Claire Jones
claireaj.bsky.social
Claire Jones
@claireaj.bsky.social
Politics writer for West England Bylines and co-ordinator for the democracy campaign group, Compass Oxfordshire.

Topics: democracy, electoral reform, far right ideologies, disinformation, Labour, etc. https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/author/clairejones/
Not saying he can. But anyone taking the role of PM has to assume they're in with a chance, though the odds are poor for this country.
December 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Burnham wouldn't leave his much-loved mayoral position for a mere Deputy leader role. He hates Westminster and would only return if he was given full command to save Labour and the country.
December 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
4. And where the kind of cruelty we are already seeing from ICE on US streets becomes normalized through Europe.
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
3. If Europe doesn't figure out how to resist effectively then it's NOT hyperbole to predict a future where non-white races, women & other vulnerable groups are stripped of their human rights, autonomy and role as free agents in society.
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
2. This is war - not military, but informational & cultural - on a huge scale, involving interference in all European countries vulnerable to far-right regressive ideology.
This includes Germany and France.
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
No sentimentality here about the EU. Far-right parties are dangeorusly dividing it. But the new US Strategy clearly aims to fragment the block even further, destroying its ability to challege either creeping US-supported far-right ideology or Russia. The remaining democratic block needs support.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Good idea to keep the emphasis on 'fair and managed' to avoid terrifying the Reform curious by sounding like a crazed, hippie tree hugger.
December 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A take worth considering:

"Aside from the debate over who is doing the rigging, who the real propaganda mouthpiece is here, and how to respond, there’s a further complication".

Claire Jones for WEB. Full article in link -
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Aside from the debate over who is doing the rigging, who the real propaganda mouthpiece is here, and how to respond, there’s a further complication".

Claire Jones for WEB. Full article in link -
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Here you go. Mystery solved -

Claire Jones for WEB. Full article in link -
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"Aside from the debate over who is doing the rigging, who the real propaganda mouthpiece is here, and how to respond, there’s a further complication".

Claire Jones for WEB. Full article in link -
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"Aside from the debate over who is doing the rigging, who the real propaganda mouthpiece is here, and how to respond, there’s a further complication".

Claire Jones for WEB. Full article in link -
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Woke attacks
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Aside from the debate over who is doing the rigging, who the real propaganda mouthpiece is here, and how to respond, there’s a further complication".

Claire Jones for WEB. Full article in link -
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Aside from the debate over who is doing the rigging, who the real propaganda mouthpiece is here, and how to respond, there’s a further complication".

Claire Jones for WEB. Full article in link -
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The bias crusade: ‘strong man’ Trump takes on the BBC
A sloppy edit turns Trump into a crusader against bias, stepping in to protect us from a broadcasting corporation already leaning his way
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM