Jay Kennedy
@jjkennedy.bsky.social
Regularly publish articles on #Policy #Charity #Philanthropy at www.dsc.org.uk. Author of DSC's Speed Read: Campaigning - an accessible and brief campaigning guide for charities.
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Jay Kennedy
@jjkennedy.bsky.social
· Dec 18
In keeping with the 'blue sky' vibe, my new profile pic is of #CraterLake in #Oregon - taken from the top of Mt Scott, which is the highest point along the crater rim. Good times.
Give me a break. It’s like he’s forgotten that no player has a right to start and no player is bigger than the team. Saying this stuff in the press will not go down well with fans.
December 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Give me a break. It’s like he’s forgotten that no player has a right to start and no player is bigger than the team. Saying this stuff in the press will not go down well with fans.
FIFA giving Trump a tacky phony trophy to add to the rest of his gold tat. Corrupt birds of a feather flock together.
December 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
FIFA giving Trump a tacky phony trophy to add to the rest of his gold tat. Corrupt birds of a feather flock together.
As bad as it is I cannot believe that this even scrapes the surface of the full oppo on this guy and his pals. It’s political and journalistic malpractice if there aren’t teams of people out there digging for more…
You'll be amazed to discover that a bunch of anonymous people that Nigel Farage says definitely do exist, have confirmed that he didn't say any of the things that lots of other people say on the record that he absolutely did
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
As bad as it is I cannot believe that this even scrapes the surface of the full oppo on this guy and his pals. It’s political and journalistic malpractice if there aren’t teams of people out there digging for more…
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"Keir Starmer did not create this problem — the damage done by the Conservatives cannot be overstated — but it is making matters worse."
Fantastic column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the malaise in our politics and the road that we're on without a major change in approach:
Fantastic column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the malaise in our politics and the road that we're on without a major change in approach:
Labour is slow-marching working people to populism
Insurgent parties to left and right peddle nonsense economics but enjoy dramatically rising support
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Keir Starmer did not create this problem — the damage done by the Conservatives cannot be overstated — but it is making matters worse."
Fantastic column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the malaise in our politics and the road that we're on without a major change in approach:
Fantastic column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the malaise in our politics and the road that we're on without a major change in approach:
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BREAKING NEWS
Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
1/2
Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
1/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
BREAKING NEWS
Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
1/2
Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
1/2
It’s worse than a late-stage Soviet Politburo meeting. At those they probably had more debate and less ritualised ass-kissing of Dear Leader.
December 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s worse than a late-stage Soviet Politburo meeting. At those they probably had more debate and less ritualised ass-kissing of Dear Leader.
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Interesting on growing use of submarines by drug traffickers. 'semi-submersibles have significantly reduced their physical, thermal and acoustic signature' www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uncrewed-and-under-radar-how-auvs-transform-drug-smuggling
Uncrewed and Under the Radar: How AUVs Transform Drug Smuggling
Drug traffickers are constantly innovating to increase profitability and lower operational risk. Their experimentation with uncrewed semi-submersible technology presents a predicament for counternarco...
www.rusi.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Interesting on growing use of submarines by drug traffickers. 'semi-submersibles have significantly reduced their physical, thermal and acoustic signature' www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uncrewed-and-under-radar-how-auvs-transform-drug-smuggling
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
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BREAKING The entire Budget has leaked early
- £22BN of headroom
- £26bn tax rises
- Freeze on tax thresholds
- Pay per mileage confirmed
- Changes to capital gains
- £22BN of headroom
- £26bn tax rises
- Freeze on tax thresholds
- Pay per mileage confirmed
- Changes to capital gains
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
BREAKING The entire Budget has leaked early
- £22BN of headroom
- £26bn tax rises
- Freeze on tax thresholds
- Pay per mileage confirmed
- Changes to capital gains
- £22BN of headroom
- £26bn tax rises
- Freeze on tax thresholds
- Pay per mileage confirmed
- Changes to capital gains
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This Budget will show who the government is really for – and who it’s against. Our three tests:
1️⃣ Is it fair, asking more of those with the broadest shoulders?
2️⃣ Does it cut the cost of living?
3️⃣ Is it pro-growth and reassuring to markets?
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1️⃣ Is it fair, asking more of those with the broadest shoulders?
2️⃣ Does it cut the cost of living?
3️⃣ Is it pro-growth and reassuring to markets?
📺 @carsjung.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This Budget will show who the government is really for – and who it’s against. Our three tests:
1️⃣ Is it fair, asking more of those with the broadest shoulders?
2️⃣ Does it cut the cost of living?
3️⃣ Is it pro-growth and reassuring to markets?
📺 @carsjung.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
1️⃣ Is it fair, asking more of those with the broadest shoulders?
2️⃣ Does it cut the cost of living?
3️⃣ Is it pro-growth and reassuring to markets?
