Brian Cathcart
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Author, journalist and campaigner for media reform in the UK.
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Jolyon Maugham KC
10 months ago
Please share in your networks outside BlueSky - and allow us to contact you going forward. Our one advantage is that we are many - and they are few.
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BladeoftheSun
10 months ago
The magic of having the world's only fully privatised and most expensive energy.
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Stop Funding Hate
10 months ago
Nearly 10,000 people have backed the call for KLM, Burberry, Nissan and Listerine to pull their online ads from GB News 👏👏👏
goodlaw.social/sfh
A huge thanks to everyone who's supported & shared so far!
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Martin McKee
10 months ago
On responding to far right parties … from Angela Merkel’s autobiography. It should be read by U.K. political leaders but I’d be surprised if it was.
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Jolyon Maugham KC
10 months ago
We can play football with a nation engaged in genocide. But we can't play football against trans people who have done nothing wrong. The Football Association is a disgrace.
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Prof Christina Pagel
11 months ago
The Israeli government is literally starving Gaza to death
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Gaza: WFP runs out of food aid after seven-week Israeli blockade
The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4wvvnzp39o
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Jolyon Maugham KC
11 months ago
Having excluded all trans people from proceedings before it, the Supreme Court decides in favour of For Some Women Scotland.
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Des
12 months ago
Morning all "Early morning, The Gas Works" Photographer Ferguson Bourke, Dublin 1964.
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One True Sentence
12 months ago
It gets around by all accounts…
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paddyfrench.substack.com/p/prince-har...
Remember that old News of the World story about Prince Harry taking drugs as a schoolboy? Take a look at this.
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Prince Harry — The Blackadder Conspiracy
The inside story of how a high powered cabal — including King Charles and News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks — stitched up Prince Harry when he was a teenager.
https://paddyfrench.substack.com/p/prince-harry-the-blackadder-conspiracy?triedRedirect=true
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Tanita Tikaram
12 months ago
Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979) "Holidaymakers on the Front' ♥️
#Britishart
#illustration
#holidays
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Stop Funding Heat
about 1 year ago
Today's Daily Telegraph is - you guessed it - running yet more negative headines about climate action... With advertising from Sainsburys and Noble Caledonia cruises...
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Adam Bienkov
about 1 year ago
Labour MP Dawn Butler calls on the Government to impose a wealth tax of 2% on assets over 10 million, rather than cutting benefits. "That's a better way to bring money in to help fill the black hole that we found ourselves in," she says.
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Paintings of London
about 1 year ago
'Spring in St John's Wood' (1933) by Dame Laura Knight (Walker Art Gallery)
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Sky *Freshpet *All Clear Travel *Trading 212 *Body By Nature *RepairmyKitchen.com *TrailFinders *Salus Mortgages *Belgica *Boxt *Raging Bull Snacks *Dormeo *Aegean Islands *Bullards Gin *Polish Tourism Organisation
goodlawproject.org/ofcom-launch...
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Ofcom launches investigation into GB News over LGBTQ+ slur | Good Law Project
Broadcast that received more than 70,000 complaints over a lie linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia will be subject to a formal investigation.
https://goodlawproject.org/ofcom-launches-investigation-into-gb-news-over-lgbtq-slur/
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Seth Abramson
about 1 year ago
In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
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𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙤𝙣
about 1 year ago
Everyday I read these updates from
@stopfundinghate.bsky.social
and HOPE that a company I use or buy from doesn't appear on the list. It's been going well so far (I've never heard of most of these companies but they certainly wouldn't get my patronage now), long may it continue.
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Krassensteins
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Caroline Lucas
about 1 year ago
Appeal Court *very slightly* reduces sentences on some of the 16 peaceful climate protesters, jailed for total of 41 years. This isn’t justice. People desperate for climate action to save lives treated like organised criminals, while big oil & gas get away with ecocide
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
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Just Stop Oil: Co-founder's sentence reduced in Court of Appeal
Sixteen climate protesters were jailed last year for their roles in Just Stop Oil demonstrations.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2jvmrvydro
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Julieta
about 1 year ago
New York, 1946, Stanley Kubrick.
