Evie Breese
@eviebreese.bsky.social
Journalist. Interested in exploitation, in-work poverty, consumer affairs & scams
Press coverage for the Work Rights Centre
www.eviebreese.com
Press coverage for the Work Rights Centre
www.eviebreese.com
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The cognitive dissonance between headline ("restore public trust") and 17th paragraph ("The BBC regularly comes out top in UK media trust rankings") is quite something.
Full piece here www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Full piece here www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The cognitive dissonance between headline ("restore public trust") and 17th paragraph ("The BBC regularly comes out top in UK media trust rankings") is quite something.
Full piece here www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Full piece here www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Don’t choose them, they might not deliver their promises.
Choose us and our proven track record of undelivered promises.
Choose us and our proven track record of undelivered promises.
EXCL: The Green party is offering “simple solutions to complex problems” and making “undeliverable” promises to voters ahead of next election, PM's chief secretary Darren Jones tells me 👇
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Don’t choose them, they might not deliver their promises.
Choose us and our proven track record of undelivered promises.
Choose us and our proven track record of undelivered promises.
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This speech from Rachel Reeves is kind of frustrating because it shows that the Government can command the airwaves when it wants
That's something it has almost totally failed to do so far - over challenging racism, boosting the laws it has passed, tackling Reform, rebutting Tory ILR plans, etc etc
That's something it has almost totally failed to do so far - over challenging racism, boosting the laws it has passed, tackling Reform, rebutting Tory ILR plans, etc etc
November 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This speech from Rachel Reeves is kind of frustrating because it shows that the Government can command the airwaves when it wants
That's something it has almost totally failed to do so far - over challenging racism, boosting the laws it has passed, tackling Reform, rebutting Tory ILR plans, etc etc
That's something it has almost totally failed to do so far - over challenging racism, boosting the laws it has passed, tackling Reform, rebutting Tory ILR plans, etc etc
Has Farage forgotten that 16 and 17 year olds will be able to vote in the next election? Else he’s written off the Reform youth vote regardless
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Has Farage forgotten that 16 and 17 year olds will be able to vote in the next election? Else he’s written off the Reform youth vote regardless
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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New - how people arriving into the UK on visas become trapped in modern slavery
www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrants-...
Kavin came here to work. He did everything “right”. But the way we design visas contributed to his exploitation @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrants-...
Kavin came here to work. He did everything “right”. But the way we design visas contributed to his exploitation @opendemocracy.net
Migrant workers on legal visas trapped in modern slavery
Revealed: UK’s employment visas are causing thousands of legal migrant workers to end up in modern slavery
www.opendemocracy.net
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
New - how people arriving into the UK on visas become trapped in modern slavery
www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrants-...
Kavin came here to work. He did everything “right”. But the way we design visas contributed to his exploitation @opendemocracy.net
www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrants-...
Kavin came here to work. He did everything “right”. But the way we design visas contributed to his exploitation @opendemocracy.net
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The Sun's 'Save Our Bet' stories and editorials have almost entirely failed to mention that the paper is itself a gambling company – making millions of pounds a year from its Sun Vegas and Sun Bingo arms, and therefore stands to lose out financially by any so-called ‘sin taxes’ on the sector
The Sun Newspaper Wages War Against Gambling Taxes – While Holding Huge Betting Stakes Itself
Rupert Murdoch's paper recruits Nigel Farage, Conservative and Labour backbenchers for ‘Save Our Bets’ campaign – while holding lucrative betting partnerships worth millions
bylinetimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Sun's 'Save Our Bet' stories and editorials have almost entirely failed to mention that the paper is itself a gambling company – making millions of pounds a year from its Sun Vegas and Sun Bingo arms, and therefore stands to lose out financially by any so-called ‘sin taxes’ on the sector
Very proud to have been able to feed the experiences of our clients at @workrights.bsky.social into this investigation. Brilliant and incredibly necessary reporting from the bureau as ever.
For our investigation into employment tribunals, we joined forces with others who wanted to see the system change
Find out how we did it: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Find out how we did it: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Doing journalism differently: how we built our latest collaborative…
For our investigation into employment tribunals, we joined forces with others who wanted to see the system change
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Very proud to have been able to feed the experiences of our clients at @workrights.bsky.social into this investigation. Brilliant and incredibly necessary reporting from the bureau as ever.
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🚨Exclusive: Investigation from @bigissue.com reveals councils lost £15M repurchasing 'Yo-yo Homes' sold under Right to Buy, with sellers pocketing profits as homelessness rises. Labour faces calls for reform. #YoYoHomes #RightToBuy #HousingCrisis
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Revealed: These are the Right to Buy homes councils have lost millions on buying back
Explore the 120 Right to Buy homes councils have lost millions re-buying – and find out why Labour's reforms might not stop Yo-yo Homes.
www.bigissue.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🚨Exclusive: Investigation from @bigissue.com reveals councils lost £15M repurchasing 'Yo-yo Homes' sold under Right to Buy, with sellers pocketing profits as homelessness rises. Labour faces calls for reform. #YoYoHomes #RightToBuy #HousingCrisis
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
My personal favourite detail. Cute how the public still believes those teams of people exist in newsrooms
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
My personal favourite detail. Cute how the public still believes those teams of people exist in newsrooms
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
The Home Office form to apply for leave to remain on the basis of private life... a thread.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Home Office form to apply for leave to remain on the basis of private life... a thread.
The blinding speed of AI development is making many of us fear for our jobs, not least question our own intelligence. In this environment, brain-training is booming.
I was drawn to Lovebrain's dazzling client list & promise to fix your brain, but it wasn't all true...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
I was drawn to Lovebrain's dazzling client list & promise to fix your brain, but it wasn't all true...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Brain-training firm struggles to remember who it has work...
Lovebrain claimed a dazzling array of global brands as clients. It wasn’t all true – and the booming brain fitness industry is built on shaky science
observer.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The blinding speed of AI development is making many of us fear for our jobs, not least question our own intelligence. In this environment, brain-training is booming.
I was drawn to Lovebrain's dazzling client list & promise to fix your brain, but it wasn't all true...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
I was drawn to Lovebrain's dazzling client list & promise to fix your brain, but it wasn't all true...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
This is as painful as day 1 at a new school... but I know there are many familiar faces out there, both from irl and the old place🙏
After a brief hiatus from journalism I'm back (baby!) expanding my workers' rights focus into business investigations & consumer affairs. Send me a tip-off, go on 👀
After a brief hiatus from journalism I'm back (baby!) expanding my workers' rights focus into business investigations & consumer affairs. Send me a tip-off, go on 👀
October 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is as painful as day 1 at a new school... but I know there are many familiar faces out there, both from irl and the old place🙏
After a brief hiatus from journalism I'm back (baby!) expanding my workers' rights focus into business investigations & consumer affairs. Send me a tip-off, go on 👀
After a brief hiatus from journalism I'm back (baby!) expanding my workers' rights focus into business investigations & consumer affairs. Send me a tip-off, go on 👀