Hywel Da
@hjd.bsky.social
Former producer/reporter at BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera. Shortlisted for the Emerging Author Dagger by the Crime Writers’ Association. Represented by Tom Cull at Cull & Co Literary Agency. Interests: politics, writing, travel, London, rugby and cricket.
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Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
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Their failure to do anything about the media is suicidal. No Leveson 2, no action against X (to the contrary they still use it), no action to remove the Tory infestation at the BBC.
You cannot win elections in a country that is being strategically disinformed.
You cannot win elections in a country that is being strategically disinformed.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Their failure to do anything about the media is suicidal. No Leveson 2, no action against X (to the contrary they still use it), no action to remove the Tory infestation at the BBC.
You cannot win elections in a country that is being strategically disinformed.
You cannot win elections in a country that is being strategically disinformed.
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 65,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 70,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 65,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 70,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Space is transformative for captive elephants. After years in tiny enclosures, exploring hills, grass, and trees helps them heal and reconnect with who they are. This GivingTuesday, help expand the Female Asian Elephant Habitat by about 200 acres. globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Space is transformative for captive elephants. After years in tiny enclosures, exploring hills, grass, and trees helps them heal and reconnect with who they are. This GivingTuesday, help expand the Female Asian Elephant Habitat by about 200 acres. globalelephants.org/giving-tuesd...
ianvisits.co.uk is such a superb website - been to so many events in London that I wouldn’t have heard of without it. Also, while I’m re-tweeting him, Borderlines by @lewisbaston.bsky.social is a brilliant exploration of Europe, seen through its frontier zones - politics, history, folklore and war.
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ianvisits.co.uk is such a superb website - been to so many events in London that I wouldn’t have heard of without it. Also, while I’m re-tweeting him, Borderlines by @lewisbaston.bsky.social is a brilliant exploration of Europe, seen through its frontier zones - politics, history, folklore and war.
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This is the content today needs. lmao
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is the content today needs. lmao
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We stand with Ukraine 💙💛🇺🇦🌟🇪🇺✊🏼✊🏽✊🏻💯SLAVA UKRAINI
November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We stand with Ukraine 💙💛🇺🇦🌟🇪🇺✊🏼✊🏽✊🏻💯SLAVA UKRAINI
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“Just when you thought the US, after a rough start earlier this year, finally got on the right path regarding Ukraine support, the administration revealed a 28-point plan that seems (on its face) very pro-Russian.
Let’s not mince words: It’s appeasement.”
No paywall
wesodonnell.medium.com/trumps
Let’s not mince words: It’s appeasement.”
No paywall
wesodonnell.medium.com/trumps
Trump’s Ukraine Plan is a Path to World War III
Trump’s so-called peace plan for Ukraine reveals a critical misunderstanding of Vladimir Putin’s motives, ambitions, and timeline.
wesodonnell.medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“Just when you thought the US, after a rough start earlier this year, finally got on the right path regarding Ukraine support, the administration revealed a 28-point plan that seems (on its face) very pro-Russian.
Let’s not mince words: It’s appeasement.”
No paywall
wesodonnell.medium.com/trumps
Let’s not mince words: It’s appeasement.”
No paywall
wesodonnell.medium.com/trumps
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Ukraine is on the brink of an historic betrayal by Trump to Putin.
Keir Starmer must bring our European allies together to back Zelensky, starting by seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
Keir Starmer must bring our European allies together to back Zelensky, starting by seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ukraine is on the brink of an historic betrayal by Trump to Putin.
Keir Starmer must bring our European allies together to back Zelensky, starting by seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
Keir Starmer must bring our European allies together to back Zelensky, starting by seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
More UKIP/Reform politicians facing ten years in jail?
Police are investigating former British MEPs who were tasked by Nathan Gill on behalf of his handler
Several EU forces are investigating other politicians who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Several EU forces are investigating other politicians who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
More UKIP/Reform politicians facing ten years in jail?
