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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 1h

That’s…not Pat McFadden

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Distinctly Ugandan theme at parkrun today, which we learn is the country’s independence day.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I found the trailer pretty off-putting as well, in that it told me absolutely nothing about the film other than Tom Cruise is in it.

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Sian Elvin @sianelvin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Latest travel piece for @the-independent.com ✍ I had high hopes for gluten-free food when I visited Paris for a short break – but instead had a rollercoaster of experiences... Always advocating for those of us with coeliac disease! www.independent.co.uk/travel/europ...

independent.co.uk

My trip to Paris proved why travelling with coeliac disease is still a challenge

Sian Elvin had high hopes for gluten-free food when she visited Paris for a short break – but instead had a rollercoaster of experiences

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One for the defence nerds - Burnham in Berlin today said he had told Merz the UK was 'open' to Germany joining GCAP, the Anglo-Italian-Japanese coalition building a 6th generation fighter jet. Canada joined as an 'observer nation' earlier this year. uk.news.yahoo.com/uk-open-germ...

uk.news.yahoo.com

UK ‘open’ to Germany joining next generation fighter jet programme, says Burnham

Gcap, initially a pact between the UK, Italy and Japan to build a sixth generation fighter jet, welcomed Canada as an ‘observer nation’ in July.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The fall in temperature combined with Parliament’s weird heating leaves me once again asking why is our corridor nice and warm while our actual office is freezing?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

First rule of approaching a journalist as a PR is know who you're pitching to - so no, thank you, I do not appreciate your release telling me London Marathon is the easiest marathon in the UK.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And then hurriedly tried to bring him back, in an entirely risible way, when they realised that was a mistake. Bafflingly bad writing.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

God yes, the writers not only refusing to explain how he faked his own death (because they clearly hadn’t a clue), but also mocking the audience for trying to work it out was appalling.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Of course, it might need the Speaker to get over himself, but there we go

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I wonder if it would be better if we moved to the Australian system of having a six-hour lock-in for journalists (and select others) to read the budget before it’s delivered, rather than having people give instant reactions.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Shadow defence secretary James Cartlidge tells my colleague @wmeakindurrant.bsky.social that "Iron Dome" is like the word "Hoover". In that it refers to missile defence systems generally, rather than because using the phrase incorrectly will get you a legal letter.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A knife? Luxury! We 'ad to crush garlic with our bare 'ands!

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I can only apologise, but having had it inflicted on me I was compelled to share the horror.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks to this, my mental soundtrack for the rest of today is going to be "I like trucking".

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just seen this on the other microblogging site, and I really do think the internet was a mistake.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m starting to regret never having been to the Lib Dem conference. I think.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A strange man. I remember going to a hustings when he was a candidate in 2010, and he came up to talk to the group I was with. He opened by asking one of them what they were studying, only to be told “you’re my director of studies”. He did not recover.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thanks for the horrifying image of Julian Huppert dancing to Sandstorm. Absolutely what I needed on a Sunday night.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve wondered this in the context of other authoritarian governments - do they simply not understand that the PM can’t just ring up an independent tribunal and tell them to change their mind?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I understand that more, as a point of historical interest, whereas an outdoor toilet just seems really inconvenient

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pretty sure there’s still a Chunnel Cafe near Waterloo station (despite the absence of a Chunnel connection now)

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Offence and arrest in December 2023, conviction in January 2026 - why the nine-month wait for sentence?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The examples I’ve seen are closer to three-quarters of a million. What century is this?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You really do find some weird things on Rightmove. For instance, I have discovered that in this, the Year of Our Lord 2026, people are offering houses for sale that still have outdoor toilets.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First series is going to be tediously padding out the bits of the book that talk briefly about Carrie’s younger years and how awful her mother is, isn’t it?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This isn’t to say what City did was fine, just that it’s a bit much for a league founded with the explicit purpose of making loads of money to now act like City alone have somehow sullied the beautiful game (and that they did not also benefit from the TV revenue it brought in)

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think my Colonel Jessep-esque take on the Man City stuff is that the Premier League has always been about money, and City basically did what the PL wanted - bring in the best players so the league can sell TV rights for ever higher sums in ever more countries.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I don’t think I could name you a single Interpol song

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

British people who grew up in the 90s/00s aren’t the audience for the Sugababes?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bold move for Man City fan Lucy Powell to talk to the Labour conference about people being relegated to the second division.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A powerful argument for in fact increasing the number of Neets in the country

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don’t know about duller, but in Legacy of Spies he’s about 100 years old (because Le Carré lost track of what year he was supposed to be writing about), so it’ll be interesting to see how they age him up.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“I can see that everyone is fresh”, says the sponsor of the New Statesman reception, unaware that I am already absolutely shattered by this conference and somehow have three more days to go.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

From earlier, some heavy challenges at the Lobby vs MPs match.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yours for £10 from the Labour Party store

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Can I interest you in Pop Art Harold Wilson?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yup. I think they’re required to give you extra time off if you’re deployed, but routine training has to come out of your annual leave.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You get paid for doing reserve service, but you need to take (paid) leave from your job to do it. Or do it at weekends.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Usual “fall of Saigon” vibes at Euston ahead of Labour conference. If you’re attending this year and fancy a chat, drop me a line.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Take that, guessing game for massive nerds #Politicle: 26/09/2026 I identified the mystery MP after just the starting clues! 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Can you match my score? politics.co.uk/politicle

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Guess the MP! Politicle - Politics.co.uk

Can you guess today's mystery MP? The game for Political obsessives. From Politics.co.uk. New Politicle Puzzle Every Day.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yeah, that’s probably fair. Think it’s a bit mad (though entirely to be expected) that we don’t do this already. Reservists need a break occasionally too.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

(Sort of think reserves should be the focus rather than national service anyway - better to have a large stock of people still in touch with their training than having people for two years and then never seeing them again)

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My policy idea for boosting reserve recruitment and retention is their employers have to give them an extra week’s leave every year. Otherwise they can basically end up using their holiday time for reserve service, which seems unfair.

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ah yes, I’d missed Beef. I suppose their excuse would be they’re anthology shows so each series can stand alone?

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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Feels extra cutting that they chose to do this for True Detective alone

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