Josiah Mortimer
@josiahmortimer
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Chief Reporter @BylineTimes, focusing on democracy, cronyism, & campaigns. I write our 'On the Ground' column in print too. 'Fake news w*nker' - Tommy Robinson
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Joined December 2010
FYI I'm mostly posting over on other platforms these days. Socials/email links for tips, gossip, or early Twitter vibes: https://t.co/ruztjbDO9r See you on the lighter, less fascist-riddled side 👋
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WHAT'S IN OUR BRAND NEW DEVOLUTION PAPER? The English Devolution Bill goes back to Parliament next week - and here's some of the policy it is seriously missing👇 Excellent coverage by @josiahmortimer for @BylineTimes.
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Reform UK is rapidly gaining power. No one is asking what they’re doing with it We’re on the case. Help us #ReformUncovered
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#ReformUncovered Help Byline Times raise £25k to commission a seasoned team of journalists to investigate Reform UK in power – because the other papers can’t (or won’t). #ReformUncovered Reform UK is...
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How are Reform UK doing in local government? Let's take a look... @josiahmortimer in the @BylineTimes
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Nigel Farage’s band of newly elected local councillors are already starting to struggle. Josiah Mortimer reports
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Can't wait for you all to read @josiahmortimer's tireless and comprehensive Reform Party reporting in the next print edition of @BylineTimes #ReformWatch SUBSCRIBE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO GET IT DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR https://t.co/V7NOCcrLlu
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🧵1/ @josiahmortimer's great piece says British Lords Neuberger & Hoffman are under fire for serving on a #HongKong court that persecutes democracy advocates and for swearing an oath to a #China-run territory...
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EXCLUSIVE: Peers earn tens of thousands of pounds from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and human rights campaigners
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Reform UK's Darren Grimes tells constituents he can't hold surgeries with them because he's been advised by the police not to do so for "security reasons". The only problem? Police spokesperson says this is entirely untrue and they gave no such advice https://t.co/MulwiWPpo3
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EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader's claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents
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🔴Kemi Badenoch Refuses to Sack London Conservative Leader Backing Far-Right Group Demanding Mass Deportations Susan Hall has joined the board of ‘Restore Britain’ which is calling for the deportation of millions of people living legally in the UK https://t.co/lsuoaAL7he
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Susan Hall has joined the advisory board of Rupert Lowe’s ‘Restore Britain’ group which is calling for the deportation of millions of people living legally in the UK
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🔴Reform’s Darren Grimes Accused of Lying After Police Deny Telling Him Not to Hold Council Surgeries for ‘Security’ Reasons EXCLUSIVE: Local police reject the Reform UK deputy council leader’s claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents https://t.co/aenFD6UCzr
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EXCLUSIVE: Local police have rejected the Reform UK deputy council leader's claim that they advised him not to meet his constituents
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Thank you @BylineTimes & @josiahmortimer for capturing the essence of our open letter to the Home Secretary opposing the proscription of @Pal_action
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#PalestineAction #Gaza #Genocide #GazaGenocide‌ @SocialistLawyer
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Senior barristers and campaigners warn Keir Starmer's Government is 'conflating peaceful protest with genuine terrorism'
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ALIEN-NATION The new @BylineTimes has gone to press... How the tech bros created the (social media) world in their own estranged image - and why Starmer was right about an "island of strangers" for the wrong reasons. https://t.co/SmDooHkoQR or buy a copy from the news-stands!
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🔴How Negative Media Headlines About Small Boat Crossings Are Turning Brits Against All Migrants New research finds that disproportionate coverage of the relatively low numbers crossing the English channel is turning British people against all incomers https://t.co/uZ8KYNmxsC
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New research finds that disproportionate coverage of the relatively low numbers crossing the English channel is turning British people against all incomers
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Don’t miss @carolecadwalla at Byline Festival On Saturday 12 July she’s on a panel about women on the frontline of the information war & then in conversation with @carolvorders Sunday she’s on the Westminster spy ring panel full programme & tickets https://t.co/CQ5Zkq0XGH
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🔴Reform UK Councils Are Facing Protests After Cancelling Climate Change Preparations Nigel Farage’s party is culling anything to do with tackling climate change, including local planning for rising sea levels, reports @josiahmortimer
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Nigel Farage's party is culling anything to do with tackling climate change, including local planning for rising sea levels
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🔴Resignations, Cancelled Meetings and Culture Wars: How Reform UK Councils Are Descending Into Chaos Nigel Farage’s band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports @josiahmortimer
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Nigel Farage's band of newly-elected councillors are already starting to struggle, reports Josiah Mortimer
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🔴Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy The Chancellor’s Spending Review was far more radical and transformative than anyone has yet realised, argues @josiahmortimer
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The Chancellor's Spending Review was far more radical and transformative than anyone has yet realised, argues Josiah Mortimer
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🔴‘Nigel Farage’s Patronising Coal Mine Fantasy Says a Lot About What He Really Thinks of Working People’ The Reform leader’s pledge to restart blast furnaces ignores the practical realities and the actual wishes of working people, argues @josiahmortimer
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The Reform leader’s pledge to restart Welsh blast furnaces ignores the practical realities of flooded pits, collapsed infrastructure – and the actual wishes of working people, argues Josiah Mortimer
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Celebrate our 6th birthday with a special 20% discount subscription to our monthly news magazine including our new May edition. With discount code SIXYEARS https://t.co/V7NOCcrLlu
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🔴UK Election Officials Are Not Keeping Any Records of How Many Overseas Donors Are Bankrolling UK Politics Campaigners demand urgent reform of UK electoral laws, as Nigel Farage’s party launches fundraising drive among voters in overseas tax havens https://t.co/QsftUZIZoU
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Democracy campaigners are calling for urgent reform of UK electoral laws, as Nigel Farage's party launches a fundraising drive among voters living in overseas tax havens
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Obviously I don't post here much these days anyway as I'm on other platforms. But do send stories to my ace freelance colleague Olly Haynes oliver@bylinetimes.com in the meantime
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