iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 15h

BCP officers are blatantly showing off their corruption now. Public questions & statements can only be made on "items of business", so the report below has been classed as an "ITEM CIRCULATED BETWEEN MEETINGS" 🤣🤣🤣. Other items of business are being classed as "ITEMS TO NOTE" /"ITEMS FOR INFORMATION"

231

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The planning application referred to is reputed to have been made by a senior officer at Bristol City Council, and should have been "called in" to the Planning Committee. Bristol officers have handled this FOI by just not replying to it www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/plan...

whatdotheyknow.com

042

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I love how the public in the Echo comments do more investigative journalism than the Echo's reporter (but then what did you expect?). I always assumed Safeguard got its income from Reform UK, but in fact it largely relies on the "Vigil" app, owned by GRM Ltd (same directors - Gary, Ritchie, Mark)

131

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This guy goes out of his way to create unruliness & division in Basildon Council meetings, which he then monetises via his Facebook account. On 10/9/26 he spent 10 mins abusing Labour Cllr Victoria Joseph, claiming she'd been arrested. (She denies this vehemently & my FOI is likely to show it's BS)

121

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Emailed the chair and vice-chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Board about this, in the event - deliberate attempt to shut down public scrutiny and accountability. Blue badges come under the normally-bullish Cllr Andy Martin's portfolio: it'll be interesting to hear what he has to say about this.

042

Reposted by Joanna Booth

david-s.bsky.social @david-s.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thanks for writing about this. Many adult and children's social care teams, (and charities) are using 'Magic Notes', built using 'Open AI Enterprise'. Sometimes it's used without consent, but any concerns about risks and ethics are ignored. This is useful: academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...

academic.oup.com

‘Magic moments’: AI and the ‘disappearance’ of social work ethics?

The increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in social work should trigger ethical concerns connected to: confidentiality and privacy; self-determina

111

Reposted by Joanna Booth

david-s.bsky.social @david-s.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

bsky.app/profile/davi...

111

Reposted by Joanna Booth

bristol_citizen @bristolcitizen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Greens are hypocritical arseholes. This twit banned flight advertising on council property last week: www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

bristol247.com

Dyer defends trip to New York, saying he needs to be 'present in the room'

This comes days after adverts for high-carbon products on council-owned sites were banned

143

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hearing BCP's new MO is more relaxed than his predecessors about Council meetings taking place during purdah, & none are likely to be cancelled during the Penn Hill by-election. Full Council 13/10 couldn't be cancelled anyway, due to execrable new Planning laws & need to reflect them in Constitution

131

Reposted by Joanna Booth

steveoram.bsky.social @steveoram.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@aandspcc.bsky.social Most of these people HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS HAPPENING.

122

Reposted by Joanna Booth

steveoram.bsky.social @steveoram.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@robbryher.bsky.social Liberty recently revealed police had fed info on 475,000 Bristolians into crime predictive tech. Housing status, mental health records, teenage pregnancies & free school meal eligibility were fed into the algorithms, creating risk scores for tens of thousands of residents.

122

Reposted by Joanna Booth

steveoram.bsky.social @steveoram.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@stillawake17.bsky.social One wonders then if Liberty's work in this area has anything to do with the fact that many of its campaign action pages are being blocked on Bristol City Council's public computers. Probably.

022

Joanna Booth @stillawake17.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Im convinced we shouldn’t be paying him anything. He should have resigned before May 2024 when he allowed Labour to pass a decision not announced in constitutionally legal times. Now is also a good time to resign.

041

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

BCP COUNCILLOR RESIGNS - Jo Clements, Lib Dem member for Penn Hill, was said to be resigning after chairing the Planning Committee yesterday, and is now absent from the list of serving members. (The only way of finding out what's happening in BCP.) democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/mgMemberInde...

democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Welcome to BCP Council | BCP

141

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Echo now has just 7 reporters listed on its website including the LDR. Sarah C has been writing articles lately even though it's not her job. No wonder my GOD-TIER LOCAL HISTORY TALKS ON WINTON'S ARCHITECTURE never get coverage (but also they're not racist) www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/author/journ...

bournemouthecho.co.uk

Journalists news from the Bournemouth Echo

252

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Student loan terms to be made clearer in England. But there has been decades of mis-selling. Why no compensation? £325bn UK student loan debt, £295bn in England. Most European countries don't charge Uni tuition fees. England does. What chance of buying a home, starting a family?

bbc.co.uk

Student loan terms to be made clearer in England

Changes will spell out that governments can change rules and that career choices affect repayments.

21249104

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Why economics needs empathy: the latest in my series on understanding economics youtu.be/wMxXAgzmMH0?...

youtu.be

Why economics needs empathy: Understanding economics

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

35323

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

".. average rent across the UK is currently more than £1,300 month, but it says by the end of the year prices could be up by 4-5%" We need rent controls.

44321

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Reform UK received £72 million from two billionaires in two days" Reform exists to represent the interests of billionaires, not the working class.

22316

Joanna Booth @stillawake17.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Some curious behaviour going on with our council leader.

012

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Bournemouth Echo's former chief reporter has left the building ... Almost her last article (10 August) was a defence of the local vigilante group Safeguard Force, which seemed to have been written between gritted teeth. www.responsesource.com/bulletin/new...

responsesource.com

Hannah Knight to join ITV News Meridian from Bournemouth Echo - ResponseSource

ITV News Meridian has appointed Hannah Knight as a production journalist. Hannah was previously chief reporter at Bournemouth Echo where she worked for three and a half years.

