Jon Will Chambers
@jonchambers.co.uk
Mostly looking for safety from the algorithms. #Eurovision obsessive and #F1 fan. Designer, writer and campaigner working with people and organisations to make the world a better place.
Can we go back to when this government lacked purpose cos it was better than this.
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Can we go back to when this government lacked purpose cos it was better than this.
Tommy Robinson backing Labour policy while apparently us vaguely centre left people are the problem. Right ok. Sure.
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Tommy Robinson backing Labour policy while apparently us vaguely centre left people are the problem. Right ok. Sure.
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We must bring Mark Carney back across the Atlantic. By force if necessary.
Here the Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney transition for the Liberals in Canada is a warning to anyone declaring Labour already dead. A party ruthless enough to chuck out a blunderingly unpopular leader with a replacement that has better policy and politics instincts can rapidly turn things around.
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We must bring Mark Carney back across the Atlantic. By force if necessary.
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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'So, if we brief the Sun that our policy is to fleece refugees of their belongings and tell the Sunday shows that refugees are basically all 'illegal'...then we should have some room to get a piece in the Guardian saying that we want to fight the 'dark forces' of racism and xenophobia, right?'
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
'So, if we brief the Sun that our policy is to fleece refugees of their belongings and tell the Sunday shows that refugees are basically all 'illegal'...then we should have some room to get a piece in the Guardian saying that we want to fight the 'dark forces' of racism and xenophobia, right?'
Things get u-turned on *because* they are seen as unacceptable. Just swallowing them wholesale and ignoring their proposal because oh they'll get vetoed is a gamble. This debate is moving very quickly - we aren't far away from people thinking some of these things are just acceptable now.
Yes, I should’ve written that better: I know there are asset seizure proposals and I’m pretty sure (or is that just hopeful) the ones people here are focussing on will get u-turned or finessed into oblivion.
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Things get u-turned on *because* they are seen as unacceptable. Just swallowing them wholesale and ignoring their proposal because oh they'll get vetoed is a gamble. This debate is moving very quickly - we aren't far away from people thinking some of these things are just acceptable now.
This is a misreading of what happened. The inclusion of Russia in 2022 (and subsequent editions) was seen as bringing the contest into disrepute because of sweeping international sanctions packages and the exclusion of Russia from essentially the entirety of Western society & economics.
If EBU could ban Russia from competing in Eurovision Song Contest due to Russia's full-scale invasion puts #Eurovision into disrepute, then EBU can ban Israel from ESC for same reason.
People in general think it was due to Russian broadcasters weren't neutral, but that came after this statement.
People in general think it was due to Russian broadcasters weren't neutral, but that came after this statement.
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is a misreading of what happened. The inclusion of Russia in 2022 (and subsequent editions) was seen as bringing the contest into disrepute because of sweeping international sanctions packages and the exclusion of Russia from essentially the entirety of Western society & economics.
As always @stellacreasy.bsky.social worth a read. Labour is clearly in blind panic about how to deal with Reform. But we should be clear about what a good and right system looks like. This is a good start. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
As always @stellacreasy.bsky.social worth a read. Labour is clearly in blind panic about how to deal with Reform. But we should be clear about what a good and right system looks like. This is a good start. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I remember campaigning with Alex in the Norwich North by-election defending Labour at a particularly low point in the party’s political story post-financial crash. Not sure even I’d have imagined nearly 20 years on this would be the defence of the next Labour government.
Govt minister Alex Norris is asked if the govt will take jewellery from people [fleeing war and persecution]. Norris says the govt won't be taking peoples wedding rings but they will seize assets.
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I remember campaigning with Alex in the Norwich North by-election defending Labour at a particularly low point in the party’s political story post-financial crash. Not sure even I’d have imagined nearly 20 years on this would be the defence of the next Labour government.
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"Ok, you can have asylum, but we're going to spend 20 years treating you as an outsider and telling your neighbours to view you with suspicion. We are doing this to oppose the far right rather than to help them."
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"Ok, you can have asylum, but we're going to spend 20 years treating you as an outsider and telling your neighbours to view you with suspicion. We are doing this to oppose the far right rather than to help them."
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Thought the plan was to smash the smuggling gangs not emulate them.
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Thought the plan was to smash the smuggling gangs not emulate them.
I don’t think I’m a particularly soft progressive liberal but the idea of people arriving here fleeing war and persecution and having a necklace or a bracelet from their parents or family taken off them and sold by the British state just feels particularly cruel & unnecessary.
