Jonn Elledge
@jonnelledge.bsky.social
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, New World, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Londoner. *Not* an American.
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I think opinions like this should be embarassing. Like thinking that beer should be drunk out of a mug
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
I think opinions like this should be embarassing. Like thinking that beer should be drunk out of a mug
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A Scottish party leader calls for an embattled PM to quit but his cabinet rallies round and backbench MPs bang desks to show their support....
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A Scottish party leader calls for an embattled PM to quit but his cabinet rallies round and backbench MPs bang desks to show their support....
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Keir Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister since records began: the sick man who cannot afford to catch a cold. That's why the Mandelson scandal has been so destabilising www.economist.com/britain/2026...
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Keir Starmer is the most unpopular British prime minister since records began: the sick man who cannot afford to catch a cold. That's why the Mandelson scandal has been so destabilising www.economist.com/britain/2026...
oh good, a massive hole in my bathtub, just what I wanted from my evening
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
oh good, a massive hole in my bathtub, just what I wanted from my evening
FIVE MONTHS. TWO NEW PMs. WE CAN DO THIS
Starmer has to survive 38 days to have had a longer tenure than Rishi Sunak.
If a successor were to be in place by 13th July, we'd have had 7 PMs in a decade, which, by my reckoning, is the most since the 8 of 1827-37.
If a successor were to be in place by 13th July, we'd have had 7 PMs in a decade, which, by my reckoning, is the most since the 8 of 1827-37.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
FIVE MONTHS. TWO NEW PMs. WE CAN DO THIS
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I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
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My newsletter is somehow five years old today. So, here’s the first post, from way back in 2021.
A Quick Flashback Sequence
This newsletter is somehow five years old today. Here’s the first post, from way back in 2021.
jonn.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
My newsletter is somehow five years old today. So, here’s the first post, from way back in 2021.
Smart move from Allen, there. Means he can't be blamed on 8th May. Hell of an operator. One of the best.
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Smart move from Allen, there. Means he can't be blamed on 8th May. Hell of an operator. One of the best.
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"In eight years we’ll be commemorating the 200-year anniversary of the fire that burned down parliament. And MPs will probably still be arguing about how to prevent it burning down again."
Some personal thoughts on the plans for the restoration of parliament
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Some personal thoughts on the plans for the restoration of parliament
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
How long before parliament burns down?
The crumbling Palace of Westminster is a symbol of our broken political mindset
www.newstatesman.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
"In eight years we’ll be commemorating the 200-year anniversary of the fire that burned down parliament. And MPs will probably still be arguing about how to prevent it burning down again."
Some personal thoughts on the plans for the restoration of parliament
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Some personal thoughts on the plans for the restoration of parliament
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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I'd love to see them not deliberately scupper the arts & ents industry, the industry full of self employed & small business traditional left wing voting professionals, which they decided to break bc Sam Altman winked at them once or something
I'm no political strategist but has anyone in Labour considered *not* alienating any huge chunk of their base? I just feel like they tried alienating the left and the centre left and the public sector workers and the academics, and none of those things worked great, so maybe give my idea a whirl?
February 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I'd love to see them not deliberately scupper the arts & ents industry, the industry full of self employed & small business traditional left wing voting professionals, which they decided to break bc Sam Altman winked at them once or something
I'm no political strategist but has anyone in Labour considered *not* alienating any huge chunk of their base? I just feel like they tried alienating the left and the centre left and the public sector workers and the academics, and none of those things worked great, so maybe give my idea a whirl?
February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I'm no political strategist but has anyone in Labour considered *not* alienating any huge chunk of their base? I just feel like they tried alienating the left and the centre left and the public sector workers and the academics, and none of those things worked great, so maybe give my idea a whirl?
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only i solider on
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
only i solider on
been watching a certain amount of Paramount because Star Trek and it is remarkable how many prestige dramas it is advertising i have simply never even heard of
February 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
been watching a certain amount of Paramount because Star Trek and it is remarkable how many prestige dramas it is advertising i have simply never even heard of
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In a touching tribute to his mentor, Morgan McSweeney has resigned in disgrace.
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In a touching tribute to his mentor, Morgan McSweeney has resigned in disgrace.
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Rate bit of good news here for Labour.
February 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Rate bit of good news here for Labour.
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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we're all celebrating now but remember we've just released a new substacker and podcaster into the wild
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
we're all celebrating now but remember we've just released a new substacker and podcaster into the wild
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If a Labour government just didn't spend its time using the bully pulpit to talk about what bastards foreigners are and pandering to anti-trans cranks it'd make a real difference to me. So it's relatively easy for a new leader to significantly shift my opinion. It therefore *cannot* be Wes Streeting
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 AM
If a Labour government just didn't spend its time using the bully pulpit to talk about what bastards foreigners are and pandering to anti-trans cranks it'd make a real difference to me. So it's relatively easy for a new leader to significantly shift my opinion. It therefore *cannot* be Wes Streeting
My newsletter is somehow five years old today. So, here’s the first post, from way back in 2021.
A Quick Flashback Sequence
This newsletter is somehow five years old today. Here’s the first post, from way back in 2021.
jonn.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
My newsletter is somehow five years old today. So, here’s the first post, from way back in 2021.
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Even the bond vigilantes don’t like the fiscal rules.
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Even the bond vigilantes don’t like the fiscal rules.
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i’m not on nextdoor but my wife has shown me anxious posts of adults worrying about the “youths loitering at the end of the road”
at the end of the road there is: a playground
they’re complaining about kids going to a playground
at the end of the road there is: a playground
they’re complaining about kids going to a playground
Kids can't hang out in parks. They can't hang out at the mall. They don't have 3rd spaces because no one wants kids around and then we are surprised when they rely on SM for connection.
If you take that away, what do they have left?
If you take that away, what do they have left?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
i’m not on nextdoor but my wife has shown me anxious posts of adults worrying about the “youths loitering at the end of the road”
at the end of the road there is: a playground
they’re complaining about kids going to a playground
at the end of the road there is: a playground
they’re complaining about kids going to a playground
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The problem’s been repeated freezing rain rather than snow, which is unusual. Makes de-icing operations very challenging. I’ve been in Berlin for 7 years and this is by far the worst winter we’ve had January was the coldest for 16 years.
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The problem’s been repeated freezing rain rather than snow, which is unusual. Makes de-icing operations very challenging. I’ve been in Berlin for 7 years and this is by far the worst winter we’ve had January was the coldest for 16 years.
this is a good question - anyone?
How is it POSSIBLE for a flight between two major European capitals to be delayed by THREE DAYS?
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM
this is a good question - anyone?
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Maybe it wasn't really an actual prime minister at all.
Dear Northern Ireland,
I think you need to investigate your former Prime Minister Sean Woodward for his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Your attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
I think you need to investigate your former Prime Minister Sean Woodward for his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Your attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated.
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Maybe it wasn't really an actual prime minister at all.
just googled "Ted Heath date of death"
One horrific game you should definitely not play is ranking them in order of likelihood. Because once you've crossed off Brown and May, the mental images start getting really bad
February 8, 2026 at 12:34 AM
just googled "Ted Heath date of death"