Italy sends Navy ship to protect and escort the Sumud flotilla, trying to deliver aid to Gaza. What is the UK gov doing to protect its own citizens on board?

At an EU-UK Summit most of the international press has been denied accreditation. This makes no sense.

The @nytimes.com today shows what the Trump effect has been on the world's major economies...

Still pretty high all things considered

"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you'll say, 'Please, please. It's too much winning. We can't take it anymore. Mr. President, it's too much.'

"The #Trump administration’s most overt anti-press freedom moves have been direct threats and restrictions against journalists and their outlets" says @rsf.org The US has fallen on the RSF World Press Freedom Index and now sits at 55th out of 180 countries, its lowest-ever ranking.

Main takeaway from today’s launch of the Military Balance Report by IISS was: “Can the UK defend itself if attacked with a ballistic missile? The short answer is no” 😳

😳 Lego?!? Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum www.thetimes.com/article/70af...

Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?

Brilliant, sobering article by #DanielFinkelstein in @thetimes.com Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man www.thetimes.com/article/c595...

Looking forward to this with Roar News next week 🙌

For foreign correspondents, getting access to the @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social can be tricky, so it’s crucial to get events like the FPA Day in Parliament to get right to the centre of British politics.

Finally caps on political donations in UK going mainstream Ex Labour home sec David Blunkett has called for caps. I've written for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on it today What do you think? A couple of days left to take our Safeguarding Democracy survey Please share! democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard

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Meloni going from strength to strength, according to @thetimes.com Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe? www.thetimes.com/article/7179...

Who is the most powerful person in Europe? Giorgia Meloni, according to @politico.eu www.politico.eu/politico-28-...

Representing the @fpalondon.bsky.social at the @councilofeu.bsky.social in Strasbourg on #journalismmatters campaign

Deputy PM #angelarayner at the #Pontignano Conference today in Rome talking about the UK-EU reset

Our #FPAawards24 are tonight! 🔥

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

Thanks to my colleague @marcovarvello.bsky.social who did this brilliant story on Urban Regeneration in Milan post-Expo. Proud to have been part of its presentation at the Italian Embassy in London

Proud to have chaired a cracking couple of panels on Urban regeneration in Milan and Lombardy. As a Milanese, born and bred, this was close to my heart.

Controversial decision by winner Richard Flanagan to refuse the Baillie Gifford Non Fiction Prize and money 💰 until BG stop investing in fossil fuels. It was elegantly done but it’s a blow to the sponsor and the organisers. Flanagan spoke from the endangered Tasmanian forest.

Super useful MP starter pack

This is truly shocking. Like, we’re still stuck in Dickensian times; or those grainy images of life in factory towns between the wars.

Spot on, from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social How to survive the broligarchy 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just going to post #TomorrowsPapersToday here tonight as well as at the other place as a little test…

This is a brilliant list of all the "usual" political peeps who are now transferring from X to Bluesky....all in one handy parcel thanks to @adambienkov.bsky.social Cheers Adam Pls repost Let's get this party started 👍🏼👍🏼

Meanwhile… 17 MILLION! 🚀

If you want to follow some great International Correspondents based in London, here's a good start: go.bsky.app/KaT8Pfd

Brilliant starter pack for 🦋 newbies and oldies

This is also true 👇

Happy to be one of the signatories, pro “X-odus”

"To navigate the dangerous new era, Keir Starmer must end the culture of denial around the biggest strategic mistake of modern times".

FPA MEDIA AWARDS 24 SHORTLIST+ It’s out! Congrats to the outstanding nominees through to the final selection for #beststoryoftheyear in 11 categories! Winners on 25th November, remember remember… #mediaawards #journalism #press #tv #radio #webmedia #documentary #podcast @fpalondon.bsky.social

Great opportunity 👇

As expected: Kemi Badenoch elected new Conservative leader

A reminder that Robert Jenrick's most recent donor is a sanctioned oligarch whose firm has extensive fossil fuel interests. bylinetimes.com/2024/10/17/r...

Any ideas on how to make Parliament less sleazy and more fit for purpose? Write in!👇 committees.parliament.uk/committee/73...

RIP #alexsalmond Just hosted him for a briefing on the 10th anniversary of the Scottish Independence referendum @FPALondon “The dream will never die” ✝️

Moving briefing with released political prisoner #VladimirKaraMurza on the future of Russia post-Putin @rusi.bsky.social @fpalondon.bsky.social

With @anneapplebaum.bsky.social at @fpalondon.bsky.social to discuss the brilliant #AutocracyInc

Omg

WOW. I thought Labour was supposed to represent a move away from xenophobia not towards it.

Access for international media is ESSENTIAL. Please review your decisions @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

So the kids wanted a German shepherd and they ended up getting a kitten?! Starmer’s negotiating skills are impressive! Larry the cat has a young rival in Downing St www.thetimes.com/article/4aad...

Not surprising but still shocking: - Pre-Musk Twitter complied with 92% of requests to take down threats against MPs. - Now it's 8% 'if that'. (@LindsayHoyle_MP ) Such a shame to see the platform dragged down like this.

Excellent line-up, very useful

Scary thought

Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, resigned today after being charged by police — a political shock that could destabilize Northern Ireland’s just-revived government.