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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · 15d

Italy sends Navy ship to protect and escort the Sumud flotilla, trying to deliver aid to Gaza. What is the UK gov doing to protect its own citizens on board?

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · May 16

At an EU-UK Summit most of the international press has been denied accreditation.
This makes no sense.

The Foreign Press Association in London @fpalondon.bsky.social · May 16

The FPA is dismayed by Sir Keir Starmer's press accreditation policy for the EU-UK Summit of Monday 19th May. The vast majority of EU news outlets have been denied access. We have written to @10DowningStreet to urge him to reconsider.
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Apr 3

The @nytimes.com today shows what the Trump effect has been on the world's major economies...

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Mar 10

Still pretty high all things considered

Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Mar 10

YouGov: 53% of Britons consider the US to be an ally or friendly rival, down from 67% in December

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · Mar 10

"We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of winning. And you'll say, 'Please, please. It's too much winning. We can't take it anymore. Mr. President, it's too much.'

Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · Mar 10

Good morning S&P 500

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Feb 20

"The #Trump administration’s most overt anti-press freedom moves have been direct threats and restrictions against journalists and their outlets" says @rsf.org
The US has fallen on the RSF World Press Freedom Index and now sits at 55th out of 180 countries, its lowest-ever ranking.

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Feb 12

Main takeaway from today’s launch of the Military Balance Report by IISS was: “Can the UK defend itself if attacked with a ballistic missile? The short answer is no” 😳

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Feb 7

😳 Lego?!?

Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum

www.thetimes.com/article/70af...

Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes only two genders, says Science Museum

The plastic bricks may reinforce heterosexuality as the ‘norm’ because the blocks are seen as ‘male and female’, according to a tour at the London attraction

www.thetimes.com

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · Feb 5

Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?

Elon Musk tweet: We spent the wekend feeding USAID

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Feb 5

Brilliant, sobering article by #DanielFinkelstein in @thetimes.com

Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man

www.thetimes.com/article/c595...

Four years? Trumpism will outlast the man

Much of Europe may shrink from the president’s worldview but it was widespread in the US for much of the 20th century

www.thetimes.com

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Jan 30

Looking forward to this with Roar News next week 🙌

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Jan 30

For foreign correspondents, getting access to the @ukhouseofcommons.bsky.social can be tricky, so it’s crucial to get events like the FPA Day in Parliament to get right to the centre of British politics.

The Foreign Press Association in London @fpalondon.bsky.social · Jan 30

FPA Tour of the House of Commons.
It doesn’t get much more exciting than this for a U.K. Foreign Correspondent #presstrip

#ukcorrespondent #london #fpa #fpamembers #houseofcommons #parliament #ukparliament #westminster

©️house of commons @dbonetti.bsky.social

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · Jan 23

Finally caps on political donations in UK going mainstream

Ex Labour home sec David Blunkett has called for caps. I've written for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on it today

What do you think? A couple of days left to take our Safeguarding Democracy survey

Please share!
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard

Democracy For Sale - Safeguard Democracy

A survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money

democracyforsale.co.uk

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Jan 23

Coolest camel 🐪 ever 😂

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Jan 22

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · Jan 22

Donald Trump. An Apology.

The new Private Eye is out now

A photo of the front cover of issue 1641 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "ON SHELVES NOW!" The headline reads "DONALD TRUMP: AN APOLOGY." The cover features a mock statement claiming that, in contrast to past descriptions of Trump as "a sleazy, deranged, orange-faced man-baby," the magazine now recognises him as "a political colossus, the voice of sanity, a champion of liberty, and the saviour of the Western world." The parody humorously describes him as "slim, handsome, and young," concluding with a note that "this statement has not been fact-checked."

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Dec 15

Meloni going from strength to strength, according to @thetimes.com

Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe?

www.thetimes.com/article/7179...

Has Giorgia Meloni made herself the new queen of Europe?

The Italian prime minister has combined populism with pragmatism to charm sceptics of her right-wing agenda. Now world leaders — including ours — want to be her best friend

www.thetimes.com

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Dec 11

Who is the most powerful person in Europe? Giorgia Meloni, according to @politico.eu

www.politico.eu/politico-28-...

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Dec 6

Representing the @fpalondon.bsky.social at the @councilofeu.bsky.social in Strasbourg on #journalismmatters campaign

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Nov 28

Deputy PM #angelarayner at the #Pontignano Conference today in Rome talking about the UK-EU reset

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Nov 25

Our #FPAawards24 are tonight! 🔥

The Foreign Press Association in London @fpalondon.bsky.social · Nov 25

What are the #beststories of 2024?
Big reveal in a few hours!

The winners of the ‘#Oscars of #journalism ’ #FPAawards24 will be announced this evening

FOLLOW THE AWARDS CEREMONY LIVE:
fpalondon-awards.org/livestream

And on the #FPA social media handles
#MediaAwards #bestreporter #bestpodcast

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · Nov 19

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thanks to my colleague @marcovarvello.bsky.social who did this brilliant story on Urban Regeneration in Milan post-Expo. Proud to have been part of its presentation at the Italian Embassy in London

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Nov 20

Proud to have chaired a cracking couple of panels on Urban regeneration in Milan and Lombardy. As a Milanese, born and bred, this was close to my heart.

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Nov 20

Controversial decision by winner Richard Flanagan to refuse the Baillie Gifford Non Fiction Prize and money 💰 until BG stop investing in fossil fuels.
It was elegantly done but it’s a blow to the sponsor and the organisers. Flanagan spoke from the endangered Tasmanian forest.

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Deborah Bonetti @dbonetti.bsky.social · Nov 18

Super useful MP starter pack

Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · Nov 18

The mighty @politicshome.bsky.social MP starter pack has been updated with those who joined the platform over the weekend

There are now more than 120 MPs on Bluesky!

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