James A
@jayaray65.bsky.social
Humanist. Socialist. Pro feminists. UK immigrant (economic/ social). Cricket expert (self assessed). Other labels/ boxes may also apply.
BBC Sport inventing the Christmas Day Test ...
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
BBC Sport inventing the Christmas Day Test ...
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @jacindaardern.bsky.social (assuming this is an active account) should talk ...
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @jacindaardern.bsky.social (assuming this is an active account) should talk ...
Jacinda Ardern - “A Different Kind of Power” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
youtu.be/xJg1McSvgo8?...
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @jacindaardern.bsky.social (assuming this is an active account) should talk ...
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social and @jacindaardern.bsky.social (assuming this is an active account) should talk ...
Reposted by James A
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
@davidallengreen.bsky.social
Pathetic restrictions on your HSB post vis-a-vis replies. Massive reduction in respect.
Twattish
A better tune for you ...
youtu.be/iMB_cwgy6mY?...
Pathetic restrictions on your HSB post vis-a-vis replies. Massive reduction in respect.
Twattish
A better tune for you ...
youtu.be/iMB_cwgy6mY?...
Cagney & Lacey Season 2 Opening and Closing Credits and Theme Song
YouTube video by Steven
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
@davidallengreen.bsky.social
Pathetic restrictions on your HSB post vis-a-vis replies. Massive reduction in respect.
Twattish
A better tune for you ...
youtu.be/iMB_cwgy6mY?...
Pathetic restrictions on your HSB post vis-a-vis replies. Massive reduction in respect.
Twattish
A better tune for you ...
youtu.be/iMB_cwgy6mY?...
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Marx and sparks
He's been radicalised in *checks notes* an electrical college
I do not understand why people don't point and laugh at these idiots
I do not understand why people don't point and laugh at these idiots
September 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Marx and sparks
Reposted by James A
I think Ed Davey's remark was excellent
September 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I think Ed Davey's remark was excellent
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.gov.uk/trusts-taxes...
It's not always straightforward when there's vulnerable people involved and the tax system has always struggled to cope with the nuances ...
www.gov.uk/trusts-taxes...
It's not always straightforward when there's vulnerable people involved and the tax system has always struggled to cope with the nuances ...
Rayner battling for political survival after referring herself to ethics adviser
Deputy prime minister expresses regret over mistake that led to underpayment of stamp duty on £800,000 flat
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.gov.uk/trusts-taxes...
It's not always straightforward when there's vulnerable people involved and the tax system has always struggled to cope with the nuances ...
www.gov.uk/trusts-taxes...
It's not always straightforward when there's vulnerable people involved and the tax system has always struggled to cope with the nuances ...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
Is this written by AI? "... Here are some things to know. ..."
Please flag articles where you've done this.
@theguardian.com
Is this written by AI? "... Here are some things to know. ..."
Please flag articles where you've done this.
What is chronic venous insufficiency, the condition Trump was diagnosed with?
CVI is common among older adults, but requires a thorough checkup to rule out more serious causes of leg swelling
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
Is this written by AI? "... Here are some things to know. ..."
Please flag articles where you've done this.
@theguardian.com
Is this written by AI? "... Here are some things to know. ..."
Please flag articles where you've done this.
Gary Lineker has been cancelled.
Whither the cancel culture?
Whither the cancel culture?
May 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Gary Lineker has been cancelled.
Whither the cancel culture?
Whither the cancel culture?
March 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
'The United States is Your Enemy' open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Well worth 33 minutes of anyone's time ...
Well worth 33 minutes of anyone's time ...
'The United States is Your Enemy'
A conversation about fascism as Europe faces the darkness in the west
open.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
'The United States is Your Enemy' open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Well worth 33 minutes of anyone's time ...
Well worth 33 minutes of anyone's time ...
A bloke worth reading ...
Here's me.
'Nazi oligarchs have seized treasury control of an authoritarian White House and everyone seems kinda chill about it'
'Nazi oligarchs have seized treasury control of an authoritarian White House and everyone seems kinda chill about it'
Nazi oligarchs have seized treasury control of an authoritarian White House and everyone seems kinda chill about it - The Shot
Capitalism and democracy, despite what you’ve been led to believe, are not the same thing. Capitalism eats democracy if unsupervised.
theshot.net.au
February 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A bloke worth reading ...
