Sam Bright
@writesbright.bsky.social
Investigative journalist, author, and Yorkshireman. DeSmog’s UK deputy editor.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
www.desmog.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
www.desmog.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
This is one of the most damning videos I’ve ever watched of Farage.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
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Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is one of the most damning videos I’ve ever watched of Farage.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
He essentially admits being racist at school - only says he didn’t do it “with intent”.
The quiver in his voice at the end - he knows he can’t squirm out of this one.
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🔴 How the Daily Mail short-changed its own shareholders
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
How the Daily Mail short-changed its own shareholders
A tale that hasn’t received enough air time...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🔴 How the Daily Mail short-changed its own shareholders
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
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Fresh from advising Morgan McSweeney last week, Labour peer Maurice Glasman addressed the annual conference of a pro-Reform group that has spread myths about the Covid vaccine and has claimed Starmer is "destroying Britain".
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
High-profile Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman was one of the keynote speakers at the annual conference of the Together Declaration, a conspiracy theory group with ties to Reform UK. Together held its ...
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Fresh from advising Morgan McSweeney last week, Labour peer Maurice Glasman addressed the annual conference of a pro-Reform group that has spread myths about the Covid vaccine and has claimed Starmer is "destroying Britain".
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
“He insists on civility in public debate” yet regularly goes on GB News is some absolutely wild mental gymnastics from Glasman
Is that possibly because anyone with half a braincell and a genuine understanding of politics and issues knows GB News is a joke by any chance?
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“He insists on civility in public debate” yet regularly goes on GB News is some absolutely wild mental gymnastics from Glasman
🔴 How the Daily Mail short-changed its own shareholders
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
How the Daily Mail short-changed its own shareholders
A tale that hasn’t received enough air time...
writesbright.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🔴 How the Daily Mail short-changed its own shareholders
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
If any other big business had done this, it would’ve made a lot of headlines.
But, because it was the Mail, the critics were noticeable silent
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Party of the Workers: Latest
This is vital context to Zia Yusuf's attacks on @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
Few people have paid attention to how Yusuf made his millions.
He sold "ultimate luxuries" to the mega rich.
Yusuf is desperately trying to torpedo the idea that him and his mates should be taxed.
Few people have paid attention to how Yusuf made his millions.
He sold "ultimate luxuries" to the mega rich.
Yusuf is desperately trying to torpedo the idea that him and his mates should be taxed.
Before Reform, Zia Yusuf was a digital butler to the super rich
How Yusuf made his money...
writesbright.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Party of the Workers: Latest
This is vital context to Zia Yusuf's attacks on @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
Few people have paid attention to how Yusuf made his millions.
He sold "ultimate luxuries" to the mega rich.
Yusuf is desperately trying to torpedo the idea that him and his mates should be taxed.
Few people have paid attention to how Yusuf made his millions.
He sold "ultimate luxuries" to the mega rich.
Yusuf is desperately trying to torpedo the idea that him and his mates should be taxed.
Before Reform, Zia Yusuf was a digital butler to the super rich
How Yusuf made his money...
writesbright.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is vital context to Zia Yusuf's attacks on @zackpolanski.bsky.social.
Few people have paid attention to how Yusuf made his millions.
He sold "ultimate luxuries" to the mega rich.
Yusuf is desperately trying to torpedo the idea that him and his mates should be taxed.
Few people have paid attention to how Yusuf made his millions.
He sold "ultimate luxuries" to the mega rich.
Yusuf is desperately trying to torpedo the idea that him and his mates should be taxed.
Nigel Farage claimed that he doesn’t have a Russia problem - and then proceeded to hire this guy, who’s said Putin’s war in Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict” that he doesn’t “care very much about”…
Farage’s new hire won’t help his Putin problem
He’s got a new senior advisor... who has some pretty awful views.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Nigel Farage claimed that he doesn’t have a Russia problem - and then proceeded to hire this guy, who’s said Putin’s war in Ukraine is a “regional Slavic conflict” that he doesn’t “care very much about”…
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“Labour and the BBC don’t understand their enemy – or even know that their enemy exists. They’re running around with bayonets while their adversaries are dropping nukes.” @writesbright.bsky.social
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What Labour and the BBC have in common
They still don’t get it...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Labour and the BBC don’t understand their enemy – or even know that their enemy exists. They’re running around with bayonets while their adversaries are dropping nukes.” @writesbright.bsky.social
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Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
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Ofcom bears a not-so-insignificant responsibility for the blatantly racist rhetoric now treated as 'normal' on British TV
When a regulator simply shrugs at escalating hate we're all negatively impacted
When a regulator simply shrugs at escalating hate we're all negatively impacted
And TalkTV.
It’s sickening that these platforms have been normalised in media circles when they’re giving airtime to such horrific opinions basically every single day
It’s sickening that these platforms have been normalised in media circles when they’re giving airtime to such horrific opinions basically every single day
Lucy White advocates a ban on "non-natives" from office, citing Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel.
