Lucy Brisbane Mckay
@lucybrisbane.bsky.social
📢 Interested in story telling for social change
💼 Community organiser @tbij.bsky.social
🪧 Freelance campaigns & media - trainer & facilitator
🎙️ Co-creator of @inquest-org.bsky.social Unlawful Killing podcast
⚧️ she/her
🏳️🌈 Queer as in 🍉 ✊❤️🏳️⚧️
💼 Community organiser @tbij.bsky.social
🪧 Freelance campaigns & media - trainer & facilitator
🎙️ Co-creator of @inquest-org.bsky.social Unlawful Killing podcast
⚧️ she/her
🏳️🌈 Queer as in 🍉 ✊❤️🏳️⚧️
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Campaigners deserve recognition! 💡 Nominate your favourites here for the 2026 SMK National Campaigner Awards: https://forms.office.com/e/NYDnHp2wKw
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Campaigners deserve recognition! 💡 Nominate your favourites here for the 2026 SMK National Campaigner Awards: https://forms.office.com/e/NYDnHp2wKw
Reposted by Lucy Brisbane Mckay
We believe good journalism should be accessible to everyone – so we don’t put our investigations behind paywalls or fill our website with ads
But our resources are limited and we need your support
That's why today we’re launching our Big Give Christmas crowdfunder
But our resources are limited and we need your support
That's why today we’re launching our Big Give Christmas crowdfunder
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We believe good journalism should be accessible to everyone – so we don’t put our investigations behind paywalls or fill our website with ads
But our resources are limited and we need your support
That's why today we’re launching our Big Give Christmas crowdfunder
But our resources are limited and we need your support
That's why today we’re launching our Big Give Christmas crowdfunder
If you're interested in the power of journalism in supporting CSA survivors to challenge abuse, here is the latest newsletter from @tbij.bsky.social about @shattenstone.bsky.social and Eric Allison's impactful work on Medsomsley.
(Ghost written by me) ⬇️
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(Ghost written by me) ⬇️
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The road towards justice and change
Survivors and journalists are still campaigning on historic abuse in prisons
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November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you're interested in the power of journalism in supporting CSA survivors to challenge abuse, here is the latest newsletter from @tbij.bsky.social about @shattenstone.bsky.social and Eric Allison's impactful work on Medsomsley.
(Ghost written by me) ⬇️
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(Ghost written by me) ⬇️
the-spark-tbij.beehiiv.com/p/the-road-t...
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We're looking for a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice to join our team ✨
By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
We’re recruiting a Trainee Solicitor (Immigration and Employment) | Work Rights Centre
www.workrightscentre.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We're looking for a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice to join our team ✨
By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
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Journalists can often be victims of their pre-conceived ideas (see the Times/De Blasio fiasco). One of the ways we've avoided that is by working closely with experts.
Check out this piece by my colleague @lucybrisbane.bsky.social on how we did it in our recent employment tribunals investigation.
Check out this piece by my colleague @lucybrisbane.bsky.social on how we did it in our recent employment tribunals investigation.
I've worked in charities, campaigns & journalism. Often each sector wants the same thing- change. But we rarely join forces to make it happen.
I wrote about how we're trying to create cross sector collaboration at @tbij.bsky.social with advisory groups⬇️
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
I wrote about how we're trying to create cross sector collaboration at @tbij.bsky.social with advisory groups⬇️
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 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Journalists can often be victims of their pre-conceived ideas (see the Times/De Blasio fiasco). One of the ways we've avoided that is by working closely with experts.
Check out this piece by my colleague @lucybrisbane.bsky.social on how we did it in our recent employment tribunals investigation.
Check out this piece by my colleague @lucybrisbane.bsky.social on how we did it in our recent employment tribunals investigation.
I've worked in charities, campaigns & journalism. Often each sector wants the same thing- change. But we rarely join forces to make it happen.
I wrote about how we're trying to create cross sector collaboration at @tbij.bsky.social with advisory groups⬇️
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
I wrote about how we're trying to create cross sector collaboration at @tbij.bsky.social with advisory groups⬇️
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 12:25 PM
I've worked in charities, campaigns & journalism. Often each sector wants the same thing- change. But we rarely join forces to make it happen.
I wrote about how we're trying to create cross sector collaboration at @tbij.bsky.social with advisory groups⬇️
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
I wrote about how we're trying to create cross sector collaboration at @tbij.bsky.social with advisory groups⬇️
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Reposted by Lucy Brisbane Mckay
This is one of the obstacles workers face when trying to get the money awarded to them by employment tribunals.
Our investigation found that directors shut down companies & open them up again to avoid paying tribunal awards.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Our investigation found that directors shut down companies & open them up again to avoid paying tribunal awards.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is one of the obstacles workers face when trying to get the money awarded to them by employment tribunals.
