@heleninsomerset.bsky.social
Retired - worked in the charitable sector - arts, education, environment. Degrees in geography & fine art.
Now I tend my allotment, serve my cat, learn more about the environment, rewilding, fine art etc. & worry about climate/biodiversity collapse.
Now I tend my allotment, serve my cat, learn more about the environment, rewilding, fine art etc. & worry about climate/biodiversity collapse.
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China’s emissions have peaked, five years ahead of schedule. A moment of epochal importance.
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NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
China’s emissions have peaked, five years ahead of schedule. A moment of epochal importance.
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It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
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“.. Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them.
“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
@ddale8.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“.. Grocery prices. Gas prices. Prescription drug prices. Overall prices. Over just three days, Trump made false claims about all of them.
“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
@ddale8.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
“.. As of September, the year-over-year inflation rate had increased for five consecutive months.”
@ddale8.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
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For the last 9 years, especially during the Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave/Russian embassy era, I’ve had my documented criticism of the BBC’s political coverage.
But I still support its mission and its many great journalists, some now finally speaking up against the obvious coup
But I still support its mission and its many great journalists, some now finally speaking up against the obvious coup
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
For the last 9 years, especially during the Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave/Russian embassy era, I’ve had my documented criticism of the BBC’s political coverage.
But I still support its mission and its many great journalists, some now finally speaking up against the obvious coup
But I still support its mission and its many great journalists, some now finally speaking up against the obvious coup
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The former Chairman of the BBC, Richard Sharp, helped secure then-Tory PM Boris Johnson a loan for £800.000.
And still there is a pattern of right-wing attacks on the BBC. Johnson and his top adviser Cummings wanted the BBC destroyed. They did not hide it well.
And still there is a pattern of right-wing attacks on the BBC. Johnson and his top adviser Cummings wanted the BBC destroyed. They did not hide it well.
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The former Chairman of the BBC, Richard Sharp, helped secure then-Tory PM Boris Johnson a loan for £800.000.
And still there is a pattern of right-wing attacks on the BBC. Johnson and his top adviser Cummings wanted the BBC destroyed. They did not hide it well.
And still there is a pattern of right-wing attacks on the BBC. Johnson and his top adviser Cummings wanted the BBC destroyed. They did not hide it well.
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'Patriotic' TV 'news' channel that pays Farage among many other far-right loons calls for foreign interference in the affairs of Great Britain.
No doubt the intelligence services will be all over this.
/bitter laughter/
No doubt the intelligence services will be all over this.
/bitter laughter/
🔴GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/gb-news-ca...
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/gb-news-ca...
GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports Josiah Mortimer
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
'Patriotic' TV 'news' channel that pays Farage among many other far-right loons calls for foreign interference in the affairs of Great Britain.
No doubt the intelligence services will be all over this.
/bitter laughter/
No doubt the intelligence services will be all over this.
/bitter laughter/
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Tomorrow on @bylinetimes.bsky.social we’ll be revealing the tech and media echo system around the infamous leaked ‘BBC’ memo, and exploring the so called ‘neutral sources’ around the complaints of ‘progressive bias’. Stay tuned
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Tomorrow on @bylinetimes.bsky.social we’ll be revealing the tech and media echo system around the infamous leaked ‘BBC’ memo, and exploring the so called ‘neutral sources’ around the complaints of ‘progressive bias’. Stay tuned
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This.
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This.
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Who imposed tariffs?
Who cut immigration, destroying the ag workforce?
Who undermined the Fed?
Who halted renewable energy?
Who's running deficits?
Who cut immigration, destroying the ag workforce?
Who undermined the Fed?
Who halted renewable energy?
Who's running deficits?
Mike Johnson: "That's the reason the inflation is up, the cost of living is up so high -- because of the policies of the previous administration. Now, we're working to root those policies out and implement our own, but it takes a little time."
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Who imposed tariffs?
Who cut immigration, destroying the ag workforce?
Who undermined the Fed?
Who halted renewable energy?
Who's running deficits?
Who cut immigration, destroying the ag workforce?
Who undermined the Fed?
Who halted renewable energy?
Who's running deficits?
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Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
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This guy on Twitter is defending Elon's reading ability with these old tweets from him saying sci-fi author Iain Banks would have opposed unions because he was all about individual freedom. This is not what you should post if you want to convince people someone has read Iain Banks.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This guy on Twitter is defending Elon's reading ability with these old tweets from him saying sci-fi author Iain Banks would have opposed unions because he was all about individual freedom. This is not what you should post if you want to convince people someone has read Iain Banks.
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Sounds like a mission.
Fight fake news and climate deniers, Brazil's Lula tells UN talks
The world must "defeat" climate denialism and fake news, Brazil's President Lula da Silva tells UN climate summit.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Sounds like a mission.
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1/ Michael Prescott of Hanover Communications, whose leaked memo alleging left-wing bias led to the BBC meltdown.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ Michael Prescott of Hanover Communications, whose leaked memo alleging left-wing bias led to the BBC meltdown.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
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2/ Hanover has been described as expert in media manipulation & covert lobbying.
You could be forgiven for seeing the leaking of Michael Prescott's inflammatory memo as a textbook example of media manipulation (with the full connivance of the Daily Telegraph et al).
You could be forgiven for seeing the leaking of Michael Prescott's inflammatory memo as a textbook example of media manipulation (with the full connivance of the Daily Telegraph et al).
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
2/ Hanover has been described as expert in media manipulation & covert lobbying.
You could be forgiven for seeing the leaking of Michael Prescott's inflammatory memo as a textbook example of media manipulation (with the full connivance of the Daily Telegraph et al).
You could be forgiven for seeing the leaking of Michael Prescott's inflammatory memo as a textbook example of media manipulation (with the full connivance of the Daily Telegraph et al).