122

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nothing defamatory about that statement; Rollason is a disgrace. As for Mr O'Gara: 6 weeks into his contract at BCP Council and he's attended one meeting so far. Didn't attend Cabinet, or Audit where he was meant to present an item on Council companies. Councillors haven't even had a Hello from him.

043

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

No power or patronage bestowed by helping underprivileged kids or other acts of philanthropy / humanity. This is the blatant purchase of political influence by a convicted criminal

021

Reposted by Joanna Booth

steveoram.bsky.social @steveoram.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

@caralavan.bsky.social Why am I not surprised that you haven't replied? Well, I'll reply for you then. Local council officers and staff in the UK are ultimately accountable to the Local Council, i.e. the *elected body of councillors*. That's how democracy works. @robbryher.bsky.social

112

Reposted by Joanna Booth

steveoram.bsky.social @steveoram.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just to remind you of what the Green Party-led administration in Bristol is *responsible for*. 👇

012

Reposted by Joanna Booth

steveoram.bsky.social @steveoram.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@stillawake17.bsky.social @bristolcitizen.bsky.social Posting this via a relative’s PC because Bristol’s library computers won't allow me to access Liberty's webpages (or certain other advocacy groups). This blocking of such groups has increased significantly over the past few months.

libertyhumanrights.org.uk

The real impact of the European Convention on Human Rights - Liberty

022

Reposted by Joanna Booth

bristol_citizen @bristolcitizen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

BANNED STATEMENT TO THIS WEEK'S ’S FULL COUNCIL thebristolian.net/2026/09/08/b... Evidence of Bristol City Council corruption is against the law claim idiot duo in desperate corruption cover-up

thebristolian.net

BANNED STATEMENT TO TODAY’S FULL COUNCIL | The BRISTOLIAN

143

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm guessing these reserves will eventually be used by the Reform group - who have a supermajority - to fund a contract with racist vigilante group Safeguard Force, much like Essex County Council is doing with its fearmongering project "Operation Vanguard". Echo will cheer it all on: "lOcAL hEroEs"

121

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is the brownshirt militia being launched by Essex Council with £150,000 of public money. The launch report admits the contractor will have no statutory powers of arrest while the EQIA states there will be negative impact on racial groups www.essex.gov.uk/news/2026/op...

021

Reposted by Joanna Booth

tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social @tanglewoodsteve.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Meet Steve Hayes, Deputy Mayor of the #Reform led #Poole Town council talking about the #RNLI and it's Open Day ..... Oh hang on a minute it seems to be mostly about him, his ego and the ambitions of his Reform Party colleagues. Tbf he eventually gives an AI generated history lesson of the RNLI. 🤦

131

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Looks like they're thoroughly enjoying these mayoralties that they were elected to abolish.

141

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This was a horrible meeting. Reform UK continue their corruption, handing round amendments on scraps of paper at the last minute to minimise scrutiny. Green Cllr Sara Armstrong was superb & is 100% correct here⬇️⬇️ - the Christmas lights are just to buy or secure votes in Reformy areas.

121

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As to the conduct of the meeting - relentless abuse from Reform UK members: Laurence Fear accused one female councillor of "basic low-level thinking". Even the Tory Cllr Karen Hay got it in the neck for daring to ask that a document be dated. Got it all on audio. Complaint going in against Anderson.

111

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

.... This was despite the Council having no grants policy at that point, no finance committee and hence no financial governance. Reform group leader Mark Anderson, who's been sanctioned for corruption, went over to the company director after the vote & said "Did you get what you wanted?"

021

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

They don't support community events now, yet the very same Reform group DID vote for £4K to be paid to a dodgy events company at Bournemouth Town Council on 25/6/26, for an event that was starting in 22 hrs' time & was therefore presumably fully funded ... 1/

121

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Westengland @westengland.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Bristol dumped its executive Mayor post in 2024. There has been no serious talk of returning to it from the city's political groups & none at all from its citizens. @bristolcitizen.bsky.social @mrdanack.bsky.social @stillawake17.bsky.social @danicapriest.bsky.social @chopsybristol.bsky.social etc.

053

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It would be so great if it turns out Jenrick knew all about this & ends up going to jail as an accessory.

011

Reposted by Joanna Booth

pilot @pilotv.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

i completely understand anyone who is like "why the hell would i watch apple tv's ten-episode remake of cape fear??" but please know the answer is "javier bardem" oh my god

091

Reposted by Joanna Booth

mrdanack.bsky.social @mrdanack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hey @alexmckinstry.bsky.social - A question for you to reference maybe. democracy.bristol.gov.uk/documents/b3... /cc @stillawake17.bsky.social

022

Joanna Booth @stillawake17.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

What the hell. We can’t afford to keep funding statutory short breaks for disabled children but can pay out £600k to 3 six-figure directors? Exec director of children and education?

151

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Those homes should never have been sold in the first place. They were sold cheap as a political bribe from Thatcher, and today the best properties are owned by private landlords or at least not the people they were originally sold to. Local authorities were not allowed to even use the sale receipts.

2173

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

And this from the Echo's "chief reporter" who accuses the MP of "inaccuracy" and "misinformation" .....

031

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I remember Ann Widdecombe as a DHSS minister in the Nineties lecturing benefits claimants on how to manage their budgets, which was a bit rich given that a bankruptcy petition was made against her in 1991.

052

Reposted by Joanna Booth

Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Plus - unlike the FOIA, there's no ceiling on the number of accounting records you can request during the inspection period: Moss v Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (2021). Needless to say one local authority is struggling with this. BCP Council failed to provide records on time in 2022-4 ...

031

Reposted by Joanna Booth

mrdanack.bsky.social @mrdanack.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Remember kids, FOIs are cool, but not as powerful an 'auditor' tool as the "Inspection of Accounts" period.

143