@confirmordeny.bsky.social
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The royals cost us half a billion a year. Find out more through Republic's half billion royals report.
www.republic.org.uk/half_billion...
www.republic.org.uk/half_billion...
Half Billion Royals
www.republic.org.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
The royals cost us half a billion a year. Find out more through Republic's half billion royals report.
www.republic.org.uk/half_billion...
www.republic.org.uk/half_billion...
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In Scotland the consultation exercise has opened on whether FOI should be extended to the care homes and 'care at home' services run by private businesses and charities/third sector - you can comment here: www.gov.scot/publications...
Extension of FOISA to private and third sector providers of care home and 'care at home' services - Consultation
This consultation seeks views on whether Freedom of Information law should be extended to cover private and third sector (i.e. voluntary and not-for-profit) providers of care home and 'care at home' p...
www.gov.scot
January 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
In Scotland the consultation exercise has opened on whether FOI should be extended to the care homes and 'care at home' services run by private businesses and charities/third sector - you can comment here: www.gov.scot/publications...
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#CoSP11: 🎉 Last week, countries adopted a resolution that sets minimum standards for political finance transparency.
This is the first time this has happened since the UN Convention against Corruption entered into force 20 years ago.
🔗 Read our experts’ analysis here: anticorru.pt/3g9
This is the first time this has happened since the UN Convention against Corruption entered into force 20 years ago.
🔗 Read our experts’ analysis here: anticorru.pt/3g9
December 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#CoSP11: 🎉 Last week, countries adopted a resolution that sets minimum standards for political finance transparency.
This is the first time this has happened since the UN Convention against Corruption entered into force 20 years ago.
🔗 Read our experts’ analysis here: anticorru.pt/3g9
This is the first time this has happened since the UN Convention against Corruption entered into force 20 years ago.
🔗 Read our experts’ analysis here: anticorru.pt/3g9
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I've been following a pair of odd FOIA cases in D.D.C. brought by America First Legal. The cases argue that the Government Accountability Office (which is part of Congress) and the Judicial Conference and Administrative Office for the Courts (which are in the Judicial Branch) are subject to FOIA.
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I've been following a pair of odd FOIA cases in D.D.C. brought by America First Legal. The cases argue that the Government Accountability Office (which is part of Congress) and the Judicial Conference and Administrative Office for the Courts (which are in the Judicial Branch) are subject to FOIA.
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The government says it's not planning to extend FOI to cover Electoral Returning Officers. However, the forthcoming elections legislation will be a good opportunity to raise this issue further and for someone to propose an amendment to change this.
December 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The government says it's not planning to extend FOI to cover Electoral Returning Officers. However, the forthcoming elections legislation will be a good opportunity to raise this issue further and for someone to propose an amendment to change this.
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Earlier today, Royals Cost Watch revealed that the total cost of Lord-Lieutenants has reached over £2m each year. Unacceptable.
To learn more, check out our press release, below. 👇
www.royalscostwatch.co.uk/cost-of-lord...
#AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing
To learn more, check out our press release, below. 👇
www.royalscostwatch.co.uk/cost-of-lord...
#AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Earlier today, Royals Cost Watch revealed that the total cost of Lord-Lieutenants has reached over £2m each year. Unacceptable.
To learn more, check out our press release, below. 👇
www.royalscostwatch.co.uk/cost-of-lord...
#AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing
To learn more, check out our press release, below. 👇
www.royalscostwatch.co.uk/cost-of-lord...
#AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing
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Jews can’t live peacefully in their homes, they can’t go to a music festival and they can’t congregate openly on a beach in Australia and there are still people out there who will say these massacres and attacks are justified. Or just as bad, stay silent when it happens. Call it out for what it is
December 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Jews can’t live peacefully in their homes, they can’t go to a music festival and they can’t congregate openly on a beach in Australia and there are still people out there who will say these massacres and attacks are justified. Or just as bad, stay silent when it happens. Call it out for what it is
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Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Innocent people end up in our criminal courts.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
Completely, terrifyingly innocent.
And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial.
Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.
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New UK Anti-Corruption Strategy includes expectations for the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories to introduce enhanced registers of beneficial ownership transparency offering "expansive access" as well as a government review of asset and beneficial ownership
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
UK anti-corruption strategy 2025
Strategy to reduce the harm caused by corruption to growth, security and democracy in the UK, and to UK interests overseas.
www.gov.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
New UK Anti-Corruption Strategy includes expectations for the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories to introduce enhanced registers of beneficial ownership transparency offering "expansive access" as well as a government review of asset and beneficial ownership
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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"Work more closely with international partners to support wider access to #beneficialownership data ... and better use of quality data through wider uptake of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard" - FCDO commitment in the new UK Anti-Corruption Strategy www.gov.uk/government/p... #openstandards
UK anti-corruption strategy 2025
Strategy to reduce the harm caused by corruption to growth, security and democracy in the UK, and to UK interests overseas.
www.gov.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Work more closely with international partners to support wider access to #beneficialownership data ... and better use of quality data through wider uptake of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard" - FCDO commitment in the new UK Anti-Corruption Strategy www.gov.uk/government/p... #openstandards
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The true pleasure of Bluesky.
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The true pleasure of Bluesky.
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
"When I look around, I see people who often took a big professional risk because they would not comply. In many cases, they had profiles they had built up for years. They let it go. They did this because they refused to extinguish their moral character."
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We are acting to safeguard the EU financial system.
Russia is now listed as a high-risk country for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
EU entities must apply enhanced vigilance in all transactions involving Russia.
Integrity cannot be compromised.
→ link.europa.eu/G7Kvcg
Russia is now listed as a high-risk country for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
EU entities must apply enhanced vigilance in all transactions involving Russia.
Integrity cannot be compromised.