📺 @carsjung.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
Budget discourse has replaced Christmas discourse and I’m not sure it’s an improvement
I guess the one upside of the budget being this late, and it attracting about 84 years worth of coverage, is that I’ve entirely missed the “Christmas comes too early” discourse this year. And it’s tree time on Monday! So…silver linings?
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Budget discourse has replaced Christmas discourse and I’m not sure it’s an improvement
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Yes! @thetimes.com reporting the two child limit will go in full.
Every child should get a good start in life & families should have support to fall back on in tough times.
The result is lower child poverty and brighter futures.
Most of the kids benefitting (6 in 10) are in working families.
Every child should get a good start in life & families should have support to fall back on in tough times.
The result is lower child poverty and brighter futures.
Most of the kids benefitting (6 in 10) are in working families.
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Yes! @thetimes.com reporting the two child limit will go in full.
Every child should get a good start in life & families should have support to fall back on in tough times.
The result is lower child poverty and brighter futures.
Most of the kids benefitting (6 in 10) are in working families.
Every child should get a good start in life & families should have support to fall back on in tough times.
The result is lower child poverty and brighter futures.
Most of the kids benefitting (6 in 10) are in working families.
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Maybe I’m getting old. But I can’t trust the AI and Crypto hype. We’re being conned yet again by the same types of snake oil salesmen who have no thought whatsoever for the damage they do - in fact they seem to think their damage is a virtue. But they’ll all expect a bailout when shit hits the fan.
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Maybe I’m getting old. But I can’t trust the AI and Crypto hype. We’re being conned yet again by the same types of snake oil salesmen who have no thought whatsoever for the damage they do - in fact they seem to think their damage is a virtue. But they’ll all expect a bailout when shit hits the fan.
‘Golden ticket’
Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 AM
‘Golden ticket’
Believe me we ‘love’ them maybe even more 🤦♂️
Would you like to guess how much I love charity annual reports which are published (even by the regulator) as scanned PDFs so you can't search in them?
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Believe me we ‘love’ them maybe even more 🤦♂️
I just can’t. It’s no wonder the party brand is in the toilet. They shouldn’t be surprised when they start getting primaried… 🤯
". . . Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said. "I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
www.gravityisgone.com/a-slap-in-th...
www.gravityisgone.com/a-slap-in-th...
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I just can’t. It’s no wonder the party brand is in the toilet. They shouldn’t be surprised when they start getting primaried… 🤯
‘We’ll see’. That’s the strategy? Are you kidding me? Is this for real? I really don’t understand. Are our Senators that unaware of or insulated from the seething fury from the Democratic Party base they’re about to be on the receiving end of? Do they not care, or do they just not get it?
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
‘We’ll see’. That’s the strategy? Are you kidding me? Is this for real? I really don’t understand. Are our Senators that unaware of or insulated from the seething fury from the Democratic Party base they’re about to be on the receiving end of? Do they not care, or do they just not get it?
Absolutely. US media still haven’t learned this lesson. Presumably his claim has zero regulatory jurisdiction here? If the BBC caves it will only make their PR problems worse. And why should license payers pay for such a settlement?
Trump makes these threats because it leads to organisations making the risk-based calculation that settling for, say, $30m is better than the very small risk that he actually wins a $1bn payout in court.
Under no circumstances should the BBC cave on this.
Under no circumstances should the BBC cave on this.
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely. US media still haven’t learned this lesson. Presumably his claim has zero regulatory jurisdiction here? If the BBC caves it will only make their PR problems worse. And why should license payers pay for such a settlement?
BBC reporting on Trump isn’t that it’s biased against him. He incited an insurrection and is now trying to rewrite history, pardoning the violent criminals who took part. He’s bullying and extorting money from US media firms and now is trying it on here. British politicians shouldn’t stand for this.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
BBC reporting on Trump isn’t that it’s biased against him. He incited an insurrection and is now trying to rewrite history, pardoning the violent criminals who took part. He’s bullying and extorting money from US media firms and now is trying it on here. British politicians shouldn’t stand for this.
Hmmm I thought there was a word for this… starts with a P… perj….
In a humiliating ruling, a court found that Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino repeatedly lied about his actions during an anti-immigrant sweep in Chicago.
Judge Officially Declares Trump’s Top Immigration Goon a Liar
In a humiliating ruling, a court finds Gregory Bovino repeatedly lied about his actions during an anti-immigrant sweep in Chicago.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hmmm I thought there was a word for this… starts with a P… perj….
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The Directory of Social Change (@dsc-charity.bsky.social) has published a handbook offering advice to charities on how to respond to incidents of racism and xenophobia
Anti-racism toolkit for charities published following reports of staff abuse
www.civilsociety.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Directory of Social Change (@dsc-charity.bsky.social) has published a handbook offering advice to charities on how to respond to incidents of racism and xenophobia