Reposted by JohnGParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Man who supported Brexit then fucked off to Monaco to avoid contributing a penny of his £15 billion fortune to public services makes the mistake of thinking anyone gives a shit what he thinks. 962416605
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026All of the below 👇plus the fact that the Trumpist nut jobs are trying to impose their detestable politics onto our, and our allies’, communities. The US should be kept as far as possible at arm’s length. 000
Reposted by JohnGJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 17/09/2026Burnham should visit an RLNI station and thank the volunteers. There's no way that the vast majority of people, even those who are more hawkish on immigration, are not going to side with the RLNI over a mob of balaclava-wearing thugs. 48317
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I don’t want to jump to any conclusions about this but it’s a bit smelly, all things considered. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Chartered accountants and credit analysts; just what you need for an exciting and joyous evening. I speak as a former bond market maven. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026There’s a LOT of pretty hysterical pearl clutching in the comments—almost like it’s happened and MSF have been outlawed. Folks, it hasn’t happened and the likelihood of it happening is close to zero. Not impossible but really not going to happen anytime soon. 100
Reposted by JohnGJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 10/09/2026The Guardian recently claimed that a new data centre campus in London would cause the same emissions as 27,000 flights. The story of how that incorrect number was landed on is even madder than you might think. 12412
Reposted by JohnGLaurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Left: a terrorist. Right: protestors. 14220
Reposted by JohnGHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026Read the whole story: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/e...hopenothate.org.ukEXCLUSIVE: Did Kent Police ignore Dover blockade 999 call? – HOPE not hateHOPE not hate can exclusively reveal that Kent Police were tipped off about the Patriot Platform mobilisation – and seemingly did not act. 5248131
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Christ on a bike, let a collection of cranks and ignoramuses loose and whaddya get? A clusterfuck like this. Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/h...nytimes.comInside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus ScientistsAs Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“Patriot” Platform. Meet your friendly neighbourhood thugs and domestic abuse practitioners. 000
Reposted by JohnGTomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Arrest and charge them, publish their names, inform their employers - these people do not get to hide behind their balaclavas. 316111
Reposted by JohnGJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 05/09/20261) This is an attack on infrastructure and they should throw the book at all of them. 2) This is an absolutely outrageous response from a Reform councillor and shows how deeply unserious they are. 31533162
Reposted by JohnGPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🗣️My contribution yesterday in the report stage of the Representation of the People Bill. It's on all of us as MPs to ensure we safeguard our democracy against those who would seek to subvert it. This is the chance to do exactly that 👇 093
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This. Terrible people caught on film doing terrible things. And what comes over strongly is that Farage’s people are utter shits. But they are rat-clever. So the decent side of politics, even (some of) the Tories, needs to kick them while they’re down. Strike while the iron’s hot. 010
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026You would have thought that Ofcom would act in the face of such arrant nonsense being broadcast over the airwaves but nope. So over to the minister, Lisa Nandy. Oh dear she seems to be asleep. What a shame, no harm done though. Wait… 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“War on motorists” folks. Bloody council is worse than the Russians. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Romans called this ‘damnatio memoriae’ and it’s a damn good idea. Your legacy, Donald, is that you have no legacy. 032
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The leopards eat your face party eats your face. I haven’t read the piece, but that much seems clear. Don’t tempt the leopards. 000
Reposted by JohnGThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/08/2026Why are prisons overcrowded? Because no government will stand up to the tabloids | Zoe Williamstheguardian.comWhy are prisons overcrowded? Because no government will stand up to the tabloids | Zoe WilliamsWhatever happens to the early release scheme, Andy Burnham needs to consider the possibility that sentences are just too high, writes Zoe Williams 47215
Reposted by JohnGTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Lam of course got strong headlines earlier this year when she argued that we needed mass deportations to make the UK more "culturally coherent." 1824996
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The price of doing this is that everything goes into your ordinary inbox. Promotions, updates, notes from your mum etc all jumbled up together. Total pain in the bum. 010
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026So which side of the Ukraine/Russia war is MAGA America on? No need to answer that, it’s obvious. 021
