@dougduff.bsky.social
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Follow all the money funnelled into Freeports.
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Follow all the money funnelled into Freeports.
AI will eat itself!
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
AI will eat itself!
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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"LOWER THE MINIMUM WAGE!"
Nigel Farage let his hatred of poor people slip while chatting with bankers and finance bros in Canary Wharf!
Reform UK is a deadly threat to working class people!
Nigel Farage let his hatred of poor people slip while chatting with bankers and finance bros in Canary Wharf!
Reform UK is a deadly threat to working class people!
Farage: I'll protect the rich from the poor! - FACT-CHECK
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"LOWER THE MINIMUM WAGE!"
Nigel Farage let his hatred of poor people slip while chatting with bankers and finance bros in Canary Wharf!
Reform UK is a deadly threat to working class people!
Nigel Farage let his hatred of poor people slip while chatting with bankers and finance bros in Canary Wharf!
Reform UK is a deadly threat to working class people!
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🚨Our latest podcast. Join me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social as we chew over BBC resignations, how No 10 is handling the budget and growing unease within Labour ranks about Keir Starmer’s leadership...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Can the BBC survive this crisis? | podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the shock departures at the BBC, plus jitters inside No 10 about the budget and potential moves against Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🚨Our latest podcast. Join me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social as we chew over BBC resignations, how No 10 is handling the budget and growing unease within Labour ranks about Keir Starmer’s leadership...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
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“If the papers keep saying the BBC is lying to you, that it’s biased, people start believing it.”
Has the BBC’s Trump edit error been blown out of proportion because of deeper motivations, asks @maitlis.bsky.social.
Has the BBC’s Trump edit error been blown out of proportion because of deeper motivations, asks @maitlis.bsky.social.
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“If the papers keep saying the BBC is lying to you, that it’s biased, people start believing it.”
Has the BBC’s Trump edit error been blown out of proportion because of deeper motivations, asks @maitlis.bsky.social.
Has the BBC’s Trump edit error been blown out of proportion because of deeper motivations, asks @maitlis.bsky.social.
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Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
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Robbie Gibb who cancelled a BBC investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019
Revealed: Brexit group covered up its targeting of right-wing extremists
Brexit-backer Arron Banks repeatedly denied that Leave.EU appealed to National Front supporters - in a bid to get the BBC to drop an investigation
www.channel4.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Robbie Gibb who cancelled a BBC investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
- @channel4news.bsky.social in 2019
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The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
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To be fair, they’re losing MPs at a much faster rate.
One in twenty Reform councillors elected in May 2025 has left by the Autumn
- half expelled/suspended
- a quarter resigned from council
- some defected
An "unusual rate" of attrition in 6 months, says Tony Travers
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
- half expelled/suspended
- a quarter resigned from council
- some defected
An "unusual rate" of attrition in 6 months, says Tony Travers
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
www.politicshome.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
To be fair, they’re losing MPs at a much faster rate.
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Russian forces executed a Ukrainian family in Zvanivka, Donetsk region.
Olha, her husband, and their elder son were hiding in the basement of their house, while the younger son had gone to a neighbor’s to fetch water.
Olha, her husband, and their elder son were hiding in the basement of their house, while the younger son had gone to a neighbor’s to fetch water.
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Russian forces executed a Ukrainian family in Zvanivka, Donetsk region.
Olha, her husband, and their elder son were hiding in the basement of their house, while the younger son had gone to a neighbor’s to fetch water.
Olha, her husband, and their elder son were hiding in the basement of their house, while the younger son had gone to a neighbor’s to fetch water.
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The Russian attack killed a young woman,a 6month-old baby,&a 12-yr-old girl in the village of Pohreby,Kyiv region
Their bodies were found at the site of a fire in a private house,the regional military administration reported
What a tragedy.Yet another family Russia destroyed
Deepest condolences...
Their bodies were found at the site of a fire in a private house,the regional military administration reported
What a tragedy.Yet another family Russia destroyed
Deepest condolences...
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The Russian attack killed a young woman,a 6month-old baby,&a 12-yr-old girl in the village of Pohreby,Kyiv region
Their bodies were found at the site of a fire in a private house,the regional military administration reported
What a tragedy.Yet another family Russia destroyed
Deepest condolences...
Their bodies were found at the site of a fire in a private house,the regional military administration reported
What a tragedy.Yet another family Russia destroyed
Deepest condolences...
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Hutchesontown Area E, Gorbals, Glasgow. (1983) Pic: Tom Kidd
October 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Hutchesontown Area E, Gorbals, Glasgow. (1983) Pic: Tom Kidd
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Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America
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Nigel Farage can’t keep a promise longer than lunchtime.
