Squeezy John
@johnspiers.co.uk
John Spiers. Squeezebox player with Gigspanner Big Band, Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden, Peter Knight & John Spiers, Jackie Oates & John Spiers …
I'm English ... not an American.
I'm English ... not an American.
I despair at the way that the human brain can shape information to reinforce its own prejudices.
To my mind there is no difference between Tommy Robinson types who fixate on the minority of asian paedos in the UK and those who fixate on a handful of offenders to deny the rights of all trans people.
To my mind there is no difference between Tommy Robinson types who fixate on the minority of asian paedos in the UK and those who fixate on a handful of offenders to deny the rights of all trans people.
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I despair at the way that the human brain can shape information to reinforce its own prejudices.
To my mind there is no difference between Tommy Robinson types who fixate on the minority of asian paedos in the UK and those who fixate on a handful of offenders to deny the rights of all trans people.
To my mind there is no difference between Tommy Robinson types who fixate on the minority of asian paedos in the UK and those who fixate on a handful of offenders to deny the rights of all trans people.
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Reform have miscalculated in Wales to a huge degree, by positioning themselves as an English Nationalist Party.
Yes. We have racist wankers in Wales, but our racist wankers hate the English more than anyone else.
Yes. We have racist wankers in Wales, but our racist wankers hate the English more than anyone else.
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Reform have miscalculated in Wales to a huge degree, by positioning themselves as an English Nationalist Party.
Yes. We have racist wankers in Wales, but our racist wankers hate the English more than anyone else.
Yes. We have racist wankers in Wales, but our racist wankers hate the English more than anyone else.
Fucking spiv! A Labour Health Secretary sponsored by money from private healthcare ... the very definition of a career politician who has been shaped by Peter Mandelson ... supported sending arms to Israel in public while privately saying they were committing war crimes with them ... a dickhead!
EXCL: Wes Streeting allies say he still wants to replace Starmer & is willing to stand against him as soon as after byelection. (Health sec says claim is “categorically untrue”)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Streeting still ready to challenge Starmer despite show of unity, allies say
Health secretary poised to make leadership bid after May local elections to pre-empt a potential challenge from rival Rayner, MPs close to him say
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Fucking spiv! A Labour Health Secretary sponsored by money from private healthcare ... the very definition of a career politician who has been shaped by Peter Mandelson ... supported sending arms to Israel in public while privately saying they were committing war crimes with them ... a dickhead!
You don't see many women who are billionaires do you?
That's not any kind of slight against women ... quite the opposite.
There is nothing useful to humanity about billionaireship ... they are parasites which suck resources from the rest of the population. They tend to be men!
That's not any kind of slight against women ... quite the opposite.
There is nothing useful to humanity about billionaireship ... they are parasites which suck resources from the rest of the population. They tend to be men!
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 AM
You don't see many women who are billionaires do you?
That's not any kind of slight against women ... quite the opposite.
There is nothing useful to humanity about billionaireship ... they are parasites which suck resources from the rest of the population. They tend to be men!
That's not any kind of slight against women ... quite the opposite.
There is nothing useful to humanity about billionaireship ... they are parasites which suck resources from the rest of the population. They tend to be men!
I bloody hope so.
Wouldn't have got this response under McSweeney
Downing Street weighing in on Jim Ratcliffe's comments about immigration. A Number 10 spokesperson said “Jim Ratcliffe should immediately apologise. His offensive remarks are wrong and play into the hands of those who want to divide our country.”
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I bloody hope so.
Oh I see … my first day off and Richard Osmans House of Games has been been replaced by the 24hr coverage of “sliding around on ice in a mind-boggling amount of different ways as if that’s somehow important and not extremely silly”
Sigh!
Sigh!
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Oh I see … my first day off and Richard Osmans House of Games has been been replaced by the 24hr coverage of “sliding around on ice in a mind-boggling amount of different ways as if that’s somehow important and not extremely silly”
Sigh!
Sigh!
I swear that all filthy rich old men get to a certain point where they finally realise that they’re mortal like the rest of us and that money doesn’t buy you happiness …
… and then they go stark raving bonkers lashing out at anyone they can like bitter old boozers in a pub.
… and then they go stark raving bonkers lashing out at anyone they can like bitter old boozers in a pub.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I swear that all filthy rich old men get to a certain point where they finally realise that they’re mortal like the rest of us and that money doesn’t buy you happiness …
… and then they go stark raving bonkers lashing out at anyone they can like bitter old boozers in a pub.
