Zoë Crowther
@zoecrowther.bsky.social
• political reporter politicshome.bsky.social • “internet shepherd” of Bluesky • covering the politics behind social media, tech & health
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📍 London via Notts, Newcastle & Bristol
IG: http://instagram.com/zoe.crowther/ • X: @zoenora6
📍 London via Notts, Newcastle & Bristol
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Zoë Crowther
@zoecrowther.bsky.social
· Nov 27
To all my new followers here, a short introduction:
I'm a political reporter for @politicshome.bsky.social, covering all things politics and running our Sunday newsletter interviews each week
I'm particularly interested in social media, AI, online safety, mental health & NHS/health and social care
I'm a political reporter for @politicshome.bsky.social, covering all things politics and running our Sunday newsletter interviews each week
I'm particularly interested in social media, AI, online safety, mental health & NHS/health and social care
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the #COP30 summit that the race for green jobs "cannot wait"
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
Labour MP Warns Government Against Rushing 'Grand Vision' Of Transition To Net Zero
Labour MP Henry Tufnell has warned against the government moving too quickly on the clean energy transition and leaving communities behind, after P...
www.politicshome.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the #COP30 summit that the race for green jobs "cannot wait"
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
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A Labour MP has warned the government against going too quickly on the clean energy transition
Henry Tufnell told @zoecrowther.bsky.social that net zero risks deindustrialisation if not done sensibly
The speed at which the country has lost oil refineries is "scary”, the MP said
Henry Tufnell told @zoecrowther.bsky.social that net zero risks deindustrialisation if not done sensibly
The speed at which the country has lost oil refineries is "scary”, the MP said
Labour MP Warns Government Against Rushing 'Grand Vision' Of Transition To Net Zero
Labour MP Henry Tufnell has warned against the government moving too quickly on the clean energy transition and leaving communities behind, after P...
www.politicshome.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A Labour MP has warned the government against going too quickly on the clean energy transition
Henry Tufnell told @zoecrowther.bsky.social that net zero risks deindustrialisation if not done sensibly
The speed at which the country has lost oil refineries is "scary”, the MP said
Henry Tufnell told @zoecrowther.bsky.social that net zero risks deindustrialisation if not done sensibly
The speed at which the country has lost oil refineries is "scary”, the MP said
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the #COP30 summit that the race for green jobs "cannot wait"
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
Labour MP Warns Government Against Rushing 'Grand Vision' Of Transition To Net Zero
Labour MP Henry Tufnell has warned against the government moving too quickly on the clean energy transition and leaving communities behind, after P...
www.politicshome.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the #COP30 summit that the race for green jobs "cannot wait"
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
But Labour MP Henry Tufnell has told @politicshome.bsky.social that if the govt moves too quickly on the transition to clean energy, “there will be no transition because there won't be any jobs”
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A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A fantastic piece of reporting, brilliantly illustrated data, thorough, neutral analysis, transparent data collection… and frightening conclusions. Well done @skynewsrss.bsky.social for putting in long miles on this one
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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EXCL: £800k raised in Your Party launch has not yet been transferred to YP
Zarah Sultana is being accused by YP sources of delaying the transfer for political advantage
Sources close to her deny this & say her request for access to documents is reasonable 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Zarah Sultana is being accused by YP sources of delaying the transfer for political advantage
Sources close to her deny this & say her request for access to documents is reasonable 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Zarah Sultana Accused Of Delaying Transfer Of Funds To ‘Your Party’
Exclusive: Zarah Sultana, the Independent MP for Coventry South who is a director of ‘Your Party’, is being accused of failing to transfer money to...
www.politicshome.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCL: £800k raised in Your Party launch has not yet been transferred to YP
Zarah Sultana is being accused by YP sources of delaying the transfer for political advantage
Sources close to her deny this & say her request for access to documents is reasonable 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Zarah Sultana is being accused by YP sources of delaying the transfer for political advantage
Sources close to her deny this & say her request for access to documents is reasonable 👇 www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Lots of commentary saying that it's not clear what the point of the speech is. Seems pretty clear to me. It's pitchrolling broad based tax rises in the Budget and making sure - as Reeves did with the fiscal rule change in 2024 - that it doesn't surprise the markets on the day.
Rachel Reeves' answer to @pippacrerar.bsky.social makes it crystal clear that Reeves is headed towards breaking a manifesto pledge on tax and how she will frame it - as a necessary response to "the world as it is" when the alternative would be more cuts or borrowing.
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Lots of commentary saying that it's not clear what the point of the speech is. Seems pretty clear to me. It's pitchrolling broad based tax rises in the Budget and making sure - as Reeves did with the fiscal rule change in 2024 - that it doesn't surprise the markets on the day.
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Reform UK councils (& their cllrs) have been in the news a lot in recent weeks. But what is happening more widely?
