly calls for "pulling Poland away from EU"
notesfrompoland.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Any signs that the full National Security Strategy is translated from Russian?
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The second debunk in the Brexit Benefits autopsy: CBAM. Turns out the big win is checks notes… running two overlapping carbon regimes and charging ourselves for EU top-ups.
Truly inspiring stuff.
Truly inspiring stuff.
Debunking Benefit 2: Why Keeping 100% of Not-Very-Much Isn’t a Benefit
In which a revenue simulation becomes a miracle, context vanishes, and Brexit gets another imaginary dividend.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The second debunk in the Brexit Benefits autopsy: CBAM. Turns out the big win is checks notes… running two overlapping carbon regimes and charging ourselves for EU top-ups.
Truly inspiring stuff.
Truly inspiring stuff.
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The second instalment of my Sisyphean debunk of 75 supposed Brexit “Benefits” will be out later today.
Yesterday I looked at whether we got all the same trade deals for free when we toppled out of the single market, and more importantly, whether maintaining the status quo is actually a benefit.
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Yesterday I looked at whether we got all the same trade deals for free when we toppled out of the single market, and more importantly, whether maintaining the status quo is actually a benefit.
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Debunking Benefit 1: No, We Didn’t Get the Same Trade Deals "For Free"
When “we kept what we already had” becomes a triumph, you know the bar has been dug into the earth’s crust.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The second instalment of my Sisyphean debunk of 75 supposed Brexit “Benefits” will be out later today.
Yesterday I looked at whether we got all the same trade deals for free when we toppled out of the single market, and more importantly, whether maintaining the status quo is actually a benefit.
🐻
Yesterday I looked at whether we got all the same trade deals for free when we toppled out of the single market, and more importantly, whether maintaining the status quo is actually a benefit.
🐻
Given the latest US strategic review setting out the current administration’s opposition to international bodies, presumably the US is now opposed to FIFA, so that national bodies can better regulate the game in their own countries?
December 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Given the latest US strategic review setting out the current administration’s opposition to international bodies, presumably the US is now opposed to FIFA, so that national bodies can better regulate the game in their own countries?
I thought the westward shift in the focus of US foreign policy was originally an Obama administration thing?
and echoed the themes of the racist "Great Replacement Theory" to claim that Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’, including from migration. The U.S., which has been an interventionist power globally since the end of WW II, is shifting its focus to the Western hemisphere, according to the document
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I thought the westward shift in the focus of US foreign policy was originally an Obama administration thing?
Brexit harms the UK. It was designed to harm the UK. Those who promoted Brexit, whether they knew or not, did not care. They were doing in their own or their (often overseas) friends’ interests.
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Brexit harms the UK. It was designed to harm the UK. Those who promoted Brexit, whether they knew or not, did not care. They were doing in their own or their (often overseas) friends’ interests.
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"Why is it that the media wants to convince the electorate of Reform’s apparent impending outright success? Perhaps when we examine who owns these media and social media outlets, whether it be Rupert Murdoch or the tech billionaires, we begin to understand the motivation."
#Democracy
#Scotland🏴
#Democracy
#Scotland🏴
Not being surprised – inaction is our enemies’ lifeline
A sense of outrage, déjà vu and exasperation at the state of the present – the comment “I’m not surprised” is not relevant, the question should be, what to do?
bylines.scot
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
"Why is it that the media wants to convince the electorate of Reform’s apparent impending outright success? Perhaps when we examine who owns these media and social media outlets, whether it be Rupert Murdoch or the tech billionaires, we begin to understand the motivation."
#Democracy
#Scotland🏴
#Democracy
#Scotland🏴