… and then they go stark raving bonkers lashing out at anyone they can like bitter old boozers in a pub.
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The baffling thing journalists (especially BBC) just seem to let Labour get away with "he lied during vetting" when Mandelson's deep and repeated corruption is on his fucking Wikipedia page.
New Labour is dying with its architect. All his influence needs to be rooted out like dry rot.
New Labour is dying with its architect. All his influence needs to be rooted out like dry rot.
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The baffling thing journalists (especially BBC) just seem to let Labour get away with "he lied during vetting" when Mandelson's deep and repeated corruption is on his fucking Wikipedia page.
New Labour is dying with its architect. All his influence needs to be rooted out like dry rot.
New Labour is dying with its architect. All his influence needs to be rooted out like dry rot.
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It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
There's always a tweet!
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
There's always a tweet!
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Wes Streeting has admitted that Israel is committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
Wes Streeting privately said Israel committing war crimes, backed sanctions on 'rogue state'
The British health secretary privately admitted last year that the Israeli government 'talks the language of ethnic cleansing'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Wes Streeting has admitted that Israel is committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
In doing so, he has admitted that his government has broken the law.
The government is legally obliged not to sell combat aircraft components to states committing war crimes.
Watching Wes Streeting absolutely shitting himself about Mandelson is absolutely delicious.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Watching Wes Streeting absolutely shitting himself about Mandelson is absolutely delicious.
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Well the last 72 hours has taught us that Keir Starmer has been nothing but a puppet Prime Minister, a vehicle that’s been driven by some weird very right-wing faction of Labour since the election.
If he gets himself a new moderate driver to shove their hand up his arse he might do quite well!
If he gets himself a new moderate driver to shove their hand up his arse he might do quite well!
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Well the last 72 hours has taught us that Keir Starmer has been nothing but a puppet Prime Minister, a vehicle that’s been driven by some weird very right-wing faction of Labour since the election.
If he gets himself a new moderate driver to shove their hand up his arse he might do quite well!
If he gets himself a new moderate driver to shove their hand up his arse he might do quite well!
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Always a fab festival! Go along if you can.
Looking forward to Spiers&Boden on Thursday and Sam Kelly Trio on Friday. ♥️♥️
Looking forward to Spiers&Boden on Thursday and Sam Kelly Trio on Friday. ♥️♥️
Stage4Beverley begins today! We’re kicking things off with our sold-out poetry workshop with Chris Sewart. Then there’s music, poetry and more coming to Beverley over the next week - head to our website for details and snap up those final tickets while you can.
stage4beverley.com/line-up/
stage4beverley.com/line-up/
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Always a fab festival! Go along if you can.
Looking forward to Spiers&Boden on Thursday and Sam Kelly Trio on Friday. ♥️♥️
Looking forward to Spiers&Boden on Thursday and Sam Kelly Trio on Friday. ♥️♥️
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As a pick-me-up for rainy February and March I can highly recommend Spiers and Boden... currently on a splendid foot tapping tour www.facebook.com/100046525253...
Spiers & Boden Official
NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCEMENT:
Spiers & Boden are delighted to announce that we're going back on the road in Feb/Mar 2026 and that tickets are going on sale today.
Ticket links and details available...
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February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
As a pick-me-up for rainy February and March I can highly recommend Spiers and Boden... currently on a splendid foot tapping tour www.facebook.com/100046525253...
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
Brilliant! Full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zero rejoinerism as soon as you can please!
Yes, god help we risk a floundering government that feels like no one is in charge.
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Brilliant! Full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zero rejoinerism as soon as you can please!
Fuck me ... Peter Oborne has absolutely nailed this one from the moment Labour took power.
McSweeney ... an Irishman with nothing but disdain for the stupid bigoted English working classes (possibly justified) ... didn't care about using and manipulating their horrible prejudices for votes.
McSweeney ... an Irishman with nothing but disdain for the stupid bigoted English working classes (possibly justified) ... didn't care about using and manipulating their horrible prejudices for votes.
Our great @bylinetimes.bsky.social diarist Peter Oborne spotted the problem with McSweeney back in August 2024. Here's 18 months of his coverage of Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer's chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Fuck me ... Peter Oborne has absolutely nailed this one from the moment Labour took power.
