Maggie Atkinson
@matkinson956.bsky.social
Proud former public servant now in consultancy/service advice/improvement. NED, charity trustee & Chair. Lifelong passion for & work on REAL social justice & equity. Gobby northern cat mum. Barnsley my heart's home. Radio ham. Musician. Gardener.
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NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims
US president’s assertions climate change is ‘a hoax’ and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say critics
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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I know Americans who would be genuinely frightened to come to England. They think there are "no-go areas" where the police won't enter and that parts of London are under Sharia law. I have no idea why they believe people like this woman rather than those of us who actually live here
I’m in UK right now; full of nice people from different backgrounds, exchanging pleasantries, doing Christmas shopping, eating out, attending carol
services, chatting about the weather, and generally going about their business in friendly manner. Far from the hellhole MAGA would have you believe!
services, chatting about the weather, and generally going about their business in friendly manner. Far from the hellhole MAGA would have you believe!
meanwhile, the Twitterati are calling for a ban on all travel from Europe
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I know Americans who would be genuinely frightened to come to England. They think there are "no-go areas" where the police won't enter and that parts of London are under Sharia law. I have no idea why they believe people like this woman rather than those of us who actually live here
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Of course they didn't say so, but anybody with any sense must surely have known it's the kind of thing they would do
This is what Reform UK does.
“These closures are nothing short of a betrayal of local people and staff.”
“Derbyshire county council did not stand before the electorate last May pledging to shut care homes."
https://bit.ly/4pOeD9h
“These closures are nothing short of a betrayal of local people and staff.”
“Derbyshire county council did not stand before the electorate last May pledging to shut care homes."
https://bit.ly/4pOeD9h
Reform council's plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people'
Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Of course they didn't say so, but anybody with any sense must surely have known it's the kind of thing they would do
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If anybody still cares about laws and morality: this is a death threat by Trump against Stephen Colbert. If YOU posted this the FBI would visit you.
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If anybody still cares about laws and morality: this is a death threat by Trump against Stephen Colbert. If YOU posted this the FBI would visit you.
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It's because anyone connected to Trump is incompetent, corrupt, or - like Trump himself - both
December 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
It's because anyone connected to Trump is incompetent, corrupt, or - like Trump himself - both
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Newly released Epstein file links Trump to murdered newborn baby dumped in Lake Michigan
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
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Newly released Epstein file links Trump to murdered newborn baby dumped in Lake Michigan
Donald Trump's name appears on a newly released Epstein file in which a purported victim makes allegations about a newborn baby being murdered and dumped in Lake Michigan.The Justice Department releas...
www.rawstory.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Newly released Epstein file links Trump to murdered newborn baby dumped in Lake Michigan
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
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Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say.
tinyurl.com/JuqmGt
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say.
tinyurl.com/JuqmGt
Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay release by a "few more weeks".
tinyurl.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say.
tinyurl.com/JuqmGt
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they plan to release in the coming days and weeks, officials say.
tinyurl.com/JuqmGt
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UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas
The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
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Of Course He Did…. The NUMBERS Aren’t in His Favor! Just like the Epstein Files!
December 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Of Course He Did…. The NUMBERS Aren’t in His Favor! Just like the Epstein Files!
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Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Or you might call them "camps" where people are to be "concentrated" until they are deported.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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It’ll always be the John F. Kennedy Center.
It’ll always be the Department of Defense.
It’ll always be the Gulf of Mexico.
Anything else is illegal, trashy and fake. Period.
It’ll always be the Department of Defense.
It’ll always be the Gulf of Mexico.
Anything else is illegal, trashy and fake. Period.
December 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
It’ll always be the John F. Kennedy Center.
It’ll always be the Department of Defense.
It’ll always be the Gulf of Mexico.
Anything else is illegal, trashy and fake. Period.
It’ll always be the Department of Defense.
It’ll always be the Gulf of Mexico.
Anything else is illegal, trashy and fake. Period.
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In my school mums WhatsApp group one of the Muslim mums is helping one of the other mums assemble a last-minute Christmas Eve box and this is the country I am proud to live in and share x
December 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In my school mums WhatsApp group one of the Muslim mums is helping one of the other mums assemble a last-minute Christmas Eve box and this is the country I am proud to live in and share x
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If we can drill 10–20 km down, we unlock near-limitless, 24/7 clean power. Deep drilling is challenging, but projects in the UK, US, and EU show the breakthroughs are coming.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/unlim...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/unlim...
Unlimited energy: reaching for the heat beneath our feet
Deep below us, is a vast untapped source of sustainable energy waiting to be released. Slowly, we are finding ways to tap into it
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If we can drill 10–20 km down, we unlock near-limitless, 24/7 clean power. Deep drilling is challenging, but projects in the UK, US, and EU show the breakthroughs are coming.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/unlim...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/unlim...
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JD Vance: “her street girl persona is about as real as her nails”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
JD Vance: “her street girl persona is about as real as her nails”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
Jasmine Crockett: “How about you stop worrying about me, until we are on the Senate floor together & work to stop your boss from bankrupting our country while engaging in the largest corruption scheme we’ve ever seen?!”
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Left: President Trump wins a faux peace prize from FIFA, putting on his own medal like a winner 🤷♂️
Right: The US military allegedly broke intl law by carrying out a second strike on a boat, killing two unarmed survivors clinging to the wreckage for an hour, according to footage seen by US senators
Right: The US military allegedly broke intl law by carrying out a second strike on a boat, killing two unarmed survivors clinging to the wreckage for an hour, according to footage seen by US senators
December 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Left: President Trump wins a faux peace prize from FIFA, putting on his own medal like a winner 🤷♂️
Right: The US military allegedly broke intl law by carrying out a second strike on a boat, killing two unarmed survivors clinging to the wreckage for an hour, according to footage seen by US senators
Right: The US military allegedly broke intl law by carrying out a second strike on a boat, killing two unarmed survivors clinging to the wreckage for an hour, according to footage seen by US senators
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Farage's defence is he was simply an "Enoch was right" Powellite, not also a supporter of the National Front (other pupils recall him celebrating his initials being NF), Oswald Mosley + the gassing of the Jews
I guess his pointing the way to Africa could be Powellite "send them back" repatriation
I guess his pointing the way to Africa could be Powellite "send them back" repatriation
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Farage's defence is he was simply an "Enoch was right" Powellite, not also a supporter of the National Front (other pupils recall him celebrating his initials being NF), Oswald Mosley + the gassing of the Jews
I guess his pointing the way to Africa could be Powellite "send them back" repatriation
I guess his pointing the way to Africa could be Powellite "send them back" repatriation
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Bankole, 54, an engineer, said once his “existence as a target was established”, Farage “would wait at the lower-school gate, where I was dropped off for school, so as to repeat the vulgarity”.
He would always remember a “look of hatred he had for me, seemingly simply for existing”.
He would always remember a “look of hatred he had for me, seemingly simply for existing”.
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Bankole, 54, an engineer, said once his “existence as a target was established”, Farage “would wait at the lower-school gate, where I was dropped off for school, so as to repeat the vulgarity”.
He would always remember a “look of hatred he had for me, seemingly simply for existing”.
He would always remember a “look of hatred he had for me, seemingly simply for existing”.
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Farage has acknowledged name calling presenting it as so-called playground "banter" "between 15 year old boys" but says his use of racial slurs was never hurtful or targeted.
December 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Farage has acknowledged name calling presenting it as so-called playground "banter" "between 15 year old boys" but says his use of racial slurs was never hurtful or targeted.
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"I will leave it to the reader to decide whether this was ‘malicious or non-malicious’, ‘meant with intent or not with intent’, ‘direct or non-direct’. I know how I experienced it. It certainly felt malicious to me.” says Bankole, of the sixth form prefect who he remembers towering over him, aged 9
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"I will leave it to the reader to decide whether this was ‘malicious or non-malicious’, ‘meant with intent or not with intent’, ‘direct or non-direct’. I know how I experienced it. It certainly felt malicious to me.” says Bankole, of the sixth form prefect who he remembers towering over him, aged 9
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Yinke Bankola says he was 9 when the sixth form Dulwich school prefect Nigel Farage, aged 17, asked him where he was from, then told him "that's the way back to Africa".
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yinke Bankola says he was 9 when the sixth form Dulwich school prefect Nigel Farage, aged 17, asked him where he was from, then told him "that's the way back to Africa".
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Republican lawmakers scrutinize Trump administration over ‘drug boat’ strikes
Republican lawmakers scrutinize Trump administration over ‘drug boat’ strikes
US House and Senate lawmakers to meet with top admiral on Thursday about double strike on boats from Venezuela
As the Trump administration continues military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean, several Republican lawmakers are ramping up scrutiny on the administration over a double strike in early September.
The strikes on suspected drug boats from Venezuela have drawn pushback from both parties – in particular, the second strike on a single boat to kill remaining survivors. The Washington Post reported that the order for a second strike came from defense secretary Pete Hegseth, which Hegseth has denied. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Republican lawmakers scrutinize Trump administration over ‘drug boat’ strikes
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It's bigger than the fekking White House !!!
#InsaneTrump
#InsaneTrump
Nightmare-client’s renovation makes Page One:
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December 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It's bigger than the fekking White House !!!
#InsaneTrump
#InsaneTrump
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The only reliable data we are going to get on this stuff now comes from the private sector. bsky.app/profile/atru...
🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The only reliable data we are going to get on this stuff now comes from the private sector. bsky.app/profile/atru...