Bethany Dawson
@bethanymrd.bsky.social
I write half of London Playbook everyday and sometimes chat on your radio/tv. Generally found furiously scribbling
What a pleasure to be asked on Pod Save the UK!
Farage is upstaging Labour with promises to reverse cuts to winter fuel payments and scrap the two-child benefit cap. Politico reporter Bethany Dawson weighs in with @MrNishKumar.bsky.social and @cocobyname.bsky.social.
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May 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What a pleasure to be asked on Pod Save the UK!
after the last 48 hours i am going to get EHRC and ECHR tattooed on each of my hands so i stop muddling them up
May 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
after the last 48 hours i am going to get EHRC and ECHR tattooed on each of my hands so i stop muddling them up
👀 The EHRC has extended it's consultation period following the Supreme Court ruling, citing "the level of public interest, as well as representations from stakeholders in Parliament and civil society." It will launch on May 19 and close June 30.
www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...
www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...
May 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
👀 The EHRC has extended it's consultation period following the Supreme Court ruling, citing "the level of public interest, as well as representations from stakeholders in Parliament and civil society." It will launch on May 19 and close June 30.
www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...
www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre...
Not only this, but my thoughts *always* with this kind of thing at PMQs are ... what do you expect? Starmer is hardly going to say "yeah fair enough, you got me." It looks good for a twitter clip and is a waste of the 30 minutes of holding the government to account
Kemi Badenoch presses Starmer at PMQs to admit that "Labour isn't working."
I am not a political strategist, but my view - personally - is that if you're recycling a campaign slogan from nearly 50 years ago, people might get the impression you are out of ideas...
I am not a political strategist, but my view - personally - is that if you're recycling a campaign slogan from nearly 50 years ago, people might get the impression you are out of ideas...
May 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Not only this, but my thoughts *always* with this kind of thing at PMQs are ... what do you expect? Starmer is hardly going to say "yeah fair enough, you got me." It looks good for a twitter clip and is a waste of the 30 minutes of holding the government to account
NEW — A crossparty group of staffers have written to Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to get clarification on the use of single sex spaces on the estate, and have also asked if there are any “forthcoming initiatives” to support trans staffers."
www.politico.eu/newsletter/l...
www.politico.eu/newsletter/l...
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
NEW — A crossparty group of staffers have written to Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to get clarification on the use of single sex spaces on the estate, and have also asked if there are any “forthcoming initiatives” to support trans staffers."
www.politico.eu/newsletter/l...
www.politico.eu/newsletter/l...
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"I think it’s very dangerous for people to opt out of how most people of a certain generation are consuming content", one MP tells @bethanymrd.bsky.social I suspect he's right (and so, evidently, does Nigel Farage).
Labour MPs try TikTok to beat back Farage
“We are in a war of attrition and a war for attention,” says one MP — but not everyone’s convinced.
www.politico.eu
May 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
"I think it’s very dangerous for people to opt out of how most people of a certain generation are consuming content", one MP tells @bethanymrd.bsky.social I suspect he's right (and so, evidently, does Nigel Farage).
Horrible scoop in today's Playbook — at least five MPs are thought to have received letters with "offensive content" that were "covered in excrement." A 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with the letters last week and has been released on bail.
April 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Horrible scoop in today's Playbook — at least five MPs are thought to have received letters with "offensive content" that were "covered in excrement." A 65-year-old man was arrested in connection with the letters last week and has been released on bail.
Start your engines, Dan Bloom and I have got the date for the all important welfare cuts vote. Plus some information on the growing rebellion from me politico.eu/newsletter/l...
April 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Start your engines, Dan Bloom and I have got the date for the all important welfare cuts vote. Plus some information on the growing rebellion from me politico.eu/newsletter/l...
Reposted by Bethany Dawson
Worth reading @bethanymrd.bsky.social’s new political power couples list if you’re less knee-deep in nepotism, political dynasties and romantic entanglements than us www.politico.eu/article/west...
Westminster power couples — 2025 edition
All at the political romances running Britain.
www.politico.eu
February 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Worth reading @bethanymrd.bsky.social’s new political power couples list if you’re less knee-deep in nepotism, political dynasties and romantic entanglements than us www.politico.eu/article/west...
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Playbook's @bethanymrd.bsky.social reports on Labour introducing more “champions” to “maximize engagement with industry.”
I bore myself popping up with my 'what about charities?' placard but... will there be a civil society/charity sector champion among the 25 MPs? Its role in growth is vital.
I bore myself popping up with my 'what about charities?' placard but... will there be a civil society/charity sector champion among the 25 MPs? Its role in growth is vital.
February 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Playbook's @bethanymrd.bsky.social reports on Labour introducing more “champions” to “maximize engagement with industry.”
I bore myself popping up with my 'what about charities?' placard but... will there be a civil society/charity sector champion among the 25 MPs? Its role in growth is vital.
I bore myself popping up with my 'what about charities?' placard but... will there be a civil society/charity sector champion among the 25 MPs? Its role in growth is vital.
A little diary scooplet from Playbook AM ... the Speaker has waded into U.S. political debates
February 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A little diary scooplet from Playbook AM ... the Speaker has waded into U.S. political debates
not saying it's been a long week but I just called Kio, my cat, Keir
December 4, 2024 at 10:32 PM
not saying it's been a long week but I just called Kio, my cat, Keir
My shoulder has given up on having a full range of movement (just what I need), so I'd like to apologise to anyone who I randomly drop one of Parliament's very heavy doors on
November 26, 2024 at 12:57 PM
My shoulder has given up on having a full range of movement (just what I need), so I'd like to apologise to anyone who I randomly drop one of Parliament's very heavy doors on
Here's a list of UK MPs to keep up with on Bluesky, will add more as they pile in! bsky.app/profile/beth...
November 17, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Here's a list of UK MPs to keep up with on Bluesky, will add more as they pile in! bsky.app/profile/beth...
A reason not to cut your own fringe: you may be asked to do TV immediately after
November 17, 2024 at 9:26 PM
A reason not to cut your own fringe: you may be asked to do TV immediately after
no one insults my handle
November 15, 2024 at 12:21 AM
no one insults my handle
I simply want a social media platform that won't show me neo-nazi content or pro-eating disorder content, is that too much to ask
November 15, 2024 at 12:20 AM
I simply want a social media platform that won't show me neo-nazi content or pro-eating disorder content, is that too much to ask
Ran for a solid 3 minutes for the first time in four years, is this what winning an oscar feels like?
October 20, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Ran for a solid 3 minutes for the first time in four years, is this what winning an oscar feels like?
home from conferences and physically cannot tear myself away from a video game where you play as a bear running hotels. nothing will beat this
October 2, 2024 at 7:05 PM
home from conferences and physically cannot tear myself away from a video game where you play as a bear running hotels. nothing will beat this
how socially acceptable would it be to take a little nap in the corner of tory party conference
September 30, 2024 at 4:18 PM
how socially acceptable would it be to take a little nap in the corner of tory party conference