Duncan Campbell
@duncanc.bsky.social
Investigative Journalist, Computer Forensic Expert, 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+ equality campaigner 🏳️🌈 Also http://tech.lgbt/@duncaned Слава Україні!
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Also reminder of this
Robbie Gibb cancelled an investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
cc @baghdaddi.bsky.social
Robbie Gibb cancelled an investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
cc @baghdaddi.bsky.social
"Funnily enough Andy [Wigmore], the only time I ever experienced political interference in one of my investigations at the BBC, was when I was investigating you and Arron Banks
Your mate Robbie Gibb put a stop to a story we were running."
- former BBC investigative reporter Manveen Rana, 2022
Your mate Robbie Gibb put a stop to a story we were running."
- former BBC investigative reporter Manveen Rana, 2022
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Also reminder of this
Robbie Gibb cancelled an investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
cc @baghdaddi.bsky.social
Robbie Gibb cancelled an investigation into Farage's Leave dot EU campaign shortly before the EU Ref
Arron Banks thanked him for it
"Robbie Gibb is being quite helpful and says he’s trying to hose it down."
cc @baghdaddi.bsky.social
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Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
Robbie Gibb once suggested that reporters should reflect if they were getting more retweets from one side than the other - a braindead analysis that ignores that fair and impartial reporting of education might get more Tory retweets than say, criminal justice.
Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
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He's good, isn't he? Even when quizzed by the sneering, pompous sycophant Trevor Phillips, he makes excellent points & isn't flustered.
Great to see our membership numbers still rising....
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
Zack Polanski: Starmer 'not a man I would be willing to work with'
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
He's good, isn't he? Even when quizzed by the sneering, pompous sycophant Trevor Phillips, he makes excellent points & isn't flustered.
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Just shameful.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Just shameful.
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This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
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 10:30 AM
This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
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Mary Geddry said the interview was edited from 73 minutes to 28, so yeah. Completely demented.
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Mary Geddry said the interview was edited from 73 minutes to 28, so yeah. Completely demented.
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X, Grok, Musk cannot be trusted to provide reliable, accurate information. British government and MPs should not be on the platform.
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
X, Grok, Musk cannot be trusted to provide reliable, accurate information. British government and MPs should not be on the platform.
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"Earlier this month, we reported on a talk by Professor C. Pagel & associates @UCL in @grassrootsforeurope.org webinar about Trump Action Tracker project.
now there is a new report, ‘Strengthening the institutions we rely on’ by Pagel
by @hj4euinspain.bsky.social
in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
now there is a new report, ‘Strengthening the institutions we rely on’ by Pagel
by @hj4euinspain.bsky.social
in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Strengthening the institutions we rely on
A new report finds that the UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Earlier this month, we reported on a talk by Professor C. Pagel & associates @UCL in @grassrootsforeurope.org webinar about Trump Action Tracker project.
now there is a new report, ‘Strengthening the institutions we rely on’ by Pagel
by @hj4euinspain.bsky.social
in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
now there is a new report, ‘Strengthening the institutions we rely on’ by Pagel
by @hj4euinspain.bsky.social
in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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US District Judge Karin Immergut presided over the three-day trial that featured a surprising revelation: National Guard troops were on the ground at Portland’s ICE facility earlier this month even after the judge ordered them not to show up.
https://cnn.it/47BqUGj
https://cnn.it/47BqUGj
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
US District Judge Karin Immergut presided over the three-day trial that featured a surprising revelation: National Guard troops were on the ground at Portland’s ICE facility earlier this month even after the judge ordered them not to show up.
https://cnn.it/47BqUGj
https://cnn.it/47BqUGj
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After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
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A good example of what I was talking about in last week's post about the right and the fading memory of WW2.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A good example of what I was talking about in last week's post about the right and the fading memory of WW2.
samf.substack.com/p/never-agai...
samf.substack.com/p/never-agai...
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I'm too tired to look up all the tweets from Trump and others about how Clinton should have been imprisoned for mishandling her emails. But you know.
What the actual f*ck?!!!
“Members of Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.“
“Members of Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.“
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
wapo.st
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm too tired to look up all the tweets from Trump and others about how Clinton should have been imprisoned for mishandling her emails. But you know.
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Klan you believe this shit?
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matters movement defrauded donors, sources tell AP.
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Klan you believe this shit?
