Alan Burkitt-Gray
@alanburkittgray.bsky.social
Full-time tech and telecoms journalist from 1973 to 2023. Now taking a break from daily journalism, but talking lots about the history of telecoms. Blackheath, London SE3
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Vladimir Putin ends his illegal invasion of a sovereign nation and withdraws all Russian troops immediately.
That is peace. Nothing less.
Adam Kinzinger
That is peace. Nothing less.
Adam Kinzinger
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Vladimir Putin ends his illegal invasion of a sovereign nation and withdraws all Russian troops immediately.
That is peace. Nothing less.
Adam Kinzinger
That is peace. Nothing less.
Adam Kinzinger
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Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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Welcome to my daily thread on Day 1369 of the full invasion of Sudetenland (Sudety)... oh sorry, Ukraine. I just get mixed up with the similarities of a Nazi leader being appeased by an old white guy displaying cowardice.
This is the Ukraine thread on Sunday 23 November 2025.
This is the Ukraine thread on Sunday 23 November 2025.
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Welcome to my daily thread on Day 1369 of the full invasion of Sudetenland (Sudety)... oh sorry, Ukraine. I just get mixed up with the similarities of a Nazi leader being appeased by an old white guy displaying cowardice.
This is the Ukraine thread on Sunday 23 November 2025.
This is the Ukraine thread on Sunday 23 November 2025.
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
The Confidence Trick That Put Boris Johnson Into Power Is Now Being Used on Nigel Farage
The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
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It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
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3/6 Trump’s leverage on Ukraine is decreasing: US aid has stopped and Russian assets are likely to fund Ukraine soon.
Ukraine also makes more weapons every month.
He has less power over Ukraine than in February
Ukraine also makes more weapons every month.
He has less power over Ukraine than in February
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
3/6 Trump’s leverage on Ukraine is decreasing: US aid has stopped and Russian assets are likely to fund Ukraine soon.
Ukraine also makes more weapons every month.
He has less power over Ukraine than in February
Ukraine also makes more weapons every month.
He has less power over Ukraine than in February
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Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
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Houlahan: "I'm just continually stunned by the fact the commander in chief, the president, has called for my death. And that's something that should be chilling for everybody, and everybody should be worried about their safety in this nation when the president can yield that sort of statement."
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Houlahan: "I'm just continually stunned by the fact the commander in chief, the president, has called for my death. And that's something that should be chilling for everybody, and everybody should be worried about their safety in this nation when the president can yield that sort of statement."
Johnson: Let the bodies pile high!
Number 10 official: 23,000 enough for you, Prime Minister?
Number 10 official: 23,000 enough for you, Prime Minister?
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Johnson: Let the bodies pile high!
Number 10 official: 23,000 enough for you, Prime Minister?
Number 10 official: 23,000 enough for you, Prime Minister?
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So what does it say about the state of the 🇺🇸 Press Corps that Trump sticking his finger in a reporter’s face and shouting “Quiet, Piggy!” at her was broken by @peoplemag.bsky.social?
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
So what does it say about the state of the 🇺🇸 Press Corps that Trump sticking his finger in a reporter’s face and shouting “Quiet, Piggy!” at her was broken by @peoplemag.bsky.social?
Blackheath Christmas tree is up and lit (and only in the last hour or so)
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Blackheath Christmas tree is up and lit (and only in the last hour or so)
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Profumo had much less on his conscience in the greater scheme of things, but his response to being caught in a catastrophic error of judgement and ethics should be more widely imitated.
I’m not sure how I would deal with being found to have been responsible for 23k deaths, but I think it would likely involve removing myself from public life and finding some way to help save lives.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Profumo had much less on his conscience in the greater scheme of things, but his response to being caught in a catastrophic error of judgement and ethics should be more widely imitated.
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I’m not sure how I would deal with being found to have been responsible for 23k deaths, but I think it would likely involve removing myself from public life and finding some way to help save lives.
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I’m not sure how I would deal with being found to have been responsible for 23k deaths, but I think it would likely involve removing myself from public life and finding some way to help save lives.
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Welp, a guy I’ve been considering reaching out to for help with my microbiome is suddenly out on The Bad Site cheering for the CDC page saying vaccines cause autism, so I guess that’s a bullet dodged.
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Welp, a guy I’ve been considering reaching out to for help with my microbiome is suddenly out on The Bad Site cheering for the CDC page saying vaccines cause autism, so I guess that’s a bullet dodged.
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Nobody held accountable for this generational damage
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Nobody held accountable for this generational damage
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Oh, look. That thing that was always going to be a total disaster turns out to have been a total disaster.
I will never not be angry about this.
I will never not be angry about this.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Oh, look. That thing that was always going to be a total disaster turns out to have been a total disaster.
I will never not be angry about this.
I will never not be angry about this.
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A very personal story of Covid tragedy and Dominic Cummings, which I wrote early in the pandemic in 2020.
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
Cummings' Contempt for Us All has Revealed the Real Man Behind the Myths
Otto English shares a personal story of tragedy during the lockdown which was unfolding at the same time as Dominic Cummings was conducting his Barnard Castle eye test. My family loves Easter Sunday. ...
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A very personal story of Covid tragedy and Dominic Cummings, which I wrote early in the pandemic in 2020.
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
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JP Morgan knew about Epstein's sex trafficking, but didn't report it so they could keep doing business with him.
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
JP Morgan knew about Epstein's sex trafficking, but didn't report it so they could keep doing business with him.
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This has to be one of of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century from March 1907. Sixteen years old suffragette Dora Thewlis. A poor mill worker from Honley in Huddersfield she was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union At a demonstration in London she is
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
This has to be one of of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century from March 1907. Sixteen years old suffragette Dora Thewlis. A poor mill worker from Honley in Huddersfield she was a member of the Women's Social and Political Union At a demonstration in London she is
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