Jolyon is having a tough week. After apologising for offending trans activists after the Good Law Project launched a new ad campaign, the serial loser deactivated his Bluesky account. He deleted his X account some months ago…
Barrister Sarah Phillimore, who is suing him, points out that the deletion comes shortly before Jolyon presents his defence in her libel claim against him.
He also Blueskied in support of Bash Back, the militant trans group which has targeted Wes Streeting among others. It says it uses “rarely legal” methods. Jolyon had posted:
“The non-violent direct action promoted by Bash Back is the inevitable, and I would say legitimate, response to a society whose institutions, politics and media systematically dehumanise trans people. No pasarán.”
Is there anything Jolyon is capable of not losing?
Tom Baldwin, author of Starmer’s hagiography, spoke to Times Radio:
Tom Baldwin: “I think he’d like to do something. He’s very dutiful and driven by service. That’s why he came into politics. I think that’s characterised his time as prime minister. He hasn’t always sought popularity or been good at being popular. But I think he has some of the necessary qualities that we actually do want in a prime minister. That resilience, that relentlessness, that ability to carry the weight and the job really does weigh very heavily on people and he carries that weight very, very well.”
Jo Coburn: “NATO Secretary-General?”
Tom Baldwin: “I think that’s something that he would be interested in. I think it probably requires Andy Burnham’s government to support him in that and these are some of the questions which Andy Burnham has to resolve quite quickly.”