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Cold War Steve
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Tanita Tikaram
about 1 year ago
Not satire 🥴 Instead of investigating Gove’s alleged corruption during Covid the BBC recently commissioned Gove for a 5-part podcast where he 👉🏽 ‘Talks candidly with MPs from different parties about strengths & skills needed to survive when things get tough ‘ ‘ It’s called ‘ Surviving politics’ .
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Desira Group *Dormeo *Raging Bull Snacks *Rangeford Living *Homestore lnteriors *Freshpet *Bullards Gin *Roomes *Keens Belfast *All Clear Travel *Selectspecs *Belgica *Staysure
#TrailFinders
*eFOLDi *Ebac *Boxt *Polish Tourism Organisation *World Choice Sport
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
Marks & Spencer say on their website that "the desire to support refugees is woven through M&S’ history". Yet this is what they're aligning with by advertising on GB News. Take action:
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
They're lashing out because it's working. Let's keep up the pressure:
www.facebook.com/MarksandSpen...
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Brian Groom
about 1 year ago
Young boys play on the street, Salford, 1964, by Shirley Baker.
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Tanita Tikaram
about 1 year ago
Photo Bill Brandt ( 1904 - 1983 ) ' Empty Streets in Bermondsey . A Night in London ' 1937 ❤️
#photooftheday
#England
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Tanita Tikaram
about 1 year ago
Photo Bill Brandt (1904 - 1983)
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1937 ❤️
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
Today's GB News advertisers include •Body By Nature •Boxt •Raging Bull Snacks •World Choice Sports •All Clear Travel •Belgica •Channel Recliners •Hafren Furnishers •Octasmart •TrailFinders •5 Star Windows •Selectspecs •Bullards Gin •Dormeo •Housing Units
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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
https://action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-gb-news-broadcasting-hate
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Peter Stefanovic
about 1 year ago
Labour shelves plans to make gender change easier Insiders expect the manifesto pledge to ‘quietly go away’, avoiding a fight with Reform or Trump Come on Labour - let’s be better than Reform & Trump
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Labour shelves plans to make gender change easier
Insiders expect the manifesto pledge to ‘quietly go away’, avoiding a fight with Reform or Trump
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-shelves-gender-recognition-plans-reform-poll-qqpmt9h2w
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Jolyon Maugham KC
about 1 year ago
Good question. It's a couple of things: (1) a vast lake of trauma and pain caused by the sexual violence inherent in the patriarchy; and (2) huge sums of money spent by those the patriarchy benefits weaponising that pain to distract from their culpability for it.
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about 1 year ago
No more holidays booked with
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#stopfundinghate
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
GB News wants to bring Trump's playbook to Britain, but we're pushing back. Support our crowdfunder and help build the fightback:
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
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Tesla sales plummet across Europe amid Elon Musk backlash
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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Tesla sales plummet across Europe amid Elon Musk backlash
Registrations in Germany fall 59% amid consumer backlash against Musk’s political activism
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/02/06/tesla-sales-plummet-across-europe/
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
"the network’s chief executive... was named in a sexual harassment complaint... that saw a female staffer leave GB News with a five-figure settlement having signed a non-disclosure agreement"
bylinetimes.com/2023/10/02/f...
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Five GB News Men Accused of Sexual Impropriety as Channel Engulfed by Wootton-Fox Misogyny Storm
As GB News goes into meltdown following Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox's on air comments about Ava Evans, Byline Times reveals the controversial personal histories of five employees – including CEO Ange...
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/10/02/five-gb-news-men-accused-of-sexual-impropriety-as-channel-engulfed-by-wootton-fox-misogyny-storm/
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
GB News has repeatedly complained about the
#StopFundingHate
community's impact in persuading advertisers to steer clear of the channel. Your support can help to keep up the pressure:
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
This is what Sky, Trailfinders and Trivago have been enabling by advertising on GB News. Take action:
actionstorm.org/petitions/cu...
