Ben Fenton
@benfenton.bsky.social
Media/politics(Covered 2 US presidential elections); Fairness - Author of TO BE FAIR https://menschpublishing.com/books/to-be-fair/ Formerly: Chair, Orwell Journalism Prize; FT chief media corr; Telegraph Senior Reporter & Washington Correspondent
Meanwhile, the restaurant I have opened for the charm of goldfinches in my garden is getting five-star reviews and people just can't get a table.
The resultant squabbling has also shown me why another collective noun for the little fellas is a "troubling" of goldfinches.
The resultant squabbling has also shown me why another collective noun for the little fellas is a "troubling" of goldfinches.
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Meanwhile, the restaurant I have opened for the charm of goldfinches in my garden is getting five-star reviews and people just can't get a table.
The resultant squabbling has also shown me why another collective noun for the little fellas is a "troubling" of goldfinches.
The resultant squabbling has also shown me why another collective noun for the little fellas is a "troubling" of goldfinches.
Looks like Donald Trump is paying a low-key visit to London.
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Looks like Donald Trump is paying a low-key visit to London.
Moby is planning on spending most of the day with his birthday present.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Moby is planning on spending most of the day with his birthday present.
This lad is 19 today. Hope I look this good (and “I take no crap”) if I make it into my 90s.
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This lad is 19 today. Hope I look this good (and “I take no crap”) if I make it into my 90s.
I don't know, people with non-Anglo-Saxon names, who don't look exactly the same as me, coming over here, risking their lives for others, sustaining life-threatening injuries when others ran to hide, stealing our headlines...
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I don't know, people with non-Anglo-Saxon names, who don't look exactly the same as me, coming over here, risking their lives for others, sustaining life-threatening injuries when others ran to hide, stealing our headlines...
Wall Street Journal's editorial board publish absolute takedown of Trump's tariffs and his argument in the imminent Supreme Court case.
The WSJ says it would be both wrong in law and a disaster for the US if the Supremes find for Trump.
Shots fired, as they used to say in Lexington and Concord.
The WSJ says it would be both wrong in law and a disaster for the US if the Supremes find for Trump.
Shots fired, as they used to say in Lexington and Concord.
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Wall Street Journal's editorial board publish absolute takedown of Trump's tariffs and his argument in the imminent Supreme Court case.
The WSJ says it would be both wrong in law and a disaster for the US if the Supremes find for Trump.
Shots fired, as they used to say in Lexington and Concord.
The WSJ says it would be both wrong in law and a disaster for the US if the Supremes find for Trump.
Shots fired, as they used to say in Lexington and Concord.
The product tester looks as though he is contemplating a five-star review of this new rechargeable gel-filled hot water bottle with claimed five hours of reliable warmth.
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The product tester looks as though he is contemplating a five-star review of this new rechargeable gel-filled hot water bottle with claimed five hours of reliable warmth.
Visual metaphor of the Trump II presidency.
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Visual metaphor of the Trump II presidency.
Now then, let's have a thinK...
Simple symbolism, shadow transport secretary, maybe roadsigns, hmmm.
Ah, got it...
Simple symbolism, shadow transport secretary, maybe roadsigns, hmmm.
Ah, got it...
October 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Now then, let's have a thinK...
Simple symbolism, shadow transport secretary, maybe roadsigns, hmmm.
Ah, got it...
Simple symbolism, shadow transport secretary, maybe roadsigns, hmmm.
Ah, got it...
Could you possibly get Henry to do a Lunch with her dogs?
October 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Could you possibly get Henry to do a Lunch with her dogs?
Mark the moment - an American president has ordered troops on to the streets of a normal American city where crime rates have fallen sharply.
And in talking of using “full force” he is clearly trying to provoke tension between those troops and anyone who contests this abuse of power.
And in talking of using “full force” he is clearly trying to provoke tension between those troops and anyone who contests this abuse of power.
September 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Mark the moment - an American president has ordered troops on to the streets of a normal American city where crime rates have fallen sharply.
And in talking of using “full force” he is clearly trying to provoke tension between those troops and anyone who contests this abuse of power.
And in talking of using “full force” he is clearly trying to provoke tension between those troops and anyone who contests this abuse of power.
From Mar-a-Largo to Have-You-Come-Fargo
September 17, 2025 at 6:52 AM
From Mar-a-Largo to Have-You-Come-Fargo
I tell you what, Tommy Robinson’s mob are upping their game.
September 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I tell you what, Tommy Robinson’s mob are upping their game.
Any entomologists around who know what this is? It’s tiny - maybe 1-2mm. (It’s in SW Ireland in case that makes any difference and it and its mates were hiding in a seagrass/raffia mat.)
August 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Any entomologists around who know what this is? It’s tiny - maybe 1-2mm. (It’s in SW Ireland in case that makes any difference and it and its mates were hiding in a seagrass/raffia mat.)
Five years ago, I would have thought this was a parody of the New York Times. But in fact this is a screenshot I have just taken.
August 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Five years ago, I would have thought this was a parody of the New York Times. But in fact this is a screenshot I have just taken.
Trump has been lazily labelled by critics as a moustachioed 1930s politician, but he’s just not that.
Or is he…?
Or is he…?
August 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Trump has been lazily labelled by critics as a moustachioed 1930s politician, but he’s just not that.
Or is he…?
Or is he…?
I simply don’t believe it.
July 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I simply don’t believe it.
Totally here for Leavitt-Outmate's assessment of how intelligence gathering works.
And waiting for a) Trump to sue these Iranian government officials for defamation and b) US DoJ going after the same people for leaking.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
And waiting for a) Trump to sue these Iranian government officials for defamation and b) US DoJ going after the same people for leaking.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
June 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Totally here for Leavitt-Outmate's assessment of how intelligence gathering works.
And waiting for a) Trump to sue these Iranian government officials for defamation and b) US DoJ going after the same people for leaking.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
And waiting for a) Trump to sue these Iranian government officials for defamation and b) US DoJ going after the same people for leaking.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I know as well as anyone that live-blogging is easy to get wrong, but this sub-heading is doubly misleading. “shelling” suggests Iranian artillery is in range of Israel; “army” suggests Israeli land forces are in Iran - which they may be, but the copy below clearly says these were air force attacks.
June 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I know as well as anyone that live-blogging is easy to get wrong, but this sub-heading is doubly misleading. “shelling” suggests Iranian artillery is in range of Israel; “army” suggests Israeli land forces are in Iran - which they may be, but the copy below clearly says these were air force attacks.
Fake tan, tattoos and plastic surgery. The face of authoritarianism in the 2020s is the same as it was in the 1930s - vanity, image-marketing and deception.
May 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Fake tan, tattoos and plastic surgery. The face of authoritarianism in the 2020s is the same as it was in the 1930s - vanity, image-marketing and deception.
Oh saints preserve us. I suppose I now have to give up the pretence that I ever floss.
May 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oh saints preserve us. I suppose I now have to give up the pretence that I ever floss.
Not a fan of AI but this usage seems right. My son made this as the new avatar for our family WhatsApp group, which is named “Moby Support Group” because we all have to kneel before the majesty of our overbearing ancient Burmese cat.
May 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Not a fan of AI but this usage seems right. My son made this as the new avatar for our family WhatsApp group, which is named “Moby Support Group” because we all have to kneel before the majesty of our overbearing ancient Burmese cat.
Well well, look who got a place at the table in Doha!
May 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Well well, look who got a place at the table in Doha!