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Jan Fitzgerald
@janey1919.bsky.social
Sheffield,UK
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The campaign starts here! Stewart Lee for DG…
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would

This week’s column by Stewart Lee

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Her portrayal of asylum seekers doesn't just respond to the racist narratives of the Far Right: by othering asylum seekers as unworthy winners of riches, in implicit contrast to struggling families, Shabana Mahmood actively promotes and feeds those Far Right lies.
For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.

A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
November 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.

It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.

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The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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NOW MORE THAN EVER
WE NEED NERVE.

Welcome to The Nerve News.
Fearless, independent journalism.

#TheNerve #TheNerveNews

www.thenerve.news
September 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Crowdfunder – Food Works
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June 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
June is Pride Month. Let's call out companies who show support for LGBTQ+ people while also advertising on GB News, a channel that pumps out LGBTQ+ hate. Tell these companies to pick a side - hate or Pride:

action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
Pick a side – hate or Pride
June is Pride month. So our social feeds will be awash with corporate rainbow logos performatively signalling their support for the LGBTQ+ community. But some of the same companies celebrating Pride a...
action.goodlawproject.org
May 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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We've had reports that M&S has had so many calls asking them to stop advertising with GB News that there's now a dedicated team handling messages about this issue 👏👏👏

Lines are open from *9am to 4pm* today and the number is 0333 014 8000

Let's keep this going!
Terrence Higgins Trust founder Martyn Butler is asking everyone to call M&S & urge them to pull their ads from GB News 👏👏👏

You can take action by leaving a friendly message on M&S Customer service: 0333 014 8000 asking them to #StopFundingHate
February 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Loved this one by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about journalism, power, and ignoring your workers when they‘re in front of you *with* a loudspeaker in hand.
(Favorites include the description of Mr. Sunde as the dad of the detective - yes to the coffee pot and the volvo - and the PS note at the end.
As Guardian & Observer journalists go out again on strike today, it felt like a good moment to write about journalism. And the philosophical crisis that comes with understanding its limits. Inc details of bloodbaths in both Syria & liberal news orgs.
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How to depose a dictator
No, not the Guardian's management. Though lessons may apply
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December 12, 2024 at 8:27 AM
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More than a million pallets of unusable Covid PPE costing £8 billion have so far gone up in smoke

Billions were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers.

When will someone be held accountable?
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:47 AM