brian gilmore
@gilmoremermoz.bsky.social
human, planet earth. labels: irish; husband; father; blood donor (88 donations); home educator of daughter (child to a level exams); business owner and transformational coach buttondown.com/bgmermoz; net co2 minus (co2 negative since 2010); europhile.
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You will find the www.trumpactiontracker.info? a well-researched resource that tracks, compiles, categorizes, sources all of Trump's AUTHORITARIAN actions since he took office.
By data researcher @chrischirp.bsky.social substack.com/@chrischirp
A mountain of evidence of our threatened democracy.
By data researcher @chrischirp.bsky.social substack.com/@chrischirp
A mountain of evidence of our threatened democracy.
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You will find the www.trumpactiontracker.info? a well-researched resource that tracks, compiles, categorizes, sources all of Trump's AUTHORITARIAN actions since he took office.
By data researcher @chrischirp.bsky.social substack.com/@chrischirp
A mountain of evidence of our threatened democracy.
By data researcher @chrischirp.bsky.social substack.com/@chrischirp
A mountain of evidence of our threatened democracy.
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Great to see Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys cash for access investigation in Westminster in Private Eye.
I reckon most hacks following PoliticsUK don’t realise it’s run by an ex Tory MP turned lobbyist and a Conservative staffer!
Our story here: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
I reckon most hacks following PoliticsUK don’t realise it’s run by an ex Tory MP turned lobbyist and a Conservative staffer!
Our story here: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Great to see Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys cash for access investigation in Westminster in Private Eye.
I reckon most hacks following PoliticsUK don’t realise it’s run by an ex Tory MP turned lobbyist and a Conservative staffer!
Our story here: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
I reckon most hacks following PoliticsUK don’t realise it’s run by an ex Tory MP turned lobbyist and a Conservative staffer!
Our story here: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
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Turmoil in Northamptonshire with police, fire and crime commissioner Danielle Stone lambasted over her leadership of the scandal-hit force she was elected to improve and scrutinise.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Turmoil in Northamptonshire with police, fire and crime commissioner Danielle Stone lambasted over her leadership of the scandal-hit force she was elected to improve and scrutinise.
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🗣️ They are praying for rain in Iran, where drought, over-consumption and mismanagement have forced the president to warn residents they may need to evacuate the capital.
📩 Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Kiran Moodley:
📩 Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Kiran Moodley:
Iran drought: Tehran facing existential crisis as taps run dry
They are praying for rain in Iran, where drought, over-consumption and mismanagement have forced the president to warn residents they may need to evacuate the capital, writes Kiran Moodley.
channel4news.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🗣️ They are praying for rain in Iran, where drought, over-consumption and mismanagement have forced the president to warn residents they may need to evacuate the capital.
📩 Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Kiran Moodley:
📩 Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Kiran Moodley:
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No response from the Conservative party to my questions about this and the post still remains on her account.
So apparently openly spreading anti-Muslim hate is absolutely fine now
So apparently openly spreading anti-Muslim hate is absolutely fine now
The Conservative Party's leader in London, Susan Hall, just shared this Islamophobic disinformation about Sadiq Khan, after it was posted on X by a racist troll
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
No response from the Conservative party to my questions about this and the post still remains on her account.
So apparently openly spreading anti-Muslim hate is absolutely fine now
So apparently openly spreading anti-Muslim hate is absolutely fine now
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“This is not an agreement the University enters into lightly, but one that was made based on institutional values”
Northwestern University agrees to pay Trump regime $75 million in order to reclaim the nearly $800 million in research funding that Trump took from them.
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Northwestern University Strikes A Deal With Trump Administration
Northwestern University has reached a $75 million deal with the Trump administration, ending a long dispute involving the freezing of $790 million in research funds.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“This is not an agreement the University enters into lightly, but one that was made based on institutional values”
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Northwestern University agrees to pay Trump regime $75 million in order to reclaim the nearly $800 million in research funding that Trump took from them.
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Northwestern University Strikes A Deal With Trump Administration
Northwestern University has reached a $75 million deal with the Trump administration, ending a long dispute involving the freezing of $790 million in research funds.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Northwestern University agrees to pay Trump regime $75 million in order to reclaim the nearly $800 million in research funding that Trump took from them.
