How the UK became a nation of misinformation and disinformation Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation

"Like many other parts of the world, the UK is in the firm grip of an epidemic of disinformation and misinformation"

David Coote didn't get sacked because he:

-Hates LFC
-Hates scousers
-Hates Jurgen Klopp
-Took Drugs
-Took Bribes

He got sacked because he got caught on camera and left a digital trail.

The PGMOL will now just move on. Anyone that thinks things are now going to change are being naive.

#lfc

Will get this framed. Thrilled that my piece honouring Madame Pelicot is the cover.

‘Ardent Brexiteer’ James Dyson describing the last budget as an ‘egregious act of self-harm’ in the Telegraph.

Massive Brexiter says what now?

It’s notable, but not exactly surprising, that so many* of the supposedly ‘sensible’ Brexiters have turned out to be mad, racist, hideous and/or stupid Farage fans. Montgomerie, a particularly pungent proof of this particular pudding, has been stealing a living for years.

*every single one of them

So, Tim Montgomerie, founder of Conservative Home, defects to Reform.
No shock to me; he bent steadily to the far right from the time I followed him until the time he blocked me for criticising Toby 'dick up your wife's arse' Young.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

@george-monbiot.bsky.social
Fuck you u doing?

An inspirational tale for aspiring journalists.

Remember, if you're a sibling of the former Prime Minister, and close personal friends with the current editor of your favourite magazine, and his ex-wife, you too can achieve your childhood dream of becoming its columnist

There is a metaphor here somewhere

● Jaguar Land Rover adds £10bn annually to the UK economy

● Employs 11,000 people in the UK

● Creates thousands more jobs in supply chain reliant on it

● And Grandad Nigel wants them to go bust because he doesn't like the ads.

Why do YOU think he doesn't like them?

Mayor in Jaws

‘… but didn’t you keep the beaches open?’

‘Classic BBC’

Be aware

The Times journalist who fought to get the story about the Reform MP who kicked his girlfriend multiple times @georgegreenwood.bsky.social tells how hard the newspaper had to right to get the information released.

So who has been protecting the Reform MP?

$1.2 Trillion: Amount that could be raised for climate finance by new taxes on passenger flights, fossil fuel production, and other high-carbon corners of the economy. A growing chorus of economists say “solidarity levies” that could also apply to cryptocurrency mining, stock market trading, and maritime shipping could go a long way toward plugging the climate finance deficit from rich countries’ treasuries. At COP29, France, Spain, and Kenya were among the countries to say they would back such levies; according to the Financial Times, “the days when new carbon levies were deemed too politically impossible to be on the table are well and truly over.”

Momentum for international/global taxes to fund tackling the climate crisis is growing

Via Semafor:

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“Will Trump’s colleagues decide it’s too far, or is it ‘what Trump wants, Trump gets?’”

A “common theme” of Trump’s potential picks being followed by sexual abuse allegations is emerging.

Ofwat rules out customers paying £195,000 Thames Water boss bonus The regulator uses new powers to prevent bonuses being funded from customer bills.

"Water firms stopped from using customer money for bonuses"

About bloomin time too 👍🏼💙
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Picture of Jeremy Clarkson with his 2010 quote: “Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The govt doesn’t get any of my money when I die.”

Narrator voice: “Little did he know…”

Got to laugh. I have seen 2 or 3 polls which suggest - the public is pretty much in full agreement with the gov over I/T on farming estates over - what is it, 1 or 2 million?

We've all had to pay in for yonks.

Fairs they do too.

But funny watching the farmers parking up ready to protest today..🤭

The easiest way I’ve been explaining Bluesky to people is that you control your own algorithm

There’s no central system deciding what you should see & what’s pushed on you, nor is it hiding what you actually wanna see

Amongst many other benefits of course

And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.

#JeremyClarkson

Saw that Mac pic and thought it would make a cool Crimbo card. 😁

Well hello everyone.
Here’s to happier discourse.

Seems like there really has been a huge sign up from twitter over here in the past 48 hours.

Great to see.