Andy May
@andymay101.bsky.social
Comms consultant / adviser.
Previously of Hackney now of Derbyshire
Helping social change / purpose orgs realise their press and influencing potential.
Previously of Hackney now of Derbyshire
Helping social change / purpose orgs realise their press and influencing potential.
Whilst the NHS is facing a massive winter flu crisis - and flu rips through workforces, some members of the House of Lords are voting to hold up #sickpay rights that most other developed economies take for granted.
Have we forgotten the pandemic? Get on with it.
Have we forgotten the pandemic? Get on with it.
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Whilst the NHS is facing a massive winter flu crisis - and flu rips through workforces, some members of the House of Lords are voting to hold up #sickpay rights that most other developed economies take for granted.
Have we forgotten the pandemic? Get on with it.
Have we forgotten the pandemic? Get on with it.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Interesting piece. But it's not just about channels, it's about a larger crisis in government comms - and in society - which is not a new thing and goes back perhaps 15 years. Put simply, the Whitehall comms machine has lost the ability to win arguments.
The AI minister says the digital ID announcement is an e.g of where gov must up its online comms game:
“To be able to make sure that when a significant thing is happening, like an announcement on digital ID, we're winning the battle of ideas and arguments…” he tells @zoecrowther.bsky.social
“To be able to make sure that when a significant thing is happening, like an announcement on digital ID, we're winning the battle of ideas and arguments…” he tells @zoecrowther.bsky.social
Government Must Do 'A Lot More' To Sell Its Policies Online, Says AI Minister
The minister for artificial intelligence has said the government needs to do “a lot more to win the battle of content online”.
www.politicshome.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Interesting piece. But it's not just about channels, it's about a larger crisis in government comms - and in society - which is not a new thing and goes back perhaps 15 years. Put simply, the Whitehall comms machine has lost the ability to win arguments.
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If Michelle Mone has "no wish" to return to the Lords as a Tory peer, as reported this weekend, she should probably stop boasting about being a baroness
October 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If Michelle Mone has "no wish" to return to the Lords as a Tory peer, as reported this weekend, she should probably stop boasting about being a baroness
This is a really useful piece of work well done @pimlicat.bsky.social
New research by Best for Britain and YouGov shows: Farage is most vulnerable on the economy.
@pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain: “Identifying the messaging that is most likely to persuade those Reform voters who remain persuadable is absolutely crucial.”
https://bit.ly/46KmaOm
@pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain: “Identifying the messaging that is most likely to persuade those Reform voters who remain persuadable is absolutely crucial.”
https://bit.ly/46KmaOm
September 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is a really useful piece of work well done @pimlicat.bsky.social
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To remove indefinite leave to remain from people who already have it they'd have to dismantle our entire system of rights legislation and probably end judicial independence.
But they could do that with a majority. They've said they'd do that.
But they could do that with a majority. They've said they'd do that.
September 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
To remove indefinite leave to remain from people who already have it they'd have to dismantle our entire system of rights legislation and probably end judicial independence.
But they could do that with a majority. They've said they'd do that.
But they could do that with a majority. They've said they'd do that.
Probably not popular to say it... but this FT piece explains how excessive spending on pensioners is why we are in a fiscal hole. The reality is things like triple lock are unsustainable and causing huge wealth inequalities [link below]
September 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Probably not popular to say it... but this FT piece explains how excessive spending on pensioners is why we are in a fiscal hole. The reality is things like triple lock are unsustainable and causing huge wealth inequalities [link below]
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September 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Current vibes between Greens and Your Party?
a group of men are sitting in front of a sign that says judean people 's front
ALT: a group of men are sitting in front of a sign that says judean people 's front
media.tenor.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Current vibes between Greens and Your Party?
Stewart Lee's sketch 8 years ago remains the best response any public figure has given on the migration debate www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cge...
True public service broadcasting would be for the BBC just to play a bit of it for 'balance' every time they interview a reform politician about immigration
True public service broadcasting would be for the BBC just to play a bit of it for 'balance' every time they interview a reform politician about immigration
Stewart Lee - Damned Immigrants
YouTube video by Jimmy Lee
www.youtube.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Stewart Lee's sketch 8 years ago remains the best response any public figure has given on the migration debate www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cge...
