James Willby
@jameswillby.bsky.social
Brit, Londoner, former New Yorker in Astoria. City Boy, "Woke" Liberal & D&D DM. Also loves Fin Tech, CRPGSs, Sci Fi, 40K, Man Utd & her. Very bad at Golf. Married to Thorrun.
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James Willby
@jameswillby.bsky.social
· Nov 12
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Like I keep saying: more vindictive and spiteful towards the UK than they are towards Russia.
What this is about is the EU now trying to link UK energy market alignment to structural funds. Why? They're skint. Apparently Germany is trying to prevent "other states" - read France - doing this.
What this is about is the EU now trying to link UK energy market alignment to structural funds. Why? They're skint. Apparently Germany is trying to prevent "other states" - read France - doing this.
The UK would do Youth Mobility properly.
If the UK is so tone-deaf on what matters to EU it deserves to be steamrolled.
If the UK is so tone-deaf on what matters to EU it deserves to be steamrolled.
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Like I keep saying: more vindictive and spiteful towards the UK than they are towards Russia.
What this is about is the EU now trying to link UK energy market alignment to structural funds. Why? They're skint. Apparently Germany is trying to prevent "other states" - read France - doing this.
What this is about is the EU now trying to link UK energy market alignment to structural funds. Why? They're skint. Apparently Germany is trying to prevent "other states" - read France - doing this.
Morbid curiosity, but I watched @euronews.com's The Ring debate on EU enlargement between the EPP's David McAllister & the Left's Marc Botenga. My criticism of Botenga was that, having explaining how free movement/social dumping depopulates states like Croatia, he didn't say '& it led to Brexit'.
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Morbid curiosity, but I watched @euronews.com's The Ring debate on EU enlargement between the EPP's David McAllister & the Left's Marc Botenga. My criticism of Botenga was that, having explaining how free movement/social dumping depopulates states like Croatia, he didn't say '& it led to Brexit'.
Oh thanks so we're 11 months into your comical "The UK will need an IMF bailout in 18 months unless it throws itself on the mercy of the EU" timeline.
7 months to go then.
7 months to go then.
that speech by Reeves earlier this week was more for financial markets than for UK voters. She was waving a flag saying "look, see, I'm not liz truss, I AM going to push up taxes".
The IMF visited her in June for more than just a spot of tea Katie.
David McWilliams in Jan 2025 👇
The IMF visited her in June for more than just a spot of tea Katie.
David McWilliams in Jan 2025 👇
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Oh thanks so we're 11 months into your comical "The UK will need an IMF bailout in 18 months unless it throws itself on the mercy of the EU" timeline.
7 months to go then.
7 months to go then.
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"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
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We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
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Let’s be clear here:
The only thing that Zarah Sulana supports is an end to western security, and the subjugation of the United Kingdom and the European continent to Russia and a Chinese imperialism.
And Your Party most definitely does too.
The only thing that Zarah Sulana supports is an end to western security, and the subjugation of the United Kingdom and the European continent to Russia and a Chinese imperialism.
And Your Party most definitely does too.
October 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Let’s be clear here:
The only thing that Zarah Sulana supports is an end to western security, and the subjugation of the United Kingdom and the European continent to Russia and a Chinese imperialism.
And Your Party most definitely does too.
The only thing that Zarah Sulana supports is an end to western security, and the subjugation of the United Kingdom and the European continent to Russia and a Chinese imperialism.
And Your Party most definitely does too.
No we should simply implement what has been agreed, in full, and turn our attentions away from a continent that will never wish us anything but harm while we refuse to kowtow to their demands for unification and conformity.
We are not European. We should keep reminding them.
We are not European. We should keep reminding them.
“We do not want to help make Brexit work.”
This comment by a German official highlights a major problem with the gradualist approach to repairing the damage done by Brexit.
To succeed, "step-by-step" must be accompanied by a clear UK ambition to rejoin the EU.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This comment by a German official highlights a major problem with the gradualist approach to repairing the damage done by Brexit.
To succeed, "step-by-step" must be accompanied by a clear UK ambition to rejoin the EU.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is suddenly pining for closer ties with the EU. It’s more likely to get the cold shoulder | Anand Menon
Labour now wants to use the damage from Brexit to combat the threat of Nigel Farage, but the union has bigger fish to fry, says Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
No we should simply implement what has been agreed, in full, and turn our attentions away from a continent that will never wish us anything but harm while we refuse to kowtow to their demands for unification and conformity.
We are not European. We should keep reminding them.
We are not European. We should keep reminding them.
No. He doesn't. Thats the point of a Federal system. For NYC issues and spending, NYC needs nada from the Federal government.