My analysis @politicshome.bsky.social has found Reform has lost more than 5% of the cllrs it elected just 6 months ago
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
My analysis @politicshome.bsky.social has found Reform has lost more than 5% of the cllrs it elected just 6 months ago
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
www.politicshome.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reform UK councils (& their cllrs) have been in the news a lot in recent weeks. But what is happening more widely?
My analysis @politicshome.bsky.social has found Reform has lost more than 5% of the cllrs it elected just 6 months ago
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
My analysis @politicshome.bsky.social has found Reform has lost more than 5% of the cllrs it elected just 6 months ago
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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The UK must use its clout to help stem the shocking violence in Darfur
✍️ Anneliese Dodds
✍️ Anneliese Dodds
The UK must use its clout to help stem the shocking violence in Darfur
Late last month, reports began to emerge that the city of el-Fasher in Sudan had fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a militia who are one of...
www.politicshome.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The UK must use its clout to help stem the shocking violence in Darfur
✍️ Anneliese Dodds
✍️ Anneliese Dodds
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How to avoid concreting cowpats (and other AI hokem)
Or, six questions to help scrutinise the AI system or policy solution you're being sold
Delighted to write for @thehousemag.bsky.social @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Or, six questions to help scrutinise the AI system or policy solution you're being sold
Delighted to write for @thehousemag.bsky.social @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How to avoid concreting cowpats (and other AI hokem)
Or, six questions to help scrutinise the AI system or policy solution you're being sold
Delighted to write for @thehousemag.bsky.social @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Or, six questions to help scrutinise the AI system or policy solution you're being sold
Delighted to write for @thehousemag.bsky.social @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Does the OBR really run Britain?
💼 Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Labour MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, and the IFS's @benzaranko.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss whether the Office for Budget Responsibility is too powerful
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/347deb
💼 Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Labour MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, and the IFS's @benzaranko.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss whether the Office for Budget Responsibility is too powerful
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/347deb
October 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Does the OBR really run Britain?
💼 Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Labour MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, and the IFS's @benzaranko.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss whether the Office for Budget Responsibility is too powerful
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/347deb
💼 Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Labour MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social, and the IFS's @benzaranko.bsky.social join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss whether the Office for Budget Responsibility is too powerful
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/347deb
Labour MP Mark Sewards has written for @thehousemag.bsky.social to share what he learned from creating the UK's first AI MP
"I understand why some dismissed the model out of hand, but I think the potential is real, even if that’s all it is for now – potential."
"I understand why some dismissed the model out of hand, but I think the potential is real, even if that’s all it is for now – potential."
What ‘AI Mark’ taught me about the realities of the new technology
In a future that no one asked for, but many predicted, I took the plunge and turned myself into the first AI MP.
www.politicshome.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Labour MP Mark Sewards has written for @thehousemag.bsky.social to share what he learned from creating the UK's first AI MP
"I understand why some dismissed the model out of hand, but I think the potential is real, even if that’s all it is for now – potential."
"I understand why some dismissed the model out of hand, but I think the potential is real, even if that’s all it is for now – potential."
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Earlier this month an AI-generated deepfake video appeared online showing a convincing replica of George Freeman announcing his “defection” from the Tories to Reform
We can expect more MPs to experience this as the believability of AI videos only increases
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
We can expect more MPs to experience this as the believability of AI videos only increases
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
I was the victim of an AI deepfake yet the law was unable to protect me
We've allowed the growth of a dangerous digital space where pretty much anything goes.
www.politicshome.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Earlier this month an AI-generated deepfake video appeared online showing a convincing replica of George Freeman announcing his “defection” from the Tories to Reform
We can expect more MPs to experience this as the believability of AI videos only increases
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
We can expect more MPs to experience this as the believability of AI videos only increases
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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There has been a rise in parents requesting formal support for their children ahead of proposed reforms to SEND
New council reports seen by PolHome show sharp increases in families seeking EHCPs, amid fears that they could soon be harder to come by, reports @cjayanetti.bsky.social
New council reports seen by PolHome show sharp increases in families seeking EHCPs, amid fears that they could soon be harder to come by, reports @cjayanetti.bsky.social
Rise In SEND Requests As Parents Fear Upcoming Reforms
Fears over upcoming reforms to the special education needs (SEND) system have led more parents to request formal support for their children, accord...
www.politicshome.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
There has been a rise in parents requesting formal support for their children ahead of proposed reforms to SEND
New council reports seen by PolHome show sharp increases in families seeking EHCPs, amid fears that they could soon be harder to come by, reports @cjayanetti.bsky.social
New council reports seen by PolHome show sharp increases in families seeking EHCPs, amid fears that they could soon be harder to come by, reports @cjayanetti.bsky.social
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Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previous Labour government in complicity in torture www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The Attorney General Is A Defendant In A Torture Claim From A Libyan Military Commander That He Drafted
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previou...
www.politicshome.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Exclusive: Lord Hermer is a defendant in a civil suit he drafted and represented until weeks before the 2024 election, which implicates the previous Labour government in complicity in torture www.politicshome.com/news/article...
