I lecture in journalism at Newcastle University and worked as a journalist for 30 years. Member of NUJ; Institute of Communication Ethics; MediaWise; Lit & Phil
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Might Israel have conducted a similar campaign against the Labour Party and to make sure that the UK government keeps supporting it? theguardian.com/world/articl… – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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I still can’t quite believe this happened. What does it say about our society?
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Nearly 40% of global dirty money is laundered in London and UK crown dependencies.
London welcomes proceeds of bribery, theft, drugs, crime.
Under the Criminal Finances Act 2017 no company has been prosecuted for tax evasion.
Laws are for show only.
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A staggering 70% of children in Britain are in food poverty not because their parents are jobless but because their parents are so poorly paid they cannot afford the basics of life, Gordon Brown tells #R4today.
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He is hopeless. Sorry. He just is.
*must watch*
Rishi Sunak's car crash interview with @1Judilove
Judi Love, "People live in homes with damp.. NHS workers right now are queuing to go to food banks.. When are you going to do something to make a change, people are suffering"
Rishi Sunak starts talking about the online safety bill
Judi Love, "It's important for you to get into the juice of it, we've heard so many things.. What is happening now with regards to poverty in the UK"
Rishi Sunak again talks about the online safety bill
Judi Love, "What about the children who do not have the means of gas and electric in their homes, what are we doing to help those parents that are suffering.. We've got people going to work who are not eating because we are in a state of poverty.. What is going to happen, now"
Rishi Sunak, "Financial security is people's most acute concern.. We've been through a tough time: pandemic, war in Ukraine, energy bills.. We've provided support to people"
Judi Love, "Universal Credit?"
Rishi Sunak, "You saw me in the pandemic with furlough" - ignored over 3 million #ExcludedUK
Kay Adams, "You've got 4 million children living in poverty Prime Minister"
Rishi Sunak ignores her, "We've made sure our welfare system is working, benefits are being uprated, a big tax cut for those who are in work who will get more money in their bank account"
Judi Love, "How do you connect to these people? A lot of people are concerned that you cannot emotionally connect, because you haven't and dont live the life that they live. How do you connect with people when they are worried about knife crime, worried to sleep at home because of damp, when they're worried to take a day off sick because they dont want to miss that pay check. They need you to protect them as prime minister"
Rishi Sunak, "I point you to what happened in the pandemic.. All the things you just said were true then.. I knew the right thing was to step in and support people through it.. That's what I did.. I'd ask people to judge me by my actions.. That's what I've done that's who I am as a person.. That's how I was raised"
Judi Love, "How were you raised?"
Rishi Sunak, "I was, I was..."
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“Jamie Driscoll’s mayoral campaign, his simple message of wanting to make things better for ordinary people but not being prepared to take marching orders from distant elites in Westminster, can be seen as the shape of politics to come. tribunemag.co.uk/2024/04/jam…
A museum is just the place for the fossil fuel industry.
theguardian.com/science/2024… – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
How many local and regional journalists have lost their jobs - have had massive pay cuts - because Reach - Trinity Mirror has paid out millions for the criminality of the people who run the company? @NUJofficial @MarxMedia theguardian.com/media/2023/d… – at Byker, England
Does #shaftedbyschroders have any resonance out there?
Europe faces high #gas prices and potential shortages as supply from #Russia dwindles. @Schroders' investment experts look at what this means for companies, the #energy #transition, and the #eurozone #economy: ow.ly/KRys50KmGTG
Does #shaftedbyschroders have any resonance out there? – at Byker, England
A cost-of-living crisis, industrial unrest, fears over energy supply and #Brexit - these are just some of the crunch points facing the new #UKPM #LizTruss, according to @Schroders #UKequities specialists, Sue Noffke, Andy Brough, and Jean Roche: schroders.com/en/media-relat…
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The struggle for news, as seen on the streets of Yorkshire this morning - the struggle takes many forms, including the current #NationalWorldStrike.
#Solidarity #NewsValues
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Thank you for your solidarity with striking National World journalists in Edinburgh ✊✊ @djohnsonmsp and @LabourRichard #NationalWorldStrike
ALT Daniel Johnston MSP and Richard Leonard MSP speak at the picket in Edinburgh. Leonard speaks into a megaphone.
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Actor Tam Dean Burn joins journalists in Edinburgh this morning ✊ @tamdeanburn #NationalWorldStrike
ALT Actor Tam Dean Burn at Edinburgh picket. Man knelt with guitar behind him.
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Solidarity was the word of the day during the #NationalWorldStrike in Leeds today.
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The legendary @BobRoyMiller supporting @NUJofficial picket at @News_Letter #nationalworldstrike @BDTUC @NUJBelfast
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Solidarity with local journalists taking industrial action today in Leeds ✊
#NationalWorldStrike
📍Leeds picket #NationalWorldStrike
ALT Journalists hold placards and flags. Signs read "Support local news", "fair pay now"
ALT Journalists hold placards and flags. Signs read "Support local news", "fair pay now"
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📣 Standing in solidarity with
journalists taking strike action to secure a decent pay rise #NationalWorldStrike after years of cutbacks & job losses. Celebrating the importance of journalism to culture with poetry & song
✊🏼
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Journalists have been chronically underpaid for years. National World's are just the latest in a line of atrocious companies running newspapers into the ground.
Solidarity with National World @NUJofficial @NUJScotland members in their fight for fair pay. ✊📢
"National World is refusing to pay us properly, while buying up other titles and paying out over £1m to shareholders. It's insulting to us and the people of Portsmouth."
ALT The majority of the newsroom is striking after the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) rejected a 4.5% pay rise. Our reporters work round the clock to hold people to account and provide accurate information to our residents. We are not being paid what we deserve for the amount of hours we give to the job, and the skills we have learnt to carry it out. We will continue to strike until this is fixed. NationalWorld is refusing to pay us properly, while buying up other titles and paying out over £1m to shareholders. It's insulting to us and the people of Portsmouth.
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Good to see my former @portsmouthnews colleagues making a stand for better pay.
But they've also been victim to mass redundancies and vacancies not being filled, leaving them overworked and understaffed #nationalworldstrike
✊Portsmouth picket #NationalWorldStrike
ALT Journalists hold support local news, fair pat now and stop the cuts placards. Journalist smiles capturing selfie.
ALT Journalists stand on stairs, hold placards - support local news, fair pay now and stop the cuts text.
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Full solidarity to all who are striking for fair pay today, particularly former colleagues at @TheScotsman - your fight is our fight. – at Glasgow, Scotland
✊Journalists at publisher National World are taking strike action today in defence of journalism and fair pay. Historic industrial action, in the first ever company-wide strike in UK & Ireland.
£1.4m to shareholders vs 4.5% for staff. Show solidarity using #NationalWorldStrike
ALT Placard graphic reads "Journalists deserve fair pay!". Hashtag #NationalWorldStrike. NUJ logo in bottom right hand corner.