Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 42mNext time you're arguing with an irredeemably Mélenchonist mate get them to read this. Blistering compendium of the old rabble rouser's greatest (as it were) hits by @iamhurst.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comJean-Luc Mélenchon will win young French voters – until they realise the size of his Russia blind spot | Alexander HurstLa France Insoumise gives voice to the left-behind, and progressives approve. But many recoil from a leftwing leader whose foreign policy is stuck in 1985, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hur... 092
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 21hAnyone in UK confused about Burnham's pensions triple lock proposal: @benchu.bsky.social explains the impact so even someone (naming no names) who once failed a maths O level can understand it 041
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The second of these screen grabs will make @timbale.bsky.social even more 🤬🤬🤬 than he is about the BetFred guy ... (not that the first is much better, mind you) 160
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Well how very French. In the flat (now a museum) of 19th century philosopher Auguste Comte, father of positivism, a voucher issued by a Paris theatre to disappointed ticket holders on February 24th 1848 after the evening's performance was "cancelled due to revolution" 415746
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So this is basically the arrangement the US and Greenland have had for the past several decades 1150
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Next Tory govt "would not be bound by this and will begin work now on a genuinely independent regulatory system" 😂😂😂 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.com‘Made in Europe’ law threatens UK plans for reset with EUGovernment sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed 040
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Today's must-read. Really a great piece @martingelin.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden | Martin GelinIn 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin 1112
Reposted by Jon HenleyDeborah Cole @deborahcole.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The 5th and final season of Babylon Berlin covering Hitler's rise premieres tonight in Germany, dovetailing with a moment of profound political crisis. I talked to the stars and makers of the global hit TV series about some of the chilling parallels www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comGoodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politicsThe long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unsettling parallels between Weimar Germany and the present day 23914
Reposted by Jon HenleyCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 06/09/202665% at 4 PM, which 2 more hours of voting and postal votes still to come. Remarkable turnout! 3234
Reposted by Jon HenleyPaul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 04/09/2026BREAKING: Reform UK’s James Orr and Dan Jukes have ‘stepped down’ from their roles following last night’s undercover filming on Channel 4 News. Nigel Farage remains in post. 1321280396
Reposted by Jon HenleyOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet 2642471263
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Excellent short thread on the key points in the Iceland/EU dynamic 2113
Reposted by Jon HenleyDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Always read the small print 3144579
Reposted by Jon HenleyGuardian NUJ @gonuj.org · 19/08/2026Statement from the Guardian NUJ chapel on the death of professor Jason Arday 279738
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Once upon a time, Republicans were actual democratic socialists 1116
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Some personal news, as they say: I've been awarded an honorary doctorate of literature from the University of London. Genuinely v chuffed 3931011
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Vive l'entente cordiale www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comKeir Starmer becomes first UK PM to receive France’s Légion d’honneurExclusive: Emmanuel Macron honours outgoing prime minister for leadership role in supporting Ukraine 0302
Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Gotta hand it to Zel. Perfect riposte, impeccable comic timing. 081
Reposted by Jon HenleyAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year 268240033246
