Jonathan Coe
@jonathancoe.bsky.social
Writer. New novel is THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE. Previous titles include WHAT A CARVE UP!, THE ROTTERS' CLUB, MIDDLE ENGLAND, MR WILDER AND ME ...
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This was my last night's viewing. Saw it at a festival 30 years ago, but never since. Poorly-received at the time, but I think it's rather an incredible film. No English subtitles here unfortunately but the story's simple and there's hardly any dialogue. Some astonishing images and sequences though.
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February 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This was my last night's viewing. Saw it at a festival 30 years ago, but never since. Poorly-received at the time, but I think it's rather an incredible film. No English subtitles here unfortunately but the story's simple and there's hardly any dialogue. Some astonishing images and sequences though.
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"Everything changes, and everything stays the same." - Bournville by @jonathancoe.bsky.social
Photo taken by me, earlier today from a train window.
Photo taken by me, earlier today from a train window.
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
"Everything changes, and everything stays the same." - Bournville by @jonathancoe.bsky.social
Photo taken by me, earlier today from a train window.
Photo taken by me, earlier today from a train window.
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Absolutely - if it was wrong to appoint Mandelson as the UK's US ambassador because of his links to Epstein, and it was; it is equally as wrong for Farage to have appointed Nick Candy as Reform's treasurer. There is no getting round that ... except there is because Farage is a scrutiny free zone.
And I'm not talking about references to Farage in emails that don't implicate him in anything, I'm talking about things like Reform's treasurer and close Farage associate Nick Candy being shown by the files to have also been a close associate of Epstein and Maxwell over decades. No sackings there.
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Absolutely - if it was wrong to appoint Mandelson as the UK's US ambassador because of his links to Epstein, and it was; it is equally as wrong for Farage to have appointed Nick Candy as Reform's treasurer. There is no getting round that ... except there is because Farage is a scrutiny free zone.
"The trick is to *keep" doing outrageous things ... You have to get right in there and top it with something even worse, before the public have had a chance to work out what's hit them."
(Henry Winshaw in What a Carve Up, 1994)
(Henry Winshaw in What a Carve Up, 1994)
He's always keen to say or do some new awfulness. It's the plan. Bombarding us with scandals so it's difficult to address just one.
Focus on the Epstein files straight after condemning this racist outburst.
Focus on the Epstein files straight after condemning this racist outburst.
February 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
"The trick is to *keep" doing outrageous things ... You have to get right in there and top it with something even worse, before the public have had a chance to work out what's hit them."
(Henry Winshaw in What a Carve Up, 1994)
(Henry Winshaw in What a Carve Up, 1994)
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⭐ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐
Jonathan Coe is Innocent
We’re delighted to welcome one of Britain’s pre-eminent authors to celebrate his newest novel!
🗓 Thursday 19th March ⏰ 19.00–20.00 📍Sir Bob Burgess Building
🎟️ Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
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Jonathan Coe is Innocent
We’re delighted to welcome one of Britain’s pre-eminent authors to celebrate his newest novel!
🗓 Thursday 19th March ⏰ 19.00–20.00 📍Sir Bob Burgess Building
🎟️ Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
@jonathancoe.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
⭐ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐
Jonathan Coe is Innocent
We’re delighted to welcome one of Britain’s pre-eminent authors to celebrate his newest novel!
🗓 Thursday 19th March ⏰ 19.00–20.00 📍Sir Bob Burgess Building
🎟️ Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
@jonathancoe.bsky.social
Jonathan Coe is Innocent
We’re delighted to welcome one of Britain’s pre-eminent authors to celebrate his newest novel!
🗓 Thursday 19th March ⏰ 19.00–20.00 📍Sir Bob Burgess Building
🎟️ Tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...
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Horrible. Predictably horrible. In fact the predictability is part of the horror.
Trump shares video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in late-night Truth Social posting spree
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Trump shares late-night video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes
The “disgusting” clip appeared as part of an unrelated video alleging long-debunked claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election
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February 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Horrible. Predictably horrible. In fact the predictability is part of the horror.
