Debenore
@debenore.uk
📍East of England
❤️ Films, current affairs, innovation in renewables, technology + data including governance, software design and random amusing observations
🏢 Infra/network design, solution design, programming, SAAS
✅ Open standards
❤️ Films, current affairs, innovation in renewables, technology + data including governance, software design and random amusing observations
🏢 Infra/network design, solution design, programming, SAAS
✅ Open standards
Why are you characterising the Trump/BBC claim as a stand off #r4today ?
Trump indicated he'd sue, the BBC rejected the idea. Hardly a stand off.
Trump indicated he'd sue, the BBC rejected the idea. Hardly a stand off.
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Why are you characterising the Trump/BBC claim as a stand off #r4today ?
Trump indicated he'd sue, the BBC rejected the idea. Hardly a stand off.
Trump indicated he'd sue, the BBC rejected the idea. Hardly a stand off.
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Watching Wes Streeting on Sky News successfully skewer the overnight Downing Street briefings against him, you almost have to admire the ineptitude of those around Keir Starmer in turning his own leadership problems into a major story while boosting the very politician they sought to kneecap
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Watching Wes Streeting on Sky News successfully skewer the overnight Downing Street briefings against him, you almost have to admire the ineptitude of those around Keir Starmer in turning his own leadership problems into a major story while boosting the very politician they sought to kneecap
Streeting ironically demonstrating why those disgruntled with Starmer are naming his as a possible successor.
Firm and sensible dismissal of the current uprising of the permanently dissatisfied #r4today
Firm and sensible dismissal of the current uprising of the permanently dissatisfied #r4today
So fucking boring. Half the time it feels as if the interplay between No. 10, Westminster and the rolling news media is responsible for these stories, rather than anything more concrete like policy.
Barry Gardener clip on #r4today - well who knew Corbynite BG hated Starmer? 🙄
Barry Gardener clip on #r4today - well who knew Corbynite BG hated Starmer? 🙄
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Streeting ironically demonstrating why those disgruntled with Starmer are naming his as a possible successor.
Firm and sensible dismissal of the current uprising of the permanently dissatisfied #r4today
Firm and sensible dismissal of the current uprising of the permanently dissatisfied #r4today
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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A single shared source of truth is essential for a functioning democracy.
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the west
New research shows how incentives in the modern media ecosystem help explain rising division and negativity
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A single shared source of truth is essential for a functioning democracy.
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Also, Robbie Gibb is hardly a leftie!!
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Also, Robbie Gibb is hardly a leftie!!
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Peak fall foliage in Oklahoma's Ouachita mountains. Yes, this is Oklahoma! #photography
What is already one of the most beautiful parts of the state absolutely comes alive in the fall. I've been wanting this shot for years, but I either couldn't get there during peak or there were active droughts.
What is already one of the most beautiful parts of the state absolutely comes alive in the fall. I've been wanting this shot for years, but I either couldn't get there during peak or there were active droughts.
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Peak fall foliage in Oklahoma's Ouachita mountains. Yes, this is Oklahoma! #photography
What is already one of the most beautiful parts of the state absolutely comes alive in the fall. I've been wanting this shot for years, but I either couldn't get there during peak or there were active droughts.
What is already one of the most beautiful parts of the state absolutely comes alive in the fall. I've been wanting this shot for years, but I either couldn't get there during peak or there were active droughts.
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It's not feasible to take out an annual subscription for every article in every newspaper and magazine that's posted on social media.
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It's not feasible to take out an annual subscription for every article in every newspaper and magazine that's posted on social media.
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EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
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In an era of AI slop and billionaire-owned media, there's still good journalism happening. It's happening at places like Louisville Public Media and @kentuckypublicradio.org And it only exists because our members believe in it too. Thank you.
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In an era of AI slop and billionaire-owned media, there's still good journalism happening. It's happening at places like Louisville Public Media and @kentuckypublicradio.org And it only exists because our members believe in it too. Thank you.
UK industrial electricity prices are high in comparison to our EU neighbours (in some cases 40%+ higher).
It's a problem.
But.
If electricity is a larger part of your expenditure than your competitors, you will spend a higher percentage of your resources in finding ways to lower your usage. 1/2
It's a problem.
But.
