Craig Stewart
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Writer, reader, dad, daydreamer.
https://craig-stewart.com
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Fergus Murray
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BBC complaint of the day: One week before a crucial by-election that Greens are favourites to win, Question Time has on a Tory, a Reform MP who was also a Tory until recently, a Labour MP and 'centrist' journalist Jon Sopel. My complaint follows. Get yours in now?
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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Make A Complaint | Contact the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint
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The editorās eye: when something is āfineā but stillĀ wrong In publishing, 'fine' can be a dangerous word. Writing can be grammatically correct, well structured and perfectly readable ā and still fall short. In the age of AI, the editor's instinct matters more than ever: to question claims, testā¦
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The editorās eye: when something is āfineā but stillĀ wrong
In publishing, 'fine' can be a dangerous word. Writing can be grammatically correct, well structured and perfectly readable ā and still fall short. In the age of AI, the editor's instinct matters more than ever: to question claims, test assumptions, and move beyond acceptable towards something genuinely compelling and trustworthy.
http://craig-stewart.com/2026/02/17/the-editors-eye-when-something-is-fine-but-still-wrong/
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Billy Bragg
8 days ago
Just going to leave this here
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Iāve tried liking this post 200000 times but your buttonās broke
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8 days ago
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Who knew that Man Utd had room to become even more hated?
8 days ago
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Somefella
11 days ago
Direct mentions in the Epstein Files... Starmer 0 Farage 18 Mandelson 10 Person getting all the hate Starmer. Shows me journalists care more about narrative and sales than victims...
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How do you avoid potholes damaging your car during February's annual potholageddon? Follow The Rule of Dibley.
car-hacks.co.uk/2026/02/05/p...
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February Is Peak Pothole Season ā Hereās How to Protect Your Car
February is peak pothole season on UK roads. Freezeāthaw damage, hidden puddles and crumbling surfaces can quietly wreck tyres, wheels and suspension. This simple Car Hacks approach helps you spot ā¦
https://car-hacks.co.uk/2026/02/05/protect-your-car-from-potholes/
15 days ago
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This is why we need local journalism. Great work from the Mill. People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didnāt know she was working for Reform
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
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Exclusive: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton
People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didnāt know she was working for Reform
https://manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-reform-uk-just-broke-electoral-law-in-gorton-denton/#share
14 days ago
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How do you avoid potholes damaging your car during February's annual potholageddon? Follow The Rule of Dibley.
car-hacks.co.uk/2026/02/05/p...
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February Is Peak Pothole Season ā Hereās How to Protect Your Car
February is peak pothole season on UK roads. Freezeāthaw damage, hidden puddles and crumbling surfaces can quietly wreck tyres, wheels and suspension. This simple Car Hacks approach helps you spot ā¦
https://car-hacks.co.uk/2026/02/05/protect-your-car-from-potholes/
15 days ago
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Tune in - your brain will thank you for it
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17 days ago
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Bill Brewster
17 days ago
This lunchtime, 1pm UK, Iām back on NTS for two hours of good times
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We Own It
18 days ago
The Railways Bill is making its way through Parliament. But itās missing 4 vital ingredients that would make it truly work for passengers, not private profiteers: 1 Bring Rolling Stock into public ownership 2 Lower fares 3 Re-opening closed lines 4 Listen to passengers and give them a voice. 1/2
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Make sure your MP knows how the Railways Bill can delivers for passengers - email your MP
Invite your MP to learn more about how they can fight to make sure the Railways Bill delivers for passengers.
https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/railways-bill-email
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AI is everywhere in content writing now. As a former sub-editor, what worries me isnāt the tech, but the sameness it creates. Speed is useful, but judgement still matters. Iāve written about how to use AI without losing clarity, responsibility, or your voice.
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Using AI for content writing: a former sub-editorāsĀ perspective
AI is now embedded in how many teams write and publish content. The risk isnāt the technology itself, but how easily it encourages sameness. From a sub-editorās perspective, the challenge is using AI to improve clarity and efficiency without losing judgement, distinctiveness, or responsibility for what gets published.
http://craig-stewart.com/2026/02/02/using-ai-for-content-writing/
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āPrankingā in
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can get right in the sea. A most unpleasant addition.
about 1 month ago
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Do I actually need SEO or is it the wrongĀ solution? SEO has a funny reputation. Most people I speak to don't know what it is. The next-most know it'sĀ important: they've heard they should be 'doing something with SEO', but they're not always sure whether it's theĀ rightĀ thing forĀ theirĀ business orā¦
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Do I actually need SEO or is it the wrongĀ solution?
SEO has a funny reputation. Most people I speak to don't know what it is. The next-most know it'sĀ important: they've heard they should be 'doing something with SEO', but they're not always sure whether it's theĀ rightĀ thing forĀ theirĀ business or just something they feel vaguely guilty about not having sorted. So let's start with a question that will give some SEO providers the jitters: …
http://craig-stewart.com/2026/01/16/do-i-actually-need-seo/
about 1 month ago
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The best episode yet. Like
@msmirandasawyer.bsky.social
, I wasnāt a fan of Evans but thereās no doubting TFIFās cultural significance. And as an aside I think these pods are āØbest⨠when MS gets into the weeds of the culture around a subject rather than the subject itself, her insights are gold š¤©
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about 1 month ago
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Joel Morris
about 1 month ago
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as āmaking televisionā.
