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Ben Blissett

@tldrben.bsky.social

πŸŽ™ Host & Head of UK Content at @tldrnews.bsky.social πŸ“ Based in London | πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ | He/Him βœ‰οΈ Email: ben@tldrnews.co.uk

695 Followers  |  31 Following  |  16 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.6655

Latest posts by tldrben.bsky.social on Bluesky

So, McSweeney stepped down. You could see it coming a mile off..

The lack of speed with which the Starmer government responds to events only serves to threaten it further

08.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot from the Guardian, showing that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official spokesperson stated that Starmer has "full confidence" in Morgan McSweeney

Screenshot from the Guardian, showing that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official spokesperson stated that Starmer has "full confidence" in Morgan McSweeney

Can we skip to the part where Starmer sacks him?

05.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Good on @telegraph.co.uk for calling out deadnaming.

Very progressive of you πŸ‘

www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family...

18.11.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How's that "support the abolition of tuition fees" promise going?

20.10.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Labour Government was supposed to be better. It isn't The Government knew about Mandelson's friendship with Epstein before it offered him the role of ambassador to the US. It should never have given him the position

The government knew about Mandelson's friendship with Epstein before it offered him the role of ambassador to the US. It should never have given him the position inews.co.uk/opinion/this...

10.09.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1048    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 14
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Watch Now: youtu.be/AeI4C7StAk8

Every year we make a video explaining:
- where we really earn our money from
- what we spend that money on
- if we even made a profit

It's time to be transparent again, and reveal our finances for 2024/25

29.07.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is this Badenoch's plan to try and prevent people leaving the military?

I know we have a recruitment crisis, but this seems somewhat excessive

27.06.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are imminently closing in on 1 million subscribers on TLDR News EU!

Please give us a hand pushing us over (this will be the first TLDR News channel to hit 1 million!!)

youtube.com/@TLDRnewsEU

14.04.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you'd prefer to follow me anywhere else, you can find me on Instagram too: @ benblissett

25.01.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's fair to say it's a tad cold in TLDR Towers this morning...

(the heating broke)

06.01.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Stood on parliament bridge, in front of an illuminated Big Ben

Stood on parliament bridge, in front of an illuminated Big Ben

Happy New Year everyone! πŸŽ‰πŸ•›

01.01.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you hate TLDR? Sometimes we hate ourselves too don't worry

Anyway, we just released a video where we respond to all of your negative feedback and you should really check it out: youtu.be/WAo6nqMcUl4

19.12.2024 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

I think all future company updates should be made via you on BlueSky

05.12.2024 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We love a ballπŸ•Ί

02.12.2024 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Why Does the UK have a Strategic Wine Reserve?
YouTube video by TLDR News Why Does the UK have a Strategic Wine Reserve?

You know, the matter of where the UK government gets its wine has really kept me up at night lately. This is one of the greatest issues of our time. So glad @benblissett.com at @tldrnews.bsky.social tackled this hard-hitting subject. πŸ˜†πŸ·

youtu.be/_Muh0W7oRVc?...

01.12.2024 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Can I marry my mother-in-law to dodge Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid?’ Ask an expert: Telegraph Money responds to a reader’s novel idea to avoid inheritance tax

Cheers @telegraphnews.bsky.social, helpful advice as always

www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/in...

27.11.2024 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daily Mail claims Gen Z are 'waging war' on sandwiches with 'woke' fillings Look out, cheese and tomato: Gen Z are apparently "waging war" on traditional sandwiches by opting for "woke" fillings.

Just for the record, this is a joke. But I would argue that the right call thing woke just as much, if not more.

Eg:

www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/19/d...

19.11.2024 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everything is racist nowadays... and here’s an A-Z to prove it From astrophysics to zombies: a list of the many, many unlikely things that have been accused of promoting white supremacy

Everything is woke now... and here's an A-Z to prove it 🧡

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...

19.11.2024 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone got any suggestions for a TLDR News UK video?

Maybe something a tad niche, or under-reported in the UK! Feel free to comment or DM me

18.11.2024 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

Want to follow the TLDR News team? Each and every one of us (plus BlueSky, as we didn't have enough members)?

Well, now you can!

18.11.2024 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beef up your following list by following some of the TLDR News team πŸ‘‡

go.bsky.app/4SaCcor

18.11.2024 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

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