Jacqui Hodgson
@jacquih.bsky.social
Journalist (ex-BBC), music lover - especially at The Glasshouse - book festival chair and sucker for real shaggy dog stories
I wish more programmes focused on the unfairness we are collectively inflicting on young people as @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com and @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social do here. My grown up children watched with a weariness and I watched with anger and guilt. We need much more attention on the young.
“I do not think this is a moral thing for you to do...”
Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans.
#Newsnight
Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans.
#Newsnight
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
I wish more programmes focused on the unfairness we are collectively inflicting on young people as @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com and @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social do here. My grown up children watched with a weariness and I watched with anger and guilt. We need much more attention on the young.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
It's happening Jim.
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It's happening Jim.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
FACT: China has by far the largest installed wind power capacity in the world — more than any other country.
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM
FACT: China has by far the largest installed wind power capacity in the world — more than any other country.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
This doesn't look good.
January 8, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This doesn't look good.
Not the most important issue by any means on a shocking news day, but slightly distracted by the dog belonging to the chap being interviewed on @channel4news.bsky.social by @cathynewman.bsky.social rejecting an excellent looking bed for the sofa
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Not the most important issue by any means on a shocking news day, but slightly distracted by the dog belonging to the chap being interviewed on @channel4news.bsky.social by @cathynewman.bsky.social rejecting an excellent looking bed for the sofa
This was in my Christmas stocking. Forensic and shocking- even though I thought I knew the ins and outs. Good to see former colleagues Jane French and Matt Bardo referenced. A reminder of how the odds are stacked against decent everyday people. Bravo @privateeyenews.bsky.social and Richard Brooks
December 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This was in my Christmas stocking. Forensic and shocking- even though I thought I knew the ins and outs. Good to see former colleagues Jane French and Matt Bardo referenced. A reminder of how the odds are stacked against decent everyday people. Bravo @privateeyenews.bsky.social and Richard Brooks
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
how all youtube ads sound to me
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
how all youtube ads sound to me
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
It's not as if we weren't warned.
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's not as if we weren't warned.
I read this and thought it was fascinating and rather lovely. Especially intrigued by @fotofacade.bsky.social ‘s project in the Pennines . Will follow with interest through 2026
✨The year ahead holds some magical moments. At the turning of the light: A warm invitation. 👉 www.digest.andymarshall.co/at-the-turni...
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I read this and thought it was fascinating and rather lovely. Especially intrigued by @fotofacade.bsky.social ‘s project in the Pennines . Will follow with interest through 2026
So many questions. Who signed the contract for each side? Why wasn’t it disclosed ? How has it just come to light?
December 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
So many questions. Who signed the contract for each side? Why wasn’t it disclosed ? How has it just come to light?
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
@rorycj.bsky.social is a good story teller - and I’m so pleased this worked for him. But what stands out is his description of the people who treated him - from all parts of the world. Everyone using the NHS and our care system should take note - and echo Rory’s thanks.
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Removing a cataract is a pretty routine operation but for me, with only one functioning eye, it felt like the stakes were high
The Miracle of Sight
How I lost it and got it back again
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
@rorycj.bsky.social is a good story teller - and I’m so pleased this worked for him. But what stands out is his description of the people who treated him - from all parts of the world. Everyone using the NHS and our care system should take note - and echo Rory’s thanks.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
🙌 NOW OPEN!! Seats are disappearing faster than on the Piccadilly Line at rush-hour. Mind the closing doors!
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🙌 NOW OPEN!! Seats are disappearing faster than on the Piccadilly Line at rush-hour. Mind the closing doors!
The BBC drama on #nazaninzaghari-ratcliffe is outstanding - extraordinary acting and writing. But mostly a portrait of a profoundly courageous woman and her family. The same could not be said of some of the politicians involved.
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The BBC drama on #nazaninzaghari-ratcliffe is outstanding - extraordinary acting and writing. But mostly a portrait of a profoundly courageous woman and her family. The same could not be said of some of the politicians involved.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
This morning I played the Brahms Lullaby on ‘Broadcasting House’ on BBC Radio 4. Wishing everyone, everywhere calmer, more peaceful times.
