Sign in

Richard Jones

@richardjjones.bsky.social
113 followers 391 following 62 posts

Physicist. Marketeer. Teacher. Retired. Musician. Photographer. Former rugby player and now fan. Welsh. And most importantly, a very lucky husband, and Dad to 3 amazing daughters.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Richard Jones
Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played
10851891146
Reposted by Richard Jones
Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
All the money in the world won’t make Reform’s moronic policies workable. It won’t make their people less racist or idiotic. It won’t sort out their ridiculous egos or end the investigations. It won’t make the majority of us loathe them any less. In fact, the money may well bury them. Let’s hope so.
831106287
Reposted by Richard Jones
Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 02/09/2026
Tory and Reform MPs don't like to hear it, but fixing their Brexit mess is the only way to end the cost-of-living crisis. And that means joining the Single Market.
33792210
Reposted by Richard Jones
womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Lee Miller, US photographer whose images at the end of WW2 at Dachau concentration camp helped to expose the horrors of the Holocaust created by the Nazi regime #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a white woman, upper half, in a unifirm and helmet in a field
4635143
Reposted by Richard Jones
Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I had not some across this before, but if you want an example Nathan Cofnas’ scholarship, this is a doozy. Again I say, being sacked is not the problem; being recruited in the first place is what deserves scrutiny.
34650601118
Reposted by Richard Jones
Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m 67 today. Understandably, at such an age, many would feel that whatever they’ve accomplished is probably now behind them; that they’re happy to sit back & enjoy the memories. And why not! 👍 Me? I feel I’m finally in my stride & am just getting started. Bring on the next chapter!
23671341
Reposted by Richard Jones
Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
22672322814
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
But they seemed like such nice, patriotic, community-minded chaps. (Except the ones currently facing murder, child abuse & assault charges, obviously.)
611928550
Reposted by Richard Jones
The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 13/07/2026
Vote for Count Binface. 🐻
11574155
Reposted by Richard Jones
Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026
Beyond words. The world must take action for Palestine Israel must face the harshest, fullest, most severe sanctions Israel is committing genocide of Palestinians in plain sight Targetting babies and children Israel's prolonged torture and murder of 5-year-old #HindRajab was clearly documented.
11914
Reposted by Richard Jones
Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has unveiled a billboard campaign across the UK to mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum today. The billboards call out Reform leader Nigel Farage’s £5 million "reward for campaigning for Brexit, whilst people across the country feel the pinch."
Lib Dem billboard of Nigel Farage laughing, captioned "Ten years on… do you feel better off?" above a Telegraph headline "Farage: I was given £5m as a reward for Brexit". Orange Lib Dem placards in the foreground.
281456661
Reposted by Richard Jones
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Katie Hopkins kicked out of pub in East London during England Croatia match on Wednesday. Seems to take it well... youtube.com/shorts/9QBke...
youtube.com
Katie Hopkins Removed From East London Pub After Heated Football Match Incident
YouTube video by NewsBuzz UK 🇬🇧
129933235
Reposted by Richard Jones
Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
With analytical skills like this it's a wonder his academic career came to such a premature end
89561118
Reposted by Richard Jones
Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
For the third by-election in a row Reform UK offered voters the politics of rage and for the third time in a row they have been roundly rejected as a result. How Andy Burnham's massive victory in Makerfield shows the wheels are now coming off of the Nigel Farage project
bylinetimes.com
Makerfield By-Election Result: How Voters Rejected Nigel Farage's Politics of 'Pure Cold Rage'
For the third time in a row Reform have sought to stoke division and violence on Britain's streets and been roundly rejected by voters as a result, reports Adam Bienkov
1232225617
Reposted by Richard Jones
Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
“The one war aim he’s achieved is the one that wasn’t a war aim in the first place.” Donald Trump's deal with Iran is a "massive fail" on "just about every level", Matt Frei says.
66721
Reposted by Richard Jones
Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today marks 10 years since the murder of Jo Cox. Her message is as relevant as ever: "we have far more in common with each other than things that divide us.” We must honour her legacy by building a political culture based on cooperation, dialogue and respect. We won't forget you, Jo 🕯️
14021
Reposted by Richard Jones
Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Who better to speak out on matters of national security than someone whose close colleague is currently in prison for taking bribes from Russia?
42898286
Reposted by Richard Jones
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
TESLA: A shitty company that loses money and makes bad cars that blow up. TWITTER: A shitty platform that ruined civil discourse and loses money. SPACEX: A shitty company whose rockets explode and only survived thanks to government welfare. WALL STREET: "OMG! Elon Musk is a business genius!!!!!"
19442341262
Reposted by Richard Jones
