Neil Jones
@drneiljones.bsky.social
North of England, left of centre.
Enjoying @cerysmatthews.bsky.social conversation with Yasmin Khan on 6music. Hearing 'Bella Ciao' played on the BBC in the current environment caught my attention.
September 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Enjoying @cerysmatthews.bsky.social conversation with Yasmin Khan on 6music. Hearing 'Bella Ciao' played on the BBC in the current environment caught my attention.
Hearing a friend call asylum seekers "invaders" who should be shot really freaked me out at the weekend. I knew he was into the populist stuff but how close are we to losing control here? How can we turn the tide?
Abuse of suspected migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner
Shabna Begum of Runnymede Trust says toxic rhetoric could lead to more vigilantism and violence
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hearing a friend call asylum seekers "invaders" who should be shot really freaked me out at the weekend. I knew he was into the populist stuff but how close are we to losing control here? How can we turn the tide?
@nytimes games finally paying tribute to the leader of the free world..
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Asking @zackpolanski.bsky.social about splitting the left vote was exactly the question I wanted to hear and, as a Labour member, his answer was certainly food for thought.
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Green Party leadership hopeful @zackpolanski.bsky.social talks about the Party’s councillor gains, future plans and more. Plus we delve into the 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 tariff deal and the conflict with 🇵🇰
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It's Not Easy Being Greens
Quiet Riot · Episode
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May 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Asking @zackpolanski.bsky.social about splitting the left vote was exactly the question I wanted to hear and, as a Labour member, his answer was certainly food for thought.
Q: as these dumb tariffs ramp up in real time, are they applied to goods arriving in the country today or goods ordered/shipped today?
If the latter, they could change several times before the impact on consumers is felt?
If the latter, they could change several times before the impact on consumers is felt?
April 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Q: as these dumb tariffs ramp up in real time, are they applied to goods arriving in the country today or goods ordered/shipped today?
If the latter, they could change several times before the impact on consumers is felt?
If the latter, they could change several times before the impact on consumers is felt?
In George Orwell's imagination, note that the UK is part of Oceania with the US, rather than the expanded Russian empire or Eurasia. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/w...
March 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
In George Orwell's imagination, note that the UK is part of Oceania with the US, rather than the expanded Russian empire or Eurasia. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/w...
How haggard does Trump look side on? At least he has a reflection I suppose. Not sure about JD Vance.
March 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
How haggard does Trump look side on? At least he has a reflection I suppose. Not sure about JD Vance.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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I thought managing import duties would be complex, but apparently US Customs officials just turn up each day and find out which tariffs apply to what and to who.
February 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I thought managing import duties would be complex, but apparently US Customs officials just turn up each day and find out which tariffs apply to what and to who.
Garmin watches crashing when connecting to GPS today. Has Trump found out people are using his satellite signals for free?
January 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Garmin watches crashing when connecting to GPS today. Has Trump found out people are using his satellite signals for free?
Mexico denied an entirely performative military flight to deport migrants. Actual deportations happen all the time, in a (slightly) less jingoistic and dehumanising manner.
www.dvidshub.net/video/913640...
www.dvidshub.net/video/913640...
ICE conducts single adult, family unit removal flights
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component agency of the Department of Homeland Security, working in close coordination across the Department including with U.S. Customs and Border Pr...
www.dvidshub.net
January 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Mexico denied an entirely performative military flight to deport migrants. Actual deportations happen all the time, in a (slightly) less jingoistic and dehumanising manner.
www.dvidshub.net/video/913640...
www.dvidshub.net/video/913640...
youtube.com/watch?v=yev0... Trumpism is the only game in town for the foreseeable, so I guess a lot of public figures will make the same ethics/$$ calculation as Snoop Dogg and fall in line.
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January 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=yev0... Trumpism is the only game in town for the foreseeable, so I guess a lot of public figures will make the same ethics/$$ calculation as Snoop Dogg and fall in line.
Remember when Trump got annoyed because Parasite won best picture? Finally we'll get to see Gone With The Wind 2.
January 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Remember when Trump got annoyed because Parasite won best picture? Finally we'll get to see Gone With The Wind 2.
Door-to-door salesman genuinely just knocked on the door, flogging 'no door-to-door salesmen' stickers.
January 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Door-to-door salesman genuinely just knocked on the door, flogging 'no door-to-door salesmen' stickers.
Sunlight hitting a frozen fence on a cold but cloudless day.
January 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Sunlight hitting a frozen fence on a cold but cloudless day.
My introduction to the brilliance of Harlan Ellison quickly escalated to this excellent Twilight Zone piece from Bruce Willis and Wes Craven. A well-spent Sunday. youtube.com/watch?v=aPrh...
January 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My introduction to the brilliance of Harlan Ellison quickly escalated to this excellent Twilight Zone piece from Bruce Willis and Wes Craven. A well-spent Sunday. youtube.com/watch?v=aPrh...
When Reform eats the Tory Party to become a gang of self-interested millionaires followed by people who think they're acting in their best interest of normal folk, we've come full circle.
www.politico.eu/article/nige...
www.politico.eu/article/nige...
Nigel Farage bags billionaire Tory donor
Tycoon Nick Candy says “Reform UK represents the future of British politics” as he leaves the Conservatives.
www.politico.eu
December 10, 2024 at 10:57 AM
When Reform eats the Tory Party to become a gang of self-interested millionaires followed by people who think they're acting in their best interest of normal folk, we've come full circle.
www.politico.eu/article/nige...
www.politico.eu/article/nige...
A truly remarkable achievement (although the Cabinet is technically less representative of society than it was yesterday).
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 3:52 PM
A truly remarkable achievement (although the Cabinet is technically less representative of society than it was yesterday).
This @theguardian.com article is as relevant as the day it was written.
November 28, 2024 at 8:11 AM
This @theguardian.com article is as relevant as the day it was written.
How do people WFH with a slow cooker stew on? Whole house smells so distractingly good.
November 26, 2024 at 11:08 AM
How do people WFH with a slow cooker stew on? Whole house smells so distractingly good.
A petition boosted by international malinfluencers can't overturn an election by itself, but it can cause harm. Can the UK cope if its 'special relationship' is with a bully state?
Would be interesting what role X and shady data deals have played in this petition. Maybe it's time for Keir Starmers government to have a closer look into that.
November 25, 2024 at 7:52 AM
A petition boosted by international malinfluencers can't overturn an election by itself, but it can cause harm. Can the UK cope if its 'special relationship' is with a bully state?
1st snow of the year, or, for some kittens, ever.
November 19, 2024 at 12:47 PM
1st snow of the year, or, for some kittens, ever.
So pleased I saw the excellent Paul Foot's 'Dissolve' show in Liverpool tonight before the tour ends.
November 14, 2024 at 11:27 PM
So pleased I saw the excellent Paul Foot's 'Dissolve' show in Liverpool tonight before the tour ends.