Becky Slack
@beckyslack.bsky.social
Trying to change hearts and minds through effective communications.
Co-director @agendacomms.bsky.social
Chair of @BrusselsLabour.bsky.social
Judge of the British Journalism Awards
Co-director @agendacomms.bsky.social
Chair of @BrusselsLabour.bsky.social
Judge of the British Journalism Awards
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Becky Slack
@beckyslack.bsky.social
· Feb 21
Trump's strategy to flood the zone; selling a positive vision of Europe; countering far-right narratives - we covered a lot of ground last night. Huge thanks to Stephanie Quintao for joining us and giving us the perspective of Democrats Abroad. 🧠💪🌹
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMV...
#Trump #Europe
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMV...
#Trump #Europe
Who's joining us at this?
Most fundraisers are not raising as much as they could. Come hear about why in our free lunchtime webinar with Alan Clayton, author of Great Fundraising Organisations: us02web.zoom.us/meet...
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#SettingTheAgenda #CharityComms #NonprofitStrategy #Communications
September 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Who's joining us at this?
Would you be ready to deal with a crisis? If the answer is no, don't know or possibly maybe, perhaps we can help... Come join us on 17 Sept when I'll be sharing loads of useful tips on how to protect your reputation and your communities when a crisis hits.
#crisiscomms
#crisiscomms
When crisis hits, will you be ready? Our new practical workshop on Crisis Communications is built for busy comms professionals in charities, unions and companies with a social purpose. More info and bookings: your-agenda.com/late...
#SettingTheAgenda #PR # CrisisComms #unions #CharityComms
#SettingTheAgenda #PR # CrisisComms #unions #CharityComms
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Would you be ready to deal with a crisis? If the answer is no, don't know or possibly maybe, perhaps we can help... Come join us on 17 Sept when I'll be sharing loads of useful tips on how to protect your reputation and your communities when a crisis hits.
#crisiscomms
#crisiscomms
Super writing workshop this morning. Loved hearing all their stories and seeing their creativity in action. Excellent work, everyone! #WritingWithImpact @agendacomms.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Super writing workshop this morning. Loved hearing all their stories and seeing their creativity in action. Excellent work, everyone! #WritingWithImpact @agendacomms.bsky.social
Rex is a most excellent meeting facilitator 🐶
At Agenda, we always welcome new ideas.
Today Rex, @vicbarlow.bsky.social's malamute, asked: "When is it walkies? Didn't you say there would be walkies? I am ready for walkies."
Agenda listened and obliged, with walkies AND a biscuit.
@begbiewhaack.bsky.social @beckyslack.bsky.social
Today Rex, @vicbarlow.bsky.social's malamute, asked: "When is it walkies? Didn't you say there would be walkies? I am ready for walkies."
Agenda listened and obliged, with walkies AND a biscuit.
@begbiewhaack.bsky.social @beckyslack.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Rex is a most excellent meeting facilitator 🐶
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Why does populism flourish when people feel economically and culturally under threat? And what civil society can do about it?
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February 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Why does populism flourish when people feel economically and culturally under threat? And what civil society can do about it?
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The deadline for applications is fast approaching (London, GMT) Monday 3 March 2025.
The deadline for applications is fast approaching (London, GMT) Monday 3 March 2025.
February 26, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Trump's strategy to flood the zone; selling a positive vision of Europe; countering far-right narratives - we covered a lot of ground last night. Huge thanks to Stephanie Quintao for joining us and giving us the perspective of Democrats Abroad. 🧠💪🌹
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMV...
#Trump #Europe
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMV...
#Trump #Europe
February 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Trump's strategy to flood the zone; selling a positive vision of Europe; countering far-right narratives - we covered a lot of ground last night. Huge thanks to Stephanie Quintao for joining us and giving us the perspective of Democrats Abroad. 🧠💪🌹
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMV...
#Trump #Europe
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMV...
#Trump #Europe
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Are you looking for new ways to counter the harmful narratives being pushed by the far-right?
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February 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Possibly one of the most important lines in this article comes right at the end...
'Mr Rothmund, the researcher, said that this “dynamic of exclusion of AfD voters”, including relative moderates, can in turn lead to their “further radicalisation”.'
www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...
'Mr Rothmund, the researcher, said that this “dynamic of exclusion of AfD voters”, including relative moderates, can in turn lead to their “further radicalisation”.'
www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...
Anger, fear, nostalgia: Why German voters back the far-right AfD party
Many supporters are unsettled by turbulent modern times and yearn for a return to a stable past. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Possibly one of the most important lines in this article comes right at the end...
'Mr Rothmund, the researcher, said that this “dynamic of exclusion of AfD voters”, including relative moderates, can in turn lead to their “further radicalisation”.'
www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...
'Mr Rothmund, the researcher, said that this “dynamic of exclusion of AfD voters”, including relative moderates, can in turn lead to their “further radicalisation”.'
www.straitstimes.com/world/europe...
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
February 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.
