Phil Jackman
@philjackman.bsky.social
Citizen of nowhere, catherd, chaser of lost causes, proud AGC member. European. www.guerrillaworking.com
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63% of Kent voters didn’t want Reform to run Kent County Council but our ridiculous voting system gave them a huge majority anyway. Time to make our votes count!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Reform UK expels Kent councillor after alleged video leak
Isabella Kemp said she "strongly" denied accusations that she had been involved with the leak.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
63% of Kent voters didn’t want Reform to run Kent County Council but our ridiculous voting system gave them a huge majority anyway. Time to make our votes count!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Show of hands please.
How many women could lay their hands on £900,000 cash to buy their fella a house in his constituency ?
Asking for a country still wanting an answer.
#Farage #Frintongate
How many women could lay their hands on £900,000 cash to buy their fella a house in his constituency ?
Asking for a country still wanting an answer.
#Farage #Frintongate
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Show of hands please.
How many women could lay their hands on £900,000 cash to buy their fella a house in his constituency ?
Asking for a country still wanting an answer.
#Farage #Frintongate
How many women could lay their hands on £900,000 cash to buy their fella a house in his constituency ?
Asking for a country still wanting an answer.
#Farage #Frintongate
Looking for a podcast binge?
It’s Cyber Up North dives into exciting conversations and fresh perspectives from across the North East’s thriving #cybersecurity sector.
Recent episodes:
🎙 AI & Edge Computing
🎙 Collaboration
🎙 Innovation & Investment
🎙 The Space Economy
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It’s Cyber Up North dives into exciting conversations and fresh perspectives from across the North East’s thriving #cybersecurity sector.
Recent episodes:
🎙 AI & Edge Computing
🎙 Collaboration
🎙 Innovation & Investment
🎙 The Space Economy
cybernorth.biz/connect-with...
🎧 It’s Cyber Up North 🎧 - CyberNorth
cybernorth.biz
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Looking for a podcast binge?
It’s Cyber Up North dives into exciting conversations and fresh perspectives from across the North East’s thriving #cybersecurity sector.
Recent episodes:
🎙 AI & Edge Computing
🎙 Collaboration
🎙 Innovation & Investment
🎙 The Space Economy
cybernorth.biz/connect-with...
It’s Cyber Up North dives into exciting conversations and fresh perspectives from across the North East’s thriving #cybersecurity sector.
Recent episodes:
🎙 AI & Edge Computing
🎙 Collaboration
🎙 Innovation & Investment
🎙 The Space Economy
cybernorth.biz/connect-with...
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The comprehensive plan is designed to help EU members and aspiring states guard against foreign interference. It represents one of the EU’s most ambitious attempts so far in building democratic resilience against disinformation and hybrid threats.
European Democracy Shield Unveiled by European Commission
www.aldeparty.eu
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The comprehensive plan is designed to help EU members and aspiring states guard against foreign interference. It represents one of the EU’s most ambitious attempts so far in building democratic resilience against disinformation and hybrid threats.
CyberFest showcases region’s cyber credentials
bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...
bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...
CyberFest showcases region’s cyber credentials
A North East tech initiative is cementing the region’s status as a “powerhouse” in cyber security through its flagship month-long…
| North East | Technology | Event | Networking | Ar...
bdaily.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 AM
CyberFest showcases region’s cyber credentials
bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...
bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...
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💥 In just 5 days, more than 12,000 people have signed our petition to the Democracy Minister.
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
💥 In just 5 days, more than 12,000 people have signed our petition to the Democracy Minister.
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
Can you help make it even bigger?
The government's Elections Bill could be published any day. We need a fairer voting system to be part of it.
Sign & share ✍️
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A bunch of folks have asked me what this looks like in local currency terms. Here's the chart.
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A bunch of folks have asked me what this looks like in local currency terms. Here's the chart.
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
It's a similar story: The performance of the U.S. stock market during the Trump presidency is... ~~meh~~
Episode 35: AI and Cyber Security— how the EU AI Act is Changing the Game
Spotify video
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November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A walk too far?
When Robert and I agreed to go for a walk in the countryside, I said that ten miles was probably my maximum for one day. To be honest I wasn’t sure but this was as far as I think I had been in one day since retiring. So a route of ten miles was decided upon, starting at Doddington…
When Robert and I agreed to go for a walk in the countryside, I said that ten miles was probably my maximum for one day. To be honest I wasn’t sure but this was as far as I think I had been in one day since retiring. So a route of ten miles was decided upon, starting at Doddington…
A walk too far?
When Robert and I agreed to go for a walk in the countryside, I said that ten miles was probably my maximum for one day. To be honest I wasn’t sure but this was as far as I think I had been in one day since retiring. So a route of ten miles was decided upon, starting at Doddington (as in the ice cream) just east of Wooler in North Northumberland.
guerrillaworking.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A walk too far?