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Best for Britain
about 1 month ago
Why we won't be using X anymore ā¬ļø
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Just off the phone from Admiral Insurance to REMOVE a car from my policy - got quoted a HIGHER price. Utter scam artists.
about 1 month ago
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Louise Haigh
about 1 month ago
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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Googleās āRead moreā¦ā SERP feature: what it reveals about snippets, intent, andĀ clicks The new 'Read moreā¦' SERP feature exposes which words Google chooses to speak for your brand. By showing the exact snippet source, it highlights a shift away from page-level optimisation towards passageā¦
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Googleās āRead moreā¦ā SERP feature: what it reveals about snippets, intent, andĀ clicks
The new 'Read moreā¦' SERP feature exposes which words Google chooses to speak for your brand. By showing the exact snippet source, it highlights a shift away from page-level optimisation towards passage selection, and why some strong rankings deliver visibility rather than traffic.
http://craig-stewart.com/2026/01/08/googles-read-more-serp-feature-what-it-reveals-about-snippets-intent-and-clicks/
about 1 month ago
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Bill Brewster
about 1 month ago
Listen again to yesterdayās show on NTS Radio via the wonders of
@mixcloud.bsky.social
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www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/low...
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Low Life Loves You W/ Bill Brewster - 6th January 2026
https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/low-life-loves-you-w-bill-brewster-6th-january-2026/
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Michael Spicer
about 2 months ago
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Watching The Snowman on Channel 4 with my boys and enjoying the Snowmanās tribute to Mani
#rip
about 2 months ago
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Things you wish youād never found out about Big Suze from Peep Show ahead of the Great Christmas Bake-Off š
2 months ago
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Noooooooo! Had some great times in the Lampie. Truly sad news.
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2 months ago
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra
3 months ago
āIt can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop... ever, until you are dead!ā
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Ian M
3 months ago
Was at a funeral earlier where a
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
poem was read: āI sometimes fear that people think that fascism arrives in fancy dressā.
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3 months ago
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Cold War Steve
3 months ago
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I love Dante Polvara, and he cannot be allowed to leave Aberdeen.
3 months ago
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Make Votes Matter
3 months ago
In most modern democracies, the rise of new parties is seen as something natural and parliaments represent the public in all its diversity. But our weird voting system can't handle more than two options. People have moved on from the two-party era. Our voting system must follow.
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Best for Britain
3 months ago
Don't forgetšØ 70 per cent of the money from lifting the two-child cap is going to children whose parents are working. A third of Universal Credit claimants are in work. People claim benefits to reduce their hours to raise children or care for parents.
https://bit.ly/4iooCiF
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The cruelty of Kemi Badenochās āBenefits Streetā politics
āScroungersā are back, courtesy of the Conservative party and the right-wing press
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/society/2025/11/the-cruelty-of-kemi-badenochs-benefits-street-politics
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How to score high with Googleās Content EffortĀ signal Every so often, something surfaces from Googleās black box of algorithms that makes SEOs sit up straight. The recent Google leak did exactly that ā and tucked away inside it was one particularly revealing signal: contentEffort. Itās aā¦
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How to score high with Googleās Content EffortĀ signal
Every so often, something surfaces from Googleās black box of algorithms that makes SEOs sit up straight. The recent Google leak did exactly that ā and tucked away inside it was one particularly revealing signal: contentEffort. Itās a machine-learning metric that attempts to quantify how much genuine human effort went into creating a page. In other words, Google is literally measuring how hard you worked on your content.
http://craig-stewart.com/2025/10/21/how-to-score-high-with-googles-content-effort-signal/
4 months ago
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Stephen Collins
4 months ago
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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I donāt know what happened to my C90 with the ā97 Roni Size Essential Mix on it so delighted itās appeared on BBC Sounds. Get on it
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Radio 1's Classic Essential Mix - Roni Size 1997 - BBC Sounds
Rewinding Roni Size's Essential Mix debut from June 1997.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002ks96?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
4 months ago
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Incredible scenes
#FFF5
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4 months ago
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Nice try Aperol, but itās red wine season
4 months ago
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This should be on every billboard, TV, phone, lamppost and roundabout up and down the country.
4 months ago
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Itās come to something when Shearer isnāt the worst pundit on MOTD
5 months ago
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Chose to rewatch For Your Eyes Only for James Bond Day, that is a straight up great movie and stands the test of time pretty well - and unbelievably well for a Bond film.
5 months ago
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Weāll get our Rocky Bushiri moment and come out of this. Believe.
#COYR
#standfree
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5 months ago
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Cole Henley
5 months ago
Today is World Lung Day. A pleasant surprise to have the
@sarcoidosisuk.bsky.social
charity feature my comic about being diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis. Please spare a thought today for those affected by the range of conditions that affect our lungs, from asthma to COPD to Sarcoidosis.
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Dante starts at 10? This is it, big guy - take your chance! COYR āļøāļø
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5 months ago
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Susie Dent
5 months ago
To āultra-crepidateā (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
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Tom Clark
5 months ago
Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
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A thousand times this.
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