Our investigation found that directors shut down companies & open them up again to avoid paying tribunal awards.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Our investigation found that directors shut down companies & open them up again to avoid paying tribunal awards.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
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🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help.
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards
The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help.
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
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We collaborated with @tbij.bsky.social on this important story.
We represented Nadine at the ET. She was awarded £35k but hasn't received any of it. Workers need co-ordinated action by government agencies to enforce rights. We'll continue to represent our clients to give them the best chance.
We represented Nadine at the ET. She was awarded £35k but hasn't received any of it. Workers need co-ordinated action by government agencies to enforce rights. We'll continue to represent our clients to give them the best chance.
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We collaborated with @tbij.bsky.social on this important story.
We represented Nadine at the ET. She was awarded £35k but hasn't received any of it. Workers need co-ordinated action by government agencies to enforce rights. We'll continue to represent our clients to give them the best chance.
We represented Nadine at the ET. She was awarded £35k but hasn't received any of it. Workers need co-ordinated action by government agencies to enforce rights. We'll continue to represent our clients to give them the best chance.
Thousands of workers who have fought hard to win employment tribunals are never being paid the money that rogue bosses owe them, with no consequences for bosses but a huge impact on them.
Privileged to be working on this project with the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social and team at @tbij.bsky.social
Privileged to be working on this project with the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social and team at @tbij.bsky.social
The government is currently passing through parliament the employment rights bill, which will extend worker and trade union rights
But it’s unclear how this will lead to any meaningful change for those who are still chasing what they’re owed 👇
But it’s unclear how this will lead to any meaningful change for those who are still chasing what they’re owed 👇
Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards
The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thousands of workers who have fought hard to win employment tribunals are never being paid the money that rogue bosses owe them, with no consequences for bosses but a huge impact on them.
Privileged to be working on this project with the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social and team at @tbij.bsky.social
Privileged to be working on this project with the brilliant @mellino.bsky.social and team at @tbij.bsky.social
A beautiful read and a powerful story of small acts of resistance against racism of the past, which is much like that we are seeing from flag flyers today.
If you've got five minutes I'd really recommend having a read and watching the clips ⬇️
If you've got five minutes I'd really recommend having a read and watching the clips ⬇️
I've written something about England, flags and someone who took a stand against the sort of hate and ignorance which resurfaced across the country this summer
‘Little island of hatred’: the mystery activist who defied…
An old episode close to my heart is a reminder that today's racist resentments have been simmering for years
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A beautiful read and a powerful story of small acts of resistance against racism of the past, which is much like that we are seeing from flag flyers today.
If you've got five minutes I'd really recommend having a read and watching the clips ⬇️
If you've got five minutes I'd really recommend having a read and watching the clips ⬇️
Eric Allison, the late great @theguardian.com prison correspondent, went from career criminal to journalist.
His work, often alongside @shattenstone.bsky.social, made a huge impact on so many issues.
I've (ghost) written this attempt to sum up just some of them here ⬇️
bit.ly/EricAllison-TheSpark
His work, often alongside @shattenstone.bsky.social, made a huge impact on so many issues.
I've (ghost) written this attempt to sum up just some of them here ⬇️
bit.ly/EricAllison-TheSpark
From career criminal to change-making journalist
Eric Allison had a different perspective on prisons. After all, he'd been in and out of them for forty years
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September 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Eric Allison, the late great @theguardian.com prison correspondent, went from career criminal to journalist.
His work, often alongside @shattenstone.bsky.social, made a huge impact on so many issues.
I've (ghost) written this attempt to sum up just some of them here ⬇️
bit.ly/EricAllison-TheSpark
His work, often alongside @shattenstone.bsky.social, made a huge impact on so many issues.
I've (ghost) written this attempt to sum up just some of them here ⬇️
bit.ly/EricAllison-TheSpark
Learn from the best ⬇️
📢 Mentoring: At @tbij.bsky.social we are launching a mentorship programme open to both staff and freelance journalists interested in gaining experience and guidance on reporting on the family courts. Full details here 👉 tinyurl.com/42xdkk5b
September 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Learn from the best ⬇️
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Interested in reporting on the life-changing decisions made by family courts in England and Wales?
@tbij.bsky.social's new mentorship scheme is an opportunity for journalists to receive guidance and support from the awesome @hansummers.bsky.social, the UK's first full-time family court reporter
@tbij.bsky.social's new mentorship scheme is an opportunity for journalists to receive guidance and support from the awesome @hansummers.bsky.social, the UK's first full-time family court reporter
TBIJ launches mentorship programme to support next wave of family…
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Interested in reporting on the life-changing decisions made by family courts in England and Wales?
@tbij.bsky.social's new mentorship scheme is an opportunity for journalists to receive guidance and support from the awesome @hansummers.bsky.social, the UK's first full-time family court reporter
@tbij.bsky.social's new mentorship scheme is an opportunity for journalists to receive guidance and support from the awesome @hansummers.bsky.social, the UK's first full-time family court reporter
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Whilst reporting this story, I received images on WhatsApp from a doctor in Gaza showing a blast injury infected with superbugs. The man had survived the bombardment only to lose his leg to an infection.
For many, life-saving drugs aren’t working.
For many, life-saving drugs aren’t working.
🚨 Blockades and hospital bombings are fuelling a superbug crisis in Gaza, with civilians who survive starvation and injuries facing untreatable, life-threatening infections
~ Content warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of injuries~
~ Content warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of injuries~
Gaza bombardment worsens superbug outbreaks
Israeli blockades and bombings have left doctors without basic medicines to treat infections
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Whilst reporting this story, I received images on WhatsApp from a doctor in Gaza showing a blast injury infected with superbugs. The man had survived the bombardment only to lose his leg to an infection.
For many, life-saving drugs aren’t working.
For many, life-saving drugs aren’t working.
We spoke to Prosper less than a year after his son Chris Kaba’s death, in a raw and moving conversation about love, loss, racism and the long fight for justice.
I’m so glad we can finally share that episode again. We cannot forget Chris and his family. Their struggle is far from over.
I’m so glad we can finally share that episode again. We cannot forget Chris and his family. Their struggle is far from over.
Today Chris Kaba should be turning 27. Instead, he was killed by Met police in 2022.
We’re bringing back a special episode of Unlawful Killing with his father, Prosper Kaba, to honour Chris and & in solidarity with his family's ongoing fight for justice.
Listen & share pod.link/1717049291/e...
We’re bringing back a special episode of Unlawful Killing with his father, Prosper Kaba, to honour Chris and & in solidarity with his family's ongoing fight for justice.
Listen & share pod.link/1717049291/e...
July 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We spoke to Prosper less than a year after his son Chris Kaba’s death, in a raw and moving conversation about love, loss, racism and the long fight for justice.
I’m so glad we can finally share that episode again. We cannot forget Chris and his family. Their struggle is far from over.
I’m so glad we can finally share that episode again. We cannot forget Chris and his family. Their struggle is far from over.
Devastating details of the everyday harms of anti-trans parent 'support' group Bayswater, both on LGBTQ+ children and young people themselves and the parents who become embroiled.
Important continued work from @vrocca.bsky.social & @sasha98.bsky.social for @transsafety.network
Important continued work from @vrocca.bsky.social & @sasha98.bsky.social for @transsafety.network
“My parents very clearly do not love me”: Children of Bayswater Speak Out
We speak to several children of Bayswater Support Group members. Their experiences highlight the harm groups like Bayswater do to young trans people, and the gateway they provide to broader far-right ...
transsafety.network
July 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Devastating details of the everyday harms of anti-trans parent 'support' group Bayswater, both on LGBTQ+ children and young people themselves and the parents who become embroiled.
Important continued work from @vrocca.bsky.social & @sasha98.bsky.social for @transsafety.network
Important continued work from @vrocca.bsky.social & @sasha98.bsky.social for @transsafety.network
I spoke to the brilliant @greatergovanhill.com and @everebecca.bsky.social about their work creating community led reporting with women impacted by gambling harms in Glasgow.
Cat Cochrane who took part also shared her story on the power of journalism & women coming together
✨Read it bit.ly/44AOzq3
Cat Cochrane who took part also shared her story on the power of journalism & women coming together
✨Read it bit.ly/44AOzq3
Handing power back to women harmed by gambling
Greater Govanhill is a Glasgow magazine that's reinvented how to do local, community-focused journalism
bit.ly
July 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I spoke to the brilliant @greatergovanhill.com and @everebecca.bsky.social about their work creating community led reporting with women impacted by gambling harms in Glasgow.
Cat Cochrane who took part also shared her story on the power of journalism & women coming together
✨Read it bit.ly/44AOzq3
Cat Cochrane who took part also shared her story on the power of journalism & women coming together
✨Read it bit.ly/44AOzq3
Reposted by Lucy Brisbane Mckay
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO 14TH JULY
PIRC are looking for *new* Team Heads and a Freelance Fundraiser. Could one of these be you, or could you help us find people interested in the roles?
publicinterest.org.uk/join-our-team/
PIRC are looking for *new* Team Heads and a Freelance Fundraiser. Could one of these be you, or could you help us find people interested in the roles?
publicinterest.org.uk/join-our-team/
Join our team… – PIRC
Deadline to Apply Extended to 14th July 2025! PIRC are looking for *new* Team Heads and a Freelance Fundraiser. Could one of these be you, or could you help us
publicinterest.org.uk
July 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO 14TH JULY
PIRC are looking for *new* Team Heads and a Freelance Fundraiser. Could one of these be you, or could you help us find people interested in the roles?
publicinterest.org.uk/join-our-team/
PIRC are looking for *new* Team Heads and a Freelance Fundraiser. Could one of these be you, or could you help us find people interested in the roles?
publicinterest.org.uk/join-our-team/
You really learn a lot of detail about some random (and concerning) things working at @tbij.bsky.social.