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3/ It would be interesting to know exactly what role BBC Board member Robbie Gibb played in this affair.
Whoever leaked Michael Prescott's inflammatory & ideologically loaded memo must have known what damage it would do to the BBC.
Cui bono?
Whoever leaked Michael Prescott's inflammatory & ideologically loaded memo must have known what damage it would do to the BBC.
Cui bono?
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
3/ It would be interesting to know exactly what role BBC Board member Robbie Gibb played in this affair.
Whoever leaked Michael Prescott's inflammatory & ideologically loaded memo must have known what damage it would do to the BBC.
Cui bono?
Whoever leaked Michael Prescott's inflammatory & ideologically loaded memo must have known what damage it would do to the BBC.
Cui bono?
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4/ Robbie Gibb was heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way with the BBC, he would “blow the place up”.
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
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November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
4/ Robbie Gibb was heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way with the BBC, he would “blow the place up”.
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
Someone has certainly blown the place up very effectively.
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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5/ Boris Johnson knows full well that Trump tried to illegally overturn the US election result & encouraged those who violently assaulted the US Capitol on January 6.
Now he's giving ammunition to Trump & the billionaire media barons who aim to destroy the BBC.
Contemptible.
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Now he's giving ammunition to Trump & the billionaire media barons who aim to destroy the BBC.
Contemptible.
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Left: Boris Johnson attacking the BBC over Panorama's coverage of Trump on Jan 6th
Right: Boris Johnson criticising Trump over Jan 6th
A former British PM attacking the BBC, is that really patriotism?
Right: Boris Johnson criticising Trump over Jan 6th
A former British PM attacking the BBC, is that really patriotism?
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
5/ Boris Johnson knows full well that Trump tried to illegally overturn the US election result & encouraged those who violently assaulted the US Capitol on January 6.
Now he's giving ammunition to Trump & the billionaire media barons who aim to destroy the BBC.
Contemptible.
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Now he's giving ammunition to Trump & the billionaire media barons who aim to destroy the BBC.
Contemptible.
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6/ Michael Prescott is an old friend of Robbie Gibb & was on the panel to choose the head of Ofcom when Boris Johnson was PM.
Gibb tried to swing it for a Tory apparatchik but was overruled by (of all people) Nadine Dorries, who preferred another.
bylinetimes.com/2023/11/21/d...
Gibb tried to swing it for a Tory apparatchik but was overruled by (of all people) Nadine Dorries, who preferred another.
bylinetimes.com/2023/11/21/d...
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
6/ Michael Prescott is an old friend of Robbie Gibb & was on the panel to choose the head of Ofcom when Boris Johnson was PM.
Gibb tried to swing it for a Tory apparatchik but was overruled by (of all people) Nadine Dorries, who preferred another.
bylinetimes.com/2023/11/21/d...
Gibb tried to swing it for a Tory apparatchik but was overruled by (of all people) Nadine Dorries, who preferred another.
bylinetimes.com/2023/11/21/d...
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7/ Why is Trump bothering to intimidate the BBC with the threat of a €1 billion libel suit?
Because the BBC has a very large audience in the US, where it is trusted considerably more than all major US news brands.
Truthful reporting is anathema to autocrats.
Because the BBC has a very large audience in the US, where it is trusted considerably more than all major US news brands.
Truthful reporting is anathema to autocrats.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
7/ Why is Trump bothering to intimidate the BBC with the threat of a €1 billion libel suit?
Because the BBC has a very large audience in the US, where it is trusted considerably more than all major US news brands.
Truthful reporting is anathema to autocrats.
Because the BBC has a very large audience in the US, where it is trusted considerably more than all major US news brands.
Truthful reporting is anathema to autocrats.
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8/ Hope we hear from Tim Davie and Deborah Turness about why they resigned.
Seems likely they realised that the BBC Board was unwilling to defend the BBC, its employees & its values from sustained, ideologically motivated attack. Who'd want to stay on after such a betrayal?
Seems likely they realised that the BBC Board was unwilling to defend the BBC, its employees & its values from sustained, ideologically motivated attack. Who'd want to stay on after such a betrayal?
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
8/ Hope we hear from Tim Davie and Deborah Turness about why they resigned.
Seems likely they realised that the BBC Board was unwilling to defend the BBC, its employees & its values from sustained, ideologically motivated attack. Who'd want to stay on after such a betrayal?
Seems likely they realised that the BBC Board was unwilling to defend the BBC, its employees & its values from sustained, ideologically motivated attack. Who'd want to stay on after such a betrayal?
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OH F*CKING SHOCKER
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
OH F*CKING SHOCKER
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There’s a really good article in @bylinetimes.bsky.social about how it all started with Cummings, aided by subsequent Tories to get a far right media. They say it better (being great journalists and all 😉) Well worth the read!
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
There’s a really good article in @bylinetimes.bsky.social about how it all started with Cummings, aided by subsequent Tories to get a far right media. They say it better (being great journalists and all 😉) Well worth the read!
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Calling for Foreign interference in our democracy @ofcom.bsky.social should immediately withdraw their broadcasting licence.
🔴GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/gb-news-ca...
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports @josiah.writes.news
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/gb-news-ca...
GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports Josiah Mortimer
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Calling for Foreign interference in our democracy @ofcom.bsky.social should immediately withdraw their broadcasting licence.
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.
Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation – which grew by 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter of this year – meant the country’s energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
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NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
NHS staff who care for patients in their own homes fear some areas have become “no-go zones” for them because of the presence of St George’s flags, health leaders have said.
Black and Asian staff have been left feeling “deliberately intimidated” as a result of the flags that were put up in many parts of England during the summer, according to the chief executive of one NHS trust in England, who asked to remain anonymous. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’