Peter Geoghegan
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social
Irishman in London.
BBC leading the news this morning with ‘BBC reveals’ that government has spent more than £100m on Covid inquiry
That only reaction is TaxPayers’ Alliance says a lot….
That only reaction is TaxPayers’ Alliance says a lot….
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
BBC leading the news this morning with ‘BBC reveals’ that government has spent more than £100m on Covid inquiry
That only reaction is TaxPayers’ Alliance says a lot….
That only reaction is TaxPayers’ Alliance says a lot….
Democracy for Sale’s first ever Christmas party - and of course it starts with a panel discussion about Freedom of Information 🥳😬
Great panel with @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @alexgoodmankc.bsky.social Heather Brooke and more. And so much to see so many D4S friends in the audience
Great panel with @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @alexgoodmankc.bsky.social Heather Brooke and more. And so much to see so many D4S friends in the audience
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Democracy for Sale’s first ever Christmas party - and of course it starts with a panel discussion about Freedom of Information 🥳😬
Great panel with @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @alexgoodmankc.bsky.social Heather Brooke and more. And so much to see so many D4S friends in the audience
Great panel with @jennacorderoy.bsky.social @alexgoodmankc.bsky.social Heather Brooke and more. And so much to see so many D4S friends in the audience
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Somebody is making big money out of higher education and it is certainly not the staff or the students.
Edinburgh Uni has paid ££££s to Nous Group to restructure their staff and curriculum. I suspect far more unis have been paying millions to Nous Group, for longer than we realise. A complete undermining of university governance & academic expertise & autonomy.
www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...
‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts
Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.
www.theferret.scot
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Somebody is making big money out of higher education and it is certainly not the staff or the students.
Just stumbled across this while rooting around the house.
Not opened it in years but feels very on the nose for right now
There’s a book to be written about radical politics in 2010, and where some of the most familiar names went
Not opened it in years but feels very on the nose for right now
There’s a book to be written about radical politics in 2010, and where some of the most familiar names went
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just stumbled across this while rooting around the house.
Not opened it in years but feels very on the nose for right now
There’s a book to be written about radical politics in 2010, and where some of the most familiar names went
Not opened it in years but feels very on the nose for right now
There’s a book to be written about radical politics in 2010, and where some of the most familiar names went
Reposted by Peter Geoghegan
🔴"FOI is the democratic canary in the coal mine. When official information flows freely, it signals that power is shared. When it’s withheld or delayed, it signals the opposite: power concentrated in the few."
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
The British state is addicted to secrecy - we need to fight back
Our politicians and officials are using public money to keep citizens in the dark, says Heather Brooke
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🔴"FOI is the democratic canary in the coal mine. When official information flows freely, it signals that power is shared. When it’s withheld or delayed, it signals the opposite: power concentrated in the few."
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
And, of course, includes obligatory approving quote from Andrew Tate
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Emblematic of everything that is wrong with the global economy (and culture) right now
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
FC Barcelona’s tie-up with Samoa-based crypto start-up sparks backlash
Heavily indebted club faces accusations of desperation over sponsorship deal with little-known firm Zero-Knowledge Proof
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
And, of course, includes obligatory approving quote from Andrew Tate
🤮
🤮
Emblematic of everything that is wrong with the global economy (and culture) right now
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
FC Barcelona’s tie-up with Samoa-based crypto start-up sparks backlash
Heavily indebted club faces accusations of desperation over sponsorship deal with little-known firm Zero-Knowledge Proof
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Emblematic of everything that is wrong with the global economy (and culture) right now
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
Crypto is a Ponzi scheme and what was once seen as a sporting institution with integrity has sold all of it
www.ft.com/content/9fb4...
The in laws lived in Trinidad until last summer. Some mad stuff happening there now. US troops arriving, seemingly in prep for a Venezuela invasion
Trump seems far keener on international interventions than Biden…
trinidadexpress.com/news/local/i...
Trump seems far keener on international interventions than Biden…
trinidadexpress.com/news/local/i...
I had to keep radar a secret, says PM
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has explained her decision to withhold information about United States marines installing a radar system in Tobago, saying she believed it would have been unwise ...
trinidadexpress.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The in laws lived in Trinidad until last summer. Some mad stuff happening there now. US troops arriving, seemingly in prep for a Venezuela invasion
Trump seems far keener on international interventions than Biden…
trinidadexpress.com/news/local/i...
Trump seems far keener on international interventions than Biden…
trinidadexpress.com/news/local/i...
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Top headline on Radio 4 just now: "The government is being pressed to explain the real costs of taxis for asylum seekers".
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Top headline on Radio 4 just now: "The government is being pressed to explain the real costs of taxis for asylum seekers".
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
🔴"FOI is the democratic canary in the coal mine. When official information flows freely, it signals that power is shared. When it’s withheld or delayed, it signals the opposite: power concentrated in the few."
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
The British state is addicted to secrecy - we need to fight back
Our politicians and officials are using public money to keep citizens in the dark, says Heather Brooke
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🔴"FOI is the democratic canary in the coal mine. When official information flows freely, it signals that power is shared. When it’s withheld or delayed, it signals the opposite: power concentrated in the few."
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Sultana is the MP for Coventry South
Unless I’ve missed something, not sure Coventry is a bastion of ‘full communism now’.
Rather hard to see her even holding her seat….
Unless I’ve missed something, not sure Coventry is a bastion of ‘full communism now’.
Rather hard to see her even holding her seat….
