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Eddie Monkman

@eddiemonkman.bsky.social
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Yorkshire-based journalist. York Press, The Line of Best Fit and News Associates.

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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Back Substacking after a while: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Rally Festival: Blood Orange, Smerz, Autumn leaves in summer and james K
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
New black cab licenses fall across London: www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/1507202...
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New black cab licenses fall across London
The number of new taxi driver licenses granted in London has fallen in recent years according to data obtained from Transport For London (TfL).
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“Prizefighter is at the crux of Pain Gain's self-titled debut LP, due 10 July via Play It Again Sam. But it wasn’t realised until the very end of the time Kaul, Lefevre and Cooke spent together..." www.thelineofbestfit.com/tracks/pain-...
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Pain Gain strike gold on genreless third single “Prizefighter”
With their debut album imminent, Australia’s Pain Gain reveal the centrepiece to a project of experimentation and creative freedom.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Full piece on an an historic mayoral election for Tower Hamlets: www.nelondoner.co.uk/news/0805202...
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London elections 2026: Aspire retains Tower Hamlets but speech disrupted
Aspire Party leader Lutfur Rahman has won the Tower Hamlets borough mayoral election for the second time, but his winning speech was disrupted by another candidate who was removed from the stage by po...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Lutfur Rahman retains Tower Hamlets mayoralty with Labour just pipping Greens to second.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Counting underway here at the Excel. Big day ahead in the mayoral elections for Tower Hamlets. Council elections for the borough will not be counted until tomorrow... #LondonersVote2026 #localelections
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
All quiet here ahead of Tower Hamlets mayoral count in the Excel London #LondonersVote2026 #localelections
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Having played with English Teacher, Geese, and Dove Ellis, Manchester quartet pyncher are one of the UK’s most electrifying new acts, engaging through high-energy, genre-blurring presentation" - Loved chatting to the band for @thelineofbestfit.com www.thelineofbestfit.com/tracks/pynch...
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pyncher lay down fun and frenzied marker with new single “One Day”
Having played with English Teacher, Geese, and Dove Ellis, Manchester quartet pyncher are one of the UK’s most electrifying new acts, engaging through high-energy, genre-blurring presentation.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Alex Amor pairs dreamy guitars and wide, expansive synths between delicately delivered vocals on “Meet On The Moon”, the first taste of her debut LP due later this year. For @thelineofbestfit.com - www.thelineofbestfit.com/tracks/alex-...
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Alex Amor returns with feminine mysticism homage “Meet On The Moon”
Dreamy guitars and wide, expansive synths float between Alex Amor’s delicately delivered vocals on “Meet On The Moon”, the first taste of her debut LP due later this year.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Loved having the chance to catch up with Ruby Roberts about her latest single "I'd Do Anything" for @thelineofbestfit.com
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Loved having the chance to talk to Ivy Knight about her latest single and upcoming EP for The Line of Best Fit: www.thelineofbestfit.com/tracks/ivy-k...
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Ivy Knight’s “Swimming In Blood” reimagines classic American songwriting for the new age
Inspired by sweeping landscapes, Oakland-raised, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Ivy Knight reshapes great American folk and country for her own contemporary sound.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
My Substack on the ambient freezers in the Ecclesall Road Co-op in Sheffield: substack.com/@eddiemonkma...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Loved speaking to Montreal-based artist Hockiday about his upcoming EP and new single 'over-over' for The Line of Best Fit: www.thelineofbestfit.com/tracks/hocki...
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Hockitay's “over/over” demonstrates retreat as an act of resistance
The latest single from Guatemalan-born, Montreal-based artist Hockitay marks the first glimpse of a new EP arriving in 2026, shaped by a growing disillusionment with the state of the world.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Realpolitik’s return, crystallised at Davos by Mark Carney, leaves failed, fractured, and fulcrum states like Libya more vulnerable and volatile than ever: www.europinion.uk/post/libya-i...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New Substack - There were Lockdowns? open.substack.com/pub/onemoreo...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Latest piece for the The Indiependent: www.indiependent.co.uk/conservative...
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The Conservative Party Still Dominates British Politics : The Indiependent
Eddie Monkman explains how the Conservative Party remains a domineering political force despite their mighty setbacks of the last two years.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
New Substack. Our ears have our attention: open.substack.com/pub/onemoreo...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
New Substack. The Flâneur, the dérive and the simulacrum. open.substack.com/pub/onemoreo...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Great talking to Sluice about their new single - www.thelineofbestfit.com/tracks/sluic...
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Sluice's “Beadie” is a homespun reflection on community, belonging, and time stood still
Durham, North Carolina, four-piece Sluice release a plaintive single ahead of Companion, their forthcoming third album and Mtn Laurel Recording Co. debut.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
New Substack - open.substack.com/pub/onemoreo...
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Europinion @europinion.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Libyan ‘El Hishri’ is now on trial for crimes against humanity committed under the auspices of a since renewed Italy-Libya deal, an irony betraying Europe’s Janus-faced asylum policy, says Eddie Monkman. www.europinion.uk/post/the-eu-... #Libya #ICC #HumanRights #Asylum #Italy #ElHishri
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The EU-Libya MoU Is A Duplicitous Cover For Crimes Against Humanity
On December 1st 2025 Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, commonly known as ‘El Hishri’, was surrendered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and is to face trial for war crimes and crimes against human...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
An introduction to the Substack: substack.com/@eddiemonkma...
