JoelTaylorhack
@joeltaylorhack.bsky.social
Ink-stained hack, writer, dad
Politics, cricket, music, food, travel, books… not necessarily in that order
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Substack - https://joelbtaylor.substack.com
Politics, cricket, music, food, travel, books… not necessarily in that order
Bird hellsite - @JoelTaylorhack
Substack - https://joelbtaylor.substack.com
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Latest from @theipaper.com's politics team - 'F**king deranged': How No 10's bid to squash Streeting for leader backfired inews.co.uk/news/politic...
'F**king deranged': How No 10's bid to squash Streeting for leader backfired
A briefing against Wes Streeting has exposed a 'toxic culture' in Downing Street
inews.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Latest from @theipaper.com's politics team - 'F**king deranged': How No 10's bid to squash Streeting for leader backfired inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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ITV unmasks a neo-Nazi activist in Britain who gave Buckingham Palace tours by day and organized within international fascist movements by night.
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
www.itv.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ITV unmasks a neo-Nazi activist in Britain who gave Buckingham Palace tours by day and organized within international fascist movements by night.
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
“When confronted by ITV News on a suburban street in west London, Gravill froze. ‘Oh f***,’ he muttered.”
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
Briefly imagining a world where the BBC turn to Arkell v Pressdram when planning a response to Trump's absurd legal threat
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Briefly imagining a world where the BBC turn to Arkell v Pressdram when planning a response to Trump's absurd legal threat
Difficult to understand quite how Keir Starmer is so bad at politics
My 10-year-old daughter would be considerably more savvy, that almost saying that is unfair on her
My 10-year-old daughter would be considerably more savvy, that almost saying that is unfair on her
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Difficult to understand quite how Keir Starmer is so bad at politics
My 10-year-old daughter would be considerably more savvy, that almost saying that is unfair on her
My 10-year-old daughter would be considerably more savvy, that almost saying that is unfair on her
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
I was at Brixton Station this morning
In the rush of things, it took me a moment too long to realise the person weeping & begging at the entrance was a child - a boy, perhaps 12 or 13yo
I was through the barriers before I had a moment to pause
I hope someone does a better job than me & helps him
In the rush of things, it took me a moment too long to realise the person weeping & begging at the entrance was a child - a boy, perhaps 12 or 13yo
I was through the barriers before I had a moment to pause
I hope someone does a better job than me & helps him
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I was at Brixton Station this morning
In the rush of things, it took me a moment too long to realise the person weeping & begging at the entrance was a child - a boy, perhaps 12 or 13yo
I was through the barriers before I had a moment to pause
I hope someone does a better job than me & helps him
In the rush of things, it took me a moment too long to realise the person weeping & begging at the entrance was a child - a boy, perhaps 12 or 13yo
I was through the barriers before I had a moment to pause
I hope someone does a better job than me & helps him
When Donald Trump threatens to sue the BBC ("for $1bn" in true Dr Evil style) now is the time for every other media organisation to stand with the BBC
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When Donald Trump threatens to sue the BBC ("for $1bn" in true Dr Evil style) now is the time for every other media organisation to stand with the BBC
Still quite surprised that these commentators haven’t pointed out that a major difference between Traitirs & Celebrity Traitirs is the comparative lack of swearing in the latter
Makes a huge difference for whole family viewing
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Makes a huge difference for whole family viewing
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
How The Celebrity Traitors reversed TV’s most troubling trend
Fandom memes, influencers and TikTok deal helped secure industry’s holy grail: gen Z loyalty
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Still quite surprised that these commentators haven’t pointed out that a major difference between Traitirs & Celebrity Traitirs is the comparative lack of swearing in the latter
Makes a huge difference for whole family viewing
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Makes a huge difference for whole family viewing
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Horrifying
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Horrifying
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Joey Barton has been prosecuted for social media posts on X that crossed the legal line. It is unusual for things to get prosecuted in court.
The X platform has no serious or even tokenistic effort to prevent much stronger stuff that is clearly highly unlawful
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The X platform has no serious or even tokenistic effort to prevent much stronger stuff that is clearly highly unlawful
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Former footballer guilty of six counts of sending communications with intent to cause distress or anxiety
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Joey Barton has been prosecuted for social media posts on X that crossed the legal line. It is unusual for things to get prosecuted in court.
The X platform has no serious or even tokenistic effort to prevent much stronger stuff that is clearly highly unlawful
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The X platform has no serious or even tokenistic effort to prevent much stronger stuff that is clearly highly unlawful
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Not the brightest spark is he, Joey Barton?
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Not the brightest spark is he, Joey Barton?
This is about the most irritating column I've read in a long time
Provides no insight into Venice and just is just unbelievably smug
www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tr...
Provides no insight into Venice and just is just unbelievably smug
www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tr...
Amazonica's insider guide to Venice
From sublime hotel rooftop views to hidden museums and occult stationers, the A-list’s go-to party DJ finds her alternate reality in the Italian city
www.standard.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is about the most irritating column I've read in a long time
Provides no insight into Venice and just is just unbelievably smug
www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tr...
Provides no insight into Venice and just is just unbelievably smug
www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/tr...