→ link.europa.eu/G7Kvcg
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We are acting to safeguard the EU financial system.
Russia is now listed as a high-risk country for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
EU entities must apply enhanced vigilance in all transactions involving Russia.
Integrity cannot be compromised.
→ link.europa.eu/G7Kvcg
Russia is now listed as a high-risk country for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.
EU entities must apply enhanced vigilance in all transactions involving Russia.
Integrity cannot be compromised.
→ link.europa.eu/G7Kvcg
@jasonloch.bsky.social - Hello. Firstly, I wanted to say that I am fascinated by all your research. I wondered whether this FOI response I received is of interest to you: e.g.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/statutes_of_the_imperial_service
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
@jasonloch.bsky.social - Hello. Firstly, I wanted to say that I am fascinated by all your research. I wondered whether this FOI response I received is of interest to you: e.g.https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/statutes_of_the_imperial_service
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Watch as anti-monarchist activists are told they will be arrested if they protest on the same road as a royal procession in Windsor 🚨
The group have accused the police of 'banning' protest against the King
The group have accused the police of 'banning' protest against the King
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Watch as anti-monarchist activists are told they will be arrested if they protest on the same road as a royal procession in Windsor 🚨
The group have accused the police of 'banning' protest against the King
The group have accused the police of 'banning' protest against the King
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@confirmordeny.bsky.social has been a good citizen!
No profanity found in their last 23 posts.
No profanity found in their last 23 posts.
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@confirmordeny.bsky.social has been a good citizen!
No profanity found in their last 23 posts.
No profanity found in their last 23 posts.
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"Curtailment of jury trials has generally been reserved for exceptional circumstances, such as war or force of terrorism… the idea of jury trials being pared back in peacetime suggests a failure of governance. It is a symptom of national crisis."
David Hardstaff, partner at BCL Solicitors
David Hardstaff, partner at BCL Solicitors
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
"Curtailment of jury trials has generally been reserved for exceptional circumstances, such as war or force of terrorism… the idea of jury trials being pared back in peacetime suggests a failure of governance. It is a symptom of national crisis."
David Hardstaff, partner at BCL Solicitors
David Hardstaff, partner at BCL Solicitors
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Standing offer: if you maintain the LLPG at a UK council and think the address records are Authority Owned Data rather than Supplied Data (iykyk), email me at [email protected]. I will try to unlock the address data legally using FOI + RPSI regs, and forget your name.
#opendata #openaddresses
#opendata #openaddresses
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Standing offer: if you maintain the LLPG at a UK council and think the address records are Authority Owned Data rather than Supplied Data (iykyk), email me at [email protected]. I will try to unlock the address data legally using FOI + RPSI regs, and forget your name.
#opendata #openaddresses
#opendata #openaddresses
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The decision by a number of local councils to run adverts on their websites didn't quite sit right with me. I couldn't quite work out why until I saw an advert for a credit card on the crisis loan page.
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The decision by a number of local councils to run adverts on their websites didn't quite sit right with me. I couldn't quite work out why until I saw an advert for a credit card on the crisis loan page.
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🗣️ Yesterday, MPs of all stripes spoke out against the ongoing financial secrecy in certain UK Overseas Territories. They called urgent attention to its devastating impacts on their constituents, and pushed the government to act.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🗣️ Yesterday, MPs of all stripes spoke out against the ongoing financial secrecy in certain UK Overseas Territories. They called urgent attention to its devastating impacts on their constituents, and pushed the government to act.
🧵⬇️
🧵⬇️
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From @tbij.bsky.social: An MP has demanded HMRC to release its official estimate of how much tax is being lost to offshore havens – information TBIJ discovered is currently being withheld by the authority.
Read more:
Read more:
HMRC won't admit how much tax is lost offshore
The taxman has the numbers needed to estimate how much cash is lost to overseas havens – but it isn't sharing the details
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
From @tbij.bsky.social: An MP has demanded HMRC to release its official estimate of how much tax is being lost to offshore havens – information TBIJ discovered is currently being withheld by the authority.
Read more:
Read more:
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For those keeping track, it's now three days since I asked the Conservatives for (fairly basic) details of their policy on revoking indefinite leave to remain, eg whether it would include separating families and if it would work as per Chris Philp's draft bill. Despite several reminders: nothing.
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
For those keeping track, it's now three days since I asked the Conservatives for (fairly basic) details of their policy on revoking indefinite leave to remain, eg whether it would include separating families and if it would work as per Chris Philp's draft bill. Despite several reminders: nothing.
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“The secrecy has to end. The truth must be brought out into the open. The public deserves answers.”
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“The secrecy has to end. The truth must be brought out into the open. The public deserves answers.”
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The Ministry of Justice has been convicted of a crime and fined £1,000, in a closed-door court hearing the department itself was apparently not aware was happening
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m...
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m...
Ministry of Justice handed criminal conviction in fast-track courts
The Ministry of Justice is now seeking to overturn its conviction
www.standard.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Ministry of Justice has been convicted of a crime and fined £1,000, in a closed-door court hearing the department itself was apparently not aware was happening
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m...
www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m...
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*Sound of trumpets* There are now more than 1.25 million public Freedom of Information requests on WhatDoTheyKnow. #FOI
We launched the site back in 2008 with two goals...
We launched the site back in 2008 with two goals...
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
*Sound of trumpets* There are now more than 1.25 million public Freedom of Information requests on WhatDoTheyKnow. #FOI
We launched the site back in 2008 with two goals...
We launched the site back in 2008 with two goals...
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Forced to share pins, left open to fraud!
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Forced to share pins, left open to fraud!
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...
1 in 5 with mental health conditions risk financial abuse by sharing pins as banks don't offer carers cards, 3rd party notifications or controls. We want to change that. Full info www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/10...