Dr. Dan Lomas

@Sandbagger_01

Assistant Professor @NottsPolitics. Opinionated Northerner & Mancunian. Writes on 🇬🇧 intelligence, vetting, and the 'friends' 📚 🇺🇦 Views my own.

Nottingham, England nottingham.ac.uk/politics/peopl… Joined September 2021

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Dr. Dan Lomas @Sandbagger_01 Oct 11, 2024

⁉️ 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.

🗓 Out June 2025

🔗 bloomsbury.com/uk/secret-hist…

Dr. Dan Lomas @Sandbagger_01 2h

Estonia accuses Russia of state-sponsored terrorism over hybrid attacks

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www.ft.com Estonia accuses Russia of state-sponsored terrorism over hybrid attacks European countries are probing who was behind the hacking of supermarket fridges around the continent last week

Dr. Dan Lomas @Sandbagger_01 4h

UK diplomacy suffers exodus of China experts
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www.ft.com UK diplomacy suffers exodus of China experts Shortage of Beijing specialists from Whitehall undermines Britain’s ability to make policy at time of geopolitical upheaval

Dr. Dan Lomas @Sandbagger_01 6h

Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy.

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www.nytimes.com Rubio Warned Officials About Nvidia Chief’s Entanglement With Chinese Spy The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned this past spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.

Dr. Dan Lomas @Sandbagger_01 6h

Finland's navy chief says Russia's presence in the Baltic Sea may have peaked for now news.sky.com/story/finlands…

news.sky.com Finland's navy chief says Russia's presence in the Baltic Sea may have peaked for now Rear Admiral Tuomas Tiilikainen says a NATO mission to deter Russian hostile activity in the region is having an effect as Sky News meets US Marines who have joined the operation.