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De-quantifying the feeling
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I’ve recently started posting on Substack again: substack.com/@eddiemonkma...
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Eddie Monkman | Substack
Writing on walks through London. 'Dérive': an unplanned journey through a landscape, usually urban, in which participants stop focusing on their everyday relations to their social environment.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The first Libya Gazette of 2026. Death of Libya’s army chief Sudanese refugees receive new humanitarian aid Algeria renews call for a Libyan-led solution Outrage grows after insults at anti-government protesters Download here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The final Gazette of 2025: UN-led efforts struggle to regain credibility. Turkey’s continued military role Economic strain deepens as Libyans face persistent price rises. Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This week's Libya Gazette is still available to download for free: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Libya’s government has escalated its pursuit of illegal crypto- currency miners, targeting an industry that has flourished in a legal vacuum: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The leader of the opposition Free Destourian Party Abir Moussi has received a 12-year jail sentence from a Tunisian court: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This week in the Libya Gazette: • UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli • Migration networks and militia power • Egypt’s support for eastern Libya • BP returning to Tripoli • Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
El-Sisi told Haftar in the Egyptian capital that he is committed to providing “all forms of support and assistance” to the LNA and Libya’s national institutions: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Libyan authorities reported that Ahmed Oumar al-Fitouri al-Dabbashi, a militia leader long associated with large-scale migrant trafficking across the Mediterranean, was killed during a security raid: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
In the latest Libya Gazette: • Diplomacy and governance in western Libya • Migration and security dynamics • Regional power plays involving Egypt and Sudan • Developments across the Sahel and North Africa Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... #Tripoli #Libya #Benghazi
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
This week in the Libya Gazette: • UK diplomatic engagement in Tripoli • Migration networks and militia power • Egypt’s support for eastern Libya • BP returning to Tripoli • Sudan, the Sahel and regional spillover Download now: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Libya’s challenges are not isolated events. They’re part of a system: legal, political, regional and economic. This week’s coverage shows how tightly those systems are connected: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Latest op-ed for @indie_pendent: www.indiependent.co.uk/the-bbc-held...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
El Hishri will face the ICC. Nine more men accused of torture, rape and murder remain free. My op-ed in this week’s Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... #Mitiga #ElHishri #Libya #Refugees
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
🇱🇾 Libya Gazette — Edition 015 • El Hishri’s ICC transfer: justice begins • Detention system still expanding • East Libya pushes back on EU border demands • Mass deportations and rising abuses Read the full issue: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
"Libya’s National Centre of Meteorology has revealed that the country is enduring one of the most extreme drought periods in its modern history" Read further: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
"Fasanotti’s assessment paints a sobering picture: Libya’s divisions are structural, enduring, and unlikely to be resolved through conventional political processes alone." Read the full article here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🇱🇾 Libya Gazette — Edition 014 • US firms eye Libya’s energy sector • Extreme drought reshapes climate cycle • 47 Egyptian migrants rescued • UN extends arms-embargo ship checks • Interview: “Libya is a proto-state of militias” Download for free: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Pleased to have spoken with Federica Saini Fasanotti from ISPI on why unification between Tripoli and Benghazi is increasingly unlikely: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... #Tripoli #Benghazi #Libya
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
"You do not create a normal, functioning modern democracy overnight after 42 years of brutal dictatorship and therefore it is going to take time for Benghazi and Tripoli to come together." Read further: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
“British governments of all political persuasions have been disastrous in their management of relations with Libya.” Former MP tells the Libya Gazette why the UK must step up. Read the full interview in this week’s edition: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
My op-ed this week explores why Sudan risks a Libya-style east–west split — and why reunifying such divides is so difficult: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
"Libya’s oil and gas sector has been experiencing a sharp increase in interest from companies, some of whom have had their suspensions lifted recently." Read further in this week's Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... #Tripoli #Politics #Oil #Libya #Benghazi
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
1/ The Libya Gazette | Edition 011 — Nov 10 Sudan’s war is spilling over into Libya’s fragile south-east putting Haftar’s forces and the region’s instability back in focus. Read the full issue: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... #Libya #Sudan #NorthAfrica #LibyaGazette
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This week’s Libya Gazette is still available to download. Featuring stories on: Renewed tensions in Tripoli between Dbeibah’s GNU and the Radaa militia Armed clashes in Misrata as the city sees first major fighting since 2011. Download here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Deadly fighting has broken out in recent months in cities like Janzour and Al-Zawiya, both of which are in close proximity to Tripoli. Read further in this week's Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 04/11/2025
#TalkAboutSudan: "Children are not spared. Elderly people are not spared. Women are not spared.” The crisis in #Sudan is catastrophic. Watch as Michael Lawson, Humanitarian Representative to #Canada, updates Parliament. #cdnpoli
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
“I don’t necessarily see a heightened risk of shifting balances of power in Libya because of events in Sudan at present.” Read my interview with @robertamaggi.bsky.social from June this year in this week's Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... #Libya #Sudan #Darfur #Sahel #Tripoli
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