Deborah Bonetti
@dbonetti.bsky.social
Director @fpalondon.bsky.social (The Foreign Press Association in London); UK Correspondent for Il Giorno and Quotidiano Nazionale, Italy; Member of UK Press Gallery; Chair of Foreign Lobby
Italy sends Navy ship to protect and escort the Sumud flotilla, trying to deliver aid to Gaza. What is the UK gov doing to protect its own citizens on board?
September 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Italy sends Navy ship to protect and escort the Sumud flotilla, trying to deliver aid to Gaza. What is the UK gov doing to protect its own citizens on board?
At an EU-UK Summit most of the international press has been denied accreditation.
This makes no sense.
This makes no sense.
The FPA is dismayed by Sir Keir Starmer's press accreditation policy for the EU-UK Summit of Monday 19th May. The vast majority of EU news outlets have been denied access. We have written to @10DowningStreet to urge him to reconsider.
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter
May 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
At an EU-UK Summit most of the international press has been denied accreditation.
This makes no sense.
This makes no sense.
The @nytimes.com today shows what the Trump effect has been on the world's major economies...
April 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The @nytimes.com today shows what the Trump effect has been on the world's major economies...
Still pretty high all things considered
YouGov: 53% of Britons consider the US to be an ally or friendly rival, down from 67% in December
March 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Still pretty high all things considered
Reposted by Deborah Bonetti
"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you'll say, 'Please, please. It's too much winning. We can't take it anymore. Mr. President, it's too much.'
March 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you'll say, 'Please, please. It's too much winning. We can't take it anymore. Mr. President, it's too much.'
"The #Trump administration’s most overt anti-press freedom moves have been direct threats and restrictions against journalists and their outlets" says @rsf.org
The US has fallen on the RSF World Press Freedom Index and now sits at 55th out of 180 countries, its lowest-ever ranking.
The US has fallen on the RSF World Press Freedom Index and now sits at 55th out of 180 countries, its lowest-ever ranking.
February 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Main takeaway from today’s launch of the Military Balance Report by IISS was: “Can the UK defend itself if attacked with a ballistic missile? The short answer is no” 😳
February 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Main takeaway from today’s launch of the Military Balance Report by IISS was: “Can the UK defend itself if attacked with a ballistic missile? The short answer is no” 😳
😳 Lego?!?
Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum
www.thetimes.com/article/70af...
Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum
www.thetimes.com/article/70af...
Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum
The plastic bricks may reinforce heterosexuality as the ‘norm’ because the blocks are seen as ‘male and female’, according to a tour at the London attraction
www.thetimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
😳 Lego?!?
Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum
www.thetimes.com/article/70af...
Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum
www.thetimes.com/article/70af...
Reposted by Deborah Bonetti
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
Brilliant, sobering article by #DanielFinkelstein in @thetimes.com
Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man
www.thetimes.com/article/c595...
Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man
www.thetimes.com/article/c595...
Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man
Much of Europe may shrink from the president’s worldview but it was widespread in the US for much of the 20th century
www.thetimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Brilliant, sobering article by #DanielFinkelstein in @thetimes.com
Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man
www.thetimes.com/article/c595...
Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man
www.thetimes.com/article/c595...
Looking forward to this with Roar News next week 🙌
January 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Looking forward to this with Roar News next week 🙌
For foreign correspondents, getting access to the @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social can be tricky, so it’s crucial to get events like the FPA Day in Parliament to get right to the centre of British politics.
FPA Tour of the House of Commons.
It doesn’t get much more exciting than this for a U.K. Foreign Correspondent #presstrip
#ukcorrespondent #london #fpa #fpamembers #houseofcommons #parliament #ukparliament #westminster
©️house of commons @dbonetti.bsky.social
It doesn’t get much more exciting than this for a U.K. Foreign Correspondent #presstrip
#ukcorrespondent #london #fpa #fpamembers #houseofcommons #parliament #ukparliament #westminster
©️house of commons @dbonetti.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
For foreign correspondents, getting access to the @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social can be tricky, so it’s crucial to get events like the FPA Day in Parliament to get right to the centre of British politics.
Reposted by Deborah Bonetti
Finally caps on political donations in UK going mainstream
Ex Labour home sec David Blunkett has called for caps. I've written for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on it today
What do you think? A couple of days left to take our Safeguarding Democracy survey
Please share!
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Ex Labour home sec David Blunkett has called for caps. I've written for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on it today
What do you think? A couple of days left to take our Safeguarding Democracy survey
Please share!
