Jen Offord
@jenoff.bsky.social
Writer/producer/speaker of words for https://bsky.app/profile/standardissueuk.bsky.social. Author of #TheYearOfTheRobin. Improbable Olympics & Beyonce enthusiast.
Suspect is incredible. Maddening, devastating and brilliant.
May 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Suspect is incredible. Maddening, devastating and brilliant.
Labour really needs to get this "difficult bit" done and dusted, because I am fully bored of hearing about these daft fucking racists.
May 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Labour really needs to get this "difficult bit" done and dusted, because I am fully bored of hearing about these daft fucking racists.
What a great time to consider buying my Sports Book Awards 2023 shortlisted book, The Year of the Robin, tho? amzn.to/3uH7LQr
amzn.to
April 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What a great time to consider buying my Sports Book Awards 2023 shortlisted book, The Year of the Robin, tho? amzn.to/3uH7LQr
Well look at that, Arsenal - you didn't fuck it up!
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Well look at that, Arsenal - you didn't fuck it up!
It's not possible that Arsenal fuck this up, is it?
April 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's not possible that Arsenal fuck this up, is it?
What a couple of weeks Joey Barton is having. We love to see it. 🤞he's about to bag the first treble of his career.
April 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
What a couple of weeks Joey Barton is having. We love to see it. 🤞he's about to bag the first treble of his career.
The good news is that the DVSA have Beyoncified the test booking system, so now you have to queue for 45 minutes before they tell you there are no damn tests.
April 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The good news is that the DVSA have Beyoncified the test booking system, so now you have to queue for 45 minutes before they tell you there are no damn tests.
Really, is it surprising that a man who won't publicly state how many kids he has, whose two previous marriages ended with him cheating, isn't fussed about toxic male behaviour? 🤷🏼♀️ who cares what this walking jizz stain thinks about Adolescence.
April 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Really, is it surprising that a man who won't publicly state how many kids he has, whose two previous marriages ended with him cheating, isn't fussed about toxic male behaviour? 🤷🏼♀️ who cares what this walking jizz stain thinks about Adolescence.
Boris Johnson made an entire career - including his tenure as PM - out of being an opportunistic cunt, and truly we should have zero energy left to expend on his desperate attempts for attention. Normalise not caring about what irrelevant people think (or profess to think for £).
April 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Boris Johnson made an entire career - including his tenure as PM - out of being an opportunistic cunt, and truly we should have zero energy left to expend on his desperate attempts for attention. Normalise not caring about what irrelevant people think (or profess to think for £).
"Prosecution rates remain painfully low" - one of the most stupid aspects of revenge porn law is that you have to be able to prove the intent to cause harm, which can be pretty intangible and really ought to be taken as a given.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"Prosecution rates remain painfully low" - one of the most stupid aspects of revenge porn law is that you have to be able to prove the intent to cause harm, which can be pretty intangible and really ought to be taken as a given.
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What is this unfamiliar sensation of warmth on my skin?
March 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
What is this unfamiliar sensation of warmth on my skin?
Adolescence is astonishingly good. My heart has been in my throat the whole time. The writing is brilliant, the acting is perfect. So, so good.
March 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Adolescence is astonishingly good. My heart has been in my throat the whole time. The writing is brilliant, the acting is perfect. So, so good.
Civil servants are protected by the same employment law as anyone else. They are not bulletproof ffs. This "they're so rubbish and we simply can't fire them" spiel is straight out of the Tory playbook. Disappointing from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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Under-performing civil servants to be incentivised to leave jobs in new plans
The pay of top officials could be linked to performance under reforms expected to be set out next week.
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March 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Civil servants are protected by the same employment law as anyone else. They are not bulletproof ffs. This "they're so rubbish and we simply can't fire them" spiel is straight out of the Tory playbook. Disappointing from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Forgot to say yesterday (World Book Day) I wrote a book, too. It's about football, family, and modern Britain in general, not just Charlton Athletic, so there's a chance you might be interested. amzn.to/3xCSbak
March 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Forgot to say yesterday (World Book Day) I wrote a book, too. It's about football, family, and modern Britain in general, not just Charlton Athletic, so there's a chance you might be interested. amzn.to/3xCSbak
Just spotted someone walking down the road with a framed, cinema-sized The Mummy Returns poster.
February 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Just spotted someone walking down the road with a framed, cinema-sized The Mummy Returns poster.
If hating women to the extent of committing acts of violence against them isn't extreme, then I guess it must be... completely normal? There is, at least to some extent, a cause and effect here. Sighs forever.
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Yvette Cooper to reject call to widen extremism definition
The home secretary rejects the central findings of a report she commissioned last year.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
If hating women to the extent of committing acts of violence against them isn't extreme, then I guess it must be... completely normal? There is, at least to some extent, a cause and effect here. Sighs forever.
