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Darren Beck

@darrenbeck.bsky.social

Politics and history bore. Freelance writer. Former journalist. Leicestershire & Brighton. #BHAFC

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Jessica Elgot@jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 4w ago

EXC - The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection

theguardian.com

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Children hit by parents more likely to bully others, research finds

Children hit by parents more likely to bully others, research finds

The UCL study also found physically punished children were more likely to struggle in school Children smacked by their parents struggle to get good exam results and are more likely to bully others, causing a negative impact on society, according to new research calling for smacking to be banned. The study by University College London (UCL) found that children in England who were physically punished at the ages of three, five and seven were significantly less likely to pass GCSE exams compared with other children, even after factors such as family background were taken into account. Continue reading...

theguardian.com

Katie Drummond@katie-drummond.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“Almost all of the most viral posts reviewed by WIRED on Saturday came from accounts with blue check marks, meaning they…could be eligible to earn money based on how much engagement their posts generate, even if the content is false.” From @davidgilbert.bsky.social

X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel’s Attack on Iran

WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.

wired.com

Electoral Reform Society@electoralreform.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Over 50 academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an "unprecedented" scale at the next general election. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics

Dozens of academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an 'unprecedented' s...

politicshome.com

CL Hellisen | Preorder The Shape of Monsters@clhellisen.com · 9mo ago

Self promo is my bane; it makes me feel like an immense tit when I post stuff about my writing (thanks to upbringing - never blow your own horn), but it is increasingly apparent that all it means is that I'm utterly invisible as a writer... So, anyway. I have books and stories out there.

BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2y ago

Denmark has a new king, the King and Queen get approximately $500,000 from the Danish Government a year, and the whole family is worth $40m. In the UK King Charles gets $150,000,000 a year and his family is worth $25bn. We need to be more like Denmark.

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 2y ago

Extraordinary quote in the FT profile of Alice Weidel - the AFD candidate for German Chancellor. Asked to explain how her being married to a woman fitted with the party's "anti-woke" philosophy an official said: "She is just gay by biology but not by political conviction."