Reposted by JohnGGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 31/08/2026NEW FROM ME: On a hellish third-country removal flight last month, passengers say ICE-contracted guards got drunk, teased and beat them, tied them up, refused to let them use the lavatory. One says he witnessed an ICE agent admit to illegal chain refoulement. prospect.org/2026/08/31/w...prospect.org‘What America Did to Me Is Wrong’: Inside One of the Largest Third-Country Removal Flights So Far - The American ProspectOn July 31, an estimated 71 detainees were expelled to various countries on a hellish flight to Africa. Many were then illegally returned to their home countries. 2220001176
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Peeps, check this site out! Choose between £100+ and 30-odd quid for an Inverness-London single after Sept. 1. 000
Reposted by JohnGJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/08/2026Oh well! Thanks Meta. Link to ad: www.facebook.com/share/v/19TT... 77557270
Reposted by JohnGRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It would be impossible to guess any of this from most media coverage. 24623189
Reposted by JohnGDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Seems like an obvious step. Also, where Europe needs to be innovating to show how different objectives can be balanced, if only we can move away from the political competition over who can invent the best idyllic past 39328
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“Lord” Toby Young is a hypocritical, self publicising twerp. His free speech union, infested as it is with those well known paladins of free speech like Orban fanboy frank furedi and Claire Fox, really should be ignored. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Can I just say that Peter Harris of EssexCounty Council is a sh*thead? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIs Wethersfield asylum centre just a 'holiday camp'?The leader of Essex County Council makes the comment after touring MDP Wethersfield. 000
Reposted by JohnGAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull at the 2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit: “Murdoch has done more damage to democracy in the English-speaking countries than any other individual alive.” youtube.com/shorts/riRrb...youtube.comMalcolm TurnbullYouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit 9328108
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Do not underestimate the enemy. Philp went to grammar school, then Oxford, so he’s not dumb. He’s the son of a Ukipper so was brought up in a certain ambience, one that involves questionable political stances. That just means he should be able to make a strong case for his position. Take care. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026monkdebunks.substack.com/p/the-media-...monkdebunks.substack.comThe media frenzy that stripped Jason Arday of one of his life-defining achievements.Plus the available evidence on the 30 marathons in 35 days and the footballing claims 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I downloaded the podcast to listen to that discussion, but what did I get? A lady talking about a conversation with a cab driver, I think, which wasn’t the idea. I was somewhat annoyed, to be honest. Perhaps I’m not being fair. 000
Reposted by JohnGEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I clicked on the link and it took me here👇 But look at the web address dailyexpress.uk.com. The web address of the actual Daily Express is www.express.co.uk 2/ 725159
Reposted by JohnGTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 20/08/2026BBC invited Palestinian writer, researcher and analyst Muhammad Shehada on to talk about Israel’s decision to investigate the killing of Hind Rajab. Below is Muhammad’s account of what happened next. Full disclosure: I know him years and he’s a regular on the pod. So naturally I believe him 100%. 16589364
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Braverman etc should explain why golf course management — which incudes turf science, agronomy, business, etc — is so much more “mickey mouse” than say PPE, or Classics. PPE, whose holders infest the Tory party, certainly has a lot more to answer for than golf management. 010
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Couldn’t the ghouls with their hot takes leave the guy alone for a little bit? He wasn’t George Floyd, he was a separate person. Just let him be. And editors: stop. Just stop. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Like every other critique he’s made of the administration he is going to do nothing whatsoever about it. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026WSJ on the lady who runs the company that’s giving Ukraine the means of blowing up Russia’s oil industry (and much else besides) I didn’t know any of this. www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...wsj.comA Millennial Furniture Designer Is Behind the Drones Battering RussiaIryna Terekh, 34, used to design benches. She is now the CEO of Ukraine’s largest private defense company. 031
Reposted by JohnGJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Not hard to see why Reform did not announce their plan to abolish Personal Independence Payment until *after* the by-election.. 581426613
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Something something climate change is a hoax something something. 000
JohnG @butleighjohn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine T-shirt post www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I don’t condone Polanski’s behaviour but I thought those clowns in Reform were all about free speech, just saying what ppl think etc. Perhaps I was wrong…bbc.co.ukReform UK reporting Green leader Zack Polanski to police over Instagram postThe post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine. 001
Reposted by JohnGResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 26/07/2026Is welfare spending ''out of control''? It's estimated to be 11.1 per cent of GDP this financial year. That's just 1.1 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen by 0.9 per cent of GDP since 2012-13 ⤵️ 213293