Jack Fleming
@jfefleming.bsky.social
Singer, reader, cook, climber, liberal, feminist, bike rider, outdoors person.
Policy wonk in search of a better world.
Born at 355ppm
Policy wonk in search of a better world.
Born at 355ppm
O.K. @stellacreasy.bsky.social and Michael Gove having a very robust, but seemingly amicable, debate in a Cuban bar was not on my #LabourConference bingo card.
September 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
O.K. @stellacreasy.bsky.social and Michael Gove having a very robust, but seemingly amicable, debate in a Cuban bar was not on my #LabourConference bingo card.
COVID is still here, and my wife and I can confirm, it's still rubbish.
August 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
COVID is still here, and my wife and I can confirm, it's still rubbish.
I'm ok with annoying, repetitive adverts on #Spotify*
But I feel compelled to angrily point out that BIRTHDAY CAKE IS NOT A FLAVOUR!
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
*I refuse to pay for premium, I just buy an album if I am listening to a band a lot.
But I feel compelled to angrily point out that BIRTHDAY CAKE IS NOT A FLAVOUR!
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
*I refuse to pay for premium, I just buy an album if I am listening to a band a lot.
July 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I'm ok with annoying, repetitive adverts on #Spotify*
But I feel compelled to angrily point out that BIRTHDAY CAKE IS NOT A FLAVOUR!
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
*I refuse to pay for premium, I just buy an album if I am listening to a band a lot.
But I feel compelled to angrily point out that BIRTHDAY CAKE IS NOT A FLAVOUR!
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
*I refuse to pay for premium, I just buy an album if I am listening to a band a lot.
I can't interact with @davidallengreen.bsky.social's post here, but not sure today's SCOTUS judgement re department of Education undermines the value of the US as a case study for the value of written constitutions.
July 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I can't interact with @davidallengreen.bsky.social's post here, but not sure today's SCOTUS judgement re department of Education undermines the value of the US as a case study for the value of written constitutions.
But what's really striking is that the Tories have been steadily declining since *April 2020*, while reform's rise only really began in October 2023, drawing primarily on Labour decline (particularly since the General Election) (per @politico.eu poll of polls).
June 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
But what's really striking is that the Tories have been steadily declining since *April 2020*, while reform's rise only really began in October 2023, drawing primarily on Labour decline (particularly since the General Election) (per @politico.eu poll of polls).
I feel like the UK Government needs to hire new designers for the covers of Industrial Strategy documents...
June 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I feel like the UK Government needs to hire new designers for the covers of Industrial Strategy documents...
Hard, but fair - I can't help seeing my party as the bedraggled wet dog of British politics...
June 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Hard, but fair - I can't help seeing my party as the bedraggled wet dog of British politics...
That's not an alarming chart at all.
The post war global order is collapsing. What comes next is a scary question.
And all the time we spend on that is time not spent fighting climate change etc...
The post war global order is collapsing. What comes next is a scary question.
And all the time we spend on that is time not spent fighting climate change etc...
February 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
That's not an alarming chart at all.
The post war global order is collapsing. What comes next is a scary question.
And all the time we spend on that is time not spent fighting climate change etc...
The post war global order is collapsing. What comes next is a scary question.
And all the time we spend on that is time not spent fighting climate change etc...
I think this may be the most relatable thing a UK government official has ever said. And also, you know, works regardless of context.
h/t @politico.eu Stefan Boscia
h/t @politico.eu Stefan Boscia
February 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I think this may be the most relatable thing a UK government official has ever said. And also, you know, works regardless of context.
h/t @politico.eu Stefan Boscia
h/t @politico.eu Stefan Boscia
I'm honestly not sure if the UK (rest of world?) version is better or worse...
February 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I'm honestly not sure if the UK (rest of world?) version is better or worse...
Proud to be a @libdems.bsky.social member today.
November 6, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Proud to be a @libdems.bsky.social member today.
If you see this, post a mountain picture.
(Not the best picture, but Nevis is my best mountain to date.)
(Not the best picture, but Nevis is my best mountain to date.)
November 1, 2024 at 7:20 AM
If you see this, post a mountain picture.
(Not the best picture, but Nevis is my best mountain to date.)
(Not the best picture, but Nevis is my best mountain to date.)
I am genuinely baffled that a government which apparently recognises the need to decarbonise the UK economy is also supporting airport expansion.... 😮💨
www.building.co.uk/news/governm...
www.building.co.uk/news/governm...
October 15, 2024 at 8:25 AM
I am genuinely baffled that a government which apparently recognises the need to decarbonise the UK economy is also supporting airport expansion.... 😮💨
www.building.co.uk/news/governm...
www.building.co.uk/news/governm...
I imagine there are many corporate workers out there who would take a different view to @politico.eu on what sequestering business leaders might do for productivity...
September 26, 2024 at 12:02 PM
I imagine there are many corporate workers out there who would take a different view to @politico.eu on what sequestering business leaders might do for productivity...
Singularly unimpressive. Though I was at the early stage of the recent surge I guess...
September 16, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Singularly unimpressive. Though I was at the early stage of the recent surge I guess...
Tim Walz is sadly wrong. Violence is deeply embedded in the US culture...
September 16, 2024 at 6:20 AM
Tim Walz is sadly wrong. Violence is deeply embedded in the US culture...
I was today years old when I realised @jonnelledge.bsky.social is a fan of the John Masefield children's classic "The Box of Delights" (gloriously adapted for TV by a very 80s BBC, starring Patrick Troughton, aka the Second Doctor).
Though now I say it, it feels not at all surprising.
Though now I say it, it feels not at all surprising.
September 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
I was today years old when I realised @jonnelledge.bsky.social is a fan of the John Masefield children's classic "The Box of Delights" (gloriously adapted for TV by a very 80s BBC, starring Patrick Troughton, aka the Second Doctor).
Though now I say it, it feels not at all surprising.
Though now I say it, it feels not at all surprising.
Your last saved meme is your political philosophy
September 7, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Your last saved meme is your political philosophy
Kinda wild being in a world where @thetimes.com has fewer than 1000 followers
September 3, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Kinda wild being in a world where @thetimes.com has fewer than 1000 followers
Kinda wild being in a world where @thetimes.com has fewer than 1000 followers
September 3, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Kinda wild being in a world where @thetimes.com has fewer than 1000 followers