Jack Blackburn

Jack Blackburn

@hackblackburn.bsky.social

History Correspondent and Diary Editor for The Times

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Jack Blackburn
@hackblackburn.bsky.social

Just come across this quote from Oliver Stone “When you look at a movie, what you are looking at essentially I think is a director’s thought process, and when the film becomes tedious that’s because the director’s thought process is becoming tedious.”

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Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com

James Orr - Reform UK's ex policy chief - has stepped down from management roles at Cambridge university following media scrutiny The FT reported last month about complaints from two students. Orr has denied any wrongdoing and said his decision was voluntary as.ft.com/r/adb55c2d-2...

as.ft.comReform’s former policy chief steps down from Cambridge management rolesMove by James Orr comes after allegations he breached electoral law by soliciting political donations from foreign citizens
Jack Blackburn
@hackblackburn.bsky.social

You’ve got to laugh The producers are desperately trying to throw the Faithful a bone. They create a game-changing mechanism where there is a 0.45% chance of them picking all three Traitors And what do the Faithful do? #celebritytraitors

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Jack Blackburn
@hackblackburn.bsky.social

This is devastating news. Harry was so full of life. I will never forget him dancing at the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Arromanches, and I won’t be alone

Jack Blackburn
@hackblackburn.bsky.social

NEW: Kemi Badenoch has revealed that, as a child, she saw at least two people killed by lynch mobs in Nigeria She told Simon Sebag Montefiore at the Cliveden Literary Festival that it has influenced her approach to cancel culture

Jack Blackburn
@hackblackburn.bsky.social

Richard E Grant’s strategy is amazing - Turn up and tell anyone “I want to be a traitor” - Become a Traitor and laugh like a Bond villain - Tell everyone you’re a Traitor #celebritytraitors

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General Boles
@generalboles.bsky.social

Looking back on when we first met I cannot escape and I cannot forget Andy you're the one You still turn me on You can make me

Jack Blackburn@hackblackburn.bsky.social

This is meant as a promise But it reads like an imperative

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Emma Yeomans
@yeomans.bsky.social

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.