Trump: Looks like we’re going to have a communist as mayor of New York, but he has to go through the White House first , everything does
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
No. He doesn't. Thats the point of a Federal system. For NYC issues and spending, NYC needs nada from the Federal government.
Agreed. Again though: why are Labour taking so long to just say 'we're not retrospectively deporting people'.
Labour spokesman
“The Tories want to retrospectively change the rules to deport people who have been in this country and contributed to our society for decades. They would separate British children from their parents and expel doctors and nurses who have been serving patients in the NHS for years."
“The Tories want to retrospectively change the rules to deport people who have been in this country and contributed to our society for decades. They would separate British children from their parents and expel doctors and nurses who have been serving patients in the NHS for years."
Worth saying that despite asking for more than 12 hours we’ve had nothing back from Labour on this
October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Agreed. Again though: why are Labour taking so long to just say 'we're not retrospectively deporting people'.
Really not seeing the problem with saying those who are granted ILR in the UK should not be a burden on the taxpayer and need to contribute to our society.
“We welcome those who come to this country, legally, and give more than they take. We believe the right to stay here must not be automatic, but that those who play their part should be able to earn that right."
October 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Really not seeing the problem with saying those who are granted ILR in the UK should not be a burden on the taxpayer and need to contribute to our society.
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There's always a tweet.
October 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There's always a tweet.
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Really concerned to see Tommy Robinson launching a vile personal attack on the brilliant Daisy Cooper for asking about an important national security issue at PMQs. Very low.
October 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Really concerned to see Tommy Robinson launching a vile personal attack on the brilliant Daisy Cooper for asking about an important national security issue at PMQs. Very low.
Show idea @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Farage's celebrating that a migrant who threatened him has been jailed for 5 years. Good: threats of violence are illegal
But he welcomed Lucy Connolly to Reform conference who was jailed for inciting racial hatred & calling on others to set fire to migrant hotels
Farage's celebrating that a migrant who threatened him has been jailed for 5 years. Good: threats of violence are illegal
But he welcomed Lucy Connolly to Reform conference who was jailed for inciting racial hatred & calling on others to set fire to migrant hotels
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Farage's celebrating that a migrant who threatened him has been jailed for 5 years. Good: threats of violence are illegal
But he welcomed Lucy Connolly to Reform conference who was jailed for inciting racial hatred & calling on others to set fire to migrant hotels
Farage's celebrating that a migrant who threatened him has been jailed for 5 years. Good: threats of violence are illegal
But he welcomed Lucy Connolly to Reform conference who was jailed for inciting racial hatred & calling on others to set fire to migrant hotels
UK government will use the budget to tell the British public that #Brexit made the UK economy permanently smaller, reduced growth, and so they need to pay more tax.
This is objectively true. Second, it will be absolute agony for the Tories. Third, makes no difference to 'rejoin'. Not happening.
This is objectively true. Second, it will be absolute agony for the Tories. Third, makes no difference to 'rejoin'. Not happening.
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
UK government will use the budget to tell the British public that #Brexit made the UK economy permanently smaller, reduced growth, and so they need to pay more tax.
This is objectively true. Second, it will be absolute agony for the Tories. Third, makes no difference to 'rejoin'. Not happening.
This is objectively true. Second, it will be absolute agony for the Tories. Third, makes no difference to 'rejoin'. Not happening.
I literally said this at the time. Anyone can get a deal if you just agree to what the other side wants. The Australia and New Zealand trade deals were AWFUL for UK farmers. There was a reason their TV shows were literally laughing at us.
Liz Truss the brilliant negotiator ... total muppet she is.
Liz Truss the brilliant negotiator ... total muppet she is.
This deserves more attention than it has received.
Gove: "we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working".
Exactly as so many of us warned at the time, and as the government denied at the time.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Gove: "we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working".
Exactly as so many of us warned at the time, and as the government denied at the time.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers
Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I literally said this at the time. Anyone can get a deal if you just agree to what the other side wants. The Australia and New Zealand trade deals were AWFUL for UK farmers. There was a reason their TV shows were literally laughing at us.
Liz Truss the brilliant negotiator ... total muppet she is.
Liz Truss the brilliant negotiator ... total muppet she is.
As expected, UK was involved extensively behind the scenes. And Jonathan Powell was Tony Blair's fixer on Northern Ireland. So, for anybody decrying UK involvement in getting us to peace and the hostages home, just because Starmer doesn't shout does not mean he doesn't act. #PeaceSummit #Egypt
October 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
As expected, UK was involved extensively behind the scenes. And Jonathan Powell was Tony Blair's fixer on Northern Ireland. So, for anybody decrying UK involvement in getting us to peace and the hostages home, just because Starmer doesn't shout does not mean he doesn't act. #PeaceSummit #Egypt
I hope we all appreciated the incredible brass neck of the SNP, who routinely demand Scotland has its own immigration policy separated from Westminster and regularly hold up the refugees welcome signs, demanding London stop looking to rehouse migrants in Scotland. Why might that be Mr John Swinney?
