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Gareth Williams

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Interested in how technology can be designed and used to help people live their best lives.

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meet Robert the robot looking after Vera, 74, in her own home
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Meet Robert the robot looking after Vera, 74, in her own home
At least a thousand people across England use the droids, health tech company Cera says.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 30/09/2026
Man City have shown zero remorse and are still belittling the legal process. Hard to see how they can expect any leniency.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anyone who has waded through the social care system for themselves or a loved one will know how meaningful this speech is. It will be a huge challenge - and undoubtedly not be perfect - but the pay-off could be genuinely lifechanging for so many.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It takes a loading error to produce such candour.
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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Remarkable, really, that Jim Ratcliffe has lost confidence in the UK but retains confidence in Man United
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great thread. Most racists are "genuinely concerned" because they are genuinely prejudiced. Their sincerity is not the issue
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
All the money in the world cannot save them FROM WHO THEY ARE. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform's Dan Thomas resigns as Wales leader after arrest
Gwent Police said he was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.
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WIRED @wired.com · 09/09/2026
Apple’s latest smartwatches—the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, get a faster chip, expanded health tracking, and new capabilities made possible by a newly enhanced Siri. www.wired.com/story/apple-...
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The Apple Watch Gets Its Siri AI Upgrade
Apple’s latest smartwatches—the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, get a faster chip, expanded health tracking, and new capabilities made possible by a newly enhanced Siri.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What i particularly appreciate about this piece is that we’re so consistently soaked in rightwing media, both pro/con, that we cease to see alternatives. Other possibilities. Ones filled with awe & appreciation for the diversity of people & complimentary genius that can make life better for all!
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.
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Colin Elves @colinelves.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I have legitimate concerns about the rise of the far right in the UK and I want to know what the politicians are going to do about it.
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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
🔥 Sunday School: DAS SCHADENFREUDEFEST 🔥 We dissect a horrible few days for Farage, every aspect of his latest scandal, and every moment of his car crash conference. And laugh about it quite a lot. As is right and proper. 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q... 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/7bMP...
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Sunday School: Das Schadenfreudefest
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 6 September · 1hr 12min
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"If there there was a window it was not broken, but it if was broken it was not by Nigel Farage's ball, but if it was his ball he certainly did not kick it, and if he did kick it, it was an accident and he knew nothing about it" said a Reform spokesperson.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026
So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
One of the first "outrageous" claims I saw as Jason Arday's media hounding unfolded was that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days! Wow! What a thing to claim! And the newspapers all suggested there was no evidence he actually did it. Well, they clearly didn't look very hard 🙄 🧵 1/26
Photo after Jason's final marathon taken from his archived blog showing Jason surrounded by supporters in orange charity t-shirts
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Weird watching the right-wing columnist cohort try to collectively pull the handbrake on ethnonationalism. Like the world's biggest hotdog man convention.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.
Map showing the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.Screengrab from Politico piece that explains, citing Reuters, that 48,300 of the 50,000 recent crossings have already been expelled or voluntarily returned to Morocco.BBC report on Friday, still echoing the RW disinformation - or at the very least not challengning it sufficiently.

"Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
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What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?
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Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media."Daily Mail and Daily Express from this weekend, with front page headlines "Ministers MUST stop the Spanish border invaders reaching UK" and "SPANISH BORDER CRISIS IS 'WAKE-UP CALL' FOR UK", respectively.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
While fires rage in large parts of Europe incl UK, farmers face crop failure and livestock loss, every RefUK or Tory politician on the news must be challenged on their "let's do away with costly net zero nonsense" stance, side-by-side with live images of the cost of inaction. Expose the charlatans.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Burnham: "Social care in England is as unfair as American healthcare." It's a very good line.
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North Wales Regional Innovation Coordination Hub @nwrich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The voices of people living in rural Wales often go unheard – the Older People’s Commissioner wants to change that. Share your experiences of growing older in rural Wales to help influence policy and support positive change. Get in touch here: olderpeople.wales/rural-voices/
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Rural Voices - Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I think we're all ready for The Muppet Odyssey.
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Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Gareth Williams @drgarethwms.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
The Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought on both sides of the Atlantic. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should, say actors led by Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumb...
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Gareth Williams @drgarethwms.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I was just as excited to listen to this episode as I was to see the film itself, and it didn’t disappoint. What a fascinating conversation about the themes of The Odyssey and the compromises involved in adapting it into a three-hour film. It flew by and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Thank you!
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
L - and I want to make this very clear - MAO
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Oli @oliaworth96.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Almost £10 billion of the £15 billion that Boris Johnson's Government spent on PPE during the pandemic was wasted, the Covid Inquiry has concluded. The Inquiry found money was wasted on a "vast" scale, with companies with "connections to government" given first preference for contracts
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Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Your regular reminder that cryptocurrency does in fact have a use case and that use case is crime
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Sack her, bin her policies, eject her into the outer darkness. The worst case of Home Office brain I’ve ever seen
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ben @benrs.uk · 27/06/2026
haven’t seen it this pride month yet so reposting rn, gm all
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Great thread
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Contains a personally put-together megamix of Farage's HORROR media rounds this week, plus detailed analysis* * me, laughing to Farage, until a bit of wee comes out
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Oh no!
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Revolutionary British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
Bradford painter whose sun-kissed visions of California broke world records at auction has died
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
What are the Government, police and security services doing about the people who are quite clearly in the pay of a hostile foreign state, and using their platforms to whip up actual pogroms on our streets? This is a major national security issue and absolutely nothing seems to be happening about it
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This is no more about the details of immigration policy than the progroms my great great grandparents fled were about Jews committing crimes. It's straightforward racist violence and it needs the strongest possible response.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Here are some other concerns that I believe, from my metropolitan liberal bubble, to be more legitimate.
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But what about my leftish legitimate concerns?
The media tells us we must listen to voices from the right. Can we metropolitan liberals have some time too?
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This was great fun! This lot really give Welsh politics the respect it deserves
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This is an unforgivably stupid situation. It is an astonishing own goal to try and drive student numbers down to move an immigration number that in turn is totally ignored by the anti-immigrant head bangers.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I really wanted this Burnham speech to leave me hopeful and was actively rooting for it. I found it deflating - to put it mildly. Where it needed to be brave and expansive, it was small and meek. Let me give one example that I found quite instructive, since Andy used it as a framing device. 1/
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/05/2026
Internet rules dictate that whenever you see the Tom Holland Umbrella video, you have to share it. I'm just following the rules.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Disabled people in the U.K. are facing harassment from the public for using a Blue Badge. Many said they have been verbally abused for “faking”, with some being filmed on phones, physically intimidated, or having their mobility aid pulled away. My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges
Badge holders and carers report being harassed, filmed and threatened by strangers who think they are faking disability
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I cannot overstate how completely insane this story is
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