John Hess

Oh joy, British Summer Time has arrived!

Shocking I v much fellow journos/ media give this story the coverage it deserves. @nottspolice have lost he plot (I’m being generous) . The #Calocane inquiry is exposing huge failings in #Notts #Police

Nottinghamshire Police tried to stop us reporting matters of public interest and when it didn't go the way they wanted it to, they reported us to our regulator. Thankfully, IPSO saw sense and threw their complaint out. For the Chief Constable to say now that this was a mistake is quite frankly pathetic. Instead of trying to protect their reputation, the force and Chief Constable should have been communicating properly with the people who really matter here - the families of the victims and the survivors of those horrific attacks. nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

Not a lot of people know this but most wizened journos do: Margaret Thatcher’s 1960 Private Members Bill gave the press the right to report on council meetings. In Nottinghamshire, Reform’s curbs on the freedom of the press lay bare the simple fact that they don’t like proper journalistic scrutiny.

5️⃣0️⃣ years ago today, Harold Wilson resigns as Prime Minister He wishes he had governed in easier times “These years of office spanned a period when Britain nationally and internationally had to face storms and challenges without parallel in our peacetime history’ A thread 👇🏼

@MannGeorgia @BBCRadio3 @Spectator_LIFE Stick with it @MannGeorgia Your tone, style & presentation is spot on. Don’t let the purists get away with their elitist, entitled. narrow mindset. Let the music play! @BBCRadio3

Morning All! I’m on my way back from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 so not on @bbcradio3 this morning. I wrote this for The Spectator ⁦@Spectator_LIFE⁩ Please read. I felt the need to respond to a certain line of criticism… spectator.com/article/stop-t…

Wisdom from Winston Churchill: “Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that any one who embarks on that strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The Statesman who yields to war fever must realise that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.”

The moment Francesca Hess- your actor daughter - turns newsgatherer for the Glasgow fire. @BBCScotlandNews #glasgow #blaze

The NUJ has responded to the BBC Charter consultation, calling for proper funding and worker representation on the BBC board. “This is an historic opportunity for the government to be bold and back the BBC and its workers," said Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary. nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-m…

Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: “Announcing what amounts to major cuts is wrong and premature. The NUJ...urges the BBC to put its time and energy into attaining a sufficient and sustainable funding settlement [through Charter Renewal]." nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-d…

The neglect of this much-loved architectural treasure in Nottingham’s historic Lace Market is scandalous: now there are early signs the historic Grade-II County Hall may be restored. At last! @MyNottingham

Huge congrats to Rachel Parkes for stepping in at short notice-because of illness-to conduct the “Music for Everyone” Festival orchestra, choir & soloists in Haydn’s huge oratorio “The Creation”.That’s no easy thing. And on the sixth day(Sat) we sang! @MfENott @alberthallnotts

I think this is absolutely wonderful — Shakespeare and Sir Ian McKellen putting the case for decency and kindness and civilised standards in a world full of anger and brutality.

'Bankruptcy in past', says Birmingham City Council - BBC News Time for ⁦@BhamCityCouncil⁩ to start investing in the arts again in that case. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Designs on Nottingham’s love locks dilemma: is this one possible solution to be found on the Caribbean island of Curacao. #lovelocks #rivertrent #nottingham #severntrent #wilfordbridge

Good to see our magazine editors have lost none of their creative flair in original headline writing. #cliché #Beckhams #crisis #sameold

Happy New Year everyone! #Hogmanay

In a back garden nr Trent Bridge, a Christmas holiday cricket Test that lasts longer than two days! #ashes