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Jacqui Hames

@jacquihames.bsky.social
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Proud Brit, European & citizen of the world. Press reform campaigner (hackedoff.org), patron ‘Offender2Rehab’ NBCS foundation charity, Crimewatch alumni 1990-2006

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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Demand an inquiry into the culture of the press
Tragically, Professor Jason Arday has died after a vicious and deeply personal campaign of press attacks over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture and b...
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Tragically Jason Arday has died after a vicious press campaign over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture of the press, & any role it had in his death. Add your name now: hackedoff.org/campaign-actions/demand-an-inquiry-into-the-culture-of-the-press
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Demand an inquiry into the culture of the press
Jason Arday died after being relentlessly hounded by the press. Demand an inquiry into press culture now.
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 07/08/2026
Meta ordered to pay nearly $1bn over harm to children
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Meta ordered to pay nearly $1bn over harm to children
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/n...
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Notes from the Campaign Trail: August 2026 Update
Personal reflections from Jacqui Hames on a period of political upheaval — and hope for the new Prime Minister
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Press launch disinformation attack on “Hacked Off” following Mail judgment: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/p... "The Mail, like all other national newspapers, remains outside any independent form of regulation. They are still controlling their own ineffectual complaints handler."
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Press launch disinformation attack on “Hacked Off” following Mail judgment
The corporate press has used the ANL judgment as an opportunity to revive their attacks on Hacked Off and its supporters. It's important we set the record straight.
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"Hacked Off did not fund or work on these claims. But we wholeheartedly credit the bravery of those claimants who put themselves in the firing line of the national press, the most powerful unregulated and unaccountable industry in the country." www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
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Jacqui Hames: The Mail has not been exonerated. Evidence of unlawful behavior remains, and the need for Leveson 2 is as strong as ever.
To people like Paul Dacre, and his colleagues at the Daily Mail and The Telegraph, press freedom means the freedom to publish falsehoods, disinformation and private information about anyone whose live...
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VeronicaAG @veronicatess.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Alex Arrelia @alexarrelia.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Just had to explain who Peter Thiel is to my mother, a woman who has CNN on in her house every waking moment. Starting to think it’s a problem that men like this can just fly under the radar because their friends own the press.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 04/07/2026
Today at Pride in London, we’ll show the world that love will always triumph over hate.
Progress Pride flags decking out Regent Street ready for Pride in London
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padresalsa.bsky.social @padresalsa.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Yeah!!
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Jeff Youngblood @jeffyoungblood.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It was July 1976 when Tina Turner had had enough fights and beatings with Ike to leave him permanently. It was her Independence Day...
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Demand Better Media - With Special Guest Tulisa! 🗣️ NEW SPEAKERS: Aidan Kelly, Benedict Rattigan, Charlotte Hennessy, Des Freedman, Emily Brothers, Lisa Moorish, Margaret Aspinall, Mark Cann, Paul Dadge, Paul Wragg, Richard Ayre, Rizwana Hamid, Sarah Berry-Valentine + video message from Steve Coogan
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The Gestapo marched hundreds of thousands of innocent people to their deaths. I've ended private schools' tax breaks to invest in state schools. No responsible leader makes vile comparisons like this. Kemi Badenoch is not fit to be Prime Minister.
A quote from a Kemi Badenoch interview in the Spectator, comparing Bridget Phillipson to a Gestapo officer.
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🔥We need BETTER MEDIA NOW!🔥 Join special guest Tulisa Contostavlos 24th June - Central Hall Westminster alongside fellow campaigners and victims of press wrongdoing as the demand for BETTER MEDIA gets louder and gathers pace! Join for this very special rally! GET YOUR FREE TICKET - tr.ee/GGbCgh
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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
While President Ineptstein and RFK jr. defund most of our research ability….
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Guy Venables @guyvenables.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
One of my cartoons for Monday's Metro
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𝓢𝓬𝓸𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓶𝓹 @scootertramp.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
That's more like it.
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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Sharing this poem again because I think the world needs these words now more than ever.
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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Most mums remind you to pack your lunch. Rory's reminds him to bring up Chairman Mao.
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The family of the Belfast stabbing victim have released a statement saying - like the family of Henry Nowak last week - that the attack should not be used to "divide people or fuel hostility" They condemned disorder and praised the "valuable contribution" by migrants inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We need leaders who can spell out what's happening clearly and with force.
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Are we sleepwalking into adopting the facist playbook by #Farage #Musk &Co ? Brilliant summary by @mrjamesob.Bsky.social …https://youtu.be/uzdi_36Z2G8?si=kvh5-wUXce1u3X5Z
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Riots erupt in Belfast | James O’Brien reacts
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Thank you 🙏 @mrjamesob.bsky.social for making the compelling case for Pt 2 of Leveson Inquiry this morning - anyone wanting to know more join us at @hackedoff.bsky.social
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
First lie wins #Nowak policeprofessional.com/feature/firs...
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Police Professional | First lie wins First lie wins – Police Professional
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just watched the @BBC 4-part drama ‘Dear England’ - absolutely brilliant! Just joyful 😀
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TJMasters @tjmasters.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Books and reading #121 Wise words from the great American broadcaster Walter Kronkite. #bookstagram #readersofinstagram
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
For Farage, Brexit “is a reminder of how mangled his judgement is. For decades he told us Brexit would solve our problems. In fact, it impoverished us further. Labour would do well to call his bluff” The media should too. Come on, Nigel, let’s talk about Brexit. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/442...
Forcing Farage to talk about the Brexit disaster is key to defeating him
Everything is pointing decisively towards 'Rejoin'
18th May 2026 12:41 pm