Richard Haviland @rfhaviland.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Has anyone noticed that Elon Musk the renowned entrepreneur and newly-formed trillionaire who seems to be revered by much of the media bears an uncanny resemblance to Elon Musk the fascist and white nationalist who seeks the violent overthrow of western democracies? Could they be related?
15116
Reposted by Richard Jones
HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 12/06/2026
Congratulations to Elon musk who is now rich enough to end world hunger over 165 times and still stay a billionaire but choses not to.
733151028
Reposted by Richard Jones
Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The family of the Belfast stabbing victim have released a statement saying - like the family of Henry Nowak last week - that the attack should not be used to "divide people or fuel hostility" They condemned disorder and praised the "valuable contribution" by migrants inews.co.uk/news/politic...
212089825
Reposted by Richard Jones
Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.
10556041589
Reposted by Richard Jones
Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The working class Welsh mining ancestors of my children loved knowledge, wisdom, manners, compassion, education When did working class begin to mean sexist, boorish, racist, rude That’s an upper middle class Farageist construction
16453120
Reposted by Richard Jones
Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Foreign money funding Reform UK. Another 7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires - £4m from Hong Kong-based billionaire, £3m from Thailand. Tax exiles shaping UK politics. Modern equivalent of representation without taxation. What have they been promised? Must ban political donations.
bbc.co.uk
Crypto billionaires help Reform cement fundraising lead
The party received £7m from two overseas British crypto billionaires earlier this year, figures show
25631327
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
They are all very deliberately ignoring the express wishes of Henry Nowak's family; the judge's sentencing report & the obvious, albeit brief, consequences of a crime being reported exclusively by a lying associate of the perpetrator. It may feel futile but this has to be repeated again & again.
822391590
Reposted by Richard Jones
Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The way the entire British media is suddenly discussing 'two tier policing' as if it is a real thing worth seriously debating, rather than the obvious far-right white supremacist fantasy it has always been, is very alarming
1162290714
Reposted by Richard Jones
Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Keep talking about the £5 million. Keep talking about the £5 million. Keep talking about the £5 million. Keep talking about the £5 million. Keep talking about the £5 million. Keep talking about the £5 million. Keep talking about the £5 million. Keep. Talking. About. The. £5 million.
13386127
Reposted by Richard Jones
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
When he was an MEP, Farage excused his absences on basis that it was an illegitimate government and that sovereignty should reside in Westminster. He's now an MP in Westminster And he's been absent for 77 Parliament votes in a row. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/whe...
thelondoneconomic.com
Working hard? Nigel Farage registered 'absent' from the last 77 votes in Parliament
Official Parliamentary figures reveal that Reform leader Nigel Farage hasn't bothered to vote for anything in the last 11 weeks...
1291910854
Reposted by Richard Jones
THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 20/05/2026
Nigel Farage keeps changing his story about why crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne gave him £5m in 2024. Ex-MP and professor of law David Howarth examines whether any of his explanations pass muster. www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...
Farage's £5m problem: Do any of his defences hold up? Illustration of Nigel Farage and Thailand-based billionaire Christopher Harborne with a pile of money
316174
Reposted by Richard Jones
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20/05/2026
Westminster Voting Intention [Burnham as Leader]: LAB: 30% (+8) RFM: 27% (-2) CON: 20% (+1) LDM: 11% (-2) GRN: 7% (-4) SNP: 3% (=) Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 15-19 May. Changes w/ Standard VI.
3013337
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Nigel Farage’s partner, a former waitress not known to have any private money, bought a £1 million house for cash shortly after he secretly received £5 million from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire - the same house that he claimed, months previously, that he was about to pay for himself.
18929461165
Reposted by Richard Jones
Malcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
‘If you’re a nativist, you believe in mono-ethnicity, you believe in mono-religion, then London is the antidote and the antithesis, because we are diverse, we are pluralistic, we are liberal and we are incredibly successful on any objective criteria.’
22571155
Richard Jones @richardjjones.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Thanks for your recommendation of Othello. I saw it last night and met David Harewood, Caitlin Fitzgerald and Toby Jones at the stage door and told Toby that it was the most I have been engaged with, and moved by, a play for long time. He said he would pass it on to the cast.
000
Reposted by Richard Jones
Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences. It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
1093271846356
Reposted by Richard Jones
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait. My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
A Twitter account called Ivanka News tweets an AI image of a young woman wearing Muslim garb. The woman is holding a sign that says "I came here illegally. Should I be deported?"

