Andie Hallihan
@hooli.bsky.social
Builds new factories and improves older ones. Engineering & psychology. Star sailing, greyhounds rescuing & reading.
We need to reduce inequality and build a better society. Good homes, food, healthcare and education work well for everyone!
We need to reduce inequality and build a better society. Good homes, food, healthcare and education work well for everyone!
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Our major new book is out today, exploring the changing circumstances of the poorer half of Britain, and setting out a policy agenda.
Read a summary of it all here resolutionfoundation.substack.com/p/unsung-bri...
Read a summary of it all here resolutionfoundation.substack.com/p/unsung-bri...
Unsung Britain: working harder, getting nowhere
Mike Brewer explains how recent decades have squeezed the households who can least afford it
resolutionfoundation.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Our major new book is out today, exploring the changing circumstances of the poorer half of Britain, and setting out a policy agenda.
Read a summary of it all here resolutionfoundation.substack.com/p/unsung-bri...
Read a summary of it all here resolutionfoundation.substack.com/p/unsung-bri...
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Read 200 pages of our new book here www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Or — if you’re in a rush — read @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social’s summary piece below, which does an amazing job of boiling the gist of it down to 900-odd words
Or — if you’re in a rush — read @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social’s summary piece below, which does an amazing job of boiling the gist of it down to 900-odd words
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Read 200 pages of our new book here www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Or — if you’re in a rush — read @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social’s summary piece below, which does an amazing job of boiling the gist of it down to 900-odd words
Or — if you’re in a rush — read @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social’s summary piece below, which does an amazing job of boiling the gist of it down to 900-odd words
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Russia’s war in Ukraine has increasingly become a war of drones, but artillery still plays a key role on the battlefield. Newly obtained documents from 2014 to 2025 show that Russia continues to modernize its artillery production using industrial machinery from Europe. 🧵Thread:
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Russia’s war in Ukraine has increasingly become a war of drones, but artillery still plays a key role on the battlefield. Newly obtained documents from 2014 to 2025 show that Russia continues to modernize its artillery production using industrial machinery from Europe. 🧵Thread:
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
6/ Liebherr is not the only German company on the list. HERMLE AG and DMG MORI also appear, alongside the Italian companies TACCHI and PARPAS, the British firm JONES & SHIPMAN, and the Taiwanese manufacturers KAFO and Glory.
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
6/ Liebherr is not the only German company on the list. HERMLE AG and DMG MORI also appear, alongside the Italian companies TACCHI and PARPAS, the British firm JONES & SHIPMAN, and the Taiwanese manufacturers KAFO and Glory.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Elon’s emails to Epstein.
Location: Starbase, Texas
Location: Starbase, Texas
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales
Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...
nation.cymru
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
In 1996, Maria Farmer reported to the New York Police Dept and FBI that Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell had violently groped her. She later found out her sister Annie, then 16, had also been violated by Epstein. The FBI failed to investigate and the abuse of girls continued.
Victims have told us the worst of Epstein’s crimes for decades – and they are still being ignored
Survivors were denied justice once again when Epstein was found dead in his jail cell.
share.google
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
In 1996, Maria Farmer reported to the New York Police Dept and FBI that Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell had violently groped her. She later found out her sister Annie, then 16, had also been violated by Epstein. The FBI failed to investigate and the abuse of girls continued.
Nick Buckley of Advance UK.
Apparently unaware that he is broadcasting he is a weak man.
Able to blame victims. That’s about as good as he gets.
Apparently unaware that he is broadcasting he is a weak man.
Able to blame victims. That’s about as good as he gets.
Advance UK Gorton + Denton by-election candidate Nick Buckley says his posts about many women being whores, ruined by feminism, are 'taken out of context'. Searcnlight Magazine report on the response to their posts
searchlightmagazine.com/2026/02/adva...
searchlightmagazine.com/2026/02/adva...
February 7, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Nick Buckley of Advance UK.
Apparently unaware that he is broadcasting he is a weak man.
Able to blame victims. That’s about as good as he gets.
Apparently unaware that he is broadcasting he is a weak man.
