Not much that can be done about the FB/army of bots stuff, admittedly.Which is a worry, because they're going to matter a whole lot more, the invisible WhatsApp/Telegram groups they feed even more so. The press in 2024 isn't going to look much like it did in 2016, the economics and demographics are collapsing.
― stet, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 11:37 (three years ago) link
But the trollbots rely heavily on the press for their material in the first place.
― nashwan, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 11:45 (three years ago) link
The right-wing campaigns are pretty good at filling any vacuum of source bullshit on that front
― stet, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 11:49 (three years ago) link
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/coronavirus-vaccine-antivaxx-conspiracy-theories-one-in-six-brits-refuse-a4490866.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1594118495
Can someone debunk this for me? Numbers seem preposterously high!
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 14:34 (three years ago) link
RIP chukkahttps://www.ft.com/content/00170888-ec98-4d12-ba5e-458e7bf8b5bc
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 14:53 (three years ago) link
Former MP Chuka Umunna is to join communications company Edelman as executive director and head of environmental, social and governance consultancy, drawing a line under his turbulent political career. The former frontbencher, once touted as a future Labour party leader, will be advising the capital markets and financial services arm of Edelman on topics such as audit, embedding ESG factors into decision-making and managing corporate transactions.“Whereas in politics you do the theoretical side, I wanted to roll my sleeves up and get involved at the coalface,” Mr Umunna told the FT. “I’m a capitalist but we need a different model for capitalism.”
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 14:56 (three years ago) link
can't understand why the Labour Party didn't work out for him
― Committee of Public Scampi (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:00 (three years ago) link
If there's anyone who can rehabilitate further tarnish the image of ESG as a rubber-stamp, it might be this young chap!
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:01 (three years ago) link
Berger also at Edelman.
Angela Smith, inevitably, working for a water company. Amber Rudd now at Norwegian state oil so.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:05 (three years ago) link
first they had their songs sampled without attribution by early hip hop producers, and now this
― Neil S, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:05 (three years ago) link
Head of environmental 'at the coalface'...
― nashwan, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:15 (three years ago) link
Poor Mike Gapes, sitting forlornly by the phone, thinking to himself, 'we'll always have Nandos'.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
Gapes has to get a job with the Miwk Marwketing Boarwd
― Committee of Public Scampi (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:26 (three years ago) link
Poor old Gapesy on the Universal Credit ;_;
― The Fields o' Fat Henry (Tom D.), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
mckinsey will be announcing gapesy any day now
― per aspera ad scampo (||||||||), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 15:36 (three years ago) link
True colours. These jackals are so predictable.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
Edelman UK is at Southside, 105 Victoria Street :-///
― santa clause four (suzy), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 17:07 (three years ago) link
lol?
― scampos mentis (gyac), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
You’d think these fuckers would read the room.
EXC @theipaper Govt confirms it will drop funding for NHS staff free parking at hospitalsMinisters resist calls to make emergency scheme permanenthttps://t.co/qSaxPPFz6N— Hugo Gye (@HugoGye) July 7, 2020
― Dan Worsley, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 20:31 (three years ago) link
Clap for key workers, though, eh?
― djh, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
well they have this unbiased member of th le public on their side at least
Most people, whatever their job, don’t get free parking at work.— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) July 7, 2020
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
Incredible that they are spraying money virtually everywhere right now, paying the wages of a third of the workforce, announcing even more spending today, there's a billion for theatres, and they're penny pinching over hospital car parks. IDGI.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 10:15 (three years ago) link
they can do anything now and they don't care
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 10:24 (three years ago) link
Fucking hell, Dawn Butler has had to close her office
Finally, whilst not the primary reason for its closure, is the continual security risk to everyone working within a very visible high street office. My staff have been attacked in the office, verbally assaulted coming and going from work, bricks have been thrown through the windows and the frontage has been smashed. I have had to work extensively with police and security staff to simply try and create a safe working environment for my employees. Many of these incidents were not made public in order to not encourage copycat attacks.Sadly in recent months, the threat to myself and my staff has drastically escalated. Last month the police arrested one person and are currently pursuing others as I continue to speak out on key issues such as the impact of Covid-19 on the BAME community, the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. I continue to receive on an almost daily basis threats of violence and death threats.