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5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
Starmer's reported condition - incredibly unpopular, shorn of authority, probably un-reelectable and yet will stagger on for want of an alternative - is just the new normal of how Britain is governed. It was also true for two-thirds of May's premiership, half of Johnson's and all of Sunak's.
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
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Steve Bannon tells Epstein he can get Boris Johnson elected as Prime Minister
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Steve Bannon tells Epstein he can get Boris Johnson elected as Prime Minister
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Steve Bannon: "We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November....
"You can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want"
Any questions?
Now they're going to prevent even the slight pretense of a choice with the controlled official opposition democrat corporation.
"You can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want"
Any questions?
Now they're going to prevent even the slight pretense of a choice with the controlled official opposition democrat corporation.
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Steve Bannon: "We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November....
"You can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want"
Any questions?
Now they're going to prevent even the slight pretense of a choice with the controlled official opposition democrat corporation.
"You can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want"
Any questions?
Now they're going to prevent even the slight pretense of a choice with the controlled official opposition democrat corporation.
Reading Ben Elton's autobiography, I'm amazed to discover the existence of a 2018 Elton-scripted Kenneth Branagh film, in which Branagh plays Shakespeare and the plot 'turns on the mystery of Hamnet Shakespeare's death, along with the lack of family closure on that tragedy'. Anybody seen it?
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Reading Ben Elton's autobiography, I'm amazed to discover the existence of a 2018 Elton-scripted Kenneth Branagh film, in which Branagh plays Shakespeare and the plot 'turns on the mystery of Hamnet Shakespeare's death, along with the lack of family closure on that tragedy'. Anybody seen it?
Amidst all the awards noise, Richard Linklater is not getting enough kudos for releasing two brilliant films in the same year.
I saw Blue Moon last night. Brilliant performances, especially from Ethan Hawke, and downbeat moving. Like a night at the theatre, but on my own sofa.
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Amidst all the awards noise, Richard Linklater is not getting enough kudos for releasing two brilliant films in the same year.
Thanks to a tip-off from @eggsbened.bsky.social, watched The Talk of the Town (1942) last night. Would strongly recommend. Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, Jean Arthur. George Stevens directing. Laugh-out-loud funny. Like His Girl Friday, adapted from the stage into a romcom with a political edge.
February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Thanks to a tip-off from @eggsbened.bsky.social, watched The Talk of the Town (1942) last night. Would strongly recommend. Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, Jean Arthur. George Stevens directing. Laugh-out-loud funny. Like His Girl Friday, adapted from the stage into a romcom with a political edge.
Nice (and flattering) description. A lot of professional reviewers struggled to summarise the book as neatly as that.
A brief detour from my usual history reading led me to @jonathancoe.bsky.social's latest, randomly picked up during a bookstore foray.
Turned out to be a fast-paced, sarcastic, and intricately plotted blend of crime fiction and modern British politics.
Worth a read.
#books #booksky #booklover
Turned out to be a fast-paced, sarcastic, and intricately plotted blend of crime fiction and modern British politics.
Worth a read.
#books #booksky #booklover
February 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Nice (and flattering) description. A lot of professional reviewers struggled to summarise the book as neatly as that.
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Whenever things get tough, I ask myself, “What would Jesus do?”, and then I hide in a cave for three days
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Whenever things get tough, I ask myself, “What would Jesus do?”, and then I hide in a cave for three days
Well, I've tried to enhance this photo (which is pretty small in the original book) but this is the best I can do. Can anyone identify the film showing at the Curzon Kings Road? It looks a bit like 'The Sleeping Beauty', but I'm not sure if it is. (And what would that be anyway?) Thank you!
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Well, I've tried to enhance this photo (which is pretty small in the original book) but this is the best I can do. Can anyone identify the film showing at the Curzon Kings Road? It looks a bit like 'The Sleeping Beauty', but I'm not sure if it is. (And what would that be anyway?) Thank you!
As a 12-year-old I was totally drawn in by the characterisation and the jokes. Didn't realise that I was also watching a film essay on social transformation.
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? - Moving On (30th January 1973). Things aren't like they used to be.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
As a 12-year-old I was totally drawn in by the characterisation and the jokes. Didn't realise that I was also watching a film essay on social transformation.