Able to blame victims. That’s about as good as he gets.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
Exclusive: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton
People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didn’t know she was working for Reform
manchestermill.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
Bloody hell - do we need better politicians. Every single party conspiring to make life worse.
Labour - you need to listen to your voters.
Reform - will make your life worse.
Conservatives - see Reform.
Greens - deliberately standing to make Reform more likely.
LDs - see Greens.
Awful.
Labour - you need to listen to your voters.
Reform - will make your life worse.
Conservatives - see Reform.
Greens - deliberately standing to make Reform more likely.
LDs - see Greens.
Awful.
Clevedon South (North Somerset) Council By-Election Result:
🌹 LAB: 29.0% (-25.4)
➡️ RFM: 27.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 18.6% (-27.0)
🌍 GRN: 16.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 8.3% (New)
Labour HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌹 LAB: 29.0% (-25.4)
➡️ RFM: 27.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 18.6% (-27.0)
🌍 GRN: 16.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 8.3% (New)
Labour HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Bloody hell - do we need better politicians. Every single party conspiring to make life worse.
Labour - you need to listen to your voters.
Reform - will make your life worse.
Conservatives - see Reform.
Greens - deliberately standing to make Reform more likely.
LDs - see Greens.
Awful.
Labour - you need to listen to your voters.
Reform - will make your life worse.
Conservatives - see Reform.
Greens - deliberately standing to make Reform more likely.
LDs - see Greens.
Awful.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
If you’re not one to read court papers this is an excellent one to get started.
It is clear. It is fair. It is damning.
Thank you judge.
It is clear. It is fair. It is damning.
Thank you judge.
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 7:43 AM
If you’re not one to read court papers this is an excellent one to get started.
It is clear. It is fair. It is damning.
Thank you judge.
It is clear. It is fair. It is damning.
Thank you judge.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
London is a very safe city. But since monetisation of X the posts spreading disinformation have grown hugely. It’s a monetisation problem, not a London problem.
Londoners know London is safe. Reform supporters think it’s unsafe.
Go to London. Reform supporters won’t.
economist.com/britain/2026...
Londoners know London is safe. Reform supporters think it’s unsafe.
Go to London. Reform supporters won’t.
economist.com/britain/2026...
London is far safer than violent viral videos will have you believe
Contrary to social-media lore, it is one of the safest cities in the world
economist.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:29 AM
London is a very safe city. But since monetisation of X the posts spreading disinformation have grown hugely. It’s a monetisation problem, not a London problem.
Londoners know London is safe. Reform supporters think it’s unsafe.
Go to London. Reform supporters won’t.
economist.com/britain/2026...
Londoners know London is safe. Reform supporters think it’s unsafe.
Go to London. Reform supporters won’t.
economist.com/britain/2026...
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Lovely hatchet job on the monstrosity that is Suella Braverman. Crace covers it all;
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform | John Crace
Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long ago
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Lovely hatchet job on the monstrosity that is Suella Braverman. Crace covers it all;
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Here is the letter from a Minnesota police officer reflecting the values of law enforcement officers of integrity.
January 27, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Here is the letter from a Minnesota police officer reflecting the values of law enforcement officers of integrity.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
A portion of the statement from a physician who attempted to assist Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A portion of the statement from a physician who attempted to assist Alex Pretti.
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
Changes announced in the last Budget have pushed Britain's student loans system up the political agenda. Many graduates are angry about a system that, they say, blights their futures.
Read the full story in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/SMB3Mcc
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/1xQqpJh
Read the full story in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/SMB3Mcc
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/1xQqpJh
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Changes announced in the last Budget have pushed Britain's student loans system up the political agenda. Many graduates are angry about a system that, they say, blights their futures.
Read the full story in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/SMB3Mcc
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/1xQqpJh
Read the full story in today's #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/SMB3Mcc
Then take today's #FTEdit poll 🗳️ ft.trib.al/1xQqpJh
Reposted by Andie Hallihan
“Trump does not respond to outrage. He responds to markets.”
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“Trump does not respond to outrage. He responds to markets.”
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.