Jack Fifield
@jackfifield.uk
he/him, senior reporter @swns.com - but views my own.
bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others. bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
📍London, UK
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bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others. bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
📍London, UK
🌐 jackfifield.uk/contact
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Idea for growth: run public transport at the time of year when everyone wants to travel across the country in order to give people things they will have spent money on
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Idea for growth: run public transport at the time of year when everyone wants to travel across the country in order to give people things they will have spent money on
Ins: not reading your ins and outs.
Outs: writing ins and outs.
Outs: writing ins and outs.
December 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Ins: not reading your ins and outs.
Outs: writing ins and outs.
Outs: writing ins and outs.
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-laughs maniacally-
Shut the motorway network too
Shut the motorway network too
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
-laughs maniacally-
Shut the motorway network too
Shut the motorway network too
OK, actually there are specifically two trains running in the whole of the UK today.
One is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T5, and one is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T4.
One is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T5, and one is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T4.
December 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
OK, actually there are specifically two trains running in the whole of the UK today.
One is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T5, and one is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T4.
One is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T5, and one is going between Heathrow Central and Heathrow T4.
My local corner shop, usually open until midnight, is only open until 11pm today.
Slackers.
Slackers.
December 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My local corner shop, usually open until midnight, is only open until 11pm today.
Slackers.
Slackers.
Did you know London used to run at least some buses and tubes on Chrsitmas Day, and they were all free? www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/...
December 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Did you know London used to run at least some buses and tubes on Chrsitmas Day, and they were all free? www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/...
Last episode of Pluribus was pure cinema, beautiful. What an amazing series. The wait for the second one is gonna be difficult!
December 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Last episode of Pluribus was pure cinema, beautiful. What an amazing series. The wait for the second one is gonna be difficult!
@juoig7799.bsky.social Hi Juo, can you follow back so I can DM please?
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@juoig7799.bsky.social Hi Juo, can you follow back so I can DM please?
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This reminds me! Five years ago I had a chat with the local council official who created “Winterval” in 1998. A real canary in the coal mine of future British culture wars. TBH the real story is that councils used to have money to spend on cultural events. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This reminds me! Five years ago I had a chat with the local council official who created “Winterval” in 1998. A real canary in the coal mine of future British culture wars. TBH the real story is that councils used to have money to spend on cultural events. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Tech is too centralised
Lmao, the ICC judges illegally sanctioned by the US had their bank account frozen, emails closed and.... "Their amazon alexa stop responding to them".
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Tech is too centralised
This sign means no bikes, buses, or taxis right?
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This sign means no bikes, buses, or taxis right?
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Press freedom groups warn that UK plans to break end-to-end encryption, affecting tools like Signal and Whatsapp, would pose "extreme danger" to "investigative journalism and even to the lives of journalists" www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ signs joint letter opposing plans to break end-to-end encryption
The NUJ has signed a joint letter to Liz Kendall, UK technology secretary, highlighting the threat of breaking end-to-end encryption on journalists and journalism.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Press freedom groups warn that UK plans to break end-to-end encryption, affecting tools like Signal and Whatsapp, would pose "extreme danger" to "investigative journalism and even to the lives of journalists" www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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If your cost-benefit model tells you it isn't worth investing in a tram or light rail system for an urban area with a population of well over 1m, like Leeds-Bradford, your model is wrong and should be thrown in the bin.
December 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If your cost-benefit model tells you it isn't worth investing in a tram or light rail system for an urban area with a population of well over 1m, like Leeds-Bradford, your model is wrong and should be thrown in the bin.
Legalize growth
Remember when HS2 to Leeds was cancelled by the NIC's shitty maths and fundamental lack of expertise, and Leeds was thrown the bone of "you'll get trams" and I said those would never be delivered?
Yeah, as I was saying...
Yeah, as I was saying...
December 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Legalize growth
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That old stick about the Roman Empire, and how the actual sign of the collapse was a bridge falling down and nobody coming to fix it.
Replacing collapsed bridge 'nigh on impossible' cost for council
The Spey Viaduct was completed in 1886 but partially collapsed into the Moray river at the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
That old stick about the Roman Empire, and how the actual sign of the collapse was a bridge falling down and nobody coming to fix it.
How do people in London calling for resistance against Israel (a nation state which has illegal settlements) have anything to do with the appalling antisemitic attack against Jewish people in Australia? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Met police and GMP pledge crackdown on ‘intifada’ chants at Gaza war protests
Forces say they will ‘recalibrate to be more assertive’ in light of antisemitic attacks in Manchester and Sydney
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How do people in London calling for resistance against Israel (a nation state which has illegal settlements) have anything to do with the appalling antisemitic attack against Jewish people in Australia? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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There's an incredibly sad story that's been aggregated across most national and local newspapers today. A 29-year-old mum called Jana Bahvalova found dead in a Manchester canal after failing to pick up her kids. Her family are raising money on GoFundMe for her two small kids on the eve of Christmas.