Only just heard that Ralph Towner died earlier this month. An inspired guitarist and composer whose work has been part of the soundtrack to my life for almost half a century. Here's one of his loveliest tunes and best solos. A melancholy, contemplative musical start to your day.
Song For A Friend
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January 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Only just heard that Ralph Towner died earlier this month. An inspired guitarist and composer whose work has been part of the soundtrack to my life for almost half a century. Here's one of his loveliest tunes and best solos. A melancholy, contemplative musical start to your day.
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friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there
This is the very definition of a niche post but some people might be as fascinated as I was to hear vibes maestro Gary Burton (53 minutes into the video) discussing the tune 'Sweet Rain' by Michael Gibbs, and explaining how in 10 bars of music it provides four different avenues for improvisation.
Michael Gibbs Collection
The Michael Gibbs Collection at the ADM Archive contains scores for his music, documents relating to his tours and career, recordings, reviews of and articles about his work, as well as extensive pho...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is the very definition of a niche post but some people might be as fascinated as I was to hear vibes maestro Gary Burton (53 minutes into the video) discussing the tune 'Sweet Rain' by Michael Gibbs, and explaining how in 10 bars of music it provides four different avenues for improvisation.
Great thread from Mr Lewis. I would only add that Cecile Pin’s excellent novel Wandering Souls provides a vivid, unsensational picture of what life was like in such camps for the Vietnamese refugees in the late 70s.
Short thread- Not far from Crowborough is a place called Maresfield. An old army base there was used to house Vietnamese refugees (Boat People) in the late 70s/early 80s. Nobody was bothered about them being there at the time. No protest against them. Nothing.- www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Thousands march in Crowborough over asylum plan for former military camp
Protesters walk to Sussex market town from base where Home Office plans to house up to 500 asylum seekers
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January 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Great thread from Mr Lewis. I would only add that Cecile Pin’s excellent novel Wandering Souls provides a vivid, unsensational picture of what life was like in such camps for the Vietnamese refugees in the late 70s.
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The task for political leadership now is not just to tell the truth, but to make people care about what is true and what is not.
January 24, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The task for political leadership now is not just to tell the truth, but to make people care about what is true and what is not.
Great joke.
Old joke truer then ever
A large russian patrol is marching through the snowy woods near the border when they hear a voice shouting from behind a nearby snowbank:
"One Finnish soldier is better than ten russians!"
A large russian patrol is marching through the snowy woods near the border when they hear a voice shouting from behind a nearby snowbank:
"One Finnish soldier is better than ten russians!"
Exercise commanders had to ask 🇫🇮 reservists, the most formidable Arctic warriors, who were playing the role of invaders in the war games, to go easy on the Americans. “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans as it was embarrassing and demoralising for them,” a mil source said.”
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January 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Great joke.
I've tried getting this screw in with a screwdriver. I've tried using a hammer. Why not try banging it in with my head? What could go wrong?
But perhaps the quote which most summed up why some people are willing to give Reform a go “We’ve tried Conservative, we’ve tried Labour, they didn’t work. Why not try Reform? We’ve got nothing to lose. If that doesn’t work …then it’s definitely broken.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I've tried getting this screw in with a screwdriver. I've tried using a hammer. Why not try banging it in with my head? What could go wrong?
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is it a good sign that 2 people you've invited to be on your "Board of Peace" can't join you in Switzerland because they would be arrested for war crimes?
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
is it a good sign that 2 people you've invited to be on your "Board of Peace" can't join you in Switzerland because they would be arrested for war crimes?
"Meanwhile, Princess Anne went for a ride in Kirkbride, Queen Camilla went shopping in Wapping, Prince Edward dropped a clanger in Bangor, and the young ladies of Buckingham asked Prince Andrew if he'd mind staying at home.
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."
January 21, 2026 at 8:22 AM
"Meanwhile, Princess Anne went for a ride in Kirkbride, Queen Camilla went shopping in Wapping, Prince Edward dropped a clanger in Bangor, and the young ladies of Buckingham asked Prince Andrew if he'd mind staying at home.
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."