A new EP of our Discussions series. Dan Hatton is the founder of a news platform called News Agency. A tech powered daily briefing that removes all bias and provides the top stories without any influence. It's very cool. @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social Links below. 👇

This is a really excellent episode of Sally and Don's podcast. I urge you to listen to it and subscribe, you won't regret it. Sally and Don are each equipped with a working moral compass & a social conscience who brilliantly articulate almost exactly how I feel about the issues we face today. 1/2

Did Farage return from the wilderness only to jump on board the return train far quicker than he'd hoped? open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

🎙️ EP 94 of @NoHoldsPod — Winter is Coming Burnham sweeps in from THE NORTH and promises to take us back to Madchester. The Reform UK house of cards is wobbling and about to topple. James Murray did what Streeting never could — a deal with junior doctors. @badassmutha.bsky.social 🎧 Links below. 👇

🎙️ EP 93 of @noholdspod.bsky.social Solo Sal this week – my house is too hot for my laptop. 😅 @badassmutha.bsky.social Brexit is ten. Reform is fracturing. Trump's health is a talking point. And Burnham's already wobbling. Sal's speech at the National Rejoin March. 🎤 🎧 Links below. 👇

Did Farage return from the wilderness only to jump on board the return train far quicker than he'd hoped? open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

🎙️ EP 92 – BY-ELECTION BLUES Three by-election losses for Reform UK in one night. But the media? Barely a peep. Farage, Pochin's faux-pas, Burnham, Meloni & Trump. Serious. Hilarious. No filter. 🎯 @badassmutha.bsky.social | @noholdspod.bsky.social 🎧 Links below 👇

🎙️ EP 92 – BY-ELECTION BLUES Three by-election losses for Reform UK in one night. But the media? Barely a peep. Farage, Pochin's faux-pas, Burnham, Meloni & Trump. Serious. Hilarious. No filter. 🎯 @badassmutha.bsky.social | @noholdspod.bsky.social 🎧 Links below 👇

Russia fires on a British yacht. Starmer assassination attempt. Palestine Action judgement. Burnham goes right. Farage's £5m. @badassmutha.bsky.social and @donmcgowan.bsky.social held nothing back. 🎙️ EP 91 – MOSCOW MULE | No Holds Barred Pod Links below. 👇

6 days until we march to #RejoinEU Who's coming??

I wrote about the way rage-bait works and some examples of social media companies contributing to some seriously disturbing violence, and even murder. And, is our government completely impotent in the process? Something to read over your coffee this morning! 🤐 open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

Episode 90 of @NoHoldsPod is available — even on decrepit warships and submarines. @badassmutha.bsky.social as and I chatted defence, UFC and we predicted Tommy Robinson's arrest at Heathrow. The far-right were humiliated on Saturday and the two Ryans were arrested. 🎉🥳 Links below. 👇

We are really spoiling you this week. Another Discussions episode is available. @badassmutha.bsky.social and @donmcgowan.bsky.social cgowan chatted to Peter Corr, founder and organiser of @marchforrejoin.co.uk Join us on 20th June to show the Gov who much of a mistake Brexit was. Links below. 👇

I wrote about the way rage-bait works and some examples of social media companies contributing to some seriously disturbing violence, and even murder. And, is our government completely impotent in the process? Something to read over your coffee this morning! 🤐 open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

How has social media, and it's well-known bad actors [Tommy Robinson and Nigel Farage], created and caused real-world violence? And can the government actually do anything about it? open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

A new EP of our @noholdspod.bsky.social Discussions series has just dropped. @badassmutha.bsky.social and I were delighted to be visited by India Willoughby for a lovely chat yesterday. We talked trans, politics, football and loads of other stuff — some serious, some VERY funny. Links below. 👇

Farage has got himself into very hot water, @donmcgowan.bsky.social & I discussed it on @noholdspod.bsky.social ep 85. Give us a follow, if you like honest, truthful commentary, you won't regret it💞

Episode 87 of @noholdspod.bsky.social is now available across our platforms — Links below. 👇 @badassmutha.bsky.social and I chatted about Labour, Trump's frankly insane concert with one of Milli Vanilli. Oh, and more Mandelson files and Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were banned from the UK.

