Author of 99% (FT Best Books of 2019) and founder of the 99% Organisation. Follow us here: @99organisation.bsky.soc Visiting Professor at IE Business School.
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In late April, I attended an event in Parliament sponsored by Richard Quigley MP to alert MPs to the dangers facing UK democracy from bad actors like hostile states (eg Russia) and Big Tech billionaires.
A very expert panel set out the risks and the immediate actions the government should take to prevent what is happening today in America from happening here tomorrow. The event made a great impression on me, so I am pleased that the public will now get the opportunity to hear what I heard, and to ask questions of the expert panel.
There will be a free public webinar on Thursday 4 June at 6:30pm. Book your place now:
open-britain.co.uk/webinar
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In late April, I attended an event in Parliament sponsored by Richard Quigley MP to alert MPs to the dangers facing UK democracy from bad actors like hostile states (eg Russia) and Big Tech billionaires.
A very expert panel set out the risks and the immediate actions the government should take to prevent what is happening today in America from happening here tomorrow. The event made a great impression on me, so I am pleased that the public will now get the opportunity to hear what I heard, and to ask questions of the expert panel.
There will be a free public webinar on Thursday 4 June at 6:30pm. Book your place now:
open-britain.co.uk/webinar
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He’s turned off replies?
A journalist putting out an inflammatory tweet with no context whatsoever. Continuing the tabloidification of Sky News.
We need our allies more than ever. Going to France today showed Starmer is his own man. He knows rubbish like this will be written.
How much time has Keir Starmer been out of the country?
Since Sept 1 Keir Starmer has been in:
Ireland 1 day
Italy 2 days
Washington 2 days
Berlin - 1 day
Brussels - 1 day
UNGA - 3 days
Samoa - 5 days
Budapest - 1 day
France / COP - 2 days
Next week G7 - 4 days
22 days on overseas trips since start of Sept to next Wednesday in that 77 day period.
In that same period the Commons sat 34 days
This isn’t judgement about whether this is right or wrong (and we discuss pros and cons in the podcast)
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Dear @SamCoatesSky
If you are posting on here in your ‘official’ capacity, have the courage and honesty to allow the public the right of reply.
FYI: Starmer is doing his job
FYI.1: Which is more than you are.
How much time has Keir Starmer been out of the country?
Since Sept 1 Keir Starmer has been in:
Ireland 1 day
Italy 2 days
Washington 2 days
Berlin - 1 day
Brussels - 1 day
UNGA - 3 days
Samoa - 5 days
Budapest - 1 day
France / COP - 2 days
Next week G7 - 4 days
22 days on overseas trips since start of Sept to next Wednesday in that 77 day period.
In that same period the Commons sat 34 days
This isn’t judgement about whether this is right or wrong (and we discuss pros and cons in the podcast)
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“An anti-vaccination conspiracy theorist who encouraged violence against Prof Sir Chris Whitty on social media has been sentenced to five years in prison.”
This is good, but how many more extremists like him are still out there?
buff.ly/4eoopbB
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The only mystery is why the West keeps treating them as mysterious. But even that isn’t much of a mystery. If they acknowledged the truth, that the Russian dictatorship regularly commits murder in Europe, they’d have to act. And so, "mysterious".
There have been more than 60 mysterious deaths of Vladimir Putin’s enemies in Russia and Europe since the Ukraine war began. European officials are increasingly on edge about how much Putin gets away with. cbsn.ws/3YZJtRh
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We at Hacked Off are calling for Leveson Part Two. 📷 Over a decade ago, lies turned into a tangled web of corruption: 'one rogue reporter' became an entire industry crisis, implicating newspapers, police, and even politicians. The Leveson Inquiry was split, and Part One exposed a culture of hacking, bribery, and data theft. But Part Two — the investigation into who orchestrated, ignored, and enabled this — was never completed. It’s time to uncover the full truth. Join us in demanding accountability. #Leveson2 #HackedOff #HughGrant #PressAccountability"
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Holy shit this is INCREDIBLE work from @ByDonkeys. And bonus points for projecting the entire thing on @Tesla headquarters, effectively turning @elonmusk’s building’s most visible exterior side into a cinema screen to broadcast the tale of his corruption and political malfeasance
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Every Tory tabloid and broadsheet in Britain is trying to convince the average Tesco worker that it’s a bad thing that their employer, who makes billions per year, pays them properly instead of the state subsidising their low wage via universal credit.
Don’t buy the bullshit.
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Two groups of bondholders are competing to rescue Thames Water while YOU pay the price
Option A: Bondholders charging 9.75% interest
Option B: Bondholders charging 8% interest
How about Option C?
Public ownership, refinance debt at c. 4.75% interest?
theguardian.com/business/202…
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200 nationalities, one NHS.
Huge thanks to everyone who has dedicated their lives to caring for others.
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“The first cycle of disruption is complete. We’re wading through the information sewers. Trump is a bacillus but the problem is the pipes. We can and must fix this”
- Carole Cadwalladr
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Humanity & the planet is at stake. Do our leaders have balls to fight?
For those who are not currently members of the 99% Organisation, this week’s letter to members takes a look at what else we should remember on Remembrance Day – especially in the wake of the re-election of Donald Trump as US President. And it looks at the practical challenges faced in implementing the NHS manpower Plan.
Take a look.
sh1.sendinblue.com/amn01u2bg…
Mark E Thomas @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social retweeted
🚨‼️MUST WATCH and SHARE before Elon Musk bans it:
Since US media won’t tell you, UK activists, Led By Donkeys, dropped this video on how Elon Musk and his use of X helped get Donald Trump elected.
@ByDonkeys
cc: @BryanDawsonUSA
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Does the UK Government have a grip on the spread of misinfo in our media and disinformation online?
We’ve started a petition for a public consultation - 100k signatures and it will be debated in parliament petition.parliament.uk/petit…
Related thread on how journalism *should* work:
