Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"King Charles says that he too had been a victim, and was recently scammed into paying several million dollars to somebody claiming to be a British prince,l - who claimed he needed them for 'legal fees'" 718726
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.social535 News @535news.bsky.social · 07/10/2026For years, Hill reporters assumed he was a former House parliamentarian or staffer. He was a 19-year-old college student in England. Meet @ringwiss.bsky.social. 36617
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialAPPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax @anticorruption-responsibletax.org · 18/09/2026New ‘Know Your Donor’ checks should be made much tougher, in line with the strict standards financial institutions are held to. And the effectiveness of the Bill’s £100,000 cap on overseas donations is already being tested - to the tune of £72m. 131
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialRepublic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Sovereign Grant is going up by £50 million. That's another £50 million in royal funding, on top of the half a billion we already give them. It's time to scrap the grant, plain and simple. #AbolishTheMonarchy 22820
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialRepublic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Read Republic's new Sovereign Grant report and get involved below. www.republic.org.uk/scandalrepublic.org.ukscandalDo you like this page? 046
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialMartin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Very good speech in Commons today by @sianberry.bsky.social, launching her 10-minute rule bill to end the royal FOI exemption and bring the Royal Family, Royal Household, Royal Archives, and Duchies of Cornwall & Lancaster under the FOI Act - won't make progress sadly but a very necessary measure 122
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialMatthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk · 25/05/2026I’ve just finished running a full pass over the Post Office Inquiry evidence, for the first time since January, and uploaded everything new to postofficeinquiry.dracos.co.uk It found >4,000 new documents; for the sort of thing it’s being used for, see e.g. www.postofficescandal.uk/post/project...postofficeinquiry.dracos.co.ukSearchable transcripts of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry hearings — Searchable transcripts of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry hearings documentation 0149
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialAndrew Teale @andrewteale.me.uk · 21/05/2026Public service announcement: the Reform UK colour is not teal, it's turquoise. This is teal. 2185
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialJohn Levin @anterotesis.bsky.social · 12/05/2026More #PublicDomain volumes requested from Google: Supply Manual (war) 1909: books.google.co.uk/books?id=7es... Royal Engineers: Telegraph Company 1910: books.google.co.uk/books?id=xMk... Army School Regulations 1903: books.google.co.uk/books?id=j06... 1911: books.google.co.uk/books?id=8Zz...books.google.co.ukSupply Manual (war). 101
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialSam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026love thisbbc.co.ukAccess ramp first change for York Minster in 200 yearsThe installation of the ramp means that visitors can access the quire without needing to use steps. 3164
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialOwen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Three more local authorities have sent me their Council Tax address datasets, this week alone. Might just torrent them (cc OS/GeoPlace lawyers: this is a joke) 001
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialAlex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I mean this isn't the intended takeaway, but should be a knighthood for the BBC commercial team www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/enterta...thenewdaily.com.auABC's disastrous Bluey decision again in the spotlightAn Australian entrepreneur estimates the ABC forfeited an amount worth twice its annual funding when it gave up Bluey merchandising rights. 042
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialStephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The Government of Fiji has endorsed amendments to its Companies Act aimed at strengthening the country's beneficial ownership transparency rules www.fijitimes.com.fj/cabinet-move...fijitimes.com.fjCabinet moves to strengthen company ownership transparency - The Fiji TimesCabinet has endorsed amendments to the Companies Regulations 2015 aimed at improving transparency around the true ownership of companies in Fiji. The changes are designed to strengthen compliance with... 012
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17/04/2026BBC today correct Nigel Farage's false claim to Nick Robinson on Political Thinking (13th February 2026) that net migration was only down due to an "exodus" of people leaving the UK since 90% of net migration fall was a fall in immigration. After my 3rd complaint! www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedb... 601526525
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialStephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 18/01/2026"The UK reiterated its ultimate expectation of fully public registers of beneficial ownership in the overseas territories, and we will continue to pursue that objective in future discussions" - Stephen Doughty, UK minister for the Overseas Territories hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026... 101
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialTransparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026💥Anti-corruption champion Margaret Hodge is demanding the British Virgin Islands implement public beneficial ownership registers after years of delays. We have warned the BVI's 'tip-off' proposals would put journalists and civil society at serious risk. www.politico.eu/article/marg...politico.euMeet the octogenarian battling a notorious British tax havenMargaret Hodge, the brains behind Britain’s 2018 law to force transparency on overseas territories, is going toe-to-toe with the British Virgin Islands. 067
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialRepublic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 05/01/2026The royals cost us half a billion a year. Find out more through Republic's half billion royals report. www.republic.org.uk/half_billion...republic.org.ukHalf Billion Royals 12310
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialMartin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social · 05/01/2026In Scotland the consultation exercise has opened on whether FOI should be extended to the care homes and 'care at home' services run by private businesses and charities/third sector - you can comment here: www.gov.scot/publications...gov.scotExtension of FOISA to private and third sector providers of care home and 'care at home' services - ConsultationThis consultation seeks views on whether Freedom of Information law should be extended to cover private and third sector (i.e. voluntary and not-for-profit) providers of care home and 'care at home' p... 032
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialTransparency International @anticorruption.bsky.social · 22/12/2025#CoSP11: 🎉 Last week, countries adopted a resolution that sets minimum standards for political finance transparency. This is the first time this has happened since the UN Convention against Corruption entered into force 20 years ago. 🔗 Read our experts’ analysis here: anticorru.pt/3g9 078
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialMegan Graham @megankgraham.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I've been following a pair of odd FOIA cases in D.D.C. brought by America First Legal. The cases argue that the Government Accountability Office (which is part of Congress) and the Judicial Conference and Administrative Office for the Courts (which are in the Judicial Branch) are subject to FOIA. 174
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialMartin Rosenbaum @mrosenbaum.bsky.social · 20/12/2025The government says it's not planning to extend FOI to cover Electoral Returning Officers. However, the forthcoming elections legislation will be a good opportunity to raise this issue further and for someone to propose an amendment to change this. 134
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialRoyals Cost Watch @royalscostwatch.co.uk · 16/12/2025Earlier today, Royals Cost Watch revealed that the total cost of Lord-Lieutenants has reached over £2m each year. Unacceptable. To learn more, check out our press release, below. 👇 www.royalscostwatch.co.uk/cost-of-lord... #AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing 033
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialCrime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 14/12/2025Jews can’t live peacefully in their homes, they can’t go to a music festival and they can’t congregate openly on a beach in Australia and there are still people out there who will say these massacres and attacks are justified. Or just as bad, stay silent when it happens. Call it out for what it is 4569
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Innocent people end up in our criminal courts. Completely, terrifyingly innocent. And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial. Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly. 15669212
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialStephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 08/12/2025New UK Anti-Corruption Strategy includes expectations for the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories to introduce enhanced registers of beneficial ownership transparency offering "expansive access" as well as a government review of asset and beneficial ownership www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukUK anti-corruption strategy 2025Strategy to reduce the harm caused by corruption to growth, security and democracy in the UK, and to UK interests overseas. 102
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialStephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 08/12/2025"Work more closely with international partners to support wider access to #beneficialownership data ... and better use of quality data through wider uptake of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard" - FCDO commitment in the new UK Anti-Corruption Strategy www.gov.uk/government/p... #openstandardsgov.ukUK anti-corruption strategy 2025Strategy to reduce the harm caused by corruption to growth, security and democracy in the UK, and to UK interests overseas. 002
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialWouter @wvanparys.bsky.social · 05/12/2025The true pleasure of Bluesky. "When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character." 16582121
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 04/12/2025We are acting to safeguard the EU financial system. Russia is now listed as a high-risk country for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. EU entities must apply enhanced vigilance in all transactions involving Russia. Integrity cannot be compromised. → link.europa.eu/G7Kvcg 310824
confirmordeny.bsky.social @confirmordeny.bsky.social · 04/12/2025@jasonloch.bsky.social - Hello. Firstly, I wanted to say that I am fascinated by all your research. I wondered whether this FOI response I received is of interest to you: e.g.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/statutes_of_the_imperial_service 110
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Watch as anti-monarchist activists are told they will be arrested if they protest on the same road as a royal procession in Windsor 🚨 The group have accused the police of 'banning' protest against the King 12419
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialprofanity.accountant @profanity.accountant · 30/11/2025@confirmordeny.bsky.social has been a good citizen! No profanity found in their last 23 posts. 001
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialCrime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 27/11/2025"Curtailment of jury trials has generally been reserved for exceptional circumstances, such as war or force of terrorism… the idea of jury trials being pared back in peacetime suggests a failure of governance. It is a symptom of national crisis." David Hardstaff, partner at BCL Solicitors 24710
