Ally Tibbitt
@allytibbitt.me
Journalist | Audience @uk.theconversation.com | Trustee of @mysociety.bsky.social | Co-editor of @gairlochtimes.org.uk | Based in Scottish Highlands but often roaming. Contact via @Signal.org username: allytibbitt.92
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'[AI models have] been recklessly jammed into commercial software despite not actually being capable of the things tech companies claim they are.'
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
'[AI models have] been recklessly jammed into commercial software despite not actually being capable of the things tech companies claim they are.'
Thank goodness we have BBC Wales (?) to investigate former Scottish UKIP MEPs who now live in France.
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Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Thank goodness we have BBC Wales (?) to investigate former Scottish UKIP MEPs who now live in France.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis.
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
SRA urged to take action as we reveal solicitor has ‘purposely frustrated’ investigation
Solicitor Andrew Jonathan Milne delayed an official investigation into his alleged professional misconduct by overwhelming the regulator with complaints and threatening them with two injunctions se…
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November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis.
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
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Allister Heath is never wrong
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Allister Heath is never wrong
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27.11.25
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
27.11.25
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
Periodic reminder that Carbon intensity of electricity in Scotland is 0%
It’s the same most days
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Good morning! Batten down the hatches, and enjoy our latest carefully distilled house dram of local news. #WesterRoss
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Football team revival and a Christmas tree offer
Read to the end to read a lovely post about the history of the Arctic Convoy Museum at Aultbea.
gairlochtimes.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Good morning! Batten down the hatches, and enjoy our latest carefully distilled house dram of local news. #WesterRoss
gairlochtimes.org.uk/football-tea...
gairlochtimes.org.uk/football-tea...
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🚨 Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Tim Horlick bought the Pimlico property shortly after his company was awarded the now-contentious £255m contract by the government
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🚨 Financier’s £8.5m flat frozen amid tax investigation over PPE deal
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Horlick ‘bought an £8.5m London flat after supplying 50m faulty PPE masks during pandemic has had a criminal restraint order imposed on the property’ 💥
(Of course it was a VIP Lane deal 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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🚨 New analysis alert!
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🚨 New analysis alert!
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
Our latest modelling shows that living standards are still set to fall across this Parliament up to November 2029.
However, actions taken at the Budget have made this decline less pronounced *by more than half* for low-income households.
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Since the election, the UK government has said economic growth is its top priority,
But the OBR are predicting growth this year to be a below-average 1.5%.
Here’s how our panel of experts reacted to the #Budget2025 ⬇️
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But the OBR are predicting growth this year to be a below-average 1.5%.
Here’s how our panel of experts reacted to the #Budget2025 ⬇️
theconversation.com/what-will-th...
What will the budget mean for economic growth? Experts give their view
Nothing is certain but debt and taxes.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Since the election, the UK government has said economic growth is its top priority,
But the OBR are predicting growth this year to be a below-average 1.5%.
Here’s how our panel of experts reacted to the #Budget2025 ⬇️
theconversation.com/what-will-th...
But the OBR are predicting growth this year to be a below-average 1.5%.
Here’s how our panel of experts reacted to the #Budget2025 ⬇️
theconversation.com/what-will-th...
⚡️ Russia is now testing pigeons with implanted brain chips to use as long-range surveillance drones.
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Russia Launches First Brain-Chipped Bird Drones for Surveillance Over Cities
Russian company Neiry has tested pigeons as biodrones in Moscow, using neural implants and electronics to enhance their flight capabilities for various monitoring tasks.
united24media.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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It’s been obvious we’re in the dumbest timeline for a while, but we’re going to next level. The President of the United States has expended time and energy to get a new instalment of his favourite nineties film franchise, Rush Hour, a buddy cop series with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. It worked.
‘Rush Hour 4’ revived after Trump urged Paramount Skydance to resurrect franchise, reports say
Studios initially declined a fourth movie over concerns around director Brett Ratner, whose career crashed after sexual misconduct allegations he denies.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It’s been obvious we’re in the dumbest timeline for a while, but we’re going to next level. The President of the United States has expended time and energy to get a new instalment of his favourite nineties film franchise, Rush Hour, a buddy cop series with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. It worked.