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Democracy For Sale - Safeguard Democracy
A survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
democracyforsale.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Finally caps on political donations in UK going mainstream
Ex Labour home sec David Blunkett has called for caps. I've written for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on it today
What do you think? A couple of days left to take our Safeguarding Democracy survey
Please share!
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Ex Labour home sec David Blunkett has called for caps. I've written for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on it today
What do you think? A couple of days left to take our Safeguarding Democracy survey
Please share!
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
😂
Donald Trump. An Apology.
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
January 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
😂
Meloni going from strength to strength, according to @thetimes.com
Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe?
www.thetimes.com/article/7179...
Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe?
www.thetimes.com/article/7179...
Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe?
The Italian prime minister has combined populism with pragmatism to charm sceptics of her right-wing agenda. Now world leaders — including ours — want to be her best friend
www.thetimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Meloni going from strength to strength, according to @thetimes.com
Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe?
www.thetimes.com/article/7179...
Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe?
www.thetimes.com/article/7179...
Who is the most powerful person in Europe? Giorgia Meloni, according to @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
December 11, 2024 at 10:31 AM
Who is the most powerful person in Europe? Giorgia Meloni, according to @politico.eu
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
www.politico.eu/politico-28-...
Representing the @fpalondon.bsky.social at the @councilofeu.bsky.social in Strasbourg on #journalismmatters campaign
December 6, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Representing the @fpalondon.bsky.social at the @councilofeu.bsky.social in Strasbourg on #journalismmatters campaign
Deputy PM #angelarayner at the #Pontignano Conference today in Rome talking about the UK-EU reset
November 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Deputy PM #angelarayner at the #Pontignano Conference today in Rome talking about the UK-EU reset
Our #FPAawards24 are tonight! 🔥
What are the #beststories of 2024?
Big reveal in a few hours!
The winners of the ‘#Oscars of #journalism ’ #FPAawards24 will be announced this evening
FOLLOW THE AWARDS CEREMONY LIVE:
fpalondon-awards.org/livestream
And on the #FPA social media handles
#MediaAwards #bestreporter #bestpodcast
Big reveal in a few hours!
The winners of the ‘#Oscars of #journalism ’ #FPAawards24 will be announced this evening
FOLLOW THE AWARDS CEREMONY LIVE:
fpalondon-awards.org/livestream
And on the #FPA social media handles
#MediaAwards #bestreporter #bestpodcast
November 25, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Our #FPAawards24 are tonight! 🔥
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Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
Thanks to my colleague @marcovarvello.bsky.social who did this brilliant story on Urban Regeneration in Milan post-Expo. Proud to have been part of its presentation at the Italian Embassy in London
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Thanks to my colleague @marcovarvello.bsky.social who did this brilliant story on Urban Regeneration in Milan post-Expo. Proud to have been part of its presentation at the Italian Embassy in London
Proud to have chaired a cracking couple of panels on Urban regeneration in Milan and Lombardy. As a Milanese, born and bred, this was close to my heart.
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Proud to have chaired a cracking couple of panels on Urban regeneration in Milan and Lombardy. As a Milanese, born and bred, this was close to my heart.
Controversial decision by winner Richard Flanagan to refuse the Baillie Gifford Non Fiction Prize and money 💰 until BG stop investing in fossil fuels.
It was elegantly done but it’s a blow to the sponsor and the organisers. Flanagan spoke from the endangered Tasmanian forest.
It was elegantly done but it’s a blow to the sponsor and the organisers. Flanagan spoke from the endangered Tasmanian forest.
November 20, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Controversial decision by winner Richard Flanagan to refuse the Baillie Gifford Non Fiction Prize and money 💰 until BG stop investing in fossil fuels.
It was elegantly done but it’s a blow to the sponsor and the organisers. Flanagan spoke from the endangered Tasmanian forest.
It was elegantly done but it’s a blow to the sponsor and the organisers. Flanagan spoke from the endangered Tasmanian forest.
Super useful MP starter pack
The mighty @politicshome.bsky.social MP starter pack has been updated with those who joined the platform over the weekend
There are now more than 120 MPs on Bluesky!
There are now more than 120 MPs on Bluesky!
November 18, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Super useful MP starter pack
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This is truly shocking. Like, we’re still stuck in Dickensian times; or those grainy images of life in factory towns between the wars.
1 in 3 children in poverty - an extra 260k 'on the breadline' since Covid. Children in poverty feel it in every aspect of life. Constant hunger, shame about living conditions and clothes, worry about bills. This is no way to set up the next generation for success. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:36 PM
This is truly shocking. Like, we’re still stuck in Dickensian times; or those grainy images of life in factory towns between the wars.