“There’s more shit in politics than I’ve ever found in somebody’s toilet.” I mean that’s just a great line from Hannah The Plumber.

@manchestermill.bsky.social are cutting through all the crap at the #GortonandDenton by-election. Reporting what they see and hear first-hand. Huge respect for their unvarnished, spin-free truths | Manchester Mill | 21 February 2026: manchestermill.co.uk/reform-hanna... #HannahthePlumber

Took them an awfully long time to take this step after the posts first emerged

Profit or Nonprofit? A Debate over Journalism’s Future. @joshih.bsky.social of Mill Media and Vanan Murugesan of the Sahan Journal join @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin on this week's Journalism 2050. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

🚨 It looks like we might be hiring very soon. If you’re a journalist in Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield or Halifax - or you grew up there and want to move back - please contact @djstimms.bsky.social with haste. As soon as we hit 500 we can hire.

Oh goodness, yes please! Leeds is absolutely crying out for a @millmedia.bsky.social type newspaper. Please consider supporting...

No idea what this will be called but I always thought Joshua Hobson's 'Voice of the West Riding' and Baines' 'Leeds Mercury' were great newspaper names.

Last time I was in Leeds, I was checking out of the children's hospital, so tired I'd forgotten how to tie a scarf. Now I'm back! And building a tiny new team to give Leeds the incredible journalism it needs. Read more about why we're launching a new newspaper now: leeds.ghost.io/the-case-for...

Are you in #Leeds? Do you know people in Leeds? Don’t let Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham & (FFS) London hog all the #journalism… @millmedia.bsky.social are launching a Leeds edition and are already 20% of the way to their target of 500 supporters… learn more 👇🏾 leeds.ghost.io/welcome-to-l...

We’re launching a new independent newspaper for Leeds - funded by readers. If you want better local journalism in Leeds, this is how it starts. 👉 Pledge your support: leeds.ghost.io

And then there were seven 👀 When I first spoke to @joshih.bsky.social in 2020, he'd just launched The Mill and was thinking of setting something up in Liverpool. Less than six years later, today we're launching our seventh title in Leeds (@leedsnewlocalpaper.bsky.social). Sign up 👉 leeds.ghost.io

Nice to see some Bradford landmarks on the branding. Would be good for Bfd as a city to have some decent coverage and scrutiny.

At long last, we’re launching in Leeds! Ever since I started The Mill, people have asked us to create a publication across the Pennines. If 500 people pledge to become members, we’re going to hire two journalists and do it. Please share with Leeds friends. leeds.ghost.io

Manchester Mill find the small group of Reform activists includes several with v overt prejudices. They fairly note that Goodwin can't be expected to vet them all in advance. To date, the site report he is not willing to criticise ant of it once revealed either manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...

New Swingometer! Dropping my latest Gorton & Denton update now as I have teaching all morning tomorrow. I take a look at the leaflet wars underway in the seat, and how I've ended up caught in the electoral crossfire: open.substack.com/pub/swingome...

The solicitor Andrew Milne has been found GUILTY of stalking at Stratford Magistrates Court today. He will be sentenced on March 10th 1/2

Independent local journalism showing its value in tackling Reform in the face of 'Ready to Rule?' editorialing from certain national broadcasters, via @manchestermill.bsky.social

Reform UK are seeking to fob off blame for their illegal leaflet on a printer error. That won’t stand up with the police - responsibility for making sure the law is followed lies with the party commissioning and distributing the leaflets.

Yeah printers are always doing shit that the client hasn't asked for that's exactly how it works

Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...

Well well well

Looks like the effectiveness of electoral law may be facing a test: manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re... @manchestermill.bsky.social really does some extraordinary work.

Wow - @manchestermill.bsky.social catches Reform UK sending fake letters to residents without saying they’re from Matt Goodwin’s campaign, a glaring breach of electoral law.

EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton. The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.

Now I wonder why Sacha Lord might think that 🤔

We're being sued for libel by a London businessman who thinks he can bully us into taking down a @londonermag.bsky.social story about him. He's wrong! Please read and share. www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...

Proud to work for @millmedia.bsky.social, a media organisation that stands up to bullies who try to silence our reporting through legal action. @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social stood up to Andrew Milne, now our sister title @londonermag.bsky.social is up against a property scammer. Support us below 👇

I'm being sued for libel by a man who ran a rental arbitrage scheme involving some of London's priciest properties. The Londoner have been brilliant in standing behind me & refusing to give into this naked attempt at silencing the truth. Read below - www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...

A very good example of why the status quo on defamation is not sustainable from a costs perspective. Maybe anybody issuing a libel claim should have to provide security for costs of the amount required to reach at least the first substantive hearing.

Pantomime villain stuff from this guy, turning every journalist and every reader of independent media against him

Claudio Di Giovanni , meet Barbra Streisand

Recently, @manchestereveningnews.co.uk started producing “premium content” created “exclusively” for paying subscribers. But we have found multiple paid articles written by reporters funded by the BBC license fee. The MEN is paywalling articles the public has already paid for. 🧵

We're being sued.... www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...

We're being sued for libel by a London businessman who thinks he can bully us into taking down a @londonermag.bsky.social story about him. He's wrong! Please read and share. www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...

Brilliant, provocative move by @manchestermill.bsky.social This was one of the concerns that those of us unhappy about #LDRS had from the beginning How a publicly-funded scheme is being misused #journalism #local #news #press #media manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...

"So, in an act of petty protest, to prove that this is not exclusive content, and that the MEN are effectively trying to make you pay for something you’ve already paid for, we are publishing the full piece for free today..." manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill... Great work from The Mill! #R4Today

I didn't think I could like the @manchestermill.bsky.social any more than I already do. Is it possible to be petty and important simultaneously? If you live or work in and around Manchester you should be reading the Mill manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...

I *looooove* messy media gossip. But good on the @manchestermill.bsky.social for actually calling it out

This is incredibly petty by @manchestermill.bsky.social - it was obviously done without my knowledge manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...

New Swingometer! The Gorton and Denton By-election: A tale of Two Manchesters open.substack.com/pub/swingome...

🏆 Huge congrats to @molliesimpson.bsky.social , named the Rising Star by Women in Journalism. “A major @manchestermill.bsky.social investigation into the University of GM which resulted in a police investigation into alleged financial irregularities regarding suspected fraud and bribery.”

Meanwhile Burnham has been made a martyr in the eyes of many across the country, but a reluctant mayor to the people of Greater Manchester - putting in writing his ambition to return to Westminster. Read our full briefing below: manchestermill.co.uk/youre-stuck-...

"You're stuck with me" After a big weekend, Andy Burnham is back to the day job: Mayor of Greater Manchester. In today's briefing, we break down Burnham's attempted return to Westminster, and what might happen next 🧵

@manchestermill.bsky.social doing some proper reporting while the MEN's coverage is sorely lacking. But I did have a dark laugh at the highlighted bit. Thuggery and stupidity go fist in fist.

This is such a great piece by Rosie Swash in the @londonermag.bsky.social www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-mystery-...

Why quality local journalism matters. @manchestermill.bsky.social broke the story about governance failures at the University formally known as Bolton.

Two key figures in Greater Manchester have resigned this week following @manchestermill.bsky.social investigations: The chair of the Uni of GM and the CEO of Rochdale Council. This is the kind of accountability local areas need and that they lose when papers stop taking risks and turn to clickbait.

William Morris, chair of @uni-greatermcr.bsky.social’s board – the most influential person at the university - has resigned It comes after we reported a curious arrangement in which his wife Baroness Morris runs a company that has charged the university millions manchestermill.co.uk/first-the-vi...