Christine Buckley
@mschrisbuckley.bsky.social
Editor of the NUJ's The Journalist and the CSPA's The Pensioner magazines. Former Times Industrial Editor, FT journalist and regional news reporter. Mum to a girl and a dog
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A seasonal trumpet blow: we won TUC Union journal of the year! Second time in two years! Thanks to our great team including @raymondsnoddy.bsky.social @ruthaddicott.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social
Pic of TUC assistant general secretary Kate Bell and me by Mark Thomas
Pic of TUC assistant general secretary Kate Bell and me by Mark Thomas
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I think I’ve been scammed….My Rottweilers haven’t grown in months 😱😱
February 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I think I’ve been scammed….My Rottweilers haven’t grown in months 😱😱
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People like Donald get worse if they’re allowed to. His disgusting racism is increasingly blatant and dangerous because the Republicans, with their silence, encourage it. They are complicit in every awful thing they allow their hideous leader to do.
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People like Donald get worse if they’re allowed to. His disgusting racism is increasingly blatant and dangerous because the Republicans, with their silence, encourage it. They are complicit in every awful thing they allow their hideous leader to do.
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#STVStrike: STV members across Scotland are braving the cold weather to oppose damaging cuts to jobs and programming.
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Support the STV strike
STV staff across Scotland are out on strike today (7 January), braving the cold weather and heavy snow to oppose damaging cuts planned by the company’s management.
www.nuj.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM
#STVStrike: STV members across Scotland are braving the cold weather to oppose damaging cuts to jobs and programming.
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
A seasonal trumpet blow: we won TUC Union journal of the year! Second time in two years! Thanks to our great team including @raymondsnoddy.bsky.social @ruthaddicott.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social
Pic of TUC assistant general secretary Kate Bell and me by Mark Thomas
Pic of TUC assistant general secretary Kate Bell and me by Mark Thomas
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A seasonal trumpet blow: we won TUC Union journal of the year! Second time in two years! Thanks to our great team including @raymondsnoddy.bsky.social @ruthaddicott.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social
Pic of TUC assistant general secretary Kate Bell and me by Mark Thomas
Pic of TUC assistant general secretary Kate Bell and me by Mark Thomas
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Brilliant news - congrats to @mschrisbuckley.bsky.social and tiny team! 🎉
Love the quirky covers and diversity of topics - make a beeline for the arts & culture stuff. @tuc.org.uk
Check it out:
Love the quirky covers and diversity of topics - make a beeline for the arts & culture stuff. @tuc.org.uk
Check it out:
NUJ wins best journal at 2025 TUC Comms Awards
The Journalist was awarded best union journal at the 48th TUC Comms Awards last night.
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Brilliant news - congrats to @mschrisbuckley.bsky.social and tiny team! 🎉
Love the quirky covers and diversity of topics - make a beeline for the arts & culture stuff. @tuc.org.uk
Check it out:
Love the quirky covers and diversity of topics - make a beeline for the arts & culture stuff. @tuc.org.uk
Check it out:
Sad that Dame Jilly Cooper has died. She was - among her many achievements - a great @nujofficial.bsky.social member
October 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sad that Dame Jilly Cooper has died. She was - among her many achievements - a great @nujofficial.bsky.social member
Good luck to everyone on GCSE results day
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August 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Good luck to everyone on GCSE results day
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Lovely interview with arts journo @markffisher.bsky.social in the latest issue of @nujofficial.bsky.social's The Journalist magazine
August 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Lovely interview with arts journo @markffisher.bsky.social in the latest issue of @nujofficial.bsky.social's The Journalist magazine
Coming soon to @nujofficial.bsky.social members with a look at the perils of clickbait; @raymondsnoddy.bsky.social on the BBC’s management; @ruthaddicott.bsky.social on Porthcawl’s Elvis festival; and features on fearless reporting; PR; a year-long strike in Aberdeen; and much more
August 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Coming soon to @nujofficial.bsky.social members with a look at the perils of clickbait; @raymondsnoddy.bsky.social on the BBC’s management; @ruthaddicott.bsky.social on Porthcawl’s Elvis festival; and features on fearless reporting; PR; a year-long strike in Aberdeen; and much more
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One of my new fleet of 15 metallic news stands for Enfield Dispatch.
If these don't save local journalism, nothing will.
If these don't save local journalism, nothing will.
July 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
One of my new fleet of 15 metallic news stands for Enfield Dispatch.
If these don't save local journalism, nothing will.
If these don't save local journalism, nothing will.
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Wouldn't like to be in their choux
July 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Wouldn't like to be in their choux
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Says the man who negotiated the biggest act of self-harm in our history, then killed thousands during Covid by being a dithering fool, then threw away his massive majority because he couldn't follow his own rules. Sit down and shut up you useless tit.
June 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Says the man who negotiated the biggest act of self-harm in our history, then killed thousands during Covid by being a dithering fool, then threw away his massive majority because he couldn't follow his own rules. Sit down and shut up you useless tit.
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I will be joining the anti racism rally today at Belfast City Hall at 12.00 noon to stand in solidarity with our new and old neighbours and friends and communities. Stop the Violence, Stop the Hate. We are better than this.
