Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy

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I came across a shocking piece of bias in my newsfeed so felt obliged to share. The title says the minister admits droves of millionaires are leaving. In the article he says some will leave because of their policies. Does a media code of conduct need to be enforced?

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Here is my latest article on Medium- it continues my series on free speech. This time we look at how debate has been replaced by tribalism.

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#FreeSpeech #Tribalism #Polarisation #EchoChambers #SocialMediaImpact #Democracy

This is the 3rd part of my articles on free speech. This time looking at who can enforce the parameters of free speech and how.

#FreeSpeech #Accountability #PublicDiscourse #MediaEthics #Democracy
#LawAndSociety

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Having just watched last Thursday’s episode of Question Time where the GB News presenter was criticised by the audience at the end, and with Reform losing the Caerphilly by-election to Plaid. Is the tide turning against Reform? Or am I caught in a Bluesky bubble of left leaning hope?

Not often we see good economic news do thought I would drop the link here.

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And it was covered by The Times as well. Must have stuck in their throat to admit economic improvement under a Labour government. Although they still suggest Reeves will bring fiscal doom. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Continuing my series of articles looking at free speech. This week I look at boundaries why they should be in place to preserve liberty and the different approaches in philosophy.

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#FreeSpeech #Philosophy #Society #Accountability #Ethics

Free Speech is often used as a meaningless phrase in a war of opinions.

But it can be a force for real change.

Read my latest Medium article
#Writing #Philosophy #FreeSpeech #SocialChange

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Grassroots Tories also wanted Liz Truss to be Prime Minister- enough said.

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A question about this UK digital ID card reaction.
If I provide passports to prove ID when starting work. Social media already holds loads of our data and Amazon knows when I’m out of toothpaste- aren’t people trying to stop a horse that’s bolted from its data privacy paddock a long time ago?

Remember when our monsters in cinema were just scary? No backstory, no redemption arc. Just pure evil. I want them back. bit.ly/monstersback

Ever felt the pressure of having to succeed by 30? My article below looks at why that’s a possible myth.

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Why do great movie franchises always collapse? From Bond’s death to Marvel fatigue, here’s how Hollywood turns blockbusters into icky glue.

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I’m sorry, but this petition story is just nonsensical.

In a UK election we vote for a party and give them 5 years to do what they promised. We then review their performance at the end of this term and vote to keep or remove them accordingly. That’s democracy.

This petition is pure petulance.

So I finished watching Paul v Tyson. Don’t know what I was expecting to get from it. Maybe the biased hope that age doesn’t matter.

Turns out the harsh lesson is it does.

Sad to see a former great so off the pace.

Understandable but sad