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Mar 27, 2026
Steve Woods
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk
Semi-retired linguist and self-taught geek. Pro-EU, pro-open source. Undocumented naturalised Bristolian. Unapologetic left-winger and republican.
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From our jobs for the boys and girls department.
#cronyism
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/27/labour-pressure-appoint-tory-ex-minister-jeremy-wright-ofcom-chair
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Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce was the US Ambassador before #Mandelson
She didn't resign or retire, leave because of illness, was dismissed because of misdemeanour or indiscretion
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She was asked to step aside because they wanted their chum Mandy to do that job
#Cronyism
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