Jon Will Chambers
@jonchambers.co.uk
Mostly looking for safety from the algorithms. #Eurovision obsessive and #F1 fan. Designer, writer and campaigner working with people and organisations to try make the world a better place.
Interesting conversation here - not just on the economics of Brexit, but also the politics of it, which many in the centre keep ignoring.
This week Keir Starmer biographer @tombaldwin66.bsky.social joins the herd and lays out why it's time for the centre-left to get over its timidity on Brexit and offer something to a huge portion of Labour's vote currently looking elsewhere. It’s a big conversation. open.substack.com/pub/nocows/p...
Why Europe
Keir Starmer biographer Tom Baldwin lays out why it's time for the centre-left to get over its timidity Brexit and offer something to a huge portion of Labour's vote currently looking elsewhere
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Interesting conversation here - not just on the economics of Brexit, but also the politics of it, which many in the centre keep ignoring.
I say this with the greatest amount of laughter in the world: lol
Rachel Reeves could be forced to raise taxes to make up for a shortfall of billions of pounds caused by a collapse in immigration numbers, experts have warned
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Rachel Reeves faces tax rise dilemma over immigration forecast
Chancellor could be forced to make up for a shortfall of billions of pounds as figures predict a collapse in net migration would have consequences for the economy
www.thetimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I say this with the greatest amount of laughter in the world: lol
He murdered her and then called her a fucking bitch. But the President and Vice President of the United States want you to believe *she’s* the terrorist. Stop the world, I wanna get off.
“Renee Nicole Good calmly said everything was “fine” and “I’m not mad at you” seconds before an on-duty Immigration Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot her in Minneapolis as she drove away, according to a cellphone video shared on Friday by Donald Trump’s White House.”
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of ICE agent as Good was fatally shot
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
He murdered her and then called her a fucking bitch. But the President and Vice President of the United States want you to believe *she’s* the terrorist. Stop the world, I wanna get off.
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
Make her the President, America.
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 10, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Make her the President, America.
Announce really unpopular message > take hit politically and in polls > public outcry and constant stories of unpopularity > change policy with specific amendments > nobody thanks you > plummet further > further calls for more changes > repeat.
Rachel Reeves 'poised to u-turn on business rates' for struggling pubs within days
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves 'poised to u-turn on business rates' for struggling pubs within days | LBC
The Chancellor commissioned research on extra support for pubs before Christmas, and is expected to come forward with more support specifically for struggling boozers, as early as next week.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Announce really unpopular message > take hit politically and in polls > public outcry and constant stories of unpopularity > change policy with specific amendments > nobody thanks you > plummet further > further calls for more changes > repeat.
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Right, it’s like saying “we need to win over people by writing letters to a newspaper whose editor has made it clear to us they will never be published”. Just a failure to understand the context they are in.
January 8, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Right, it’s like saying “we need to win over people by writing letters to a newspaper whose editor has made it clear to us they will never be published”. Just a failure to understand the context they are in.
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I get considerably more views and interaction of this site than most govt ministers combined on Twitter.
There is no space to fill. No one sees their content.
There is no space to fill. No one sees their content.
Government should stay on X despite the Grok scandal, Keir Starmer's former communications director has said
James Lyons, who worked at TikTok before serving in Downing St, told PolHome podcast The Rundown that quitting Elon Musk's platform would leave a "vacuum" for Labour's rivals to fill
James Lyons, who worked at TikTok before serving in Downing St, told PolHome podcast The Rundown that quitting Elon Musk's platform would leave a "vacuum" for Labour's rivals to fill
Government Shouldn’t Quit X Over Grok Scandal, Says Former No10 Comms Director
The government should not quit X as doing so would leave a 'vacuum' for its political rivals to fill, Keir Starmer's former communications director...
www.politicshome.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I get considerably more views and interaction of this site than most govt ministers combined on Twitter.
There is no space to fill. No one sees their content.
There is no space to fill. No one sees their content.
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There is only one fraud ring that matters in the United States, and it's run out of the White House
JD Vance: "I believe we're gonna have some very big announcements in the next couple of days. I don't want to get ahead of the president, but we believe there is a nationwide fraud ring that's rooted in illegal aliens and others taking advantage of the American welfare system."
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
There is only one fraud ring that matters in the United States, and it's run out of the White House
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
And yet, the President of the United States does so, easily and freely.
Authoritarian lying about violent, murderous suppression of citizens is much more difficult in the age of the smartphone - especially in a country like America where government cannot, yet, turn off the internet.
