Jack Russell

My latest article takes a critical look at the challenges facing Northern Ireland’s cross-community Integrated school sector, concluding that it must change to survive. Some highlights in a 🧵 below...

UN report on genocide & war crimes singles out media outlets, like the BBC, CNN, New York Times distorting public understanding of Israel’s conduct and helped facilitate Genocide while obstructing accountability. The BBC style guide is so carefully scripted it's scary. docs.un.org/en/A/81/249

I get that the media is slow to catch up with things. I'm in the media, I am slow to catch up with things. But the week Reform's crowd looks like this, the BBC chooses _this week_ to go live to Farage's endless remarks on the budget; makes absolutely no sense

A handy guide to the AI hype cycle

Man, it'd be really sad if loads of people signed up for this free event and didn't go.

Congrats once again to all the politicians, journalists, artists, celebrities, and brands who STILL prop up this man’s right-wing propaganda platform every day by using it as an official communication channel.

"They can start cutting people's faces up. They can stab someone. They can shoot someone." EXCLUSIVE: Our hidden cameras capture the leader of Turning Point UK organising a fake rally for a foreign government and helping arrange a murder-for-hire with loyalist paramilitaries.

Our short animation explains that secularism is a way of organising society that can be shared by people of different worldviews but who believe in the value of freedom of religion or belief. It's a way of living well together! understandinghumanism.org.uk/secularism/

I’m no kind of famous author, but I’ve signed this and stand in solidarity with Sally Rooney. “A country that bans its writers for speaking out is not a free country.”

Trump is telling us as loudly and clearly as he can: he’s not our friend and he won’t protect us. Time we got the message - and acted accordingly. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is great news. Maybe @eddavey.libdems.org.uk could finally show some leadership on this too by taking the Lib Dems off Musk's hate platform?

Religious observance in Scotland's schools needs reform. Who's with us? #ReligiousObservance #ReligiousPrivilege #Scotland #Education #Schools

George Monbiot is right: the best option is to rejoin the EU. And the reality is that the process doesn't have to take long. Experts have confirmed that the UK could rejoin within a single Parliament.

Thank you to Sarah Helm for defying this absurdly authoritarian ban on Palestine Action. This unprecedented attack on free speech in our country is plainly unsustainable. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10...

This is brilliant. Read it to the end and pay full attention! Thank you Ben👏

Sanctions on those who break legal restrictions on free speech are necessarily about “breaking the law”. The question is not whether they broke the law. It is whether that law is reasonable and the sanctions justified. In the case of Rooney, the answer is no and no. 2/

Gardaí Called To RDS After Reports Members Of World's Largest Copyright Theft Gang Inside Building https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/10/14/gardai-called-to-rds-after-reports-members-of-worlds-largest-copyright-theft-gang-inside-building/

This is all utterly mad and the responsibility lies squarely with the British government www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

This is just disgusting. I've never watched Seinfeld. Now I never will.

Cool how long we have been doing offshore wind in the UK. We're genuinely very good at it. "Barrow Offshore Wind Farm is celebrating 20 years of generating renewable, home-grown electricity for the UK...two decades of operation that have helped demonstrate the long-term potential of offshore wind."

This is quite extraordinary. I don't think I have heard a more coherent, articulate and accurate deconstruction & demolition of Nigel Farage's ReformUK, Tory & Restore policy than this. In under 85 seconds! @rafaelbehr.bsky.social is on here folks and worth a follow.

It’s only bad when they do it, when I do it it’s my human right, Garvaghy Road edition www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...

Whether you choose to mark Babyloss Awareness Week alone, or if it is too much this year, there is always help out there from the fantastic brilliant charities like Miscarriage UK & NI, Sands & Tommys. Whatever role I have, I’ll always support others to break the stigma of pregnancy loss & babyloss

BREAKING | The Secretary of State has banned the Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road from going ahead. Sir Chris Bryant made the announcement on Friday night.

The Secretary of State, under his power granted by the 1998 Public Processions Act, has banned the Orange Order from walking the Garvaghy road. That, Gavin Robinson, is the rule of law.

It was great to discuss my latest article for @believethedata.org on BBC TalkBack today. Lots to unpack and a generally constructive conversation with a shout out to @educatetogether.bsky.social in there too 💙

Thanks to @humanists.uk for featuring my analysis in this article, which argues that Northern Ireland's Integrated sector must update its statement of principles to reflect an increasingly plural and secular society. humanists.uk/2026/10/07/o...

Thanks to @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social for syndicating my latest article: sluggerotoole.com/2026/10/03/i...

Humanists UK mourns Dame Esther Rantzen (1940–2026) Esther was a great champion of human dignity. She approached her final years with the same fearless determination that defined her career of advocacy, using her own experience to shine a light on the suffering caused by our outdated laws.

At Reform party conference a few weeks ago, I caught wind of a fascinating member of the team who "keeps [the top donors] happy". Katie Lewis has a super low profile - and as I started asking around about her, posts were deleted or edited to keep it that way observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Now is not the time to get despondent. We must organise together & fight for a better future. ✊🏻

We don't use a lot of graphic design as we're a coffee roaster and we're pretty bad at marketing/Instagram etc. When we do need something designed, we use a person and not an AI. They're skilled. It's their job and I don't want to be part of the reason someone loses income. We all need to pay bills

The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted 46–29 to back the Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill at Second Stage. This is a major step towards ending harmful attempts to change or suppress someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

A few days ago, I had shared a post by the Justice Minister, Naomi Long, saying that her thoughts were, at the early days of the stand-off, with the police. Not with anyone else. In this post, she appeals to the Order, claiming they are for “the greater good” (sic) and* condemns the residents*.

Every election that comes round the DUP bang the tribal drum to distract from their failures & controversies. Well they have more than ever so the drum banging needs to be louder.

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

We know there’s lots of attention elsewhere at the moment. But we still have an education service that needs improving. Have your say in how that can be by replying to this consultation from the Department for Education on the RE syllabus. www.education-ni.gov.uk/consultation...