Hasan Patel
@hasanpatel.com
Strategic Comms, ex BBC and Al Jazeera journalist | Interests in comms, current affairs, cricket, running, and MUFC | Own views
For the first time in my life I was conscious of my actions, words and behaviour worried if I was being judged because of my ethnicity! So today’s point by @mrjamesob.bsky.social is spot on as racism is back in fashion and I like many are seeing it openly!
#politicslive
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#politicslive
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Man Utd owner says UK has been ‘colonised’ by immigrants | LBC
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February 13, 2026 at 12:57 AM
For the first time in my life I was conscious of my actions, words and behaviour worried if I was being judged because of my ethnicity! So today’s point by @mrjamesob.bsky.social is spot on as racism is back in fashion and I like many are seeing it openly!
#politicslive
youtu.be/UtrHDykZM10
#politicslive
youtu.be/UtrHDykZM10
Guess Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been radicalized by Elon! But then again he’s a billionaire and likes brown people as long as they make him money
"The richest man in the world posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January"
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Watching this sentient bath slime radicalize himself has been terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January
Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Guess Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been radicalized by Elon! But then again he’s a billionaire and likes brown people as long as they make him money
Everything Oborne said about #Mcsweeney is true! For short termism he has destroyed the long term prospects of the Labour Party, that in my mind is not a strategist!
Good read on @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Good read on @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Our great @bylinetimes.bsky.social diarist Peter Oborne spotted the problem with McSweeney back in August 2024. Here's 18 months of his coverage of Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
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The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer's chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right
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February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Everything Oborne said about #Mcsweeney is true! For short termism he has destroyed the long term prospects of the Labour Party, that in my mind is not a strategist!
Good read on @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Good read on @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Brilliant and from the heart covering all angles of this story by @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on the #Epstein scandal and #Mandelson.
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@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social reflects on the Epstein scandal, Peter Mandelson’s betrayal, and the turmoil now engulfing the Labour Party.
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@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social reflects on the Epstein scandal, Peter Mandelson’s betrayal, and the turmoil now engulfing the Labour Party.
Live from 16:30 GMT 🇬🇧
Link in the replies 👇
February 8, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Brilliant and from the heart covering all angles of this story by @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on the #Epstein scandal and #Mandelson.
Poor Peter #Mandelson has had bad luck! Everything that is wrong with politics in UK sums up.
February 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Poor Peter #Mandelson has had bad luck! Everything that is wrong with politics in UK sums up.
From a former PM as MP never accepted gifts when in office - Gordon Brown lays it out and it’s good to see there is integrity unlike #Mandelson www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Gordon Brown ‘deeply regrets’ bringing Peter Mandelson into his government
Former prime minister says revelations about Epstein’s influence on UK politics caused him revulsion
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February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
From a former PM as MP never accepted gifts when in office - Gordon Brown lays it out and it’s good to see there is integrity unlike #Mandelson www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Quite funny that Starmer's allies are waking up to this point now …
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Quite funny that Starmer's allies are waking up to this point now …
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
The question I always have no doubt the answer is there? Was Starmer part of the Labour Together or was he chosen as the Manchurian candidate as this story shows the length of what they did to ensure they were in control.
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The question I always have no doubt the answer is there? Was Starmer part of the Labour Together or was he chosen as the Manchurian candidate as this story shows the length of what they did to ensure they were in control.
Morgan McSweeney has single handedly manage to destroy a party which should at this juncture be the bulwark against Reform, and yet life goes on!
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Morgan McSweeney has single handedly manage to destroy a party which should at this juncture be the bulwark against Reform, and yet life goes on!
In many ways this is true! If we are to hold the same system to what happened to the West Midlands Police and their failings, the same should be then seen on #Starmer.
Left: Former West Midlands Chief Constable Craig Guildford apologised for serious failings and left after Starmer and Mahmood wanted him out
Right: Starmer has apologised for appointing Mandelson. If apology and loss of confidence were enough to force Guildford out, why not the same for the PM?
Right: Starmer has apologised for appointing Mandelson. If apology and loss of confidence were enough to force Guildford out, why not the same for the PM?
February 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
In many ways this is true! If we are to hold the same system to what happened to the West Midlands Police and their failings, the same should be then seen on #Starmer.
Deepfakes aren’t just an #AI issue they’re a #BigTech accountability failure. Platform scale, weak safeguards and slow enforcement let harm spread faster than responses.
Our weekly Counterbalance is out: https://substack.pulse.ly/ludmhf5pj7
Our weekly Counterbalance is out: https://substack.pulse.ly/ludmhf5pj7
Deepfakes and the consequences of unchecked AI
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week we’re taking another look at social harms caused by Big Tech.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Seems he has never been consistent as in 2001 #Mandelson said "I'm not a quitter but a fighter!"
