Paul coggins
@pcoggins.bsky.social
A liberal tech founder from the uk.
Many years navigating the world of advertising, adtech and media.
Many years navigating the world of advertising, adtech and media.
The world Musk imagines is one where his Ai companies
• own the labour force (Ai)
• own the production
• own the distribution
• and “give” money to the populace
That is indentured slavery, where compliance is compulsory, the masses are dependent on the few, and there is no exit
• own the labour force (Ai)
• own the production
• own the distribution
• and “give” money to the populace
That is indentured slavery, where compliance is compulsory, the masses are dependent on the few, and there is no exit
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The world Musk imagines is one where his Ai companies
• own the labour force (Ai)
• own the production
• own the distribution
• and “give” money to the populace
That is indentured slavery, where compliance is compulsory, the masses are dependent on the few, and there is no exit
• own the labour force (Ai)
• own the production
• own the distribution
• and “give” money to the populace
That is indentured slavery, where compliance is compulsory, the masses are dependent on the few, and there is no exit
Duke of Westminster inherited £9B in 2016, Should have been a £4B boost to the treasury?
But no inheritance tax is not for them, the uber wealthy hide it in trust funds.
It’s this “landed” few that the gov should look at with a wealth tax & use that to fund entrepreneurs and wealth creators.
But no inheritance tax is not for them, the uber wealthy hide it in trust funds.
It’s this “landed” few that the gov should look at with a wealth tax & use that to fund entrepreneurs and wealth creators.
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Duke of Westminster inherited £9B in 2016, Should have been a £4B boost to the treasury?
But no inheritance tax is not for them, the uber wealthy hide it in trust funds.
It’s this “landed” few that the gov should look at with a wealth tax & use that to fund entrepreneurs and wealth creators.
But no inheritance tax is not for them, the uber wealthy hide it in trust funds.
It’s this “landed” few that the gov should look at with a wealth tax & use that to fund entrepreneurs and wealth creators.
I think that’s the end of Labour. The one thing Farage might have right is an early election.
Sad. They had no vision, strategy or plan, just pandering to polls and populism
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Sad. They had no vision, strategy or plan, just pandering to polls and populism
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Mahmood accused of ‘chasing Reform’ with ‘repugnant’ asylum reforms - live updates
Mahmood has outlined a raft of sweeping asylum reforms
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I think that’s the end of Labour. The one thing Farage might have right is an early election.
Sad. They had no vision, strategy or plan, just pandering to polls and populism
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Sad. They had no vision, strategy or plan, just pandering to polls and populism
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
Vance is keeping quiet!
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November 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Vance is keeping quiet!
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I think the sycophantic behaviour of Farage and the right wing towards Trump over the BBC issue, is a massive miscalculation.
Good or bad people have an affinity for it.
Hopefully the BBC will stand strong and Farage will suffer badly
Good or bad people have an affinity for it.
Hopefully the BBC will stand strong and Farage will suffer badly
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I think the sycophantic behaviour of Farage and the right wing towards Trump over the BBC issue, is a massive miscalculation.
Good or bad people have an affinity for it.
Hopefully the BBC will stand strong and Farage will suffer badly
Good or bad people have an affinity for it.
Hopefully the BBC will stand strong and Farage will suffer badly
We talk about patriotism but she’s a former PM.
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
We talk about patriotism but she’s a former PM.
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Ireland flourishes while the UK slowly sinks beneath our sovereign waves.
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Ireland-France trade up 30% since Brexit
Irish-French trade rose from €31 billion in 2019 to €49 billion this past year
www.irishtimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Ireland flourishes while the UK slowly sinks beneath our sovereign waves.
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Hate what trumps doing to the BBC but this sums up my issue with it. They get lost between right and wrong , good and bad, in the search for impartiality
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hate what trumps doing to the BBC but this sums up my issue with it. They get lost between right and wrong , good and bad, in the search for impartiality
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Have written for the New Statesman about why, if he will not accept an apology, the BBC should welcome a Trump lawsuit. They should show guts and fight it because impartially matters and if they don't, they will have tacitly accepted a rewritten history.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
Trump's attack can rescue the BBC
The BBC should use the threat of legal action to strike a blow for press freedom
www.newstatesman.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Have written for the New Statesman about why, if he will not accept an apology, the BBC should welcome a Trump lawsuit. They should show guts and fight it because impartially matters and if they don't, they will have tacitly accepted a rewritten history.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
The budget will be all short term fixes that damage long term growth
Zero plan when they entered gov, and zero plan when they leave.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Zero plan when they entered gov, and zero plan when they leave.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan
Exclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The budget will be all short term fixes that damage long term growth
Zero plan when they entered gov, and zero plan when they leave.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Zero plan when they entered gov, and zero plan when they leave.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform and the far right wing trying to bring down independent media, talk about patriotism a lot.
They are not patriots. They are traitors
They are not patriots. They are traitors
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Reform and the far right wing trying to bring down independent media, talk about patriotism a lot.
They are not patriots. They are traitors
They are not patriots. They are traitors
This
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This
Excellent overview of the right wing influence at the BBC
Doesn’t make me alter my opinion that the bbc needs to go commercial and merge with itv (before Comcast gets it), channel 4&5, with guardrails. It’s the only way to compete and ensure the UK has a global voice.
Doesn’t make me alter my opinion that the bbc needs to go commercial and merge with itv (before Comcast gets it), channel 4&5, with guardrails. It’s the only way to compete and ensure the UK has a global voice.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Excellent overview of the right wing influence at the BBC
Doesn’t make me alter my opinion that the bbc needs to go commercial and merge with itv (before Comcast gets it), channel 4&5, with guardrails. It’s the only way to compete and ensure the UK has a global voice.
