Jack Saundrs
@jacksaundrs.bsky.social
Anarcho-syndicalist, labour historian (post-war motor industry, NHS). Author: Assembling Cultures (http://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526155979/) (he/him)
Curious to see how this plays politically with various Trump allies like Kast and Milei, how far can they just pretend "lol, they don't mean OUR sovereignty"
I am not certain that even America is in a position to openly dictate to the whole of the Americas in the most crass and insulting terms as well as - at least - the Middle East. I suspect we’ll be looking at this as catastrophic, vainglorious idiocy by this time next year, if not today.
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Curious to see how this plays politically with various Trump allies like Kast and Milei, how far can they just pretend "lol, they don't mean OUR sovereignty"
In the UK approval for this invasion will definitely be under 15%, possibly single figures. Trump is widely despised in this country.
And we still continue to get all these brain-dead commentators asking plaintively "but why is this government so unpopular?! It's a mystery!"
And we still continue to get all these brain-dead commentators asking plaintively "but why is this government so unpopular?! It's a mystery!"
BREAKING: “You must have a view about whether this was lawful?” - Trevor Philips Sky News
“It’s not for politicians to make judgments around international law” - Darren Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
“It’s not for politicians to make judgments around international law” - Darren Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
January 4, 2026 at 9:31 AM
In the UK approval for this invasion will definitely be under 15%, possibly single figures. Trump is widely despised in this country.
And we still continue to get all these brain-dead commentators asking plaintively "but why is this government so unpopular?! It's a mystery!"
And we still continue to get all these brain-dead commentators asking plaintively "but why is this government so unpopular?! It's a mystery!"
On the normie bits of the internet I'm on, don't think I've seen one word in defence of the attack on Venezuela.
If the media and the political class choose to do the "it's complicated, Maduro was a bad dude" thing, they're absolutely on their own
If the media and the political class choose to do the "it's complicated, Maduro was a bad dude" thing, they're absolutely on their own
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
On the normie bits of the internet I'm on, don't think I've seen one word in defence of the attack on Venezuela.
If the media and the political class choose to do the "it's complicated, Maduro was a bad dude" thing, they're absolutely on their own
If the media and the political class choose to do the "it's complicated, Maduro was a bad dude" thing, they're absolutely on their own
Think it's really striking that whilst for most of the post-war period the material policy differences between the Conservatives and Labour were not that big, both parties still spoke in identifiably different ways, had their own idiom, imagined the public differently. Not now.
The ex-adviser dickhead here, and I note that if you wanted to slash benefits, shrink the state, unleash the power of free enterprise and so on, as well as smashing fuck out of the ethnics, then you should probably have campaigned on that and gained the support of the public for it.
January 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Think it's really striking that whilst for most of the post-war period the material policy differences between the Conservatives and Labour were not that big, both parties still spoke in identifiably different ways, had their own idiom, imagined the public differently. Not now.
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This is the guy who had to resign as Keir Starmer's Chief of Political Strategy only three months ago after he was exposed having made racist and sexually explicit jokes about Diane Abbott. His author photo is the same one that was widely used by papers when reporting that very story.
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 AM
This is the guy who had to resign as Keir Starmer's Chief of Political Strategy only three months ago after he was exposed having made racist and sexually explicit jokes about Diane Abbott. His author photo is the same one that was widely used by papers when reporting that very story.
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One of the key things this Labour Government has done is aggressively pursue terrorism charges against (hundreds!) of people who haven't killed or blown up anything or anyone.
The UK Government is reviving terrorism charges against Irish rapper Mo Chara, his group Kneecap have said ⬇️
UK Government reviving terrorism charge against Irish rapper, group says
www.thenational.scot
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
One of the key things this Labour Government has done is aggressively pursue terrorism charges against (hundreds!) of people who haven't killed or blown up anything or anyone.
Whenever all these sage political commentators talk about how unfair it is that normie politicians, unlike populists, have to engage with the complexity of the real world, worth remembering how little appetite they actually have for doing the right thing when it might be unpopular
reminder that shamima begum was a literal child when she was groomed into isis and the uk is a racist hellpit
Begum may be 'distasteful', but it is pretty clear she was a victim of grooming and trafficking. The decision to make her defacto stateless is also clearly incompatibile with the principles of international law. Labour doubling down doesn't change that it is bad. 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Whenever all these sage political commentators talk about how unfair it is that normie politicians, unlike populists, have to engage with the complexity of the real world, worth remembering how little appetite they actually have for doing the right thing when it might be unpopular
I'll give you a historical analogy.
