Richard Lemon

There is increasingly a febrile climate in which democratic politics is under attack from extreme, violent forces. There needs to be unequivocal and robust pushback against threats, violence and destruction, including online.

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Once again: even if vacating X is too much of a leap for the government to contemplate, cross post! There are apps (Fedica, Buffer, others) that allow you to send the same message to every site with no more effort. Call it being "platform-neutral". Help non-death-threat platforms to grow.

Reading takeover completed by ex-Wycombe owner Couhig Reading have been taken over by former Wycombe Wanderers owner Rob Couhig's company Redwood Holdings Limited, the English Football League said on Wednesday, bringing an end to Chinese businessman Dai Yongge's controversial era.

Reading takeover completed by ex-Wycombe owner Couhig reut.rs/431QeV2

‘The Government is expected to urge universities to shake up their business models to make them less reliant on foreign students’

OK, so what is the business model you’ve got in mind? Are you planning to raise tuition fees?

Plus you know research is not fully funded and is cross subsidised?

2025 Local Elections Expected Declaration Times:

Probably best to get an early night on Thursday, with no councils expected to be fully in before 7am.

That being said, 4 of 6 Mayoral races will be counting on the night, as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.

Great interview. Well worth a watch for #readingfc fans.

EFL confirms disqualification of Reading FC owner Dai Yongge The English Football League (EFL) has released a statement regarding the court case that has involved Reading Football Club and

🚨EFL statement:

- Dai Yongge disqualified under Owners' and Directors Test
- EFL to consider 'all options' to bring matter to conclusion if he does not divest interests
- EFL working closely with Reading to progress sale #ReadingFC

rdg.today/efl-confirms...

He makes himself big

Thanks a lot to the Reading hierarchy. Failing to get a takeover done has now resulted in losing the most important person at the club.

Best of luck to Ruben, a bright young coach who is destined for a great career. #ReadingFC

An Open Letter To Ruben Selles Amid reported interest from Hull City in acquiring Reading’s manager, Dave begs our much-loved gaffer to stay put in Berkshire.

"Were it not for you, I am in no doubt that this football club would have collapsed long ago, but it is your work, your tireless effort, that has glued this club together."

An open letter to #ReadingFC's gaffer, Ruben Selles, from Dave.

How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.

Are you a social media manager running an account for an organization or high-profile individual? Or do you own a website and want a simpler username?

On Bluesky, you can verify your account by setting your website as your username.

We just refreshed our how-to guide:

Ed Balls

an egg is reading a newspaper that says daily blurb on it Alt: an egg is reading a newspaper that says daily blurb on it

We’re continuing to test out #TomorrowsPapersToday over here this Sunday evening - please do follow @sgfmann.bsky.social for your look at the front pages..

Just going to post #TomorrowsPapersToday here tonight as well as at the other place as a little test…

All - Bluesky Directory A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.

Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find.

So I built it:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database.

Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.

To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here

go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN

If you're seeing "Invalid Handle" on your profile, this should resolve on its own — thanks for your patience!! 🦋

Roald Dahl had a similar thought.

Orbit – Follow the music and find your vibe Support undiscovered artists and find new tracks for your playlists, handpicked by local BBC Introducing teams. No algorithms, no genres and no personalisation – all you need to do is listen to music ...

Orbit is a new music discovery experiment from the BBC to help you find new music from unsigned UK artists. My team has been designing and building this for the last 6 months. It only takes a few minutes and you'll probably find something good... bbc.co.uk/orbitmusic

For those who want to follow the work of @instituteforgov.bsky.social, I’ve created a list of all the staff who are currently here. Will update as more arrive
bsky.app/profile/did:...

The second starter pack of UK-based reporters, commentators and media is now full but comes with added @harryrose.bsky.social, the editor of Which? (A third pack may follow if needed).

Have a good weekend when it comes!

go.bsky.app/SRXaz4q

Hi - I've drafted a starter pack for UK-based journalists and news organisations, with a bias towards news and politics. Apologies to anyone missed. There's a limit of 50 entries per list, so will start work on a Starter Pack #2 soon

go.bsky.app/Q8u9hAj