Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · 2d

📣 Very excited to say that I’m joining The Independent’s brilliant Lobby team next week

I can’t wait to get started!

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · 10d

Exhausting, loud, a DJ blasting ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ at full volume

But enough about my Sunday, how’s Labour conference?

4

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am on a train with 8 carriages out of London.

The guard has just come on the tannoy to tell all of us that four of the carriages don’t have a working toilet, and to apologise to those in carriage 5 for the ‘pong’ they may be able to smell.

5 4

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Aug 21

Kevin currently the top of the BBC home page

2

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Aug 21

A pun in the top line and a sheep called Kevin
www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/nationa...

Shear delight for teenager who took sheep to collect GCSE results

Milly Johnson, 16, brought her ‘best friend’ Kevin with her to Tarleton Academy in Lancashire on Thursday.

www.stalbansreview.co.uk

2 1 8

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Aug 16

Good evening from The Oval

2 7

Reposted by Caitlin Doherty

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Jul 22

The explosion in support for women’s football has been one of my greatest joys in the last five years

I love this team and I love Sarina Wiegman

2 9 180

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Jul 27

I ADORE SPORT

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Jul 27

I don’t like sport

2 44

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Jul 27

I don’t like sport

1 1 5

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Jul 22

The explosion in support for women’s football has been one of my greatest joys in the last five years

I love this team and I love Sarina Wiegman

2 9 180

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Jul 22

Following England in sports involving balls has taken at least 8 years off my life expectancy

1 11

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Jun 17

Plugs, pubs, live events

Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · Jun 16

So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.

1 1

Reposted by Caitlin Doherty

Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · Jun 5

Mel Stride earlier today insisted Kemi Badenoch would 'get better through time', just like Margaret Thatcher did.

Badenoch ‘will get better’, says Stride as Tories’ polling woes continue

The shadow chancellor insisted the party has the right person in the top job.

www.standard.co.uk

2 1 1

Reposted by Caitlin Doherty

Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · May 30

Reform has already received cryptocurrency donations as it announces plans to cut taxes on Bitcoin (interestingly, party chair Zia Yusuf admitted he doesn't own any crypto himself) www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Reform backs cryptocurrency tax cut as party receives first Bitcoin donations

Party chairman Zia Yusuf suggested the cut could generate up to £1 billion for the Treasury over a decade.

www.independent.co.uk

4 3 9

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · May 10

Lordship isn't close to a tube station so I think is more local.

And then *just* down the road is Finsbury Park which is obviously very well connected and gets closer to 700/800

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · May 10

Very new to ParkRun and thought the 200-odd at my local in north London was a lot. Then saw that Battersea gets over 1000!

1

Reposted by Caitlin Doherty

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · May 8

Sir Keir Starmer was pulled away from the second half of his beloved Arsenal’s semi-final to firm up the final details of the US trade deal with Donald Trump.

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Truth Social and football phone calls: the final hours of the UK-US trade deal

Sir Keir Starmer said the timing ‘couldn’t be more apt’.

www.standard.co.uk

1 4

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · May 8

Sir Keir Starmer was pulled away from the second half of his beloved Arsenal’s semi-final to firm up the final details of the US trade deal with Donald Trump.

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

Truth Social and football phone calls: the final hours of the UK-US trade deal

Sir Keir Starmer said the timing ‘couldn’t be more apt’.

www.standard.co.uk

1 4

Reposted by Caitlin Doherty

Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · May 8

filling time on air until the new pope is announced is known as "pontiffication"

82 420 3.1K

Reposted by Caitlin Doherty

Arj Singh @arjsingh.bsky.social · May 8

Trump sends No 10 into disarray on trade deal, but Starmer will be thrilled with the result (unlike Arsenal)

💂‍♂️ UK scrambling to announce deal on VE Day
🏭Reporters sent to the wrong factory
☎️Weird speakerphone press conference
✅But major win for PM

2 2

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Apr 27

You think running a marathon is hard?

Try being in your late-20s and trying to keep track of everyone you know when London and Manchester are on the same day

3

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Mar 11

Mine arrived in four days *over Christmas and Boxing Day*

1 9

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Mar 1

I refuse to believe the defence spending increase was 4 days ago

There have been at least 4 weeks since then…

16

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Feb 26

🕰️🌅

1 17

Caitlin Doherty @caitlindoherty.bsky.social · Feb 25

The Prime Minister will deliver a statement on defence in Downing Street at 5pm this afternoon after pledging to raise defence spending from its current 2.3% to 2.5% of GDP

1 1 2