Reform UK Party Says It Will Drop £90 Billion Tax-Cut Program
Reform UK Party Says It Will Drop £90 Billion Tax-Cut Program
www.bloomberg.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Nigel Farage can’t keep a promise longer than lunchtime.
Reform UK Party Says It Will Drop £90 Billion Tax-Cut Program
Reform UK Party Says It Will Drop £90 Billion Tax-Cut Program
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This is just unreal. The level of panic in speech pathology groups is off the charts
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is just unreal. The level of panic in speech pathology groups is off the charts
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Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?
Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.
Be warned.
Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.
Be warned.
October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?
Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.
Be warned.
Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.
Be warned.
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Over HALF of people turning to food banks are struggling with a mental health problem.
Worrying about money isn't just numbers. It's the sleepless nights, stress and emotional toll that comes with facing hardship.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Worrying about money isn't just numbers. It's the sleepless nights, stress and emotional toll that comes with facing hardship.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Over HALF of people turning to food banks are struggling with a mental health problem.
Worrying about money isn't just numbers. It's the sleepless nights, stress and emotional toll that comes with facing hardship.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Worrying about money isn't just numbers. It's the sleepless nights, stress and emotional toll that comes with facing hardship.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
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#KEEPPORTLANDWEIRD
Axolotl! Left Shark!
Axolotl! Left Shark!
October 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#KEEPPORTLANDWEIRD
Axolotl! Left Shark!
Axolotl! Left Shark!
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The 📷 shows an apartment building in #Kyiv hit by a Russian Shahed last night.It captures the overall atmosphere in the city with painful accuracy
A hellish night of Russian strikes...We cherish every moment of life,because any moment,any day could be our last.That's why we live a bit desperately⤵️
A hellish night of Russian strikes...We cherish every moment of life,because any moment,any day could be our last.That's why we live a bit desperately⤵️
October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The 📷 shows an apartment building in #Kyiv hit by a Russian Shahed last night.It captures the overall atmosphere in the city with painful accuracy
A hellish night of Russian strikes...We cherish every moment of life,because any moment,any day could be our last.That's why we live a bit desperately⤵️
A hellish night of Russian strikes...We cherish every moment of life,because any moment,any day could be our last.That's why we live a bit desperately⤵️
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Someone suggested a "leave X day" earlier, and I think that's a really good idea.
There's confidence in numbers.
There's confidence in numbers.
September 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Someone suggested a "leave X day" earlier, and I think that's a really good idea.
There's confidence in numbers.
There's confidence in numbers.
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The major political parties, broadcasters, and institutions should all leave X.
It's an extremely dangerous disinformation machine, and staying there only legitimises it and the chaotic agenda of the richest man in the world.
Who is a raving fucking lunatic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's an extremely dangerous disinformation machine, and staying there only legitimises it and the chaotic agenda of the richest man in the world.
Who is a raving fucking lunatic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ed Miliband says it is ‘possible’ that UK government should leave X
Energy minister says platform’s owner Elon Musk is a ‘dangerous man’ who is part of a ‘global network of right’
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The major political parties, broadcasters, and institutions should all leave X.
It's an extremely dangerous disinformation machine, and staying there only legitimises it and the chaotic agenda of the richest man in the world.
Who is a raving fucking lunatic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's an extremely dangerous disinformation machine, and staying there only legitimises it and the chaotic agenda of the richest man in the world.
Who is a raving fucking lunatic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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US bans import of bikes and bike parts from Giant, by far the biggest manufacturer in the world.
#bicycle #uspol #bike #bikenyc #fuckingfuck
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/nat...
#bicycle #uspol #bike #bikenyc #fuckingfuck
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/nat...
CBP issues Withhold Release Order on Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Securing America's Borders
www.cbp.gov
September 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
US bans import of bikes and bike parts from Giant, by far the biggest manufacturer in the world.
#bicycle #uspol #bike #bikenyc #fuckingfuck
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/nat...
#bicycle #uspol #bike #bikenyc #fuckingfuck
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/nat...
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The Brookings Institute found that Charlie Kirk was the 2nd largest misinformation spreader among podcasts they analysed.
"Mr. Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, ranked second, with 17 percent of his episodes containing an unsubstantiated or false claim."
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"Mr. Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, ranked second, with 17 percent of his episodes containing an unsubstantiated or false claim."
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Steve Bannon’s Podcast Is Top Misinformation Spreader, Study Says (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Brookings Institute found that Charlie Kirk was the 2nd largest misinformation spreader among podcasts they analysed.
"Mr. Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, ranked second, with 17 percent of his episodes containing an unsubstantiated or false claim."
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"Mr. Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, ranked second, with 17 percent of his episodes containing an unsubstantiated or false claim."
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