David Doyle

London. IT. Tesla Model 3 owner, trainee EV advocate. NHS Volunteer. Cat Dad #NOCADO

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

@DrSimEvans The SMMT tweet just out repeats the same lie.

[Cherry @Cherryopenmind]

Unfortunately, my school teacher is no longer with us to grade this piece through her golden rule of journalism: Who, What, Where, When, and Why.

So, let us walk through Laura Kuenssberg's article together and scan it the way she taught me to.

WHO
The article relies heavily on an army of anonymous faces. 'An ally tells me', 'one cabinet minister', 'another minister', 'one source'. This is not verified reporting. It is Westminster gossip and unnamed sources. If sources have no names, they have no skin in the game and no accountability.

WHAT
We are told the race to replace the Prime Minister is officially on. But what has actually happened? One MP resigned from government and another wants to re-enter parliament. Everything else, the timelines, the coronation plots, is speculative drama, gossip, and unnamed sources designed for clicks.

WHERE
The setting is entirely inside the Westminster bubble. An article about such a momentous topic that will affect the lives of millions of citizens contains absolutely no mention of them. There is no word on how the stock market is already reacting or how this uncertainty will impact the entire country and every single citizen.

WHEN
The piece talks about a leadership contest over the summer, yet the author admits this timetable is miles away from being confirmed. A real journalist would know the rules, laws, and procedures, and would offer at least two alternative timelines, including the very real possibility that none of this happens at all.

WHY
We are told Starmer is being pushed because he is a 'slow decision-maker'. This reduces national governance to a personality contest. Why is there no mention of the GDP growth, the many advancements the government announced just last week, or the clear progress made on their manifesto? A proper journalist would look at these undeniable results and search for the deeper, hidden motives of the people challenging the PM.

The Verdict
My teacher would have given this a 2/10. It is a theatre review masquerading as news.

The author lists major issues on the PM's desk, help with energy bills, defense spending, social media safety for children, and so much more. Yet, these crucial issues are treated as mere background decoration for party infighting.

The fact that this comes from the BBC is what should worry us the most.

A broadcaster that built its global reputation on honest, investigative journalism now relies on writers who treat politics like a soap opera.

Between these narratives, figures like Robbie Gibb with questionable political motives, and an Ofcom regulator that does everything except its job, civic trust is being destroyed.

Laura Kuenssberg can go hand in hand with Chris Mason.

We are left to wonder why the two of them are doing this and what their motives are, especially regarding the BBC, which we pay for.

We deserve real facts, not orchestrated drama.

#BBCNews #LauraKuenssberg #ChrisMason #Ofcom #UKPolitics #Journalism #VotersFirst #Decency

[Colin the Dachshund @DachshundColin]

🚨BREAKING🚨
Keir Starmer once reclined his seat on a short-haul flight.

In other news Nigel Farage has received a £5m gift, a house, helicopter flights, a Maldives trip and been accused of throwing an election for £1m.

Here's Sam Coates with more on the reclined seat scandal.

[National Energy System Operator @neso_energy]

April was a record-breaking month for GB’s electricity system! 🏆

🍃98.8% zero-carbon record

☀️Two maximum solar records

This shows how our electricity system can operate securely with a large amount of domestically produced renewables. 🔒Read more: https://t.co/VaYhrcMuiC

[Shiv Malik @shivmalik]

The headline says that the costs of Trump’s tantrums are “starting to show”. I don’t think Americans get that for Europeans, the Greenland debacle changed everything. It’s over. No one can trust the US. It’s not because of Trump. It’s because we know your system can’t/ won’t stop him or the next guy after him. And also that there’s enough of you who think it would be ‘cool’ to invade just to rub it in our faces. That’s a good enough reason to never trust you again and make everything far more transactional.

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

@sarah_go_green 8x 500w panels for 4kWp total on a small mansard roof in central London.

Great couple of days!

[Robin Hawkes @robhawkes]

It's no surprise that Dale doesn't provide any evidence to back up those wild claims, it's his modus operandi after all…

Fortunately we've done the hard work for him and created a public realtime dashboard of real data from our entire fleet of many thousands of heat pumps installed in real homes.

Cut the hyperbole and bullshit, let the data speak for itself so people can make their own conclusions.

In short, heat pumps work great for the vast majority of people and the only exception is that not being the case.

That's not me saying that, that's what the reality of the data says from real heat pumps being used over the past year in thousands of real homes.

Link in the thread…

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

@CitizenUddin Looks like the road is narrower under the bridge due to the path on the side? (Which isn’t on road side before the junction) The HGV seems to leave space for you before the junction but the road is narrower under the bridge. Driver should have seen that though and held back.

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

@B3lladawg @electric_nick_ What if the car driver has their music on loud….? Need to have an even louder exhaust? This feels like a structural failing of the road safety hierarchy.

“Loud pipes save lives” is an excuse for unnecessary noise pollution. Has it ever actually been proven?

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

@electric_nick_ The difference between other forms of transport and motorcycles is just incredibly stark now and needs addressing. We know noise is bad for health.

However orgs like “Motorcycle Action Group” deny climate change and want carve outs for ICE motorcycles so I don’t hold out hope.

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

@electric_nick_ 100% agree.

I live close to central London. Over the last 20 years every form of road transport has become cleaner, quieter and less disruptive to people living next to roads except one - motorcycles.

Loud motorcycles in early hours disrupt thousands of people daily. Madness.

[Electric Nick @electric_nick_]

Unpopular opinion: I think combustion-engine motorcycles and mopeds should be phased out in Europe.

It’s hard to justify that a single loud motorcycle can disturb hundreds, if not thousands, of people in densely populated cities, especially when quieter electric alternatives already exist. Noise pollution is also proven to have negative health effects.

A reasonable first step would be to stop registering new ICE motorcycles, followed by gradually limiting where existing ones can operate, for example banning them in city centers or during nighttime hours.

China has proven how quiet cities can be when you remove noise two-wheelers. @battleangelviv

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

Such a great video. Carspreading is a real, and bad, thing.

[Sam Bowman @s8mb]

The new build estates on the outskirts of Cambridge are truly shocking. Is it any wonder that people there hate the thought of expanding the city when this is what they can expect will be built?

[David Doyle @DavidDoyle74]

@pirateboy75 @KateFantom How big is the roof? And what’s the typical consumption on the house? These are important factors in sizing.

[🇨🇦 Jamie Carroll 🇨🇦 @jec79]

The owner of the largest Navy in the history of the world would like sailors from other countries to die in a war he started without consulting anyone.

Pass, thanks.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Trump’s little ambassadors. All day long. Standing up for the draft dodger who said our forces avoided the front line. Campaigning on grooming gangs while ignoring the rape claims against Trump. Taking top dollar to slag off the UK at every turn. If that is patriotism I’d love to know what treason looks like.

[The News Agents @TheNewsAgents]

“For all we know, we could be in the middle of Keir Starmer’s finest hour”.

Starmer’s critics say he is imperiling the UK’s special relationship with the US...

But is it Donald Trump who's doing the damage?

@jonsopel | @lewis_goodall

[Glen Mitchell 🇺🇦 🐝 🌹🌈 @GlenMitchell1]

The same people that are nostalgic for when every village had a butcher, a baker, a greengrocer, a school and a GP are now outraged by 15 minute cities. Make it make sense.