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'when I hear Mr Farage talking about rounding up and deporting hundreds of thousands of human beings, and threatening those with leave to remain or settled status, I cannot help but think of the schoolboy sidling up to me and telling me that “Hitler was right”.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
'when I hear Mr Farage talking about rounding up and deporting hundreds of thousands of human beings, and threatening those with leave to remain or settled status, I cannot help but think of the schoolboy sidling up to me and telling me that “Hitler was right”.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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For the first time in ages it was not raining and not windy at the same time, so got to practice with drone for a bit. Looking inland from South Erradale.
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For the first time in ages it was not raining and not windy at the same time, so got to practice with drone for a bit. Looking inland from South Erradale.
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You’d hope that some local politicians or church leaders might show some basic leadership on this issue … anyone?
Scottish school cancels Christmas play which sympathised with Syrian child refugees after ‘racist and abusive’ messages targeting staff 👇🏴
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Scottish school cancels Christmas play after ‘racist and abusive’ messages
Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
You’d hope that some local politicians or church leaders might show some basic leadership on this issue … anyone?
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Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
www.desmog.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
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"MPs are ramping up calls for Labour to repeal Tory-era powers which allow government ministers to set the Electoral Commission’s priorities."
"This comes as Labour prepares to introduce its Elections Bill to Parliament early next year."
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/cros...
"This comes as Labour prepares to introduce its Elections Bill to Parliament early next year."
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/cros...
Cross-party MPs ramp up calls for government to restore Electoral Commission’s independence
"Our democracy is not safe while the Electoral Commission is left so vulnerable."
leftfootforward.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"MPs are ramping up calls for Labour to repeal Tory-era powers which allow government ministers to set the Electoral Commission’s priorities."
"This comes as Labour prepares to introduce its Elections Bill to Parliament early next year."
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/cros...
"This comes as Labour prepares to introduce its Elections Bill to Parliament early next year."
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/cros...
Well done Glasgow Council for standing up to these racist loons. Not so well done Renfrewshire for capitulating.
www.scotsman.com/education/fe...
www.scotsman.com/education/fe...
Fears of more 'toxic' protests as council refuses to cancel school's English classes
Protestors want Glasgow City Council to stop allowing immigrants to take English classes in Dalmarnock primary school - but the council is pushing back
www.scotsman.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Well done Glasgow Council for standing up to these racist loons. Not so well done Renfrewshire for capitulating.
www.scotsman.com/education/fe...
www.scotsman.com/education/fe...
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Mike Green is writing some amazing stuff at the moment. It's not in the delta, it's in the level and the cost structure. Read this and you will understand Angrynomics on a new level: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Mike Green is writing some amazing stuff at the moment. It's not in the delta, it's in the level and the cost structure. Read this and you will understand Angrynomics on a new level: www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Just when you thought you were never going to hear about David Cockburn again...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Just when you thought you were never going to hear about David Cockburn again...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.
Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise
Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.
tcnv.link
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.
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A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
The night America’s doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil
For America’s deeply corrupt billionaires, time heals all wounds — even from a murderous Saudi prince’s bone saw.
www.inquirer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
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There’s some very bad news hidden in the Ofgem price cap for January announced yesterday: the electricity to gas price ratio has jumped to 4.67, its highest level since before the energy crisis.
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
There’s some very bad news hidden in the Ofgem price cap for January announced yesterday: the electricity to gas price ratio has jumped to 4.67, its highest level since before the energy crisis.
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
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🔴 NEW: Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde.
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴 NEW: Emails reveal that naval chiefs piled pressure on environment watchdog to hide details of radioactive contamination on the Clyde.
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
Our latest: www.theferret.scot/navy-try-keep-nuclear-pollution-secret/
Here: DubaiNews platforming disinformation from a US hate group about proposed new Scottish abortion laws.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564273...
www.thenational.scot/news/2564273...
Is GB News right to claim abortion will be 'legal until birth in Scotland'?
We fact check claims on GB News that 'abortion will be legal until birth in Scotland and will be permitted on the basis of the sex of the fetus'
www.thenational.scot
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here: DubaiNews platforming disinformation from a US hate group about proposed new Scottish abortion laws.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564273...
www.thenational.scot/news/2564273...