June 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I will be joining the anti racism rally today at Belfast City Hall at 12.00 noon to stand in solidarity with our new and old neighbours and friends and communities. Stop the Violence, Stop the Hate. We are better than this.
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Could councils play a bigger role in housing asylum seekers? My briefing for @lgiu-local-gov.bsky.social (£).
lgiu.org/briefing/acc...
lgiu.org/briefing/acc...
Accommodation for asylum seekers - what are the options for local authorities? - LGiU
Introduction The Home Office is responsible for housing and supporting people who seek asylum in the UK and would, generally, otherwise be destitute. Asylum seekers are offered ‘initial’ accommodation...
lgiu.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Could councils play a bigger role in housing asylum seekers? My briefing for @lgiu-local-gov.bsky.social (£).
lgiu.org/briefing/acc...
lgiu.org/briefing/acc...
Essential reading, especially if you’re going to Glastonbury! @nujofficial.bsky.social @ruthaddicott.bsky.social Also featuring @stephaniecpower.bsky.social on podcasts; @lindaharrisonpr.bsky.social on networking; @neilmerrick.bsky.social on AI; @rorywrites.bsky.social on student awards
June 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Essential reading, especially if you’re going to Glastonbury! @nujofficial.bsky.social @ruthaddicott.bsky.social Also featuring @stephaniecpower.bsky.social on podcasts; @lindaharrisonpr.bsky.social on networking; @neilmerrick.bsky.social on AI; @rorywrites.bsky.social on student awards
Quite a big claim!
May 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Quite a big claim!
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“If ever you're in need as I was may you have an island of strangers like I had.”
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
May 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“If ever you're in need as I was may you have an island of strangers like I had.”
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
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25% tariff on a whiskey drink
37% tariff on a Vodka drink
85% tariff on a Lager drink
110% tariff on a cider drink
132% tariff on songs that remind you of the good times
138% tariff on songs that remind you of the better times
37% tariff on a Vodka drink
85% tariff on a Lager drink
110% tariff on a cider drink
132% tariff on songs that remind you of the good times
138% tariff on songs that remind you of the better times
May 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
25% tariff on a whiskey drink
37% tariff on a Vodka drink
85% tariff on a Lager drink
110% tariff on a cider drink
132% tariff on songs that remind you of the good times
138% tariff on songs that remind you of the better times
37% tariff on a Vodka drink
85% tariff on a Lager drink
110% tariff on a cider drink
132% tariff on songs that remind you of the good times
138% tariff on songs that remind you of the better times
Last week we were promoted, this week league champions! Super @drfcofficial.bsky.social
⏱️ FT | IT'S ALL OVER
WE ARE YOUR SKY BET LEAGUE TWO CHAMPIONS!
Notts County 0-2 Rovers
🔴 #drfc ⚪️
Recap the action ⬇️
www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/matches/firs...
WE ARE YOUR SKY BET LEAGUE TWO CHAMPIONS!
Notts County 0-2 Rovers
🔴 #drfc ⚪️
Recap the action ⬇️
www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/matches/firs...
May 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Last week we were promoted, this week league champions! Super @drfcofficial.bsky.social
Yay, happy news!
⏱️ FT | IT'S ALL OVER!!
WE ARE PROMOTED TO SKY BET LEAGUE ONE!!!
Rovers 2-1 Bradford City
🔴 #drfc ⚪️
Follow the action ⬇️
www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/matches/firs...
WE ARE PROMOTED TO SKY BET LEAGUE ONE!!!
Rovers 2-1 Bradford City
🔴 #drfc ⚪️
Follow the action ⬇️
www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/matches/firs...
April 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yay, happy news!
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I am launching a newsletter all about my home town, the @folkestonedispatch.bsky.social
If you live in Folkestone, love Folkestone from afar, or are simply Folkestone curious, then please do subscribe. It launches later this month
folkestonedispatch.substack.com/about
If you live in Folkestone, love Folkestone from afar, or are simply Folkestone curious, then please do subscribe. It launches later this month
folkestonedispatch.substack.com/about
April 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I am launching a newsletter all about my home town, the @folkestonedispatch.bsky.social
If you live in Folkestone, love Folkestone from afar, or are simply Folkestone curious, then please do subscribe. It launches later this month
folkestonedispatch.substack.com/about
If you live in Folkestone, love Folkestone from afar, or are simply Folkestone curious, then please do subscribe. It launches later this month
folkestonedispatch.substack.com/about
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Waiting for the R's to complete the death spiral and become the rotting corpse it deserves to be.
April 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Waiting for the R's to complete the death spiral and become the rotting corpse it deserves to be.
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Adolescence. Will these dangerous teenage boys all end up in cells?
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
April 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Adolescence. Will these dangerous teenage boys all end up in cells?
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
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CV? It’s Clarrie, who worked there for years. What’s with this outbreak of HR ism and making Clarrie grovel? It’s horrible. She’s a kindly old woman: why not treat her that way? 😡 #TheArchers
April 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
CV? It’s Clarrie, who worked there for years. What’s with this outbreak of HR ism and making Clarrie grovel? It’s horrible. She’s a kindly old woman: why not treat her that way? 😡 #TheArchers
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Why aren’t you wearing a suit?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
March 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Why aren’t you wearing a suit?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?