Dan Brown

Very pleased that Beth Dobbin has written to the PM asking for more funding for ME/CFS research AND that the BBC is reporting it: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet... Letter to Andy Burnham: www.instagram.com/p/DewbBEtCE1E/

Guardian last month: "Scrap windfall tax on oil and gas firms early, North Sea industry urges" FT this week: "How will Big Oil spend its $32bn Iran war windfall?"

OK, there is something very, very weird going on in the press right now. It certainly appears, from the outside, as if certain people are being very much protected in a way that was not afforded to certain other people! Let's start with the facts around Lola Salem... 🧵1/

If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade

FACTCHECK: A guide to manufacturing headlines, by the Times 1) highlight upfront costs of an “eco” home (EV, heat pump, solar) 2) pretend that petrol cars and gas boilers are free (yes really) 3) count upfront “eco” costs twice, for good measure 4) that’s it!

Nigel Farage Listens to the News

Four years into a war launched by a 70 year old man worried about legacy and clinging to power, an 76 year old man worried about legacy and clinging to power convinced a 79 year old man worried about legacy and clinging to power that they needed to bomb Iran to take out an 86 year old man wo...

OK, the Gorton and Denton by-election, I have some thoughts! Let's take a look at some of the FACTS and burst a few of the more ridiculous takes doing the rounds But first up, can we acknowledge just what bad losers Reform are?!🤣 Right, let's get started... 🧵 1/

8. You cannot have both a free market in media ownership and a free market in information and ideas. The oligarchs who dominate the sector stifle inconvenient thoughts and promote the policies that protect their fortunes.

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

FFS Daily Mail No - the school classrooms were NOT used to teach “adult migrants” Your own article explains this TWICE - and yet your headline…?🙄 I covered this yesterday in a thread when it was just RW accounts lying on Twitter Now the DM are on it, let’s go again! 🧵 1/12

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Excellent/thought-provoking by @polphilpod.bsky.social on the "What did you say to make him hit you" approach on the part of many so-called "centrists"/moderates in UK media/politics to the resurgence of bigotry/racism (Marr in NS today a great example!) www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...

Truly devastating for Trump's climate report. It just shows once again: if you task a group of "climate skeptics" with a climate report, you get a mass of easily refuted falsehoods, as they simply do not have honest arguments on their side. interactive.carbonbrief.org/doe-factchec...

The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here. These are the ones published since Labour won the election. "We are happy to correct the record."

4. Any signs of progress on the 'crisis' are proof your tactics were justified, the absence of progress is proof you're being thwarted by pearl clutchers from doing what's necessary. 5. Because you largely invented the crisis, you can declare victory and pivot to another issue at any time.

"Why do you 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 talk about Pakistani grooming gangs? There are 𝙩𝙚𝙣 times as many white grooming gang suspects?" @maitlis.bsky.social asks ex-Reform MP @rupertlowe.bsky.social why he won't denounce all perpetrators of grooming gangs equally.

Labour's immigration announcement today is a reflection of the paucity of honest debate by BOTH political parties over the last decade on this issue. Labour has never made a counter-argument, or been honest about economic cost of immigration curbs, so it's stuck making Tory/Reform arguments 1/n

thank you Private Eye for taking apart this flakey headline-grabbing research

Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham are asking English football some very awkward questions. Maybe they're necessary questions too. ➡️ hpbp.substack.com/p/wrexham-ry...

Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔 Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked… 🧵1/22 (1/1)

Perhaps the Gamers are alright

No one plans a stroke. It comes with enormous physical, emotional, and financial costs. Already, stroke survivors* struggle to access benefits like #PIP - and these cuts will leave more & more families affected by stroke & disability, with less & less. We must do better. *Cardiovascular disease 👇

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Have you watched this excellent intro to #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #PEM by @scishow.bsky.social ? It's only 8 minutes long & jam-packed with important info (including helping folks with #LongCovid that matches mild #ME identify #PEM & prevent harm 🙏🏻) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxSw...

HUGE: "This ruling confirms that our human rights rely on a healthy environment – including healthy air, water and soil – and that it is on governments to protect people from environmental threats to life..." Nice one @clientearth.bsky.social www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

If the political right had achieved anything like Spain's economic boom, there would now be thousands of articles about the "Spanish model". But Spain's government has built the country's strong growth upon more workers' rights, green energy, public investment, and successful immigration. So...

On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image. All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.

If you’re applying for PIP, the charity Turn2Us has launched The PIP Tool: a free guide to navigate the benefits process. Their goal “is to make sure you know your rights and can afford what you need to enjoy life fully.” Share widely! pip.turn2us.org.uk

Well said, man in red jumper! 👏 #bbcqt

The public services YOU'VE lost in the past 14 years... This is the numbered list Keir Starmer should be talking about today We won't feel rich as a country until we get back what's been stolen weownit.org.uk/blog/destruc...

I've written a long profile of Douglas Murray for Prospect. Saving the west, one polemic at a time www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/philos...