Reposted by Jon LoveridgeMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Macron: “Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. “Those who said, "We will be richer" - eight points of GDP less ten years later. "”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before. "”We are going to crush it in international trade" - it is worse.” 581311384
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeBen Chu @benchu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026...Put those together and the result is that over 15 years the triple lock has pushed up the state pension in cash terms by more than growth in average earnings and more than the increase in prices...4/5 1147
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeEd Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🎥 Everything you ever wanted to know about the pensions triple lock, how it works, and what @andyburnham wants to do with it, in language hopefully everyone can understand. 8 mins 👇 youtu.be/Yii7WiA-6t4?...youtu.beLabour's pension shake-up explained | Ed Conway AnalysisYouTube video by Sky News 1378
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A commitment to change the triple lock and the voting system at least shows Burnham is seriously about affecting positive change. Good for him 010
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Good. Still pretty generous. Let’s see how much this is misrepresented and misunderstood then 101
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Very much my view - an awful lot of the opposition to removing the triple lock will come from people who don’t understand, have not tried to understand or have been misinformed about what this actually entails and why it’s necessary 000
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The thing about the triple lock, ending it doesn’t mean pensions won’t keep pace with inflation pretty broadly - it just means some years it might fall behind wage or price growth and it’s just not guaranteed to out perform both 100
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026These anonymous MPs saying it's 'electoral suicide' to tinker with the triple lock. Exactly the type who got us into this mess: unwilling to lead, unwilling to recognise reality for fear of offending voters, unwilling to solve long-term problems if it presents the slightest short-term risk. 107947151
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can pretty much guarantee Trump doesn’t understand and doesn’t care to understand how bail conditions work in the UK 100
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A certain section of the right can see the RAF Fairford story as a win/win in terms of narrative - its either 1) our borders are not safe if these people have come from abroad or 2) look at these domestic terrorists refusing to integrate and conform. The reality, as ever, will always be more nuanced 100
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The govt should take this opportunity to explain to the public in painfully specific detail - the clamour to reduce immigration that has been delivered, will cost everyone in reduced spending or increased taxes to compensate for it. If this is what people want, fine, but understand the trade offs 010
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026'Which taxes do you want to raise instead?' should be the default question to anyone who calls for reductions in immigration. 14433152
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Plenty of fans who have been fans of Man City for decades from in and around Manchester perhaps deserve sympathy. But you’d need a heart of stone not to laugh at all those new City fans from the Midlands, Home Counties and the South East who’ve found them in the last 15 years. Absolutely hilarious 261
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 25/09/2026Gotta love a New York mayor shitposting about English football and certain people just not being able to cope. 824931
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026currently sat on the toilet pondering how my literal turds have more brain function than Suella Braverman 71008
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I don't feel sorry for her exactly but I do feel a kind of sorrow for her. Not sure I've ever witnessed someone debase themself like this in the name of ideology. 12250577
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026something has gone very, very wrong with the UK 1143334751
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It’s obviously all for the grift, so I guess the more extreme the better the clout in this day and age, but the arrogance to go out on the channel on your own boat and commit to vigilantism and put the lives of the RNLI volunteers and other professionals in danger is frankly staggering 000
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As a nation we have been radicalised on attitudes to immigration. Even when it is REDUCING this is how it ranks versus Health, Crime, Environment and Housing. Mad. Just utterly mad 000
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Art of the Deal is buying fertilizer from a Putin-aligned repressive dictator and paying to ship it 6,000 miles from his landlocked and sanctioned country so you can teach Canada a lesson. 668106693007
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The incredibly tatty flags left around where I live. I guess these just get left cable tied to the lampposts to rot away over time then? 100
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I wouldn’t dispute any of this, especially given the credibility of the source. The problem with this sort of thing of course is that a lot of older generations don’t see it as a cause for empathy and understanding, as they should, instead they see it as a slight on themselves 100
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6428081167
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeJon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If you read the quotes here, he says nothing original or interesting. It’s just platitudes about North Sea O&G, American vs. British attitudes, Immigration and Tax - all the sort of “analysis” you can read from cretins on LinkedIn. Why are we meant to think this man’s words or views carry weight? 0283
Reposted by Jon LoveridgePeter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s a bumper day for grumpy old rich guys being granted prominent media platforms to complain about Britain. They don’t have any fresh insights, let alone any solutions. Pub bores in private jets. 67916
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Who honestly cares what Jim Ratcliffe thinks - he also thought Brexit was a good idea. He’s an idiot 112
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026When I woke up to this silly news this morning, this was the exact kind of person that came to my mind who deserved most sympathy. Imagine finding yourself in this woman’s shoes. So, so grim 021
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeLewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I agree. Pathetic, also stupid. It’s endorsing a propaganda stunt from people who will always be your political enemies. 45711
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Harborne has 3 of the largest political donations of all time, totalling £48M donated to Reform between them - yet the £5M he gave to Farage, we’re meant to believe that this wasn’t political 🙃🥴 000
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I really do fear you could write everything Trump knows about AI on a post-it note and still have lots of space left 121
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The officiating in the Utd-City game today just another reminder that the game at this level, has been absolutely wrecked. Apparent professionals with all the technology in the world getting both big decisions incorrect 000
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 13/09/2026Good job the entire stock market is not perched on AI now the teenage boys running it have decided it's a massive nuclear bomb and they don't know how to turn it off *Taps ear piece* 1120637
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I do feel this just says what is obvious to most measured, thoughtful people - that there is a significant need for independent global regulation of AI www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAnthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow downThe call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide. 020
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026So everyone, we still expect the British working class to think we are anti establishment and are fighting the elite, yeah? 000
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Reform is the richest party in Britain. Its leaders are almost all millionaires. It is funded almost exclusively by billionaires. It has a supportive TV station and widespread media backing. So naturally, this donation comes with the usual attack on "elites". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaireBen Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump 371010469
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 11/09/2026This is an amazing way of saying that you pled guilty to breaches of US anti-money-laundering law (and were subsequently pardoned by Donald Trump) 316238
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 11/09/2026this must be that two-tier policing I keep hearing about 09321
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeBalderdash @balderdash.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Happy birthday Franz Beckenbauer - one of the legends of the game. 79123
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 09/09/2026Also, while I think everyone has a responsibiltiy to combat antisemitism and violent extremism, it seems dubious that Netenyahu can do and say whatever he wants - no matter how incendiary - but other governments can't criticize his actions for fear of endangering their Jewish communities. 429732
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’d like to know who is on the Anthropic comms team 3537162
Reposted by Jon Loveridgemilk bottle champion @stepheniscowboy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026nimbys remained unmatched 36863172
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Even leaving any politics at all aside: as general rule, no state can allow a group of masked men to be able to close down critical infrastructure. This is basic stuff. 112607504
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026100% this. I knew there'd be stuff he would suck at, but I - naively - assumed he got the importance of speaking out on stuff like this. Lesson there, possibly. 1940388
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeMollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Picking on the RNLI and thinking you are the good guys is such a great example of what is presumably an irreversible brain rot, like if you opened up the bonnet on those heads it would be like when a peach has gone too mushy to be saved 121036180
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Lots of people complaining that the public “aren’t being listened to” - when in reality the political landscape has focussed on nothing as much as it has on illegal migration for the last 4 years 100
Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This really made me laugh youtube.com/shorts/wDXe-...youtube.com#satire #uk #news #sketch #politics #reform #protest #comedyYouTube video by Charlie Lewis 101
Reposted by Jon LoveridgeSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This should be the easiest open goal in the world for a progressive government - they are literally violent criminals. Most voters do not like violent criminals. 35999213