Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 7hwww.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comBritish Jewish groups hold London vigil for victims of 7 October attacksOrganisations honour those who died three years ago as Andy Burnham says government stands with British Jews 000
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 7hwww.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comAll hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John CraceThe Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius 000
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 7hBBC News - Greens face conference centre ban over Zionism motion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGreens could face Brighton Centre ban over Zionism motionBrighton & Hove City Council says the motion is not compatible with its inclusion commitments. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15hSpeech changes nothing. It's telling that Badenoch aimed it at the hall more than the country. Think she'll have done more than enough to keep Tory membership on side - they'll love all the tax cuts and (contradictory) talk of fiscal rectitude. 3617
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16hDid I miss how she said she was going to pay for the inheritance tax cut? 4715519
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 12hA life so very well lived! BBC News - Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukOscar-winning On the Waterfront actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102She starred opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, then alongside Cary Grant in Hitchcock's North by Northwest. 000
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 14hGeopolitics is very complicated. It needs leaders with integrity such as Nekdon Mandela. I can only hope that Netanyahu and his cronies are a busted flush with the election on the horizon! 100
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 16hThank you Lucy. I'm no cheerleader of Netanyahu but I do believe in the fundamental right for Israel to exist; alongside a two state solution enabling self determination for the Palestinians. 100
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 18hExcellent here by Rafael Behr. This motion brought censure from the European Green group. A breathtaking absence of leadership and a massive own goal for the Green Party. Polanski: Do better or you will haemorrhage even more support than you already have! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comZack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael BehrA toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 110
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 21hA footballing icon that this country can truly be proud of. Kane's rise from childhood keeper to equalling England cap record - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukHarry Kane: Striker's rise from childhood keeper to England greatHarry Kane reaches another significant England milestone by equalling Peter Shilton's record as the most-capped Three Lions player that he has held for 36 years. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all. 49868122525
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 21hBBC News - US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUS death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed executionExperts and lawyers called the apparent recovery unprecedented, noting she is believed to be the only known person to survive a lethal injection. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Grant Stern @grantstern.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Donald Trump would be willing to vaporize 1.6 million of his own voters, the Republicans who live in California. THIS IS WHY WE NEED A BLUE TSUNAMI. San Diego County has the fourth-highest number of registered Republican voters in America among counties that report partisan and registration data. 1713860
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Who's really paying the price for those killer Amazon Prime Day deals? 18835791674
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Every person who takes action adds strength to the call to stop deep sea mining before it starts. I’ve had my say; now it's your turn. act.gp/3TWnlHVact.gpThe Deep Ocean is Not For Sale - Greenpeace InternationalEvery person who takes action adds strength to the call to stop deep sea mining before it starts. I’ve had my say; now it's your turn. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026All this is obvious, true and but for a couple of very brave pieces in WSJ, not reported or discussed in US corporate media, which are afraid of him. 842459964
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention. Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild: www.politico.eu/article/clim...politico.euA climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale. 0192105
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The reckoning is here… 339144242358
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The inevitable consequences of this clumsy motion. Prominent Jewish Greens feeling marginalised within their own party. An appalling abrogation of duty by Polansky. Surely this was of more urgency than the campaigning for the by-election? A disastrous own goal! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comHead of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ voteVivien Lichtenstein says she believes motion is unhelpful as anger grows over Zack Polanski’s absence for vote 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Robert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor. www.ft.com/content/38a5...ft.comReform UK’s Robert Jenrick faces fresh accusation from campaign donorBritish businessman Phillip Ullmann says the politician was aware of his relationship with potentially illicit US donor 20451212
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One member who opposed the motion said: “There are now two Green parties – the everyday members, and those who have joined for just one reason, Palestine, and who have no interest in anything else.” Where was Polanski when his leadership was needed? Elsewhere! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comGreen party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racismMotion calling for single Palestinian state, which is opposed by most Green MPs and expected to be challenged, passes by 1,022 votes to 813 1142
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comFor Kemi, being the Nasty party is not toxic but a badge of honour | John CraceThe Tory leader says the party’s plans to cut people’s benefits are no more than ‘common sense’ 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · 04/10/2026In the Highlands, work is being done to protect the fragile ecosystem of the peatlands; one of the world’s most important stores of carbon | Naz Saad bylines.scotRestoring peatlands in Scotland’s Flow CountryIn the Highlands, work is being done to protect the fragile ecosystem of the peatlands; one of the world’s most important stores of carbon 16837
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Don Henley is a mensch, part 12,946: (Wrote about his environmental projects in our book, and here: fallows.substack.com/p/be-not-sim... ] www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...yahoo.comEagles legend Don Henley is putting big money into turning Texas blueThe Texas native is top donor to several statewide Democratic candidates and a major player in super PACs helping James Talarico. 622669629
