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Jon Kelly
@mrjonkelly.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Stuff I’ve written
Nicky Crane: The secret double life of a gay neo-nazi (BBC News Magazine, December 2013) Contaminated blood scandal: Tainted love; The Secret In My Blood (BBC Stories, July 2018) The daydream that …
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In case you're wondering "who the hell is this person I've followed", here's a bunch of longform features I've written over the years. Includes a gay neo-Nazi, the infected blood scandal, Scotland's only woman freight train driver, and a daydream that never stops: jonkellywrites.com/stuff-ive-wr...
Excellent use of shoe leather by the great @chloehadj.bsky.social, here
I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excellent use of shoe leather by the great @chloehadj.bsky.social, here
Important 🦇 information ⬇️
I made a starter pack of people involved in bat research and conservation. Please share. go.bsky.app/R4Etsza
January 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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It's nearly The Traitors finale time so I asked a bunch of social scientists whether the UK is becoming sneakier. (Turns out there's evidence it might be.) Obviously I made sure to ring up the the pre-eminent expert in this field [Wilf from series one]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sneaky Britain? How our moral compasses are changing
Could the popularity of The Traitors link to something wider going on among Britons - and our shifting attitudes towards dishonesty?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
It's nearly The Traitors finale time so I asked a bunch of social scientists whether the UK is becoming sneakier. (Turns out there's evidence it might be.) Obviously I made sure to ring up the the pre-eminent expert in this field [Wilf from series one]. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just riding the train with my fellow passengers
December 13, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Just riding the train with my fellow passengers
Reposted by Jon Kelly
This is a thing of beauty, like an illuminated capital from a medieval manuscript or Celtic knotwork in wrought metal. You wouldn't be surprised to find a few running greyhounds or unlikely-looking whales hidden among the undulating curves.
Preferences 1-3 across all parties: STV spaghetti!
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
November 30, 2024 at 1:09 PM
This is a thing of beauty, like an illuminated capital from a medieval manuscript or Celtic knotwork in wrought metal. You wouldn't be surprised to find a few running greyhounds or unlikely-looking whales hidden among the undulating curves.
Reposted by Jon Kelly
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is a respite, not a wider solution
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is a respite, not a wider solution
What the latest developments mean for Iran's position - and for the prospect of peace in Gaza
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is a respite, not a wider solution
Reposted by Jon Kelly
The carpet museum in Baku is shaped like… Over to you Keswick Pencil museum.
November 26, 2024 at 6:04 AM
The carpet museum in Baku is shaped like… Over to you Keswick Pencil museum.
Delay Repay, plus the general order of UK rail, means I keep in effect lending money to various train operating companies, who then give it back me several weeks later, along with a free, albeit massively delayed journey. DISCLAIMER: this is not investment advice; your funds may be at risk etc.
November 25, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Delay Repay, plus the general order of UK rail, means I keep in effect lending money to various train operating companies, who then give it back me several weeks later, along with a free, albeit massively delayed journey. DISCLAIMER: this is not investment advice; your funds may be at risk etc.
Via BBC housing corr Tarah Welsh, a fascinating (albeit frightening, especially if you own a leasehold) analysis of why service charges on flats in England and Wales have rocketed: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why service charges in flats spiralled out of control
Bills for leaseholders have risen by 44% since 2016. Is Labour's new plan really the solution?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Via BBC housing corr Tarah Welsh, a fascinating (albeit frightening, especially if you own a leasehold) analysis of why service charges on flats in England and Wales have rocketed: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A very good starter pack of London pubs, via the excellent @thefence.bsky.social
The Fence's 20 Best Pubs In London (in no particular order)
November 23, 2024 at 6:16 PM
A very good starter pack of London pubs, via the excellent @thefence.bsky.social
POV: Duolingo reckons you need an intervention
November 21, 2024 at 8:45 AM
POV: Duolingo reckons you need an intervention
Reposted by Jon Kelly
Beware, this "BBC Breaking News" account is fake. It's not an official BBC News account.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
November 19, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Beware, this "BBC Breaking News" account is fake. It's not an official BBC News account.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
If BBC News ever joins this platform, it'll be publicised via official BBC platforms.
Really, really loved this.
A very personal story today from me and Lexy Topping about friendship across the parenting divide. What happens when kids arrive for one of you and not the other www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
They were best mates. Then one had a baby, while the other struggled. Two brutally honest takes on what happens when motherhood affects friendship
They both had something the other wanted. Could their relationship survive?
