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.
How much did those who voted for him not care?
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
How much did those who voted for him not care?
Here’s a 24 page critique of the current system (and, by extension, PR) and, from page 13, a utopian alternative: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/edvlv...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Here’s a 24 page critique of the current system (and, by extension, PR) and, from page 13, a utopian alternative: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/edvlv...
It’s the voting system (and, BTW, the same applies to other countries’ voting systems; Brexit is just a prime example): people are asked to vote for people whom they do not know on subjects of which they are largely ignorant.
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 AM
It’s the voting system (and, BTW, the same applies to other countries’ voting systems; Brexit is just a prime example): people are asked to vote for people whom they do not know on subjects of which they are largely ignorant.
I think the media is much, much more excited about this than the vast majority of people who are just tired of politics and politicians (and this probably reflects the way we choose our representatives which then affects how they behave).
February 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I think the media is much, much more excited about this than the vast majority of people who are just tired of politics and politicians (and this probably reflects the way we choose our representatives which then affects how they behave).
and him telling people what to do. He also shares his hero, Trump’s view that being elected to run a country means you own it.
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
and him telling people what to do. He also shares his hero, Trump’s view that being elected to run a country means you own it.
I found the rise of fascism and nazism difficult to understand until the experience of the politics recent years.
Similarly, the collapse of the Delian League (sometimes referred to as the Athenian Empire) now seems somehow prescient.
Similarly, the collapse of the Delian League (sometimes referred to as the Athenian Empire) now seems somehow prescient.
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I found the rise of fascism and nazism difficult to understand until the experience of the politics recent years.
Similarly, the collapse of the Delian League (sometimes referred to as the Athenian Empire) now seems somehow prescient.
Similarly, the collapse of the Delian League (sometimes referred to as the Athenian Empire) now seems somehow prescient.
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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...
The problem is that Brexiters were allowed to portray Brexit as patriotic, the opposite of what it actually was.
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The problem is that Brexiters were allowed to portray Brexit as patriotic, the opposite of what it actually was.
I think he really does believe that he won the election to own the USA.
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I think he really does believe that he won the election to own the USA.
They’re not gods. They’re naughty little boys.
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
They’re not gods. They’re naughty little boys.
Not important enough to be invited to sup with Epstein, does that just mean NF was merely a Second Class Traitor?
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Not important enough to be invited to sup with Epstein, does that just mean NF was merely a Second Class Traitor?
This may or may not be of interest, 24 pages on how our current electoral system doesn’t work and a utopian alternative. Grateful for any comments: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/edvlv...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:15 AM
This may or may not be of interest, 24 pages on how our current electoral system doesn’t work and a utopian alternative. Grateful for any comments: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/edvlv...
Prof Mary Beard: Reform UK Ltd’s kryptonite.
February 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Prof Mary Beard: Reform UK Ltd’s kryptonite.
And that’s what our current electoral system rewards and promotes.
January 31, 2026 at 7:29 PM
And that’s what our current electoral system rewards and promotes.
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...
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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...
That’s because Question Time wants “coverage and clicks”.
January 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM
That’s because Question Time wants “coverage and clicks”.
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?
Brexit was always going to make the UK relatively weaker, economically, politically, in international influence. Anyone pretending differently then and now is a snake oil salesperson who needs calling out by those with the wherewithal to do so.
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Brexit was always going to make the UK relatively weaker, economically, politically, in international influence. Anyone pretending differently then and now is a snake oil salesperson who needs calling out by those with the wherewithal to do so.
Indeed. It’s the “gossip columnist” version of political commentary rather than any serious attempt to explain the issues. It’s as if the weather report were a series of flashy clips of extreme weather rather than telling us whether and where it’s going to rain and the temperature.
January 30, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Indeed. It’s the “gossip columnist” version of political commentary rather than any serious attempt to explain the issues. It’s as if the weather report were a series of flashy clips of extreme weather rather than telling us whether and where it’s going to rain and the temperature.
Or, it’s at least in part a measure of how much tactical voting in 2024.
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Or, it’s at least in part a measure of how much tactical voting in 2024.
Seems a very convoluted shape for a constituency.
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Seems a very convoluted shape for a constituency.
It’s not about intelligence so much as having an electoral system which encourages people to vote on the basis of emotion. Reform’s backers understand this unfortunately. 2/2
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It’s not about intelligence so much as having an electoral system which encourages people to vote on the basis of emotion. Reform’s backers understand this unfortunately. 2/2
More fundamentally, it completely ignores the how the vast majority of voters (especially the less politically involved ones who will decide the next election) experience our electoral system. For them, the only significance of this move is that Reform is in the news again. 1/
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
More fundamentally, it completely ignores the how the vast majority of voters (especially the less politically involved ones who will decide the next election) experience our electoral system. For them, the only significance of this move is that Reform is in the news again. 1/