David Walker
@davidwlkr0.bsky.social
Author (The Only Way is Up, with Polly Toynbee), non-executive, former Audit Commission director and journalist
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I think it’s super-great that GBNews is able to use its broadcast licence to give credibility and legitimacy to its overtly racist and would-probably-lead-to-the-loss-of-its-broadcast-licence-if-it-broadcast-them-on-the-main-channel YouTube videos.
1) What the actual fuck how did this just get normalised in the space of three years…. Oh yeah everyone just hanging out on Twitter like boiling frogs
2) not broadcast, as they aren’t quite ready to push Ofcom on this. This is the “good stuff” for unregulated YouTube.
2) not broadcast, as they aren’t quite ready to push Ofcom on this. This is the “good stuff” for unregulated YouTube.
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I think it’s super-great that GBNews is able to use its broadcast licence to give credibility and legitimacy to its overtly racist and would-probably-lead-to-the-loss-of-its-broadcast-licence-if-it-broadcast-them-on-the-main-channel YouTube videos.
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I wonder if it's time to retire the role of "political editor" altogether
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I wonder if it's time to retire the role of "political editor" altogether
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
Return most of the coverage to the Economics Editor, the Health Editor, the Home Affairs team & so on.
Leave the "who-said-what-to-whom" & "what-does-it-mean-for-the-polls" to others. The BBC doesn't need to foreground this.
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🇬🇧 Keir Starmer et sa ministre des Finances ont rassuré leur propre camp et grappillé quelques mois de répit en présentant mercredi 26 novembre un budget marqué à gauche, après un virage à droite contesté qui a fait fuir une partie de son électorat.
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Royaume-Uni : avec son nouveau budget, le Labour retrouve sa gauche
Keir Starmer et sa ministre des Finances ont rassuré leur propre camp et grappillé quelques mois de répit en présentant un budget marqué à gauche, après un virage à droite contesté qui a fait fuir une partie de son électorat.
www.liberation.fr
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🇬🇧 Keir Starmer et sa ministre des Finances ont rassuré leur propre camp et grappillé quelques mois de répit en présentant mercredi 26 novembre un budget marqué à gauche, après un virage à droite contesté qui a fait fuir une partie de son électorat.
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It also risks the health of the Tooth Fairy, may provoke the Loch Ness Monster to violence, is an affront to our elven allies in Lothlórien, threatens a critical unicorn habitat and could undo the many benefits of Brexit.
BELGIUM WARNS THAT USING FROZEN RUSSIAN ASSETS TO FUND UKRAINE WOULD ENDANGER A PEACE DEAL — FT
November 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It also risks the health of the Tooth Fairy, may provoke the Loch Ness Monster to violence, is an affront to our elven allies in Lothlórien, threatens a critical unicorn habitat and could undo the many benefits of Brexit.
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I'll never tire of reposting this headline
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I'll never tire of reposting this headline
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So of the 5 named: 3 are women; 2 are of Afro-Caribbean descent; and Rayner is identifiably working class. You just stay classy, farmers.
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
So of the 5 named: 3 are women; 2 are of Afro-Caribbean descent; and Rayner is identifiably working class. You just stay classy, farmers.
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Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Gibb; “ I had no editorial role whatsoever at the Jewish Chronicle”. Lee Harpin, reporter at the paper; “RG made a habit of calling into the office on print days to check up on what stories were topping the news list, and offering a view’”
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Brilliant thecritic.co.uk/auntie-in-th...
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Brilliant thecritic.co.uk/auntie-in-th...
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
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Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Fully agree with my paper's editorial on Trump. Ukraine needs Europe to stop flattering Trump the conman and take a clear stand for its own survival and values. www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
American science
Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the CDC website. The agency's employees are not happy about it.
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
American science
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Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the CDC website. The agency's employees are not happy about it.
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Earlier this week, a new page titled “Vaccines and Autism” appeared on the CDC website. The agency's employees are not happy about it.
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
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Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing on.ft.com/44hD4Dj | opinion
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
on.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing on.ft.com/44hD4Dj | opinion
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I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
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Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
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The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated
We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
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«Mon grand-père a souffert de la dictature, mais moi, non» : les jeunes Espagnols indulgents avec Franco cinquante ans après sa mort
«Mon grand-père a souffert de la dictature, mais moi, non» : les jeunes Espagnols indulgents avec Franco cinquante ans après sa mort
Les jeunes Espagnols n’adhèrent plus au discours de rejet en bloc du régime franquiste. Et certains ne cachent pas leurs penchants pour l’extrême droite.
www.liberation.fr
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
«Mon grand-père a souffert de la dictature, mais moi, non» : les jeunes Espagnols indulgents avec Franco cinquante ans après sa mort
So how to correlate an increased volume of SS research and the pervasiveness of right wing beliefs?
"Social science is not just a discipline. It's a way of seeing the world, of asking the questions that matter...Without it, science risks becoming detached from society."
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
💬 Julia Gillard delivers the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So how to correlate an increased volume of SS research and the pervasiveness of right wing beliefs?
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Jeunesse de France, abandonnez vos portables et pilotez vos drones (suivie des jeunes britanniques, allemands, etc)
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
«Accepter de perdre ses enfants» ? Le monde se réarme, la France regarde ailleurs
Le discours choc du général Fabien Mandon n’a fait que souligner ce décalage entre l’urgence dans laquelle le monde nous a plongés et le refus de l’Hexagone de se confronter au réel.
www.liberation.fr
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Jeunesse de France, abandonnez vos portables et pilotez vos drones (suivie des jeunes britanniques, allemands, etc)
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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X protects this user's racist abuse of Adnan Hussain MP, but "hope I continue to report anything that might break their policies"
Reported: 41 tweets
Sanctioned: 1 tweet
Reported: 41 tweets
Sanctioned: 1 tweet
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
X protects this user's racist abuse of Adnan Hussain MP, but "hope I continue to report anything that might break their policies"
Reported: 41 tweets
Sanctioned: 1 tweet
Reported: 41 tweets
Sanctioned: 1 tweet
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Personne ne veut «mourir pour Kyiv» comme personne ne voulait «mourir pour Dantzig» en 1938 ? Les plus hautes autorités de l’Etat prennent conscience que la «drôle de guerre» mène au désastre.
Un billet de Jean Quatremer :
Un billet de Jean Quatremer :
«Accepter de perdre ses enfants» ? Le monde se réarme, la France regarde ailleurs
Le discours choc du général Fabien Mandon n’a fait que souligner ce décalage entre l’urgence dans laquelle le monde nous a plongés et le refus de l’Hexagone de se confronter au réel.
www.liberation.fr
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Personne ne veut «mourir pour Kyiv» comme personne ne voulait «mourir pour Dantzig» en 1938 ? Les plus hautes autorités de l’Etat prennent conscience que la «drôle de guerre» mène au désastre.
Un billet de Jean Quatremer :
Un billet de Jean Quatremer :
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Messes pour Pétain et Franco : le réveil des nostalgiques du vichysme et du fascisme ?
Messes pour Pétain et Franco : le réveil des nostalgiques du vichysme et du fascisme ?
Quelques jours après la tenue d'une messe à Verdun en hommage à Philippe Pétain, condamné à la Libération pour intelligence avec l'ennemi et haute trahison, l'annonce d'une cérémonie religieuse organisée à Paris en mémoire du dictateur espagnol Franco a suscité une nouvelle polémique.
www.france24.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Messes pour Pétain et Franco : le réveil des nostalgiques du vichysme et du fascisme ?