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@mikerrobo.bsky.social
Media production, with a passion for all things community, environmental, Donut economics and citizen assemblies. Lead in building community fibre broadband in our rural uplands.
Morning....red innit
December 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Morning....red innit
Someone is taking the piss out of Trump
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Someone is taking the piss out of Trump
Durham is now hike rates after failing their promise of cuts. To add insult this year's Durham light show will end after lack of support from it's major funder, Durham council go Reform
October 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Durham is now hike rates after failing their promise of cuts. To add insult this year's Durham light show will end after lack of support from it's major funder, Durham council go Reform
Meanwhile in Reform Durham council their giving council cuts promise has turned into eye watering increases. And to add to no fun in Durham the sucessfull light show is canceled going forwarded due to lack of funding.
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Meanwhile in Reform Durham council their giving council cuts promise has turned into eye watering increases. And to add to no fun in Durham the sucessfull light show is canceled going forwarded due to lack of funding.
I think they may have given to deliberately annoy DT
October 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I think they may have given to deliberately annoy DT
Gaza has been the most deadliest conflict for journalists, photographers and camera people than all these wars put together: US civil war, WW 1&2, Vietnam, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Ukraine wars. When colleagues are being murdered for reporting news, we all have a duty to speak out.
September 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Gaza has been the most deadliest conflict for journalists, photographers and camera people than all these wars put together: US civil war, WW 1&2, Vietnam, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Ukraine wars. When colleagues are being murdered for reporting news, we all have a duty to speak out.
Rising stock market 19 richest people increased their wealth by $1tn last year to $2.6tn. on the UK the 1% richest own more than the 50% least wealthy.
September 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Rising stock market 19 richest people increased their wealth by $1tn last year to $2.6tn. on the UK the 1% richest own more than the 50% least wealthy.
@reformwatch.bsky.social Reform councillor does what they are good at, upsetting people
June 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
@reformwatch.bsky.social Reform councillor does what they are good at, upsetting people
Is anyone in the media going to look at Andrew Husband, new Reform UK Leader of Durham Council's business accounts?
They're a mess: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/EvF...
And he's responsible for a council with a budget of £1.3bn, providing services to over 522k people.
They're a mess: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/EvF...
And he's responsible for a council with a budget of £1.3bn, providing services to over 522k people.
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Is anyone in the media going to look at Andrew Husband, new Reform UK Leader of Durham Council's business accounts?
They're a mess: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/EvF...
And he's responsible for a council with a budget of £1.3bn, providing services to over 522k people.
They're a mess: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/EvF...
And he's responsible for a council with a budget of £1.3bn, providing services to over 522k people.
Phillip Zec cartoon from 1945 on this day. Shame it's being ignored.
May 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Phillip Zec cartoon from 1945 on this day. Shame it's being ignored.
How they avoid tax. Change the law on ownership you need to be UK resident
April 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How they avoid tax. Change the law on ownership you need to be UK resident
This is the north Pennines today after a good soaking. The only danger of fire is the land owners senseless moreland burning which kills off wild life they say they protect.
March 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is the north Pennines today after a good soaking. The only danger of fire is the land owners senseless moreland burning which kills off wild life they say they protect.
What the the spring statement means. There is another way.
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
What the the spring statement means. There is another way.
White House visit by Churchill someone has lost the plot and it wasn't Churchill or Velensky
March 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
White House visit by Churchill someone has lost the plot and it wasn't Churchill or Velensky
Sorry it was always Northumberland they just lost the umberland
February 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Sorry it was always Northumberland they just lost the umberland
This was always Northumberland Sea just got shortened at some point.
February 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This was always Northumberland Sea just got shortened at some point.
Palantir is paying Peter Mandelson's lobbying outfit Global Council Ltd. The owner of Palantir is Peter Thiel who said "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible"
... and Wes Streeting is pushing very hard for NHS take up of Palantir's product.
... and Wes Streeting is pushing very hard for NHS take up of Palantir's product.
February 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Palantir is paying Peter Mandelson's lobbying outfit Global Council Ltd. The owner of Palantir is Peter Thiel who said "I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible"
... and Wes Streeting is pushing very hard for NHS take up of Palantir's product.
... and Wes Streeting is pushing very hard for NHS take up of Palantir's product.
Starmer’s plans to tear up property laws
to allow “Ai innovators”, the Silicon Valley tech companies to feast freely on the IP of anyone who creates original work,
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
to allow “Ai innovators”, the Silicon Valley tech companies to feast freely on the IP of anyone who creates original work,
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
February 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Starmer’s plans to tear up property laws
to allow “Ai innovators”, the Silicon Valley tech companies to feast freely on the IP of anyone who creates original work,
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
to allow “Ai innovators”, the Silicon Valley tech companies to feast freely on the IP of anyone who creates original work,
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Gosh BBC Country File discussed 'that you don't mention'. Since Brexit UK now faces extra charges of £330 million a year for post-Brexit animal and plant imports. Great one Farage / Johnson and Co so that's why food prices are so high.
February 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Gosh BBC Country File discussed 'that you don't mention'. Since Brexit UK now faces extra charges of £330 million a year for post-Brexit animal and plant imports. Great one Farage / Johnson and Co so that's why food prices are so high.
This list of facilities closed under the Tory watch, most of which directly affect young people growing up, gives an indication where we are failing them and now we face the consequences. £1 spent on them in their early years can prevent the £100s needed to correct the problems.
January 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This list of facilities closed under the Tory watch, most of which directly affect young people growing up, gives an indication where we are failing them and now we face the consequences. £1 spent on them in their early years can prevent the £100s needed to correct the problems.
The government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill is a step forward for water reform, but there’s a loophole for water bosses to exploit: if a water company is taken into Special Administration following collapse, consumers could be forced to pay off the debt instead of their creditors.
January 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill is a step forward for water reform, but there’s a loophole for water bosses to exploit: if a water company is taken into Special Administration following collapse, consumers could be forced to pay off the debt instead of their creditors.