May Bulman
@maybulman.bsky.social
Investigations editor @lhreports.bsky.social, formerly social affairs corro at The Independent
DMs open | email: may@lighthousereports.com | Signal: 00447919210950
DMs open | email: may@lighthousereports.com | Signal: 00447919210950
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BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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"REVEALED: TERRIBLE REVENGE OF TALIBAN THAT SHAMES BRITAIN"
Full Story: t.ly/lgf5h
#Afghan Security Forces are still being hunted down.
#TheIndependent
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS
@the-independent.com
@hollybancroft.bsky.social
@fahimabed.bsky.social
@maybulman.bsky.social
Full Story: t.ly/lgf5h
#Afghan Security Forces are still being hunted down.
#TheIndependent
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS
@the-independent.com
@hollybancroft.bsky.social
@fahimabed.bsky.social
@maybulman.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
"REVEALED: TERRIBLE REVENGE OF TALIBAN THAT SHAMES BRITAIN"
Full Story: t.ly/lgf5h
#Afghan Security Forces are still being hunted down.
#TheIndependent
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS
@the-independent.com
@hollybancroft.bsky.social
@fahimabed.bsky.social
@maybulman.bsky.social
Full Story: t.ly/lgf5h
#Afghan Security Forces are still being hunted down.
#TheIndependent
#TomorrowsPapersToday
#IBPAPERS
@the-independent.com
@hollybancroft.bsky.social
@fahimabed.bsky.social
@maybulman.bsky.social
It’s hard to believe that 4 years on from the fall of Kabul, Afghans who served with UK troops are still waiting to be relocated to safety
Now a painstaking analysis by @lighthousereports.com and partners reveals the extent of the peril they're facing, with 110+ ex-security forces killed since 2023
Now a painstaking analysis by @lighthousereports.com and partners reveals the extent of the peril they're facing, with 110+ ex-security forces killed since 2023
They fought with Britain and US in Afghanistan – now Taliban is taking its revenge
After the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, Britain pledged sanctuary to Afghans who faced reprisals for working with UK forces – but thousands are still waiting. Now, as Britain drags its heels, we ...
www.independent.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It’s hard to believe that 4 years on from the fall of Kabul, Afghans who served with UK troops are still waiting to be relocated to safety
Now a painstaking analysis by @lighthousereports.com and partners reveals the extent of the peril they're facing, with 110+ ex-security forces killed since 2023
Now a painstaking analysis by @lighthousereports.com and partners reveals the extent of the peril they're facing, with 110+ ex-security forces killed since 2023
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Many of these “illustrations” aren’t based on verified intelligence at all.
Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.
Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.
October 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Many of these “illustrations” aren’t based on verified intelligence at all.
Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.
Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.
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🔴 The global far-right is brainwashing a town near you
Fascist memes are changing Britain, and the government is totally out of its depth.
Fascist memes are changing Britain, and the government is totally out of its depth.
The global far-right is brainwashing a town near you
📝 A guest essay...
writesbright.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🔴 The global far-right is brainwashing a town near you
Fascist memes are changing Britain, and the government is totally out of its depth.
Fascist memes are changing Britain, and the government is totally out of its depth.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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The idea that being a refugee is somehow a “golden ticket” is genuinely awful. These are people who the government have recognised are in need of protection. Do they think people chose that? That that’s what people wanted?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights
People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The idea that being a refugee is somehow a “golden ticket” is genuinely awful. These are people who the government have recognised are in need of protection. Do they think people chose that? That that’s what people wanted?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Larry Ellison's £257m patronage has reshaped the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) into a well-funded engine of techno-solutionism. Our essay of the week tracks the symbiotic relationship between the TBI and Oracle.
By @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @maybulman.bsky.social
buff.ly/rt5ONlT
By @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @maybulman.bsky.social
buff.ly/rt5ONlT
October 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Larry Ellison's £257m patronage has reshaped the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) into a well-funded engine of techno-solutionism. Our essay of the week tracks the symbiotic relationship between the TBI and Oracle.
By @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @maybulman.bsky.social
buff.ly/rt5ONlT
By @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @maybulman.bsky.social
buff.ly/rt5ONlT
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Authoritarianism is on the rise globally. Join us at #Lab25 to understand this challenge & build a movement to resist.
@labourlewis.bsky.social, @minnierahman.bsky.social, Shabna Begum, Amna Abdullatif, @maybulman.bsky.social (@lighthousereports.com) & @joemulhall.bsky.social (@hopenothate.org.uk).