True public service broadcasting would be for the BBC just to play a bit of it for 'balance' every time they interview a reform politician about immigration
True public service broadcasting would be for the BBC just to play a bit of it for 'balance' every time they interview a reform politician about immigration
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This would be a strong entry in normal years, but unfortunately for Maurice, the bar for “vapid and useless suggestions to the UK’s soluble problems” is now set at “remigration”. Good luck in next year’s tournament, Mo!
This smacks of performative self-satire
August 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This would be a strong entry in normal years, but unfortunately for Maurice, the bar for “vapid and useless suggestions to the UK’s soluble problems” is now set at “remigration”. Good luck in next year’s tournament, Mo!
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The racist riots would not have been possible at that speed and scale without the personal contribution of Elon Musk. Both his acts and omissions made a real difference. He amplified both lawful misinformation and unlawful hatred. Yet so little haa been done in 11 months to Make Twitter Lawful Again
July 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The racist riots would not have been possible at that speed and scale without the personal contribution of Elon Musk. Both his acts and omissions made a real difference. He amplified both lawful misinformation and unlawful hatred. Yet so little haa been done in 11 months to Make Twitter Lawful Again
Spot on - if the Govt is serious about tackling rise of misinformation and racism (and with it some of the interest from voters in reform) it should be acting on this.
Staying silent / doing nothing is a dereliction of democratic duty.
Staying silent / doing nothing is a dereliction of democratic duty.
There is a strong case that Musk has been the most important amplifier and ally of racial hatred in our country of anybody alive. It is a product of both his acts and his omissions. Very few people could compete with him in doing quite so much for racist reach
www.easterneye.biz/elon-musk-to...
www.easterneye.biz/elon-musk-to...
Comment: Musk’s tolerance of racism on X fuelled UK riots
Court revelations highlight how Musk's platform enabled and profited from spreading racial hatred
www.easterneye.biz
July 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Spot on - if the Govt is serious about tackling rise of misinformation and racism (and with it some of the interest from voters in reform) it should be acting on this.
Staying silent / doing nothing is a dereliction of democratic duty.
Staying silent / doing nothing is a dereliction of democratic duty.
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Giving workers access to more secure jobs should improve wellbeing.
Workers on flexible contracts are also likely than other workers to experience low well-being overall, and depression and anxiety about work more specifically.
Read more: buff.ly/0OSArrI
Workers on flexible contracts are also likely than other workers to experience low well-being overall, and depression and anxiety about work more specifically.
Read more: buff.ly/0OSArrI
July 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Giving workers access to more secure jobs should improve wellbeing.
Workers on flexible contracts are also likely than other workers to experience low well-being overall, and depression and anxiety about work more specifically.
Read more: buff.ly/0OSArrI
Workers on flexible contracts are also likely than other workers to experience low well-being overall, and depression and anxiety about work more specifically.
Read more: buff.ly/0OSArrI
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This new strain of “I went to London. I saw some social problems that were the predictable cause of not spending enough on the safety net and on infrastructure. I decided it was the fault of immigrants. Also, London is finished but also too expensive” talk, among other things, is just loser talk.
June 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This new strain of “I went to London. I saw some social problems that were the predictable cause of not spending enough on the safety net and on infrastructure. I decided it was the fault of immigrants. Also, London is finished but also too expensive” talk, among other things, is just loser talk.
"direct phone calls from Sir Keir and Chancellor Rachel Reeves that were supposed to placate would-be rebels had instead "been entrenching people" to vote against the bill."
Says it all really - the credibility gap of the PM and Chancellor widens.
Says it all really - the credibility gap of the PM and Chancellor widens.
June 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"direct phone calls from Sir Keir and Chancellor Rachel Reeves that were supposed to placate would-be rebels had instead "been entrenching people" to vote against the bill."
Says it all really - the credibility gap of the PM and Chancellor widens.
Says it all really - the credibility gap of the PM and Chancellor widens.
