David Bull CBE
@davidnbull.bsky.social
David Bull CBE, ex CEO Unicef UK & Amnesty International UK, leadership coach/mentor, consultant on charity & international development strategy & governance, Dep Chair of The Power of Nutrition, amateur photographer, interested in astronomy and genealogy.
David Dimbleby for BBC DG! Good interview on @channel4news.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
David Dimbleby for BBC DG! Good interview on @channel4news.bsky.social
The idea that the BBC is left-wing biased is absolute nonsense, promoted by those who hate anything that isn't purely commercial. In fact, the bias is clearly to the right, particularly through the excessive representation of Reform representatives on political programming.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The idea that the BBC is left-wing biased is absolute nonsense, promoted by those who hate anything that isn't purely commercial. In fact, the bias is clearly to the right, particularly through the excessive representation of Reform representatives on political programming.
The latest UK opinion poll has Green Party in 2nd place, ahead of Conservatives, Labour & LibDems. I think that's the first time? Interesting to see Labour now turning fire on Greens. Maybe this'll force Labour to shift more left instead of aping Reform? Will the media now give Greens more airtime?
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The latest UK opinion poll has Green Party in 2nd place, ahead of Conservatives, Labour & LibDems. I think that's the first time? Interesting to see Labour now turning fire on Greens. Maybe this'll force Labour to shift more left instead of aping Reform? Will the media now give Greens more airtime?
How much tax will Elon Musk pay on his trillion dollars? I suggest 90% - should be more than enough to provide all low income Americans with free healthcare? But I bet that's not what will happen!?
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
How much tax will Elon Musk pay on his trillion dollars? I suggest 90% - should be more than enough to provide all low income Americans with free healthcare? But I bet that's not what will happen!?
Of course we know Brexit is to blame for many of UK’s economic woes. At last it is being said openly in political and business circles. But what are we going to do about it? ‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
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November 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Of course we know Brexit is to blame for many of UK’s economic woes. At last it is being said openly in political and business circles. But what are we going to do about it? ‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Excellent analysis of the issues facing the grooming gangs enquiry and why the politics needs to be toned down to enable to inquiry to proceed. Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people | Gaby Hinsliff
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Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people | Gaby Hinsliff
The chaos surrounding the inquiry stands as a warning: this is what happens when collapsing trust in public institutions, combined with point scoring, leads to paralysis, says Guardian columnist Gaby ...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Excellent analysis of the issues facing the grooming gangs enquiry and why the politics needs to be toned down to enable to inquiry to proceed. Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people | Gaby Hinsliff
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Intelligence on ‘extreme’ Maccabi fans with history of violence led to Villa Park ban. The concern was apparently potential violence by Israeli fans against Muslims. How can a ban based on this intelligence, and supported by some Jewish residents, be antisemitic?
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Intelligence on ‘extreme’ Maccabi fans with history of violence led to Villa Park ban
Exclusive: West Midlands police were told supporters randomly attacked Muslims in Amsterdam last year
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October 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Intelligence on ‘extreme’ Maccabi fans with history of violence led to Villa Park ban. The concern was apparently potential violence by Israeli fans against Muslims. How can a ban based on this intelligence, and supported by some Jewish residents, be antisemitic?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Latest YouGov poll has reform on 26, lowest for months, and Greens up to 15 (equal with LibDem). Tories not far ahead on 17. Lab 20. Lab/Lib/Green total 50; Reform/Tories total 43. Are things moving in the right (left) direction at last?
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Latest YouGov poll has reform on 26, lowest for months, and Greens up to 15 (equal with LibDem). Tories not far ahead on 17. Lab 20. Lab/Lib/Green total 50; Reform/Tories total 43. Are things moving in the right (left) direction at last?
Excellent article. True social integration needs effective services and vibrant communities, not more hurdles for migrants to jump. "A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants" | Nesrine Malik
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A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants | Nesrine Malik
It’s easier for politicians to blame others than to face the truth: Britain has been stripped of the spaces and opportunities that allow for true social integration, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Ma...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Excellent article. True social integration needs effective services and vibrant communities, not more hurdles for migrants to jump. "A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: it’s Labour’s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants" | Nesrine Malik
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www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
Israel is again preventing access for aid trucks into Gaza. International humanitarian law prohibits using starvation as a method of warfare and requires parties to allow the free passage of essential relief supplies for the civilian population. Willfully impeding relief supplies is a war crime.
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Israel is again preventing access for aid trucks into Gaza. International humanitarian law prohibits using starvation as a method of warfare and requires parties to allow the free passage of essential relief supplies for the civilian population. Willfully impeding relief supplies is a war crime.
Great to see so many people standing up for democracy and the rule of law. www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
No Kings protests across the US: in pictures
From New York to San Francisco, millions of Americans hit the streets to voice their anger over Trump’s policies
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October 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Great to see so many people standing up for democracy and the rule of law. www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...
My alma mater, Sussex Uni has been ranked happiest uni in UK. The award recognises student satisfaction with their university, looking at what makes students feel happy, heard and at home. Sussex was rated UK's highest for student satisfaction & support. Congrats!
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Sussex named happiest university in the UK
The University of Sussex has been ranked the happiest university in the UK in the Unifresher Happiest Universities 2026 Guide.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
My alma mater, Sussex Uni has been ranked happiest uni in UK. The award recognises student satisfaction with their university, looking at what makes students feel happy, heard and at home. Sussex was rated UK's highest for student satisfaction & support. Congrats!
www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/news-...
www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/news-...
Hoping to see hundreds of aid trucks moving in to Gaza with urgency, for distribution by the UN agencies and international NGOs to ensure those most in need receive lifesaving supplies, and hospitals get the medical supplies they need so desperately. I'm keeping everything crossed for that.