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This is really all you need to know. It’s good to be on top, but it’s even better to turn anxiety into joy & hope.
Sport, politics, life.
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Sport, politics, life.
bsky.app/profile/numb...
England cricket fans at 6am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
England cricket fans at 9.45am
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This is really all you need to know. It’s good to be on top, but it’s even better to turn anxiety into joy & hope.
Sport, politics, life.
bsky.app/profile/numb...
Sport, politics, life.
bsky.app/profile/numb...
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
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Increasingly think Britain's problem is that we're governed be people who are really fucking thick.
July 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Increasingly think Britain's problem is that we're governed be people who are really fucking thick.
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Inconvenient facts for malign (often foreign) influencers who try to portray my home city as a lethal no go zone.
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Inconvenient facts for malign (often foreign) influencers who try to portray my home city as a lethal no go zone.
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
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Reform in Kent are “a threat to public safety”, the Fire Brigades Union said.
Reform haven’t signed off on fire brigade budgets, “failed to govern and lead the fire service” and haven’t even met with the fire service which is one of their responsibilities.
Reform haven’t signed off on fire brigade budgets, “failed to govern and lead the fire service” and haven’t even met with the fire service which is one of their responsibilities.
Reform leader branded “captain chaos” as Kent fire authority in disarray
The Fire Brigades Union has slammed the record of Reform’s ‘flagship council’ as it emerged that Kent and Medway Fire Authority was in disarray following the removal of five councillors, including its...
www.fbu.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Reform in Kent are “a threat to public safety”, the Fire Brigades Union said.
Reform haven’t signed off on fire brigade budgets, “failed to govern and lead the fire service” and haven’t even met with the fire service which is one of their responsibilities.
Reform haven’t signed off on fire brigade budgets, “failed to govern and lead the fire service” and haven’t even met with the fire service which is one of their responsibilities.
Yup, really impressive reporting on the BBC and the attempt by the right to clip its wings - the best I’ve seen anywhere.
This article is just one reason why I'm a subscriber to @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Independent media is critical now, more than ever, for shining a light where others choose not to.
Subscribe for yourself, or as a gift for someone, to allow them to continue speaking truth to power
Independent media is critical now, more than ever, for shining a light where others choose not to.
Subscribe for yourself, or as a gift for someone, to allow them to continue speaking truth to power
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Yup, really impressive reporting on the BBC and the attempt by the right to clip its wings - the best I’ve seen anywhere.
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Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
Information underpins Democracy – why the BBC must be defended
Recent events at the BBC have wide-reaching implications for our democracy - and the sooner we realise it, the better
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
So much for impartiality on the BBC Board..."In a talk to the TaxPayers’ Alliance in March 2020, Gibb described himself as “a long-standing Conservative. I’m not a Chris Patten apologist-type Conservative. I’m a proper Thatcherite Conservative.” He is, (says) the Telegraph, a “lifelong” Brexiteer."
Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
How the government captured the BBC
A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
So much for impartiality on the BBC Board..."In a talk to the TaxPayers’ Alliance in March 2020, Gibb described himself as “a long-standing Conservative. I’m not a Chris Patten apologist-type Conservative. I’m a proper Thatcherite Conservative.” He is, (says) the Telegraph, a “lifelong” Brexiteer."
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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M&S are advertising on GB News, a channel notorious for its coverage targeting migrants, Muslims and the LGBTQ+ community while promoting far-right propaganda. Click on the link and sign a petition to urge Marks & Spencer to stop funding hate. #StopFundingHate
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November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
M&S are advertising on GB News, a channel notorious for its coverage targeting migrants, Muslims and the LGBTQ+ community while promoting far-right propaganda. Click on the link and sign a petition to urge Marks & Spencer to stop funding hate. #StopFundingHate
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Good news for a change.
Train hero Samir Zitouni wakes in hospital and speaks to wife
The injured crew member is credited with saving multiple lives during a mass stabbing incident.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Good news for a change.
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Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451