James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And here it is…The i Paper @theipaper.comThe Conservative Party has quietly been losing touch with reality, writes James O'Brien. Read more: trib.al/ZMoqhjG 38595130
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16hRachel is absolutely brilliant. But don’t take my word for it, buy a ticket & find out for yourself! 926582
Reposted by James O’BrienGraemeCP 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🐸 @graemecp.bsky.social · 16h😂 sacking too good for him make him suffer. Keep him. 0442
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16hKeith’s on holiday. He just sent this with the caption ‘Thinking of you’. Might sack him when he gets back. Too cruel to do it now. 2528717
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16hNo doubt all the people who printed, posted or broadcast this now disproved story respect their readers/viewers/listeners/followers enough to correct the record asap… www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...theguardian.com‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already leftTaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus 29658206
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18hInheritance tax & the cushioning of the already comfortable. open.spotify.com/episode/08nl...open.spotify.comInheritance tax is the price of being luckyJames O'Brien Daily · Episode 2125063
Reposted by James O’BrienDave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social · 18hLondon people, please note there are two events there next week - Hatchards Piccadilly and the Rock n Roll Book Club in E17 1175
Reposted by James O’Brienigyphoto @geoffyoungphoto.bsky.social · 19hThe worst part about that awful speech by Kemi 'no gaffs' Badenoch was the eating into of 90 (yes, 90) minutes of @mrjamesob.bsky.social show. I want a refund... 4898
Reposted by James O’BrienOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Almost forgot: happy That Tom Hollander Interview Day to all who celebrate 1339685
Reposted by James O’BrienRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 21hThis is a positive development, full stop. Anti-racism norms matter, elite cues on anti-racism norms matter, a broad political consensus on anti-racism norms matter so a strong signal from the leader of a party which has been blurring red lines lately is good news. 1737965
Reposted by James O’BrienSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21hKemi Badenoch accurately notes that the common sense consensus that black people can be Englsh was pretty settled by the early 1990s. It was being contested vocally by the NF in 1984 (when Barnes scored in Brazil) with the Daily Mail vocal against the NF but much less by 1993 (when Ince was captain) 311322
Reposted by James O’BrienPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 22hThis bit is genuinely good. Badenoch on Reform scandals and identity: any prospect of an electoral pact on the right now looks dead in the water. A genuinely impassioned defence of her right, and her children’s, to identify as English with pride. Standing ovation. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk 219818
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23h“Whether policies, polls or performances, the gulf between the reality I think I inhabit and the world according to Kemi seems almost inconceivably enormous, and yet so complete is her belief in her own brilliance that I frequently find myself checking whether my own memory of events is accurate.” 53606125
Reposted by James O’BrienThe i Paper @theipaper.com · 06/10/2026The Conservative Party has quietly been losing touch with reality, writes James O'Brien. Read more: trib.al/ZMoqhjG 1515623
Reposted by James O’BrienPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999. 321466458
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sensational. Can’t believe it dropped just after I filed a column about her epic ridiculousness, though. 82591110
Reposted by James O’BrienAdam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just as a counterpoint to some of the obituaries this morning, here's the start of the Archer chapter in my history of political lying, The Lies of the Land: 29400103
Reposted by James O’BrienHenry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 06/10/2026Come say hello on Friday if you're in Carmarthen! 0205
Reposted by James O’BrienSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Mine earlier today with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk 📺: youtu.be/7eltBhn7WV4?...youtu.beTrump suggests he'd let Iran 'take out' Los Angeles or San DiegoYouTube video by LBC 2016139
Reposted by James O’BrienLBC @lbc.co.uk · 05/10/2026'It is rooted in absurd defence of Adolf Hitler!' @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social and @mrjamesob.bsky.social dissect the 'childish' questions that Tucker Carlson asked Jacob Rees-Mogg. 1618249
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Zionism, racism & the Greens. Shabana Mahmood & the myth of the unemployed welders. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comThe Green Party vote that has alarmed Jewish membersPodcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 5 October · 1hr 1812824
Reposted by James O’BrienJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 771392441
Reposted by James O’BrienPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I'm told that some Greens are already looking at legal action over worries that the 'Zionism is racism' motion is likely to be illegal under equality laws. This is a view shared by some lawyers. More soon. 2318230
Reposted by James O’BrienYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026What people fail to understand is also that Zionism was not just a plan/ideology for Jews in Palestine, it was also a vision for Jewish *diasporic* identity. Much of Zionist activity has always taken place outside Palestine/Israel and was about communal identity and politics. Hence the attachment. 625351
Reposted by James O’BrienJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026passing the "zionism is racism" motion on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street is a bit on the fucking nose isn't it 37632109