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I continue to warn against complacence. It’s still vitally important that we vote and remain vigilant against Trump’s interference in our elections. But with a little more than four weeks to go before the midterms, I’m breathing a wee bit easier. Here's why...robertreich.substack.comSunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?The power of kitchen-table economics 541335419
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion 1431365290
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A voice of reason in challenging times, Caroline Lucas addresses this issue perfectly with balance and sensitivity. 3551
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026His destiny is coming down the tracks and isn't likely to be what he had hoped fo! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump sets off on midterm blitz – are his trademark rallies a liability for Republicans?Rallies have been mainstay of president’s brand but even some in his own party fear voters are sick of the sight of him 010
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Simply caring about victims can change everything. 204114002265
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A government's role is not only to govern, but to listen as well. In this case, it has listened clearly to the voices of dissent(of which there many), and responded accordingly. This is a good news story;not only for the beleaguered judicial system, but for Labour as they acknowledged their error. 1141
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 04/10/2026GOOD FREAKING MORNING! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBurnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trialsThe key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead. 1978089
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like 25592251
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🔴 Reform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six Years Exclusive: Reform UK’s Sam Journet branded “Britain’s worst councillor” as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council bylinetimes.com/2026/10/02/r...bylinetimes.comReform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six YearsExclusive: Reform UK's Sam Journet branded "Britain's worst councillor" as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council 7351154
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Great stuff from Adam, and thanks to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for being pretty much the only non-Byline journalist to pick this story up 120256
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Green party’s anti-Zionism motion is yet another attempt to tell Jews how we should think | Jonathan FreedlandThe resolution shows little understanding of what Zionism is, who Jews are or how antisemitism works, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland 000
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A horrifying account. Why did the local district attorney not press charges back in 2024?? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAfter rape allegations at Cornell University, why are women again being urged to talk to their sons? Why not men? | Gaby HinsliffBoys learn by watching how the men they respect treat their partners, female colleagues, women on the street. Now is the time for those men to step up, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🔴 We heard the Government is going to take action at Labour Conference 2026. But haven't we heard this before? 🌍 We need more than words. The Government must respond to the climate and nature crisis with the urgency it demands. 🌿 Join us to take action 👉 zerohour.uk 36059
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Carolyn Pearson, CEO of travel security company Maiden Voyage, said handing a room key to someone claiming to be a guest's boyfriend is an "incredibly basic" failure, but one that is "unfortunately very common across the industry". A breathtaking absence of security measures & simple common sense! 020
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A life so well lived. Childline and Silverline are her high profile legacies; but that was just a snapshot of her accomplishments. BBC News - Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying. 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Science Magazine @science.org · 30/09/2026Luciana Gatti, who studies carbon uptake in the Amazon, aims to join Brazil’s lower house in this week’s elections. scim.ag/4xLuQzrscim.agFed up with Brazil’s politicians not listening, a climate scientist runs for officeLuciana Gatti, who studies carbon uptake in the Amazon, aims to join Brazil’s lower house in this week’s elections 29316
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comGrenfell fire police investigators hand files on 20 firms and 54 people to CPSMet calls move ‘milestone’ moment that paves way for ‘very best possible evidence for charging decisions’ 000
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The way back to Europe is rocky – but it is a road well worth taking www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...independent.co.ukThe way back to Europe is rocky – but it is a road well worth takingEditorial: Andy Burnham talks of going ‘all the way’ as the government reviews relations with the bloc – he is right to put rejoining back on the table 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I feel optimistic about the midterm elections, just over five weeks away. But my stomach aches when I think of what’s at stake. Call me nauseously optimistic. How do you feel? robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t… 83982931889
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026such a good eg of why political argument matters - polling previously showed over 60% support for keeping triple lock. Argue to unlock it *for something people also want* & numbers can change. (Obv can change back again if someone makes a good argument against, but either way, politics=argument) 1926164
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Small steps but an encouraging development nevertheless! www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHalf a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says governmentExclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather 001
Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦 @jon-elsa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comBurnham’s emotional solo act had Labour in raptures – but his promises will take time to come goodPM’s speech, written almost entirely alone, was full of radicalism but his biggest plans will have to wait until after the next election 000
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Let’s just have more TRUTH youtu.be/A6fCl-uOEVY?...youtu.beIt’s time UK media reminded Farage how we got into this mess in the first place - BREXIT!YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic 9374126
Reposted by Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announces that the UK will be opening "safe and legal" routes for refugees. These refugees will include "Afghan women and girls fleeing persecution under the Taliban" and "Palestinians who have fled the horrors of Gaza" 1527054