Jonathan Plowright
@concertpianist.bsky.social
British concert pianist http://www.jonathanplowright.com/
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We've spent ten years being proved right about all the things the loudest, biggest voices in the UK media insisted, often obnoxiously, we were wrong about. The real kicker is that there's no consolation whatsoever in being correct. Brexit, Putin, Johnson, Truss, Trump, Twitter, Netanyahu etc etc...
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
We've spent ten years being proved right about all the things the loudest, biggest voices in the UK media insisted, often obnoxiously, we were wrong about. The real kicker is that there's no consolation whatsoever in being correct. Brexit, Putin, Johnson, Truss, Trump, Twitter, Netanyahu etc etc...
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
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Expect a national reform govt to raise taxes and then give tax breaks to millionaires… like Richard Tice and Farage
All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
Who would have guessed
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Who would have guessed
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
Council leaders have found themselves hamstrung by social care costs, but party sources hope they will have the lowest average tax rises of any party
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Expect a national reform govt to raise taxes and then give tax breaks to millionaires… like Richard Tice and Farage
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Why is embedding Peter Thiel’s Palantir in the British army, navy & airforce a national security disaster? Well consider what happens when you ‘buy’ a Tesla.
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Why is embedding Peter Thiel’s Palantir in the British army, navy & airforce a national security disaster? Well consider what happens when you ‘buy’ a Tesla.
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
You’re actually just renting the software. That can be turned off at any time.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Farage says he will now vote against scrapping the two-child limit. In case it benefits “foreign-born people”.
It’s not just the racism, it’s the out-of-control personal greed, combined with the staggering meanness.
He’s a repulsively inadequate man.
www.thetimes.com/article/0ab2...
It’s not just the racism, it’s the out-of-control personal greed, combined with the staggering meanness.
He’s a repulsively inadequate man.
www.thetimes.com/article/0ab2...
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Farage says he will now vote against scrapping the two-child limit. In case it benefits “foreign-born people”.
It’s not just the racism, it’s the out-of-control personal greed, combined with the staggering meanness.
He’s a repulsively inadequate man.
www.thetimes.com/article/0ab2...
It’s not just the racism, it’s the out-of-control personal greed, combined with the staggering meanness.
He’s a repulsively inadequate man.
www.thetimes.com/article/0ab2...
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Farage confirms his party is a bunch of disgusting racists.
Nigel Farage Claims Racism Allegations Against Him Might Actually Be Boosting Reform
The Reform UK leader they may be "solidifying our core support".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Farage confirms his party is a bunch of disgusting racists.
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Interesting conversation between two people who basically want what most of us want - a peaceful, harmonious, looked after world. It’s not too much to hope for.
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interesting conversation between two people who basically want what most of us want - a peaceful, harmonious, looked after world. It’s not too much to hope for.
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For the record, I was an advisor to Ed Miliband's Labour Party on tax policy, I strongly support a wealth tax, and I am aware of a viable and fully costed proposal to implement one in the UK.
Amazing interview attacking Polanski as a "fantasist" "selling unicorns".
But Polanski has not said "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need.” He has simply argued, as many tax economists do, for a wealth tax.
So who is the fantasist?
But Polanski has not said "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need.” He has simply argued, as many tax economists do, for a wealth tax.
So who is the fantasist?
December 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
For the record, I was an advisor to Ed Miliband's Labour Party on tax policy, I strongly support a wealth tax, and I am aware of a viable and fully costed proposal to implement one in the UK.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns
Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Think this is going to push a lot, if not most, of voters to the Greens. The right wing appeasement rather than practical improvements show Labour are not a party of serious government. Party before country.
Feel confident in backing the Greens, more moral and genuine with practical solutions.
Feel confident in backing the Greens, more moral and genuine with practical solutions.
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Think this is going to push a lot, if not most, of voters to the Greens. The right wing appeasement rather than practical improvements show Labour are not a party of serious government. Party before country.
Feel confident in backing the Greens, more moral and genuine with practical solutions.
Feel confident in backing the Greens, more moral and genuine with practical solutions.
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Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Tesla have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk. That's 20 billion times more than a nurse in the UK earns.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
Don't let anyone tell you immigrants or disabled people are the problem. It's the richest 1% hoarding all the wealth.
Time to tax the super-rich properly.