If you have to be in a country to claim asylum, and there are no safe and legal routes into the UK (other than from Ukrainian and Hong Kong), does this effectively mean that most refugees are to be barred from becoming citizens? Or have I missed a key fact?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK to refuse citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’
Home Office accused of shutting out refugees, as new guidance says those applicants will ‘normally be refused’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If you have to be in a country to claim asylum, and there are no safe and legal routes into the UK (other than from Ukrainian and Hong Kong), does this effectively mean that most refugees are to be barred from becoming citizens? Or have I missed a key fact?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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With doorsteps in tragic circumstances timing is everything, and sadly on this occasion The Sun got the timing badly wrong pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
Sun reporter visited parents of aid worker killed in Gaza before they knew of his death
A reporter for The Sun visited the parents of a British aid worker killed in an airstrike in Gaza before they had been informed of his death.
pressgazette.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
With doorsteps in tragic circumstances timing is everything, and sadly on this occasion The Sun got the timing badly wrong pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...
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Climate Wins Are Happening, You Just Aren’t Hearing About Them
Research shows we’re drawn to bad news, and President Trump’s actions only amplify the noise. Still, there are hard-fought climate victories worth celebrating
atmos.earth/climate-wins...
Research shows we’re drawn to bad news, and President Trump’s actions only amplify the noise. Still, there are hard-fought climate victories worth celebrating
atmos.earth/climate-wins...
Climate Wins Are Happening, You Just Aren’t Hearing About Them | Atmos
Research shows we’re drawn to bad news. Still, there are hard-fought climate victories worth celebrating in the United States and beyond.
atmos.earth
February 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Climate Wins Are Happening, You Just Aren’t Hearing About Them
Research shows we’re drawn to bad news, and President Trump’s actions only amplify the noise. Still, there are hard-fought climate victories worth celebrating
atmos.earth/climate-wins...
Research shows we’re drawn to bad news, and President Trump’s actions only amplify the noise. Still, there are hard-fought climate victories worth celebrating
atmos.earth/climate-wins...
Resisting this "crew" is taking up the time, energy and resources of environmental groups across Brussels. A massive distraction when efforts should be being spent on actually delivering the change that is so desperately needed. And the less change that happens, the fewer results the public see...
A motley but energetic crew of business interests, centrist political leaders and far-right crusaders all want to reset the EU’s Green Deal.
Yet they are divided on the remedies — and even on whether they want to work together.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/insi...
Yet they are divided on the remedies — and even on whether they want to work together.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/insi...
February 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Resisting this "crew" is taking up the time, energy and resources of environmental groups across Brussels. A massive distraction when efforts should be being spent on actually delivering the change that is so desperately needed. And the less change that happens, the fewer results the public see...
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Thanks to Donald Trump, post-Brexit Britain must now strengthen its ties with the EU
Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals a new and uncertain chapter in global affairs.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexi...
Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals a new and uncertain chapter in global affairs.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexi...
Thanks to Donald Trump, post-Brexit Britain must now strengthen its ties with the EU
Europe in a decade’s time will be vastly different from the one the UK left in 2020, say Dominic Grieve and Caroline Lucas – coupled with the risks presented by the new US president, Britain needs to ...
www.independent.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Thanks to Donald Trump, post-Brexit Britain must now strengthen its ties with the EU
Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals a new and uncertain chapter in global affairs.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexi...
Donald Trump’s return to the White House signals a new and uncertain chapter in global affairs.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/brexi...
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The Big Idea: how do our brains know what’s real?
The Big Idea: how do our brains know what’s real?
From seeing things to hearing voices, there’s a finer line between hallucination and reality than you might suppose
When did you last hallucinate? “The visionary tendency is much more common among sane people than is generally suspected,” wrote the…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The Big Idea: how do our brains know what’s real?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social is parroting Reform UK's immigration messaging. Here's why that's a huge mistake...
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February 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social is parroting Reform UK's immigration messaging. Here's why that's a huge mistake...
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A performer who was part of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained by security after waving the Sudanese flag and Palestinian flags together with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on them toward the end of the performance, the NFL says.
Super Bowl halftime show dancer displays Palestinian, Sudanese flags during Kendrick Lamar performance
The NFL said "no one involved with the production was aware of the individual’s intent.”
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A performer who was part of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained by security after waving the Sudanese flag and Palestinian flags together with the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on them toward the end of the performance, the NFL says.
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A protester unfurled a combined Palestinian and Sudanese flag on the field during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance. The NFL said in a statement that the person was part of the 400-member field cast. nyti.ms/3CVV6Au
February 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A protester unfurled a combined Palestinian and Sudanese flag on the field during Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime performance. The NFL said in a statement that the person was part of the 400-member field cast. nyti.ms/3CVV6Au
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The only thing I know about the Super Bowl is this.
February 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The only thing I know about the Super Bowl is this.
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"The U.S. delegation to a major artificial intelligence summit in Paris next week will not include technical staff from the country's AI Safety Institute, two people close to Washington's plans for the event and a third source ... told Reuters." www.reuters.com/technology/t...
Exclusive: Trump's Paris AI summit delegation won't include AI Safety Institute staff, sources say
The U.S. delegation to a major artificial intelligence summit in Paris next week will not include technical staff from the country's AI Safety Institute, two people close to Washington's plans for the event and a third source briefed on the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
"The U.S. delegation to a major artificial intelligence summit in Paris next week will not include technical staff from the country's AI Safety Institute, two people close to Washington's plans for the event and a third source ... told Reuters." www.reuters.com/technology/t...
Trump and Musk are attempting to dismantle the information ecosystem that helps to protect America's people. But its people are resisting 💪💪
February 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Trump and Musk are attempting to dismantle the information ecosystem that helps to protect America's people. But its people are resisting 💪💪