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialOwen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Standing offer: if you maintain the LLPG at a UK council and think the address records are Authority Owned Data rather than Supplied Data (iykyk), email me at owen.boswarva@gmail.com. I will try to unlock the address data legally using FOI + RPSI regs, and forget your name. #opendata #openaddresses 045
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialFOIMonkey @foimonkey.bsky.social · 14/11/2025The decision by a number of local councils to run adverts on their websites didn't quite sit right with me. I couldn't quite work out why until I saw an advert for a credit card on the crisis loan page. 011
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialUK Anti-Corruption Coalition @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org · 06/11/2025🗣️ Yesterday, MPs of all stripes spoke out against the ongoing financial secrecy in certain UK Overseas Territories. They called urgent attention to its devastating impacts on their constituents, and pushed the government to act. 🧵⬇️ 11113
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialICIJ @icij.org · 08/11/2025From @tbij.bsky.social: An MP has demanded HMRC to release its official estimate of how much tax is being lost to offshore havens – information TBIJ discovered is currently being withheld by the authority. Read more:buff.lyHMRC won't admit how much tax is lost offshoreThe taxman has the numbers needed to estimate how much cash is lost to overseas havens – but it isn't sharing the details 11310
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 24/10/2025For those keeping track, it's now three days since I asked the Conservatives for (fairly basic) details of their policy on revoking indefinite leave to remain, eg whether it would include separating families and if it would work as per Chris Philp's draft bill. Despite several reminders: nothing. 731268
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialRepublic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 21/10/2025“The secrecy has to end. The truth must be brought out into the open. The public deserves answers.” 0112
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialTristan Kirk @kirkkorner.bsky.social · 21/10/2025The Ministry of Justice has been convicted of a crime and fined £1,000, in a closed-door court hearing the department itself was apparently not aware was happening www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m...standard.co.ukMinistry of Justice handed criminal conviction in fast-track courtsThe Ministry of Justice is now seeking to overturn its conviction 44232
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialmySociety @mysociety.org · 15/10/2025*Sound of trumpets* There are now more than 1.25 million public Freedom of Information requests on WhatDoTheyKnow. #FOI We launched the site back in 2008 with two goals... 185
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialMartin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 14/10/2025Forced to share pins, left open to fraud! 1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10... 1033197
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialThe Bar Council @thebarcouncil.bsky.social · 12/10/2025The Bars, Faculty and Law Societies in the UK have come together and accused politicians of "irresponsible and dangerous" language that is putting lawyers at risk. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...mirror.co.ukLawyers warn of death threats after Reform and Tories' 'two-tier' claimsIn an unprecedented intervention, six legal bodies, representing 250,000 lawyers, expressed “grave concern” over the language being used toward legal professionals 48951
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialChris Cook @chriscook.news · 26/09/2025The undersea war is a major problem for the UK and Ireland, and one both countries will need to take seriously 2267
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialCampaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland @cfoiscot.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Freedom of Information requests show that no other care home in Scotland had more complaints upheld against it in 2024 than Castlehill. Another case highlighting why FoI law should apply to private companies delivering this public service. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFamilies accuse care home of 'neglect' and 'cruelty' after secret filmingA BBC Disclosure reporter saw vulnerable elderly people left sitting alone for hours in urine-soaked clothes. 032
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialAlex Parsons @alexparsons.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Although my biggest rant at the moment is that cash for questions is 100% allowed by parliament's rules and there's only trouble if you're a chump who didn't jump through the loopholes correctly. 021
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2025UK banks, building societies required to get savers NI number, make it easier for HMRC to tax. Won't apply to the same to wealthy receiving income from dividends, share buybacks, bonds, stock market gambles, assets stashed offshore. State surveillance of low/middle income people, not the rich.independent.co.uk 7214115
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialAndrew Teale @andrewteale.me.uk · 13/09/2025If there are kids out there watching the Last Night of the Proms and wanting to be part of a performance like this, then that's what the organisers want. You might not make the Albert Hall - I haven't yet - but learning an instrument opens all sorts of doors for you in life. 161
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialJoe Lanman @joelanman.com · 08/09/2025what are some of the most useful open datasets and apis? Please repost for reach! 3310
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialRepublic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 04/09/2025How can this be justified? #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy 22213
Reposted by @confirmordeny.bsky.socialRepublic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Enough money to give the royals a bumper paycheck, but not enough money to invest in our public services. Strange, isn't it? #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy 12311
