Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Remember when ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ was used to describe the people who knew exactly how disgusting & dangerous he is? 28601120
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Incredible war crimes, Incredible assassinations. 871968509
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The ‘British values’ brigade in action. 1681641540
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJavier Garcia @javiergarcia.bsky.social · 13/08/2026LOVED your second hour today on London (LONDON??) @mrjamesob.bsky.social Posted this on my socials about 10 days ago... Enjoy! 1330779
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13/07/2026Polling by Opinium finds that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has a net score of minus 27 percentage points. 👀 42550135
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/07/2026Two baby beaver kits have arrived at Ealing's Paradise Fields. Reintroduced in 2023 with Ealing Wildlife Group and Citizen Zoo, beavers are already stopping Greenford station from flooding and saving us money on infrastructure. Here’s what they’ve been up to 🦫 27929243
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 10/07/2026My painting SOUTHERN UTAH 714511418
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Very proud. 😊 1621803246
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Do we know how many hours passed between Kemi Badenoch saying that everyone must be treated the same by the police and calling for more black boys to be stopped and searched? 651034219
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I mean, people of colour literally have lots of ‘legitimate concerns’ about racist violence at the moment. But the phrase wouldn’t feature in coverage if any of them decided to attack random white people in response to it. 231229253
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/06/2026A thing I wrote. inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...inews.co.ukFarage’s ugly new narrative will tear Britain apartAnd his rhetoric around race is going to get even uglier 71965286
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialDave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Another Conservative in Harrow has (at last) been suspended after Adam detected his enthusiasm for "Tommy Robinson". Harrow is also the home borough of the unacceptable former Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall. Her fellow Harrow ward councillor is a pal of the two suspended councillors and a twerp. 629183
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialIan Birrell @ianbirrell.bsky.social · 04/05/2026It pays to follow the money: Farage and his friend Trump are exposing the cynical fraud of populism. My @theipaper.com column on politicians who serve plutocrats while claiming to fight for ordinary folks against the elite inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...inews.co.ukFarage and his friend Trump are exposing the fraud of populismIt always pays to follow money in politics 5346118
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/05/2026It used to be the youthfulness of police officers that made you clock your own advancing years, now it’s political pundits on the telly. 6660428
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Reform UK repeatedly cold-called journalist Lucy Gape asking if she would stand as a local candidate. When she looked into it, it revealed a world of poor vetting and murky data practices bylinetimes.com/2026/05/05/r...bylinetimes.com'Reform UK Wouldn't Leave Me Alone': My Experience Being Hounded to Stand for Nigel Farage's PartyReform UK repeatedly cold-called journalist Lucy Gape asking if she would stand as a local candidate. When she looked into it, it revealed a world of poor vetting and murky data practices 722086
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/04/2026A rare defeat for Putin in Western politics tonight. I suppose he can console himself with thoughts of Farage’s projected success next month. 1181929220
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Even if Magyar is no liberal, this is why it is still a huge defeat for illiberalism. For it shows that a powerful illiberal political machine and methodology can be defeated. 71173235
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.social Cowboy Col G 🤠 @colg.bsky.social · 12/04/2026And then there was one... 34695106
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Listening to Kemi Badenoch and feeling almost envious of a life lived entirely undisturbed by reality. 1062822327
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialRachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 14/04/2026May Morris, 1890s. 014524
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialchristhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 13/04/2026 724468741
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialForbes @forbes.com · 13/04/2026Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.forbes.comCanadians Visiting U.S. By Car Down 35% In 2 YearsNow 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory. 805128943685
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialRachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 14/04/2026🖼️ Sandy Scott 1578
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialLayla Moran MP 🔶🕊️ @laylamoran.bsky.social · 20/03/2026The circumstances since the Brexit referendum have changed. Everyone is agreed that we must increase defence spending, but this will only be achievable with an increase in economic growth. What would shift the dial on the economy far more than anything else is a closer relationship with Europe. 36721
