Steven Wilson-Beales

“Simply holding up a poster?"
“Isn’t that an overreach?"

Nick Ferrari reacts to the 522 arrests made at the protest in support of Palestine Action.

always love a good Orwell quote...

‘Benjamin Netanyahu has blackened Israel’s name’ | The News Agents Despite international pressure for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to ease suffering in Gaza, he instead intends to increase military action. Is this still about eradicating Hamas as he claims?

"The State of Israel had been a symbol of hope and democratic liberal tolerance. What Netanyahu has done is to blacken its name."

What does the future hold for the people of Gaza and Israel, as Benjamin Netanyahu plans to take total control of the region

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Going to delete this but was thinking what to draw and well…

'For fact sake: Why is Trump so bad with numbers?' – by Emily Maitlis | The News Agents Emily Maitlis explores the sacking of Erika McEntarfer, the former head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, and what this tells us about Donald Trump, his hate of unflattering statistics and where ...

"A sacking of this kind is unprecedented, and screams deep personal insecurity," writes Emily Maitlis.

Donald Trump sacked the US Bureau of Labour Statistics because he didn't like the numbers. Can any data his administration shares ever be trusted?

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"There's an unprecedented moral panic, it's spiralling out of control."

The News Agents on how the Tories' "gallop" toward Reform's anti-migrant rhetoric pushes the far-right to even more extreme ground.

'If Tories want less police paperwork they need to stop sharing misinformation on X' - by Emily Maitlis | The News Agents Emily Maitlis reacts to elected officials sharing misinformation on social media relating to migrant hotels and asks the question – what are our politicians really for?

'What is a politician for? Leading, or misleading?'

Protesters gathered outside migrant hotels on the weekend, fuelled by misinformation – some spread by senior Tories.

Emily Maitlis asks what leadership means if it's MPs now sharing conspiracy theories...

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I just misspelt Nigel Farage as Nigel Garage and thought that was quite funny.

"If there is an Us vs Them, it’s with 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴."

"One man said: Atheists have had their way and look what’s happened to the country."

@luketryl.bsky.social shares fascinating focus group insights on religion across the UK.

Choir that drowned out Germany’s AfD leader happy to ‘bend the ear’ of country Group ‘surprised’ when their song was used to disrupt an interview with Alice Weidel – but now they face a backlash

Choir that drowned out Germany’s AfD leader happy to ‘bend the ear’ of country

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The "Other" AI That is Hurting Your Organic Traffic | Wil Reynolds | SEO Week 2025: Summer Drop SEO legend Wil Reynolds delivers a fiery, funny, insightful talk challenging marketers to ditch lazy, scaled content and take the hard, authentic path to meaningful results. From AI myths to revenue t...

I really want to celebrate @willreynolds.bsky.social on this fantastic presentation below. Such a great reminder that we need humans to write for humans. What is the point of ranking well if the page content is rubbish?

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Trump and Starmer in Scotland: Was it a win for the Prime Minister? Donald Trump visited Scotland to open a new golf course – but took off the green to criticise British politicians and share his views on the UK. What did we learn from his visit about how he views the...

"If Starmer did nothing while Trump said what a nasty person Sadiq Khan is, and what a terrible job he's done for London, he'd look really spineless."

Was meeting Trump in Scotland a success for the PM?

Trump and Epstein: Will the president’s New York party days bring him down? Tina Brown, former editor of The Daily Beast and responsible for some of the earliest investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, tells The News Agents about her encounters with the pedophile financier, and ...

"The whole scam of Trump is based on the fact that he thinks his supporters are stupid."

Legendary journalist and editor Tina Brown on her experiences with Jeffrey Epstein, and how Trump's Manhattan party days are back to haunt him

"I'm not a Nazi, I'm a local resident standing up for what I believe in - it's about the girls and getting the hotel closed."

@thecrimeagents.bsky.social Andy Hughes on his encounter with protesters outside The Bell Hotel - which houses migrants - in Epping.

The Epstein Files: Is this the ultimate test of Trump's 'fake news' defence? The Wall Street Journal, which Donald Trump is already suing for $20 billion, has made new claims about his inclusion in the Epstein files – which he says do not exist. Can his ‘fake news’ defence sav...

“Normally Trump can make things go away – but this has become all America is discussing right now."

Why Trump's usual trick of claiming 'fake news' won't shake off the Epstein file allegations

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‘James Cleverly said something that, in modern Britain, has possibly become slightly controversial.’

@mrjamesob.bsky.social gives ‘credit’ to the Tory MP for his comment about the summer riots.

This is a great new podcast by the ONS, this week exploring the latest UK stats on immigration.

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yes and I think there's an issue there. Traditionally when an exclusive story breaks on one brand, it is absorbed by another. The exclusivity needs to be celebrated so the audience understands the value of news coverage- i.e. we need to pay for our media otherwise things like this won't happen.

when one of the gods gives you a nod.

YouTube video by LBC Teenagers react to Keir Starmer lowering voting age being lowered to 16 | LBC

Really interesting interviews here....not the answers you might expect...

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One could argue this chart alone demonstrates why Google should be playing nicely with News publishers....

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Top trends from our latest look at the UK’s news habits Today we’ve published our latest research into news consumption in the UK, which shines a light on how people across the country access news.

"We estimate that UK adults spend, on average, 61 minutes a day consuming news."

What a stat. Even though the size of the news audience is down, 96% of UK adults are still watching, listening or reading news in some form.

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Spotify’s Daniel Ek leads €600mn investment in German drone maker Helsing Defence start-up valued at €12bn to become one of Europe’s most valuable tech groups

ICYMI 👇

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I hope you ate the pastries

Afghan data breach super injunction 'deeply disturbing' for press freedom, says Lewis Goodall Podcast co-host Lewis Goodall has shared fears for the future of media over a court-imposed super injunction.

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