Jon Bloomfield
@jonbloomfield2
Rooted cosmopolitan. London, Arsenal,Birmingham. Little Black Book of the Populist Right & David Edgar.Byline Books. Now follow at @jonbloomfield.bsky.social
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T shirt for senior Keep Fit celebrating Arsenal women's Champions league win. A gift from @LewesLabour following our performance on Saturday at the conference on resisting the populist right. Buy the t shirt @@phil_football and the Little black book. @BylineBooks
T shirt for senior Keep Fit celebrating Arsenal women's Champions league win. A gift from @LewesLabour following our performance on Saturday at the conference on resisting the populist right. Buy the t shirt @@phil_football and the Little black book. @BylineBooks
Is there such a thing as "left" Trumpism? Is Blue Labour really Labour at all? @jonbloomfield2 and my new @BylineTimes piece follows up on our Little Black Book of the Populist Right. bylinetimes.com/2025/04/01/blu…
Badenoch dissected. The engineer could start by learning to check her bases before putting pen to paper. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…
'This wasn't in our manifesto..'
I remain gravely concerned by today’s welfare announcement, to put it mildly. Cutting social security for disabled people will only deepen poverty and inequality. This wasn’t in our manifesto and it isn’t what people voted for when they elected a Labour government.
It's called 'doing the splits.'
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Ukraine should be granted the security of NATO without the actual membership in the military alliance. trib.al/Z0rTQ7C
An ideal Xmas present for all wanting to understand the dangers of national populism.
Elisabeth Carter reviews a readable little book on the rise and spread of national populism, by @jonbloomfield2 and David Edgar. Read now: politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/review-th…
For my thoughts and observations on the world, Birmingham and Arsenal, plus much else besides you'll now find me on @jonbloomfield.bsky.social For my latest book go to Byline. lnkd.in/dpbz5SFS
Given events of past fortnight understanding national populism is more important than ever. @DavidBEdgar & my new book available at lnkd.in/dpbz5SFS
There is a coordinated attempt on this hellsite tonight to accuse me of antisemitism because I pointed out (the fact) that Israeli football hooligans started the violence in Amsterdam. That’s not a justification of the violence that followed of course and these attacks on me are…
The story that so many progressives, Labour politicians, US Democrats have been afraid to say ever since the rise of Clinton & Blair. Until they make this central to their politics, national populists will continue to exploit people's hardship & insecurity. Key lesson from US.
🚀 Inequality of wealth is the rocket fuel for populists 🛠️That’s why we need to fix it 📘Here’s how: inequalityofwealth.co.uk
An accurate summary. Requires genuine new thinking across all parts of progressive spectrum, not just here but also in Europe. How does EU need to change and who will do it? And can Labour contribute? @DavidLammy
Trump’s re-election is a global earthquake, and some of the strongest shocks will be felt in the UK and Europe. These are the three big reasons 1.The UK and Europe are too dependent on the US military and its defence industry at a time when Putin’s land grab in Ukraine…
A digested read of our study of #birmingham allotments. Fascinating on the changing face of our urban landscape. Full report available on BDAC website. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/the-chang…
What does @KemiBadenoch stand for? Her 'Renewal2030' assessed by @DavidBEdgar & I. Not a pretty prospect. Culture wars across the board and attacks on universities & students will intensify. @ProfTimBale bylinetimes.com/2024/11/02/kem…
If there’s one area I’d like to have seen the Chancellor go further, it’s on Capital Gains Tax. We could use those resources to help build #UniversalBasicCapital and help fix the yawning inequalities of wealth that scar our country. But I accept, it was time for first things…
The latest from @DavidBEdgar and me on the global threat posed by a Trump victory.
🔴A Donald Trump Victory Would Open the Door to a Dangerous new Era of the Global Far Right The re-election of a national populist US President would be a severe threat to the future of liberal democracy, write Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar bylinetimes.com/2024/10/22/don…
Spot on.
Those shocking reasons why Taylor Swift was granted special security From the new Private Eye, out now.
🧵 Why We Desperately Need a New ‘Spirit of Bretton Woods’ Today ⬇️ 1/ This year marks the 80th anniversary of the IMF & World Bank—a moment to not just look back, but to look forward and ask: How can we renew the spirit of international cooperation that created them?
NOT requiring solar on new homes would be totally bizarre There's overwhelming support for higher new build standards & lots are annoyed solar isn't already required MHCLG allowing housebuilders to water down / delay standards would be v short sighted theguardian.com/environment/20…
Hard to overstate what a sinister figure Elon Musk is. Never seen one oligarch in a western democracy intervene on anything like this scale with unending Goebbels-grade lies.