James
@mcjamesz.bsky.social
I got lost somewhere along the way.
🏳️🌈 I-ADHD, Depression, Anxiety. Nerdy.
🇬🇧🏴 Manchester.
Interested in data analysis, politics, maps, dogs, strategic games, history.
🏳️🌈 I-ADHD, Depression, Anxiety. Nerdy.
🇬🇧🏴 Manchester.
Interested in data analysis, politics, maps, dogs, strategic games, history.
They have choices, but they won't have the captive mainstream audience present there.
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
They have choices, but they won't have the captive mainstream audience present there.
You did raise the "what the hell is the government still doing on exTwitter" question in Parliament, which is pretty meta for everyone on Bluesky - they've almost all left exTwitter because it became personally unacceptable, most long before CSAM was ubiquitous.
January 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You did raise the "what the hell is the government still doing on exTwitter" question in Parliament, which is pretty meta for everyone on Bluesky - they've almost all left exTwitter because it became personally unacceptable, most long before CSAM was ubiquitous.
At some point they transitioned from leading the conversation to following the conversation, & were too arrogant to realise the vacuum they created.
Without the main CL party giving a left or centre lead, the conversation became very right wing, & they're still too arrogant to understand or change.
Without the main CL party giving a left or centre lead, the conversation became very right wing, & they're still too arrogant to understand or change.
January 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
At some point they transitioned from leading the conversation to following the conversation, & were too arrogant to realise the vacuum they created.
Without the main CL party giving a left or centre lead, the conversation became very right wing, & they're still too arrogant to understand or change.
Without the main CL party giving a left or centre lead, the conversation became very right wing, & they're still too arrogant to understand or change.
The Editorial, 6th Jan, ~12.50mins.
youtu.be/Rd5kTpu2UB0?...
youtu.be/Rd5kTpu2UB0?...
January 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The Editorial, 6th Jan, ~12.50mins.
youtu.be/Rd5kTpu2UB0?...
youtu.be/Rd5kTpu2UB0?...
TLDR News mentioned you as a non-mainstream news source they follow in a recent Youtube vlog (as well as Sam Freedman). Probably exposed your name to an audience detached from the usual sources.
It reminded me you used to write good stuff on Twitter about the postcode address file.
It reminded me you used to write good stuff on Twitter about the postcode address file.
January 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
TLDR News mentioned you as a non-mainstream news source they follow in a recent Youtube vlog (as well as Sam Freedman). Probably exposed your name to an audience detached from the usual sources.
It reminded me you used to write good stuff on Twitter about the postcode address file.
It reminded me you used to write good stuff on Twitter about the postcode address file.
The leadership don't perceive it as a whopping majority, because they're emphatically a minority, fringe faction within their own party's coalition. Despite successfully eliminating the opposing Corbynite wing.
Starmer disliking leading, communicating, compromise & change doesn't help.
Starmer disliking leading, communicating, compromise & change doesn't help.
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The leadership don't perceive it as a whopping majority, because they're emphatically a minority, fringe faction within their own party's coalition. Despite successfully eliminating the opposing Corbynite wing.
Starmer disliking leading, communicating, compromise & change doesn't help.
Starmer disliking leading, communicating, compromise & change doesn't help.
1) Conservatives & Labour promoting his views rather than challenging them makes him seem authentic & prescient, & his views seem like reality.
2) A right wing media ecosystem promotes him, boosted by the takeover & partisan politicisation of the predominant neutral social network.
2) A right wing media ecosystem promotes him, boosted by the takeover & partisan politicisation of the predominant neutral social network.
January 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
1) Conservatives & Labour promoting his views rather than challenging them makes him seem authentic & prescient, & his views seem like reality.
2) A right wing media ecosystem promotes him, boosted by the takeover & partisan politicisation of the predominant neutral social network.
2) A right wing media ecosystem promotes him, boosted by the takeover & partisan politicisation of the predominant neutral social network.
I don't think he'll cancel the election. He'll employ intimidation, & fake results like he's tried to do before. Like most authoritarian regimes do.
