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Private Eye | Local zeroes: Rotten Boroughs Awards 2024 The Rotten Boroughs Awards for 2024 are as follows:

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Trump will use antisemitsm as an excuse to attack basic freedoms The return of Donald Trump will ask a hard question of the right: Do you mean it when you say that you believe in freedom of speech?

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Disgraced wife-beating Tory former council leader, who stepped down after being exposed by @PrivateEyeNews in April, welcomed as honoured guest at Tory Christmas party. See #RottenBoroughs in new #PrivateEye for full story

Tortoise and the Heir: The 'Slow News' Media Firm Behind the Observer Sale and the Curious Company It Keeps As the Guardian announces the 'sale' of the 233-year-old Observer to Tortoise Media, Carole Cadwalladr takes a closer look at its moneymen

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26 leading former Guardian/Observer writers express 'horror' at actions of Scott Trust Leading former Guardian/Observer writers including leading authors such as Julian Barnes and Blake Morrisson express horror at Observer sale.

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The Guardian's management appears to have declared war on its journalists.

Scott Trust and Guardian management face staff fury over Observer sale Guardian and Scott Trust leaders faced furious staff as they faced questions about the plan agreed to sell The Observer to Tortoise.

Scott Trust and Guardian management face staff fury over Observer sale.

One speaker said today the process was “damaging for the reputation of The Guardian, you should all be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves” – to which there was applause and cheering. pressgazette.co.uk/news/scott-t...

Observer sale agreed! Unforgivable news.sky.com/story/guardi...

Surely the correct term is “bleat”?

Today I’m on strike. For journalism without fear or favour; for the future of the Guardian; and most of all for our beloved newspaper The Observer, 233 years old today, being put at existential by its billionaire owner. Happy birthday to The Observer 🎂❤️.

When do they start?

Guardian strike: Staff agree 48-hour walkout over Observer sale to Tortoise Guardian strike vote: Staff agree 48-hour walkout in protest at proposed sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media

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Anders Breivik, Norwegian terrorist and mass murderer, appeared in court with the letter Z shaved on his head and a message of support for Russia on a poster. Nazis support Putin, for obvious reasons.

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#Cambridgeshire CC in financial peril on account of its dud housing company, This Land, which has only repaid £2m loan principal to the council in 3 years, with £113.8m remaining. See #RottenBoroughs in new #PrivateEye for more.

LD council leader makes big donations to 2 LD parly candidates, who then both give her p/t jobs after election. One of the MPs denies this after #PrivateEye appears. Turns out job offer withdrawn only after the mag went on sale! More in #RottenBoroughs in new #PrivateEye.

Wife-beating council leader went to police after one of his victims tried to raise awareness of his history. Said she was “stalking and harassing” him. Police treated her as “suspect” for 8 months. Meanwhile they did not bother to interview 5 other DV victims! See #RottenBoroughs in new #PrivateEye

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God knows…

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That’s a shame!

So what is a post on #BlueSky called? “Post on #BlueSky” is a bit of a mouthful. How about, er, a “bleat”?

NEW: Guardian & Observer vote overwhelming in favour of strike action in protest of sale of the Observer to Tortoise Media.

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Social media exodus may make us all calmer Since Twitter became X, a trend has grown for sharing online space with people we might admire rather than loathe

I wrote this about why its better for social media to be fragmented by politics than for everyone to be together fighting each other on one site

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How China's Rising Emissions Could Change Global Climate Politics China has now passed Europe in its historical contribution to global warming. Rich nations say the country should contribute more climate aid.

China has passed Europe as the second-largest all-time emitter of greenhouse gases, shifting the debate about who pays for global warming.

Today is the 1000th day of a war that was begun by a Russian leader who believed it would be over in three days. One of the greatest military miscalculations in recent history.

The Barbourians are at the gates

The word “achtung” (a UK tabloid favourite) on one of the tractors might also be a clue!