October 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Hoping to see hundreds of aid trucks moving in to Gaza with urgency, for distribution by the UN agencies and international NGOs to ensure those most in need receive lifesaving supplies, and hospitals get the medical supplies they need so desperately. I'm keeping everything crossed for that.
Great that Trump finally ordered Netanyahu to reach agreement. Wonderful that hostages will be released. But why did he wait so long, while continuing to arm Israel and permit the genocide to continue? Surely someone who facilitates genocide can't win a Nobel peace prize, whatever he then achieves?
October 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Great that Trump finally ordered Netanyahu to reach agreement. Wonderful that hostages will be released. But why did he wait so long, while continuing to arm Israel and permit the genocide to continue? Surely someone who facilitates genocide can't win a Nobel peace prize, whatever he then achieves?
Stamp duty revenue is expected to rise steadily to £26.5billion by 2029-30. Abolition, as proposed by the Tories, would take those funds away from public services - probably without saving house buyers any money as house prices rise.
October 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Stamp duty revenue is expected to rise steadily to £26.5billion by 2029-30. Abolition, as proposed by the Tories, would take those funds away from public services - probably without saving house buyers any money as house prices rise.
As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up? Excellent analysis that shows what utter rubbish is being spewed out by the increasingly right wing Conservative Party.
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As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up?
We fact check Kemi Badenoch and her party after she promised to repeal Climate Change Act if they win power
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October 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up? Excellent analysis that shows what utter rubbish is being spewed out by the increasingly right wing Conservative Party.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Home sec calls Gaza protests after Manchester attack ‘un-British’. What on earth does that mean? Is the Home Sec implying that Gaza protests are anti-Jewish? They're not. Many Jews oppose the war. It is Israeli policies, not Jews, that the protests are about.
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Home secretary calls Gaza protests in wake of Manchester attack ‘un-British’
Shabana Mahmood urges demonstrators to ‘show some love’ and call off planned protests after deadly attack
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October 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Home sec calls Gaza protests after Manchester attack ‘un-British’. What on earth does that mean? Is the Home Sec implying that Gaza protests are anti-Jewish? They're not. Many Jews oppose the war. It is Israeli policies, not Jews, that the protests are about.
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The Tories have gone full Faragist. Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act despite expert consensus that “The claim that keeping Britain dependent on fossil fuels is good for economic growth is demonstrably false". Badenoch has few, but disastrous, policies
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Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
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October 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Tories have gone full Faragist. Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act despite expert consensus that “The claim that keeping Britain dependent on fossil fuels is good for economic growth is demonstrably false". Badenoch has few, but disastrous, policies
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary. The Government really needs to push back against the scapevoating of migrants rather than feeding that dangerous narrative.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary
A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS
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September 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary. The Government really needs to push back against the scapevoating of migrants rather than feeding that dangerous narrative.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
150+ lawyers & refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters. It's no coincidence this comes on day of Farage's attack on migrants w indefinite leave to remain. Reform is whipping up anti migrant hate. And the Tories are no better.
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More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters
At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety
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September 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
150+ lawyers & refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters. It's no coincidence this comes on day of Farage's attack on migrants w indefinite leave to remain. Reform is whipping up anti migrant hate. And the Tories are no better.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader". The case for privatisation was that greater efficiency would outweigh the need for distribution of profits to shareholders. That was always a dubious premise.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader
Zack Polanski calls mass privatisation a ‘failed experiment’ as report finds it has cost UK households £250 a year more
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September 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader". The case for privatisation was that greater efficiency would outweigh the need for distribution of profits to shareholders. That was always a dubious premise.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Excellent poem by Carol Ann Duffy contrasting Trump's state visit to the UK with a ‘bombsite’ where "a famished child peers through a bullet-hole in a wall".
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Carol Ann Duffy writes ‘bombsite’ poem about Trump’s UK state visit
Exclusive: Former poet laureate has reader contrasting pomp and ceremony of banquet with ruins left by war
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September 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Excellent poem by Carol Ann Duffy contrasting Trump's state visit to the UK with a ‘bombsite’ where "a famished child peers through a bullet-hole in a wall".
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
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Together for Palestine event at Wembley Arena on Wednesday. Sign up for a link to the livestream here: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Together for Palestine: A global concert for hope and resistance
On Sept 17: a sold-out London concert will unite a global voice for Palestine. James Blake, Paloma Faith, Nai Barghouti and many others. Sign up now and get the livestream link!
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September 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Together for Palestine event at Wembley Arena on Wednesday. Sign up for a link to the livestream here: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Excellent piece from Gordon Brown. Let's hope Rachel Reeves is listening. "Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise" | Gordon Brown
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Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise | Gordon Brown
Homes without heating, bedrooms without beds. If we are to offer any hope to the children of austerity, the next few weeks will be decisive, says former prime minister Gordon Brown
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September 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Excellent piece from Gordon Brown. Let's hope Rachel Reeves is listening. "Nothing prepared me for the child poverty I see in Britain. November’s budget can and must halt its inexorable rise" | Gordon Brown
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Shocking report on BBC News tonight about the consequences of aid cuts and Taliban restrictions on women's education and work on maternal and infant deaths in Afghanistan. There's no doubt, & no excuses - aid cuts kill vulnerable people, especially women and children. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC investigates Afghan maternal deaths after US aid cuts
The BBC hears devastating accounts of Afghan mothers and babies dying after US-backed clinics shut.
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September 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Shocking report on BBC News tonight about the consequences of aid cuts and Taliban restrictions on women's education and work on maternal and infant deaths in Afghanistan. There's no doubt, & no excuses - aid cuts kill vulnerable people, especially women and children. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...