So she is referring to UK-born ethnic minority citizens. (Her argument would apply equally to Shabana Mahmood, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and others)
Lucy White continues to be a GB News regular
So she is referring to UK-born ethnic minority citizens. (Her argument would apply equally to Shabana Mahmood, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and others)
Lucy White continues to be a GB News regular
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Ofcom bears a not-so-insignificant responsibility for the blatantly racist rhetoric now treated as 'normal' on British TV
When a regulator simply shrugs at escalating hate we're all negatively impacted
When a regulator simply shrugs at escalating hate we're all negatively impacted
And TalkTV.
It’s sickening that these platforms have been normalised in media circles when they’re giving airtime to such horrific opinions basically every single day
It’s sickening that these platforms have been normalised in media circles when they’re giving airtime to such horrific opinions basically every single day
Lucy White advocates a ban on "non-natives" from office, citing Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel.
So she is referring to UK-born ethnic minority citizens. (Her argument would apply equally to Shabana Mahmood, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and others)
Lucy White continues to be a GB News regular
So she is referring to UK-born ethnic minority citizens. (Her argument would apply equally to Shabana Mahmood, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman and others)
Lucy White continues to be a GB News regular
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And TalkTV.
It’s sickening that these platforms have been normalised in media circles when they’re giving airtime to such horrific opinions basically every single day
It’s sickening that these platforms have been normalised in media circles when they’re giving airtime to such horrific opinions basically every single day
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🔴 What Labour and the BBC have in common…
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
What Labour and the BBC have in common
They still don’t get it...
writesbright.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🔴 What Labour and the BBC have in common…
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
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Great analysis here from @writesbright.bsky.social
“There’s a strange symmetry between the Labour Party and the BBC at the moment. Namely, both are behaving with intense, self-destructive naivety towards the right-wing press”
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“There’s a strange symmetry between the Labour Party and the BBC at the moment. Namely, both are behaving with intense, self-destructive naivety towards the right-wing press”
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
What Labour and the BBC have in common
They still don’t get it...
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Great analysis here from @writesbright.bsky.social
“There’s a strange symmetry between the Labour Party and the BBC at the moment. Namely, both are behaving with intense, self-destructive naivety towards the right-wing press”
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
“There’s a strange symmetry between the Labour Party and the BBC at the moment. Namely, both are behaving with intense, self-destructive naivety towards the right-wing press”
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
One of the most nauseating parts of right-wing discourse over the past few years has been their insistence that lockdowns a scam.
The Covid inquiry says that 23k people died because we locked down one week too late. God knows how many more would’ve died if the herd immunity crowd had got their way
The Covid inquiry says that 23k people died because we locked down one week too late. God knows how many more would’ve died if the herd immunity crowd had got their way
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One of the most nauseating parts of right-wing discourse over the past few years has been their insistence that lockdowns a scam.
The Covid inquiry says that 23k people died because we locked down one week too late. God knows how many more would’ve died if the herd immunity crowd had got their way
The Covid inquiry says that 23k people died because we locked down one week too late. God knows how many more would’ve died if the herd immunity crowd had got their way
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Brilliant analysis from @writesbright.bsky.social
Follow and subscribe to him if you don’t already
Brilliant analysis from @writesbright.bsky.social
Follow and subscribe to him if you don’t already
What Labour and the BBC have in common
They still don’t get it...
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
Brilliant analysis from @writesbright.bsky.social
Follow and subscribe to him if you don’t already
Brilliant analysis from @writesbright.bsky.social
Follow and subscribe to him if you don’t already
🔴 What Labour and the BBC have in common…
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
What Labour and the BBC have in common
They still don’t get it...
writesbright.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🔴 What Labour and the BBC have in common…
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
Their mutual naivety towards the feral right-wing media is causing them to make huge strategic mistakes.
📝 New post 👇🏻
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This story about a Reform councillor in Northumberland has about three different massive stories in it.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
Blyth Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers £140,000
Property companies owned or run by Barry Elliott owe tens of thousands of pounds to customers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This story about a Reform councillor in Northumberland has about three different massive stories in it.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
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Funny how they never engage with the ones on the left they disagree with...
Glasman's spox said he “regularly engages with people with whom he does not agree... He will continue to listen and debate on the work of renewing our country.”
I fail to see how rubbing shoulders with a bunch of cranks and conspiracy theorists will "renew" Britain, but maybe Morgan disagrees.
I fail to see how rubbing shoulders with a bunch of cranks and conspiracy theorists will "renew" Britain, but maybe Morgan disagrees.
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Funny how they never engage with the ones on the left they disagree with...
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Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: ‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
w/ Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Fresh from advising Morgan McSweeney last week, Labour peer Maurice Glasman addressed the annual conference of a pro-Reform group that has spread myths about the Covid vaccine and has claimed Starmer is "destroying Britain".
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
High-profile Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman was one of the keynote speakers at the annual conference of the Together Declaration, a conspiracy theory group with ties to Reform UK. Together held its ...
www.desmog.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Fresh from advising Morgan McSweeney last week, Labour peer Maurice Glasman addressed the annual conference of a pro-Reform group that has spread myths about the Covid vaccine and has claimed Starmer is "destroying Britain".
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
📝 New @desmog.com story 👇
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The ‘patriots’ who loathe Britain writesbright.substack.com/p/the-patrio...
The ‘patriots’ who loathe Britain
They claim to love our country, but want to destroy all its institutions...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The ‘patriots’ who loathe Britain writesbright.substack.com/p/the-patrio...