Ivanka News writes: What is your response to this person ??

In the "About this account" tab, it appears the account is based in NigeriaAn account called MAGA scope writes:

Who, in your view is the great enemy of the United States? Communism, Islam, Democratic Party, or Satan?

The account is based in Nigeria. An account called MAGA Nadine writes: You go to work and find this. What would you do? The attached pic is an AI image that shows a microwave. The microwave has a sign that says "For religious reasons, this microwave is now making halal food only." 

The account is based in Morocco.An account called America First posts an AI image of Tulsi Gabbard. They wrote: How would you rate your trust in Tulsi Gabbard on a scale of 1-10?
194120793722
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.” It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
20855671706
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
It's always the ones you most expect... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
11629821146
Reposted by Richard Jones
Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/11/2025
Mamdani's message to Trump 👏 "If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Trump how to defeat him, it's the city that gave rise to him." 'New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
219854
Richard Jones @richardjjones.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Good grief. Those exaggerated turns to the woman sitting next to him. Farage at his most reptilian.
110
Reposted by Richard Jones
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Nigel Farage, 3rd September to U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee ● "Free speech is under assault in Britain." ● Free speech laws are "a sledgehammer that misses the nut" because they censor opinion. ●"At what point did we become North Korea?" He asked. 27 days later:
39533194
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Hugged a self-described racist jailed for inciting racial hatred at his party conference. Threatened to ‘don khaki’ in the event of Brexit being frustrated. Disseminated the racist lies of an alleged rapist & stayed silent as racists responded by setting fire to buildings full of foreigners.
56889261
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Nigel Farage doesn’t think the Prime Minister should have free speech in this country. But he’ll tell foreigners that yours is somehow under threat from the Prime Minister. He’s a whiny little liar. Always has been. Always will be.
17549171134
Reposted by Richard Jones
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16/09/2025
Activists unfurled a giant photograph of US President Donald Trump with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein near Windsor Castle on Tuesday, where King Charles is set to host him during his state visit.
231028321
Reposted by Richard Jones
Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Yesterday, the largest far-right protest in UK history marched through London, led by racist Tommy Robinson. Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word. This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.
8619391034
Reposted by Richard Jones
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 31/08/2025
I know Londoners are concerned by rising division and uncertainty.  That’s why City Hall is funding grassroots groups to challenge hate and extremism, helping to keep our city united, safe and welcoming for all. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
City Hall earmarks £875,000 to tackle hate crime and extremism
The mayor of London has ringfenced the sum for more than 20 grassroots organisations.
015216
Richard Jones @richardjjones.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Everyone needs to watch this. Warning - it is very distressing, so much so that it brought me to tears. But it is essential viewing to understand the actions of the IDF in Gaza, with evidence of them operating outside the international rules of warfare. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
bbc.co.uk
000
Reposted by Richard Jones
James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
‘Friends, this is how democracy dies.’
24414121
Reposted by Richard Jones
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/06/2025
But we know discrimination still affects too many aspects of their lives. That's why we'll keep working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities to tackle prejudice and continue to build a city that works for all Londoners.
0264
Reposted by Richard Jones
Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Signed, a survivor of domestic violence, sexual harassment and sexual violence. Stop weaponising the hell that women and girls endure at the hands of men to promote far right rhetoric, you f**king scumbags.
116910