Jonathan Foster

Resting newspaper reporter (Independent, Observer, Morning Telegraph) and university lecturer. Bruised romantic, iconoclast . Owls supporter. Lover of all pies.

[Nicholas Shakespeare @dolphinsands]

This should be our national anthem.

[Mark Hammond @MarkHam80780803]

“Nigel Farage’s jobs, sir. Thousands of them.”

[Elton Welsby @WelsbyElton]

I sincerely hope I'm wrong here but as far as I can see England vs DR Congo on Wednesday at 5pm is on BBCiPlayer.
The two main channels are showing Wimbledon.
It's not ITV's turn to show England.
Surely they must alter the schedules.
If not it is scandalous.

[James O’Hara @JamesOHaraAgain]

Not sure I’ve seen someone articulate what ‘Sheffieldness’ is better than this.

Kudos to Tony Naylor, excellent writer, excellent bloke and, surprisingly, a Manc. 😉

Cracking review of Maria’s in Observer. Ron, Jack and the team keep on giving our city lovely things to eat❤️

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

This is 3-Star Navy Admiral Nancy Lacore. Pete Hegseth fired her last year. She’s now running for Congress and has the chance to flip a GOP-held seat and deliver the majority for Democrats in November.

RETWEET if you support @NancyLacore as she runs to flip the House Blue!

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

@TiceRichard Cat check: Tice was 11 in the Summer of 1976. Schools closed, trains were cancelled, people died. Despite being such a notable event that it's still discussed five decades later, temperatures at the peak of the 1976 heatwave were lower than those recorded this week.

[Jonathan Foster @JonathanDFoster]

@bbctms @norcrosscricket @MichaelVaughan Norcross is a pompous, opinionated arse, the Colonel Blimp of commentary

[Chef Joe Gera 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇹 @redhotnerd]

This is disgusting Megyn. I was going to address this by telling a disgusting story about you getting caught giving a blow job in the bathroom of Radio City in 2006 to someone who wasn’t your first husband and the origin of your nickname, (eye for an eye and all that). But, I think it’s easier just to let your words sink you. Gross evil racist.

[Al Carns @AlistairCarns]

Five tests for the next Prime Minister.

[Simon Harris @SimonHarrisMBD]

This is another one of those videos that shows exactly why those who scream about ‘abolishing the BBC’ should be told to simply ‘get f****d.’

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Me deciding that it's probably OK to start doing interviews again.

[Norm Clark @Normsmusic]

James Robison
What Joyce Carol Oates wrote to Elon Musk on Twitter. I am told it rattled him. I love it.
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the ‘most wealthy person in the world.’”

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

I'm confident nobody will share this.

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Nigel Farage is not the most attacked politician in the UK. He had a milkshake thrown at him.

Jo Cox and David Amess got murdered.

[Don McGowan @donmcgowan]

If you have a spare 3 mins and 45 secs today, watch this fantastic grilling by Sally Nugent on BBC Breakfast.

The very first time I've seen Farage questioned properly about his £5M bung, and it's fair to say, he totally fluffed it.

There are points when you can see Farage tremble and even accuse the BBC of putting him in danger. 🤦‍♂️

It was for security. It was for cars. Nobody cares. It's no one's business. He won't tell us. DANGER!

At one point, he let slip that the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards may 'disagree' with him on the rules around donations.

He knows he's going to be found guilty on this one. He's in trouble, and his face gave it away gloriously.

Top hats off to Sally Nugent. Stellar work. 👏

[Richard Sanders @PulaRJS]

The contrast between the coverage of the Edinburgh attack and the Golders Green stabbings is extraordinary. It’s impossible to see any explanation other than very crude, simple racism.

[HENRY MORRIS @mrhenrymorris]

GBP is currently up 0.002 to the USD.

Robert Jenrick once helped Richard Desmond avoid pay a £40m levy which would have been spent on schools and nurseries.

[Levant News @LevantWire]

This picture of Donald Trump trying to kiss Emmanuel Macron’s wife is going viral.

Donald Trump would hate this photo to be shared.

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Incredible coincidence that @nigel_Farage watched the England game in the same spot in the same pub, with the same flags up, wearing the same top and standing next to someone wearing an identical top as he did during the Euros in 2024.