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I don’t think I’m a particularly soft progressive liberal but the idea of people arriving here fleeing war and persecution and having a necklace or a bracelet from their parents or family taken off them and sold by the British state just feels particularly cruel & unnecessary.
Any alternative to Starmer needs to not just sound different but *be* different. Does anyone really have a grip on how you can do government differently and communicate in a way that really is authentic and embodies change, truly? Why I hate our system - so much talent out there, unable to get in.
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Any alternative to Starmer needs to not just sound different but *be* different. Does anyone really have a grip on how you can do government differently and communicate in a way that really is authentic and embodies change, truly? Why I hate our system - so much talent out there, unable to get in.
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
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The Starmer re-elect is dead. The souffle does not rise twice, the prime minister does not come back from that kind of approval rating, or indeed the level of hatred he inspires in the country now.
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Starmer re-elect is dead. The souffle does not rise twice, the prime minister does not come back from that kind of approval rating, or indeed the level of hatred he inspires in the country now.
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They were being integrated with the mayor role anyway so this makes total sense. No need for a separate function. Helps build up mayors as the single tier of regional government.
BREAKING Home Office is about to announce that police and crime commissioners are to be scrapped..
Established in 2012 by Theresa May, Labour has never been a fan of the PCC system…they’ll be replaced in 2028 by policing mayors & local policing boards ..
Established in 2012 by Theresa May, Labour has never been a fan of the PCC system…they’ll be replaced in 2028 by policing mayors & local policing boards ..
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
They were being integrated with the mayor role anyway so this makes total sense. No need for a separate function. Helps build up mayors as the single tier of regional government.
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I think this might be the first story I have ever seen where every quote post is some variation on 'Good'. And there is a reason for that!
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
Police and crime commissioners to be abolished, government to announce
System introduced in 2012 across England and Wales has faced criticism from police chiefs
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UK politics live – latest updates
The controversial system of police and crime commissioners is to be abolished by the government, the Guardian has learned.
Under the system, introduced under the Conservatives, all 43 police forces covering local areas across England and Wales had to answer to an elected official. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I think this might be the first story I have ever seen where every quote post is some variation on 'Good'. And there is a reason for that!
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This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
The country is totally fucked but don’t worry, the ambitions to fix it are high my friends.
Rachel Reeves ‘to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes’
Rachel Reeves ‘to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes’
Chancellor expected to introduce new limit on how much can be spent on a bicycle through cycle to work scheme
Rachel Reeves has drawn up a plan to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy expensive manual and electric bicycles, according to a report.
The chancellor is expected to introduce a new limit on how much people can spend on a bicycle through the cycle to work scheme in this month’s budget, the Financial Times said, citing people familiar with budget preparations, amid concerns that subsidising cycle purchases is not the best use of taxpayers’ money. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The country is totally fucked but don’t worry, the ambitions to fix it are high my friends.
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The PM's team take some heat off the BBC by setting fire to themselves
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The PM's team take some heat off the BBC by setting fire to themselves
If they do the Waspi thing, I'd be tempted to launch the coup myself.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If they do the Waspi thing, I'd be tempted to launch the coup myself.
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The important story behind this story is that someone in Downing Street is having a breakdown:
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge
No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The important story behind this story is that someone in Downing Street is having a breakdown:
The upside here is this is all giving me an excuse to rewatch The Newsroom.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The upside here is this is all giving me an excuse to rewatch The Newsroom.
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"Its taken us 18 months to remember we have morals" is quite the flex
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Its taken us 18 months to remember we have morals" is quite the flex
Woeful messaging from the government on this. yes, to keep your promise you would need to reduce spending..... but you chose to promise not to increase tax....
Rachel Reeves lets the cat out of the (already threadbare) bag about the looming break to the manifesto:
“It would of course be possible to stick with the manifesto commitments but that would require things like deep cuts in capital spending.”
www.ft.com/content/a502...
“It would of course be possible to stick with the manifesto commitments but that would require things like deep cuts in capital spending.”
www.ft.com/content/a502...
Rachel Reeves signals she will break manifesto pledge with Budget tax rises
Chancellor hopes to win support from Labour MPs by lifting two-child benefit cap
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Woeful messaging from the government on this. yes, to keep your promise you would need to reduce spending..... but you chose to promise not to increase tax....