Jo Carroll
@jocarroll.bsky.social
I’ve escaped from the other place. I read, I travel, I irritate my grandchildren. And am looking for chatter and kindness, surely not too much to ask?
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Trump is the weakest most insecure President in American history!! He melts when he has to face people like Putin and constantly seeks praise and a pat on the back 24/7 like a 5 year old!! He took the title of the most immoral and corrupt President from Nixon long ago!
September 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Trump is the weakest most insecure President in American history!! He melts when he has to face people like Putin and constantly seeks praise and a pat on the back 24/7 like a 5 year old!! He took the title of the most immoral and corrupt President from Nixon long ago!
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This should have been a moment of profound national learning - about the corruption that serves our elite - but the Cabinet Office which ran the VIP Lane sought to close the discussion down and Labour unaccountably let them. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money review – a devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever
This rigorous look at the Tories’ ‘VIP lane’ for PPE suppliers during Covid raises questions about the motivations of those involved – ones that are almost too disgusting to contemplate
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
This should have been a moment of profound national learning - about the corruption that serves our elite - but the Cabinet Office which ran the VIP Lane sought to close the discussion down and Labour unaccountably let them. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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No win no fee lawyers are deceiving customers over true cost of legal action, warns regulator bit.ly/4gAcuKJ
No-win, no-fee offers could be banned over hidden legal costs
The Solicitors Regulation Authority wants changes and says clients can be unaware of the fees they are liable to pay
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
No win no fee lawyers are deceiving customers over true cost of legal action, warns regulator bit.ly/4gAcuKJ
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Abbott stood up in an attempt to comment on the debate about threats to kill her more than 40 times, and was ignored by rich, white, male Speaker Hoyle on every occasion. What possible reason could there be for that? www.thenational.scot/news/2418277...
'Institutional racism': Fury as Speaker IGNORES Diane Abbott despite Tory donor row
THE Speaker’s refusal to grant Diane Abbott a question as other MPs debated an allegedly violent comment made about her has been condemned as an…
www.thenational.scot
July 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Abbott stood up in an attempt to comment on the debate about threats to kill her more than 40 times, and was ignored by rich, white, male Speaker Hoyle on every occasion. What possible reason could there be for that? www.thenational.scot/news/2418277...
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We must unite against those who seek to divide us.
September 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We must unite against those who seek to divide us.
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A study of plastic pollution in the Upper Itchen will help understand the threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in similar environments | Polly Wyatt
Hampshire chalk stream reveals alarming microplastic pollution with global implications
A study of plastic pollution in the Upper Itchen will help understand the threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in similar environments
sussexbylines.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A study of plastic pollution in the Upper Itchen will help understand the threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in similar environments | Polly Wyatt
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Corruption Inc
Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals.
Used publicly funded office to manage commercial deals.
Secret meetings with Palantir, handed NHS data.
Secret Dinners during COVID lockdown to secure refurbishment of his flat.
£200,000 from a hedge fund.
Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals.
Used publicly funded office to manage commercial deals.
Secret meetings with Palantir, handed NHS data.
Secret Dinners during COVID lockdown to secure refurbishment of his flat.
£200,000 from a hedge fund.
Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Corruption Inc
Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals.
Used publicly funded office to manage commercial deals.
Secret meetings with Palantir, handed NHS data.
Secret Dinners during COVID lockdown to secure refurbishment of his flat.
£200,000 from a hedge fund.
Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals.
Used publicly funded office to manage commercial deals.
Secret meetings with Palantir, handed NHS data.
Secret Dinners during COVID lockdown to secure refurbishment of his flat.
£200,000 from a hedge fund.
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Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Free Speech’ Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party’s annual gathering came despite Badenoch’s repeated commitment to “fight” for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
The ban on covering the party’s annual gathering came despite Badenoch’s repeated commitment to “fight” for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Free Speech’ Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party’s annual gathering came despite Badenoch’s repeated commitment to “fight” for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
The ban on covering the party’s annual gathering came despite Badenoch’s repeated commitment to “fight” for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
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My partner just had a reply to a complaint about over platforming on BBC. They say they take account of poll numbers & MPs. Well where’s the middle ground here? Should the LibDems with 18x the no of MPs be getting at least equal coverage to Reform on 4 but leading the polls? I don’t see any parity!
September 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My partner just had a reply to a complaint about over platforming on BBC. They say they take account of poll numbers & MPs. Well where’s the middle ground here? Should the LibDems with 18x the no of MPs be getting at least equal coverage to Reform on 4 but leading the polls? I don’t see any parity!
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Nigel Farage’s Reform party let me know *today* that I was banned from attending its conference. I’m an accredited UK journalist who sent my media registration over in May.
And now he’s told Congress he doesn’t do that.
Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-w...
And now he’s told Congress he doesn’t do that.
Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-w...
September 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Nigel Farage’s Reform party let me know *today* that I was banned from attending its conference. I’m an accredited UK journalist who sent my media registration over in May.
And now he’s told Congress he doesn’t do that.
Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-w...
And now he’s told Congress he doesn’t do that.
Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-w...
