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🚨Exclusive: Literature festival Writing on the Wall has threatened nearly all its staff with dismissal after finding WhatsApp messages on a work computer
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November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🚨Exclusive: Literature festival Writing on the Wall has threatened nearly all its staff with dismissal after finding WhatsApp messages on a work computer
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Great comments already on today's edition.
If you don't have a work phone, and are expected to use WhatsApp for work, then does that mean an employer can snoop through ALL your messages? Personal and otherwise?
Get debating in the comments.
If you don't have a work phone, and are expected to use WhatsApp for work, then does that mean an employer can snoop through ALL your messages? Personal and otherwise?
Get debating in the comments.
An exclusive in today’s
@liverpoolpost.bsky.social:
Literature festival Writing On The Wall is threatening to dismiss nearly all its staff after a WhatsApp group sharing jokes and gripes about the organisation was found on a computer
www.livpost.co.uk/writing-on-t...
@liverpoolpost.bsky.social:
Literature festival Writing On The Wall is threatening to dismiss nearly all its staff after a WhatsApp group sharing jokes and gripes about the organisation was found on a computer
www.livpost.co.uk/writing-on-t...
Their bosses read their WhatsApps. Then their jobs were on the line
Exclusive: Literature festival Writing on the Wall says employees committed gross misconduct. Staff say they’ve had their privacy “violated”
www.livpost.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Great comments already on today's edition.
If you don't have a work phone, and are expected to use WhatsApp for work, then does that mean an employer can snoop through ALL your messages? Personal and otherwise?
Get debating in the comments.
If you don't have a work phone, and are expected to use WhatsApp for work, then does that mean an employer can snoop through ALL your messages? Personal and otherwise?
Get debating in the comments.
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EXCLUSIVE: Writing on the Wall says employees committed gross misconduct. Staff say they’ve had their privacy “violated”
How many WhatsApps are you in? These days, nearly every event, meet-up and trip abroad needs one to share details – and have a good gossip. 🧵
How many WhatsApps are you in? These days, nearly every event, meet-up and trip abroad needs one to share details – and have a good gossip. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Writing on the Wall says employees committed gross misconduct. Staff say they’ve had their privacy “violated”
How many WhatsApps are you in? These days, nearly every event, meet-up and trip abroad needs one to share details – and have a good gossip. 🧵
How many WhatsApps are you in? These days, nearly every event, meet-up and trip abroad needs one to share details – and have a good gossip. 🧵
An exclusive in today’s
@liverpoolpost.bsky.social:
Literature festival Writing On The Wall is threatening to dismiss nearly all its staff after a WhatsApp group sharing jokes and gripes about the organisation was found on a computer
www.livpost.co.uk/writing-on-t...
@liverpoolpost.bsky.social:
Literature festival Writing On The Wall is threatening to dismiss nearly all its staff after a WhatsApp group sharing jokes and gripes about the organisation was found on a computer
www.livpost.co.uk/writing-on-t...
Their bosses read their WhatsApps. Then their jobs were on the line
Exclusive: Literature festival Writing on the Wall says employees committed gross misconduct. Staff say they’ve had their privacy “violated”
www.livpost.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
An exclusive in today’s
@liverpoolpost.bsky.social:
Literature festival Writing On The Wall is threatening to dismiss nearly all its staff after a WhatsApp group sharing jokes and gripes about the organisation was found on a computer
www.livpost.co.uk/writing-on-t...
@liverpoolpost.bsky.social:
Literature festival Writing On The Wall is threatening to dismiss nearly all its staff after a WhatsApp group sharing jokes and gripes about the organisation was found on a computer
www.livpost.co.uk/writing-on-t...
Today’s weekend read on @liverpoolpost.bsky.social pulls together all @millmedia.bsky.social’s reporting on one of the UK’s most prominent new movements: flag-raising
🇬🇧 The men who raised the flags: livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
🇬🇧 The men who raised the flags: livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Today’s weekend read on @liverpoolpost.bsky.social pulls together all @millmedia.bsky.social’s reporting on one of the UK’s most prominent new movements: flag-raising
🇬🇧 The men who raised the flags: livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
🇬🇧 The men who raised the flags: livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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This piece is an account of what happened when reporters from five Mill Media publications decided to find out more about the flaggers.
www.livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
www.livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.livpost.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This piece is an account of what happened when reporters from five Mill Media publications decided to find out more about the flaggers.
www.livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
www.livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Today’s weekend read pulls together all of Mill Media’s reporting on one of the UK’s most prominent new movements: flag raising 🧵
livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
livpost.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Today’s weekend read pulls together all of Mill Media’s reporting on one of the UK’s most prominent new movements: flag raising 🧵
livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
livpost.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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It's not a grassroots working class movement.
