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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 5h

Another resounding victory for Kemi Badenoch. They’ll have to extend the tapestry now…

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I cannot stand by and see Muslims treated this way when I have a privileged platform. And it’s telling who offers support, who justifies being a part of the hate and who allows their careers to benefit from it. This isn’t just a test for Muslims. It’s a test for all our humanity.

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 16h

There is without question a global campaign to demonise and weaken Muslims. It’s horrific. But it’s having an opposite effect. It’s bringing Muslims together. I have never felt more connected and obligated to my faith or my Muslim community.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18h

Wall-to-wall praise for the policy in today’s papers but they either don’t understand it or don’t care. We’ve been here before, of course. Bexit, Boris Johnson, Truss… all bigged up by the media despite, all obviously awful.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Rachel is absolutely brilliant. But don’t take my word for it, buy a ticket & find out for yourself!

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GraemeCP 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🐸 @graemecp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

😂 sacking too good for him make him suffer. Keep him.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Keith’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.

A branch of the US chain ‘Waffle House’.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

No 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...

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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left

TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today’s episode! Spotify is bugging and not letting me share the link - will message if that changes: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

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Inheritance tax is the price of being lucky

Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 7 October · 55min

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Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

London people, please note there are two events there next week - Hatchards Piccadilly and the Rock n Roll Book Club in E17

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igyphoto @geoffyoungphoto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The 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...

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Almost forgot: happy That Tom Hollander Interview Day to all who celebrate

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This 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.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Kemi 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)

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This 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

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“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.”

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 06/10/2026

The Conservative Party has quietly been losing touch with reality, writes James O'Brien. Read more: trib.al/ZMoqhjG

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I don't write the headline... (But please don't make me therefore review the fairness of our 'Unhinged Headline' feature.)

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Archer’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.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Well maybe. If by ‘Finnish’ you mean ‘in Finland and available for work’ then no. But if they exercise some sort of Braverman-style ethnic test then yes, absolutely.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sensational. Can’t believe it dropped just after I filed a column about her epic ridiculousness, though.

Kemi Badenoch describes herself as captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives.

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just 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:

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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 06/10/2026

Come say hello on Friday if you're in Carmarthen!

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LBC @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.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Even reading it here waters the eye a little. Take care.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The 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...

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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'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.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What 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.

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

passing 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

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No guns, drugs or treasure maps? Bummer.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Should’ve called ‘Fingers’. (What was in it?)

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Who said it was fairly easy? Love, Fingers.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No. Will check him out. Might be a new career for me.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Had a lot more faith in key safes I guess.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My 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.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We’re normally stronger in the second than the first this season. Fair result.

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