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
There's an incredibly sad story that's been aggregated across most national and local newspapers today. A 29-year-old mum called Jana Bahvalova found dead in a Manchester canal after failing to pick up her kids. Her family are raising money on GoFundMe for her two small kids on the eve of Christmas.
The leader of Islington Council has told Lime and Forest to cease operating between 11pm and 6am anywhere more than one noise complaint has been raised.
How utterly ludicrous. www.islington.media/news/dockles...
How utterly ludicrous. www.islington.media/news/dockles...
Dockless hire bike operators must take action – an open letter | Islington Council News
Hire bike operators must take action to address dangerous, unsafe parking and poor rider behaviour, Cllr Una O’Halloran and Cllr Rowena Champion have today said in an open letter.
www.islington.media
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The leader of Islington Council has told Lime and Forest to cease operating between 11pm and 6am anywhere more than one noise complaint has been raised.
How utterly ludicrous. www.islington.media/news/dockles...
How utterly ludicrous. www.islington.media/news/dockles...
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Fantastic detail from the PA court coverage of Lib Dem peer Lord Razzall getting his second driving ban of the year.
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Fantastic detail from the PA court coverage of Lib Dem peer Lord Razzall getting his second driving ban of the year.
"Finally, Greaney says Doyle was jailed for 12 months in 1994 after biting off the ear of another man while in a fight."
Just your average father-of-three/businessman/friendly neighbour then as described by much of the press for months
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Just your average father-of-three/businessman/friendly neighbour then as described by much of the press for months
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Paul Doyle latest: Liverpool parade attacker sobs in dock as court hears of victim's flesh-eating disease
Paul Doyle, 54, is being sentenced on 31 charges after he admitted ramming his car into a crowd of fans at Liverpool FC's title parade last May. Watch and follow live from Liverpool Crown Court.
news.sky.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"Finally, Greaney says Doyle was jailed for 12 months in 1994 after biting off the ear of another man while in a fight."
Just your average father-of-three/businessman/friendly neighbour then as described by much of the press for months
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Just your average father-of-three/businessman/friendly neighbour then as described by much of the press for months
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
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The description of the dashcam footage from the Liverpool road rage attack is horrific. Worth reading back the Sky liveblog: news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The description of the dashcam footage from the Liverpool road rage attack is horrific. Worth reading back the Sky liveblog: news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Fining cyclists £50 for going 16 mph rather than 12 mph is legitimately insane and I question Wandsworth Council's priorities. How many fines have they handed to mostorists going over 20? www.londoncentric.media/p/speed-came...
London council deploys speed cameras on cyclists
Plus: Rowans bowling alley is a profit-making machine, the most cursed Tesco Express in London, and the real impact of the tube fare rises.
www.londoncentric.media
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Fining cyclists £50 for going 16 mph rather than 12 mph is legitimately insane and I question Wandsworth Council's priorities. How many fines have they handed to mostorists going over 20? www.londoncentric.media/p/speed-came...
Standard local shop experience.
Step 1: I won't order bike lube on Amazon, I'll try the local shop.
2: Walk there on my 30-min lunch break
3: "Back in 5 mins" sign.
4: Wait 10 mins
5: Order on Amazon outside the shop and walk home, unlikely to ever return
Step 1: I won't order bike lube on Amazon, I'll try the local shop.
2: Walk there on my 30-min lunch break
3: "Back in 5 mins" sign.
4: Wait 10 mins
5: Order on Amazon outside the shop and walk home, unlikely to ever return
December 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Standard local shop experience.
Step 1: I won't order bike lube on Amazon, I'll try the local shop.
2: Walk there on my 30-min lunch break
3: "Back in 5 mins" sign.
4: Wait 10 mins
5: Order on Amazon outside the shop and walk home, unlikely to ever return
Step 1: I won't order bike lube on Amazon, I'll try the local shop.
2: Walk there on my 30-min lunch break
3: "Back in 5 mins" sign.
4: Wait 10 mins
5: Order on Amazon outside the shop and walk home, unlikely to ever return
I gave the Washington Post my TikTok history a while back and they've just given me this! Cool!
(I am pretty sure the Taylor Swift bit is people poking fun at her album release strategy)
(I am pretty sure the Taylor Swift bit is people poking fun at her album release strategy)
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I gave the Washington Post my TikTok history a while back and they've just given me this! Cool!
(I am pretty sure the Taylor Swift bit is people poking fun at her album release strategy)
(I am pretty sure the Taylor Swift bit is people poking fun at her album release strategy)