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A white journalist at a white BBC has made what looks like a hit piece about a white writer charged with racism by a number of writers of colour. The twist? The BBC attacks the writers of colour.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 AM
A white journalist at a white BBC has made what looks like a hit piece about a white writer charged with racism by a number of writers of colour. The twist? The BBC attacks the writers of colour.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.
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Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
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Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
October 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
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Johnson’s cull of MPs prepared to tell the truth about Brexit consigned the Tories to the absurdity & irrelevance they currently enjoy. The media’s pitiful complicity in & failure to explain this lets Farage move in to the vacated space despite embodying the stupidity & bigotry that did for them.
October 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Johnson’s cull of MPs prepared to tell the truth about Brexit consigned the Tories to the absurdity & irrelevance they currently enjoy. The media’s pitiful complicity in & failure to explain this lets Farage move in to the vacated space despite embodying the stupidity & bigotry that did for them.
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Labour have underestimate ld the draw of @zackpolanski.bsky.social
But most of the most thoughtful and influential progressive commentators are drawn to him. Mainly cos he's doing a superb job of articulating our hopes and frustrations, and presenting viable ideas.
But most of the most thoughtful and influential progressive commentators are drawn to him. Mainly cos he's doing a superb job of articulating our hopes and frustrations, and presenting viable ideas.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Labour have underestimate ld the draw of @zackpolanski.bsky.social
But most of the most thoughtful and influential progressive commentators are drawn to him. Mainly cos he's doing a superb job of articulating our hopes and frustrations, and presenting viable ideas.
But most of the most thoughtful and influential progressive commentators are drawn to him. Mainly cos he's doing a superb job of articulating our hopes and frustrations, and presenting viable ideas.
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The community note has it right.
September 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The community note has it right.
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Our politics and media have become viciously obsessed with immigration. Farage has made sure of it. And in that obsession, they’ve all lost sight of the people they target. Fellow human beings trying to live and belong somewhere.
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
September 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Our politics and media have become viciously obsessed with immigration. Farage has made sure of it. And in that obsession, they’ve all lost sight of the people they target. Fellow human beings trying to live and belong somewhere.
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
Shame on everyone responsible for this daily inhumanity
(Letter,Times)
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If you are tired of the rich getting richer at your expense. If you tired of the right destroying our schools, the NHS, the civil service, the environment, while poverty rises, etc. If you are tired of immigrants being blamed for all of this as a catch all, while the rights fails.
Vote Green Party
Vote Green Party
The Prime Minister can call me names - “plastic progressive”? (Nope, me neither!)
Meanwhile, I’m travelling across England and Wales, meeting people fired up and ready for change.
We’re going to turn this country around – and no one gets left behind.
Meanwhile, I’m travelling across England and Wales, meeting people fired up and ready for change.
We’re going to turn this country around – and no one gets left behind.
September 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If you are tired of the rich getting richer at your expense. If you tired of the right destroying our schools, the NHS, the civil service, the environment, while poverty rises, etc. If you are tired of immigrants being blamed for all of this as a catch all, while the rights fails.
Vote Green Party
Vote Green Party
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Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK just kicked out Tories for their corruption yet is facing a Reform Govt next election which would be many times worse.
And British people are frothing at the mouth at more deaths, theft, corruption, embezzlement and public service collapse as another grifter millionaire wants to be PM.
And British people are frothing at the mouth at more deaths, theft, corruption, embezzlement and public service collapse as another grifter millionaire wants to be PM.
September 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
UK just kicked out Tories for their corruption yet is facing a Reform Govt next election which would be many times worse.
And British people are frothing at the mouth at more deaths, theft, corruption, embezzlement and public service collapse as another grifter millionaire wants to be PM.
And British people are frothing at the mouth at more deaths, theft, corruption, embezzlement and public service collapse as another grifter millionaire wants to be PM.
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Jamie Raskin didn't just expose Nazi Nige yesterday, he exposed all of the British journalists who've never had the minerals to treat him as the contemptuous piece of shit that he is.
And that's almost all of them on major broadcast/print outlets.
And that's almost all of them on major broadcast/print outlets.
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Jamie Raskin didn't just expose Nazi Nige yesterday, he exposed all of the British journalists who've never had the minerals to treat him as the contemptuous piece of shit that he is.
And that's almost all of them on major broadcast/print outlets.
And that's almost all of them on major broadcast/print outlets.