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Assistant Professor @NottsPolitics. Opinionated Northerner & Mancunian. Writes on ๐ฌ๐ง intelligence, vetting, and the 'friends' ๐ ๐บ๐ฆ Views my own.
Nottingham, England
Joined September 2021
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โ๏ธ What is UK national security vetting, and how has the current system evolved to meet insider threats?
Really pleased to see this political, social, and cultural history of British vetting finally reach @BloomsburyBooks's website.
๐ Out June 2025
๐ bloomsbury.com/uk/secret-hisโฆ
Dr. Dan Lomas retweeted
Another great day at Kew doing research for the forthcoming PSL book...
From Trade Unions opposing MOD Civil Servants being issued NBC kit, to a full Home Office War Book, it was a day full of discoveries that change our understanding of Cold War history.
Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/poโฆ
Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad, judiciary says - reuters.com/world/middle-easโฆ
โMy fear was too greatโ: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activists
theguardian.com/world/2026/sโฆ
Dr. Dan Lomas retweeted
The unclassified version of the latest issue of CIAโs Studies in Intelligence (Vol.70, No.3, September 2026) is available (PDF) at cia.gov/resources/csi/staticโฆ
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say
edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/pโฆ
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say
edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/pโฆ
Duty. Commitment. Mission.
The National Security Act of 1947 created our Nationโs first peacetime intelligence agency to gather and share intelligence to protect our homeland from foreign threats. We are proud to serve our fellow Americans as we take on this extraordinary task.
Russia has summoned Britain's charge d'affaires in Moscow to issue a formal protest over the UK's weapons supplies to Ukraine.
Britain has pledged to provide Ukraine with the military equipment it needs to resist Russia's occupation.
It comes on the first day of Russia's parliamentary elections - where the only party opposed to the war in Ukraine has been barred from standing.
Dr. Dan Lomas retweeted
Exclusive: The Army secretly relaxed its vetting policy for at least 2 years, meaning recruits could pass into specialist training without completed checks
A far-right extremist later convicted of terror offences was among 13,000 who joined during period
inews.co.uk/news/army-secretโฆ
Army secretly relaxed vetting - letting in far-right extremist who backed Russia
inews.co.uk/news/army-secretโฆ
"Netanyahu received explicit reports that the money was going directly to the military wing of Hamas. Our intelligence services and security officials in Egypt put the warnings on his desk, but he ignored them".
ืืืกืืืื ืืืขืืืืืช ืฉืืฉืคื ื ืืืืงืจ (ืฉืืฉื) @YRubovitch ืืื ื "7 ืืืื" ื"ืืืืขืืช ืืืจืื ืืช", ืฉืืคืืื ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉืื ืื ืืืื ื ืชื ืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืฉืื ืืฉื ืช 2019 ืฉืืกืคืื ืืงืืืจ ืืืจืืื ืืืจืืข ืืฆืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืก, ืืขืืจืจืื ืกืขืจื ืืชืืืืืช ืจืืืช.
ืืชืืงืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืื ืืืขืืจื ืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืฉื"ื, ืื"ื ืืืืจืืื ืืืฆืจืื,
ืืื ืืืื ืืกืืช ืืกืคืื ืฉืืืขืื ืืกืืืข ืืืื ืืืจื ืคืขื ืื ืฆืืจ ืืืืื ืืฉืื ืืฉืืจ ืืืืจืื ืขืฉืืจืื ืืงืืืจ ืืืืืก.
ืืกื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืกืคืื ืืืื - ืืืืืขืช ื ืชื ืืื - ืืืืฆืืช ืืืชืงืฆืื ืฉื ืื ืืืจืืข ืืฆืืืืช ืฉื ืืืืก.
ืจืืฉ ืืืืฉืื ืืืจ ืืืชืขืื ืืื ืืืืืฉืื ืืืขืืจืช ืืืกืคืื ืืืฉื ืฉื ืื.
ynet.co.il/news/article/bk4sโฆ
@YediotAhronot @ynetalerts
Important clarification. References to "intelligence" should be backed - as we saw with the UK's response to Salisbury and Ukraine - with evidence, otherwise it's just "vibes" and risks undermining trust.
Dr. Dan Lomas retweeted
On the warnings coming out of Poland, am told that this isnโt the result of substantive new intelligence. It is reacting to events of recent days and echoing similar sentiment to Wes Streeting when he spoke in parliament about the threat last week
BBC News - MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3j4โฆ
String of daring Russian plots is testing Washingtonโs restraint
washingtonpost.com/world/202โฆ
Former RUC chief constable offered Johnny Adair ยฃ50,000 to โturn tout,โ new book claims
irishnews.com/news/northern-โฆ
Dr. Dan Lomas retweeted
โI think the problem with Iran is the political objectives were muddled,โ says @LawDavF. โIt started with regime change, then it was getting a better nuclear deal. Now itโs opening the Strait of Hormuz.โ
foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/โฆ
"The first intelligence source says the culture is also changing inside MI6 to accommodate younger, impassioned officers".
Erm, "first intelligence source" needs to understand that "younger, impassioned officers" have always joined SIS. See previous generations ๐
U.S. Intelligence Warns of China Theft Over Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudis
nytimes.com/2026/09/17/us/poโฆ
