Jon Henley
@jonhenley.bsky.social
Paris-based writer of European allsorts at the Guardian
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Europe has to stand up to Trump. Use the Anti-Coercion instrument. There's no other way
Weakness will only invite more
Weakness will only invite more
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Europe has to stand up to Trump. Use the Anti-Coercion instrument. There's no other way
Weakness will only invite more
Weakness will only invite more
Gulp
Google traffic to publishers dropped by ONE THIRD in 2025 pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
Google search traffic was down globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Gulp
You can, and I wholeheartedly second this recommendation
I know social media are all about hot takes & viral posts, but if you want the quotes, the facts, and the analysis, can I just recommend our Greenland coverage on Europe live?
Incl. latest DK/GL comments & info on who will join the new European military mission www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Incl. latest DK/GL comments & info on who will join the new European military mission www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
US acquisition of Greenland ‘absolutely not necessary,’ Danish foreign minister says after ‘frank’ talks with JD Vance – Europe live
Lars Løkke Rasmussen acknowledges ‘new security situation’ in the Arctic but says US control is not the answer after brief meeting in Washington
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
You can, and I wholeheartedly second this recommendation
This is indeed absolutely right
The United States needs military access to Greenland, which it already has, to defend the Arctic, which it already does, from Russian and Chinese ships, which aren’t actually there, and this is so important we should destroy the Western alliance to get it, do I have that right?
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is indeed absolutely right
👏💪👏
I am greatly encouraged that Lars Lokke Rasmussen - Denmark's foreign minister - looks like the sort of chap who could avert a schism in the international order.
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
👏💪👏
Top headline
Also, we're so doomed
Also, we're so doomed
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Top headline
Also, we're so doomed
Also, we're so doomed
Huh
NEW: Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
Most senior member of the last Conservative govt yet to join the party.
January 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Huh
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
Quote of the day and it's barely 10am
"No one wants to go in there when a random fucking tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country"
- as.ft.com/r/18e31d1a-c...
- as.ft.com/r/18e31d1a-c...
US oil groups warn they will need guarantees to invest in Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] Donald Trump to hold more talks with industry bosses as president flexes power over energy markets
as.ft.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Quote of the day and it's barely 10am
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
Ffs
BREAKING: “You must have a view about whether this was lawful?” - Trevor Philips Sky News
“It’s not for politicians to make judgments around international law” - Darren Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
“It’s not for politicians to make judgments around international law” - Darren Jones Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Ffs
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Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Trump's audacious and probably illegal capture of a Venezuelan leader of doubtful legality suggests he believes he has the right to intervene, i.e. grab what he wants, anywhere in the western hemisphere. Europe, already worried by Trump's Greenland rhetoric, has been warned
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January 3, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Woah
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Woah
Articles about Brigitte Bardot after her death on Sunday have referred to her far right sympathies, which supposedly emerged later in the film star's life. Here she is, though, in 1958 with Jean-Marie Le Pen and Pierre Lagaillarde, future founder of the extremist OAS terror group
December 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Articles about Brigitte Bardot after her death on Sunday have referred to her far right sympathies, which supposedly emerged later in the film star's life. Here she is, though, in 1958 with Jean-Marie Le Pen and Pierre Lagaillarde, future founder of the extremist OAS terror group
Well worth your time
This is an excellent dismantling of a MAGA nut (with a PhD) by a British journalist who takes the novel approach of asking pertinent questions and requiring answers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufkt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufkt...
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Well worth your time
Read of the day. This is such good reporting and writing by @helenpidd.bsky.social
Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like
Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like
Nigel Farage’s party is gunning for power – so what is it like in the places where they’ve already got it? We embedded with Lancashire county council to find out what happens when rhetoric meets reality
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Read of the day. This is such good reporting and writing by @helenpidd.bsky.social
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This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
😂👍
Truly shocking that Rachel Reeves had the audacity to call herself the U14 girls chess champions when she won the U14 girls chess championship but some bloke thought she was talking about something else.
December 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
😂👍
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I don't understand what is written on the screen in this photo, but it gives me life. Is it Dostoevsky?
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I don't understand what is written on the screen in this photo, but it gives me life. Is it Dostoevsky?
Tragedy (for us at least)! But please reassure us dear @annettedittert.bsky.social that you will continue to cast your informed, insightful and generally gobsmacked eye on all things britisch?
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Tragedy (for us at least)! But please reassure us dear @annettedittert.bsky.social that you will continue to cast your informed, insightful and generally gobsmacked eye on all things britisch?
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Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.