Cosimo Matteini
@cosimomatteini.bsky.social
Britalian in London, work as a digital project coordinator, into photography, cinema, cooking, baking, classical music, learning the flute. He/him 🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️
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People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story.
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
January 12, 2026 at 7:27 AM
People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story.
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
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Today in Parliament, the Government formally introduced the Bill to remove the two-child limit in Universal Credit.
📍 It's a significant moment for campaigners and millions of families affected by this cruel policy.
bills.parliament.uk/bills/4059
📍 It's a significant moment for campaigners and millions of families affected by this cruel policy.
bills.parliament.uk/bills/4059
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Current version of Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses
bills.parliament.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Today in Parliament, the Government formally introduced the Bill to remove the two-child limit in Universal Credit.
📍 It's a significant moment for campaigners and millions of families affected by this cruel policy.
bills.parliament.uk/bills/4059
📍 It's a significant moment for campaigners and millions of families affected by this cruel policy.
bills.parliament.uk/bills/4059
Excellent!
Enemies within and without. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog includes a look at Erasmus, the Mail's anti-emigrant campaign, the great hate at home and the threat from Trump abroad, and the government's response: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/enem...
January 9, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Excellent!
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ICYMI – Labour are boosting animal welfare protections!
The changes proposed in the new Animal Welfare Strategy for England include:
🦊 Banning trail hunting;
🪤 ending the use of snare traps;
🐔 banning hen cages;
🐷 banning pig farrowing crates;
🐶 and ending puppy smuggling & farming.
The changes proposed in the new Animal Welfare Strategy for England include:
🦊 Banning trail hunting;
🪤 ending the use of snare traps;
🐔 banning hen cages;
🐷 banning pig farrowing crates;
🐶 and ending puppy smuggling & farming.
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
ICYMI – Labour are boosting animal welfare protections!
The changes proposed in the new Animal Welfare Strategy for England include:
🦊 Banning trail hunting;
🪤 ending the use of snare traps;
🐔 banning hen cages;
🐷 banning pig farrowing crates;
🐶 and ending puppy smuggling & farming.
The changes proposed in the new Animal Welfare Strategy for England include:
🦊 Banning trail hunting;
🪤 ending the use of snare traps;
🐔 banning hen cages;
🐷 banning pig farrowing crates;
🐶 and ending puppy smuggling & farming.
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When Farage parrots Putin's lines, he's not just abandoning Ukraine, but putting all of Europe and the UK in danger.
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
When Farage parrots Putin's lines, he's not just abandoning Ukraine, but putting all of Europe and the UK in danger.
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Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter
Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Great to see a Labour Cabinet minister posting on Bluesky! I hope more of her colleagues in Government follow her lead.
We've tabled amendments to Labour's flagship Children's Wellbeing & Schools Bill to go further on our ambition to:
▪️ Cut the cost of sending children to school
▪️ Drive high and rising school standards
▪️ Stop vulnerable children from falling through the cracks
More below 🧵
▪️ Cut the cost of sending children to school
▪️ Drive high and rising school standards
▪️ Stop vulnerable children from falling through the cracks
More below 🧵
January 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Great to see a Labour Cabinet minister posting on Bluesky! I hope more of her colleagues in Government follow her lead.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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I stopped using Twitter more than a year ago. I'd encourage all my colleagues - whatever party they are from - to do the same.
MPs urge boycott of Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI’s undressing
The call to end use of X for official government communication follows posts of digitally undressed women and children that may have broken UK law
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I stopped using Twitter more than a year ago. I'd encourage all my colleagues - whatever party they are from - to do the same.
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The debate on immigration has become so toxic that we are in danger of not being able to talk about it at all - we need to change that because otherwise we could make the situation worse for all concerned. However hard it is, I won’t stop trying to change the conversation. If you agree please share.
January 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The debate on immigration has become so toxic that we are in danger of not being able to talk about it at all - we need to change that because otherwise we could make the situation worse for all concerned. However hard it is, I won’t stop trying to change the conversation. If you agree please share.
