Peter Thurlow
@peterthurlow.bsky.social
I live in rural Suffolk and write mostly about politics for East Anglia Bylines
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From Christmas “feelgood” stories to year-round rolling crises:
here’s how newsrooms quietly shape our emotional landscape.
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here’s how newsrooms quietly shape our emotional landscape.
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Why watching TV news leaves us feeling powerless
Modern news doesn’t just inform us — it overwhelms us, shaping our sense of danger and leaving many of us feeling more helpless than aware
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
From Christmas “feelgood” stories to year-round rolling crises:
here’s how newsrooms quietly shape our emotional landscape.
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here’s how newsrooms quietly shape our emotional landscape.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
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Alice Willitts’ shortlisted poetry collection explores the beauty and fragility of the Fens as rising seas threaten their future | Aidan Baker
Seeds of hope in a sinking land: Alice Willitts’ ‘Kiss My Earth’
Alice Willitts’ shortlisted poetry collection explores the beauty and fragility of the Fens as rising seas threaten their future
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Alice Willitts’ shortlisted poetry collection explores the beauty and fragility of the Fens as rising seas threaten their future | Aidan Baker
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The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
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Drip, drip, drip...
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Drip, drip, drip...
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The Witkoff plan made headlines for demanding Ukraine give up Donbas.
Less noticed: Washington would pocket half the reconstruction profits, hand Moscow a $200bn investment vehicle, and stick Europe with a $100bn bill.
Using assets Europe froze.
EU, you ok with this? Use them first.
Less noticed: Washington would pocket half the reconstruction profits, hand Moscow a $200bn investment vehicle, and stick Europe with a $100bn bill.
Using assets Europe froze.
EU, you ok with this? Use them first.
Washington tried to profit from Ukraine’s ruins. Europe, what’s your move?
The Witkoff plan revealed the game. Time to use Russia's billions.
euromaidanpress.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Witkoff plan made headlines for demanding Ukraine give up Donbas.
Less noticed: Washington would pocket half the reconstruction profits, hand Moscow a $200bn investment vehicle, and stick Europe with a $100bn bill.
Using assets Europe froze.
EU, you ok with this? Use them first.
Less noticed: Washington would pocket half the reconstruction profits, hand Moscow a $200bn investment vehicle, and stick Europe with a $100bn bill.
Using assets Europe froze.
EU, you ok with this? Use them first.
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Norfolk received 139 complaints about the flags but removed only one. Residents stepping in themselves have faced confrontation and even violence.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
Left to danger: Norfolk council inaction leads to flag-related violence
As Norfolk refused to act on flag complaints, locals removing them instead found themselves threatened and violently attacked
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Norfolk received 139 complaints about the flags but removed only one. Residents stepping in themselves have faced confrontation and even violence.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/loc...
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The UK economy faces a worsening outlook due to a significant decline in working-age immigration, exacerbated by Brexit, according to experts
A 'brain drain' is evident as 90% of the 252,000 British nationals who emigrated during the same period were of working age
brexitcarnage.org/2025/12/06/b...
A 'brain drain' is evident as 90% of the 252,000 British nationals who emigrated during the same period were of working age
brexitcarnage.org/2025/12/06/b...
Brexit blamed for ‘brain drain’ of highly skilled workers leaving UK | The Independent - Brexit Carnage
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December 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The UK economy faces a worsening outlook due to a significant decline in working-age immigration, exacerbated by Brexit, according to experts
A 'brain drain' is evident as 90% of the 252,000 British nationals who emigrated during the same period were of working age
brexitcarnage.org/2025/12/06/b...
A 'brain drain' is evident as 90% of the 252,000 British nationals who emigrated during the same period were of working age
brexitcarnage.org/2025/12/06/b...
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When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
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Now is the winter of our Brexit sent
While we have used this title before, perhaps this is the time to look at our options afresh, now that we have seen the disaster that is Brexit
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
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A former teacher's letter to the editor:
These children were keen and hardworking. They had big dreams.
They’d be assets to any workplace or profession they joined.
But I feared they would come up against brick walls...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
These children were keen and hardworking. They had big dreams.
They’d be assets to any workplace or profession they joined.
But I feared they would come up against brick walls...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
Letter to the editor: Every child’s ambition matters – whatever their background
A former teacher fears children’s dreams could be limited by prejudice and urges us to protect their potential
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A former teacher's letter to the editor:
These children were keen and hardworking. They had big dreams.
They’d be assets to any workplace or profession they joined.
But I feared they would come up against brick walls...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
These children were keen and hardworking. They had big dreams.
They’d be assets to any workplace or profession they joined.
But I feared they would come up against brick walls...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
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Global issue that trade is becoming increasingly difficult for small companies. No small changes can fix that, would need governments to deprioritise the largest investors, and that's very unlikely. If anything, the situation is likely to get worse. www.ft.com/content/451e...