So, in the wake of this BBC Panirama row, are we pretending Trump didn’t encourage the mob storming Capitol?
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So, in the wake of this BBC Panirama row, are we pretending Trump didn’t encourage the mob storming Capitol?
I don't think people need to have entitlement for time off for IVF appointments
Any reasonable employer should just allow them to attend the appointments without question anyway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Any reasonable employer should just allow them to attend the appointments without question anyway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Calls for legal right to paid leave for IVF treatment
Campaigners say IVF treatment should be less stigmatised in the workplace and come with legal entitlements to time off
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I don't think people need to have entitlement for time off for IVF appointments
Any reasonable employer should just allow them to attend the appointments without question anyway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Any reasonable employer should just allow them to attend the appointments without question anyway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Feel the Reeves speech is entirely unnecessary. She's such a bad performer in set pieces
Much better at doing Q&As and lower pressure set pieces
Much better at doing Q&As and lower pressure set pieces
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Feel the Reeves speech is entirely unnecessary. She's such a bad performer in set pieces
Much better at doing Q&As and lower pressure set pieces
Much better at doing Q&As and lower pressure set pieces
Jonathan Raban’s encounter with Philip Larkin, in Coasting, is quite enchanting
Apologies for the stream of photos
Apologies for the stream of photos
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Jonathan Raban’s encounter with Philip Larkin, in Coasting, is quite enchanting
Apologies for the stream of photos
Apologies for the stream of photos
This is a lovely story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is a lovely story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
If you read one thing today, I can heartily recommend this
A hefty dose of hope for breakfast
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A hefty dose of hope for breakfast
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?
In an online landscape characterised by doom and division, the people’s encyclopedia stands out – a huge collective endeavour giving everyone free access to the sum of human knowledge. But with Elon M...
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
If you read one thing today, I can heartily recommend this
A hefty dose of hope for breakfast
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A hefty dose of hope for breakfast
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
My friend wrote this the other day about the Rising Sun pub in Kent
Easy each from London & a complete time warp
Landlady there since early 1990s but it could be the 1930s
Most eccentric pub I’ve been to in England & may not be open much longer so try & catch it
www.thesun.co.uk/travel/37097...
Easy each from London & a complete time warp
Landlady there since early 1990s but it could be the 1930s
Most eccentric pub I’ve been to in England & may not be open much longer so try & catch it
www.thesun.co.uk/travel/37097...
Incredible time-warp pub that's so hidden it's not even on the internet
THERE are plenty of quirky pubs around the UK, and some of the best are the ones that take you by surprise. I recently stumbled on one of the most extraordinary pubs I’ve ever been in – only …
www.thesun.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
My friend wrote this the other day about the Rising Sun pub in Kent
Easy each from London & a complete time warp
Landlady there since early 1990s but it could be the 1930s
Most eccentric pub I’ve been to in England & may not be open much longer so try & catch it
www.thesun.co.uk/travel/37097...
Easy each from London & a complete time warp
Landlady there since early 1990s but it could be the 1930s
Most eccentric pub I’ve been to in England & may not be open much longer so try & catch it
www.thesun.co.uk/travel/37097...
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One further cruelty has not been spotted about the Conservative Mass Deportation bill proposed by Chris Philp, Katie Lam, Matt Vickers et al
Bill would block all people on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme of 2016-21 from ever getting ILR in Britain
+ revoke any past grants of ILR to those on it
Bill would block all people on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme of 2016-21 from ever getting ILR in Britain
+ revoke any past grants of ILR to those on it
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One further cruelty has not been spotted about the Conservative Mass Deportation bill proposed by Chris Philp, Katie Lam, Matt Vickers et al
Bill would block all people on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme of 2016-21 from ever getting ILR in Britain
+ revoke any past grants of ILR to those on it
Bill would block all people on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme of 2016-21 from ever getting ILR in Britain
+ revoke any past grants of ILR to those on it
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My latest, on a quiet celebration of family at one of London's best spots joelbtaylor.substack.com/p/rennies-ba...
Rennie's Bar: a quiet celebration at the National Theatre
In a place of egalitarian joy, it's only fitting a coal miner/publican from Durham is remembered
joelbtaylor.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My latest, on a quiet celebration of family at one of London's best spots joelbtaylor.substack.com/p/rennies-ba...
Thankfully, she may have had a stupid fine cancelled, but may well face deportation by the Tories as only true-born English people can pollute our waterways www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Richmond Council U-turn on £150 fine for coffee poured in drain
Burcu Yesilyurt, who poured coffee down a drain in Richmond, welcomed the cancellation of the
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Thankfully, she may have had a stupid fine cancelled, but may well face deportation by the Tories as only true-born English people can pollute our waterways www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My latest, on a quiet celebration of family at one of London's best spots joelbtaylor.substack.com/p/rennies-ba...
Rennie's Bar: a quiet celebration at the National Theatre
In a place of egalitarian joy, it's only fitting a coal miner/publican from Durham is remembered
joelbtaylor.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My latest, on a quiet celebration of family at one of London's best spots joelbtaylor.substack.com/p/rennies-ba...