Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

Recovering journalist. Formerly of @SkyNews, @LBC & @BBCNews. Norn Irish, girl dad, linguist. DMs open. instagram.com/mattuthompson London, England Joined January 2011

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

3 weeks ago

So I suppose it’s about time I told those of you who still care exactly what I’m going to be doing with my life from now on 😂 In a couple of weeks, I’m incredibly fortunate to be taking up a role on @BaillieGifford ‘s Client Manager Programme. Here’s to no more 4am alarms…

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

3 weeks ago

Congratulations to all those getting exam results today, but in particular my nearly 70 year old father who just smashed an A in his AS Level Irish 👊🏻🇮🇪 Still got it, Da!

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

2 months ago

Never had Lee down as an Irish Republican…

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2 months ago

Never had Lee down as an Irish Republican…

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

2 months ago

I swear to God, this bloody country. I need antibiotics. I ordinarily live in London. But am briefly staying in NI. My GP in England tells me they are unable to send a prescription outside of England. So what’s the alternative? You guessed it: A&E. No wonder there’s a crisis.

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

3 months ago

My final piece of journalism. And I think it’s an important one. “Ordering a woman to be sexually exploited is as easy as ordering a takeaway - how trafficking victims are being sold online.” news.sky.com/story/ordering…

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3 months ago

Anyone else notice how social media is now absolutely swamped with ChatGPT guff? Just account after account with their thoughts entirely scripted by AI. The syntax is so obvious—not to mention the em dashes that nobody actually used until about a year ago. Driving me mad.

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

4 months ago

BREAKING: Police have charged a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap with a terror offence. Liam O’Hanna has been charged with displaying a Hizbollah flag at the O2 Forum in London last November. He’ll appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on 18th June.

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

4 months ago

In the gym. Forgot headphones. Big mistake. Now listening to two enormous blokes segway *seamlessly* from discussing the benefits of taking steroids, to how they never took the COVID jab, because, and I quote “I’m not having anyone inject any old shit into me”. Beyond parody.

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

4 months ago

It’s 5am. I’m driving to work, and there are *scores* of people out jogging. Some in fancy dress. Clearly it’s marathon related, but why?? Why are people jogging before dawn when they’re about to run a literal marathon?

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Matthew Thompson @mattuthompson

5 months ago

BREAKING: The Supreme Court unanimously rules that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. Ruling against the Scottish Government. But Lord Hodge cautions against seeing this as a victory for one side or the other. Suggests some nuance to follow.

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Sky News @SkyNews

5 months ago

BREAKING: Victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have been urged to take legal action against the government over compensation delays Sky's @mattuthompson has more on this story ⬇️ 🔗 trib.al/5HG3TsR 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube