James Chapman

CEO, Soho Comms. Ex Treasury head of comms and DExEU chief of staff. Former pol ed, now occasional columnist. Views my own.

[James Chapman @jameschappers]

@softtail65 Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen)
Tori Amos

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[James Chapman @jameschappers]

@petaldairies Tori Amos
Sufjan Stevens
Midlake

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@Spotify https://t.co/9ofKJkPk9P

[James Chapman @jameschappers]

@Manexilat @butterflyruben2 Pleased to be of service

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[Dr. Jane Clare Jones @janeclarejones]

This is the most 2026 thing I have ever seen.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Has a single senior member of Reform condemned last night’s violence against the police.

[Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @Haggis_UK]

Watch Keir Starmer call out Nigel Farage over his response to the Henry Nowak murder:

"He pretends to have respect for Henry's family & then acts in this way... his response has been to appeal for rage... it shows exactly who he is."

#PMQs

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Nigel Farage demanded people react with “rage”. He’s going to have to own those comments now. And if people respond literally he’s going to have to take his share of the responsibility.

[Anna Turley MP @annaturley]

Farage could have been in Parliament today, doing his job, and ask any question he wanted of the Home Secretary about the tragic Henry Novak case.
Where was he?
Instead he hides behind pre-recorded rage-bait videos. Coward.

[Kevin Hollinrake MP @kevinhollinrake]

“I would prefer even to fail with honour than win by cheating”

Sophocles

[LBC @LBC]

'How dare he pour flames on that, and bring all of this back?!'

Liz Webster, the mother of Henry Webster who was attacked in 2007, brands Nigel Farage 'the most irresponsible politician in Britain right now', after his comments on the murder of Henry Nowak.

[Stephen Pollard @stephenpollard]

This is revolting.
Black men are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as white men of the same age.
It's not about two tiers, it's about focusing on those most at risk.
There's an entirely legitimate argument that screening should be available to everyone, but given the money made available, to frame this as some sort of positive discrimination in favour of black people is foul.

[Bloomberg @business]

Brexit Britain has become increasingly like a typical EU economy since the referendum https://t.co/AtRyY3W0TN

[Chris Mitchell @chrismbbcsport]

This is a slip from the President, he looks at his worst, weakest and crucially ugliest when the press pack wind him up.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Rupert Lowe striking a more measured and dignified tone on this tragedy than Nigel Farage should make some of those associated with Reform stop and reflect.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Reform really are descending into the gutter now. This is a total distortion of what Kemi Badenoch actually said. It’s another example of their increasingly desperate efforts to neutralise Restore.

[James Chapman @jameschappers]

@FOCUSonHXR I much prefer this one to Raspberry Swirl

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Economist Mariana Mazzucato says Brexit led to businesses leaving the UK, shrank market opportunities and damaged investment.

She tells The Fourcast that Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson have still not been held accountable for what she calls one of the country's biggest economic mistakes.

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson have both denied lying to the public.

[James Chapman @jameschappers]

@_iamcrx_5_ @ethan_scraggy If you like Fiona I’m quite confident you will like Tori. Both piano driven and exploring similar challenging subjects. But Tori’s influences are more classical while Fiona is jazzier, and Tori’s lyrics are much more cryptic. Try this playlist. https://t.co/UPASszNCNg

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Number of people asking me to comment on the Henry Nowak case. His father said "We do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension". If you can't respect his wishes, you're scum. That's what I think.