Ben Gartside
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The Attorney General Is A Defendant In A Torture Claim From A Libyan Military Commander That He Drafted
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previou...
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Exclusive: The Attorney General is a defendant in a torture claim from a Libyan military commander and sanctioned ‘terrorist’ that he represented until weeks before the 2024 election
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A reader writes in; the Flight of the Conchords did an anti-knife crime song parody of the same name…almost a decade previously.
Hold on a minute isn't this just a flight of the Conchords song?
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
A reader writes in; the Flight of the Conchords did an anti-knife crime song parody of the same name…almost a decade previously.
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Exclusive: The Home Office secretly funded a boyband to tour schools in Muslim areas and sing songs about 7/7.
By me, for PoliticsHome.
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By me, for PoliticsHome.
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The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas
Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Exclusive: The Home Office secretly funded a boyband to tour schools in Muslim areas and sing songs about 7/7.
By me, for PoliticsHome.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
By me, for PoliticsHome.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Wildest @politicshome.bsky.social headline I’ve seen for a long time www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas
Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wildest @politicshome.bsky.social headline I’ve seen for a long time www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband — trio, Mr Meanor — to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radicalisation themes during the height of ISIS terror attacks, PolHome can reveal
Ben Gartside reports
Ben Gartside reports
The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas
Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband — trio, Mr Meanor — to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radicalisation themes during the height of ISIS terror attacks, PolHome can reveal
Ben Gartside reports
Ben Gartside reports
Exclusive: The Home Office secretly funded a boyband to tour schools in Muslim areas and sing songs about 7/7.
By me, for PoliticsHome.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
By me, for PoliticsHome.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Home Office Secretly Funded A Boyband To Sing Songs About 7/7 In Muslim Areas
Exclusive: A secretive Home Office department funded a little-known boyband to travel around Muslim areas of the UK and sing songs with anti-radica...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Exclusive: The Home Office secretly funded a boyband to tour schools in Muslim areas and sing songs about 7/7.
By me, for PoliticsHome.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
By me, for PoliticsHome.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reposted by Ben Gartside
Exclusive: The Attorney General is a defendant in a torture claim from a Libyan military commander and sanctioned ‘terrorist’ that he represented until weeks before the 2024 election
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Attorney General Is A Defendant In A Torture Claim From A Libyan Military Commander That He Drafted
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previou...
www.politicshome.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Exclusive: The Attorney General is a defendant in a torture claim from a Libyan military commander and sanctioned ‘terrorist’ that he represented until weeks before the 2024 election
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reposted by Ben Gartside
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previous Labour government in complicity in torture www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Attorney General Is A Defendant In A Torture Claim From A Libyan Military Commander That He Drafted
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previou...
www.politicshome.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previous Labour government in complicity in torture www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Quite the story: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Attorney General Is A Defendant In A Torture Claim From A Libyan Military Commander That He Drafted
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previou...
www.politicshome.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Quite the story: www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Exclusive: The Attorney General is a defendant in a torture claim from a Libyan military commander and sanctioned ‘terrorist’ that he represented until weeks before the 2024 election
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Attorney General Is A Defendant In A Torture Claim From A Libyan Military Commander That He Drafted
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previou...
www.politicshome.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Exclusive: The Attorney General is a defendant in a torture claim from a Libyan military commander and sanctioned ‘terrorist’ that he represented until weeks before the 2024 election
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Ben is a phenomenal reporter. Commissioning editors are in luck - he's now available for freelance work. Do reach out to him below if you're on the hunt for scoops 👇
Unfortunately The i Paper is making several reporters redundant today, and my role is one of them.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
October 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Ben is a phenomenal reporter. Commissioning editors are in luck - he's now available for freelance work. Do reach out to him below if you're on the hunt for scoops 👇
Reposted by Ben Gartside
Unfortunately The i Paper is making several reporters redundant today, and my role is one of them.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Unfortunately The i Paper is making several reporters redundant today, and my role is one of them.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
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Can not recommend Ben MORE highly - he brings in some jaw dropping scoops. Hire this man:
Unfortunately The i Paper is making several reporters redundant today, and my role is one of them.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
October 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Can not recommend Ben MORE highly - he brings in some jaw dropping scoops. Hire this man:
Unfortunately The i Paper is making several reporters redundant today, and my role is one of them.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Unfortunately The i Paper is making several reporters redundant today, and my role is one of them.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
I'm very proud of the work I've published over the last three years, and I'm looking forward to continuing my reporting freelance.
