Howard Mustoe
@mustoe.bsky.social
Freelance news editor and writer. Ex Independent, Tel, BBC and Bloomberg. This place seems a lot nicer
David Potter, co-founder of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, has died aged 82. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
David Potter (1943-2026): physicist, computer pioneer and champion of…
Our founder Dr David Edwin Potter died on 28 June. He was days away from his 83rd birthday
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As a proud northerner I’ve been depressed but not surprised by ridiculous and patronising responses to the idea of moving parts of our painfully centralised government out of Westminster People are talking about powerhouse global cities as if they are parochial villages in middle earth A rant 👇
Response to Burnham's northern plans is depressingly predictable
Hysterical and patronising reactions to putative Prime Minister's plans to move parts of government up north show exactly why such changes are needed, writes Liam Thorp
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They're all like this -- AI posts, false information, copying other creators. And these accounts have massive followings across multiple platforms! Whatever the goal is, it's not benevolent. Block them; don't amplify them. Follow scientists, journalists, activists, and organizations doing real work.
The West is running low on missiles and can’t replace them fast enough. A WWII-era idea is back: turning car factories into arms hubs. From Ford to F1 engineers, I look at how industry is (and isn’t) stepping up — and why the UK risks falling behind. First premium piece 👇 #defense
I cannot overstate how completely insane this story is
Saskia Daniel@saskiadanielceramics.com · 3mo agoThis is quite the story.
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
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BBC has shelved a film about doctors in Gaza wich might "create a perception of partiality". Director and former C4 News editor Ben De Pear, said sorry to film's sources "for not believing them when they said the BBC would never run a film like this" www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Our statement on our film we made with and inside the BBC; now available to all interested parties; | Ben de Pear
Our statement on our film we made with and inside the BBC; now available to all interested parties; We are relieved that the BBC will finally allow this film to be released, which for a period of wee...
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If we continue down this path, ignoring the collapse of shared reality, failing to rebuild the systems that stabilise truth, we will see democratic norms erode from the inside out. Not in a single catastrophic moment, but in a thousand small compromises.
Without wanting to greatly upset my fellow poll-watchers and psephologists, it would be better for us all to spend the next few years asking the question 'What would a Farage/Reform government look like?' rather than 'Might Farage/Reform win?'
Trump’s Cabinet and staff tracker: Here’s who is among the White House appointments so far www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s Cabinet and staff tracker: Here are the White House appointments so far
Here is who Donald Trump has chosen to fill key cabinet positions in his second administration
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