Less than a month into his presidency, Putin openly publicises that he's confident of getting everything he wants from Trump.
Who knew?
Who knew?
February 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Less than a month into his presidency, Putin openly publicises that he's confident of getting everything he wants from Trump.
Who knew?
Who knew?
Ronald Reagan being spit-roasted in his grave ... Trump hands control to the "evil empire"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer
British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Ronald Reagan being spit-roasted in his grave ... Trump hands control to the "evil empire"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Trump's going to demand the Nobel Peace Prize.
Can't stand Obama having something he doesn't .... (ignoring intelligence, basic human decency, a sense of humour, etc., etc., etc....
Can't stand Obama having something he doesn't .... (ignoring intelligence, basic human decency, a sense of humour, etc., etc., etc....
January 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Trump's going to demand the Nobel Peace Prize.
Can't stand Obama having something he doesn't .... (ignoring intelligence, basic human decency, a sense of humour, etc., etc., etc....
Can't stand Obama having something he doesn't .... (ignoring intelligence, basic human decency, a sense of humour, etc., etc., etc....
Well worth a listen if you have a free 40 minutes ...
Sharing this again 😊
If you have relatives likely to spend Christmas dinner moaning about migrants, or praising Nigel Farage, this might be some useful info to bring to the table…
Good luck!
If you have relatives likely to spend Christmas dinner moaning about migrants, or praising Nigel Farage, this might be some useful info to bring to the table…
Good luck!
Have @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & Rory Stewart just gone & solved the small boats crisis in their latest episode of @restispolitics.bsky.social?
Huge if so!
So I've looked into it...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFk...
Huge if so!
So I've looked into it...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=toFk...
December 23, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Well worth a listen if you have a free 40 minutes ...
Reposted by James A
If you care about the state of Britain's political finance laws - and how open they are to abuse - do fill in Democracy for Sale's 'Safeguarding Democracy' survey.
Only takes a few minutes and hopefully will help build an evidence base for change
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Only takes a few minutes and hopefully will help build an evidence base for change
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Democracy For Sale - Safeguard Democracy
A survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
democracyforsale.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
If you care about the state of Britain's political finance laws - and how open they are to abuse - do fill in Democracy for Sale's 'Safeguarding Democracy' survey.
Only takes a few minutes and hopefully will help build an evidence base for change
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Only takes a few minutes and hopefully will help build an evidence base for change
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Anyone not taking the chance to bomb Syrian now?
Insert the Airplane movie clip ...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Insert the Airplane movie clip ...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Military strikes in Syria ‘limited and temporary’, Israel tells UN security council – Middle East crisis live
Israel launches barrage of military strikes in numerous locations in Syria, including the destruction of dozens of planes, helicopters and other equipment
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Anyone not taking the chance to bomb Syrian now?
Insert the Airplane movie clip ...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Insert the Airplane movie clip ...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Please complete Peter's survey if you are based in the UK. He does some very important journalism in an area that is a direct threat to UK democracy ...
Please fill this survey out: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard. Peter Geoghegan has been asked by a powerful group of MPs to speak to them about what needs to be done to prevent the subversion of our democracy by dark money. He wants to draw on the views of thousands. Please do it, and pass it on.
Democracy For Sale - Safeguard Democracy
A survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
democracyforsale.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Please complete Peter's survey if you are based in the UK. He does some very important journalism in an area that is a direct threat to UK democracy ...
Ahem ...
HOT TYPE: Elon Musk and Trump Collaborators
My latest column in Byline Times reports how history will remember the rogues' gallery of democracy 'gravediggers' who paved Donald Trump's path to power
🧵
t.co/BU5u2EpOk7
My latest column in Byline Times reports how history will remember the rogues' gallery of democracy 'gravediggers' who paved Donald Trump's path to power
🧵
t.co/BU5u2EpOk7
https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/hot-type-elon-musk-and-the-trump?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
t.co
December 1, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Ahem ...
Everyone should be aware of this ...
1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture.
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
November 23, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Everyone should be aware of this ...
This place is changing by the day.
It's the Ipswich Town of social media!
It's the Ipswich Town of social media!
November 14, 2024 at 12:08 AM
This place is changing by the day.
It's the Ipswich Town of social media!
It's the Ipswich Town of social media!