Michael Goodier
@michaelgoodier
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Hackney / Brighton
Joined April 2011
"It’ll weigh heavily on their future career prospects"
I hope the executive team are ashamed. It’s not illegal. But it’s harmful. It’ll weigh heavily on their future career prospects. And it’s disgusting. They should know better. And use their many talents to find less egregious ways to hit their targets. https://t.co/bS8hZoLf7u
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Evan Davis schools the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Laura Trott, on debt to GDP. ED: This is really basic... I'm amazed you don't know that debt is rising LT: I've got different figures #bbcpm
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Analysis: Clean energy was top driver of China’s economic growth in 2023 | @laurimyllyvirta Read here ➡️ https://t.co/H64uJimLXP
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🚨Update: The Home Office and the FCDO are reconsidering their decision, judgments expedited and expected soon. Please share - pressure at this stage is vital so this teenager can be allowed to reunite with his family.
🚨EXCL: An 18-year-old man trapped in Gaza and separated from his parents, has brought a double legal challenge against the Home Office and the FCDO after the government refused entry for him to join his family in the UK. https://t.co/PHHzdlz0Ii
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A lot less for a lot more, as bankrupt Birmingham given go-ahead by government to raise council tax by up to 10% (ditto Slough, Thurrock and Woking) https://t.co/7DVmAv6gVg via @RJPartington and @JournoJess_
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Michael Gove approves exceptional rise for UK’s biggest local authority after it declared itself effectively bankrupt last year
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My @guardian story: Charities warn of ‘devastating knock-on impact’ on struggling families and communities of English councils’ financial crisis https://t.co/g6W4qNh009
@CitizensAdvice @ageukcampaigns
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Exclusive: Local voluntary groups forced to cut services or close as council funding pulled
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This is also 🔥🔥 news for my journalism web scrapers
(1/2) {rvest} update: #RStats #Tidyverse New `read_html_live()` reads HTML into a real, live, HTML browser, meaning that you can scrape HTML generated by javascript
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I should ignore this guy but the answer is mostly because police have got better at recording them since 2014, and also it's because people have got better at reporting them in light of #MeToo in 2017 etc. There also could be a (much smaller) genuine rise as well of course
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And my analysis on why the ongoing decimation of local journalism means officials are less likely than ever to face scrutiny. Thanks to @rasmus_kleis of @risj_oxford, @neill_bob and @rbrooks45 >
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UK’s dwindling oversight of local government stems from hollowing out of local news – which may have to find its own fix
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Our excellent #CouncilsInCrisis project continues with this jaw-dropping piece from @JournoJess_ >> One in 10 councils in the UK have been subject to a corruption investigation in the past decade
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Exclusive: staff and councillors at 36 local authorities accused of financial crime in past decade with dozens arrested and convicted
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The parents of a 1 year old taken to hospital six times due to damp and mould in her crowded home pleaded the council for help The council initially assessed that they - 7 people living in a 1 bed flat - were not overcrowded and ineligible for urgent help https://t.co/CX9jcg2OC5
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Father of Dareen Nuru says they have been told to move out of south London flat but have nowhere else to go
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How a decade of austerity has squeezed council budgets in England https://t.co/2gUr0rZGJY analysis by @michaelgoodier @C_AguilarGarcia @RJPartington
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Analysis of 13 years of data shows why there are more potholes and fewer libraries and swimming pools
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ANALYSIS: How a decade of austerity has squeezed council budgets in England. Read this by @michaelgoodier & @C_AguilarGarcia - no wonder councils are on their knees…
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Analysis of 13 years of data shows why there are more potholes and fewer libraries and swimming pools
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EXCL: Angela Rayner accuses Tories of cynically applying a “sticking plaster” to council finances to get through next election - with local authority leaders warning more will go bust next year. https://t.co/tLpruaO6eG
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Exclusive: Labour ‘under no illusions’ about mess party stands to inherit, as council leaders warn more will go bust next year
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More than 2 years into the cost-of-living crisis, we’re still breaking unwelcome records. In December 2023, we helped more than 1000 people every day with a food bank referral. And we’re helping even more people in January, as the crisis gets worse at the start of 2024. 🧵
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We're hiring! We're looking for an interactive journalist who will create innovative and engaging visual journalism. Apply here: https://t.co/riJfRVL2d8
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Chris Skidmore has resigned the Tory whip over new oil and gas licences
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“Our message to politicians & policymakers remains: pull all of the policy levers that are available to address the situation that people are finding themselves in.” Record numbers in UK seeking help with energy bills and food costs via @michaelgoodier
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Citizens Advice figures show an unparalleled number of people unable to pay their bills in 2023
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Amazing! @guardian and @ObserverUK charity appeal in aid of refugees and asylum seekers passes £1m in reader donations @refugeecouncil @RefugeesAtHome @NACCOMnetwork
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More than 8,500 readers have so far given to charities providing help to refugees and asylum seekers
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