"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
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"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
It's not a grassroots working class movement.
"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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It’s one of three @millmedia.bsky.social journalists shortlisted, including @abi-whist.bsky.social for her superb investigation into the historian Laurence Westgaph, and Daniel for his amazing nuclear weapons stories.
What a team!
What a team!
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s one of three @millmedia.bsky.social journalists shortlisted, including @abi-whist.bsky.social for her superb investigation into the historian Laurence Westgaph, and Daniel for his amazing nuclear weapons stories.
What a team!
What a team!
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Abi Whistance @abi-whist.bsky.social Liverpool Post @liverpoolpost.bsky.social Exclusive: Liverpool council published the wrong figures for 13,000+ invoices
(The potentially misleading "404" image is meant to illustrate the article.) www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
(The potentially misleading "404" image is meant to illustrate the article.) www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
Exclusive: Liverpool council published the wrong figures for 13,000+ invoices
Erroneous financial documents published for July and August have now been taken down from the council’s website
www.livpost.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Abi Whistance @abi-whist.bsky.social Liverpool Post @liverpoolpost.bsky.social Exclusive: Liverpool council published the wrong figures for 13,000+ invoices
(The potentially misleading "404" image is meant to illustrate the article.) www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
(The potentially misleading "404" image is meant to illustrate the article.) www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
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As revealed by @manchestermill.bsky.social last week, Manchester Pride is going bust.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Manchester Pride goes bust leaving performers out of pocket
Charity behind one of Europe’s biggest LGBTQ+ Pride events says staff will be made redundant as it is liquidated
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
As revealed by @manchestermill.bsky.social last week, Manchester Pride is going bust.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Exclusive 🚨 Liverpool council published the wrong figures for 13,000+ invoices
Erroneous financial documents published for July and August have now been taken down from the council’s website
🔍Today's scoop by
@abi-whist.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
Erroneous financial documents published for July and August have now been taken down from the council’s website
🔍Today's scoop by
@abi-whist.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
Exclusive: Liverpool council published the wrong figures for 13,000+ invoices
Erroneous financial documents published for July and August have now been taken down from the council’s website
www.livpost.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Exclusive 🚨 Liverpool council published the wrong figures for 13,000+ invoices
Erroneous financial documents published for July and August have now been taken down from the council’s website
🔍Today's scoop by
@abi-whist.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
Erroneous financial documents published for July and August have now been taken down from the council’s website
🔍Today's scoop by
@abi-whist.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-li...
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'It’s a warm and sunny summer afternoon. We are surrounded by untold riches. Silks from China, gems from Sri Lanka, Argentinian leather. ... Everyone is miserable.
'This is in Cheshire Oaks, the Uncanny Valley of shopping malls'
via @liverpoolpost.bsky.social
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'This is in Cheshire Oaks, the Uncanny Valley of shopping malls'
via @liverpoolpost.bsky.social
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Diamond encrusted crocs? Bedazzled bullet blenders? Cheshire Oaks has you covered
David Lloyd embarks on a perilous journey through Ellesmere Port’s blingiest shopping village
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August 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
'It’s a warm and sunny summer afternoon. We are surrounded by untold riches. Silks from China, gems from Sri Lanka, Argentinian leather. ... Everyone is miserable.
'This is in Cheshire Oaks, the Uncanny Valley of shopping malls'
via @liverpoolpost.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/diamond-encr...
'This is in Cheshire Oaks, the Uncanny Valley of shopping malls'
via @liverpoolpost.bsky.social
www.livpost.co.uk/diamond-encr...
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One of the few signs that journalism isn't dead. One of the few outlets to which I pay to subscribe. Also @mississippifreepress.org and @searchlightnm.bsky.social
Laurence Thompson @liverpoolpost.bsky.social The Post’s five-year plan www.livpost.co.uk/email/8ec26c...
Laurence Thompson @liverpoolpost.bsky.social The Post’s five-year plan www.livpost.co.uk/email/8ec26c...
