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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 1h

Troubling report into the unregulated social care sector, by @sophiealichurch.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...

'He'd Exposed Himself To Our Care Professional': Inside The Unregulated Care Sector

Finding care for a loved one is often difficult and expensive. Sophie Church explores the unregulated sector and its darker corners. Illustrations ...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 1h

(Side note: a misconception about BuzzFeed was that we indulged in 'clickbait'. Actually we hardly ever, if at all, did headlines like this. The reality - as our data showed time and again - was that giving as much info, in as accessible way, prompted sharing - not maintaining a curiosity gap).

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 1h

V amused to see this is top of the Guardian's Most-Read www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe Westminster’s insistence on fighting its battles in a digital space that has been degraded by bad faith actors and allowing its trending topics to be funnel for the mainstream discussion points of the day is worth reconsideration

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 3h

I’m sure Robert Jenrick must be concerned to discover that his latest video is being amplified by dubious pro Russian propaganda accounts. Perhaps even more so to learn they think he’s a mere journalist.

A pro Russia account shares a Jenrick video

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 2d

That’s one way to annoy your sibling I guess www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Nick Gibb: The Tories Are Too Focused On Culture Wars

Former schools minister Sir Nick Gibb has accused the Conservatives of focusing too much on culture wars and not enough on “the real lives of peopl...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 3d

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Reform's Cost-Cutting Unit Struggles With The Reality Of Local Pressures

After more than 100 days in office, those in charge of Reform-led councils are facing a political reality check in the form of soaring social care ...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 3d

How it started etc

Darren Grimes says reform will cut waste in Durham

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 5d

BBC Apologises For Airing Fake Claim About Digital ID Scheme www.politicshome.com/news/article...

BBC Apologises For Airing Fake Claim About Digital ID Scheme

The BBC has apologised for airing a false claim about Tony Blair's son's company being awarded a government contract to produce the new mandatory d...

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 6d

oh wow. this finally happened to me. a piece I wrote lifted wholesale by the Daily Mail, lightly rewritten and without any links back to my original piece of writing.

most amazingly, a weird use of the word 'pacing' suggests to me that they did it with ChatGPT.

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 6d

Interesting diplomatic situation unfolding after a recent court case involving a huge haul of Bitcoin www.politicshome.com/news/article...

UK Faces Diplomatic Battle Over £5.5bn Bitcoin Claim

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces a diplomatic tightrope as the government looks to claim £5.5billion worth of Bitcoin while also looking to maintain ...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 6d

We have interviewed Kemi Badenoch www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Kemi Badenoch: “I'm Not Somebody Who Peaks On Day One”

Can she turn her party’s fortunes around? Kemi Badenoch talks to Sienna Rodgers about being ‘proved right’ on culture wars, hits back at the briefi...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 6d

Labour Struggles To Persuade Activists To Knock On Doors

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Labour Struggles To Persuade Activists To Knock On Doors

A disconnect between the Labour government and party members is causing a fall in the number of activists willing to campaign, organisers have warn...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 7d

Scoop from @cjayanetti.bsky.social - Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of funding for children’s services halved in under local govt grant reform plans www.politicshome.com/news/article...

London Councils Face Losing Half Their Share Of Children's Services Funding

Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of funding for children’s services halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government gran...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 8d

A fascinating pair of charts from @benansell.bsky.social that Labour strategists would do well to heed: benansell.substack.com/p/british-po...

Election voters by party, and their jobs, showing Reform and Labour voters are miles apart

Up to date chart of voters by party, and their jobs

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 9d

A fascinating interview with David Evans by @franciselliott.bsky.social that gets to the core of modern Labour’s intellectual roots www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Keir Starmer's First General Secretary On What Labour Must Do Next

David Evans was instrumental in turning Labour into an election-winning machine. He tells Francis Elliott about soothing Angela Rayner's rows with ...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 10d

Seems ok to me!

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 10d

Matthew Pennycook can't guarantee to @noahvickers.bsky.social that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme... www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Housing Minister Can't Guarantee New Towns Affordable Homes Target Will Be Met

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to guarantee that the government will hit its affordable homes target in the New Towns programme.

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 11d

Not the kind of story Labour wants to drop during conference, from @matildamartin.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...

SEND Reforms At Risk Of Further Delay As Government Tries To Avoid Backlash

There is growing concern that long-awaited reforms to the special education needs and disabilities system risk further delay, PoliticsHome understa...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 12d

An interview with Nick Thomas-Symonds by @sophiealichurch.bsky.social in which he warns the EU not to negotiate an unworkable fee for UK participation in its €150bn defence fund www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Nick Thomas-Symonds: “The Prime Minister Makes His Own Decisions, Always”

EU minister Nick Thomas-Symonds shows Sophie Church how close the UK is to a youth mobility scheme, and how far the Prime Minister is from danger. ...

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 12d

Fun interview with Mick Whelan by @siennarodgers.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...

The Mick Whelan Interview: Strikes, Starmer And 'The Lunatic In The White House'

Mick Whelan, outgoing general secretary of Aslef and chair of Labour Unions, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the state of the Labour Party, its futur...

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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · 13d

Putin isn’t backing down. Instead, he’s launched multiple drone strikes in EU territory this past month. Meanwhile, the US is checked out. Putin is testing the waters, and finding them amenable.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14d

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned yesterday that a "hybrid war" has started in Europe after waves of drones shut down Danish airspace this week.