There is nothing that makes me sadder than being ONE DAY late to watch Celebrity Traitors and having it all spoiled immediately on social media
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
There is nothing that makes me sadder than being ONE DAY late to watch Celebrity Traitors and having it all spoiled immediately on social media
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"You can legislate all you want, but these systems won't work unless people trust them"
The information commissioner, John Edwards, today told MPs on the science, innovation & tech committee that the government's digital ID policy won't work without public trust, reports @matildamartin.bsky.social
The information commissioner, John Edwards, today told MPs on the science, innovation & tech committee that the government's digital ID policy won't work without public trust, reports @matildamartin.bsky.social
Digital ID Won't Work Without Public Trust, Warns Information Commissioner
The government's digital ID scheme will not work without public trust, the information commissioner has told MPs.
www.politicshome.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"You can legislate all you want, but these systems won't work unless people trust them"
The information commissioner, John Edwards, today told MPs on the science, innovation & tech committee that the government's digital ID policy won't work without public trust, reports @matildamartin.bsky.social
The information commissioner, John Edwards, today told MPs on the science, innovation & tech committee that the government's digital ID policy won't work without public trust, reports @matildamartin.bsky.social
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Last month, PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social reported that SEND reforms, initially promised in September, face being delayed until the start of 2026
Government today confirms her story, with Bridget Phillipson telling the education committee to expect long-awaited reforms "in the new year"
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Government today confirms her story, with Bridget Phillipson telling the education committee to expect long-awaited reforms "in the new year"
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SEND Reforms At Risk Of Further Delay As Government Tries To Avoid Backlash
There is growing concern that long-awaited reforms to the special education needs and disabilities system risk further delay, PoliticsHome understa...
www.politicshome.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Last month, PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social reported that SEND reforms, initially promised in September, face being delayed until the start of 2026
Government today confirms her story, with Bridget Phillipson telling the education committee to expect long-awaited reforms "in the new year"
🔮
Government today confirms her story, with Bridget Phillipson telling the education committee to expect long-awaited reforms "in the new year"
🔮
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"I have had to deal with instances of AI being used to bully other pupils, produce images that are offensive, cheat at homework, answer maths questions, write English speeches and settle debates about who would win in a fight between a shark and a crocodile."
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Bullying, Cheating And The Widening Gap: A Teacher's Struggles With AI In The Classroom
The uses and abuses of AI are transforming education, but teachers need more help to stop it widening the attainment gap. Kyle Parsad reports from ...
www.politicshome.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"I have had to deal with instances of AI being used to bully other pupils, produce images that are offensive, cheat at homework, answer maths questions, write English speeches and settle debates about who would win in a fight between a shark and a crocodile."
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Plaid Cymru Beats Reform UK In Caerphilly By-Election
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Plaid Cymru Beats Reform UK In Caerphilly By-Election
Plaid Cymru has beaten Reform UK in the Welsh Parliament by-election for Caerphilly, with Labour coming in third.
www.politicshome.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Plaid Cymru Beats Reform UK In Caerphilly By-Election
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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We love scrutinising policy at @politicshome.bsky.social
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
This is true. Many Westminster journos would rather cut off a finger than seriously scrutinise policy
Shows how media culture much more personality-based that now having a big political argument in mid-October (due to a 'rising star' interview by a junior whip in the Sunday Times) about a Bill to deport 3 million people proposed 5 months ago by Shadow Home Secretary Philp + Lam in House of Commons
October 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We love scrutinising policy at @politicshome.bsky.social
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
We love scrutinising policy at @politicshome.bsky.social
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
This is true. Many Westminster journos would rather cut off a finger than seriously scrutinise policy
Shows how media culture much more personality-based that now having a big political argument in mid-October (due to a 'rising star' interview by a junior whip in the Sunday Times) about a Bill to deport 3 million people proposed 5 months ago by Shadow Home Secretary Philp + Lam in House of Commons
October 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We love scrutinising policy at @politicshome.bsky.social
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
Calling all Bluesky nerds to follow us if you don’t already 👋
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Former Conservative minister Damian Green has joined other voices on the right in calling for the end of the pensions triple lock
“Let’s be brave for once. The triple lock has served its purpose and has had its day. We need a new settlement that is fair to all generations.”
“Let’s be brave for once. The triple lock has served its purpose and has had its day. We need a new settlement that is fair to all generations.”
Former Tory Cabinet Minister Calls For Pensions Triple Lock To Be Scrapped
A former senior Conservative minister has said the pensions triple lock has “served its purpose” and should be replaced.
www.politicshome.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Former Conservative minister Damian Green has joined other voices on the right in calling for the end of the pensions triple lock
“Let’s be brave for once. The triple lock has served its purpose and has had its day. We need a new settlement that is fair to all generations.”
“Let’s be brave for once. The triple lock has served its purpose and has had its day. We need a new settlement that is fair to all generations.”