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All options for EU reset have trade offs as well as benefits. We won’t have many chances to get right and nor is it solely our choice! With problems Brexit causing service as well as manufacturing sectors, this from @labour4europe.bsky.social points way to Switzerland ukandeu.ac.uk/thinking-swi...
Thinking Swiss on the EU-UK reset - UK in a changing Europe
Matthew Harries reflects on the different models the UK could pursue in shaping its relationship with the European Union.
ukandeu.ac.uk
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
All options for EU reset have trade offs as well as benefits. We won’t have many chances to get right and nor is it solely our choice! With problems Brexit causing service as well as manufacturing sectors, this from @labour4europe.bsky.social points way to Switzerland ukandeu.ac.uk/thinking-swi...
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Trump’s new doctrine: no one is safe.
The New Dark Age
Trump has turned America into a global threat
chadbourn.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Trump’s new doctrine: no one is safe.
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Left unchallenged, Trumps actions in Venezuela set a troubling precedent international law is optional- undermining any sort of rules based world order.
It should be for the people of Venezuela to determine their future- the UN must step in to ensure that principle is upheld by all.
It should be for the people of Venezuela to determine their future- the UN must step in to ensure that principle is upheld by all.
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Left unchallenged, Trumps actions in Venezuela set a troubling precedent international law is optional- undermining any sort of rules based world order.
It should be for the people of Venezuela to determine their future- the UN must step in to ensure that principle is upheld by all.
It should be for the people of Venezuela to determine their future- the UN must step in to ensure that principle is upheld by all.
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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I've written about why there is a arguably a political incentive for UK ministers to try and ignore the case of Shamima Begum, but also reasons why this might not be possible forever.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Ministers cannot go on ignoring the Shamima Begum case, for two important reasons
The fate of the woman who left the UK at 15 in search of Islamic State raises wider questions about citizenship
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I've written about why there is a arguably a political incentive for UK ministers to try and ignore the case of Shamima Begum, but also reasons why this might not be possible forever.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐗/𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰.
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
Elon Musk's Grok apologizes after generating sexual images of young girls
The incident has renewed concerns about sexualized images being made of women with their consent.
www.newsweek.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐗/𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰.
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
Musk’s platform is proving itself a vile cesspit: its AI generating sexually explicit images of children is horrifying.
Every day we tolerate this, we weaken our democracies and endanger our future.
www.newsweek.com/grok-apology...
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Representing Roman Abramovich - a sanctioned Russian oligarch - while serving as Conservative shadow Attorney-General risks a huge conflict of interest.
Kemi Badenoch needs to make a choice. Either Lord Wolfson continues as shadow AG or advises Abramovich.
He can’t do both.
Kemi Badenoch needs to make a choice. Either Lord Wolfson continues as shadow AG or advises Abramovich.
He can’t do both.
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Representing Roman Abramovich - a sanctioned Russian oligarch - while serving as Conservative shadow Attorney-General risks a huge conflict of interest.
Kemi Badenoch needs to make a choice. Either Lord Wolfson continues as shadow AG or advises Abramovich.
He can’t do both.
Kemi Badenoch needs to make a choice. Either Lord Wolfson continues as shadow AG or advises Abramovich.
He can’t do both.
I signed this petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
act.38degrees.org.uk
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I signed this petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
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flic.kr
December 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Great op-ed by @stellacreasy.bsky.social. Whilst rejoining would be great, it is not realistic, it's time consuming, and would get in the way of needed change.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that | Stella Creasy
While those who defend the status quo and those who say ‘simply rejoin’ the EU are both wrong, there is a new mood and a clear opportunity, says Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Euro...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Great op-ed by @stellacreasy.bsky.social. Whilst rejoining would be great, it is not realistic, it's time consuming, and would get in the way of needed change.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Now is the time to speak up and stand up for who we are and who we are not.
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Now is the time to speak up and stand up for who we are and who we are not.
