lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 3hThere are only a few journalists, like @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who relentlessly shout about this. Sadly it feels like few if any democractic leaders around the world are listening. 000
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 3hThere is a version of the future, after far right governments have once again dominated Europe, in which memories of this period are erased. But if they aren't, history will show that the failure of governments to stop disinformation led to authoritarianism www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website 100
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 3hIt seems its only a few journalists, like @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, who are shouting the alarm. Sadly into what feels like a hurricane. 000
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 3hActually compare with Burnham speech: the Mail, Telegraph and Express all still hugely negative, one-sided. Imagine if Labour banned any journalists in the same way? 031
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3hCompare the coverage Badenoch is getting right now, when her party is in a poor third place, with how Ed Miliband's leadership was covered at a time when Labour were actually leading in the polls 516135
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3hWhen people say the Conservatives play politics on easy mode this is what it means 30370110
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialSteve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 6h"In this building lived and worked journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Killed 7 October 2006" 18437121
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 18hWe'll have a full analysis of the Conservatives' proposed inheritance tax cuts tomorrow. But, for now, three charts. 1. Who would benefit from the cuts? 1417488
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 18h3. And how does the wider economic benefit of this tax cut compare with other potential tax cuts costing the same? 23715
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20hThe Trump Crime Family 67081063350
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 17hThe BBC having a documentary about the absolutely heroics of the RNLI volunteers saving people's lives is timely. Hugely inspiring and also massively anger-inducing we let the far right attack these people www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0032ljt via @bbciplayerbbc.co.ukSaving Lives at Sea - Series 11: 8. Paddleboard 999On the Northumberland coast, a 999 call comes in from a woman whose husband is drifting out to sea on a paddleboard; it’s a race against time for the Seahouses crew to find him. 000
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23hFrom the new Private Eye 492526912
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 19hBillionaire who claimed to have left the UK because of Labour wealth taxes actually left for Monaco in 2014 www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...theguardian.com‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already leftTaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus 010
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just leaving this here... bylinetimes.com/2026/09/25/r...bylinetimes.comRupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August 10360189
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own 451379567
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Tbf his obituary on the BBC was fairly brutal. The final line is quite something. BBC News - Jeffrey Archer: bestselling novelist whose political career ended in scandal www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJeffrey Archer obituaryPolitician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace. 000
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Was reminded in the quite fairly brutal obituary on the BBC that he also made a lot of money from insider trading using information from his wife BBC News - Jeffrey Archer: bestselling novelist whose political career ended in scandal www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukJeffrey Archer obituaryPolitician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace. 033
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him. 431769674
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026incredible this will get little to no coverage 51296702153
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Interesting how consistently high the "tax more" has been though. 000
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Surely the only conclusion that anyone can draw from Brazil (a carbon copy of Trump's second term win) is social media far right disinformation is a global virus. Andy Burnham must, absolutely must regulate, and sort our broader media regulation incl Ofcom and tackling GBNews. And must sack Nandy. 000
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A decision on the parliamentary investigation into Farage is said to be 'imminent' - and Clacton voters may soon find themselves going back to the polls. 96324
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 03/10/2026Oxford Street has long been the nation’s high street. On Monday 26 October, it’ll go permanently traffic-free and pave the way for a greener, more welcoming street with new opportunities for retail and leisure.lbc.co.ukOxford Street to be pedestrianised from October | LBCVehicles will be prohibited from accessing almost a kilometre between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street from October 26 421289184
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Will be utterly unsurprised when the the actual policy platform include ripping up a load of LTNs and refusing to built any new cycle improvements. 040
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 04/10/2026Good morning. Just how much have successive UK governments spent - or is the current one due to spend - with Peter Thiel’s Palantir? 🧵⤵️ 4133101
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialEddie Cooper @diamondforyes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Owning a car that has number plates that can't be read by cameras should be an automatic three year driving ban. 5166
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like 25592251
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Endless corruption. 629121205456
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Tories: always have "tough choices" to make for anyone but the rich. 020
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026EXCLUSIVE Reform MP Sarah Pochin asked a question about the impact second homes have on rural areas, just 48 hours before buying a £800k second home in Wales… willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/reform-mp-...willhaywardwales.substack.comReform UK MP buys £800k Welsh second home just days after questioning their impactIs this a case of politicians saying ‘do as I say, not as I do’? 19223141
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he dislikedbylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press 861526618
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 01/10/2026if true this is bonkers for a party supposedly committed to defending free speech 22386101
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialJordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Omg Kate Garraway gagged her with that question 1302160413
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEWS: Trump launches nationwide effort to bribe voters before November. He is sending $500 checks to battleground states with a letter blaming Biden for high costs. Privately, Republicans are telling him off and admitting that the GOP is a "sinking ship." Horrible economic numbers.aaronparnas.substack.comNEWS: Trump Tries to Buy Votes With $500 Checks, GOP Senator Tells Trump "I Don't Take This Bullsh*t," Final Jobs Report Tanks, and MoreGood morning. 33454160
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialTony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Man City’s Emirati chair was granted diplomatic immunity 6 yrs ago in a move that could complicate any legal action resulting from findings that the club artificially inflated its finances by more than £900mn - scoop by Caroline Binham @journosooz.bsky.social as.ft.com/r/d717fb9e-2... 1519571
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We need to regulate social media now, as the rise of the far right everywhere is superpowered by the endless disinformation it promotes. 020
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Over the next two years there is a lot that can go wrong: far right could win in France or Germany; thus blowing apart the EU. Spain going that way as you say, and a possibility Trump doesn't lose in November. Social media algorithms have to be a big part of this story. We need to regulate it here. 010
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Every Dems’s dream stump speech 1591695
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread: 611047443
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is what Allister Heath said about the Liz Truss mini budget that afternoon. 030
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wonder how much of US taxpayers money this non-governmental "partner organisation" will be funnelled? The grift. 020
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026NEW: We are one! The @thenerve.news is celebrating its first birthday today!!! With the news that we are financially sustainable!!! THANK YOU so much to the many, many people who helped us get here. Your support is everything! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-ner...pressgazette.co.ukThe Nerve reaches 5,000 paying subscribers in first yearNewsletter-led newsbrand from ex-Observer journalists now said to be financially sustainable. 19673151
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex... 491098324
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conferencebylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press 661092548
Reposted by @lhur.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Burnham on Social Care in July: "I ask the media, can we not let the country look at this in a clear-eyed way without all of the overwriting? On this issue, please, can we not have a factual debate? Allow people to weigh up the options and come to a considered view based on the facts?" The media: 44364110
lhur.bsky.social @lhur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The issue is this poll had the reapondents have the policy explained correctly. The rightwing media will do their upmost to explain it very badly. He needs to invest in a comms campaign to explain it, and have his MPs do so one repeat. Preferably in a slogan! 000
