Henry Dyer
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Shocking investigation from my colleague @maevemcclenaghan.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘You feel violated’: how stalkers outsource abuse to private investigators
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds PIs have been hired as part of harassment campaigns and in some cases have tracked women to domestic violence refuges
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Shocking investigation from my colleague @maevemcclenaghan.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Outside Venezuela, many of the millions who have left the country were gladdened by Maduro’s downfall. But it’s not clear that his overthrow will benefit them either. If anything, it may make their predicament worse.’
Tony Wood in the next issue, online early.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tony Wood in the next issue, online early.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tony Wood · On Venezuela
The choice of narco-trafficking as the pretext is partly motivated by a desire to skirt even the feeble murmurs that...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
‘Outside Venezuela, many of the millions who have left the country were gladdened by Maduro’s downfall. But it’s not clear that his overthrow will benefit them either. If anything, it may make their predicament worse.’
Tony Wood in the next issue, online early.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tony Wood in the next issue, online early.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
20 years behind but the BBC’s State of Play… brilliant.
January 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
20 years behind but the BBC’s State of Play… brilliant.
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🔴Tony Blair Institute talks lots about democracy
But his week I contacted them for comment on this story
The response? "You are an organisation with a long-standing and partisan anti-TBI agenda and we will not engage with your disingenuous questions."
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
But his week I contacted them for comment on this story
The response? "You are an organisation with a long-standing and partisan anti-TBI agenda and we will not engage with your disingenuous questions."
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
Blair bids to build own AI tools to rival Palantir
TBI insiders warn of “'insane” plan to transform think tank into a tech company
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM
🔴Tony Blair Institute talks lots about democracy
But his week I contacted them for comment on this story
The response? "You are an organisation with a long-standing and partisan anti-TBI agenda and we will not engage with your disingenuous questions."
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
But his week I contacted them for comment on this story
The response? "You are an organisation with a long-standing and partisan anti-TBI agenda and we will not engage with your disingenuous questions."
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/blair-bids...
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Exclusive: 34 school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raising fresh questions over the Reform leader’s evolving denials.
‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithets
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Exclusive: 34 school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raising fresh questions over the Reform leader’s evolving denials.
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THE GUARDIAN: 'Go back home': now 34 ex-pupils accuse Farage of racist behaviour #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
THE GUARDIAN: 'Go back home': now 34 ex-pupils accuse Farage of racist behaviour #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Another eight pupils at Nigel Farage's school accuse him of racism.
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithets
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Another eight pupils at Nigel Farage's school accuse him of racism.
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
One says he was called a "Paki" and told to "go back home" by Farage, who was three years older than him.
New names say they spoke up after being angered by Farage's denials
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Exclusive: 34 school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raising fresh questions over the Reform leader’s evolving denials.
‘Go back home’: Farage schoolmate accounts bring total alleging racist behaviour to 34
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries say Reform leader often used antisemitic language and racial epithets
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Exclusive: 34 school contemporaries of Nigel Farage have now come forward to claim they saw him behave in a racist or antisemitic manner, raising fresh questions over the Reform leader’s evolving denials.
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The New York Times states it plainly in display type:
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The New York Times states it plainly in display type:
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Updated again: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline
Reform UK leader’s responses to allegations of racist and antisemitic behaviour at Dulwich college have varied over time
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Updated again: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🎯
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If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
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Nigel Farage calls the accusations of racism and antisemitism against him when he was at school "complete made-up fantasy", saying his accusers have political motivations, and he will not apologise.
This is yet another shift in his position.
This is yet another shift in his position.
January 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Nigel Farage calls the accusations of racism and antisemitism against him when he was at school "complete made-up fantasy", saying his accusers have political motivations, and he will not apologise.
This is yet another shift in his position.
This is yet another shift in his position.
numbercrunching: E is the most frequent letter in morgan mcswEEnEy and there are three of those
At political cabinet today, Morgan McSweeney gave a presentation on “three Es” on how the government can connect with voters - emotion, empathy and evidence.