Well, this is exciting... After years of campaigning by school leaders, civil society, unions, health experts, the Daily Mirror (who ran a massive campaign on it)
and many others
and many others
June 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Well, this is exciting... After years of campaigning by school leaders, civil society, unions, health experts, the Daily Mirror (who ran a massive campaign on it)
and many others
and many others
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“It is simply wrong to argue that working people shouldn’t get these most basic protections many of our European neighbours take for granted”, writes Labour MP @richardquigley.bsky.social
🗣️ Sorting out the UK’s sick pay problem is unfinished business
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ Sorting out the UK’s sick pay problem is unfinished business
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
Sorting out the UK’s sick pay problem is unfinished business
For too long, UK workers have laboured under a set of shocking double standards. Work that is physical, dirty, or dangerous often leaves people with the weakest rights. Desk-based jobs, meanwhile, are...
www.politics.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“It is simply wrong to argue that working people shouldn’t get these most basic protections many of our European neighbours take for granted”, writes Labour MP @richardquigley.bsky.social
🗣️ Sorting out the UK’s sick pay problem is unfinished business
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ Sorting out the UK’s sick pay problem is unfinished business
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
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This fits with a thing that was already happening where the “written word news website” just becomes a Googleable resource that can be screengrabbed and shown to a real mass audience on a viral post/video/podcast. (Obvs means no money for the original publisher and horrendously open to abuse.)
🟡 NEW: As the PR industry scrambles to figure out how to buffer its clients’ brands and reputations through the new medium of AI chatbots, some firms have reached a surprising conclusion: The best way to get your client’s message into the output is by talking to journalists
PR pros have discovered how to influence the chatbots: Talk to a journalist
The public relations business is poised for a resurgence in the AI age. It just needs someone to write the stories.
www.semafor.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
This fits with a thing that was already happening where the “written word news website” just becomes a Googleable resource that can be screengrabbed and shown to a real mass audience on a viral post/video/podcast. (Obvs means no money for the original publisher and horrendously open to abuse.)
Fantastic commitment - and much-needed piece of good news - from Bill Gates, one of the few thoroughly decent billionaires out there!
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articl...
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articl...
My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth
During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation, we gave away more than $100 billion. Over the next two decades, we will double our giving.
www.gatesfoundation.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Fantastic commitment - and much-needed piece of good news - from Bill Gates, one of the few thoroughly decent billionaires out there!
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articl...
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articl...
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This is outrageous (as is this whole policy) Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP carer's allowance rules by £1.92 a week www.theguardian.com/society/...
Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP rules by £1.92 a week
Over five-year period Oksana Shahar – who cares for her son – was paid a small amount more than carer’s allowance earnings limits allow
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This is outrageous (as is this whole policy) Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP carer's allowance rules by £1.92 a week www.theguardian.com/society/...
Poor poll ratings come with poor policy prioritisation for the big signature moments of communications that set the tone of your new leadership, and no authenticity or ability to connect with the public when it comms to communicating them. Starmer and Reeves as a pair are a bit of a disaster.
May 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Poor poll ratings come with poor policy prioritisation for the big signature moments of communications that set the tone of your new leadership, and no authenticity or ability to connect with the public when it comms to communicating them. Starmer and Reeves as a pair are a bit of a disaster.
Good to see Peers seeking to strengthen sick pay changes in the employment bill - @progressivechange.bsky.social polling shows Labour could do more on sick pay and improve standing amongst BOTH reform switchers and progressive voters (relevant to @labourlist.bsky.social lead article today!)
Baroness Ruth Lister has put down an important amendment to the employment bill that will be heard in Parliament this Tuesday.
It seeks to strengthen measures on statutory sick pay (SSP) to better protect vulnerable workers [1/3] 👇
It seeks to strengthen measures on statutory sick pay (SSP) to better protect vulnerable workers [1/3] 👇
April 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Good to see Peers seeking to strengthen sick pay changes in the employment bill - @progressivechange.bsky.social polling shows Labour could do more on sick pay and improve standing amongst BOTH reform switchers and progressive voters (relevant to @labourlist.bsky.social lead article today!)