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Alex Wignall
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PR. Corporate and crisis comms, tigerbond.
Lana should cover In The Modern World as a matter or urgency.
December 5, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Okay, so Confidence Man have taken over my life.

open.spotify.com/wrapped/shar...
My 2024 Wrapped – get yours
2024 Wrapped
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December 4, 2024 at 9:41 PM
November 23, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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👋 Hello, Bluesky! go.bsky.app/VP5EvGW
November 18, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Not sure the government backsliding on this is going to do them any favours.

www.theguardian.com/money/2024/n...
Farmers aged 80 and above could get exemption from inheritance tax
Exclusive: Government looks at changing rules so older farmers do not have to live for seven years after making a gift to avoid the tax
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Made one of these.

Can and will be more comprehensive - but spent quite a while looking for people who don’t yet seem to be on here and I *now need to do some work*, so if you are here and I’ve not yet included you, apologies, shout me and I’ll add

go.bsky.app/Ka8yH45
November 19, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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NEW: a starter pack of 72 Scottish journalists, editors and news media working in Scotland 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

(Please repost)

go.bsky.app/NgfGNYx
New: Scottish journalists and media
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
November 19, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Pretty eye-opening thread on the efficacy (or lack thereof) of sanctions on Russia
🚨How British companies are bolstering Vladimir Putin’s war machine🚨
A depressing thread.
Originally posted in Feb.
But still v relevant NOW.
With some pretty shocking charts.
Let’s begin with the “official” picture. It suggests UK trade with Russia has collapsed since Feb 2022. Down by 74%
🧵
1/15
November 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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Many people have fled X, but still valued the political insight on the platform. Good news! Many big accounts have now arrived on Bluesky.

Here is a starter pack with the Top 50 UK Political Commentators, based on their follower numbers.

Hopefully helpful for new arrivals here. Feel free to share.
November 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Okay, I admit it, I forgot how many bangers Girls Aloud have.
November 17, 2024 at 8:44 PM
A work in progress but here’s my feed of UK national business journalists for anyone (including me!) looking to keep across the latest news impacting UK PLC:

bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 17, 2024 at 1:22 AM
More grim news for print/online media, giving greater credence to the argument that subscription models look like the most viable option not only for weekly current affairs magazines but also day-to-day news brands regionally and nationally.

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...
Sunday Express editor David Wooding departs Reach amid further job cuts
Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operation
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:41 PM
So, is this Twitter 2.0?
a woman holding an umbrella with the words " a new day has dawned " below her
ALT: a woman holding an umbrella with the words " a new day has dawned " below her
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:24 PM