Jack Fifield
@jackfifield.uk
he/him, senior reporter @swns.com - but views my own.
bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others. bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
📍London, UK
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bylines: Guardian, Mirror, Express, Star, New York Post, MEN, Bolton News, Manchester Mill, others. bi cyclist. 🏳️🌈
📍London, UK
🌐 jackfifield.uk/contact
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These people are wild
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
These people are wild
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I don’t know how many ways there are to say “Manchester’s economy is growing, so if we’re not going to do much proactive on infrastructure, can we at least not do stuff that’s actively damaging”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I don’t know how many ways there are to say “Manchester’s economy is growing, so if we’re not going to do much proactive on infrastructure, can we at least not do stuff that’s actively damaging”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Build HS2
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Build HS2
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
The BBC is dead
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The BBC is dead
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Absolutely brilliant prick tease of a story, contains barely any facts, just a load of hyperventilating men talking in code about what will turn out to be a small wall at an angle no one has seen before, 10/10, great content. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Absolutely brilliant prick tease of a story, contains barely any facts, just a load of hyperventilating men talking in code about what will turn out to be a small wall at an angle no one has seen before, 10/10, great content. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reposted by Jack Fifield
This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Reposted by Jack Fifield
Under Labour, it is 'gaming the system' to ask for a jury trial.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Under Labour, it is 'gaming the system' to ask for a jury trial.
Motability though. Cycle to Work though. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Motability though. Cycle to Work though. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Has anyone else got some sort of cold and lost their voice because that's what I have
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Has anyone else got some sort of cold and lost their voice because that's what I have
Ryanair is absolutely disgusting www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Ryanair expects me to take the financial hit for helping others
As a doctor I stepped in to tend to an elderly passenger … but it won’t waive £100 transfer fee to rebook
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ryanair is absolutely disgusting www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
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Fun fact, only 15 trains arrived on time from Manchester to Euston last week.
November 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Fun fact, only 15 trains arrived on time from Manchester to Euston last week.
With today's West Coast Mainline meltdown it's insanely obvious we absolutely need HS2 to Manchester.
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
With today's West Coast Mainline meltdown it's insanely obvious we absolutely need HS2 to Manchester.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Facebook is only AI slop now
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Facebook is only AI slop now
Is this vigilante graffiti removal on the Central Line or is that how it's meant to look?
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Is this vigilante graffiti removal on the Central Line or is that how it's meant to look?
“Cycle to work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel, not giving tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.”
Why this is stupid -
Why this is stupid -
So UK government policy is to cut benefits for those pesky cyclists and to make it cheaper to drive... got it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
“Cycle to work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel, not giving tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.”
Why this is stupid -
Why this is stupid -
Reposted by Jack Fifield
The clever thing about going for stuff like the cycle for work scheme is it’s really noticeable, affects people with lots of media access and platforms, annoys green groups, and raises almost no revenue at the same time. Real win/win/win there.
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The clever thing about going for stuff like the cycle for work scheme is it’s really noticeable, affects people with lots of media access and platforms, annoys green groups, and raises almost no revenue at the same time. Real win/win/win there.
So UK government policy is to cut benefits for those pesky cyclists and to make it cheaper to drive... got it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
So UK government policy is to cut benefits for those pesky cyclists and to make it cheaper to drive... got it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
On a waiting list for an NHS dentist. They just called me to say they can get me in at 3.20... I'm at work, so I can't.
They said they will call me in the future if any spaces become available.
When did this all get so dire?
They said they will call me in the future if any spaces become available.
When did this all get so dire?
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
On a waiting list for an NHS dentist. They just called me to say they can get me in at 3.20... I'm at work, so I can't.
They said they will call me in the future if any spaces become available.
When did this all get so dire?
They said they will call me in the future if any spaces become available.
When did this all get so dire?
Company is adding a new expense category on the system for me so I can get 20p a mile when I use my bike for work 😎😎😎
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Company is adding a new expense category on the system for me so I can get 20p a mile when I use my bike for work 😎😎😎
The high street: please come don't shop online 🥺
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The high street: please come don't shop online 🥺
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
Also the high street: no staff, do your own checkout, remove your own security tag, item you wanted isn't in stock, download an app or you pay more.
Was lovely to speak with Dr Uy Hoang - who has uploaded over 300,000 photos of the UK's canals and rivers to Google Street View and is ninth in the world by number of uploads - for this piece. www.londonworld.com/news/people/...
I’m mapping Britain for Google on foot - I’ve taken 300,000 snaps over 10 years
Watch as Dr Uy Hoang from London discusses how he’s mapping Britain's waterways, having covered at least 75% of the nation's canal network so far.
www.londonworld.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Was lovely to speak with Dr Uy Hoang - who has uploaded over 300,000 photos of the UK's canals and rivers to Google Street View and is ninth in the world by number of uploads - for this piece. www.londonworld.com/news/people/...