When Robert and I agreed to go for a walk in the countryside, I said that ten miles was probably my maximum for one day. To be honest I wasn’t sure but this was as far as I think I had been in one day since retiring. So a route of ten miles was decided upon, starting at Doddington…
When Robert and I agreed to go for a walk in the countryside, I said that ten miles was probably my maximum for one day. To be honest I wasn’t sure but this was as far as I think I had been in one day since retiring. So a route of ten miles was decided upon, starting at Doddington…
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May 2026 could reshape the North East - but are councillors thinking about residents, or just their own political survival? | Nick Kemp
All-out elections, all-out ambition: North East councillors and the chicken run
May 2026 could reshape the North East - but are councillors thinking about residents, or just their own political survival?
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
May 2026 could reshape the North East - but are councillors thinking about residents, or just their own political survival? | Nick Kemp
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Tell the new Democracy Minister: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post - Please sign the petition. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Tell the new Democracy Minister: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post - Please sign the petition. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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They used to call that The Company Store, back in coal mining towns...General Store in former plantations.......
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
They used to call that The Company Store, back in coal mining towns...General Store in former plantations.......
I've had to compromise for #102 in my quest to #readtheworld. Finding a book from #Bhutan was hard so I chose a children's book. Any suggestions?
#Booksky
#Booksky
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I've had to compromise for #102 in my quest to #readtheworld. Finding a book from #Bhutan was hard so I chose a children's book. Any suggestions?
#Booksky
#Booksky
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Farage is a man of very little of anything, bar BS. This is a guy whose business (literally) is to ween as much as possible from state funds and extremists. He cares not of how, where or what the repercussions are of his greed.
Read this little article…
Link!
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Read this little article…
Link!
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
www.euractiv.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Farage is a man of very little of anything, bar BS. This is a guy whose business (literally) is to ween as much as possible from state funds and extremists. He cares not of how, where or what the repercussions are of his greed.
Read this little article…
Link!
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Read this little article…
Link!
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
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Well done #SkyNews for publicly exposing what most of us already knew. Billionaire Musk is using his X platform to undermine liberal democracy with the most extreme right wing and racist content. We can’t let this continue.
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 6:56 AM
Well done #SkyNews for publicly exposing what most of us already knew. Billionaire Musk is using his X platform to undermine liberal democracy with the most extreme right wing and racist content. We can’t let this continue.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Net-Defence: Pizza Networking North Tyneside
Take the opportunity to sell your business, raise your profile and meet new contacts in a relaxed environment.
25th November 4pm – 6pm
Quorum Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU
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Take the opportunity to sell your business, raise your profile and meet new contacts in a relaxed environment.
25th November 4pm – 6pm
Quorum Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU
cybernorth.biz/event/net-de...
November 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Net-Defence: Pizza Networking North Tyneside
Take the opportunity to sell your business, raise your profile and meet new contacts in a relaxed environment.
25th November 4pm – 6pm
Quorum Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU
cybernorth.biz/event/net-de...
Take the opportunity to sell your business, raise your profile and meet new contacts in a relaxed environment.
25th November 4pm – 6pm
Quorum Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU
cybernorth.biz/event/net-de...
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“Anyone who believes that our outdated electoral system is unfit for purpose and wants to create a country where all voters feel genuinely represented in our politics should join our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform” @annadixonmp.bsky.social
renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
Electoral reform's time has come
During the Blair and Brown era, supporting proportional representation felt revolutionary. At Labour Party Conference, year after year, we were seen as the ‘cranks’, left to discuss our vision for a f...
renewal.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“Anyone who believes that our outdated electoral system is unfit for purpose and wants to create a country where all voters feel genuinely represented in our politics should join our call for a National Commission on Electoral Reform” @annadixonmp.bsky.social
renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
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Mania Halef, a five-year-old Jewish girl murdered during the mass execution in Babi Yar, September 1941.
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Mania Halef, a five-year-old Jewish girl murdered during the mass execution in Babi Yar, September 1941.
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Tonight - 7pm!
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Tonight - 7pm!
The Age of Disinformation
You'd better get home before it gets dark - Image thanks to Dundee Courier. This was supposed to be the age of information, where data was accessible to everyone with a connection. This was supposed to be the great wave of democratisation where citizen journalists, backed…
You'd better get home before it gets dark - Image thanks to Dundee Courier. This was supposed to be the age of information, where data was accessible to everyone with a connection. This was supposed to be the great wave of democratisation where citizen journalists, backed…
The Age of Disinformation
You'd better get home before it gets dark - Image thanks to Dundee Courier. This was supposed to be the age of information, where data was accessible to everyone with a connection. This was supposed to be the great wave of democratisation where citizen journalists, backed up by strong Wikis would ensure that the truth was freely available across the globe.
guerrillaworking.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Age of Disinformation
You'd better get home before it gets dark - Image thanks to Dundee Courier. This was supposed to be the age of information, where data was accessible to everyone with a connection. This was supposed to be the great wave of democratisation where citizen journalists, backed…
You'd better get home before it gets dark - Image thanks to Dundee Courier. This was supposed to be the age of information, where data was accessible to everyone with a connection. This was supposed to be the great wave of democratisation where citizen journalists, backed…