Episode 84 of @noholdspod.bsky.social is now available in your pod apps, YouTube and Patreon. Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. One major topic this week — WHERE'S FARAGE? Links in post below. 👇

Today's episode of @noholdspod.bsky.social with @badassmutha.bsky.social and I, is now available across all pod apps, YouTube and Patreon. We chatted about Tommy Robinson's failed Flag Race, Farage's five mill, Trump's China crisis and HS2 madness. 🕳️MAY CONTAIN POTHOLES🕳️ Links below. 👇

Wes Streeting’s resignation to challenge Keir Starmer, combined with Andy Burnham’s sudden bid for the Makerfield by-election, has triggered a total Labour civil war, leaving the door wide open for Nigel Farage and a surging Reform UK to march straight through their crumbling Northern strongholds

Off the back of Tommy Robinson's abject failure yesterday, you might like to listen to @badassmutha.bsky.social and I on @noholdspod.bsky.social EP that dropped yesterday. We chatted about Burnham, Starmer, Farage and Little Tom as well. We're on all pod apps, YouTube and Patreon. Links below. 👇

I wrote this article yesterday before Sam Coates humiliated himself on live TV last night. We need a bottom up [starting at GB News] restructure of our media landscape. open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

While you're all digesting the incoming election results, we snuck out a new Episode of @noholdspod.bsky.social. Join @badassmutha.bsky.social and I for some chat about Kamikaze Dolphins and sharks with fricken laser beams! Oh, and THAT £5MILLION! Links below. 👇

Episode 75 is out now. TRIGGER WARNING: there is some very tough chat in this episode regarding domestic abuse. The tragedy in Bristol that the news forgot. Why are the Met Police lying and the media omitting facts from last week's attack in Golders Green? Links below. 👇

Mega thread on Reform UK's latest vetting failure. 1/11 — Are Reform UK fielding a Zimbabwean ex-government official that was removed from his post in a financial corruption scandal … in next week's local elections? I believe they are.

The UK media is letting Reform receive tens of millions from controversial billionaires, with very little scrutiny. I analysed how many times our media posted about those billionaires vs. far less significant Labour 'scandals'. The results are genuinely shocking. open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

A little light relief for Friday, courtesy of Ken Cheng, the excellent comedian. Has he defeated Ai? Watch and follow us on YouTube here: youtube.com/@NoHoldsBarr... @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social

The UK media is letting Reform receive tens of millions from controversial billionaires, with very little scrutiny. I analysed how many times our media posted about those billionaires vs. far less significant Labour 'scandals'. The results are genuinely shocking. open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

Last weekend, I had broken a story about Reform UK 'fixing' a competition for one of their long term supporters to win. Byline Times scooped it. Jeremy Vine covered it. The Trawl featured it. Last night, Have I Got News for You also included it. A decent week really! 😊

Reform UK has a new billionaire backer with an 'interesting' past. Is it in the public interest for us to know about his 'criminal' background? Full video and subscribe here: youtu.be/cq7UHE7AtXM #noholdsbarredpod #reformuk #billionaires @badassmutha.bsky.social | @noholdspod.bsky.social

I KNOW HOW WE BEAT THEM. New Far-Right Watch just dropped. youtu.be/-zJHZkk5g8M

We've just dropped an excellent episode in our @noholdspod.bsky.social Discussions series with Nina Doran. Nina is an organiser and advocate for Women Against the Far-right. Nina and @badassmutha.bsky.social are doing amazing work in this field — make sure to follow them for more info. Links.👇

The ONLY news outlet to pick this up properly has been @bylinetimes.bsky.social My article on Farage’s prize draw shenanigans. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/13/r...