The Post's five year plan
We're on a skeleton crew - you can help us change that
www.livpost.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
One of the few signs that journalism isn't dead. One of the few outlets to which I pay to subscribe. Also @mississippifreepress.org and @searchlightnm.bsky.social
Laurence Thompson @liverpoolpost.bsky.social The Post’s five-year plan www.livpost.co.uk/email/8ec26c...
Laurence Thompson @liverpoolpost.bsky.social The Post’s five-year plan www.livpost.co.uk/email/8ec26c...
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Abi Whistance @abi-whist.bsky.social @liverpoolpost.bsky.social Exclusive: How Wirral Council’s multi-million pound regeneration dream crashed www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
Exclusive: How Wirral Council’s multi-million pound regeneration dream crashed
A Post investigation sees council insiders claim senior officials ‘put a bullet in the head’ of plans to improve the peninsula
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August 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Abi Whistance @abi-whist.bsky.social @liverpoolpost.bsky.social Exclusive: How Wirral Council’s multi-million pound regeneration dream crashed www.livpost.co.uk/exclusive-ho...
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Today's edition offers an update on our investigation into historian Laurence Westgaph ⬇️
‘Brushed under the carpet’: National Museums Liverpool concludes its Laurence Westgaph inquiry 🧵
‘Brushed under the carpet’: National Museums Liverpool concludes its Laurence Westgaph inquiry 🧵
July 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today's edition offers an update on our investigation into historian Laurence Westgaph ⬇️
‘Brushed under the carpet’: National Museums Liverpool concludes its Laurence Westgaph inquiry 🧵
‘Brushed under the carpet’: National Museums Liverpool concludes its Laurence Westgaph inquiry 🧵
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Wow. The police have searched seven properties in relation to ‘bribery and fraud’ at the University of Bolton (sorry, GM). The latest shockwave from @molliesimpson.bsky.social’s brilliant investigation for @manchestermill.bsky.social.
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Seven properties raided as police investigate ‘serious allegations of fraud and bribery’ at the University of Greater Manchester
University officials say the institution remains “fully operational” and is cooperating in inquiries
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July 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wow. The police have searched seven properties in relation to ‘bribery and fraud’ at the University of Bolton (sorry, GM). The latest shockwave from @molliesimpson.bsky.social’s brilliant investigation for @manchestermill.bsky.social.
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manchestermill.co.uk/university-b...
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Mill Media's Liverpool Post has highlighted a "disturbing pattern of behaviour" towards its journalists, including legal threats and social posts, from historian Laurence Westgaph who it has revealed allegations of abuse about www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff
www.livpost.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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A well-known historian in Liverpool demanded that @abi-whist.bsky.social take down her stories about him. Instead, she took down the paywall - and now lots of people are reading about him for the first time.
This is how you deal with threats.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
This is how you deal with threats.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff
www.livpost.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A well-known historian in Liverpool demanded that @abi-whist.bsky.social take down her stories about him. Instead, she took down the paywall - and now lots of people are reading about him for the first time.
This is how you deal with threats.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
This is how you deal with threats.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
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As we wrote to Westgaph last week: “We stand behind everything we have published about you to date, and we will not be intimidated by you into giving any undertakings about not publishing anything more about you."
July 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
As we wrote to Westgaph last week: “We stand behind everything we have published about you to date, and we will not be intimidated by you into giving any undertakings about not publishing anything more about you."
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‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: Today we're publishing an editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats.
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff
www.livpost.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: Today we're publishing an editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats.
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff.
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
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If you haven't read this yet, please do. It outlines how Laurence Westgaph, a historian in Liverpool, has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources
We stand by our reporting and will not be bullied or intimidated
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
We stand by our reporting and will not be bullied or intimidated
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff
www.livpost.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
If you haven't read this yet, please do. It outlines how Laurence Westgaph, a historian in Liverpool, has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources
We stand by our reporting and will not be bullied or intimidated
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
We stand by our reporting and will not be bullied or intimidated
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
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Abi Whistance @liverpoolpost.bsky.social ‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff
www.livpost.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Abi Whistance @liverpoolpost.bsky.social ‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note from me about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff ⬇️
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff ⬇️
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff
www.livpost.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
‘Cutthroats and sell outs’: An editor’s note from me about Laurence Westgaph’s threats
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff ⬇️
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...
The historian has been threatening us with High Court action and trying to intimidate our sources and staff ⬇️
www.livpost.co.uk/cutthroats-a...