Am told he said the government currently has a “deficit in emotion”
Am told he said the government currently has a “deficit in emotion”
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
numbercrunching: E is the most frequent letter in morgan mcswEEnEy and there are three of those
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Revealed: oil industry lobbyist working inside UK’s climate department: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... <- by me
Revealed: oil industry lobbyist working inside UK’s climate department
Polanski slams arrangement; experts warn of 'corporate infiltration antithetical to democracy'
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Revealed: oil industry lobbyist working inside UK’s climate department: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... <- by me
Found this book on the Iranian revolution very interesting - www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
King of Kings by Scott Anderson review – how the last shah of Iran sealed his own fate
A clear-eyed account of a difficult, complex man and his self-inflicted fall from grace
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Found this book on the Iranian revolution very interesting - www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Amid all the Venezuela fallout, spare a thought for the poor Barclays analyst who downgraded Venezuelan debt a mere 14 hours before Maduro was ousted, citing the low likelihood of a political transition.
full alphaville here: www.ft.com/content/bbc4...
with help from @robinwigglesworth.ft.com
full alphaville here: www.ft.com/content/bbc4...
with help from @robinwigglesworth.ft.com
The pitfalls of sell-side research in the Trump era: Venezuela edition
‘ . . . with our change in view having been quickly overtaken by events . . .’
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Amid all the Venezuela fallout, spare a thought for the poor Barclays analyst who downgraded Venezuelan debt a mere 14 hours before Maduro was ousted, citing the low likelihood of a political transition.
full alphaville here: www.ft.com/content/bbc4...
with help from @robinwigglesworth.ft.com
full alphaville here: www.ft.com/content/bbc4...
with help from @robinwigglesworth.ft.com
"incontinent patronage" 👌
Matthew Doyle handled No. 10 comms for 9 months. He's spent 27 years in spin. We know nothing about his views or values. So who better to sit in the House of Lords. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/wes...
The PM vowed to abolish the Lords. Why is he stuffing it with allies?
In Matthew Doyle, we are about to get another less than stellar peer. Now is the time for change
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
"incontinent patronage" 👌
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Just a few more days left to apply for the Paul McLean graduate trainee programme at the FT. This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring journalist job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
Paul McClean Graduate Trainee
London
job-boards.greenhouse.io
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Just a few more days left to apply for the Paul McLean graduate trainee programme at the FT. This is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring journalist job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
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Thousands of surveillance reports compiled by #spycops undercover police officers who spied on political campaigners were routinely passed to MI5 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Spycops sent thousands of surveillance reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal
Security Service was able to compile detailed files on members of legitimate protest groups infiltrated by undercover police officers
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Thousands of surveillance reports compiled by #spycops undercover police officers who spied on political campaigners were routinely passed to MI5 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Set out six months ago to investigative some dubious evictions. Ended up writing a sprawling story spread over 450 years about London property deals, the ethics of money lending, Tommy Robinson, Barbary pirates, Jacobean earls, and wealth in the capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...
A Tale Of One City And Two Henry Smiths
These two London landlords are separated by four centuries — but joined by a common name and business interests.
www.londoncentric.media
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Set out six months ago to investigative some dubious evictions. Ended up writing a sprawling story spread over 450 years about London property deals, the ethics of money lending, Tommy Robinson, Barbary pirates, Jacobean earls, and wealth in the capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/henry-smit...
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Fantastic piece this on one of the most painful things that has ever happened to me (yes, I know I've had a charmed life):
'It was like a bereavement': What happens when a choir boy's voice breaks
'The last few months before the voice changes is the most beautiful, purest and most heavenly kind of sound'
inews.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Fantastic piece this on one of the most painful things that has ever happened to me (yes, I know I've had a charmed life):
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‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims
Exclusive: Chloë Deakin tells how she wrote to Dulwich college master to argue against Farage’s nomination as prefect
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
‘Of course he abused pupils’: ex-Dulwich teacher speaks out about Farage racism claims www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...