I think 'quishing' might be my favourite new word (a terrible scamming practice with QR code phishing). ⬇️
I think 'quishing' might be my favourite new word (a terrible scamming practice with QR code phishing). ⬇️
Quishing scams are growing fast – nearly a third of all local authorities and over a dozen hospitals in the UK have had their car parks targeted
One woman reported losing £406 after a parking QR code duped her into giving her bank details
One woman reported losing £406 after a parking QR code duped her into giving her bank details
‘Quishing’: new QR code scam sweeps UK car parks
Nearly a third of UK local authorities hit by new form of online fraud
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
You really learn a lot of detail about some random (and concerning) things working at @tbij.bsky.social.
I think 'quishing' might be my favourite new word (a terrible scamming practice with QR code phishing). ⬇️
I think 'quishing' might be my favourite new word (a terrible scamming practice with QR code phishing). ⬇️
Shocking and important work by @tbij.bsky.social colleagues ⬇️
Life-saving chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests – leaving cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side effects
Bad cancer drugs shipped to more than 100 countries
Major investigation into life-saving medicines reveals gaping holes in global safety nets
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Shocking and important work by @tbij.bsky.social colleagues ⬇️
✨ Only a few days left to apply for these exciting roles in programmes, operations and fundraising at the wonderful @publicinterest.org.uk
If you are interested in supporting narrative change for social movements then these opportunities are for you. Plus they have a beautiful office in Wales.
If you are interested in supporting narrative change for social movements then these opportunities are for you. Plus they have a beautiful office in Wales.
WE'RE HIRING!
PIRC are looking for *new* Team Heads and a Freelance Fundraiser. Could one of these be you, or could you help us find people interested in the roles?
publicinterest.org.uk/join/
PIRC are looking for *new* Team Heads and a Freelance Fundraiser. Could one of these be you, or could you help us find people interested in the roles?
publicinterest.org.uk/join/
Join the PIRC team… – PIRC
We've got a lot happening! Team Vacancies: Deadline to apply: 9.00am 30th June 2025 Head of Operations Your main role is to be a senior member of the PIRC team,
publicinterest.org.uk
June 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
✨ Only a few days left to apply for these exciting roles in programmes, operations and fundraising at the wonderful @publicinterest.org.uk
If you are interested in supporting narrative change for social movements then these opportunities are for you. Plus they have a beautiful office in Wales.
If you are interested in supporting narrative change for social movements then these opportunities are for you. Plus they have a beautiful office in Wales.
Reposted by Lucy Brisbane Mckay
Imagine being so passionate about domestic abuse that you dedicate your career to supporting victims - only to become one yourself at the hands of your own institution.
This is the story of three policewomen with one shared experience.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts:
This is the story of three policewomen with one shared experience.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts:
June 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Imagine being so passionate about domestic abuse that you dedicate your career to supporting victims - only to become one yourself at the hands of your own institution.
This is the story of three policewomen with one shared experience.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts:
This is the story of three policewomen with one shared experience.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts:
Reposted by Lucy Brisbane Mckay
🚨 Last night JK Rowling attacked The National as an "anti-woman newspaper". I think that is absolutely ridiculous chat.
Here's my open letter setting out why this kind of attack does not work on our team.
www.thenational.scot/news/2525321...
Here's my open letter setting out why this kind of attack does not work on our team.
www.thenational.scot/news/2525321...
JK Rowling called our newspaper 'anti-woman'. Here's my response
THIS week JK Rowling launched an attack on The National, describing us as an "anti-woman newspaper" ...
www.thenational.scot
June 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨 Last night JK Rowling attacked The National as an "anti-woman newspaper". I think that is absolutely ridiculous chat.
Here's my open letter setting out why this kind of attack does not work on our team.
www.thenational.scot/news/2525321...
Here's my open letter setting out why this kind of attack does not work on our team.
www.thenational.scot/news/2525321...
'I wasn’t just here to report on the community- I was here to be part of it. That kind of trust doesn’t come from one conversation.
It begins with how you show up. It’s built gradually through consistency & presence...after the press releases fade.' www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2025-06...
It begins with how you show up. It’s built gradually through consistency & presence...after the press releases fade.' www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2025-06...
June 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
'I wasn’t just here to report on the community- I was here to be part of it. That kind of trust doesn’t come from one conversation.
It begins with how you show up. It’s built gradually through consistency & presence...after the press releases fade.' www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2025-06...
It begins with how you show up. It’s built gradually through consistency & presence...after the press releases fade.' www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2025-06...