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This morning I played the Brahms Lullaby on ‘Broadcasting House’ on BBC Radio 4. Wishing everyone, everywhere calmer, more peaceful times.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
Last night was the worst bombing I have experienced in Kyiv since the war began. 7 hours of non stop aerial attacks across the city.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Last night was the worst bombing I have experienced in Kyiv since the war began. 7 hours of non stop aerial attacks across the city.
At a time when the BBC is under fire I would gently point out that the work of exceptional journalists on Inside Out in the NEast ( along with colleagues on the Guardian) that led to hundreds coming forwards and finding the courage to speak.
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Medomsley Detention Centre officer was 'prolific sex offender'
An inquiry catalogues missed opportunities to stop abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
At a time when the BBC is under fire I would gently point out that the work of exceptional journalists on Inside Out in the NEast ( along with colleagues on the Guardian) that led to hundreds coming forwards and finding the courage to speak.
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#bbcnews #insideoutcj
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This was flagged to me by a former colleague and it is an exceptionally thoughtful analysis of the BBC mess from Richard Ayre - and looks at some of the roots of the problems. It also flags the threats more political appointments might bring. Highly recommended podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r...
Richard Ayre, former senior BBC Executive on BBC Resignations, Trump’s Legal Threats, and Broken Governance
Podcast Episode · Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch · 11/11/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This was flagged to me by a former colleague and it is an exceptionally thoughtful analysis of the BBC mess from Richard Ayre - and looks at some of the roots of the problems. It also flags the threats more political appointments might bring. Highly recommended podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r...
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
Her fault. She would have been fine had she mixed it up with human sewage like water companies do.
I feel Thames Water should have been asked to comment.
Woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain www.bbc.com/news/article...
Woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond
Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is "disproportionate" while Richmond Council say it is in line with its policies.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Her fault. She would have been fine had she mixed it up with human sewage like water companies do.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
I did not know this. Along with 99.999% of the rest of the country I suspect.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond
Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I did not know this. Along with 99.999% of the rest of the country I suspect.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
Visit to UNICEF nutrition centre in Gaza City.
Thank you to everyone working to get hunger levels down as part of the surge of lifesaving aid we’re now getting in.
So much more to do, but this is a start.
Thank you to everyone working to get hunger levels down as part of the surge of lifesaving aid we’re now getting in.
So much more to do, but this is a start.
October 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Visit to UNICEF nutrition centre in Gaza City.
Thank you to everyone working to get hunger levels down as part of the surge of lifesaving aid we’re now getting in.
So much more to do, but this is a start.
Thank you to everyone working to get hunger levels down as part of the surge of lifesaving aid we’re now getting in.
So much more to do, but this is a start.
Reposted by Jacqui Hodgson
If these kids can - somehow - find a way to keep going, then what right have we to despair at the task ahead, or fail to stand at their side.
#Gaza
#Gaza
October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If these kids can - somehow - find a way to keep going, then what right have we to despair at the task ahead, or fail to stand at their side.
#Gaza
#Gaza
Glorious morning at Westonbirt Arboretum. Colours were fantastic and range of dogs v entertaining !
October 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Glorious morning at Westonbirt Arboretum. Colours were fantastic and range of dogs v entertaining !
The most frightening 30 minutes for a long time. Clutch failed on A1 near Leeds. Fortunately inside lane but no hard shoulder. Stood watching the traffic from behind crash barrier. Terrifying. Rescued by two lovely men from Egertons who spotted us on the roadworks camera. So grateful.
October 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The most frightening 30 minutes for a long time. Clutch failed on A1 near Leeds. Fortunately inside lane but no hard shoulder. Stood watching the traffic from behind crash barrier. Terrifying. Rescued by two lovely men from Egertons who spotted us on the roadworks camera. So grateful.