John O'Connell
@jdpoc.bsky.social
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John O'Connell
@jdpoc.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hi !!
Veteran Fighter against Right Wing Hatred (literally, once, now electronically)
Identifier of Anonymous Hate Accounts (I have old school geek skills)
Rider of Motorcycles (Yes, plural)
Welcome.
Veteran Fighter against Right Wing Hatred (literally, once, now electronically)
Identifier of Anonymous Hate Accounts (I have old school geek skills)
Rider of Motorcycles (Yes, plural)
Welcome.
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Nothing says “man of the people” like a millionaire Tice looking at young people on minimum wage and thinking,
“Yeah… what they need is a pay cut.”
“Yeah… what they need is a pay cut.”
February 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Nothing says “man of the people” like a millionaire Tice looking at young people on minimum wage and thinking,
“Yeah… what they need is a pay cut.”
“Yeah… what they need is a pay cut.”
February 17, 2026 at 3:19 PM
#Reform names #Jenrick as pick for Chancellor, a man who illegally assisted a property developer to avoid £ millions in tax, and made a tidy little pile on the side himself at the same time.
Still think they are on the side of the “working class”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Still think they are on the side of the “working class”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
#Reform names #Jenrick as pick for Chancellor, a man who illegally assisted a property developer to avoid £ millions in tax, and made a tidy little pile on the side himself at the same time.
Still think they are on the side of the “working class”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Still think they are on the side of the “working class”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My substack newsletter on Brexit, political folly and the yawning horror of a Reform government.
open.substack.com/pub/mattcarr...
open.substack.com/pub/mattcarr...
The Exterminating Brexit
The British Road to Ruin
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
My substack newsletter on Brexit, political folly and the yawning horror of a Reform government.
open.substack.com/pub/mattcarr...
open.substack.com/pub/mattcarr...
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REVEALED: Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, has been campaigning alongside racists and far-right activists in his bid to win the seat.
Read the full story:
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/16/m...
Read the full story:
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/16/m...
Meet the racists and far-right activists campaigning for Matt Goodwin in Gorton and Denton – HOPE not hate
On 26 February, a parliamentary by-election will be held in Gorton and Denton and Reform UK has put up the far-right provocateur Matt Goodwin as...
hopenothate.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
REVEALED: Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, has been campaigning alongside racists and far-right activists in his bid to win the seat.
Read the full story:
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/16/m...
Read the full story:
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/16/m...
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Wrote a new Substack. Share it with every woman you know. They’re coming for our rights.
tashthinks.substack.com/p/reforms-ha...
tashthinks.substack.com/p/reforms-ha...
Reform's Handmaid's Tale Vision for British Women...
On my LBC show this Saturday, I spoke about some of the Handmaid Tale style policies and rhetoric which has emerged from the Reform party recently.
tashthinks.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Wrote a new Substack. Share it with every woman you know. They’re coming for our rights.
tashthinks.substack.com/p/reforms-ha...
tashthinks.substack.com/p/reforms-ha...
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Palmerston the Foreign Office cat is dead. I knew him well
Palmerston the Foreign Office cat is dead. I knew him well
www.thetimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Palmerston the Foreign Office cat is dead. I knew him well
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A County Court judgment on an unlawful eviction claim (locks changed while tenant and children were on holiday). Landlord files hopeless defence then fails to take part. Damages of over £50,000. Thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for the note of judgment.
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
Evicted while on holiday - County Court unlawful eviction claim. - Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment
Our grateful thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for this note of a judgment in an unlawful eviction case, with a substantial damages award. Zeinab Al Khafaji -v- Mr Dixit Shah – Claim no. K01W1476. 29 January 2026 The Claimant was the sole assured shorthold tenant of the Defendant for over…
nearlylegal.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A County Court judgment on an unlawful eviction claim (locks changed while tenant and children were on holiday). Landlord files hopeless defence then fails to take part. Damages of over £50,000. Thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for the note of judgment.
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/02/evicte…
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MHCLG release guide to private landlords on the Renters’ Rights Act changes from 1 May 2026.
This really should be circulated as widely as possible.