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Really, really loved this.
Same - mutuals from the old place, real-world pals, folk I’ve worked with, hmu👇
occasional reminder that if you're someone I know and I haven't followed you back it's because I haven't noticed, give me a wave
November 15, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Same - mutuals from the old place, real-world pals, folk I’ve worked with, hmu👇
In case you're wondering "who the hell is this person I've followed", here's a bunch of longform features I've written over the years. Includes a gay neo-Nazi, the infected blood scandal, Scotland's only woman freight train driver, and a daydream that never stops: jonkellywrites.com/stuff-ive-wr...
Stuff I’ve written
Nicky Crane: The secret double life of a gay neo-nazi (BBC News Magazine, December 2013) Contaminated blood scandal: Tainted love; The Secret In My Blood (BBC Stories, July 2018) The daydream that …
jonkellywrites.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:41 PM
In case you're wondering "who the hell is this person I've followed", here's a bunch of longform features I've written over the years. Includes a gay neo-Nazi, the infected blood scandal, Scotland's only woman freight train driver, and a daydream that never stops: jonkellywrites.com/stuff-ive-wr...
That commitmentphobe your pals all told you to give up on:
November 15, 2024 at 11:42 AM
That commitmentphobe your pals all told you to give up on:
Big flurry of new followers from the great Xodus. I have to be totally upfront with you all that I'm incredibly boring and have terrible vibes.
November 15, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Big flurry of new followers from the great Xodus. I have to be totally upfront with you all that I'm incredibly boring and have terrible vibes.
You heard the man
BBC journalists & editors worth following (10)
@alfietobutt.bsky.social, senior journalist
@ikoker.bsky.social, World Service journalist
@mrjonkelly.bsky.social, senior journalist
@dbennettnews.bsky.social, society & health senior journalist
@mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social, environment correspondent
@alfietobutt.bsky.social, senior journalist
@ikoker.bsky.social, World Service journalist
@mrjonkelly.bsky.social, senior journalist
@dbennettnews.bsky.social, society & health senior journalist
@mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social, environment correspondent
November 15, 2024 at 11:03 AM
You heard the man
This is a very good thread, upon which everyone in my trade ought to be doing a fair old bit of reflecting.
I don’t think most people (present company excluded) fully appreciate how much X had changed journalistic output, and in turn wider public discourse.
And I don’t so much only mean the last two years as the whole decade-plus it has existed.
And I don’t so much only mean the last two years as the whole decade-plus it has existed.
November 13, 2024 at 5:12 PM
This is a very good thread, upon which everyone in my trade ought to be doing a fair old bit of reflecting.
I think I must be in one of those starter pack things they have these days as I have way more followers than my BlueSky posts so far can justify. I used to be moderately prolific years ago in the old place but got sick of it. Anyway, I'm here now. Hello.
November 13, 2024 at 11:36 AM
I think I must be in one of those starter pack things they have these days as I have way more followers than my BlueSky posts so far can justify. I used to be moderately prolific years ago in the old place but got sick of it. Anyway, I'm here now. Hello.
In 2013 I had the privilege of interviewing Paul Stephenson about his leadership of the Bristol bus boycott, which overturned the ban on black drivers and conductors working on the city's buses. An extraordinary man with a colossal legacy. RIP. www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazin...
November 3, 2024 at 9:21 PM
In 2013 I had the privilege of interviewing Paul Stephenson about his leadership of the Bristol bus boycott, which overturned the ban on black drivers and conductors working on the city's buses. An extraordinary man with a colossal legacy. RIP. www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazin...
[Andy Williams voice] It's the most miserable time... of the year!!!
January 2, 2024 at 8:20 AM
[Andy Williams voice] It's the most miserable time... of the year!!!
Really don’t want to be the sort of poster who moans about nightmare festive train journeys. But here we are
December 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Really don’t want to be the sort of poster who moans about nightmare festive train journeys. But here we are
Merry Christmas. The cheese I was going to give my dad has been recalled by the Food Standards Agency after a possible E-coli outbreak at the creamery
December 25, 2023 at 10:54 AM
Merry Christmas. The cheese I was going to give my dad has been recalled by the Food Standards Agency after a possible E-coli outbreak at the creamery