If electricity is a larger part of your expenditure than your competitors, you will spend a higher percentage of your resources in finding ways to lower your usage. 1/2
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
UK industrial electricity prices are high in comparison to our EU neighbours (in some cases 40%+ higher).
It's a problem.
But.
If electricity is a larger part of your expenditure than your competitors, you will spend a higher percentage of your resources in finding ways to lower your usage. 1/2
It's a problem.
But.
If electricity is a larger part of your expenditure than your competitors, you will spend a higher percentage of your resources in finding ways to lower your usage. 1/2
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The model was always broken. Hopelessly ideological and never workable.
How was the average consumer ever going to be able to vote with their feet with their water supply?
Time to renationalise water and start the lengthy task of fixing the years of neglect.
How was the average consumer ever going to be able to vote with their feet with their water supply?
Time to renationalise water and start the lengthy task of fixing the years of neglect.
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The model was always broken. Hopelessly ideological and never workable.
How was the average consumer ever going to be able to vote with their feet with their water supply?
Time to renationalise water and start the lengthy task of fixing the years of neglect.
How was the average consumer ever going to be able to vote with their feet with their water supply?
Time to renationalise water and start the lengthy task of fixing the years of neglect.
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this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free
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In the run up to 2026, as we're entering a season of stronger winds 🌬️ but also of higher electricity demand 📈, average 2025 contributions from gas and wind are level pegging
grid.iamkate.com
grid.iamkate.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In the run up to 2026, as we're entering a season of stronger winds 🌬️ but also of higher electricity demand 📈, average 2025 contributions from gas and wind are level pegging
grid.iamkate.com
grid.iamkate.com
In the run up to 2026, as we're entering a season of stronger winds 🌬️ but also of higher electricity demand 📈, average 2025 contributions from gas and wind are level pegging
grid.iamkate.com
grid.iamkate.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In the run up to 2026, as we're entering a season of stronger winds 🌬️ but also of higher electricity demand 📈, average 2025 contributions from gas and wind are level pegging
grid.iamkate.com
grid.iamkate.com
Love the podcast @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social but not quite so keen on the gambling ads
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Love the podcast @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social but not quite so keen on the gambling ads
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Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
This is cool. Double decker trains are commonplace in Europe and the extra capacity will be welcome on the key Eurostar routes.
Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031
Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031
Operator signs €2bn deal with Alstom amid boom in international rail travel from UK
Eurostar is to start running doubledecker trains through the Channel tunnel to meet growing demand for international rail travel from the UK.
The rail operator announced it had signed a €2bn (£1.7bn) deal for at least 30 – and up to 50 – new trains from the manufacturer Alstom. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This is cool. Double decker trains are commonplace in Europe and the extra capacity will be welcome on the key Eurostar routes.
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A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A note for sports: Bluesky’s engagement rate was x10 higher than X’s across a sampling of identical posts made on both platforms by @rapsheet.bsky.social (sharing with permission)
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
Fwiw we see a similar trend across all communities, not just sports. Real people, real conversations.
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“You left Europe because you wanted less boats, and you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment. You left Europe because you wanted more happiness. Now you are depressed." Albanian PM
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Visiting PM says UK paying price for Brexit with dig at Nigel Farage 'theatrics'
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama referenced 'Brexit boats' and said leaving the EU had made Britons more depressed as he took a veiled swipe at Nigel Farage
www.mirror.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“You left Europe because you wanted less boats, and you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment. You left Europe because you wanted more happiness. Now you are depressed." Albanian PM
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Why do they do it? There's been an expert assessment but apparently they all know better.
I’ve never seen Iain Duncan Smith slapped down better than this. Well played Ian Byrne MP. 👏
October 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Why do they do it? There's been an expert assessment but apparently they all know better.
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Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Decades after the Heysel and Hillsborough disasters, can politicians please not second-guess expert safety assessments for football stadiums.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
Thank you.
An Aston Villa fan.
Are the time Prince Andrew was reportedly taking advantage of Virginia Giuffre, she wasn't much older than his two daughters.
I wonder what they think of his behaviour.
I wonder what they think of his behaviour.
October 21, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Are the time Prince Andrew was reportedly taking advantage of Virginia Giuffre, she wasn't much older than his two daughters.
I wonder what they think of his behaviour.
I wonder what they think of his behaviour.