@labourlewis.bsky.social, @minnierahman.bsky.social, Shabna Begum, Amna Abdullatif, @maybulman.bsky.social (@lighthousereports.com) & @joemulhall.bsky.social (@hopenothate.org.uk).
September 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Authoritarianism is on the rise globally. Join us at #Lab25 to understand this challenge & build a movement to resist.
@labourlewis.bsky.social, @minnierahman.bsky.social, Shabna Begum, Amna Abdullatif, @maybulman.bsky.social (@lighthousereports.com) & @joemulhall.bsky.social (@hopenothate.org.uk).
@labourlewis.bsky.social, @minnierahman.bsky.social, Shabna Begum, Amna Abdullatif, @maybulman.bsky.social (@lighthousereports.com) & @joemulhall.bsky.social (@hopenothate.org.uk).
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Estimates of the size of the "shadow economy"
France 7%
Germany 7%
Italy 8%
..even Estonia 7%
UK: 5%
Idea that ID cards are some kind of panacea...
www.ey.com/content/dam/...
France 7%
Germany 7%
Italy 8%
..even Estonia 7%
UK: 5%
Idea that ID cards are some kind of panacea...
www.ey.com/content/dam/...
www.ey.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Estimates of the size of the "shadow economy"
France 7%
Germany 7%
Italy 8%
..even Estonia 7%
UK: 5%
Idea that ID cards are some kind of panacea...
www.ey.com/content/dam/...
France 7%
Germany 7%
Italy 8%
..even Estonia 7%
UK: 5%
Idea that ID cards are some kind of panacea...
www.ey.com/content/dam/...
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This. We have had ID cards in Italy since always and people can readily see how the shadow economy is doing there
The idea that digital ID cards will stop people working in the shadow economy and thus reduce small boat crossings is baffling
The very nature of the shadow economy (the only way asylum seekers can find work) is employers don’t check documents.. That would obviously continue with ID cards
The very nature of the shadow economy (the only way asylum seekers can find work) is employers don’t check documents.. That would obviously continue with ID cards
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This. We have had ID cards in Italy since always and people can readily see how the shadow economy is doing there
The idea that digital ID cards will stop people working in the shadow economy and thus reduce small boat crossings is baffling
The very nature of the shadow economy (the only way asylum seekers can find work) is employers don’t check documents.. That would obviously continue with ID cards
The very nature of the shadow economy (the only way asylum seekers can find work) is employers don’t check documents.. That would obviously continue with ID cards
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The idea that digital ID cards will stop people working in the shadow economy and thus reduce small boat crossings is baffling
The very nature of the shadow economy (the only way asylum seekers can find work) is employers don’t check documents.. That would obviously continue with ID cards
The very nature of the shadow economy (the only way asylum seekers can find work) is employers don’t check documents.. That would obviously continue with ID cards
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afaict the evidence base that digital ID will reduce the number of people migrating to the UK is "Macron says so". I hope he is duly flattered. Digital ID will be useful for many people, unusable for others, but fundamentally the issue here is with employers who don't do right to work checks
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
afaict the evidence base that digital ID will reduce the number of people migrating to the UK is "Macron says so". I hope he is duly flattered. Digital ID will be useful for many people, unusable for others, but fundamentally the issue here is with employers who don't do right to work checks
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🔴 NEW: Larry Ellison’s £257m bet on Tony Blair
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
A former PM, Trump's 'CEO of everything' and NHS data - what could go wrong?
democracyforsale.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🔴 NEW: Larry Ellison’s £257m bet on Tony Blair
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
Our investigation with @lighthousereports.com reveals how the Tony Blair Institute has been accused of pushing the interests of tech tycoon Ellison — Trump’s “CEO of everything” — and his company Oracle
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...
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Great (read scary) investigation into the Tony Blair Institute, its relationship with a US tech billionaire & efforts to get NHS health data opened up for AI
I also had no idea TBI was so big: 900 staff!
HT @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
I also had no idea TBI was so big: 900 staff!
HT @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
www.newstatesman.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Great (read scary) investigation into the Tony Blair Institute, its relationship with a US tech billionaire & efforts to get NHS health data opened up for AI
I also had no idea TBI was so big: 900 staff!
HT @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
I also had no idea TBI was so big: 900 staff!
