Simon Fellowes
@simonfspeak.bsky.social
Paperback writer. Former singer.
Springsteen’s paean to Minneapolis. Be good if those like Taylor Swift or Harry Styles who have something to lose, would do the same. https://youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?si=DpF_QcWH33m85yzi
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Springsteen’s paean to Minneapolis. Be good if those like Taylor Swift or Harry Styles who have something to lose, would do the same. https://youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?si=DpF_QcWH33m85yzi
News channels in the UK no longer broadcasting Trump’s public addresses live. They’ve realised 75% of it is nonsense and the rest lies.
January 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
News channels in the UK no longer broadcasting Trump’s public addresses live. They’ve realised 75% of it is nonsense and the rest lies.
Costa Gravas’ classic political film ‘Z’ is a timely rewatch considering what’s going on in the US and Minnesota. https://youtu.be/rHB28qfsV2w?si=P0nPJoSurDL2gX8p
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Costa Gravas’ classic political film ‘Z’ is a timely rewatch considering what’s going on in the US and Minnesota. https://youtu.be/rHB28qfsV2w?si=P0nPJoSurDL2gX8p
Recommended for its well researched overview. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/304536/the-holocaust-by-rees-laurence/9780241979969
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Recommended for its well researched overview. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/304536/the-holocaust-by-rees-laurence/9780241979969
Crikey, Sly and Robbie played on everything! RIP.
January 27, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Crikey, Sly and Robbie played on everything! RIP.
Of course the UK could only get a trade deal with India because of Brexit. 🙄
India and EU announce landmark trade deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo
India and EU announce landmark trade deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo
Trade deal: India and EU announce FTA amid Trump tariff tensions
The long-awaited deal comes as both Delhi and Brussels contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Of course the UK could only get a trade deal with India because of Brexit. 🙄
India and EU announce landmark trade deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo
India and EU announce landmark trade deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo
All #BBCNews needs to do to diffuse the situation is point out how the MP’s upset with the Burnham decision are from the left-wing of the party. But of course that doesn’t suit the BBC’s agenda. 
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 AM
All #BBCNews needs to do to diffuse the situation is point out how the MP’s upset with the Burnham decision are from the left-wing of the party. But of course that doesn’t suit the BBC’s agenda. 
A lot of Brit architects and designers have made good money out of this folly. https://ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line/
January 26, 2026 at 7:17 AM
A lot of Brit architects and designers have made good money out of this folly. https://ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-line/
That new Mel Brooks documentary. Boy, that guy sure knew how to have great friendships. 
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
That new Mel Brooks documentary. Boy, that guy sure knew how to have great friendships. 
The world’s too volatile for a tedious Labour Party psychodrama. UK political journalists will be miffed - it’s their bread and butter- but fuck’em. That means you Mason.
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The world’s too volatile for a tedious Labour Party psychodrama. UK political journalists will be miffed - it’s their bread and butter- but fuck’em. That means you Mason.
And in unrelated news, it looks like Farage has got away with his long list of parliamentary irregularities and Iran faces no punishment for killing tens of thousands of its own people. No bandwidth.
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
And in unrelated news, it looks like Farage has got away with his long list of parliamentary irregularities and Iran faces no punishment for killing tens of thousands of its own people. No bandwidth.
It’s mornings like this that you realise just how poor Robbie Gibb’s BBC News is. Miles behind the beat in terms of the tragedy in America and instead focusing all its attention on a prospective Labour leadership bed that may or may not happen in the next three years. 
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 AM
It’s mornings like this that you realise just how poor Robbie Gibb’s BBC News is. Miles behind the beat in terms of the tragedy in America and instead focusing all its attention on a prospective Labour leadership bed that may or may not happen in the next three years. 
It’s wholly depressing (and the Media & the GOP both allowed & encouraged it) but the US is hurtling towards becoming a totalitarian state.
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 AM
It’s wholly depressing (and the Media & the GOP both allowed & encouraged it) but the US is hurtling towards becoming a totalitarian state.
Reposted by Simon Fellowes
The Chagos Islands deal: a mini explainer
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The Chagos Islands deal: a mini explainer
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Chagos Islands deal: a mini explainer
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The Chagos deal isn’t a giveaway but a long-overdue reckoning with colonial crimes, legal reality, and the price of military legitimacy
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
Be kinda cool if Train Dreams won for best adapted screenplay and best cinematography.
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Be kinda cool if Train Dreams won for best adapted screenplay and best cinematography.
Farage shoving his head up Trump’s arse yet again has been found out as the traitor he is. Along with his parliamentary irregularities it’s time the man was booted out of politics once and for all.
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Farage shoving his head up Trump’s arse yet again has been found out as the traitor he is. Along with his parliamentary irregularities it’s time the man was booted out of politics once and for all.
Definitely the beginning of the end for Trump. Foreign leaders have finally stood up to him and he’s been found out. Watch the GOP start backing away.
January 21, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Definitely the beginning of the end for Trump. Foreign leaders have finally stood up to him and he’s been found out. Watch the GOP start backing away.
You know who Trump reminds me of at this point? Boris Yeltsin. A national embarrassment and a presage of huge change.
January 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM
You know who Trump reminds me of at this point? Boris Yeltsin. A national embarrassment and a presage of huge change.
Beginning to get the feeling that in today's fast moving world - attention spans being what they are, our ability to soak up information quickly - 80,000 words is probably the perfect length for a novel. Any more and the damn thing feels baggy,
January 21, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Beginning to get the feeling that in today's fast moving world - attention spans being what they are, our ability to soak up information quickly - 80,000 words is probably the perfect length for a novel. Any more and the damn thing feels baggy,
Such a relief that articulate and intelligent characters like Mamdami and Carney are voices on the world stage. Hope survives.
January 21, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Such a relief that articulate and intelligent characters like Mamdami and Carney are voices on the world stage. Hope survives.
Europe has to give Trump the win by allowing him to claim that only through his pressure will they step up and invest in the defence of the Article Circle. It’s the only way out of this mess. @katbbc.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Europe has to give Trump the win by allowing him to claim that only through his pressure will they step up and invest in the defence of the Article Circle. It’s the only way out of this mess. @katbbc.bsky.social
Those advocating the UK hold onto the Chagos are following a ‘might is right’ doctrine. This would weaken our diplomatic position against Russia, China, and now the USA. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3ql9k3vdqo?app-referrer=deep-link
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Those advocating the UK hold onto the Chagos are following a ‘might is right’ doctrine. This would weaken our diplomatic position against Russia, China, and now the USA. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3ql9k3vdqo?app-referrer=deep-link
Watching movies like Brazil’s ‘The Secret Agent’ which details life under the Fascist Junta of the 1970s, you can’t help but make the comparison to what’s happening in Trump’s America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Ar67jBcX0
January 19, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Watching movies like Brazil’s ‘The Secret Agent’ which details life under the Fascist Junta of the 1970s, you can’t help but make the comparison to what’s happening in Trump’s America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Ar67jBcX0