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Seems he has never been consistent as in 2001 #Mandelson said "I'm not a quitter but a fighter!"
I think Number 10 need to come out clean and focus on who allowed #Mandelson to even come Ambassador - knowing his dodgy associations and history, why was he even in the first place made Ambassador - this makes this look even more serious
BREAKING: Lord Mandelson is to step down from the House of Lords immediately. But he will keep his title as a peerage is bestowed for life - unless government changes the law.
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I think Number 10 need to come out clean and focus on who allowed #Mandelson to even come Ambassador - knowing his dodgy associations and history, why was he even in the first place made Ambassador - this makes this look even more serious
Respect to Gordon Brown for taking this position. Seems many others part of the New Labour project are very quiet!
🚨BREAKING - Gordon Brown says he has asked the Cabinet Secretary "to investigate the disclosure of confidential and market sensitive information" allegedly from Mandelson
Says he asked the cabinet office to investigate this in September and department found no record.
Says he asked the cabinet office to investigate this in September and department found no record.
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Respect to Gordon Brown for taking this position. Seems many others part of the New Labour project are very quiet!
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Politicians in Birmingham have been responding tonight to the news of the death of Councillor Wassem Zaffar - aged just 44 - including Council leader John Cotton and Robert Alden, the leader of the Conservative group, and MPs from the city.
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Politicians in Birmingham have been responding tonight to the news of the death of Councillor Wassem Zaffar - aged just 44 - including Council leader John Cotton and Robert Alden, the leader of the Conservative group, and MPs from the city.
#Birmingham has lost a truly a remarkable man in @waseemzaffar.bsky.social. A huge loss. His public service was above and beyond. Rest in Peace my dear friend.
January 31, 2026 at 1:47 AM
#Birmingham has lost a truly a remarkable man in @waseemzaffar.bsky.social. A huge loss. His public service was above and beyond. Rest in Peace my dear friend.
Excellent - @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social can use the Tommy endorsement of Goodwin as a good campaigning tool, plus it has given a headache to Farage!
Tommy Robinson posted "vote for Matt" - endorsing Matthew Goodwin, the Reform candidate in Denton and Gorton.
In 2018, Farage left UKIP due to the party's association with Tommy Robinson, also saying that this might work for an 'online figure' but could not work in party politics at all.
In 2018, Farage left UKIP due to the party's association with Tommy Robinson, also saying that this might work for an 'online figure' but could not work in party politics at all.
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Excellent - @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social can use the Tommy endorsement of Goodwin as a good campaigning tool, plus it has given a headache to Farage!
www.ft.com/content/c950... - ouch! and a double ouch, as it was during a period when #Mandelson was de facto DPM, and it was after #Epstein had come out of prison - He's made too many errors which elements of British media ignore and give him the rehabilitation
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Peter Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
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January 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
www.ft.com/content/c950... - ouch! and a double ouch, as it was during a period when #Mandelson was de facto DPM, and it was after #Epstein had come out of prison - He's made too many errors which elements of British media ignore and give him the rehabilitation
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Survey: How British Muslims see social media? How you use it, how it impacts your life, and what protections are needed for young people. Your insight will help inform wider research ahead of a key government consultation.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Survey: How British Muslims see social media? How you use it, how it impacts your life, and what protections are needed for young people. Your insight will help inform wider research ahead of a key government consultation.
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🔗Survey: https://tr.ee/socialmediasurvey
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#Mourinho FC - pure joy!
a man in a black coat salutes on a soccer field with players in the background .
ALT: a man in a black coat salutes on a soccer field with players in the background .
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January 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
#Mourinho FC - pure joy!
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A $32bn Google–Wiz deal would tighten Big Tech’s grip on Europe’s digital infrastructure. Fewer providers = higher risk, weaker resilience, less competition. The #EU must take a hard look.
#BigTech #TechMonopoly #DigitalSovereignty
https://balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/jabw6u4tkq
#BigTech #TechMonopoly #DigitalSovereignty
https://balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/jabw6u4tkq
January 28, 2026 at 4:55 PM
A $32bn Google–Wiz deal would tighten Big Tech’s grip on Europe’s digital infrastructure. Fewer providers = higher risk, weaker resilience, less competition. The #EU must take a hard look.
#BigTech #TechMonopoly #DigitalSovereignty
https://balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/jabw6u4tkq
#BigTech #TechMonopoly #DigitalSovereignty
https://balancedeconomy.pulse.ly/jabw6u4tkq