January 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I don't think he'll cancel the election. He'll employ intimidation, & fake results like he's tried to do before. Like most authoritarian regimes do.
Hmm. In this scenario, Starmer could stop a Reform government by compromising on who's PM in a coalition government. Or back up a Reform government. Apparently.
The fact there's any doubt which way he'd go is why Starmer is failing so badly.
The fact there's any doubt which way he'd go is why Starmer is failing so badly.
January 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Hmm. In this scenario, Starmer could stop a Reform government by compromising on who's PM in a coalition government. Or back up a Reform government. Apparently.
The fact there's any doubt which way he'd go is why Starmer is failing so badly.
The fact there's any doubt which way he'd go is why Starmer is failing so badly.
Was GBeebies included in this survey?
January 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Was GBeebies included in this survey?
Have they (or predecessors) signed some sort of deal around staying on exTwitter, that they want to remain secret for some reason?
I don't understand how route government information via far right propaganda, child porn & sexual harassment website is *still* still a thing.
I don't understand how route government information via far right propaganda, child porn & sexual harassment website is *still* still a thing.
January 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Have they (or predecessors) signed some sort of deal around staying on exTwitter, that they want to remain secret for some reason?
I don't understand how route government information via far right propaganda, child porn & sexual harassment website is *still* still a thing.
I don't understand how route government information via far right propaganda, child porn & sexual harassment website is *still* still a thing.
On the social media site where the opinions of the billionaire owner are forced onto everyone & the billionaire owner elevates him? Can't imagine why.
January 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM
On the social media site where the opinions of the billionaire owner are forced onto everyone & the billionaire owner elevates him? Can't imagine why.
Reform with Green or Lib Dem, or Green-Lib Dem?
Right now on polls the former two could be possible, though unlikely to be liked.
The LD-Gr pairing seems less likely, but an electoral pact together with Labour continuing to lose support could potentially get there.
Right now on polls the former two could be possible, though unlikely to be liked.
The LD-Gr pairing seems less likely, but an electoral pact together with Labour continuing to lose support could potentially get there.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Reform with Green or Lib Dem, or Green-Lib Dem?
Right now on polls the former two could be possible, though unlikely to be liked.
The LD-Gr pairing seems less likely, but an electoral pact together with Labour continuing to lose support could potentially get there.
Right now on polls the former two could be possible, though unlikely to be liked.
The LD-Gr pairing seems less likely, but an electoral pact together with Labour continuing to lose support could potentially get there.
There are so many interesting tidbits here, some in the high party support zone: Only 79% Lib Dem would want a Lib Dem led Labour coalition led by Davey?
Only 79% Labour would want a Starmer led coalition with Lib Dems? Is the specific leader the thing making these values so low?
Only 79% Labour would want a Starmer led coalition with Lib Dems? Is the specific leader the thing making these values so low?
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
There are so many interesting tidbits here, some in the high party support zone: Only 79% Lib Dem would want a Lib Dem led Labour coalition led by Davey?
Only 79% Labour would want a Starmer led coalition with Lib Dems? Is the specific leader the thing making these values so low?
Only 79% Labour would want a Starmer led coalition with Lib Dems? Is the specific leader the thing making these values so low?
Make clear there are real consequences
1) USA chucked out of NATO
2) All US military bases in Europe closed, all military cooperation & supply end
3) Sanctions on USA & individuals leading it, including seizure of properties owned by those individuals
No different than if it was Russia doing it.
1) USA chucked out of NATO
2) All US military bases in Europe closed, all military cooperation & supply end
3) Sanctions on USA & individuals leading it, including seizure of properties owned by those individuals
No different than if it was Russia doing it.
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Make clear there are real consequences
1) USA chucked out of NATO
2) All US military bases in Europe closed, all military cooperation & supply end
3) Sanctions on USA & individuals leading it, including seizure of properties owned by those individuals
No different than if it was Russia doing it.