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Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst
Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst
It’s tempting to scoff, but don’t dismiss the data. Modern man’s failure to forge real, meaningful friendships is bad for everyone, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst
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There's no good outcome of this. Releasing nationality data is only going to be used to inflame tensions and embolden the far right. Context will be ignored by those seeking to weaponise this. It is guaranteed to lead to more migrants being discriminated against. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Police given new guidance on releasing suspects' nationalities and ethnicities
Police forces will be encouraged to release a suspect's details in high-profile and sensitive investigations.
www.bbc.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
There's no good outcome of this. Releasing nationality data is only going to be used to inflame tensions and embolden the far right. Context will be ignored by those seeking to weaponise this. It is guaranteed to lead to more migrants being discriminated against. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Thanks to @yorkshirebylines.co.uk for publishing this piece, written this morning in response to what a friend said about asylum seekers.
✍️ Wrapped in a flag, outside a hotel
Imagine if anti-asylum hotel protesters admitted the truth: they’re being played for mugs by the powerful they think they defend
By Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
Imagine if anti-asylum hotel protesters admitted the truth: they’re being played for mugs by the powerful they think they defend
By Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
Wrapped in a flag, outside a hotel
Imagine if anti-asylum hotel protesters admitted the truth: they’re being played for mugs by the powerful they think they defend
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thanks to @yorkshirebylines.co.uk for publishing this piece, written this morning in response to what a friend said about asylum seekers.
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Times change, so do people. So why does the British Museum still think it’s OK to display human remains? | Paul Daley
Times change, so do people. So why does the British Museum still think it’s OK to display human remains? | Paul Daley
Bodies and body parts have long been part of collections of imperial plunder over the years – but museums must understand that attitudes have moved on
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Times change, so do people. So why does the British Museum still think it’s OK to display human remains? | Paul Daley
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Curious how Maga feels about Maxwell being moved to a low security prison. She is the only person convicted of that crime to ever serve their sentence in a low security prison and she was moved there days after meeting with Trump's DOJ. Does it strike them as strange?
August 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Curious how Maga feels about Maxwell being moved to a low security prison. She is the only person convicted of that crime to ever serve their sentence in a low security prison and she was moved there days after meeting with Trump's DOJ. Does it strike them as strange?
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RFK Jr announces US is scrapping $500m of vaccine projects
"I don't think l've seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business," said one health expert
news.sky.com/story/rfk-jr...
"I don't think l've seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business," said one health expert
news.sky.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr announces US is scrapping $500m of vaccine projects
"I don't think I've seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business," said one health expert.
news.sky.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
RFK Jr announces US is scrapping $500m of vaccine projects
"I don't think l've seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business," said one health expert
news.sky.com/story/rfk-jr...
"I don't think l've seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business," said one health expert
news.sky.com/story/rfk-jr...
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UK govt is wrong on the cost of bringing England's water back into public ownership.
Its £100bn number has no economic/legal basis.
The cost of public ownership is "closer to zero".
Companies are bankrupt, their shareholders and lenders have already extracted billions.
Its £100bn number has no economic/legal basis.
The cost of public ownership is "closer to zero".
Companies are bankrupt, their shareholders and lenders have already extracted billions.
A fair price to the public for water nationalisation | Letter
Letter: The government is wrong on the cost of bringing water back into public ownership, write Prof Becky Malby, Dr Kate Bayliss, Prof Frances Cleaver and Prof Ewan McGaughey
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
UK govt is wrong on the cost of bringing England's water back into public ownership.
Its £100bn number has no economic/legal basis.
The cost of public ownership is "closer to zero".
Companies are bankrupt, their shareholders and lenders have already extracted billions.
Its £100bn number has no economic/legal basis.
The cost of public ownership is "closer to zero".
Companies are bankrupt, their shareholders and lenders have already extracted billions.
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What state have we got to as a country when saving human life has to be justified?
July 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
What state have we got to as a country when saving human life has to be justified?
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The mainstream right wing press is desperate for a race riot.
If you see footage from some of these it's embarrassing how small they are. The one in Southampton looked like 20 people with flags. The Telegraph is trying to whip up division with this sort of reporting.
This is a bit of a atretch/hope: there were 5 protests, with the largest two being up to 300 people, a total of around a thousand or so people.
July 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The mainstream right wing press is desperate for a race riot.
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The slow invasion of the West Bank bit.ly/3IPAnRv
Settlers torch Palestinian homes in West Bank, residents flee village
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July 27, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The slow invasion of the West Bank bit.ly/3IPAnRv
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Today, our capital proudly marks seven years of London Trans+ Pride.
As trans rights come under increasing pressure across the UK, this year’s march is a vital reminder: London is a city that stands for equality, dignity and pride - for everyone. 🏳️⚧️
As trans rights come under increasing pressure across the UK, this year’s march is a vital reminder: London is a city that stands for equality, dignity and pride - for everyone. 🏳️⚧️
July 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Today, our capital proudly marks seven years of London Trans+ Pride.
As trans rights come under increasing pressure across the UK, this year’s march is a vital reminder: London is a city that stands for equality, dignity and pride - for everyone. 🏳️⚧️
As trans rights come under increasing pressure across the UK, this year’s march is a vital reminder: London is a city that stands for equality, dignity and pride - for everyone. 🏳️⚧️
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Farage is never interviewed on politics programmes, he just appears on them and speaks.
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
July 21, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Farage is never interviewed on politics programmes, he just appears on them and speaks.
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello.
#r4today
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The Trump administration is making viruses great again | Arwa Mahdawi
The Trump administration is making viruses great again | Arwa Mahdawi
Measles cases are at their highest rate in the US in decades. Robert F Kennedy doesn’t seem too bothered
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Trump administration is making viruses great again | Arwa Mahdawi
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