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My Mum forgot the code to her key safe. I just opened it after watching a lock-picking tutorial on YouTube & will henceforth only answer to the name ‘Fingers’ O’Brien. 127149656
Reposted by James O’BrienJosiah 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 James O’BrienAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FARTGATE: Tomorrow’s Lancashire Telegraph is an absolute joy to behold. Buy it. Treasure it. Leave it to your grandchildren. #BuyALocalNewspaper 39487149
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don’t take my word for it. There’s also Ian’s mum! 1348231
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This, on the reality of prison and early release, is among the best shows I’ve ever had the privilege of presenting. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comThe scandal hiding inside Britain’s prisonsPodcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 2 October · 1hr 1418825
Reposted by James O’BrienByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Picking on Byline Times sends a message to other political journalists: Be careful. Don't be too critical. We can do the same to you." @adambienkov.bsky.social speaks to LBC's @mrjamesob.bsky.social about Byline Times' ban from Conservative Party Conference. 24551208
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Who radicalised him? news.met.police.uk/news/man-jai...news.met.police.ukMan jailed for 15 years over ULEZ camera explosionKevin Rees, aged 63, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 2 October. 56717146
Reposted by James O’BrienAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Was just on LBC with @mrjamesob.bsky.social to discuss Kemi Badenoch's banning of @bylinetimes.bsky.social from attending Conservative conference after calling such bans by Reform "authoritarian" and an assault on free speech bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...bylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press 18446152
Reposted by James O’BrienDaz @mrdaz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026@mrjamesob.bsky.social oh wow, a few weeks ago when you mentioned doing a gratitude list on your show I nearly messaged you to suggest that you get John Robins on to do Full Disclosure as he would be the man to talk about that. Woke up this morning to see the new episode with John on my feed! 0342
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just the four Celebrity Traitors contestants available in the Full Disclosure archive. But I’ve met or interviewed a few more of them. Watch James Blunt. He’s literally trained for some of this. 1834915
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fascinated by the Jack Smith/Eric Schmitt thing because I can’t grasp how desperate you would need to be to ‘own’ an opponent to end up in such a humiliating mess. I ‘think’ it’s because Trump loyalists have been so grossly dishonest that they have to convince themselves that the other lot are too. 6754862
Reposted by James O’BrienDonQuixotext @donquixotext.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@mrjamesob.bsky.social mystery hour today was pricelessstatic.klipy.comDave Chappelle: Priceless ReactionALT: Dave Chappelle: Priceless Reaction 2221
Reposted by James O’BrienSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My live update this morning with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk 📺: youtu.be/DbVA3pTP7iE?...youtu.beSimon Marks reacts as US inmate survives lethal injectionYouTube video by LBC 108314
Reposted by James O’BrienSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Chikli previously celebrated Tommy Robimson, & he also called the Board of Deputies woke, pro-Palestinian lefties (because BoD & Jewish Leadership Council called Robinson "the worst of Britain" and saying this s Chikli "minister for the diaspora in name only") 26317
Reposted by James O’BrienSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Amichai Chikli, minister of diaspora affairs in Israel says British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (like New York Mayor Mandami) is a dangerous Islamist. The occasion for this prejudice is new phase of community sponsorship of refugees (begun by David Cameron 2016) + Likud's election campaign 810826
Reposted by James O’BrienSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Mine earlier today with @mrjamesob.bsky.social youtu.be/V6aYumK9Xic?...youtu.be'Even Republicans are concerned about this' | Simon MarksYouTube video by LBC 911730
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A Conference speech for the ages. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comThe Burnham speech that put hope back into politicsPodcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 30 September · 56min 2233367
Reposted by James O’Brienghostierockstar.bsky.social @ghostierockstar.bsky.social · 30/09/20261/7 @mrjamesob.bsky.social delivers an absolute masterclass breaking down Andy Burnham’s landmark conference speech. It wasn’t just another political address; it was a rare moment of razor-sharp truth cutting through decades of political cowardice and media prevarication. youtu.be/6lMLTq7PomU?...youtu.beJames O'Brien analyses Burnham's speech in mammoth monologueYouTube video by LBC 414429
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I wrote this without noticing that Burnham had used the line about utilities on the Monopoly board that I’ve been wanging on about lately. Flattering but potentially a little awkward stylistically. I think the intro still works, though… liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/478...liveapp.inews.co.ukI loved Andy Burnham’s speech, but one part of it was shamefulJames O’Brien: The PM was brilliant, except for when he talked about immigration 2932147
Reposted by James O’BrienEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin... 17341621400
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It never stops being important that, no matter what the subject, politicians like Farage, Trump & Rubio are entirely untethered from the most basic requirements of honest discourse. They might turn out to be telling the truth sometimes but only ever in the spirit of stopped clocks. 491367254