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The way that certain bad actors have politicised the murder of three little girls to further their own agendas and the willingness of so many others to go along with it has nothing short of horrified me. We live in utterly terrifying times.
January 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The way that certain bad actors have politicised the murder of three little girls to further their own agendas and the willingness of so many others to go along with it has nothing short of horrified me. We live in utterly terrifying times.
Absolutely REELING from the suggestion that a woman (Kim K) who has dedicated her entire life to cashing in on all other women and indeed her own kids for the sake of a few quid and some new body parts *might* be *a bit* of a wanker.
January 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Absolutely REELING from the suggestion that a woman (Kim K) who has dedicated her entire life to cashing in on all other women and indeed her own kids for the sake of a few quid and some new body parts *might* be *a bit* of a wanker.
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A little bonus "Best of" episode to end the year from The Ground Jewels podcast
From @charlesdagnall.bsky.social last January to @jim.londoncentric.media last month.
With @adamrutherford.bsky.social @jenoff.bsky.social @jonnyowen.bsky.social et al filling this festive sandwich
Hope you enjoy.
From @charlesdagnall.bsky.social last January to @jim.londoncentric.media last month.
With @adamrutherford.bsky.social @jenoff.bsky.social @jonnyowen.bsky.social et al filling this festive sandwich
Hope you enjoy.
December 29, 2024 at 9:47 AM
A little bonus "Best of" episode to end the year from The Ground Jewels podcast
From @charlesdagnall.bsky.social last January to @jim.londoncentric.media last month.
With @adamrutherford.bsky.social @jenoff.bsky.social @jonnyowen.bsky.social et al filling this festive sandwich
Hope you enjoy.
From @charlesdagnall.bsky.social last January to @jim.londoncentric.media last month.
With @adamrutherford.bsky.social @jenoff.bsky.social @jonnyowen.bsky.social et al filling this festive sandwich
Hope you enjoy.
The fact that Gregg Wallace doesn't understand how literally STEEPED in misogyny that response is, tells me absolutely everything I need to know about Gregg Wallace, tbh.
December 1, 2024 at 12:13 PM
The fact that Gregg Wallace doesn't understand how literally STEEPED in misogyny that response is, tells me absolutely everything I need to know about Gregg Wallace, tbh.
Listening to this now. Really interesting, and I remain on the fence. Wondering about the chat around Canada, and how that couldn't happen here because of differences in our legislative processes. What about case law, though? Could that not result in goalposts being moved? Genuine question, btw.
Listen to today's full episode: Kim Leadbeater on assisted dying, fractious politics and Jo Cox
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The News Agents - Podcast | Global Player
<p>Next week, MPs will get their first opportunity in almost a decade to vote on extending the choices available to terminally ill people at the end of their lives. A contentious subject, The Assisted...
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November 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Listening to this now. Really interesting, and I remain on the fence. Wondering about the chat around Canada, and how that couldn't happen here because of differences in our legislative processes. What about case law, though? Could that not result in goalposts being moved? Genuine question, btw.
My bro just found a list of essential hand luggage items that he'd written when we were going on holiday as kids. Delighted to report that Boglins met the threshold for this.
November 24, 2024 at 3:10 PM
My bro just found a list of essential hand luggage items that he'd written when we were going on holiday as kids. Delighted to report that Boglins met the threshold for this.
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Seems like a nice place to share this, innit. Brought to my attention by the excellent @jenoff.bsky.social.
November 22, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Seems like a nice place to share this, innit. Brought to my attention by the excellent @jenoff.bsky.social.
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It's our 10th birthday this year! 🎂 🎈
So here's a special podcast, in which @micksternoonan.bsky.social, @jenoff.bsky.social and Hannah chat to the boss (@sarahmillican.bsky.social) about a decade of Standard Issue, why we started, and some of our highlights.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
So here's a special podcast, in which @micksternoonan.bsky.social, @jenoff.bsky.social and Hannah chat to the boss (@sarahmillican.bsky.social) about a decade of Standard Issue, why we started, and some of our highlights.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
November 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
It's our 10th birthday this year! 🎂 🎈
So here's a special podcast, in which @micksternoonan.bsky.social, @jenoff.bsky.social and Hannah chat to the boss (@sarahmillican.bsky.social) about a decade of Standard Issue, why we started, and some of our highlights.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
So here's a special podcast, in which @micksternoonan.bsky.social, @jenoff.bsky.social and Hannah chat to the boss (@sarahmillican.bsky.social) about a decade of Standard Issue, why we started, and some of our highlights.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Dear the rest of the country, you'll be pleased to know that it is also snowing in London, and as such we are marginally interested in Weather, too.
November 19, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Dear the rest of the country, you'll be pleased to know that it is also snowing in London, and as such we are marginally interested in Weather, too.