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
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Though the report contains the facts, this headline and standfirst misreport what happened. The junior whip Katie Lam correctly stated the policy: revoking ILR retrospectively was Tory policy from May 5th to yesterday. The leader has ditched that policy.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Shadow minister spoke ‘imprecisely’ about Tory settled status plans – Badenoch
Katie Lam appeared to indicate that some people already granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain could have their residency taken away.
www.independent.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Though the report contains the facts, this headline and standfirst misreport what happened. The junior whip Katie Lam correctly stated the policy: revoking ILR retrospectively was Tory policy from May 5th to yesterday. The leader has ditched that policy.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Man with stubble, "Small boats arrivals are 37,000. There are over 4 million kids in child poverty. And 4.5 million who can't get a dentist appointment" #BBCQT
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Man with stubble, "Small boats arrivals are 37,000. There are over 4 million kids in child poverty. And 4.5 million who can't get a dentist appointment" #BBCQT
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
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I can’t stress this enough. They want to do inside the US the kind of extrajudicial murders they’ve been doing internationally. This has always been about normalizing the ability of Trump to smite his personal enemies without suffering legal consequences. Trump’s testing for compliance & resistance.
Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I can’t stress this enough. They want to do inside the US the kind of extrajudicial murders they’ve been doing internationally. This has always been about normalizing the ability of Trump to smite his personal enemies without suffering legal consequences. Trump’s testing for compliance & resistance.
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Virginia Giuffre’s book is heartbreaking, jaw dropping, and so profound
Of course, Nobody’s Girl is a terrible portrait of the perversity, cruelty and impunity of the rich and powerful, but it’s also the most searing and honest account of abuse I’ve ever read (and I’ve read many)
Of course, Nobody’s Girl is a terrible portrait of the perversity, cruelty and impunity of the rich and powerful, but it’s also the most searing and honest account of abuse I’ve ever read (and I’ve read many)
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Virginia Giuffre’s book is heartbreaking, jaw dropping, and so profound
Of course, Nobody’s Girl is a terrible portrait of the perversity, cruelty and impunity of the rich and powerful, but it’s also the most searing and honest account of abuse I’ve ever read (and I’ve read many)
Of course, Nobody’s Girl is a terrible portrait of the perversity, cruelty and impunity of the rich and powerful, but it’s also the most searing and honest account of abuse I’ve ever read (and I’ve read many)
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Few know of Badenoch's crime, she should definitely keep this all up
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Badenoch says hacking into Harriet Harman's website 17 years ago 'not the same' as Reeves breaking law
Kemi Badenoch has said hacking into Harriet Harman's website when she was younger is "not the same" as Rachel Reeves failing to get a £900 rental licence for her home.
news.sky.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Few know of Badenoch's crime, she should definitely keep this all up
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A year ago, I launched my book #OnFreedom in a war zone – in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 35 seconds from Russian artillery. Today, I'm launching the paperback in Portland, Oregon. Which is NOT a war zone. There is a difference in the real world between what's a war and what is not, and between truth and lies.
October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A year ago, I launched my book #OnFreedom in a war zone – in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 35 seconds from Russian artillery. Today, I'm launching the paperback in Portland, Oregon. Which is NOT a war zone. There is a difference in the real world between what's a war and what is not, and between truth and lies.
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The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.
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A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.
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"In Washington and in Westminster, the same story is unfolding: vast private fortunes weaponising culture war issues to dismantle environmental policy, public health and democratic safeguards. The banner may read ‘anti-establishment’, but the money and interests behind it could not be less so."
🔴Reform UK Treasurer Profited From Financial Ties to Elon Musk and Trump’s Silicon Valley Billionaires
EXCLUSIVE: Reform’s biggest donor Nick Candy held investments in a US venture fund tied to Trump-supporting tech billionaires, including Elon Musk
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/r...
EXCLUSIVE: Reform’s biggest donor Nick Candy held investments in a US venture fund tied to Trump-supporting tech billionaires, including Elon Musk
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/r...
Reform UK Treasurer Profited From Financial Ties to Elon Musk and Trump's Silicon Valley Billionaires
Reform's biggest donor and Treasurer Nick Candy held investments in a US venture fund tied to Trump-supporting tech billionaires, including the President's biggest donor Elon Musk
bylinetimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"In Washington and in Westminster, the same story is unfolding: vast private fortunes weaponising culture war issues to dismantle environmental policy, public health and democratic safeguards. The banner may read ‘anti-establishment’, but the money and interests behind it could not be less so."
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In case facts still matter
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In case facts still matter