'When you begin to speak honestly about Brexit, a question naturally follows: Why don't we rejoin?' 
(Photo of people with Brexit banners: Mike Kemp/Getty)If Brexit had been a success, none of this would apply. Labour would dutifully and reluctantly bring itself to a state of acceptance. But it has not been a success. It has cost the UK somewhere between 4-8 per cent of GDP, depending on which body you listen to. It has destroyed small-and medium-sized exporters, it has weakened Britain geopolitically, it has inconvenienced countless travellers, failed to solve a single problem and manifestly not provided any of the great accomplishments its advocates once claimed it would.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 17/05/2026
The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency after a rare strain of Ebola spread from DR Congo to Uganda and the Congolese capital, Kinshasa. Tap the link here to read more: ft.trib.al/G5Nw8jt
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
There’s no point in having a regulator thar doesn’t regulate anything let alone stick to it’s own rules - heartless …https://youtu.be/r2FDSo2sMV4?si=4vVvBOPIgAfXnkK1
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Grief Sells- A Short Film By Oliver Quilter
YouTube video by Oliver Quilter
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Legendary 👏👏👏👏 #LedByDonkeys
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The owner didn't need to speak; the dog handled the entire situation Original post
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Don't forget what Reform promised the crypto industry after Farage took the cash: Farage....took an undisclosed £5mn personal gift from a crypto billionaire in 2024, months before pledging to slash tax and regulation on the digital assets industry if he becomes PM www.ft.com/content/6a56...
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Farage accused of ‘conflict of interest’ over £5mn gift from crypto investor
Rival parties highlight how Reform UK has proposed cutting tax and regulation on the digital assets industry
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I cannot stress this strongly enough: Support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them. They need us, and more importantly, we need them.
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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
#Brexit is back in the news, which reminded to repost this TOP cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social
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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
AMEN!!!!
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I know you’re excited but do you have to shout - it’s been an exhausting few days for all of us. We know!
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
the Wes Streeting resignation is written in a way that suggests he's failed to get the 81 signatures needed to prompt a leadership battle he calls for "the best possible field of candidates", implying he wants Burnham in the race and he doesn't even mention wanting the top job himself
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
No wonder most of #Trump s businesses went bankrupt
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Tim Burnett @tritim.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Perfect caller to @mrjamesob.bsky.social right now. In a nutshell: "Labour: stop pissing about." Q: "What would you say to Wes Streeting?" A: "Wind your neck in." 👍
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I know there’s a lot going on in the world, and we don’t have enough attention to pay to any of it. But the throttling of Cuba by the US should be a bigger story than it is. There are about 10 million people in Cuba, subjected to horrendous collective punishment. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US blockade pushes island to brink
Minister Vicente de la O Levy says ‘Cuba is open to anyone that wants to sell us fuel’ as rolling power blackouts increase
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Les LeMieux @leslemieux.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
One of my favorites...... Pretty timely 😀
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
My take on why the 4th estate needs reform…https://www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/my-line-of-duty---part-2
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My Line of Duty – Part 2 : What happened next and why it still matters
Where do we go to discover what’s true? In a democracy, that question should be simple. Not anymore.
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𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Great Britain has been ahead of the US when dealing with the revelations in the Epstein files. Epstein survivor, Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, ‘Nobody’s Girl’ has been named Book of the Year at the British Book Awards! #ProudBlue #GreatBritian www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir named book of the year at British Book Awards
Ms Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice triumphed at the ceremony at Grosvenor House in London
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Purchase with Purpose @purchase-w-purpose.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
In the last 3 months, 40% of Americans have quit their streaming services over continued price increases 📈 These companies keep raising their prices, exploiting their monopolies and hoping inertia will prevent most people from switching Support creators directly where possible - a few options �
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Americans quit streaming services as cost of living continues to climb, report finds
About 40 percent of Americans have cut back on streaming services in the last three months because of financial concerns, according to a recent report
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Thank you 🙏 @mrjamesob.bsky.social for making the compelling case for Pt 2 of Leveson Inquiry this morning - anyone wanting to know more join us at @hackedoff.bsky.social
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
If you just read & watch MSM you could be forgiven for thinking Reform are taking over …
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Jacqui Hames @jacquihames.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Please sign & help restore pride in this gentleman’s service to our nation…https://action.allout.org/en/m/98cab213/?utm_campaign=mgp-98cab213
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UK: Give gay veteran Chris Dennis his recognition
Chris Dennis was court-martialled for being gay in 1966. Now 80, he has been denied the recognition the UK Government promised LGBT+ veterans.
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