JakeJames70#FBPE
jakejames70.bsky.social
JakeJames70#FBPE
@jakejames70.bsky.social
Retired journalist. Migrated from the now poisoned land. Centre-left and Pro-EU. Fighting Trump, Tories and populism. Right-wing UK media needs reforming.
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There's a growing sense of pathos around Kemi Badenoch. She's clearly constructed a self-image of toughness & ruthlessness - you can imagine her shouting at her own reflection about how hard she is - to protect herself from perfectly normal feelings of vulnerability & fear. It's unlikely to end well
December 12, 2024 at 9:51 AM
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Every word of this is a damn lie.
December 11, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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PM's spokesman weighs in on the big political story of the day - Kemi Badenoch's views on sandwiches.

“I think he was surprised to hear the leader of the opposition has a steak brought in for lunch. The PM is quite happy with a sandwich lunch. It’s a great British institution."
December 12, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Intros you never thought you'd write ...

No.10 has defended the humble sandwich after Kemi Badenoch said it was not “real food”.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-grea...
'A Great British Institution': No 10 Defends Sandwiches After Kemi Badenoch Says They Aren't 'Real Food'
The PM is "quite happy" to eat one at lunchtime.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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New study shows majority of people who voted to leave EU would now accept return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market & similar support for a reciprocal youth mobility scheme.
So when will the government catch up? @europeanmovement.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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BBC Farming Today reports that the Office for Environmental Protection believes Defra may have broken environmental laws in 2023/2024…

…by allowing neonicotinoid pesticides known to be harmful to bees & insects. The last govt gave emergency authorisation for use on sugar beet for last 4 years.
Where are all the insects?
Can you really have a picnic without wasps these days? And is it true there are fewer bees and butterflies than before?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:48 AM
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Tories must be starting to yearn for the more professional and coherent leadership they had under Liz Truss
December 12, 2024 at 2:28 PM
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🦋 ‘X’ turns dark, and the Sky turns Blue.

The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control.
'X' turns dark, and the Sky turns Blue
The move from X to Bluesky – a lesson on how progressives can take back control
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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Sterling close to its highest value against the Euro since the Brexit referendum. Markets appear to be rewarding the prospect of long term British political stability. Not something you’ve been able to say for a while.
December 12, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Readout of meeting between UK PM Starmer and EU Council Prez Costa: "They also looked ahead to the first EU-UK Summit in early 2025, agreeing this would provide an important opportunity to make further progress on key areas to deliver tangible benefits for the people of the UK and the EU." ~AA
December 12, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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“How will an ambulance get through?”

A question only asked of those trying to save our planet, not millionaire landowners trying to hoard wealth.

Farmers received record support in the budget. Pay what is still less than your fair share, take your tractors and piss off.
December 12, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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Nothing quite sums up how Kemi Badenoch's leadership is going so far like this interview in which she dismisses sandwiches as being not a "real food" and lunch being "for wimps"
December 12, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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Remember all the outraged coverage about a handful of climate protesters slowing ambulances a few years back?

Well it turns out that wealthy farmers doing exactly the same thing on a much bigger scale is absolutely fine

bylinetimes.com/2024/12/12/t...
Two-Tier Reporting: When Climate Protesters Slow Ambulances They’re Vilified, So Why Are Wealthy Farmers Given a Free Pass?
Media outlets rush to condemn climate change campaigners as "middle class" protesters causing "chaos" while ignoring greater disruption by millionaire landowners
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Want to a know a bit more about who I am & what I do before you follow me? Start here:

"Collection of Media"

A collection of all the media I have done outside of Bluesky
Tv clips & Internet shows, interviews, radio, podcasts etc all in one place
November 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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I did an interview with Byline TV about what Trump means for UK-EU relationships.

Yes, it’s absolutely a kick up the @£&€ for us to get back with the EU.

See full video here —> youtu.be/b3weUH2wonk?...
November 19, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.

#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Amazing. There it is. 🔥
November 19, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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go.bsky.app/4MQnfgQ My starter pack for anyone who thinks Brexit was a mistake and we should be laying the groundwork for joining the EU. If anyone wants to be added or removed, just give me a shout. If you have any recommendations for people to add, please write them below. Thanks.
November 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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You have to laugh at the architect of Brexit, St. Farage posing as a “friend of the farmers” when he sent their livelihoods down the river 😬

He’s a political chameleon 👍
November 19, 2024 at 4:24 PM