Ramsay MacDonald was for most of the 20th century the most despised man in the history of the British labour movement. Until memories faded he was a term of abuse in labour circles.
It is entirely obvious how you end up with Labour people hating your guts.
Ramsay MacDonald was for most of the 20th century the most despised man in the history of the British labour movement. Until memories faded he was a term of abuse in labour circles.
It is entirely obvious how you end up with Labour people hating your guts.
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'll give you a historical analogy.
Ramsay MacDonald was for most of the 20th century the most despised man in the history of the British labour movement. Until memories faded he was a term of abuse in labour circles.
It is entirely obvious how you end up with Labour people hating your guts.
Ramsay MacDonald was for most of the 20th century the most despised man in the history of the British labour movement. Until memories faded he was a term of abuse in labour circles.
It is entirely obvious how you end up with Labour people hating your guts.
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This is a category error IMO. They don’t see it as the paper’s job to investigate whether Pepsi actually is The Choice Of A New Generation, or if Coke really is It. Their job is to present you with the proposition, so the public can decide.
December 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is a category error IMO. They don’t see it as the paper’s job to investigate whether Pepsi actually is The Choice Of A New Generation, or if Coke really is It. Their job is to present you with the proposition, so the public can decide.
Look, you have to understand that for all these Atlanticist centrists, like regular conservatives, the real threat is that "the orcs" overrun the world of "men" and therefore only the racism of the former is genuinely scary, the racism of the latter is at worst offensive
It’s very interesting that this is the closest Lynskey has come to condemning the picture since it was first revealed. He’s basically been silent about it otherwise
December 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Look, you have to understand that for all these Atlanticist centrists, like regular conservatives, the real threat is that "the orcs" overrun the world of "men" and therefore only the racism of the former is genuinely scary, the racism of the latter is at worst offensive
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2025 in the UK in a nutshell, folks: some of the country's most odious racists, who also never shut up about free speech & the right to offend, calling for a man from a racialised minority to have his citizenship cancelled over alleged racist speech, while the media dutifully jots it all down
Home secretary urged to strip activist of British citizenship
Shabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abdel Fattah after the emergence of social media posts.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
2025 in the UK in a nutshell, folks: some of the country's most odious racists, who also never shut up about free speech & the right to offend, calling for a man from a racialised minority to have his citizenship cancelled over alleged racist speech, while the media dutifully jots it all down
I think sometimes our far right newspapers just do stuff to show people they can get away with whatever they want without consequences
No idea who Laurent Brindeau is, but isn’t this caricature of @zackpolanski.bsky.social in today’s @dailymailpolitics.bsky.social ragingly antisemitic?
December 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I think sometimes our far right newspapers just do stuff to show people they can get away with whatever they want without consequences
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Khalil has had another account deleted. To confirm, I have been on the phone with him, seen his kids and his tent. He's a real person. Bluesky deletes Palestinian posts for being Palestinian and nothing more.
December 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Khalil has had another account deleted. To confirm, I have been on the phone with him, seen his kids and his tent. He's a real person. Bluesky deletes Palestinian posts for being Palestinian and nothing more.
Soldier/boyfriend to a demi-god, not really sure what you'd say Patroclus' job is (specifically in Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles).
#BookSky
#BookSky
December 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Soldier/boyfriend to a demi-god, not really sure what you'd say Patroclus' job is (specifically in Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles).
#BookSky
#BookSky
Saw a Millwall sticker that said "having a bump with Donald Trump", one of the saddest fucking things I've ever seen
December 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Saw a Millwall sticker that said "having a bump with Donald Trump", one of the saddest fucking things I've ever seen
Pretty much all questions that were asked at the inauguration of the NHS, they didn't prove particularly difficult to resolve despite the aftermath of the Blitz, massive shortages of labour and building materials, huge government debt
How much are you going to pay doctors?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Which current hospitals get shut down ?
What happens if doctors opt out of the system ? Who is going to invest in new curative therapies. You ?
How much in taxes pr year do you think it's possible to collect if you took every penny from billionaires?
