Mark Norman

Balance the BBC The BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage.

Let’s bring back balance to the BBC who advertise Farage more than anyone else, and for free!
www.libdems.org.uk/bbc

I wish all politicians took this attitude on - focus on important issues and not waste time chasing soundbites

Do you think so? Perhaps a few people might switch from LD to Reform, but experience of leaflets calling out the conservatives’ failures doesn’t seem to have converted to more seats for them. MSM is doing far more to promote Farage and Reform, I suspect.

And yet I’ve never heard of you before. Please explain what the LibDems, Greens et al should do to increase their coverage to similar levels as enjoyed by Reform, Conservative, Labour.

Easily accessible? Evidence please

The NSA's "Big Delete" Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...

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Today, the NSA is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion," a NSA source tells Popular Information.

The massive purge is creating chaos, taking down "mission-related" work

“Flood the zone with shit”: How misinformation overwhelmed our democracy The impeachment trial didn’t change any minds. Here’s why.

In light of current events, be aware that a powerful effective strategy is “flooding the zone” with bullshit, which has delivered great results for Putin and Trump. I advise turning off notifications, make your consumption of media intentional and not responsive. www.vox.com/policy-and-p...

Average water bill in England and Wales to rise by 36% over five years Firms accused of forcing households to pay for years of underinvestment after Ofwat agrees to increases to help fix sector

The water regulator secures a huge win for shareholders by passing costs onto customers. Water companies need to be nationalised to wipe the shareholders out completely. www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...

Watchdog warns Defra and Ofwat they could face court over sewage dumping Environment Agency also served notice after investigation found failures to comply with law

Finally the water regulators are being held to account. For years they have acted to inflate water company dividends at the expense of the UK. All the leadership of those organisations should be blacklisted from public office/employment going forward. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad

More #brexitbenefits in the #sunlituplands - who needs clean water, if we drink contaminated water the health service has excess capacity to take care of us right? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

They have no obligation to do so. Until there is regulation they will focus efforts on PR and increasing profits.

Instagram actively helping spread of self-harm among teenagers, study suggests Researchers say parent company Meta is failing to remove explicit images on the social media site

It’s pretty crazy that people think the Australian govt is overreacting with their social media legislation. The UK should take notice and do something, rather than have hope as their strategy. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

By popular demand… the Guardian is officially on BlueSky

@theguardian.com

Thames Water supply ‘on knife-edge’ with £23bn repairs needed Exclusive: Company has failed to tackle serious safety concerns or upgrade vital IT systems, Guardian investigation reveals

The leadership of Thames Water and Ofwat should all be barred from any management positions in the public or utility sectors in the future. There is no way this happened without it being deliberate, considering the massive dividends paid out. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Histon & Impington (South Cambridgeshire) Council By-Election Result:

🔶 LDM: 38.7% (-2.3)
🙋 IND: 25.3% (+4.1)
🌍 GRN: 17.3% (+5.8)
🌳 CON: 11.6% (-0.1)
🌹 LAB: 7.1% (-7.4)

Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2022.

Unbelievable. If any of the councillors are returned in the next local election it would be amazing. Hard to believe there wasn’t some sort of collusion given the sums involved.

Hello, activist from Cambridgeshire here, looking forward to meeting everyone at conference soon!