Doesn’t make me alter my opinion that the bbc needs to go commercial and merge with itv (before Comcast gets it), channel 4&5, with guardrails. It’s the only way to compete and ensure the UK has a global voice.
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The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
It seems Trump now controls the UK media.
Haven’t seen many resignations over the years from Fox, or in the UK, GB news
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Haven’t seen many resignations over the years from Fox, or in the UK, GB news
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech
The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignations on Sunday.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It seems Trump now controls the UK media.
Haven’t seen many resignations over the years from Fox, or in the UK, GB news
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Haven’t seen many resignations over the years from Fox, or in the UK, GB news
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
The BBC resignations just plays into the hands of the right wing nutters
There will be increased pressure to give equal validity to lies over truth under the pretext of impartiality
Utter nonsense, and that’s the real crime the BBC have committed here - giving the extremists a voice
There will be increased pressure to give equal validity to lies over truth under the pretext of impartiality
Utter nonsense, and that’s the real crime the BBC have committed here - giving the extremists a voice
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The BBC resignations just plays into the hands of the right wing nutters
There will be increased pressure to give equal validity to lies over truth under the pretext of impartiality
Utter nonsense, and that’s the real crime the BBC have committed here - giving the extremists a voice
There will be increased pressure to give equal validity to lies over truth under the pretext of impartiality
Utter nonsense, and that’s the real crime the BBC have committed here - giving the extremists a voice
A lot of noise about the upcoming budget, and meaningless waffle from the chancellor, but rather than criticise I thought I'd stick my neck out and give my 10 top level ideas for getting things moving.
She can thank me later.
1. Set out a clear financial plan and pathway for rejoining the EU
She can thank me later.
1. Set out a clear financial plan and pathway for rejoining the EU
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A lot of noise about the upcoming budget, and meaningless waffle from the chancellor, but rather than criticise I thought I'd stick my neck out and give my 10 top level ideas for getting things moving.
She can thank me later.
1. Set out a clear financial plan and pathway for rejoining the EU
She can thank me later.
1. Set out a clear financial plan and pathway for rejoining the EU
Uk gov is confused
On EV’s they want us to switch from petrol but float tax per mile for EV drivers
On pensions, they want us to save but float the idea of increasing pension saving tax
It’s desperate stuff.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
On EV’s they want us to switch from petrol but float tax per mile for EV drivers
On pensions, they want us to save but float the idea of increasing pension saving tax
It’s desperate stuff.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
Electric car drivers could face new pay-per-mile tax from 2028 under Treasury plans
Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be set to announce new EV levy that would cost average EV driver £279 a year
www.independent.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Uk gov is confused
On EV’s they want us to switch from petrol but float tax per mile for EV drivers
On pensions, they want us to save but float the idea of increasing pension saving tax
It’s desperate stuff.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
On EV’s they want us to switch from petrol but float tax per mile for EV drivers
On pensions, they want us to save but float the idea of increasing pension saving tax
It’s desperate stuff.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
We can’t have ITV taken over by another USA company. We really are becoming just another USA state
The BBC should become commercial, merge with ITV and channel 4 to create a UK media company that can compete globally against Comcast, YouTube etc
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The BBC should become commercial, merge with ITV and channel 4 to create a UK media company that can compete globally against Comcast, YouTube etc
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Sky owner Comcast in talks to buy ITV’s broadcasting arm for about £2bn
Deal would exclude ITV Studios but would mark major shake-up of UK television
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We can’t have ITV taken over by another USA company. We really are becoming just another USA state
The BBC should become commercial, merge with ITV and channel 4 to create a UK media company that can compete globally against Comcast, YouTube etc
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The BBC should become commercial, merge with ITV and channel 4 to create a UK media company that can compete globally against Comcast, YouTube etc
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Meanwhile, while Musk basks in his $T deal (yes, trillion), layoffs in the states hit their highest for 20years
All fuelled by the very tech that Musk and the tech bros are releasing on the world
Not against the tech, but def against the inequality.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
All fuelled by the very tech that Musk and the tech bros are releasing on the world
Not against the tech, but def against the inequality.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Job cuts surge in worst October layoffs in 22 years. Here's why
Employers slashed more than 150,000 jobs in October, the largest wave of layoffs in more than 20 years, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.
eu.usatoday.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Meanwhile, while Musk basks in his $T deal (yes, trillion), layoffs in the states hit their highest for 20years
All fuelled by the very tech that Musk and the tech bros are releasing on the world
Not against the tech, but def against the inequality.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
All fuelled by the very tech that Musk and the tech bros are releasing on the world
Not against the tech, but def against the inequality.
eu.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Musk - trying to groom a country
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Musk - trying to groom a country
One more stupid idea leaked by the chancellor.
I fully accept that eventually there will need to be a new road tax to compensate for lower tax revenues from petrol cars, but not when ev’s are 20% more expensive and the transition has barely started
Idiocy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I fully accept that eventually there will need to be a new road tax to compensate for lower tax revenues from petrol cars, but not when ev’s are 20% more expensive and the transition has barely started
Idiocy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EV drivers could face new tax in Budget
The BBC understands there have been
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
One more stupid idea leaked by the chancellor.
I fully accept that eventually there will need to be a new road tax to compensate for lower tax revenues from petrol cars, but not when ev’s are 20% more expensive and the transition has barely started
Idiocy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I fully accept that eventually there will need to be a new road tax to compensate for lower tax revenues from petrol cars, but not when ev’s are 20% more expensive and the transition has barely started
Idiocy
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...