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@docrussjackson
May 20 • 12 tweets • 6 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
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Why on earth does this absurd #misinformation channel of unhinged right-wing conspiracy theorists, free-market propagandists, infantile clowns & ridiculous Tory MPs, funded by a multimillionaire hedge-funder & Dubai-based investment firm Legatum, have "News" in its name? Image
Recent Companies House filings for All Perspectives Limited, the firm that controls GB News, shows that Baroness Helena Morrissey was added as a director in November last year.

Who she?

bylinetimes.com/2023/03/20/new…
Morrissey became a life peer in September 2020 after several decades as a financier, currently serving as chair of AJ Bell – an investment platform whose co-founder Andrew Bell appears to have donated more than £600,000 to the @Conservatives since 2019.
All Perspectives Limited has received investment from two Conservative peers, Lord Michael Farmer and Lord Michael Spencer, the latter of whom is a billionaire. Both have VERY close ties to the @Conservatives.

Brextremist Farmer is a former Tory Party treasurer & life peer. He became the Christian deputy chair of the Council of Christians & Jews in 2016. His son, George Farmer, is CEO of Parler, ex-Chair of extremist Turning Point UK, & is married to right-wing crank, Candace Owens. 😬 ImageImage
This contradicts the supposed ethos of GB News, which claims in its Editorial Charter to speak on behalf of “the real Britain”.

In his opening GB News monologue, Andrew Neil claimed the platform would “puncture the pomposity of our elites & politics, business, media & academia”. Image
GB News has developed a VERY close relationship with the governing political & economic establishment - & clearly not just those in Britain!

Several GB News presenters – #30pLee, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Philip Davies & Esther McVey – are sitting Tory MPs!

GB News received £60 million in funding just last year from Brextremist cash-splasher, Sir Paul Marshall, a hedge fund manager, & Legatum, a Dubai-based private investment firm.

But what is 'Legatum'?

The London-based 'Legatum Institute', "arguably the most influential think tank in Britain pushing a free market pro-Brexit vision", was founded in 2007 by the Legatum Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dubai-based investment firm Legatum Group!

Clear?

What other highly questionable & entirely predictable connections do the unhinged GB News gang have then?

.@Ofcom have launched four investigations into GB News. The second breach of UK broadcasting rules was recorded following the unchallenged & repeated claim from a guest that “mass murder” was taking place through the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccinations!

GB News is already worse than Fox News, so if you care about Britain, truth, transparency, or democracy (& you should) or don't think sitting Govt MPs should be able to give what are effectively regular & unregulated Party Political Broadcasts, sign this:

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May 21
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Seriously, in a fair society, how much wealth should wealthy individuals be able to accumulate, hoard, & hide offshore?

And how much income tax should they pay?

A short history of how income tax rates in Britain have changed over the years... 🇬🇧

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Income tax was first implemented in Great Britain by William Pitt the Younger in his budget of December 1798 to pay for weapons and equipment in preparation for the Napoleonic Wars.
Pitt's new graduated ('progressive') income tax began at a levy of 2 old pence in the pound on incomes over £60 (£6,719 as of 2021), & increased up to a maximum of 10% on incomes of over £200. Pitt hoped this would raise £10M, but receipts for 1799 totalled just over £6M.
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May 21
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So yesterday, I came across this petition to "Remove GB News' Broadcast Licence".

I & many others have legitimate concerns about this "news" channel (which I'll come on to), so without really thinking about it, I quickly signed & RTd it.

I now regret that.

Here's why: Image
The brief text accompanying the petition says "@Ofcom refuse to regulate this nonsense news channel that spreads lies, misinformation & conspiracy. Stop the damage to the UK's media by ending this station preying on the simple & scared."

Allow me address each of these claims:
CLAIM 1: "@Ofcom refuse to regulate this nonsense news channel".

This is patently untrue: GB News has been investigated on at least four separate occasions by Ofcom, two of which resulted in Ofcom ruling broadcast rules HAVE been breached by the channel.

pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newsp…
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'Social justice' refers to the equitable distribution of resources, opportunities, and power within society, as well as the recognition and respect for the rights and dignity of all individuals, regardless of their background or identity.
The evolution of activism, from class-based political movements to identity and social-issues-based activism, demonstrates the dynamic nature of political engagement and the ongoing struggle for social justice in Western democracies.
'Activism' involves various forms of collectivised efforts designed to promote or resist social, political, or environmental change. Dalton identifies two types of citizenship: firstly, active citizenship, which refers to the engagement of citizens in the democratic process.
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May 19
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The High Court has been told that the current editor of the toxic Daily Express, Gary Jones, was “involved in phone hacking” & “a prolific user of private investigators” while working at Murdoch's News of the World, & the Daily Mirror, in the 1990s & 2000s. Image
Although the court has heard allegations against many former editors, including Murdoch's #TalkTV presenter, Piers Morgan, this is the first time during this trial that a serving national newspaper editor has been accused of involvement in phone hacking.

bylinetimes.com/2023/03/16/pri…
Graham Johnson, a former Sunday Mirror reporter, told the High Court that “This is an investigation into an organised crime group, which is Mirror Group Newspapers. I investigated drug gangs in Liverpool, fraud factories in south-east London, and street gangs in Birmingham.”
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May 19
The daughter of multimillionaire Old Etonian, Ben Goldsmith, died in a quad bike accident when she was 15, a reminder that those we may judge harshly, or disagree with, can face tragedies & difficulties. Ben seems decent, & is a dedicated environmentalist.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
The son of financier James Goldsmith & Lady Annabel Goldsmith, Ben is founder & CEO of London-listed investment firm Menhaden, which focuses on the theme of energy & resource efficiency.

He's been a funder of the Green Party, including giving them £20,000 in 2004 & 2010.
In subsequent years, Goldsmith has also contributed to the @Conservatives, as well as individual candidates, including Conservative MP Michael Gove.

Goldsmith is chair of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) which he co-founded in 2010.
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May 19
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'Sewage pollution incidents' – many legal – increased 29-fold between 2017 & 2022 and countless urban rivers are now effectively extensions of the sewerage network.

Just 14% of rivers in England have “good” ecological status.

#TorySewageParty

manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/… Image
In the absence of effective regulation since the Environment Agency’s monitoring budget was slashed just over a decade ago, dumping sewage in rivers has contributed to a spectacularly profitable business model.

Water companies paid out £1.4BILLION in dividends last year. Image
There is something missing in existing data. Sewage discharges to rivers are recorded by sensors known as event duration monitors. These measure the start & end time of any flow, but are rarely set up to measure the volume of that flow. This leaves the data open to manipulation.
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