Jonathon
@jijonathon.bsky.social
Professional grump. Unadulterated liberal. Wish I had been a potter. #Parkinson’s
Get the hell out of our politics!
October 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Get the hell out of our politics!
Nigel Farage made at least 17 appearances on Russia Today and received £548k from RT in 2018 alone. Dodgy, but not something the British media wants to question.
September 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Nigel Farage made at least 17 appearances on Russia Today and received £548k from RT in 2018 alone. Dodgy, but not something the British media wants to question.
The NHS is amazing! My hospital consultant appointment yesterday was interrupted by nurses singing happy birthday to me and bringing in a large cake with candles. 🎂 I suspect nowhere else in the world would offer such thoughtful care.
September 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The NHS is amazing! My hospital consultant appointment yesterday was interrupted by nurses singing happy birthday to me and bringing in a large cake with candles. 🎂 I suspect nowhere else in the world would offer such thoughtful care.
Getting impatient for - prickly pear season… not long
September 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Getting impatient for - prickly pear season… not long
The English Channel is a strange shade today.
September 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The English Channel is a strange shade today.
The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
The quince tree in the garden has gone mad this year. Must be 100 fruit ripening up.
September 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The quince tree in the garden has gone mad this year. Must be 100 fruit ripening up.
Before diagnosis with Parkinson’s, many people like me experience a variety of strange symptoms. Sometimes these symptoms occur years before eventual diagnosis. Here are a few…
August 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Before diagnosis with Parkinson’s, many people like me experience a variety of strange symptoms. Sometimes these symptoms occur years before eventual diagnosis. Here are a few…
Why are there so many tv adverts for Febreze air fresheners? What happened to just opening a window?
August 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Why are there so many tv adverts for Febreze air fresheners? What happened to just opening a window?
Last week at the Highgate Scientific and Literary gallery in… Highgate, north London. An explosion of colour and female fury. Go see. It’s free. 10-4pm Sunday. 12-4pm Weds/Thurs.
July 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Last week at the Highgate Scientific and Literary gallery in… Highgate, north London. An explosion of colour and female fury. Go see. It’s free. 10-4pm Sunday. 12-4pm Weds/Thurs.
Londoners just look up. 🦜.
July 1, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Londoners just look up. 🦜.
I like the fact that I can look out the window from my London flat and see a green parakeet staring back at me.
June 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I like the fact that I can look out the window from my London flat and see a green parakeet staring back at me.
Agapanthuses are out.
June 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Agapanthuses are out.
London’s Garrick Club admits just three women after rule change. WTF.
May 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
London’s Garrick Club admits just three women after rule change. WTF.
There’s something to be said about Dorset in the spring.
May 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
There’s something to be said about Dorset in the spring.
There are just 7000 black poplar trees in the UK. So it’s nice to see this fine young tree in Dorset wetland with spring in its step.
May 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
There are just 7000 black poplar trees in the UK. So it’s nice to see this fine young tree in Dorset wetland with spring in its step.
Does anyone trust America anymore?
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears
April 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Does anyone trust America anymore?
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears
EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears
Shein wins nod from UK regulators for London IPO
April 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Shein wins nod from UK regulators for London IPO
The US economy cannot escape unscathed. A well-deserved recession lies ahead.
Markets live: US stocks fall as tariff turbulence persists
Markets live: US stocks fall as tariff turbulence persists
April 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The US economy cannot escape unscathed. A well-deserved recession lies ahead.
Markets live: US stocks fall as tariff turbulence persists
Markets live: US stocks fall as tariff turbulence persists
The UK gets off lightly with a 10% tariff. Starmer should take some credit for that. His obsequiousness has paid off.
April 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The UK gets off lightly with a 10% tariff. Starmer should take some credit for that. His obsequiousness has paid off.
Well this defies the gloom narrative…
British retail sales outstrip forecasts to rise 1% in February
British retail sales outstrip forecasts to rise 1% in February
March 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Well this defies the gloom narrative…
British retail sales outstrip forecasts to rise 1% in February
British retail sales outstrip forecasts to rise 1% in February
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Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war
Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war
Airline capacity between two countries reduced through October 2025 as high-profile incidents of Ice arrests on rise
Airline travel between Canada and the US is “collapsing” amid Donald Trump’s tariff war, with flight bookings between the two countries down by over 70%, newly released data suggests.
According to data from the aviation analytics company OAG, airline capacity between Canada and the US has been reduced through October 2025, with the biggest cuts occurring between the months of July and August, which is considered peak travel season. Passenger bookings on Canada to US routes are currently down by over 70% compared to the same period last year. Continue reading...
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March 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Flight bookings between Canada and US down 70% amid Trump tariff war