Kenny Dickson
@kendo-nagasaki.bsky.social
IT guy. Rider of bikes, drinker of beer. Glasgow
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New Politics on the Couch - the world’s most erratically scheduled politics podcast - this time on immigration, storytelling and changing even the most hostile minds (maybe). shows.acast.com/6462652801a2...
Changing minds about immigration | Politics on the Couch
How to talk about immigration with ‘authoritarian’ voters: Rafael Behr in conversation with Dr Tessa Buchanan from the Cambridge Political Psychology Lab
shows.acast.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New Politics on the Couch - the world’s most erratically scheduled politics podcast - this time on immigration, storytelling and changing even the most hostile minds (maybe). shows.acast.com/6462652801a2...
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1/ Michael Prescott of Hanover Communications, whose leaked memo alleging left-wing bias led to the BBC meltdown.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
1/ Michael Prescott of Hanover Communications, whose leaked memo alleging left-wing bias led to the BBC meltdown.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
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Maybe Nigel Farage should refuse to appear on the BBC in protest.
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Maybe Nigel Farage should refuse to appear on the BBC in protest.
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Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
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I DEMAND Panorama IMMEDIATELY produces a documentary showing Kamala Harris not instigating a violent riot, not sexually assaulting anyone, or getting fined for denying it, or being found guilty of business fraud, or f*cking a porn star AND accepting the result of an election.
You know. For balance.
You know. For balance.
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I DEMAND Panorama IMMEDIATELY produces a documentary showing Kamala Harris not instigating a violent riot, not sexually assaulting anyone, or getting fined for denying it, or being found guilty of business fraud, or f*cking a porn star AND accepting the result of an election.
You know. For balance.
You know. For balance.
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quick psa: if you use GDrive, go into Settings -> Manage Apps and make sure the Gemini AI horseshit is turned off.
Just got a heads-up about it elsewhere, and sure enough, Gemini had been turned back on without my permission
Just got a heads-up about it elsewhere, and sure enough, Gemini had been turned back on without my permission
October 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
quick psa: if you use GDrive, go into Settings -> Manage Apps and make sure the Gemini AI horseshit is turned off.
Just got a heads-up about it elsewhere, and sure enough, Gemini had been turned back on without my permission
Just got a heads-up about it elsewhere, and sure enough, Gemini had been turned back on without my permission
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This is a crucial point
And why the ‘stay on X/Twitter so you don’t cede the public square’ is such a nonsense argument
It isn’t Hyde Park, it’s a billionaire controlled algorithm *designed* to spread far right ideologies
And why the ‘stay on X/Twitter so you don’t cede the public square’ is such a nonsense argument
It isn’t Hyde Park, it’s a billionaire controlled algorithm *designed* to spread far right ideologies
A lot that could be said about this but if you look on Twitter it’s noticeable that the replies and quote tweets are *overwhelmingly* telling him he shouldn’t have apologised and even attacking him for doing so. That’s the feedback loop certain users are plugged into now, and it has consequences.
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a crucial point
And why the ‘stay on X/Twitter so you don’t cede the public square’ is such a nonsense argument
It isn’t Hyde Park, it’s a billionaire controlled algorithm *designed* to spread far right ideologies
And why the ‘stay on X/Twitter so you don’t cede the public square’ is such a nonsense argument
It isn’t Hyde Park, it’s a billionaire controlled algorithm *designed* to spread far right ideologies
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Jenrick was seven at the end of the 1980s.
All he'll remember from the decade are tiny fragments and more to the point those memories will be highly unreliable - to the point of fiction.
All he'll remember from the decade are tiny fragments and more to the point those memories will be highly unreliable - to the point of fiction.
October 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Jenrick was seven at the end of the 1980s.
All he'll remember from the decade are tiny fragments and more to the point those memories will be highly unreliable - to the point of fiction.
All he'll remember from the decade are tiny fragments and more to the point those memories will be highly unreliable - to the point of fiction.
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Awkward for Zia Yusuf, who keeps being sent out to lie as cover for the Reform UK leader
Who did Nigel Farage have lunch with after resigning as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?
Why, it's Russian bribe enthusiast Nathan Gill, who then did the important news briefing on his behalf (to Russia Today)
#BBCQT
Who did Nigel Farage have lunch with after resigning as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?
Why, it's Russian bribe enthusiast Nathan Gill, who then did the important news briefing on his behalf (to Russia Today)
#BBCQT
October 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Awkward for Zia Yusuf, who keeps being sent out to lie as cover for the Reform UK leader
Who did Nigel Farage have lunch with after resigning as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?
Why, it's Russian bribe enthusiast Nathan Gill, who then did the important news briefing on his behalf (to Russia Today)
#BBCQT
Who did Nigel Farage have lunch with after resigning as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?
Why, it's Russian bribe enthusiast Nathan Gill, who then did the important news briefing on his behalf (to Russia Today)
#BBCQT
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Richard Tice - "Please welcome to the stage... Nathan Gill"
So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.
So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.
October 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Richard Tice - "Please welcome to the stage... Nathan Gill"
So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.
So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.
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if that HIGNFY Euan Blair fuckup had been about a right-winger it'd have had full front-page scandal coverage in the Mail followed by frontpage coverage across the board for the next week, days of "BBC in crisis" headline coverage by the BBC, and parliamentary questions about Tim Davie's future
October 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
if that HIGNFY Euan Blair fuckup had been about a right-winger it'd have had full front-page scandal coverage in the Mail followed by frontpage coverage across the board for the next week, days of "BBC in crisis" headline coverage by the BBC, and parliamentary questions about Tim Davie's future
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
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Michael Eisner, who served as CEO of Disney for 21 years and acquired ABC while he was in charge, slams his successor Bob Iger for bending the knee.
September 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Michael Eisner, who served as CEO of Disney for 21 years and acquired ABC while he was in charge, slams his successor Bob Iger for bending the knee.
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All those preparing to vote in order to allow a Reform U.K. Ltd government in.
You have been warned. #dictatorship
You have been warned. #dictatorship
September 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
All those preparing to vote in order to allow a Reform U.K. Ltd government in.
You have been warned. #dictatorship
You have been warned. #dictatorship
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Keep thinking of arguments for why it would be completely insane to dump a prime minister with a huge majority just 14 months in, and also about how if he's not going to say a single word in opposition to the kind of shit we saw today then I no longer feel convinced by any of those arguments.
September 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Keep thinking of arguments for why it would be completely insane to dump a prime minister with a huge majority just 14 months in, and also about how if he's not going to say a single word in opposition to the kind of shit we saw today then I no longer feel convinced by any of those arguments.
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Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
September 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
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I don’t think most people understand how the media works in the UK.
This could be a long thread.
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This could be a long thread.
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September 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I don’t think most people understand how the media works in the UK.
This could be a long thread.
1/
This could be a long thread.
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Didn’t you call them chavs and yobs for 20 years until you realised you could ventriloquise your posh-boy racism through them?
August 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Didn’t you call them chavs and yobs for 20 years until you realised you could ventriloquise your posh-boy racism through them?
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Stop questioning the economic failings in what Farage announced today. Question the total lack of humanity, compassion and morality.
August 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Stop questioning the economic failings in what Farage announced today. Question the total lack of humanity, compassion and morality.
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Democracy for Sale has been working w/ @38degrees.bsky.social on a campaign to cap political donations in the UK.
Our petition is now at over 49,700 signatures!! 🎉
Can we get it to 50k and send a really strong message?
Please share! Ta you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Our petition is now at over 49,700 signatures!! 🎉
Can we get it to 50k and send a really strong message?
Please share! Ta you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Democracy for Sale has been working w/ @38degrees.bsky.social on a campaign to cap political donations in the UK.
Our petition is now at over 49,700 signatures!! 🎉
Can we get it to 50k and send a really strong message?
Please share! Ta you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Our petition is now at over 49,700 signatures!! 🎉
Can we get it to 50k and send a really strong message?
Please share! Ta you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Unpopular opinion, but anyone who eats bacon/pork should at the very least click the links and see what animals go through to get to your table.
Supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm after covert filming of animal abuse
Supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm after covert filming of animal abuse
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s said they had ‘immediately’ suspended supplies from Somerby Top Farm after piglets kicked by workers
Three of the UK’s biggest supermarkets have suspended supplies from a Lincolnshire pig farm after footage filmed covertly by an animal rights organisation appeared to show workers kicking piglets and hitting them with boards and paddles.
The footage also suggested the injured pigs with open wounds were packed into pens covered in faeces, with some left lame and writhing in pain. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Unpopular opinion, but anyone who eats bacon/pork should at the very least click the links and see what animals go through to get to your table.
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It’s fun to see the Labour Government go on about ‘online safety’ and at the same time acquiescing instantly and completely to online misinformation and hate about asylum seekers.
August 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
It’s fun to see the Labour Government go on about ‘online safety’ and at the same time acquiescing instantly and completely to online misinformation and hate about asylum seekers.
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Farage spread misinformation during the Brexit referendum and continues to do so now.
We need to keep calling him out. 📣
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https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-eu-entry-travel-insurance-proof-farage-ees-b2806924.html
We need to keep calling him out. 📣
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https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-eu-entry-travel-insurance-proof-farage-ees-b2806924.html
Farage's EU-entry myth busted after red-tape claims
Exclusive: Nigel Farage warning that holidaymakers going to Europe must ‘prove medical insurance' is false
www.independent.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Farage spread misinformation during the Brexit referendum and continues to do so now.
We need to keep calling him out. 📣
Share if you agree. 🔁
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-eu-entry-travel-insurance-proof-farage-ees-b2806924.html
We need to keep calling him out. 📣
Share if you agree. 🔁
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-eu-entry-travel-insurance-proof-farage-ees-b2806924.html
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Man from Keir Starmer's target demographic,
"I want Trump to buy England and make us a state, because that's the only solution"
"I want Trump to buy England and make us a state, because that's the only solution"
August 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Man from Keir Starmer's target demographic,
"I want Trump to buy England and make us a state, because that's the only solution"
"I want Trump to buy England and make us a state, because that's the only solution"