Martin Hughes
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: 38d.gs/2sa8
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
38d.gs
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: 38d.gs/2sa8
The Environment (Wales) Bill is intended to the post-Brexit governance gap in environmental protection, by creating a new watchdog and building environmental principles into policy making
But should have legal duty and resources to ensure its independence and delivery
www.iwa.wales/agenda/2025/...
But should have legal duty and resources to ensure its independence and delivery
www.iwa.wales/agenda/2025/...
At a crossroads: why Wales must futureproof its new green governance - Institute of Welsh Affairs
The new OEGW can fill our environmental governance gap, but it must be given the legal duty and resources to ensure its independence and delivery.
www.iwa.wales
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Environment (Wales) Bill is intended to the post-Brexit governance gap in environmental protection, by creating a new watchdog and building environmental principles into policy making
But should have legal duty and resources to ensure its independence and delivery
www.iwa.wales/agenda/2025/...
But should have legal duty and resources to ensure its independence and delivery
www.iwa.wales/agenda/2025/...
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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fb.watch/Dtwn710HRg/
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November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
fb.watch/Dtwn710HRg/
fb.watch/Dtwn710HRg/
Hectoring tone in Nigel Farage’s voice today brings it all back for one former fellow schoolboy. “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers,”
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hectoring tone in Nigel Farage’s voice today brings it all back for one former fellow schoolboy. “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers,”
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
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November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
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Liz Truss is no patriot!
Listen to her on Fox News supporting Trump suing the BBC
"There are lots of people in Britain who are cheering President Trump on and want him to sue the BBC"
"....And I believe the organisation needs to be defunded"
x.com/i/status/198...
Listen to her on Fox News supporting Trump suing the BBC
"There are lots of people in Britain who are cheering President Trump on and want him to sue the BBC"
"....And I believe the organisation needs to be defunded"
x.com/i/status/198...
x.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Liz Truss is no patriot!
Listen to her on Fox News supporting Trump suing the BBC
"There are lots of people in Britain who are cheering President Trump on and want him to sue the BBC"
"....And I believe the organisation needs to be defunded"
x.com/i/status/198...
Listen to her on Fox News supporting Trump suing the BBC
"There are lots of people in Britain who are cheering President Trump on and want him to sue the BBC"
"....And I believe the organisation needs to be defunded"
x.com/i/status/198...
Strong legal reasons why the BBC should not pay Trump a dime It would be better for the long-term reputation of the BBC (and for press freedom worldwide) if the BBC robustly defends this spurious legal action.
pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-apo...
pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-apo...
BBC apologises to Trump but offers five reasons why it won't pay his claim
BBC "strongly disagrees" Trump has grounds for a defamation claim.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Strong legal reasons why the BBC should not pay Trump a dime It would be better for the long-term reputation of the BBC (and for press freedom worldwide) if the BBC robustly defends this spurious legal action.
pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-apo...
pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-apo...
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Read this again: *If you want people to believe a different story, you have to tell a different story*. Send to an MP who needs to hear this.
If you want people to believe a different story, you have to tell a different story. And more than tell it. People learn by example. They must be shown the truth that, for example, immigrants are awesome, respecting other races is rewarding, working people generate our wealth, and so on.
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Read this again: *If you want people to believe a different story, you have to tell a different story*. Send to an MP who needs to hear this.
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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Labour's fear of Reform, 'the election is tomorrow' attitude means that they are completely incapable of going 'okay, but what are *actually* the consequences of refugee and asylum policy that people don't like?'
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Labour's fear of Reform, 'the election is tomorrow' attitude means that they are completely incapable of going 'okay, but what are *actually* the consequences of refugee and asylum policy that people don't like?'
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new from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
new from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Telegraph’s hypocrisy in its attacks on the BBC is breathtaking.
Whatever you think about how the BBC has conducted itself, The Telegraph is in no place to claim the moral high ground so far as journalistic ethics are concerned.
Read the blog here.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
Whatever you think about how the BBC has conducted itself, The Telegraph is in no place to claim the moral high ground so far as journalistic ethics are concerned.
Read the blog here.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Telegraph’s hypocrisy in its attacks on the BBC is breathtaking.
Whatever you think about how the BBC has conducted itself, The Telegraph is in no place to claim the moral high ground so far as journalistic ethics are concerned.
Read the blog here.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
Whatever you think about how the BBC has conducted itself, The Telegraph is in no place to claim the moral high ground so far as journalistic ethics are concerned.
Read the blog here.
www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
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Do you want fair, independent press regulation?
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Do you want fair, independent press regulation?
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse?
Do you want to restore trust in the press?
So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames.
Sign the petition to change the law.
Let's demand change
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
#BetterMediaBill
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My holiday cover/internship at Media Confidential repaid me with this massive story. Here we asked the BBC’s former chief creative officer what the hell it should do now
“Trump is a grifter The BBC must not pay him a dime” Former BBC top executive Pat Younge on the crisis at Broadcasting House www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
‘Trump is a grifter. The BBC must not pay him a dime’
Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, how can the broadcasting service save itself?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My holiday cover/internship at Media Confidential repaid me with this massive story. Here we asked the BBC’s former chief creative officer what the hell it should do now
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In a moment when public life feels increasingly angry and divided, #WorldKindnessDay is a small reminder that everyday decency still matters.
Mike Dickson’s How to Be a Better Human is a timely guide to the quiet acts that hold communities together.
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Mike Dickson’s How to Be a Better Human is a timely guide to the quiet acts that hold communities together.
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/how-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
In a moment when public life feels increasingly angry and divided, #WorldKindnessDay is a small reminder that everyday decency still matters.
Mike Dickson’s How to Be a Better Human is a timely guide to the quiet acts that hold communities together.
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/how-...
Mike Dickson’s How to Be a Better Human is a timely guide to the quiet acts that hold communities together.
👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/how-...
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Good regulations – and good regulators – create the level playing field that underpins a truly free market.
But, the Charity Commission isn't doing its job! open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
But, the Charity Commission isn't doing its job! open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
Captured by the ‘free market’ fanatics
The Charity Commission’s political naivety complex...
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Good regulations – and good regulators – create the level playing field that underpins a truly free market.
But, the Charity Commission isn't doing its job! open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
But, the Charity Commission isn't doing its job! open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
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Joshua refers to the BBC having a “choice between saying sorry and paying $1 billion”. There is also the option of doing neither and defending any claim, wherever it’s brought
Will President Trump sue the BBC for $1 billion? As the US president no doubt intended, it’s a figure that appears in almost every front-page newspaper headline today.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/will-trump...
Will Trump sue?
Not if the BBC makes sufficient amends this week
rozenberg.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Joshua refers to the BBC having a “choice between saying sorry and paying $1 billion”. There is also the option of doing neither and defending any claim, wherever it’s brought
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Israel’s parliament has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the death penalty for ‘terrorists,’ seen as targeting Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was seen carrying sweets in the Knesset chamber after the vote.
Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was seen carrying sweets in the Knesset chamber after the vote.
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Israel’s parliament has advanced a controversial bill that would allow the death penalty for ‘terrorists,’ seen as targeting Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was seen carrying sweets in the Knesset chamber after the vote.
Far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was seen carrying sweets in the Knesset chamber after the vote.
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
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'..unregulated X [formerly Twitter] is an extremely dangerous threat to democracy,' Lord Puttnam said. “Until the public declare that they don’t want to be a democracy, anything that undermines it is dangerous.”
Britain’s current approach to extremism absurd.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/mistrust-i...
Britain’s current approach to extremism absurd.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/mistrust-i...
‘Mistrust is Populism’s Weapon’: Lord Puttnam on the Death of Public Trust – and How to Resurrect It
The former Labour peer warns that Britain’s democratic crisis is rooted in a collapse of trust – and in the stories politicians tell to exploit it
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
'..unregulated X [formerly Twitter] is an extremely dangerous threat to democracy,' Lord Puttnam said. “Until the public declare that they don’t want to be a democracy, anything that undermines it is dangerous.”
Britain’s current approach to extremism absurd.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/mistrust-i...
Britain’s current approach to extremism absurd.
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/mistrust-i...