Sam Bright
@writesbright.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, author, and Yorkshireman. DeSmog’s UK deputy editor.
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Farage’s Tory recycling scheme writesbright.substack.com/p/farages-to...
Farage’s Tory recycling scheme
And why it will surely backfire...
writesbright.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Farage’s Tory recycling scheme writesbright.substack.com/p/farages-to...
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For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such
Farage’s Tory recycling scheme
And why it will surely backfire...
writesbright.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such
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This is excellent! (IMO)
For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such
Farage’s Tory recycling scheme
And why it will surely backfire...
writesbright.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is excellent! (IMO)
For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such
Farage’s Tory recycling scheme
And why it will surely backfire...
writesbright.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such
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Remember the alt-right? I wrote a whole book about those fringe online guys who put a trendy facade on white nationalism.
You don't hear much about them now, but they didn't go way.
In fact, they won.
Here me out ... Guest post for @writesbright.bsky.social
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You don't hear much about them now, but they didn't go way.
In fact, they won.
Here me out ... Guest post for @writesbright.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
How the alt-right won
📝 A guest post...
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Remember the alt-right? I wrote a whole book about those fringe online guys who put a trendy facade on white nationalism.
You don't hear much about them now, but they didn't go way.
In fact, they won.
Here me out ... Guest post for @writesbright.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
You don't hear much about them now, but they didn't go way.
In fact, they won.
Here me out ... Guest post for @writesbright.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
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This 👇
The Heartland Institute, a MAGA climate denial group, has been trying to influence UK and European politics with the help of Nigel Farage.
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network
A year ago, as the world convulsed from Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, his allies were already identifying their next frontier. In December, the Heartland Institute hosted a...
www.desmog.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This 👇
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The "Institute of Economic Affairs" banked £640,000 in past donations from oil giants BP and Shell, and from Rupert Murdoch
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The "Institute of Economic Affairs" banked £640,000 in past donations from oil giants BP and Shell, and from Rupert Murdoch
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
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Incredible that The Institute of Economic Affairs continues to get such a platform from the media as though it's some kind of neutral commentator (including the BBC) when they don't declare their funders - exposures like this just demonstrate why they don't. Great work from @writesbright.bsky.social
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Incredible that The Institute of Economic Affairs continues to get such a platform from the media as though it's some kind of neutral commentator (including the BBC) when they don't declare their funders - exposures like this just demonstrate why they don't. Great work from @writesbright.bsky.social
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
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Was always under the impression that Murdoch didn't have a big reputation for donations, as opposed to subsidising his own papers and their coverage, so this is v. interesting
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Was always under the impression that Murdoch didn't have a big reputation for donations, as opposed to subsidising his own papers and their coverage, so this is v. interesting
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NEW | guest post from @writesbright.bsky.social:
Murdoch’s invisible hand
How News International funded one of the very right-wing think-tanks its outlets quote all the time...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/guest-post...
Murdoch’s invisible hand
How News International funded one of the very right-wing think-tanks its outlets quote all the time...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/guest-post...
Guest post: Murdoch’s invisible hand
How News International funded one of the very right-wing think-tanks its outlets quote all the time...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
NEW | guest post from @writesbright.bsky.social:
Murdoch’s invisible hand
How News International funded one of the very right-wing think-tanks its outlets quote all the time...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/guest-post...
Murdoch’s invisible hand
How News International funded one of the very right-wing think-tanks its outlets quote all the time...
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/guest-post...
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This is how it works: Murdoch funds the 'research', then 'reports' it, and then the Beeb feels obliged to broadcast it in the interests of 'balance'.
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is how it works: Murdoch funds the 'research', then 'reports' it, and then the Beeb feels obliged to broadcast it in the interests of 'balance'.
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This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
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Farage lies to Congress @writesbright.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
Farage lies to Congress
His jaunt to Washington didn’t go exactly as planned...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Farage lies to Congress @writesbright.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
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This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Heartland Institute, a MAGA climate denial group, has been trying to influence UK and European politics with the help of Nigel Farage.
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network
A year ago, as the world convulsed from Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, his allies were already identifying their next frontier. In December, the Heartland Institute hosted a...
www.desmog.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Heartland Institute, a MAGA climate denial group, has been trying to influence UK and European politics with the help of Nigel Farage.
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
We’ve mapped their key allies as they attempt to impose Trump’s agenda across the pond 👇🏻
A lot of the ‘Rayner for PM’ chat seems to neglect the fact she had a -40 public approval rating just a few months ago (worse than Badenoch, Corbyn and Farage)
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A lot of the ‘Rayner for PM’ chat seems to neglect the fact she had a -40 public approval rating just a few months ago (worse than Badenoch, Corbyn and Farage)
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Good piece by @writesbright.bsky.social on Reform’s finances. Populists talk repeatedly about “the people”, but it’s a few very wealthy people who really matter because they’re the ones who pay:
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open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
December 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good piece by @writesbright.bsky.social on Reform’s finances. Populists talk repeatedly about “the people”, but it’s a few very wealthy people who really matter because they’re the ones who pay:
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
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🔴 NEW - Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform lands £9 million from one man...
writesbright.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🔴 NEW - Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
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Interesting bit of context to the £9m donation here.
🔴 NEW - Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform lands £9 million from one man...
writesbright.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Interesting bit of context to the £9m donation here.
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"Viscountess Rothermere, the wife of Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere, donated £50,000 to Reform in September."
🔴 NEW - Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform lands £9 million from one man...
writesbright.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"Viscountess Rothermere, the wife of Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere, donated £50,000 to Reform in September."
🔴 NEW - Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform lands £9 million from one man...
writesbright.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🔴 NEW - Farage rescued (for now) by mega donor
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
Reform is in a worse financial position than it appears...
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I was so excited to interview investigative journo @writesbright.bsky.social about being "spiky" rather than "soft left", Nigel Farage, Reform's DOGE agenda, what the aristos have been up to lately and what Labour can learn from Polanski: amyhoggart.substack.com/p/sam-bright...
December 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I was so excited to interview investigative journo @writesbright.bsky.social about being "spiky" rather than "soft left", Nigel Farage, Reform's DOGE agenda, what the aristos have been up to lately and what Labour can learn from Polanski: amyhoggart.substack.com/p/sam-bright...
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Feel like I'm going mad. The Budget's 'headroom' is based on frankly irresponsible and wildly optimistic claims about what Labour will do in the final year of the forecast, and on ignoring a bunch of upward pressures on spending, and the claim is that she was being exaggeratedly *pessimistic*?
Suggestion Rachel Reeves exaggerated fiscal pressures is absurd
Chancellor was instead far too optimistic about public finances and government’s ability to secure cuts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Feel like I'm going mad. The Budget's 'headroom' is based on frankly irresponsible and wildly optimistic claims about what Labour will do in the final year of the forecast, and on ignoring a bunch of upward pressures on spending, and the claim is that she was being exaggeratedly *pessimistic*?