Ally Tibbitt
@allytibbitt.me
Journalist | Audience @uk.theconversation.com | Trustee of @mysociety.bsky.social | Co-editor of @gairlochtimes.org.uk | Based in Scottish Highlands but often roaming. Contact via @Signal.org username: allytibbitt.92
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New piece by me for @uk.theconversation.com, explaining yesterday’s Lords vote on under-16s’ social media use.
‘The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?’
theconversation.com/the-house-of...
‘The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?’
theconversation.com/the-house-of...
The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?
The vote in the Lords took place on an amendment to the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
New piece by me for @uk.theconversation.com, explaining yesterday’s Lords vote on under-16s’ social media use.
‘The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?’
theconversation.com/the-house-of...
‘The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?’
theconversation.com/the-house-of...
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hello Mr Vice President this is your economist speaking I am advising you to keep using this metaphor
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 PM
hello Mr Vice President this is your economist speaking I am advising you to keep using this metaphor
They bought Greenland instead.
For the avoidance of doubt: Democracy for Sale has not joined the Board of Peace.
*Message ends*
*Message ends*
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
They bought Greenland instead.
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The Belgian prime minister at Davos with an interesting analysis from a European perspective.
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 AM
The Belgian prime minister at Davos with an interesting analysis from a European perspective.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Not hugely reassuring.
January 18, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Not hugely reassuring.
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100% tariff on the MM/DD/YY format.
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
100% tariff on the MM/DD/YY format.
The most stupid timeline imaginable, somehow got more stupid.
Trump: "Starting Feb 1, all above mentioned Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, & Finland), will be charged a 10% Tariff. On June 1, it will be increased to 25%. It will be due until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland."
January 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The most stupid timeline imaginable, somehow got more stupid.
It doesn't cost much to buy a Scottish political party. Noting the "conditional" nature of this donation. Half now and half later... If Scottish Labour does what the millionaires tell it to do.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
Billionaire brothers hand Sarwar a six-figure donation to 'remove the SNP from power'
Two of Scotland's richest entrepreneurs have provided a major boost to Scottish Labour by pledging a “substantial” six-figure donation to the…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM
It doesn't cost much to buy a Scottish political party. Noting the "conditional" nature of this donation. Half now and half later... If Scottish Labour does what the millionaires tell it to do.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2577321...
Why is it you can only buy one very specific kind of cucumber in the UK? And this is not like the cucumber you can buy elsewhere in Europe. Why has there been a cucumber divergence?!
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Why is it you can only buy one very specific kind of cucumber in the UK? And this is not like the cucumber you can buy elsewhere in Europe. Why has there been a cucumber divergence?!
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Here's the other side of the story you won't read in today's headlines about the cost of meeting net zero targets. The reality is the IEA report is deeply flawed and based on some pretty blatant cherry-picking of clean tech costs. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524063...
'Cherry picking data': Government and analysts hit back at latest Tufton Street attacks on net zero
Right wing think tank accuses Climate Change Committee of overly optimistic clean tech cost estimates, but supporters of climate action counter that latest criticisms fail to recognise risks associate...
www.businessgreen.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Here's the other side of the story you won't read in today's headlines about the cost of meeting net zero targets. The reality is the IEA report is deeply flawed and based on some pretty blatant cherry-picking of clean tech costs. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524063...
In which @mysociety.org reveal the absolute guddle that underpins UK political donation declarations. It could be so much more straightforward.
research.mysociety.org/html/leaky-p...
research.mysociety.org/html/leaky-p...
Leaky Pipes
Improving election donation disclosure processes
research.mysociety.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
In which @mysociety.org reveal the absolute guddle that underpins UK political donation declarations. It could be so much more straightforward.
research.mysociety.org/html/leaky-p...
research.mysociety.org/html/leaky-p...
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I just tested this in the UK without a VPN and it all seems to work exactly as it did before.
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I just tested this in the UK without a VPN and it all seems to work exactly as it did before.
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Shocking but not surprising.
London PR firm rewrites Wikipedia for governments and billionaires
Founded by Keir Starmer’s comms chief, Portland helps rich clients ‘protect their reputation’ – with a shady, off-the-books service
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Shocking but not surprising.
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This weeks Wester Ross Round-up was sent to 1111 people. Sign-up on our website.
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Gaelic film fest and snow funding for crofters
Read to the end to watch a nice video of a snowy pine forest.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Poland suffered a major cyberattack on its power grid at the end of December and "came very close to a blackout”, the government has revealed.
“Everything points to Russian sabotage," says the digital affairs minister.
“Everything points to Russian sabotage," says the digital affairs minister.
Poland suffers major cyberattack on power grid, says Russia likely responsible
notesfrompoland.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Poland suffered a major cyberattack on its power grid at the end of December and "came very close to a blackout”, the government has revealed.
“Everything points to Russian sabotage," says the digital affairs minister.
“Everything points to Russian sabotage," says the digital affairs minister.
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Amongst all the other news and noise today, this is significant news about complicity of the United Kingdom state’s complicity in torture.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee
Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Amongst all the other news and noise today, this is significant news about complicity of the United Kingdom state’s complicity in torture.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Monthly Twitter UK users since Musk 2022
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Monthly Twitter UK users since Musk 2022
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
Because everyone follows every political party and government account on x.com and the algorithm treats each account with the same weight.
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Because everyone follows every political party and government account on x.com and the algorithm treats each account with the same weight.
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Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
Intertapes — Main
Obscure tape finds and their stories
intertapes.net
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Found the coolest website that takes random found cassette tapes people submit and digitizes them. I’m listening to an NYC hip hop station from 1994: intertapes.net
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Back in November I told Westminster's women and qualities that the UK government needed to get off X.
The committee's chair @sarahowen.org.uk is completely right - X is not an appropriate channel for comms. Quite the opposite
The committee's chair @sarahowen.org.uk is completely right - X is not an appropriate channel for comms. Quite the opposite
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Back in November I told Westminster's women and qualities that the UK government needed to get off X.
The committee's chair @sarahowen.org.uk is completely right - X is not an appropriate channel for comms. Quite the opposite
The committee's chair @sarahowen.org.uk is completely right - X is not an appropriate channel for comms. Quite the opposite