HT @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Glad to have got this over the line
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Inside the Tony Blair Institute
Who really benefits from the former PM’s tech evangelism?
www.newstatesman.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Glad to have got this over the line
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
How Tony Blair is lobbying on behalf of Big Tech
His Institute (TBI) is pushing AI solutionism on Starmer’s govt, which is embracing it w open arms, as TBI donor & tech billionaire Larry Ellison is set to reap the benefits
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
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Let's get some facts right. There is absolutely no evidence that migrants "abuse" the NRM. Want to know how many bad faith applications were made in the last quarter? 1, according to the government's own data.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK anti-slavery commissioner condemns Shabana Mahmood’s asylum comments
Home secretary’s remarks about ‘vexatious’ claims will have real-life impact on trafficking victims, says Eleanor Lyons
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Let's get some facts right. There is absolutely no evidence that migrants "abuse" the NRM. Want to know how many bad faith applications were made in the last quarter? 1, according to the government's own data.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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NEW: French police have caused the deaths of dozens of people by intercepting small boats at sea
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
September 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
NEW: French police have caused the deaths of dozens of people by intercepting small boats at sea
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
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Pendant un an, avec @lemonde.fr @spiegel.de @thetimes.com @artefr.bsky.social, nous avons enquêté à Mayotte sur la manière dont la police arrête les #kwassas, ces petits bateaux qui tentent de rejoindre l’île
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Pendant un an, avec @lemonde.fr @spiegel.de @thetimes.com @artefr.bsky.social, nous avons enquêté à Mayotte sur la manière dont la police arrête les #kwassas, ces petits bateaux qui tentent de rejoindre l’île
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
Nous révélons l'utilisation de tactiques dont les conséquences peuvent être mortelles 🧵
NEW: French police have caused the deaths of dozens of people by intercepting small boats at sea
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
September 16, 2025 at 8:03 AM
NEW: French police have caused the deaths of dozens of people by intercepting small boats at sea
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
These violent tactics are deployed now off the French overseas island of Mayotte
Under pressure from the UK, France now plans to start intercepting boats in the Channel
This is where that could lead ⬇️
Reposted by May Bulman
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
REVEALED: French police have caused dozens of drownings by violently intercepting small boats trying to reach overseas territory Mayotte.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
Similar tactics are being proposed for the Channel, to try to stop people from reaching the UK.
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Today, 100s of families are still searching for answers about their missing children. Our 9 month investigation, interviewing over 100 witnesses, survivors, and staff, and gathering official documents to reveal how Syria’s children were stolen and how international silence enabled this tragedy.
September 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, 100s of families are still searching for answers about their missing children. Our 9 month investigation, interviewing over 100 witnesses, survivors, and staff, and gathering official documents to reveal how Syria’s children were stolen and how international silence enabled this tragedy.
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“A row of men lean against the metal shutters that keep them out of Westminster tube station, as they piss through the bars directly onto the steps on the other side. Nearby a furious man in his early 30s yells ‘bring the cocaine here now, mate’. It is not yet 2pm.”
Tommy Robinson’s march was a drunken, coked-up mess
He claimed the world was watching, but most of London barely noticed - and much of what was on view was appalling
www.thenewworld.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“A row of men lean against the metal shutters that keep them out of Westminster tube station, as they piss through the bars directly onto the steps on the other side. Nearby a furious man in his early 30s yells ‘bring the cocaine here now, mate’. It is not yet 2pm.”
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Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
September 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
This is getting very dark, very quick.
Last week I watched 3 overcrowded boats leave a French beach in as many hours
Despite UK-funded police + equipment being out in full force, it wasn't possible to stop them w/o putting lives at risk
Throwing more money at security + tougher tactics is futile
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Despite UK-funded police + equipment being out in full force, it wasn't possible to stop them w/o putting lives at risk
Throwing more money at security + tougher tactics is futile
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
‘I’ve seen at first hand that stopping the boats is simply an impossible task’
After a week in which four people, including two children, died while attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, May Bulman watches the seemingly futile attempts being ...
www.independent.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Last week I watched 3 overcrowded boats leave a French beach in as many hours
Despite UK-funded police + equipment being out in full force, it wasn't possible to stop them w/o putting lives at risk
Throwing more money at security + tougher tactics is futile
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Despite UK-funded police + equipment being out in full force, it wasn't possible to stop them w/o putting lives at risk
Throwing more money at security + tougher tactics is futile
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...