Laure James
@laurejames.bsky.social
By-elections required.
NEW: Another Conservative MP defects to Reform, just days after Robert Jenrick.
Andrew Rosindell becomes Reform’s seventh MP.
Put another way 43% of Reform’s serving MPs were Conservative MPs and were not elected as Reform.
Andrew Rosindell becomes Reform’s seventh MP.
Put another way 43% of Reform’s serving MPs were Conservative MPs and were not elected as Reform.
January 18, 2026 at 8:39 PM
By-elections required.
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I know "nothing ever changes" is part psychological defence and part easiest hedge bet, because it is so often true, but people should think before sharing their "everything will always be awful" take. First, it adds to collective depression, but also it becomes a personally disempowering mantra.
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I know "nothing ever changes" is part psychological defence and part easiest hedge bet, because it is so often true, but people should think before sharing their "everything will always be awful" take. First, it adds to collective depression, but also it becomes a personally disempowering mantra.
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Joanne Young and Gisèle Pelicot have caused women globally to give pause in 2025. Their bravery and strength in confronting the most hideous acts imaginable committed by their husbands is remarkable.
May they both find peace this Christmas and 2026.
May they both find peace this Christmas and 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Joanne Young and Gisèle Pelicot have caused women globally to give pause in 2025. Their bravery and strength in confronting the most hideous acts imaginable committed by their husbands is remarkable.
May they both find peace this Christmas and 2026.
May they both find peace this Christmas and 2026.
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At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
There Have Been Fewer Mass Shootings In The US This Year—But Still Averaging More Than One Per Day
At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
www.forbes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At least one person has died every day, on average, from a mass shooting in the United States this year.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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‘True activism has to cost you something’: Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan on politics, paparazzi and parasocial fandom
‘True activism has to cost you something’: Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan on politics, paparazzi and parasocial fandom
The diminutive Derry Girls star isn’t afraid to speak her mind, even if it costs her fans and followers
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
‘True activism has to cost you something’: Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan on politics, paparazzi and parasocial fandom
Hope is here: help us deliver it www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere...
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, we hit our £100,000 target. We're upping our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Hope is here: help us deliver it www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere...
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Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is Labour being outflanked by Polanski and Farage? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
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"Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare."
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare."
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
My 96-year-old grandfather, John Durrant, spoke at a special commemorative event to mark how, 85 years ago today, 1200 schoolchildren left Harwich and Dovercourt, evacuated from a risk area targeted by German bombers.
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
June 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My 96-year-old grandfather, John Durrant, spoke at a special commemorative event to mark how, 85 years ago today, 1200 schoolchildren left Harwich and Dovercourt, evacuated from a risk area targeted by German bombers.
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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This week's BelTel column
💙 'Nice burgers' : No one can patronise Dungannon Swifts again
🏟 I fear crowd restrictions for big cup finals could return
💚 Peter McParland was the star of NI's greatest team
🌈 Be kind when discussing trans issues
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/colu...
💙 'Nice burgers' : No one can patronise Dungannon Swifts again
🏟 I fear crowd restrictions for big cup finals could return
💚 Peter McParland was the star of NI's greatest team
🌈 Be kind when discussing trans issues
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/colu...
How Dungannon Swifts went from king of the burgers to proud Irish Cup champions
It’s not every day the tranquil surroundings of Shaw’s Bridge is disturbed by a raucous rendition of ‘Championes, Championes’…but that’s exactly what happened when the Dungannon Swifts’ team bus rocke...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This week's BelTel column
💙 'Nice burgers' : No one can patronise Dungannon Swifts again
🏟 I fear crowd restrictions for big cup finals could return
💚 Peter McParland was the star of NI's greatest team
🌈 Be kind when discussing trans issues
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/colu...
💙 'Nice burgers' : No one can patronise Dungannon Swifts again
🏟 I fear crowd restrictions for big cup finals could return
💚 Peter McParland was the star of NI's greatest team
🌈 Be kind when discussing trans issues
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/colu...
It's absolutely charming. The dubbing is just about as flawless as it can be - impressive work from both leads to have trained so well for that.
February 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It's absolutely charming. The dubbing is just about as flawless as it can be - impressive work from both leads to have trained so well for that.
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Last night I was talking in a pub with my friend Dan about The Merchant of Venice and my friend Fiona happened to turn up with her boyfriend, also called Dan, and I said “A second Daniel come to judgement!” and tumbleweed, guys. Tumbleweed. That would have got me three series from Radio 4, ffs.
January 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Last night I was talking in a pub with my friend Dan about The Merchant of Venice and my friend Fiona happened to turn up with her boyfriend, also called Dan, and I said “A second Daniel come to judgement!” and tumbleweed, guys. Tumbleweed. That would have got me three series from Radio 4, ffs.
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LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
January 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
Irish League half-term report cards, the briefest of jazz piano bridges and everyone sounding even more Northern Irish than I remember. Plus DJ!
Also available on Spotify.
Also available on Spotify.
This was fun to record. Myself, Steven Beacom and David Jeffrey dish out the half-term report cards
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/podcasts/bel...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/podcasts/bel...
Linfield warning over ‘staggering’ David Healy claims: ‘We don’t have money of other clubs’
Presenter Keith Bailie is joined in the studio by Chief Sportswriter Steven Beacom and Irish League legend David Jeffrey as BelTel Football hand out their half-term report cards. Find out who is top o...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Irish League half-term report cards, the briefest of jazz piano bridges and everyone sounding even more Northern Irish than I remember. Plus DJ!
Also available on Spotify.
Also available on Spotify.