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David Frum @davidfrum
It was at uncertain moments like this that Americans used to turn to the Tucker Carlson program on Fox News for the authoritative Kremlin point of view
https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1672378131389317120
David Frum on Twitter

“It was at uncertain moments like this that Americans used to turn to the Tucker Carlson program on Fox News for the authoritative Kremlin point of view”

Twitter

So, now we have the return of prison hulks and we have the rise of slum landlords. Dickens returns. #Dickens

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/28/home-office-planning-to-house-asylum-seekers-on-disused-cruise-ships?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Home Office planning to house asylum seekers on disused cruise ships

Exclusive: Ministers facing growing anger from Tory backbenchers over use of hotels in their constituencies

The Guardian
Grant Shapps unveiling legislation that key workers can only withdraw labour on a ‘Simon Says’ basis. Employers can now force labour from staff by using the ‘magic words’. Think this is the fix, guys.

The Government’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan gives water companies until 2050 to clean up their act. That’s simply not good enough.

Join our campaign to stop sewage dumping here 👇
https://glplive.org/clean-waters-t-261222

Stop water companies dumping sewage in our rivers and coastal waters

CrowdJustice

For the SF Chronicle, I wrote about getting canceled from #twitter (& switching to Mastodon):

It’s an honor to get canceled by Musk, who is welcoming neo-Nazis back to Twitter while banning reporters. Still, it’s admittedly terrifying to see him cross the bright red line of declaring outright war against freedom of the press.

Twitter has become a virtual simulation of authoritarian rule.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/elon-musk-twitter-ban-censorship-17680044.php

I got myself banned from Elon Musk’s Twitter. Why you should, too

Next thing you know, it will be against the rules to mention Tesla’s stock price, criticize the Republican Party or link to stories in legitimate news outlets. We can’t enable this.

San Francisco Chronicle

Could the Home Office be sued for libel?

Officials said to be worried about publishing long-awaited Shawcross report

New post, free to read:

https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/could-the-home-office-be-sued-for

Could the Home Office be sued for libel?

Officials said to be worried about publishing long-awaited Shawcross report

A Lawyer Writes
The best thing about capitalism is how it replaces the human need for community with a desire for material goods. You know, like nice shoes.
For #thicktrunktuesday one of my favourite yew #trees that’s been growing for many hundreds of years in a local #dorset churchyard. Maybe planted and revered before the church was built? These pagan living symbols ooze with personality.

Teachers and social workers suffer most from ‘lost decade’ for pay growth in UK - & the Govt wonders why they can’t discharge from hospital! When the people doing the assessments are paid so poorly, they leave (or don’t finish their training). This is before we get to the shortage of actual carers #socialworkers #socialcare

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/dec/21/teachers-and-social-workers-suffer-most-from-lost-decade-for-pay-growth-in-uk?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other#

Teachers and social workers suffer most from ‘lost decade’ for pay growth in UK

Research shows public sector salaries have fallen significantly behind those in the private sector

The Guardian
BBC board member Robbie Gibb told journalists at the corporation that they shouldn't be asking questions that "cast Brexit in a negative light". https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2022/12/robbie-gibb-bbc-impartiality-control
Is Robbie Gibb out of control at the BBC?

What is Robbie Gibb, the BBC board member for England since April 2021, and formerly Downing Street director of communications for Theresa May – as well as a former chief of staff to the Tory sha

New Statesman