Jonathan Buckley

When stubbornness becomes wilful stupidity.

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As mentioned in "The Ways of Paradise" by Peter Cornell, first published in the UK last year by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social
A book which deserved more attention than it has so far recieved.

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‘Train Dreams’ Is Afraid Of Its Own Shadow | Defector By now, you have probably heard about Train Dreams. Since premiering this past January at Sundance, Clint Bentley’s adaptation of the Denis Johnson novella has been lauded by critics, screened at…

'Train Dreams' is afraid of its own shadow: defector.com/train-dreams...

"Gabriel Josipovici at Eighty-Five"
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Moment Israeli forces shoot dead surrendered Palestinians – video report Video of an Israeli military raid in the West Bank shows soldiers summarily executing two Palestinians they had detained seconds earlier. The shooting on Thursday evening, which was also witnessed by journalists close to the scene, is under review by the justice ministry, but has already been defended by Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who said 'terrorists must die'. Julian Borger, the Guardian's senior international correspondent based in Jerusalem, analyses footage of the event Continue reading...

Moment Israeli forces shoot dead surrendered Palestinians – video report

Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...

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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’ Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month. The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. Continue reading...

Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says

A lovely (and funny) anecdote out of Ronald Johnson’s 1976 Vort interview, conducted by Barry Alpert (reprinted in _Ronald Johnson: Life and Works_ (National Poetry Foundation, 2008)). I would love to read a collection of the letters exchanged between Ian Hamilton Finlay and Johnson.

New on the podcast: Ed Atkins discusses his first work of non-fiction FLOWER with Holly Pester

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Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins Olly Haynes to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'

🔴Morgan McSweeney, 'The Fraud' and The Takeover of the Labour Party

Investigative journalist Paul Holden joins @ollyhaynes.bsky.social to talk about his new book, 'The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy'

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Zinaida Miller | Temporary Measures The Yellow Line is supposed to be temporary, but history suggests otherwise. Under ostensibly transient arrangements,...

‘Palestinians are told to wait for the next stage of the plan, while Israel’s gains become the baseline for the next round of negotiations. And the waiting never ends. Each phase is temporary, but every loss is permanent.’

Zinaida Miller on Gaza’s ‘Yellow Line’.

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Getting Britain out of the hole A plan for the UK economy

New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk

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Getting Britain out of the hole A plan for the UK economy

This is a vital essay by @johnspringford.bsky.social & @acjsissons.bsky.social - diagnosing the British malaise and providing a set of clear policy solutions. You will be much better informed for having read it getting-out-of-the-hole.uk

Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system

Everything about the current 'debate' around this is dismal, not just morally but because it is so stupid. For example:

It conflates asylum-seeking and illegal immigration (and sometimes with migration generally)

It shows no understanding of why there is AS

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/3

My favourite year for oppressed literary masculinity was 2023 when the number of women on the Booker shortlist was smaller than the number of men named Paul

Morally awful, administratively impossible & expensive.. and politically, the reverse of Starmer's panicked conference speech. A govt completely at sea, terrified & incoherent, throwing basic principles overboard in desperation
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The truth about impartiality at the BBC And the hysteria of the current "crisis"

The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.

New piece from me.

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The History of the Relentless, Decades-Long Siege on the People of Gaza My first memory of Gaza is an airstrike. My second is an Israeli checkpoint. My third is of frequent demonstrations. And my fourth is of my overcrowded UNRWA school for Palestinian refugees. Gaza i…

@muhammadshehada.bsky.social chronicles the history of the decades-long siege on the people of Gaza.

Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.

Vote duly cast.

Violence and the Sacred | Ryan Ruby Violence may not be the totality of life, but it is closer to the core than humanists would have us believe.

"What draws readers to Guyotat and the other writers of the transgressive tradition is that they are candid about violence. Violence may not be the totality of life, but it is closer to the core of it than spurious humanisms would have us believe."

Ryan Ruby on Pierre Guyotat in @thebaffler.com

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Nice bit of Hamlet and Pog.

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Immigration, indecency, and incompetence. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. The ever-more indecent terms of the immigration 'debate' are another failure of Brexit, which links to the ever-more obvious incompetence of Reform in local government: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/immi...

Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

In memory: Ian Hamilton Finlay, b. October 28, 1925

Sixteen detached blog posts on Ian Hamilton Finlay some-landscapes.blogspot.com/search/label...