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records showlbc.co.ukNigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show | LBCThe Reform UK leader has filmed close to 2,000 fan videos in the last 12 months, which he sold on the US-based Cameo platform 29402159
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 02/12/2025On the one hand, anything to distract from reports of his increasingly well-documented, lifelong racism. On the other, if he's told some donors this (& the FT will have sourced this properly) you can be sure that he'd've told others the polar opposite if he thought that's what they wanted to hear. 51559147
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/12/2025This is getting properly unhinged 10855377
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 02/12/2025 Oh. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReeves speech did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR officialProf David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was 1291415350
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialAdam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 30/11/2025"The economy is better than expected. Clearly the Chancellor must take responsibility and resign." 0141
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 30/11/2025I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”. 14452109
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialGhost Town @gh0sttown.bsky.social · 30/11/2025bsky.app/profile/gh0s... 0144
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 01/12/20251 December 1928 | Dutch Jewish girl, Eva Edith Heimans, was born in Zutphen. In September 1944 she was deported to #Theresienstadt ghetto from where in October she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. 13543126
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialLee @justlee.bsky.social · 30/11/2025It is quite interesting to see how the media covers the honesty and integrity of folks like Reeves and Rayner vs the scrutiny offered to folks like Johnson and Farage on the same issues. 2464
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 30/11/2025I feel like I'm going mad here. It was about a policy she didn't even proceed with! Who fucking cares?? 817425
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Apparently the government trying to make the gilt market more in its favour is akin to insider trading, and the FCA should be involved, according to the tories and Dan Hodges. I mean, what the fuck are you people talking about? 1117032
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 30/11/2025It's completely ridiculous. Pre-budget everyone thought the headroom gap was £20-30bn including policy changes (e.g. on welfare). It was in fact £16bn. It's hardly a massive difference. 839179
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/11/2025All the coverage of Reeves ‘lying’ debagged in a single sentence. 33899213
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Amnesty International has slammed Labour’s “divisive and cruel” asylum crackdown, warning that it marks a dangerous drift toward treating fundamental human rights as optional depending on who you are. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/amn...thelondoneconomic.comAmnesty slam Labour's 'divisive and cruel' asylum crackdown"This headline-chasing cruelty will not fix the immigration system. It will only fuel fear" 20498176
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it. 13005951136348
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 18/11/2025So young, so small, yet Marcel is already so skilled at taking up most of the couch. 641761116
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/11/2025One of the most shameful incidents of WW2 was when the government and press scapegoated refugees, then decided to pack them off an a cramped ship, The HMT DUNERA and ship them to Australia. As they boarded the boat they were stripped of the valuables and robbed by the guards. Now government policy 601632507
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialMartin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 16/11/2025The Wolf's Cave Nebula (VdB152) is around 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus. This is 6.25 hours of data from 2023 re-processed in HaRGB. Esprit 100ED, ASI2924 MC Pro, L-ultimate and UV/IR cut filters. #astronomy #astrophotography 715187633
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialWill Vandenberg 🇺🇦 @willvandenberg.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Gorgeous evening today in Anchorage, Alaska. 775287346
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/11/2025Chris Murphy on possible military strikes on Venezuela: "It's pretty clear it's just an effort to distract people from the rising prices and the Epstein scandal. No one wants a war with Venezuela ... and by the way, it's wildly illegal." 441151914760
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialFrostbitten Flamingo @flemtheparrot.bsky.social · 16/11/2025 148128801356
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/11/2025KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true? HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart-- KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less. 1927211715152
Reposted by @matthewgilson.bsky.socialReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Reform’s Zia Yusuf in heated clash with presenter over parents migration from Sri Lankaindependent.co.ukZia Yusuf in heated clash with presenter over parents migration from Sri LankaReform’s head of policy, Zia Yusuf, clashed with a Sky News presenter during a debate on immigration, after being asked about his parents’ decision to move to the UK from Sri Lanka in the 1980s. Matt... 94721