I’d guess the tenant version will be along before long…
housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/renting-is-cha…
This really should be circulated as widely as possible.
I’d guess the tenant version will be along before long…
housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/renting-is-cha…
Renting is Changing
Landlords, you will need to get on top of these important changes. they will effect how you manage your tenancies. read the guidance at gov.uk/rentingischanging
housinghub.campaign.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
MHCLG release guide to private landlords on the Renters’ Rights Act changes from 1 May 2026.
This really should be circulated as widely as possible.
I’d guess the tenant version will be along before long…
housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/renting-is-cha…
This really should be circulated as widely as possible.
I’d guess the tenant version will be along before long…
housinghub.campaign.gov.uk/renting-is-cha…
February 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
THIS DAY in 1942, this iconic WWII poster was displayed for 1 week only in selected locations only, and forgotten until the 1980s when the image rights were sold and it was rediscovered.
February 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
THIS DAY in 1942, this iconic WWII poster was displayed for 1 week only in selected locations only, and forgotten until the 1980s when the image rights were sold and it was rediscovered.
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Rupert Lowe now has a fully officiated party called "RESTORE BRITAIN!"
Ben Habib obv has ADVANCE UK
Laurence Fox has RECLAIM
Farage has REFORM
Is there not some way we can lure them all into a private members club? somewhere in Mayfair? throw some drunk pitbulls in there with 'em & lock the door?
Ben Habib obv has ADVANCE UK
Laurence Fox has RECLAIM
Farage has REFORM
Is there not some way we can lure them all into a private members club? somewhere in Mayfair? throw some drunk pitbulls in there with 'em & lock the door?
February 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Rupert Lowe now has a fully officiated party called "RESTORE BRITAIN!"
Ben Habib obv has ADVANCE UK
Laurence Fox has RECLAIM
Farage has REFORM
Is there not some way we can lure them all into a private members club? somewhere in Mayfair? throw some drunk pitbulls in there with 'em & lock the door?
Ben Habib obv has ADVANCE UK
Laurence Fox has RECLAIM
Farage has REFORM
Is there not some way we can lure them all into a private members club? somewhere in Mayfair? throw some drunk pitbulls in there with 'em & lock the door?
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Same, Lady Gaga.
Same.
Same.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Same, Lady Gaga.
Same.
Same.
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I prefer it when ‘Traitors’ describes the TV program, not the people potentially electing the next government.
2024 Reform UK voters are also less likely to describe themselves as anti-Russia (48%) than other voters (66-79%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
I prefer it when ‘Traitors’ describes the TV program, not the people potentially electing the next government.
Like many, I'm engrossed in the Winter Olympics #Curling.
If you wonder why all the brush heads are yellow, it's because they have to come from the same manufacturer, after the 'BroomGate Scandal' of 2105 where teams used high tech fibre heads to gain unfair advantage, which also damaged the ice.
If you wonder why all the brush heads are yellow, it's because they have to come from the same manufacturer, after the 'BroomGate Scandal' of 2105 where teams used high tech fibre heads to gain unfair advantage, which also damaged the ice.
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Like many, I'm engrossed in the Winter Olympics #Curling.
If you wonder why all the brush heads are yellow, it's because they have to come from the same manufacturer, after the 'BroomGate Scandal' of 2105 where teams used high tech fibre heads to gain unfair advantage, which also damaged the ice.
If you wonder why all the brush heads are yellow, it's because they have to come from the same manufacturer, after the 'BroomGate Scandal' of 2105 where teams used high tech fibre heads to gain unfair advantage, which also damaged the ice.
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You know what helps make the streets safer? Paying your taxes
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
You know what helps make the streets safer? Paying your taxes
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Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
February 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
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Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Mixed news on UK GDP ... but a long, long way from the "OMG IMMINENT CALAMITOUS COLLAPSE OF OUR WHOLE ECONOMY !!" predicted by Right Wing Media after the last Reeves Budget.
February 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Mixed news on UK GDP ... but a long, long way from the "OMG IMMINENT CALAMITOUS COLLAPSE OF OUR WHOLE ECONOMY !!" predicted by Right Wing Media after the last Reeves Budget.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick