Jacqueline French
@jacquelinefrench.bsky.social
Academic editor. Russian PhD. Love literature, languages, travel, sport. Spurs fan - so often low at weekends.
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Sad, but true. The GOP and Trump are one.
December 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Sad, but true. The GOP and Trump are one.
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Fascinating. Now perhaps someone should ask him where he found enough money to emigrate to Tenerife.
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond
C of E faces dilemma as far right claims Christianity to push agenda that often clashes with gospel message
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December 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Fascinating. Now perhaps someone should ask him where he found enough money to emigrate to Tenerife.
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The new Bylines Network gazette is out!
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
December Bylines Network Gazette now available - and a Monbiot-shaped Boxing Day gift
As 2025 draws to an end, we're focusing on the future of our planet in a Gazette packed with fantastic citizen writing on climate change – and free access to our most popular podcast of the year.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The new Bylines Network gazette is out!
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
Theme is Environment - with a hefty dose of George Monbiot.
Have a quick look! 👇👀
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If I were innocent, I would want everything released to prove my innocence.
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If I were innocent, I would want everything released to prove my innocence.
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Farmers’ anger grows as Australian beef floods into Britain after trade deal.
Who saw that coming
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Who saw that coming
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Farmers’ anger grows as Australian beef floods into Britain after trade deal
British farmers warn they are being undercut as Australian beef and lamb imports surge following the UK-Australia free-trade deal, with volumes rising sharply since 2023.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Farmers’ anger grows as Australian beef floods into Britain after trade deal.
Who saw that coming
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Who saw that coming
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Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
How to stop Farage...
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December 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
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Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
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Yes, but no problem if you're an MP who was sent to prison for beating up his girlfriend.
December 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yes, but no problem if you're an MP who was sent to prison for beating up his girlfriend.
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Don't threaten me with a good time!
Steve Bannon: "If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."
December 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Don't threaten me with a good time!
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Hunting is completely impractical, causes immense damage to farming, benefits nobody and is very cruel indeed.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
It’s the Boxing Day Hunt, Nigel Farage thinks packs of hounds should chase a fox and tear it to shreds.
December 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hunting is completely impractical, causes immense damage to farming, benefits nobody and is very cruel indeed.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
No wonder Britain's leading Brexiter backs it.
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Trump’s economy since he imposed tariffs has created one-tenth of the jobs per month as Biden’s economy, while manufacturing has lost jobs each month.
Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Worked — They Liberated Americans From Their Jobs
Trump’s economy since he imposed tariffs has created one-tenth of the jobs per month as Biden’s economy, while manufacturing has lost jobs each month.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Trump’s economy since he imposed tariffs has created one-tenth of the jobs per month as Biden’s economy, while manufacturing has lost jobs each month.
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This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
December 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
A Salute to New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani
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A Salute to New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani
He takes office Thursday. Here's my interview with him before the election
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December 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A Salute to New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani
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Going to watch Superman this w/e
"it looked like ... a manifesto for kindness, social responsibility & immigration.
It was a breath of fresh air, a gasp of technicolour in a world gone B&W. A reminder of the time that we used to punch Nazis, not cosy up to them."
Going to watch Superman this w/e
"it looked like ... a manifesto for kindness, social responsibility & immigration.
It was a breath of fresh air, a gasp of technicolour in a world gone B&W. A reminder of the time that we used to punch Nazis, not cosy up to them."
The Complete Dunt Awards 2025
Welcome to the second annual celebration of all that is best and worst in our political culture.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Going to watch Superman this w/e
"it looked like ... a manifesto for kindness, social responsibility & immigration.
It was a breath of fresh air, a gasp of technicolour in a world gone B&W. A reminder of the time that we used to punch Nazis, not cosy up to them."
Going to watch Superman this w/e
"it looked like ... a manifesto for kindness, social responsibility & immigration.
It was a breath of fresh air, a gasp of technicolour in a world gone B&W. A reminder of the time that we used to punch Nazis, not cosy up to them."
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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
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KIMMEL, to the UK:
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
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“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
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December 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
KIMMEL, to the UK:
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
“.. It may not seem like it, but we love you guys. .. We’re going through a bit of a wobble right now, but we’ll come around. .. Give us about three years.”
@jimmykimmel.com
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We live in the golden age of stupid.
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We live in the golden age of stupid.
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
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The author ends up writing a balanced piece once he tests his assumptions with his daughters. The comment desk decided to stick with the headline, standfirst that was not informed by that
This piece is billed as ‘father of girls thinks misogyny lessons are unnecessary’ but right at the end he actually asks the girls he is confidently speaking on behalf of and they…disagree. Amazing. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
I’m a father of teen girls. I don’t want misogyny lessons for boys
The government is planning classes to combat prejudice against women. Andrew Billen isn’t sure it will work
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December 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The author ends up writing a balanced piece once he tests his assumptions with his daughters. The comment desk decided to stick with the headline, standfirst that was not informed by that
The Violence Isn’t Imported. It’s Domestic.
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KB, as ever, takes an issue that's 'structurally complex, emotionally charged & uncomfortable, strip it of its timelines, causality & evidence & then relocates all responsibility elsewhere ... somewhere ... "foreign”'
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KB, as ever, takes an issue that's 'structurally complex, emotionally charged & uncomfortable, strip it of its timelines, causality & evidence & then relocates all responsibility elsewhere ... somewhere ... "foreign”'
The Violence Isn’t Imported. It’s Domestic.
Kemi Badenoch’s attempt to blame violence against women on migrants doesn’t just collapse under scrutiny - it actively distracts us from where the harm really happens, and who is actually responsible.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Violence Isn’t Imported. It’s Domestic.
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KB, as ever, takes an issue that's 'structurally complex, emotionally charged & uncomfortable, strip it of its timelines, causality & evidence & then relocates all responsibility elsewhere ... somewhere ... "foreign”'
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KB, as ever, takes an issue that's 'structurally complex, emotionally charged & uncomfortable, strip it of its timelines, causality & evidence & then relocates all responsibility elsewhere ... somewhere ... "foreign”'
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It’s exactly this kind of dismal, prejudiced bollox from the Daily Mail that’s got us into the ruinous Brexit mess we’re in. What a moronic response to us rejoining Erasmus and all the benefits that brings. If they’re really worried about cost, they should push to cancel Brexit altogether.
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It’s exactly this kind of dismal, prejudiced bollox from the Daily Mail that’s got us into the ruinous Brexit mess we’re in. What a moronic response to us rejoining Erasmus and all the benefits that brings. If they’re really worried about cost, they should push to cancel Brexit altogether.
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How Nigel Farage is walking straight into the Government's trap on its inquiry into foreign financial interference
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Keir Starmer Is Setting a Trap for Nigel Farage With Foreign Interference Inquiry
As Reform opens the door to crypto donations, the Government is finally starting to take action against the threat of foreign financial interference in our politics, reports Adam Bienkov
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December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How Nigel Farage is walking straight into the Government's trap on its inquiry into foreign financial interference
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If the rumours turn out to be true, Trump will declare war on Venezuela in a little under 3 hours time.
That will tip the USA into a whole new level of Trump Derangement Syndrome because a nation at war, and led by a fanatic, can do away with many if not all the normal niceties of democracy.
That will tip the USA into a whole new level of Trump Derangement Syndrome because a nation at war, and led by a fanatic, can do away with many if not all the normal niceties of democracy.
December 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If the rumours turn out to be true, Trump will declare war on Venezuela in a little under 3 hours time.
That will tip the USA into a whole new level of Trump Derangement Syndrome because a nation at war, and led by a fanatic, can do away with many if not all the normal niceties of democracy.
That will tip the USA into a whole new level of Trump Derangement Syndrome because a nation at war, and led by a fanatic, can do away with many if not all the normal niceties of democracy.
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26 former students and staff at Dulwich College have signed an open letter calling for Nigel Farage to apologise for his alleged racist and antisemitic behaviour while a pupil at the top London private school.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
26 former students and staff at Dulwich College have signed an open letter calling for Nigel Farage to apologise for his alleged racist and antisemitic behaviour while a pupil at the top London private school.
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
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Interesting “warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be” from Tom Baldwin
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A warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be | Tom Baldwin
Leave support is falling. That’s an opportunity the PM should seize before pro-Europe challengers for the Labour leadership do, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography
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December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Interesting “warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be” from Tom Baldwin
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