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Adam Bienkov
about 1 year ago
Byline Times is looking for a qualified news and investigation reporter for paternity leave cover in April and May, with the possibility of a more long-term contribution. If interested, please get in touch
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
Today's GB News advertisers include •TrailFinders •Staysure •Bullards Gin •All Clear Travel •Boxt •Simply Factoring •Body By Nature Supplements•Raging Bull Snacks •DialaFlight •Belgica •Selectspecs •TonicSurgery •Dormeo •City Moves •Trivago •Madison and mayfair
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/g...
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GB News Hit by Guest Boycott After Hosts Label LGBT+ People 'Paedos' and 'Deviants'
There was a flurry of Ofcom complaints after a series of offensive remarks by presenters on the right-wing channel
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/gb-news-ofcom-complaints-guest-boycott-hosts-label-lgbt-people-paedos-and-deviants/
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Stop Funding Hate
about 1 year ago
Together we're pushing back against GB News - and it's working:
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-news
And we're now over 70% of the way to our @CrowdfunderUK target! A massive thanks again for the amazing support - every share helps to spread the word!
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Pippa Alldritt
about 1 year ago
Keep the great work up. It is down to us to keep our world sane and habitable
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about 1 year ago
Special Investigation: ‘The Far-Right Is Cynically Taking Advantage of Child Sexual Exploitation Survivors’ – Byline Times
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/01/s...
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Special Investigation: ‘The Far-Right Is Cynically Taking Advantage of Child Sexual Exploitation Survivors’
Andrew Kersley spent five months speaking to survivors of child sexual exploitation and experts on the ‘grooming’ of vulnerable women by far-right groups to understand why it is happening
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/06/01/special-investigation-the-far-right-is-cynically-taking-advantage-of-child-sexual-exploitation-survivors/
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Peter Stefanovic
about 1 year ago
UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union 'at present time', minister says Heaven help us
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UK will not accept EU offer to join pan-European customs union ‘at present time’, minister says – UK politics live
Housing minister shoots down idea floated by Maroš Šefčovič designed to help reset UK-EU discussions
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jan/23/keir-starmer-eu-sadiq-khan-latest-live-politics-news?page=with%3Ablock-6791fe828f086e1515d836d1
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Adam Bienkov
about 1 year ago
You might expect that one of the world's biggest media organisations admitting to illegal practices in accessing private information about a member of the royal family and a government minister would be front page news across the board, but apparently not.
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Robert Hanks
about 1 year ago
Of all the communities who have complained about things this government is doing, “the non-dom community” (?!) is the one she listens to.
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Chris Mullin
about 1 year ago
Might this be the moment for the government to reopen the Leveson inquiry? Or, failing that, for relevant select committee to invite Rebecca Brooks and her cronies to reconsider their earlier denials?
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Byline Times
about 1 year ago
🔴Rupert Murdoch's Phone Hacking Shame A Byline Podcast with
@goldbergradio.bsky.social
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www.bylinesupplement.com/p/rupert-mur...
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Rupert Murdoch's Phone Hacking Shame
A Byline Podcast with Adrian Goldberg and Dan Evans
https://www.bylinesupplement.com/p/rupert-murdochs-phone-hacking-shame?r=i1ih5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Peter Stefanovic
about 1 year ago
Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: ‘If They’re Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?’ The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time
@hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/p...
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Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: ‘If They’re Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?’
The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time. Byline Times tips its hat to Prince Harry
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/prince-harry-takes-a-stand-for-us-all-if-theyre-supposedly-policing-society-who-on-earth-is-policing-them/
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This is about as much as Prince Harry could have hoped to get if the case had gone to trial. Murdoch caved. His papers are sleazy lawbreakers. Harry won.
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