Simon James
@jim1132.bsky.social
Happily re-learning the value of expertise, courtesy, and humour after the barking years.
It's basically a homage to Richard Burton's Mark Antony costume in Cleopatra.
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's basically a homage to Richard Burton's Mark Antony costume in Cleopatra.
He's not that popular there.
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
He's not that popular there.
It's worth looking again at the range of pro-Nazi, British collaborationists in the original version - from an ex-King, to the guys Rudolf Hess dropped in on, the Brits in the Waffen SS unit, John Amory, the Robbie Gibb-ish Joseph Ball. It was bigger than we care to think.
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It's worth looking again at the range of pro-Nazi, British collaborationists in the original version - from an ex-King, to the guys Rudolf Hess dropped in on, the Brits in the Waffen SS unit, John Amory, the Robbie Gibb-ish Joseph Ball. It was bigger than we care to think.
This was a story from just last week.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This was a story from just last week.
Many US judges were appointed by Trump. This one in Florida, Aileen Cannon, achieved notoriety for slow-walking and then dismissing the classified documents case against Trump. Would she give this $1bn law suit a fair trial? #r4today
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Many US judges were appointed by Trump. This one in Florida, Aileen Cannon, achieved notoriety for slow-walking and then dismissing the classified documents case against Trump. Would she give this $1bn law suit a fair trial? #r4today
Britain's response to Jacob Rees-Mogg is also in. #newsnight
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Britain's response to Jacob Rees-Mogg is also in. #newsnight
Britain's response to Trump's BBC ultimatum is already in. #newsnight
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Britain's response to Trump's BBC ultimatum is already in. #newsnight
This evidence came out last week - the organisation of "Stop the Steal" was extensive in the run up to Jan 6th and storming the Capitol was deliberate and incited.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This evidence came out last week - the organisation of "Stop the Steal" was extensive in the run up to Jan 6th and storming the Capitol was deliberate and incited.
Murdoch faced that one down. CBS caved and is now owned tech billionaire Larry Ellison. The had their own edit furore in the US just 8 days ago.
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Murdoch faced that one down. CBS caved and is now owned tech billionaire Larry Ellison. The had their own edit furore in the US just 8 days ago.
Robbie Gibb is the Joseph Ball of our day - Neville Chamberlain's shadowy operative and interwar Tory fixer who got away with it, too.
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Robbie Gibb is the Joseph Ball of our day - Neville Chamberlain's shadowy operative and interwar Tory fixer who got away with it, too.
She did a suck-up interview with tech boss Alex Karp quite recently, but didnt let on how evil he is. #bbclaurak
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
She did a suck-up interview with tech boss Alex Karp quite recently, but didnt let on how evil he is. #bbclaurak
This time every year, I reflect on how prescient Peter Gabriel was now-50 years ago.
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This time every year, I reflect on how prescient Peter Gabriel was now-50 years ago.
This is the gold sign that the Secret Service carry around for him so Trump always knows where he is.
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is the gold sign that the Secret Service carry around for him so Trump always knows where he is.
Trump followed through with his divine wind.
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Trump followed through with his divine wind.
The only cloud on the horizon is that Dougie Carswell may will be fleeing "Mississippean Socialism" very soon.
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The only cloud on the horizon is that Dougie Carswell may will be fleeing "Mississippean Socialism" very soon.
Newly-emasculated CBS edited the very bad bits of their Trump interview on flagship 60 Minutes show only a few days ago. No one in the UK media seemed to notice.
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Newly-emasculated CBS edited the very bad bits of their Trump interview on flagship 60 Minutes show only a few days ago. No one in the UK media seemed to notice.
Tim Montgomery still pretending to be a political commentator while also a politician. Sarah Montague treats him like a BBC employee, as ever. #wato
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Tim Montgomery still pretending to be a political commentator while also a politician. Sarah Montague treats him like a BBC employee, as ever. #wato
If the NY Post is to be believed, he truly deserves that title.
November 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If the NY Post is to be believed, he truly deserves that title.
I screenshot this yesterday from and about the US and their previous AG, but it applies totally to our media. They're actively intervening in UK democracy to support Reform and have completely binned the actual role of the 4th Estate.
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I screenshot this yesterday from and about the US and their previous AG, but it applies totally to our media. They're actively intervening in UK democracy to support Reform and have completely binned the actual role of the 4th Estate.
Rocking the Quentin Crisp jaunty side hat look.
November 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Rocking the Quentin Crisp jaunty side hat look.
We know presenters can't comment, but perhaps Global need to consider whether it's worth the advertising money to plaster ads for this guy's latest shitty book.
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
We know presenters can't comment, but perhaps Global need to consider whether it's worth the advertising money to plaster ads for this guy's latest shitty book.
Such an obvious witch hunt, Sky could get Rylan and Professor Alice to do a follow-up series.
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Such an obvious witch hunt, Sky could get Rylan and Professor Alice to do a follow-up series.
Well, the long-term leader of my local council looked a shoo-in for a safe seat, but a few skeletons in his cupboard and accumulated enemies whipped it away from him. He didnt then do this in Barking.
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Well, the long-term leader of my local council looked a shoo-in for a safe seat, but a few skeletons in his cupboard and accumulated enemies whipped it away from him. He didnt then do this in Barking.
The Tories spent just the 14 years blaming the previous Labour government for the state of the nation's finances (David Cameron pictured here doing it in 2015). Some of us have a better recall than Kemi Badenoch. #pmqs
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Tories spent just the 14 years blaming the previous Labour government for the state of the nation's finances (David Cameron pictured here doing it in 2015). Some of us have a better recall than Kemi Badenoch. #pmqs
Tesla shareholders need to buy this man a straitjacket.
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Tesla shareholders need to buy this man a straitjacket.