Jonny Dyer

An article “More than one million foreign nationals are receiving benefits” (March 17, 2025) referred to the number of “foreign nationals” receiving benefits, and gave the rate of benefit claims for various nationalities. In fact, the particular DWP data on which the article was based recorded the nationality of claimants when registering for a National Insurance number, rather than the nationality at the time they were claiming benefits, so that some claimants might have since acquired UK citizenship, and would not be foreign nationals at the time they were claiming benefits. This correction has been published following an upheld ruling by the Independent Press Standards Organisation. Advertisement

Fully *one year later*, the Telegraph has been forced (by @ipso.co.uk) to admit that it was lying about foreign nationals claiming benefits.

We're revealing the details for nearly TWENTY talks available at our online conference on 26th April. Pick and choose your favourites, or load up with snacks and settle in for a marathon!

Full details:
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Front of the Hammersmith Odeon (or whatever it’s called this week) for An Evening With David Byrne.

This must be the place. #DavidByrne #TalkingHeads #music

And here’s the main speaker lineup for Saturday! BUT with our small group talks in the morning, there are still TEN more options to come so that you can build your perfect nerdy day!

Transcript of extracts from letters recorded from soldier’s wives by a war department.

War diaries throw up all sorts of curiosities. The final point in particular. #Research #PhDlife

Transcript of extracts from letters recorded from soldier’s wives by a war department.

War diaries throw up all sorts of curiosities. The final point in particular. #Research #PhDlife

Meet Lawrence’s boss.

Great album. Hope you’re alright matey. 👍🏼💙

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Come join us, full speaker details will be released over the coming weeks, but we’re very excited!

ARTICLE: Misery in Antwerp, 1914 I have, on the cutting room floor, a mass of material for the opening weeks of WW1 that did not make it into Ring of Fire.

A weekend read for you. Something that didn’t make it into Ring of Fire: and account of the early part of #WW1 in Belgium

Because no-one can resist a Great War animal photo.

Join us for a full day of WW1 history online!

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Ha, snap!

Our next @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social FREE newsletter is going to drop at the beginning of next week. This month’s free article is going to be from a forgotten part of the Western Front, so make sure you sign up in time to to find out what it is!

Austro-Hungarian medic on a pontoon bridge over the Piave river in June 1918

My research into the effects of malnutrition on combat effectiveness makes me think we need to re-evaluate the Second Battle of the Piave. By “we” I mean me, and the seven other people who are vaguely interested in the 2BP.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Image of David Bowie in the window of Hansa Studios, Berlin.

Facade of Hansa Studios, Berlin.

Hansa Studios, Berlin. #Berlin #Bowie

Image of David Bowie in the window of Hansa Studios, Berlin.

Facade of Hansa Studios, Berlin.

Hansa Studios, Berlin. #Berlin #Bowie

To Berlin! Just for the weekend, so not enough time to record an era-defining trilogy of albums, but plenty to see while we’re there. #Berlin #Bowie

My word. Only on my 5th location since birth (I’m 56)! 😆

Screenshot of a Daily Mash headline about nostalgic fappery and the subsequent nonsense AI generated questions that follow.

AI nailing the important questions. #AI #abitrubbish

The book

The website

ICYMI, Thunder in The Mountains includes QR codes that link to hundreds of photos, dozens of maps, videos, a 300-entry bibliography, related articles, and advice for tourists. Have a poke around and see if you want to read the stories behind the photos.

thunderinthemountains.org.uk

They deserve to lose.