Half the amount that everyone currently pays could provide universal healthcare. Private health companies don’t need to exist. Eliminate them. And use your collective buying power and economies of scale to get it done. Every cent of their profit is healthcare denied.
December 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Pretty much all questions that were asked at the inauguration of the NHS, they didn't prove particularly difficult to resolve despite the aftermath of the Blitz, massive shortages of labour and building materials, huge government debt
Started a Christmas tradition where I order all the beers I rated over 8/10 to my parents house so my dad and brother can try them
December 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Started a Christmas tradition where I order all the beers I rated over 8/10 to my parents house so my dad and brother can try them
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[new @bluemondayitfc.bsky.social blog] Ipswich keep moving up the league, so why are we all so... tetchy? #itfc
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You Get What You Need by Jack Saunders
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need” In football, as in life, there are sometimes things for which you will gain little credit, bu…
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December 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
[new @bluemondayitfc.bsky.social blog] Ipswich keep moving up the league, so why are we all so... tetchy? #itfc
bluemondaypodcast.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/y...
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[new @bluemondayitfc.bsky.social blog] Ipswich keep moving up the league, so why are we all so... tetchy? #itfc
bluemondaypodcast.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/y...
bluemondaypodcast.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/y...
You Get What You Need by Jack Saunders
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need” In football, as in life, there are sometimes things for which you will gain little credit, bu…
bluemondaypodcast.wordpress.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
[new @bluemondayitfc.bsky.social blog] Ipswich keep moving up the league, so why are we all so... tetchy? #itfc
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There's an ad for vodka on the tube at the moment with Ricky Gervais looking incredibly smug, with the catchphrase "welcome to London: hold onto your phone" and I didn't know that "how much of a wanker could I possibly look and sound like" was an consumer aspiration advertisers were looking to hit
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There's an ad for vodka on the tube at the moment with Ricky Gervais looking incredibly smug, with the catchphrase "welcome to London: hold onto your phone" and I didn't know that "how much of a wanker could I possibly look and sound like" was an consumer aspiration advertisers were looking to hit
IMO nothing is more revealing about what bollocks narratives about the deserving poor are.
No imaginary flat screen TVs, unearned luxuries or work avoidance to complain about with Looked After Children, just blameless young people the state has responsibility for and look how we let them down
No imaginary flat screen TVs, unearned luxuries or work avoidance to complain about with Looked After Children, just blameless young people the state has responsibility for and look how we let them down
Josh illustrating nicely how MPs have abandoned their values to be in Starmer’s Labour government
In 2022 Josh MacAlister wrote a report that concluded for things to change for kids in care the UK should recognise the care experience as a legally protected characteristic
Asked why the govt isn't doing that now he says he did the report before he was part of a govt team
Asked why the govt isn't doing that now he says he did the report before he was part of a govt team
December 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
IMO nothing is more revealing about what bollocks narratives about the deserving poor are.
No imaginary flat screen TVs, unearned luxuries or work avoidance to complain about with Looked After Children, just blameless young people the state has responsibility for and look how we let them down
No imaginary flat screen TVs, unearned luxuries or work avoidance to complain about with Looked After Children, just blameless young people the state has responsibility for and look how we let them down
, I know your weakness
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
, I know your weakness
Chantry lad Macca Bonne at AFCON 😎
December 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Chantry lad Macca Bonne at AFCON 😎
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Paddington Bear becoming the UK's go-to psychopomp is one of the very weirdest things to happen in this very weird decade.
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Paddington Bear becoming the UK's go-to psychopomp is one of the very weirdest things to happen in this very weird decade.
The dirty secret here is, of course, that the best social mobility plan is a social equality plan
Starmer lacks ‘coherent’ social mobility plan, says advisory body chair
Starmer lacks ‘coherent’ social mobility plan, says advisory body chair
Exclusive: Warning from head of Social Mobility Commission comes after UK report found ‘entrenched disadvantages’
Keir Starmer has no “coherent” strategy to tackle entrenched inequalities harming the life chances of millions of people, the government’s social mobility commissioner has said.
A major official report warned last week that young adults in Britain’s former industrial heartlands were being left behind as a result of failed or abandoned promises by successive governments. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The dirty secret here is, of course, that the best social mobility plan is a social equality plan