Chris McKeon
@cjmckeon.bsky.social
Political correspondent for PA, former local journalist, amateur sportsman, ex-historian, other things
Every day we stray further from God’s light
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Every day we stray further from God’s light
Preparing Friday night dinner (no, I didn’t buy an unnecessarily large quantity of pork shoulder because I panicked at the butcher’s, don’t be silly)
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Preparing Friday night dinner (no, I didn’t buy an unnecessarily large quantity of pork shoulder because I panicked at the butcher’s, don’t be silly)
The singing is really not helping my mood as I try to write about this, if anyone wants an indication of how not in the Christmas spirit I am at this stage.
Listening to a choir outside Parliament singing 'Let It Go' while reading Richard Hughes' resignation letter from the OBR is incredibly surreal.
December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The singing is really not helping my mood as I try to write about this, if anyone wants an indication of how not in the Christmas spirit I am at this stage.
My main comment on today is: Let he who has never accidentally broken an embargo cast the first stone
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My main comment on today is: Let he who has never accidentally broken an embargo cast the first stone
I’m not sure I find this at all surprising - the report didn’t tell us much we didn’t already know, and involves people who have largely left the national stage. Not sure this would have got many more days of coverage in the past either.
It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I’m not sure I find this at all surprising - the report didn’t tell us much we didn’t already know, and involves people who have largely left the national stage. Not sure this would have got many more days of coverage in the past either.
Well at least I was wrong to be worried about this specific thing
Long experience watching England, however, means I am now slightly concerned that the day ending there means we're now going to spend hours failing to get Doggett and Lyon out while they pile on runs.
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Well at least I was wrong to be worried about this specific thing
Just had a quick look at the Australian media, and apparently Starc's spell is going to "haunt the Poms forever".
Who's going to be doing the haunting if Australia can't even manage a first innings lead?
Who's going to be doing the haunting if Australia can't even manage a first innings lead?
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Just had a quick look at the Australian media, and apparently Starc's spell is going to "haunt the Poms forever".
Who's going to be doing the haunting if Australia can't even manage a first innings lead?
Who's going to be doing the haunting if Australia can't even manage a first innings lead?
This podcast episode made me commit that gravest of offences - laughing out loud on public transport
A beloved British hero, a masked German, a super-weapon, and... a time-travelling 1980s New York executive? We're watching the ultimate crime against literature and cinema: the Biggles movie. With @wallaceme.bsky.social of Total Politics, who was scarred for life by this film.
pod.fo/e/3564bb
pod.fo/e/3564bb
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This podcast episode made me commit that gravest of offences - laughing out loud on public transport
Constantly disappointed whenever I receive a press release about "SAS doctors" that they are not, in fact, about doctors in the SAS.
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Constantly disappointed whenever I receive a press release about "SAS doctors" that they are not, in fact, about doctors in the SAS.
I remember when the Chancellor was telling the BBC she could only stick to Labour's manifesto commitments on tax by making "deep cuts" to public investment.
Because it was Monday.
Because it was Monday.
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I remember when the Chancellor was telling the BBC she could only stick to Labour's manifesto commitments on tax by making "deep cuts" to public investment.
Because it was Monday.
Because it was Monday.
People who work in comms - please, please explain to me why you are still asking wire/online journalists what their deadline is. We have had years of 24-hour news, the deadline is as soon as you possibly can.
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
People who work in comms - please, please explain to me why you are still asking wire/online journalists what their deadline is. We have had years of 24-hour news, the deadline is as soon as you possibly can.
I mean, this is nonsense isn’t it? They kicked off the Craig films by pretending he’d just become a 00 agent and it was fine. Nobody needs consistency from Bond.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I mean, this is nonsense isn’t it? They kicked off the Craig films by pretending he’d just become a 00 agent and it was fine. Nobody needs consistency from Bond.
Went for a very hilly run round Valletta. Nice and quiet on a Sunday morning though, for the most part…
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Went for a very hilly run round Valletta. Nice and quiet on a Sunday morning though, for the most part…
I have an announcement to make
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I have an announcement to make
Going to see Nick Mohammed on Tuesday. Already drawing up heckles.
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Going to see Nick Mohammed on Tuesday. Already drawing up heckles.
Voting to end the game early is always an error, what is wrong with these people?
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Voting to end the game early is always an error, what is wrong with these people?
Nick what have you done!!??
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nick what have you done!!??
Weirdly surprised by the identity of the only recipient of a zero-star album review from the Guardian
The Guardian has only ever published 15 zero-star reviews. Here they all are
The Guardian has only ever published 15 zero-star reviews. Here they all are
As Kim Kardashian’s All’s Fair sets a new low for TV, we revisit every single thing our critics have mercilessly panned. Brace yourself for the Mount Rushmore of rubbish!
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Weirdly surprised by the identity of the only recipient of a zero-star album review from the Guardian
People who know about tanks/AI - this isn't real, is it?
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
People who know about tanks/AI - this isn't real, is it?
Outstanding scenes on ITV, where actual minister Chris Bryant’s interview has been delayed by a member of the public repeatedly hanging up on Andi Peters ringing to say they’ve won £100k.
Only in Britain.
Only in Britain.
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Outstanding scenes on ITV, where actual minister Chris Bryant’s interview has been delayed by a member of the public repeatedly hanging up on Andi Peters ringing to say they’ve won £100k.
Only in Britain.
Only in Britain.
I still think The Traitors would be improved if the traitors were incentivised to sabotage the missions - would add some more jeopardy and might give the faithful at least some basis for their decisions
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I still think The Traitors would be improved if the traitors were incentivised to sabotage the missions - would add some more jeopardy and might give the faithful at least some basis for their decisions
The use of "unimpressed" as a verb has, well, unimpressed me.
October 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The use of "unimpressed" as a verb has, well, unimpressed me.
Britain’s class system in action - in the House of Commons cafeteria, they have spaghetti bolognese; in the Lords’ restaurant, it’s beef ragout
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Britain’s class system in action - in the House of Commons cafeteria, they have spaghetti bolognese; in the Lords’ restaurant, it’s beef ragout
Observations on returning to the shopping centre in the place I grew up (Wimbledon).
Firstly, the sheer amount of dead space. This empty seating area used to be a Lakeland, now they’re not even trying to rent it out.
Firstly, the sheer amount of dead space. This empty seating area used to be a Lakeland, now they’re not even trying to rent it out.
October 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Observations on returning to the shopping centre in the place I grew up (Wimbledon).
Firstly, the sheer amount of dead space. This empty seating area used to be a Lakeland, now they’re not even trying to rent it out.
Firstly, the sheer amount of dead space. This empty seating area used to be a Lakeland, now they’re not even trying to rent it out.
Further vindication for my total ban on Alexa in the flat
There's an AWS outage this morning impacting lots of services; it started around 07.30 UK time. People who use services like Alexa as their alarm clocks have just had a helpful reminder that using a device reliant on connectivity to carry out a task that doesn't need connectivity is not a good idea.
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Further vindication for my total ban on Alexa in the flat