Zarah Sultana: "We need a wealth tax, but we also need to nationalise the entire economy."
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Sultana is the MP for Coventry South
Unless I’ve missed something, not sure Coventry is a bastion of ‘full communism now’.
Rather hard to see her even holding her seat….
Unless I’ve missed something, not sure Coventry is a bastion of ‘full communism now’.
Rather hard to see her even holding her seat….
A day late thanksgiving in the house. 😊
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A day late thanksgiving in the house. 😊
Reposted by Peter Geoghegan
In a crowded field, this is the era defining example of elite impunity.
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In a crowded field, this is the era defining example of elite impunity.
There is a lot of appalling shit in the world right now. But this really made my blood boil
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Cristiano Ronaldo clear to start World Cup after Fifa suspends two games of his ban
Cristiano Ronaldo will serve the final two games of his ban only if he is guilty of a similar infringement in the next year
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There is a lot of appalling shit in the world right now. But this really made my blood boil
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Money buys *everything*, even things that were previously beyond its reaches
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Listening to a podcast suggesting Starmer wants to go for an election before mid 2028
Which is *crazy*
Why?
Because it’s before a US election that will likely be incredibly dark, and will see Farage’s US friends and allies doing things will go down very badly w/UK voters
Which is *crazy*
Why?
Because it’s before a US election that will likely be incredibly dark, and will see Farage’s US friends and allies doing things will go down very badly w/UK voters
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Listening to a podcast suggesting Starmer wants to go for an election before mid 2028
Which is *crazy*
Why?
Because it’s before a US election that will likely be incredibly dark, and will see Farage’s US friends and allies doing things will go down very badly w/UK voters
Which is *crazy*
Why?
Because it’s before a US election that will likely be incredibly dark, and will see Farage’s US friends and allies doing things will go down very badly w/UK voters
Reposted by Peter Geoghegan
The BBC is in crisis, again. In the latest episode of On Politics, @lewisgoodall.com and @dannyhinduk.bsky.social join @piercepenniless.bsky.social to discuss whether the BBC is capable of surviving in the digital era.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The BBC is in crisis, again. In the latest episode of On Politics, @lewisgoodall.com and @dannyhinduk.bsky.social join @piercepenniless.bsky.social to discuss whether the BBC is capable of surviving in the digital era.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
‘In policy terms, and on the substance, Labour has just about got itself a passing grade with this budget. The way it’s been sold to the public is a catastrophic failure.’
This feels like a very apt description of the entire Labour government since July 2024
This feels like a very apt description of the entire Labour government since July 2024
"This was a relatively modest and uneventful budget, and yet it’s dominated the headlines for three months … In policy terms, and on the substance, Labour has just about got itself a passing grade with this budget. The way it’s been sold to the public is a catastrophic failure."
The Budget: Rachel Reeves’s missed opportunity
A government doesn’t get many chances to make real change. Today was one of those opportunities - the chancellor missed it
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
‘In policy terms, and on the substance, Labour has just about got itself a passing grade with this budget. The way it’s been sold to the public is a catastrophic failure.’
This feels like a very apt description of the entire Labour government since July 2024
This feels like a very apt description of the entire Labour government since July 2024
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All the sessions from our journalism and AI Festival are now on YouTube: check out the case study demos and panels showing off innovation from around the world www.youtube.com/live/ocr--Gv...
JournalismAI Festival | Day 1
YouTube video by PolisLSE
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
All the sessions from our journalism and AI Festival are now on YouTube: check out the case study demos and panels showing off innovation from around the world www.youtube.com/live/ocr--Gv...
Can’t wait until tomorrow, when the kite flying about the next budget can start afresh - only 364 sleeps to go 😬
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Can’t wait until tomorrow, when the kite flying about the next budget can start afresh - only 364 sleeps to go 😬
‘Let’s discourage people from putting money in their pension’ 🤯🤯🤯
There’s really strong case for getting rid of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions. But doing this is bananas
There’s really strong case for getting rid of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions. But doing this is bananas
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
‘Let’s discourage people from putting money in their pension’ 🤯🤯🤯
There’s really strong case for getting rid of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions. But doing this is bananas
There’s really strong case for getting rid of higher rate tax relief on pension contributions. But doing this is bananas
Although unlike last time saw MBV in Barras in Glasgow c 15 years ago, this time You Made Me Realise was 10 mins long rather than a 35 mins long wall of sound 😬
My Bloody Valentine at Wembley.
So good, so loud. And so great to see some many younger folk going wild for it
So good, so loud. And so great to see some many younger folk going wild for it
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Although unlike last time saw MBV in Barras in Glasgow c 15 years ago, this time You Made Me Realise was 10 mins long rather than a 35 mins long wall of sound 😬
My Bloody Valentine at Wembley.
So good, so loud. And so great to see some many younger folk going wild for it
So good, so loud. And so great to see some many younger folk going wild for it
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My Bloody Valentine at Wembley.
So good, so loud. And so great to see some many younger folk going wild for it
So good, so loud. And so great to see some many younger folk going wild for it
Reposted by Peter Geoghegan
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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The BBC makes itself *extremely* hard to love with this stuff. I’ve worked in more than one small newsroom that’s discovered to its immense frustration that the country’s biggest news org has stolen its work with no credit whatsoever.
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The BBC makes itself *extremely* hard to love with this stuff. I’ve worked in more than one small newsroom that’s discovered to its immense frustration that the country’s biggest news org has stolen its work with no credit whatsoever.