January 7, 2026 at 9:58 PM
And yet, the President of the United States does so, easily and freely.
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This is why the video matters. Because we can't trust the administration or the press to make it clear that ICE is comfortable shooting people on the street just because. That guy didn't hesitate one bit. Just killed that woman.
Homeland Security’s description of what happened and the narrative they’re pushing clearly doesn’t match up with the videos we’re all seeing.
They’re asking people not to believe what we can all see with our own eyes.
I’ve been in contact with DHS demanding more information.
They’re asking people not to believe what we can all see with our own eyes.
I’ve been in contact with DHS demanding more information.
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is why the video matters. Because we can't trust the administration or the press to make it clear that ICE is comfortable shooting people on the street just because. That guy didn't hesitate one bit. Just killed that woman.
And that’s why they’re claiming this person was trying to run over officers. The truth is obvious to anyone with eyes however but unfortunately a lot of people will decide to believe the lies. Horrific. So so so horrific.
Law enforcement officers CANNOT use deadly force against a fleeing person fleeing unless they have a reasonable belief that the individual poses a danger to others (e.g., they know the person is armed). If in vehicle, the person must be threatening to use deadly force with the vehicle or other means
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
And that’s why they’re claiming this person was trying to run over officers. The truth is obvious to anyone with eyes however but unfortunately a lot of people will decide to believe the lies. Horrific. So so so horrific.
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Like those before it, that insane, vile DHS statement about the Minneapolis shooting isn't about covering anything up. It's performative lying.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Like those before it, that insane, vile DHS statement about the Minneapolis shooting isn't about covering anything up. It's performative lying.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
They aren't trying to persuade anyone that their agents did nothing wrong. They're trying to project that their agents can get away with anything.
My god is that post from Trump dark. The ICE agent clearly wasn’t run over. The woman obviously wasn’t shot in self defence. They put a bullet through her head.
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
My god is that post from Trump dark. The ICE agent clearly wasn’t run over. The woman obviously wasn’t shot in self defence. They put a bullet through her head.
Canada of course changed their PM because the old one was unpopular….
Cabinet this morning discussed centre-left revivals in Australia, Norway and Canada as inspiration for Labour
There must “keep a relentless focus on the cost of living, show relentless delivery of change people can feel and bring relentless clarity to drawing the choice ahead”, the PM said
There must “keep a relentless focus on the cost of living, show relentless delivery of change people can feel and bring relentless clarity to drawing the choice ahead”, the PM said
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Canada of course changed their PM because the old one was unpopular….
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I mean they do lose when their polls go down. Belief and nerve aren't much use in winning elections if no one votes for you.
Keir Starmer has this morning urged Cabinet to keep its nerve amid grim opinion polling (today’s YouGov put Labour in third place behind Reform & Tories)
“Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither,” he said
“Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither,” he said
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I mean they do lose when their polls go down. Belief and nerve aren't much use in winning elections if no one votes for you.
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But it isn't what they've got. Sorry, but part of fixing the problem is not living in denial about it. We are not at a 'base level of competence and delivery'. This is a bumbling administration, which is part of why it has become the lightning rod for 14 years of frustration.
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
But it isn't what they've got. Sorry, but part of fixing the problem is not living in denial about it. We are not at a 'base level of competence and delivery'. This is a bumbling administration, which is part of why it has become the lightning rod for 14 years of frustration.
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among other things, you can't just *give* the Nobel prize to someone else. that's not how it works
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 AM
among other things, you can't just *give* the Nobel prize to someone else. that's not how it works
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It really doesn't matter that much what we, the UK, say about Venezuela.
It does matter that we read the direction geopolitics is headed and act accordingly.
The post-WWII assumptions no longer hold.
It does matter that we read the direction geopolitics is headed and act accordingly.
The post-WWII assumptions no longer hold.
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
It really doesn't matter that much what we, the UK, say about Venezuela.
It does matter that we read the direction geopolitics is headed and act accordingly.
The post-WWII assumptions no longer hold.
It does matter that we read the direction geopolitics is headed and act accordingly.
The post-WWII assumptions no longer hold.
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When he said “no casualties” he meant no casualties that he cares about.
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
When he said “no casualties” he meant no casualties that he cares about.
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NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
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Trump just posted this photo of the sharpest minds in our intelligence community hard at work during the Venezuelan operation.
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Trump just posted this photo of the sharpest minds in our intelligence community hard at work during the Venezuelan operation.