UK small businesses struggling to take advantage of trade deals
British Chambers of Commerce urge ministers to do more to help exporters
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Global issue that trade is becoming increasingly difficult for small companies. No small changes can fix that, would need governments to deprioritise the largest investors, and that's very unlikely. If anything, the situation is likely to get worse. www.ft.com/content/451e...
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Our Land, a new documentary, interrogates the connections between land, power and a sense of belonging following the Right to Roam movement in England and Wales. It captures the tension between public campaigners fighting for greater access to nature and landowners.
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our Land, a new documentary, interrogates the connections between land, power and a sense of belonging following the Right to Roam movement in England and Wales. It captures the tension between public campaigners fighting for greater access to nature and landowners.
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It's finally happened.
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
a white flag with a red cross on it is waving in the wind
ALT: a white flag with a red cross on it is waving in the wind
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It's finally happened.
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
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Disappointed a politician won’t make an extreme and hasty decision in the immediate wake of a shockingly unusual event
Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, rules out metal detecting arches at stations, pointing out that with the number of stations and entrances to each it's basically impossible. She says that overall, UK trains are a pretty safe place to be.
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Disappointed a politician won’t make an extreme and hasty decision in the immediate wake of a shockingly unusual event
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What’s life without knee jerk legislation?
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
What’s life without knee jerk legislation?
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Will the RW media remember the driver and conductor of the Huntingdon attack, and how many lives they saved, the next time train companies try to eliminate staff and they strike, citing passenger safety?
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Will the RW media remember the driver and conductor of the Huntingdon attack, and how many lives they saved, the next time train companies try to eliminate staff and they strike, citing passenger safety?
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Every flag left flying and every case quietly dropped tells extremists they’re winning. The authorities’ fear has become the far right’s fuel – and it’s ordinary people who pay the price. Read Peter Thurlow's analysis ⤵️
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Government, councils and police: all scared to act as far right run riot
Violent mobs try to intimidate with their flags, while we wonder what those in charge are doing about it
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Every flag left flying and every case quietly dropped tells extremists they’re winning. The authorities’ fear has become the far right’s fuel – and it’s ordinary people who pay the price. Read Peter Thurlow's analysis ⤵️
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The UK police and govt, local and national are a disgrace. But nothing new there. @norfolkpolice.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The UK police and govt, local and national are a disgrace. But nothing new there. @norfolkpolice.bsky.social
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Tackling it means admitting a problem. The powers that be, and that doesn't even necessarily mean the government, are not it seems so keen on drawing attention to problems, especially since many share common roots pointing at them.
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Tackling it means admitting a problem. The powers that be, and that doesn't even necessarily mean the government, are not it seems so keen on drawing attention to problems, especially since many share common roots pointing at them.
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The current ‘reset’ with the EU is pathetic!
“By the government’s own estimate the reset of EU-UK trade will deliver just 0.3 per cent uplift to UK GDP by 2030 — less than one-tenth of the 4 per cent long-run hit to GDP that Brexit will cause, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility” FT
“By the government’s own estimate the reset of EU-UK trade will deliver just 0.3 per cent uplift to UK GDP by 2030 — less than one-tenth of the 4 per cent long-run hit to GDP that Brexit will cause, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility” FT
November 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The current ‘reset’ with the EU is pathetic!
“By the government’s own estimate the reset of EU-UK trade will deliver just 0.3 per cent uplift to UK GDP by 2030 — less than one-tenth of the 4 per cent long-run hit to GDP that Brexit will cause, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility” FT
“By the government’s own estimate the reset of EU-UK trade will deliver just 0.3 per cent uplift to UK GDP by 2030 — less than one-tenth of the 4 per cent long-run hit to GDP that Brexit will cause, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility” FT
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Italian police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
Campari shares worth €1.3bn seized by police over alleged tax evasion
The spirit manufacturer's parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Italian police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
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Without the freedom to pack up and live elsewhere else, most of us are stuck here in the UK however bad it gets. Stuck to be treated like the captive workforce we are. A capitalists dream! Thanks to Starmer, who opposes freedom of movement, that’s where we’ll stay. Workers party my arse!
#RejoinEU
#RejoinEU
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Without the freedom to pack up and live elsewhere else, most of us are stuck here in the UK however bad it gets. Stuck to be treated like the captive workforce we are. A capitalists dream! Thanks to Starmer, who opposes freedom of movement, that’s where we’ll stay. Workers party my arse!
#RejoinEU
#RejoinEU
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Brexit was, is and will always be an ongoing disaster and I will never vote for any party that doesn’t have a manifesto promise to reverse it.
#RejoinEU
#RejoinEU
a blue flag with yellow stars in a circle
ALT: a blue flag with yellow stars in a circle
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Brexit was, is and will always be an ongoing disaster and I will never vote for any party that doesn’t have a manifesto promise to reverse it.
#RejoinEU
#RejoinEU
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40?! In 4 days? That’s 10 a day! Fair play to him, for all his faults, nobody could accuse him of being idle.
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
40?! In 4 days? That’s 10 a day! Fair play to him, for all his faults, nobody could accuse him of being idle.
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