McSweeney ... an Irishman with nothing but disdain for the stupid bigoted English working classes (possibly justified) ... didn't care about using and manipulating their horrible prejudices for votes.
McSweeney ... an Irishman with nothing but disdain for the stupid bigoted English working classes (possibly justified) ... didn't care about using and manipulating their horrible prejudices for votes.
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Starmer👎
"McSweeney’s core job is electoral strategy, and I suppose I can see the rationale in mopping up as many voters as possible regardless of how racist or bigoted they are. But Harold Wilson was onto something important when he said the Labour Party was a “moral crusade or it is nothing”."
"McSweeney’s core job is electoral strategy, and I suppose I can see the rationale in mopping up as many voters as possible regardless of how racist or bigoted they are. But Harold Wilson was onto something important when he said the Labour Party was a “moral crusade or it is nothing”."
Our great @bylinetimes.bsky.social diarist Peter Oborne spotted the problem with McSweeney back in August 2024. Here's 18 months of his coverage of Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer's chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Starmer👎
"McSweeney’s core job is electoral strategy, and I suppose I can see the rationale in mopping up as many voters as possible regardless of how racist or bigoted they are. But Harold Wilson was onto something important when he said the Labour Party was a “moral crusade or it is nothing”."
"McSweeney’s core job is electoral strategy, and I suppose I can see the rationale in mopping up as many voters as possible regardless of how racist or bigoted they are. But Harold Wilson was onto something important when he said the Labour Party was a “moral crusade or it is nothing”."
If you think it's been raining a bit too much recently .... I heard on the radio today that in Aberdeen there hasn't been even 1 hour of sunlight in the last 37 days!!!
It certainly feels like that down here too.
It certainly feels like that down here too.
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
If you think it's been raining a bit too much recently .... I heard on the radio today that in Aberdeen there hasn't been even 1 hour of sunlight in the last 37 days!!!
It certainly feels like that down here too.
It certainly feels like that down here too.
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A cheerful thought for a Sunday night: We're already 29% of the way through February; by the end of the month the UK will have an hour and forty minutes more daylight each day than it did at the start. Spring is coming x
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February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
A cheerful thought for a Sunday night: We're already 29% of the way through February; by the end of the month the UK will have an hour and forty minutes more daylight each day than it did at the start. Spring is coming x
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Morgan McSweeney isn't an electoral genius ...
... an electoral genius would have realised that the result of the General Election was not a vote for Labour ... it was a vote for "NOT THE TORIES" and they would have compromised on policy accordingly.
... an electoral genius would have realised that the result of the General Election was not a vote for Labour ... it was a vote for "NOT THE TORIES" and they would have compromised on policy accordingly.
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Morgan McSweeney isn't an electoral genius ...
... an electoral genius would have realised that the result of the General Election was not a vote for Labour ... it was a vote for "NOT THE TORIES" and they would have compromised on policy accordingly.
... an electoral genius would have realised that the result of the General Election was not a vote for Labour ... it was a vote for "NOT THE TORIES" and they would have compromised on policy accordingly.
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Against a corrupt, exhausted, unlucky Government, which under-estimated the threat from Reform, trying for its fifth General Election in a row, Morgan McSweeney delivered 33.7% of the vote. And he then made Starmer the most unpopular PM ever. That's the measure of the man's 'genius'.
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Against a corrupt, exhausted, unlucky Government, which under-estimated the threat from Reform, trying for its fifth General Election in a row, Morgan McSweeney delivered 33.7% of the vote. And he then made Starmer the most unpopular PM ever. That's the measure of the man's 'genius'.
Well I guess we’ll know more whether Labour putting out rhetoric and policy vilifying immigrants and asylum seekers was just Morgan McSweeney or if it goes deeper than that. Hmmm?
All eyes on Shabana Mahmood now … let’s see if her approach changes to one acceptable to a progressive party!
All eyes on Shabana Mahmood now … let’s see if her approach changes to one acceptable to a progressive party!
February 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Well I guess we’ll know more whether Labour putting out rhetoric and policy vilifying immigrants and asylum seekers was just Morgan McSweeney or if it goes deeper than that. Hmmm?
All eyes on Shabana Mahmood now … let’s see if her approach changes to one acceptable to a progressive party!
All eyes on Shabana Mahmood now … let’s see if her approach changes to one acceptable to a progressive party!