October 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I hope we all appreciated the incredible brass neck of the SNP, who routinely demand Scotland has its own immigration policy separated from Westminster and regularly hold up the refugees welcome signs, demanding London stop looking to rehouse migrants in Scotland. Why might that be Mr John Swinney?
Action is being taken, but the UK will not join a hostile & protectionist EU. We've seen this week with steel tarrifs & the ridiculous debate over burgers, plus the capitol levys, that the EU isn't a place for growth or frankly trust.
Starmer being in India was far more valuable to the UK.
Starmer being in India was far more valuable to the UK.
Interesting.
Of course taxes can be raised or not, but the Brexit damage won’t go away if you take no action.
UK chooses to be poorer every day.
Of course taxes can be raised or not, but the Brexit damage won’t go away if you take no action.
UK chooses to be poorer every day.
Labour to make impact of Brexit since 2016 vote + 2020 the reason to raise taxes in 2025. I am not sure how this explains making the 2024 pledges not to do so
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Action is being taken, but the UK will not join a hostile & protectionist EU. We've seen this week with steel tarrifs & the ridiculous debate over burgers, plus the capitol levys, that the EU isn't a place for growth or frankly trust.
Starmer being in India was far more valuable to the UK.
Starmer being in India was far more valuable to the UK.
Doesn't matter. It impacts the UK.
The EU proves to be an unfriendly and untrustworthy actor. The tarrif clauses in the TCA are to counter predatory or unfair practises.
Where was that in this decision?
Nowhere. The UK should drag the EU through arbitration. The defensive tone says it all.
The EU proves to be an unfriendly and untrustworthy actor. The tarrif clauses in the TCA are to counter predatory or unfair practises.
Where was that in this decision?
Nowhere. The UK should drag the EU through arbitration. The defensive tone says it all.
The UK should get over itself. These steel tariffs are all about China, and not about UK.
Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU.
This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.
This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.
October 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Doesn't matter. It impacts the UK.
The EU proves to be an unfriendly and untrustworthy actor. The tarrif clauses in the TCA are to counter predatory or unfair practises.
Where was that in this decision?
Nowhere. The UK should drag the EU through arbitration. The defensive tone says it all.
The EU proves to be an unfriendly and untrustworthy actor. The tarrif clauses in the TCA are to counter predatory or unfair practises.
Where was that in this decision?
Nowhere. The UK should drag the EU through arbitration. The defensive tone says it all.
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I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
October 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
My wife
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
My wife
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I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.
October 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.
EU rushed this out yesterday.
Claimed its a temporary measure due to “global overcapacity, unfair competition, state aid” etc.
Didn't even have the decency to brief London it was coming.
78% of UK steel goes to the EU.
We should drag the European Commission through TCA arbitration.
Claimed its a temporary measure due to “global overcapacity, unfair competition, state aid” etc.
Didn't even have the decency to brief London it was coming.
78% of UK steel goes to the EU.
We should drag the European Commission through TCA arbitration.
New: European Commission has unveiled sweeping measures to shield the EU’s struggling steel industry from a flood of overcapacity it says is emanating from China, slashing tariff-free quotas by nearly half and doubling duties on excess shipments to 50%
Eyeing China, EU unveils sweeping measures to shield struggling steel industry
If approved, plan tackling overcapacity would slash tariff-free quotas by nearly half and double duties on excess shipments to 50 per cent.
www.scmp.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
EU rushed this out yesterday.
Claimed its a temporary measure due to “global overcapacity, unfair competition, state aid” etc.
Didn't even have the decency to brief London it was coming.
78% of UK steel goes to the EU.
We should drag the European Commission through TCA arbitration.
Claimed its a temporary measure due to “global overcapacity, unfair competition, state aid” etc.
Didn't even have the decency to brief London it was coming.
78% of UK steel goes to the EU.
We should drag the European Commission through TCA arbitration.
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if that HIGNFY Euan Blair fuckup had been about a right-winger it'd have had full front-page scandal coverage in the Mail followed by frontpage coverage across the board for the next week, days of "BBC in crisis" headline coverage by the BBC, and parliamentary questions about Tim Davie's future
October 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
if that HIGNFY Euan Blair fuckup had been about a right-winger it'd have had full front-page scandal coverage in the Mail followed by frontpage coverage across the board for the next week, days of "BBC in crisis" headline coverage by the BBC, and parliamentary questions about Tim Davie's future