🗼WELL I NEVER🗼 Would you believe that Ray and June, who won the Reform UK energy bills prize, go back all the way to the Brexit Party with Farage? Here they are with Farage, Widdecombe and Bull [a truly awful supernatural detective thriller]. Images — Fylde 2019 Full story: x.com/donmcgowan/s...

Two more epic EPs of @noholdspod.bsky.social with @badassmutha.bsky.social and I are now available. We chatted welfare cuts and PIP, plus Reform's continued Stupidity & Hypocrisy [Jenrick & Cunningham]. Check them out on all good platforms now. Links below. 👇

What better way to start your bank holiday Monday than two new EPs of @noholdspod.bsky.social Lots of insane war chat, Labour lobbying and Reform sank to their very lowest point … so far. Oh, and Ryan Bridge was arrested. 🥳 @badassmutha.bsky.social Links below. 👇

We recorded a unique episode of @noholdspod.bsky.social last night with special guest — Politics X. . Epstein Files Special. Now on YouTube and all other pod platforms. Links below. Obviously, the content is a bit sensitive, but we kept it as light as poss. @badassmutha.bsky.social 🔗 👇

Reform UK performed an illegal lottery. And no one seems to care. Are they really above all accountability? Watch the full video and subscribe here: youtu.be/_Dg_-S3IN0I @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social

OK, here it is. The ultimate Reform UK trigger. Have I compared the rise of Reform UK to Hitler and the Nazis? Damn right I have. Free to read on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

If you're not following us at @noholdspod.bsky.social — two new EPs dropped over the weekend. The corruption of war and Reform's Matt Goodwin stuck in a hole [of his own digging]. @badassmutha.bsky.social and I got into quite a lot of war stuff, and Reform Roundup™ was a long one. Links below. 👇

OK, here it is. The ultimate Reform UK trigger. Have I compared the rise of Reform UK to Hitler and the Nazis? Damn right I have. Free to read on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

Whatever happened to Reform UK's Black Shirt raffle, I hear you wonder? Who were the lucky winners and what good cause did they donate to? I waited the requisite three months and submitted a Freedom of Information request to Westminster City Council. Answers below. 👇 substack.com/@donmcgowan3...

Two quick-fire episodes for you today. Both recorded on Monday. You'll note that we're always way ahead of the news with accurate [mostly!] and balanced analysis on the most fast happening* news. 😜 @badassmutha.bsky.social | @noholdspod.bsky.social *hint to a clip in EP 59! Links below. 👇

Really enjoyed being interviewed for @noholdspod.bsky.social with @donmcgowan.bsky.social and @badassmutha.bsky.social talking about all things misinformation, debunking and the general sorry state of our media right now! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n... youtu.be/EzMjcTDHR7Y

EP 56 — Pushing Prices — is out now. @badassmutha.bsky.social gave an excellent explainer of why Trump is failing in the war against Iran. Rupert Lowe STILL doesn't have a political party. Joey Barton is back in his natural environment — prison. 😂 Links below. 👇 @donmcgowan.bsky.social

Some geezer has written about the problems of influence and bias in the media. Seems decent. 😉 Front page of @westenglandbylines.co.uk right now. westenglandbylines.co.uk

EP 55 — Poetry & Posturing is out. @badassmutha.bsky.social ROCKS A BERET! We had a pod first disagreement. @donmcgowan.bsky.social was attacked by Oakshot and Tice. Spies in Scotland and Wales. Who could be the 21st Century Lord Haw-Haw? Rupert Lowe still doesn't have a political party. Links.👇

When we recorded the last ep of the pod, things were looking up. It was happy and positive. The Green Party and Hannah Spencer's amazing by election victory. The next EP may be a bit more bleak! But enjoy some happiness for now. @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social Links 👇

EP 52 — I SWEAR — out now in all good apps. BAFTA Fallout. Farage in the Chagos Islands. Green Party Drug Policy. Social Media Disinformation. Reform UK continue to be mad. @badassmutha.bsky.social chats drug policy. @donmcgowan.bsky.social got into far-right influencers. Links below. 👇