Rory Cellan-Jones
@rorycj.bsky.social
Technology, Parkinson’s, #sophiefromromania
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Rory Cellan-Jones
@rorycj.bsky.social
· Jul 28
Excited to tell you that the paperback edition of #SophieFromRomania with a new chapter about our second year with her is coming on September 11. And @waterstones.bsky.social has a special offer- 25% off on preorders 28-31 July
What a lively walk with #sophiefromromania this morning at sunrise - pursuing squirrels (without success), growling at speedy Shuggy the collie, taking a treat from his owner, smelling a rat and home for a fine breakfast
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
What a lively walk with #sophiefromromania this morning at sunrise - pursuing squirrels (without success), growling at speedy Shuggy the collie, taking a treat from his owner, smelling a rat and home for a fine breakfast
My incredibly talented sister is selling her lovely ceramics at the Catholic Centre in Duke’s Avenue in Chiswick - get there before 5!
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My incredibly talented sister is selling her lovely ceramics at the Catholic Centre in Duke’s Avenue in Chiswick - get there before 5!
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You couldn’t get that movie made. The plot is too outlandish.
Trump betrayed Ukraine, secretly colluded with Russians against Europe, and has a secret line with the Kremlin outside of official overview, hidden from everyone including US spy / national security agencies. These are the reddest of flags. A spy sits at the White House.
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
You couldn’t get that movie made. The plot is too outlandish.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Do consider becoming a member. It’s always a great read - and also independent local reporting is fundamental to the health of our politics and places. (I’ve been a longtime supporter and am a small investor.)
#sophiefromromania is being very silly, barking at our cleaner and her vacuum cleaner then hiding under the prof’s desk
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#sophiefromromania is being very silly, barking at our cleaner and her vacuum cleaner then hiding under the prof’s desk
I’d lost touch with my contact the former trade union and Google spin doctor - then I saw he’d started a health tech company with big ambitions to help spot serious illness early. D-J had a great story to tell…but let’s hope he doesn’t move fast and break things open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
My friend from the dark side tries to catch disease early...
I had a long conversation this week with an old contact from the “dark side”, as we journalists used to describe the world of PR, despite knowing that many of us would end up there.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I’d lost touch with my contact the former trade union and Google spin doctor - then I saw he’d started a health tech company with big ambitions to help spot serious illness early. D-J had a great story to tell…but let’s hope he doesn’t move fast and break things open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...
Enjoying this rather well written memoir by the last Tory chief whip. Struck by his use of the adjective ’Trumpian’ to denote dishonesty - eg BoJo at “Trumpian’ levels in asserting his innocence. Maybe the BBC should bring him in as a defence witness in any Trump libel suit?
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Enjoying this rather well written memoir by the last Tory chief whip. Struck by his use of the adjective ’Trumpian’ to denote dishonesty - eg BoJo at “Trumpian’ levels in asserting his innocence. Maybe the BBC should bring him in as a defence witness in any Trump libel suit?
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/... This movie about Parkinson’s which is being filmed right now will be one of the highlights of 2026
Casting announced for But When We Dance
Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans star in a touching story about two people with lots in common - a great sense of humour, a love of dance, and Parkinson’s
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/... This movie about Parkinson’s which is being filmed right now will be one of the highlights of 2026
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NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, Calendar Girl, said when interviewed “mon père will publish un calendrier of belles photos de moi, très classy classy, not raunchy raunchy. Moi is not comme Pamela Anderson in le 80s mais moi maintenant thinks she is super cool. Moi will not wear un swimmy rouge.”
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
NEWS: Miss S Coyle Cellan-Jones, Calendar Girl, said when interviewed “mon père will publish un calendrier of belles photos de moi, très classy classy, not raunchy raunchy. Moi is not comme Pamela Anderson in le 80s mais moi maintenant thinks she is super cool. Moi will not wear un swimmy rouge.”
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Removing the two-child limit accounts for less than 1 per cent of social security bill. To remove 450,000 children out of poverty, that's pretty good return on investment.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Removing the two-child limit accounts for less than 1 per cent of social security bill. To remove 450,000 children out of poverty, that's pretty good return on investment.
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
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It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's such a bizarre framing. Labour MPs think taking 450k kids out of poverty is putting the country first! That's why they wanted it to happen! It's not because they personally benefit.
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Trump and his administration have targeted at least 470 people, organizations and institutions for retribution since he took office, according to a @reuters.com tally – an average of more than one a day. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Trump and his administration have targeted at least 470 people, organizations and institutions for retribution since he took office, according to a @reuters.com tally – an average of more than one a day. www.reuters.com/investigates...
This morning #sophiefromromania has a message for her fans - I know you’re all desperate for news of my 2026 calendar. Just a few more days and I can tell all!
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This morning #sophiefromromania has a message for her fans - I know you’re all desperate for news of my 2026 calendar. Just a few more days and I can tell all!
At hospital for a preparatory appointment before cataract surgery- somewhat taken aback to see this!
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
At hospital for a preparatory appointment before cataract surgery- somewhat taken aback to see this!
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
Can’t think why 0530 is too early to wake you up says #sophiefromromania
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Can’t think why 0530 is too early to wake you up says #sophiefromromania
Up and out at sunrise with #sophiefromromania - I’ve a busy day ahead while Sophie is planning some quality snoozing
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Up and out at sunrise with #sophiefromromania - I’ve a busy day ahead while Sophie is planning some quality snoozing
The rain stopped so #sophiefromromania came out to drink a few puddles
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The rain stopped so #sophiefromromania came out to drink a few puddles
05:50 and the Prof has already left for Cambridge. But #sophiefromromania and I aren’t quite ready to get up and out yet
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
05:50 and the Prof has already left for Cambridge. But #sophiefromromania and I aren’t quite ready to get up and out yet
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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All in all, let’s note one important factor - Russia, the murderer and agressor, was not asked or pressured to consider, and as a result, has not even slightly indicated ANY interest in just peace or ceasefire.
That is THE bottom line.
That is THE bottom line.
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
All in all, let’s note one important factor - Russia, the murderer and agressor, was not asked or pressured to consider, and as a result, has not even slightly indicated ANY interest in just peace or ceasefire.
That is THE bottom line.
That is THE bottom line.
#sophiefromromania has had a very sociable day - a little bit terrified when we visited the grandchildren then very cheeky when our friends came round
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#sophiefromromania has had a very sociable day - a little bit terrified when we visited the grandchildren then very cheeky when our friends came round
Not content with selling out Ukraine to Russia and thereby putting the security of America’s allies at risk, the Trump regime is trashing the reputation of US science and risking the health of its children by rewriting the CDC website to suggest a link between vaccines and autism
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Not content with selling out Ukraine to Russia and thereby putting the security of America’s allies at risk, the Trump regime is trashing the reputation of US science and risking the health of its children by rewriting the CDC website to suggest a link between vaccines and autism
Wettest walk ever - and today’s the day #sophiefromromania decides the graveyard isn’t scary after all and she’d like to explore it. So we all deserved our #bigbreakfast
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Wettest walk ever - and today’s the day #sophiefromromania decides the graveyard isn’t scary after all and she’d like to explore it. So we all deserved our #bigbreakfast