1) USA chucked out of NATO
2) All US military bases in Europe closed, all military cooperation & supply end
3) Sanctions on USA & individuals leading it, including seizure of properties owned by those individuals
No different than if it was Russia doing it.
Labour literally voted against it a year ago, & evicted the few MPs brave enough to try to lift those kids out of poverty.
Yes, it's another reason to not support Farage, but it's another reason not to trust Labour too.
Yes, it's another reason to not support Farage, but it's another reason not to trust Labour too.
January 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Labour literally voted against it a year ago, & evicted the few MPs brave enough to try to lift those kids out of poverty.
Yes, it's another reason to not support Farage, but it's another reason not to trust Labour too.
Yes, it's another reason to not support Farage, but it's another reason not to trust Labour too.
For this MRP, they have no concept of tactical voting; they have a blurb about tactical voting, but assume it will be reciprocal within blocks. They also pay no heed to incumbency. Their Lib Dem & Green vote are also noticeably below standard VI polls. It's a bad MRP model on iffy data.
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
For this MRP, they have no concept of tactical voting; they have a blurb about tactical voting, but assume it will be reciprocal within blocks. They also pay no heed to incumbency. Their Lib Dem & Green vote are also noticeably below standard VI polls. It's a bad MRP model on iffy data.
Can you elaborate why it's unsurprising? I can't form a coherent head-cannon argument why.
January 6, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Can you elaborate why it's unsurprising? I can't form a coherent head-cannon argument why.
This data is 2019-2025. I certainly would have said Twitter was a news source in 2019. I haven't been on Twitter for over a year.
January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This data is 2019-2025. I certainly would have said Twitter was a news source in 2019. I haven't been on Twitter for over a year.
If you're not chronically online, X isn't exactly the best name. X is what people are taught to use as a placeholder for whatever the real value is. So Twitter is still a much more widely understood name.
Personally I use exTwitter so people understand what I'm talking about.
Personally I use exTwitter so people understand what I'm talking about.
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
If you're not chronically online, X isn't exactly the best name. X is what people are taught to use as a placeholder for whatever the real value is. So Twitter is still a much more widely understood name.
Personally I use exTwitter so people understand what I'm talking about.
Personally I use exTwitter so people understand what I'm talking about.
The voteshare for Lib Dem & Greens is very low compared to voting intention polls, including More in Common's, which have Greens lower than all others.
Their tactical voting blurb seems to be very primitive too: tactical voting will not be reciprocal on the left, with Labour so strongly disliked.
Their tactical voting blurb seems to be very primitive too: tactical voting will not be reciprocal on the left, with Labour so strongly disliked.
January 4, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The voteshare for Lib Dem & Greens is very low compared to voting intention polls, including More in Common's, which have Greens lower than all others.
Their tactical voting blurb seems to be very primitive too: tactical voting will not be reciprocal on the left, with Labour so strongly disliked.
Their tactical voting blurb seems to be very primitive too: tactical voting will not be reciprocal on the left, with Labour so strongly disliked.
As someone who really doesn't want to watch Love is Blind, can you elaborate on how it's different?
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
As someone who really doesn't want to watch Love is Blind, can you elaborate on how it's different?
I can assure you, even Guardian readers have been ignoring Polly Toynbee for a very long time.
January 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I can assure you, even Guardian readers have been ignoring Polly Toynbee for a very long time.
This whole thing is just a recognition that Metropolitan is different to Rural. It's just regular use of vaguely hyperbolic language.
Maybe in USA they actually think they're not "real" Americans, but I've not encountered anyone in the UK who says it seriously.
Maybe in USA they actually think they're not "real" Americans, but I've not encountered anyone in the UK who says it seriously.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This whole thing is just a recognition that Metropolitan is different to Rural. It's just regular use of vaguely hyperbolic language.
Maybe in USA they actually think they're not "real" Americans, but I've not encountered anyone in the UK who says it seriously.
Maybe in USA they actually think they're not "real" Americans, but I've not encountered anyone in the UK who says it seriously.