Want to chat? Drop me an email, text or DM.
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Mansions, Horses, and Designer Bags: How the Ruling Family of Iraqi Kurdistan Splurged in the U.S.
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Mansions, Horses, and Designer Bags: How the Ruling Family of Iraqi Kurdistan Splurged in the U.S.
The five sons of Iraqi Kurdistan’s founding president acquired real estate across the United States and went on luxury shopping sprees. At least some of the money came from major Kurdish conglomerates...
www.occrp.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Mansions, Horses, and Designer Bags: How the Ruling Family of Iraqi Kurdistan Splurged in the U.S.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
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Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Afghans who worked for the British Army are deported back to the Taliban
Pakistan expels 13 Afghans despite them being under the care of the UK's relocation scheme
inews.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Brilliant but troubling scoop from Ben here:
Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Afghans who worked for the British Army are deported back to the Taliban
Pakistan expels 13 Afghans despite them being under the care of the UK's relocation scheme
inews.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Brilliant but troubling scoop from Ben here:
Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Afghans who worked for the British Army are deported back to the Taliban
Pakistan expels 13 Afghans despite them being under the care of the UK's relocation scheme
inews.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Exc: 13 Afghans who worked with the British Army are being deported back to Afghanistan despite being under the care of the British High Commission in Pakistan after delays getting them to the UK.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Remember this? Well, the Government have quietly scrapped it.
Read our story here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Read our story here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
September 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Remember this? Well, the Government have quietly scrapped it.
Read our story here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Read our story here: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
A revealing quote (from a well-sourced piece).
Some of the transfers in and out are virtually identical by CV: fmr senior Blair adviser in, one out too. Youngish Treasury bod out, one in too.
Quote (and the piece) speaks to ‘phase 2’ feeling quite aimless.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Some of the transfers in and out are virtually identical by CV: fmr senior Blair adviser in, one out too. Youngish Treasury bod out, one in too.
Quote (and the piece) speaks to ‘phase 2’ feeling quite aimless.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
September 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A revealing quote (from a well-sourced piece).
Some of the transfers in and out are virtually identical by CV: fmr senior Blair adviser in, one out too. Youngish Treasury bod out, one in too.
Quote (and the piece) speaks to ‘phase 2’ feeling quite aimless.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Some of the transfers in and out are virtually identical by CV: fmr senior Blair adviser in, one out too. Youngish Treasury bod out, one in too.
Quote (and the piece) speaks to ‘phase 2’ feeling quite aimless.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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here's the crowd at the zimbabwe v new zealand test last week. test cricket *is* dying. it's just dying in the bits nobody wants to speak up about
August 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
here's the crowd at the zimbabwe v new zealand test last week. test cricket *is* dying. it's just dying in the bits nobody wants to speak up about
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Exc: Millions in benefits intended for carers, disabled people and pensioners has been stolen by DWP staff.
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
DWP staff stole benefits that should have gone to pensioners and disabled people
Some DWP staff have been diverting benefits payments for vulnerable people into their own bank accounts
inews.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Exc: Millions in benefits intended for carers, disabled people and pensioners has been stolen by DWP staff.
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Exc: Millions in benefits intended for carers, disabled people and pensioners has been stolen by DWP staff.
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
DWP staff stole benefits that should have gone to pensioners and disabled people
Some DWP staff have been diverting benefits payments for vulnerable people into their own bank accounts
inews.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Exc: Millions in benefits intended for carers, disabled people and pensioners has been stolen by DWP staff.
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
£1.7m — the highest figure in years — was stolen last year, with £6m taken since 2020.
The Government says it’s reviewing its processes.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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The great question of our age: WHERE are all the briefcase wankers?
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Where are all the briefcase wankers?
The nerd:jock ratio in government is askew
economist.com
July 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The great question of our age: WHERE are all the briefcase wankers?
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...