Darren Beck
@darrenbeck.bsky.social
Politics and history bore. Freelance writer. Former journalist. Leicestershire & Brighton. #BHAFC
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Self promo is my bane; it makes me feel like an immense tit when I post stuff about my writing (thanks to upbringing - never blow your own horn), but it is increasingly apparent that all it means is that I'm utterly invisible as a writer...
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Self promo is my bane; it makes me feel like an immense tit when I post stuff about my writing (thanks to upbringing - never blow your own horn), but it is increasingly apparent that all it means is that I'm utterly invisible as a writer...
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
So, anyway.
I have books and stories out there.
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Today’s hero who tossed out the TACO bomb! 👏👏
May 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Today’s hero who tossed out the TACO bomb! 👏👏
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Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
May 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
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NEW: Explosive new revelations from ex MI6 spy.
Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
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Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
1/
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
Follow the Money
Podcast Episode · Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring · EP8 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Explosive new revelations from ex MI6 spy.
Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
1/
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
Why *did* Boris Johnson block the publication of the Russia Report before 2019 Gen Election?
Finally some answers..
Russian military intelligence - the GRU - targeted the Brexit vote.
"Money changed hands"
1/
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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The moment Twitter peaked
February 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The moment Twitter peaked
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Denmark has a new king, the King and Queen get approximately $500,000 from the Danish Government a year, and the whole family is worth $40m.
In the UK King Charles gets $150,000,000 a year and his family is worth $25bn.
We need to be more like Denmark.
In the UK King Charles gets $150,000,000 a year and his family is worth $25bn.
We need to be more like Denmark.
January 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Denmark has a new king, the King and Queen get approximately $500,000 from the Danish Government a year, and the whole family is worth $40m.
In the UK King Charles gets $150,000,000 a year and his family is worth $25bn.
We need to be more like Denmark.
In the UK King Charles gets $150,000,000 a year and his family is worth $25bn.
We need to be more like Denmark.
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“What wretched question have you prepared for me?” My surreal Q&A with Alexander Lukashenko. He claimed his opponents had “chosen” prison or exile (in reality the authorities had chosen to target them.) Plus, "Prison is for people who opened their mouths too wide" Thanks @lizashuvalova.bsky.social
"What wretched question have you prepared for me?" My Q&A with Alexander Lukashenko
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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January 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“What wretched question have you prepared for me?” My surreal Q&A with Alexander Lukashenko. He claimed his opponents had “chosen” prison or exile (in reality the authorities had chosen to target them.) Plus, "Prison is for people who opened their mouths too wide" Thanks @lizashuvalova.bsky.social
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This is essentially Trump putting out a hit on Fauci www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Anthony Fauci Stripped of Government Security Protection
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is essentially Trump putting out a hit on Fauci www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Extraordinary quote in the FT profile of Alice Weidel - the AFD candidate for German Chancellor.
Asked to explain how her being married to a woman fitted with the party's "anti-woke" philosophy an official said:
"She is just gay by biology but not by political conviction."
Asked to explain how her being married to a woman fitted with the party's "anti-woke" philosophy an official said:
"She is just gay by biology but not by political conviction."
January 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Extraordinary quote in the FT profile of Alice Weidel - the AFD candidate for German Chancellor.
Asked to explain how her being married to a woman fitted with the party's "anti-woke" philosophy an official said:
"She is just gay by biology but not by political conviction."
Asked to explain how her being married to a woman fitted with the party's "anti-woke" philosophy an official said:
"She is just gay by biology but not by political conviction."
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We previously reported that tax KC Robert Venables is being prosecuted for tax evasion. Details of the charges are now available:
Barrister accused of falsifying tax returns – the indictment revealed
Top tax barrister Robert Venables KC, 77, of Old Square Tax Chambers is currently facing two counts of dishonestly cheating the public revenue in active criminal proceedings before Southwark Crown …
buff.ly
January 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We previously reported that tax KC Robert Venables is being prosecuted for tax evasion. Details of the charges are now available:
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i am so not ready for 4 years of this
*TRUMP: WILL CHANGE NAME OF GULF OF MEXICO TO GULF OF AMERICA
January 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
i am so not ready for 4 years of this
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I asked Vladimir Putin: “25 years ago Yeltsin handed you power & told you 'Take care of Russia.’ Do you think you have? In light of significant losses in Ukraine, Ukrainian troops in Kursk region, sanctions, inflation…” Here’s his reply. Producer
@lizashuvalova.bsky.social @bentavener.bsky.social
@lizashuvalova.bsky.social @bentavener.bsky.social
I ask Putin: "Yeltsin told you to 'Take Care of Russia.' Have you?"
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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December 19, 2024 at 6:41 PM
I asked Vladimir Putin: “25 years ago Yeltsin handed you power & told you 'Take care of Russia.’ Do you think you have? In light of significant losses in Ukraine, Ukrainian troops in Kursk region, sanctions, inflation…” Here’s his reply. Producer
@lizashuvalova.bsky.social @bentavener.bsky.social
@lizashuvalova.bsky.social @bentavener.bsky.social
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People are so kind to me. I want to give something very special back to say thank you…
🎫 Golden ticket for 2 people to visit
✈️ Plane tickets
🏨 Hotel stay for 1 week
🐕 Help me with the dogs
Very simple to enter… (1/2)
🎫 Golden ticket for 2 people to visit
✈️ Plane tickets
🏨 Hotel stay for 1 week
🐕 Help me with the dogs
Very simple to enter… (1/2)
December 19, 2024 at 12:37 PM
People are so kind to me. I want to give something very special back to say thank you…
🎫 Golden ticket for 2 people to visit
✈️ Plane tickets
🏨 Hotel stay for 1 week
🐕 Help me with the dogs
Very simple to enter… (1/2)
🎫 Golden ticket for 2 people to visit
✈️ Plane tickets
🏨 Hotel stay for 1 week
🐕 Help me with the dogs
Very simple to enter… (1/2)
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This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
December 11, 2024 at 8:26 AM
This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
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You know that app many of us are now told to use to book your GP / other NHS appointments? The one that tries to upsell you a private medical appointment, instead of an NHS appointment? Can you guess who now owns it? Yep - US corporation United Health. www.opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/we...
December 6, 2024 at 5:41 AM
You know that app many of us are now told to use to book your GP / other NHS appointments? The one that tries to upsell you a private medical appointment, instead of an NHS appointment? Can you guess who now owns it? Yep - US corporation United Health. www.opendemocracy.net/en/ournhs/we...
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"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:12 PM
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
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A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.
The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired
A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:36 PM
A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.
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I don’t understand why the government has not put out a stronger narrative about farmers and inheritance tax. They seem to be letting farmers have a free run at it.
November 19, 2024 at 11:07 AM
I don’t understand why the government has not put out a stronger narrative about farmers and inheritance tax. They seem to be letting farmers have a free run at it.
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More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
• Poverty figures render government numbers too little and action very late
More than one in three children and a quarter of adults are…
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November 18, 2024 at 5:16 PM
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high