― scampos mentis (gyac), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 11:03 (three years ago) link
that different-to-the-US form of much more polite + genteel racism that is throwing bricks through black people's windows
― calzino, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 11:07 (three years ago) link
Most public figures, including MPs, who have claimed to be fighting against racism and for civility for years will not show any concern about this.
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 11:12 (three years ago) link
perhaps it was just unconscious bias on the part of the brick thrower?
― Boris the Spreader (NickB), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 11:14 (three years ago) link
@CLASSthinktank16mUnknown#PMQs begins with a straight question - what will the PM do to stop Boohoo paying workers £3.50 per hour? Boris Johnson: It's up to the Labour mayor of Leicester.
Damn he got us. He got us.
― nashwan, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 11:22 (three years ago) link
rishi 'moneyguns' sunak
― per aspera ad scampo (||||||||), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:00 (three years ago) link
mofo has sure got some paper
― calzino, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:00 (three years ago) link
wtf even is this shit:
Sunak announces discount worth up to £10 per head for eating out in AugustSunak says his final measure has never been tried in this country.It is an “eat out to help out scheme”, offering customers as discount worth up to £10 per head when they eat on from Monday to Wednesday in August.
Sunak says his final measure has never been tried in this country.
It is an “eat out to help out scheme”, offering customers as discount worth up to £10 per head when they eat on from Monday to Wednesday in August.
― Boris the Spreader (NickB), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:06 (three years ago) link
fuck's sake i thought he was handing out the Argos vouchers for a second, settle down
― Committee of Public Scampi (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:06 (three years ago) link
actively subsidising spikes 2 thru 5 is a new wrinkle, i'll give you that
― Committee of Public Scampi (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:07 (three years ago) link
Sunak announces discount worth up to £10 for giving head or eating out in August
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:08 (three years ago) link
eat ass to help out, an initiative never before tried in this country
― per aspera ad scampo (||||||||), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:09 (three years ago) link
green home improvements scheme england only, thanks lads
― per aspera ad scampo (||||||||), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:10 (three years ago) link
eating a very substantial package
― calzino, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:11 (three years ago) link
I hope it's eating Boris up to know Sunak is setting the things up very nicely for a palace coup some time in the future.
― The Fields o' Fat Henry (Tom D.), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:12 (three years ago) link
i don't think any more free govmint insulation will fit in my loft
― Committee of Public Scampi (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:14 (three years ago) link
can i take it in Argos vouchers instead?
luv2contract the rona while eating my government-subsidised nandos
― scampo, foggy and clegg (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:18 (three years ago) link
i think the extra hot peri peri is antiviral
― Committee of Public Scampi (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:19 (three years ago) link
do not use extra hot peri peri when eating out to help out
― per aspera ad scampo (||||||||), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:21 (three years ago) link
they can't give enough of that itchy stuff away, you should try wiring some upstairs lighting in a loft with 3 layers of fucking insulation!
― calzino, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:21 (three years ago) link
the hot sauce isn't gonna be the only thing i'm superspreading
― scampo, foggy and clegg (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:21 (three years ago) link
the £500 voucher got homeopathically diluted
― Keir’d flex (wins), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:22 (three years ago) link
Spare a thought for all the unsuspecting grandparents searching 'eat out to help out' in a few days' time.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:31 (three years ago) link
They could let cafes/restaurants have pavement/road space and restrict cars until October if they were serious
― anvil, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:38 (three years ago) link
they're serious about pursuing herd immunity by stealth tbf
― scampo, foggy and clegg (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:41 (three years ago) link
stealth?
― imago, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:43 (three years ago) link