Juninhoburger
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Those in the know have known about this for years, so it's good to see it finally exposed in a national publication!
TeessideLive, Steve Gibson and Ben Houchen catch-all thread
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TheLodger
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The deputy mayor under Preston was Mieka Smiles, is an ex senior gazette reporter, also was invited on the new MDC personally by Houchen:
Simon Clarke MP employs the ex senior local democracy reporter for the Gazette as an official PR guy.
And a Tory leader of North Yorkshire council was also a recent Gazette reporter even after he was elected as a councillor.
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atypical_boro
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"Local newspaper" 
Juninhoburger
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Jesus, how deep does the rabbit hole go?
Mieka Smiles is an absolute t*t and huge Tory sycophant, too
Piccadilly Day Tripper
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WhAt's ThE MaTtEr, DoN'T yOu WaNt TeEsSiDeRs tO HaVe JoBs?
He was the last editor of the Gazette - as in there is only a handful of reporters now, like 5. No editor, no photographer.
TheYorkshireTerrier
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'Senior' and 'Reporter' are doing some heavy lifting in your post!
TheLodger
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It's what the Gazette advertised them as.
In my book it's been years since they employed anyone senior or indeed a proper reporter.
Yearbyred
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Can only assume he thought the D in PD ports stood for Derby?
Colgates_shaving_foam
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Logan Roy would have been proud of that.
Norman_Conquest
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The Gazette will only get interested in the Freeport when they put a chip shop on it. 
Malaguena
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"Reporters" is pushing it - observing from afar all I see is a few semi-illiterate kids copying down Social Media posts (and doing that badly)
birkbeck_dj
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The Gazette will only get interested in the Freeport when they put a chip shop on it.
Or maybe this guy's "restaurant"
Nero
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If that's true Gibson does come across as a total knob. As it happens, I've had a few dealing with two of those mentioned from PD Ports. Both are very good people and the article seems to capture their decency.
FabioPorkpie
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Jesus.
I really don’t know who Gibson is.
I mean, I guess you have to have a bit of steel to become a successful businessman, but that is proper grade A bastad language he’s allegedly using there.
Wish I could unread that, to be honest.
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BlindBoyGrunt
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If that is a true reflection of Gibson's involvement in the meeting then he comes across as an absolute d*ck. It's like when someone's trying to sound hard and they've practiced in the mirror, but when it comes out, it comes out all wrong. A while ago Houchen tried to force PD Ports to sell up cheaply to TVDC. He failed, and now we have the unedifying sight of Gibson trying to bully them.
Do they know who they are taking on? They should do. PD are owned by Brookfield Corporation, one of the world's largest investment management companies with over US$725 billion of assets under management in 2022, with headquarters in Toronto and corporate offices in New York City, London, São Paulo, Mumbai, Shanghai, Dubai, and Sydney.
Brookfield Corporation HQ, Toronto.
They won't exactly be quaking in their boots at Gibson losing his rag but if other companies are observing what's going on at Teesworks they may think twice about bringing jobs here. If the cost of these idiots larging it is loss of investment then I hope they can live with that.
Do they know who they are taking on? They should do. PD are owned by Brookfield Corporation, one of the world's largest investment management companies with over US$725 billion of assets under management in 2022, with headquarters in Toronto and corporate offices in New York City, London, São Paulo, Mumbai, Shanghai, Dubai, and Sydney.
Brookfield Corporation HQ, Toronto.
They won't exactly be quaking in their boots at Gibson losing his rag but if other companies are observing what's going on at Teesworks they may think twice about bringing jobs here. If the cost of these idiots larging it is loss of investment then I hope they can live with that.
JonnyHistory
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Gibbo getting in bed with the Tories is one thing, being a pathetic attack dog for them is completely another.
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