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Sad times.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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World leaders due to arrive in Brazil ahead of COP30
www.channel4.com/news/world-l...
www.channel4.com/news/world-l...
World leaders due to arrive in Brazil ahead of COP30
World leaders, including the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are due to arrive in the Brazilian city of Belem tomorrow for a leaders’ summit ahead of next week’s crucial UN climate talks.
www.channel4.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
World leaders due to arrive in Brazil ahead of COP30
www.channel4.com/news/world-l...
www.channel4.com/news/world-l...
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PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes.
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes.
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
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Corporate Welfare
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by UK public money.
Govts don't take equity stake.
Profits often booked in low/no offshore tax havens. UK taxes dodged - James Bond films are a good example.
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by UK public money.
Govts don't take equity stake.
Profits often booked in low/no offshore tax havens. UK taxes dodged - James Bond films are a good example.
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by public money
Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Corporate Welfare
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by UK public money.
Govts don't take equity stake.
Profits often booked in low/no offshore tax havens. UK taxes dodged - James Bond films are a good example.
Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low-profile UK producers were funded mainly by UK public money.
Govts don't take equity stake.
Profits often booked in low/no offshore tax havens. UK taxes dodged - James Bond films are a good example.
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Does the news reflect what we die from?
October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Does the news reflect what we die from?
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
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They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs
October 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
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For those lucky enough to not know this is a neo-Nazi meme normally found on TRS and the Daily Stormer being shared by the official DHS account.
October 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
For those lucky enough to not know this is a neo-Nazi meme normally found on TRS and the Daily Stormer being shared by the official DHS account.
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She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
October 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
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Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge:
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...
Indian Railways to achieve net zero targets in 2025 itself - 5 years ahead of 2030 goal - Times of India
India Business News: Indian Railways is set to achieve net-zero targets by year-end, surpassing its 2030 goal through extensive electrification. Aiming for 95% electric tr
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge:
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...
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Google Search is vandalising the internet.
👀 Our new investigation reveals how some of our fact checks are being shown in misleading ways:
👀 Our new investigation reveals how some of our fact checks are being shown in misleading ways:
Google Search is vandalising the internet. Here’s how. – Full Fact
Google Search is misrepresenting our fact checks, showing incorrect information to millions.
fullfact.org
September 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Google Search is vandalising the internet.
👀 Our new investigation reveals how some of our fact checks are being shown in misleading ways:
👀 Our new investigation reveals how some of our fact checks are being shown in misleading ways:
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Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
September 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
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Really excited about this! New media launching next week❤️💪🔥 pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Really excited about this! New media launching next week❤️💪🔥 pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
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A video has been shared online with claims it shows two boys being arrested for waving an England flag.
But the footage is actually from a 2008 episode of Traffic Cops, and shows something entirely different.
But the footage is actually from a 2008 episode of Traffic Cops, and shows something entirely different.
Video of boys being arrested is from 2008 TV programme, and nothing to do with England flags – Full Fact
The footage was actually taken from an old episode of the TV programme Traffic Cops and shows two boys being arrested on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle.
fullfact.org
September 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A video has been shared online with claims it shows two boys being arrested for waving an England flag.
But the footage is actually from a 2008 episode of Traffic Cops, and shows something entirely different.
But the footage is actually from a 2008 episode of Traffic Cops, and shows something entirely different.
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Border Patrol agent talks about how he knows that the people he's arresting at this nutrition bar factory in NY are "literal street rats" who would "eat our kids"
September 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Border Patrol agent talks about how he knows that the people he's arresting at this nutrition bar factory in NY are "literal street rats" who would "eat our kids"
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They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
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Campaigners have hailed the introduction of the Hillsborough Law, which the government says will 'end the culture of cover-ups.'
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson explains what the new legislation is, and how it has come about:
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson explains what the new legislation is, and how it has come about:
Hillsborough Law: Forcing officials to tell the truth
A law will go through Parliament, meaning that any public servant who covers up information in the wake of a disaster faces possible imprisonment of up to two years.
www.channel4.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Campaigners have hailed the introduction of the Hillsborough Law, which the government says will 'end the culture of cover-ups.'
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson explains what the new legislation is, and how it has come about:
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson explains what the new legislation is, and how it has come about: