Alex Partridge
@alexpartridge87.bsky.social
BBC News in Westminster
Bold early pitch for next director general of the BBC here
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Bold early pitch for next director general of the BBC here
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Katie Razzall: A seismic moment that shows rift at top of BBC
Katie Razzall: A seismic moment that shows rift at top of BBC
There may be more to this than meets the eye, says the BBC's culture and media editor.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Katie Razzall: A seismic moment that shows rift at top of BBC
Give it Big Sam till end of season
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Give it Big Sam till end of season
Despite myself and despite everything I very, very nearly want Max Verstappen to win the driver’s championship
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Despite myself and despite everything I very, very nearly want Max Verstappen to win the driver’s championship
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
If I owned a club I would simply not fall out with Nuno Espírito Santo and see him go to a rival who he immediately revitalises
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If I owned a club I would simply not fall out with Nuno Espírito Santo and see him go to a rival who he immediately revitalises
Football vidiprinter name of the day: Forfar Athletic’s Mackenzie Lemon
November 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Football vidiprinter name of the day: Forfar Athletic’s Mackenzie Lemon
Thank you, Sky News, for your view on the Sky-ITV merger
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thank you, Sky News, for your view on the Sky-ITV merger
Look out for my article tomorrow: Experience: I’m the only thirty something in London who hasn’t played “padel”
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Look out for my article tomorrow: Experience: I’m the only thirty something in London who hasn’t played “padel”
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This game is getting silly now. Live Aid was closer to the end of WW2 than to the present day
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This game is getting silly now. Live Aid was closer to the end of WW2 than to the present day
When they retired my in laws went to a sort of retirement training course paid for by their work and item one, literally the first piece of advice, was “do not move to the coast”
Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options
Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options
While promoting new film Eternity, the actor outlined a specific end-of-life scenario that should be cold, wet and include one cheese shop
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
When they retired my in laws went to a sort of retirement training course paid for by their work and item one, literally the first piece of advice, was “do not move to the coast”
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Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options
Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options
While promoting new film Eternity, the actor outlined a specific end-of-life scenario that should be cold, wet and include one cheese shop
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Elizabeth Olsen believes she will die old and alone in a foggy English coastal town. Here are her options
[Dutch trader in February 1637 voice]
Don’t give up on tulips just yet on.ft.com/3LqgQsk | opinion
Don’t give up on tulips just yet
Yes there are obstacles, but there are ways round most — and they are still worth taking
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
[Dutch trader in February 1637 voice]
If it’s down to three you should always vote to banish again. For anyone planning on going on the Traitors.
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If it’s down to three you should always vote to banish again. For anyone planning on going on the Traitors.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works ye Mighty and invest. Seriously, I really need the investment otherwise this thing is never getting built. Even I can't fund the whole thing, I've got a tennis tournament going, those comedians to pay, Newcastle United...
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works ye Mighty and invest. Seriously, I really need the investment otherwise this thing is never getting built. Even I can't fund the whole thing, I've got a tennis tournament going, those comedians to pay, Newcastle United...
Celebrity Traitors people breaking kayfabe by doing other media while they’re still on the series: not having it
Good morning to David Olusoga on Radio 4 valiantly promoting his new history book before Justin pivots to Traitors. Currently on his third answer, it's coming any second
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Celebrity Traitors people breaking kayfabe by doing other media while they’re still on the series: not having it
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A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
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EXCLUSIVE: I have polling for #CelebrityTraitors final commissioned, by IPSOS.
51% of Britons think The Faithfuls will win.
38% think The Traitors will win.
11% Don't know.
51% of Britons think The Faithfuls will win.
38% think The Traitors will win.
11% Don't know.
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
EXCLUSIVE: I have polling for #CelebrityTraitors final commissioned, by IPSOS.
51% of Britons think The Faithfuls will win.
38% think The Traitors will win.
11% Don't know.
51% of Britons think The Faithfuls will win.
38% think The Traitors will win.
11% Don't know.
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5-0
Australia have unveiled a 15-strong squad for the first Ashes Test against England at Perth 🇦🇺
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
5-0
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new CL format is probably good if (a) you follow one participating club, as they play a wider range of teams or (b) if you want to red-zone it as there's so much going on. But for the increasingly rare (c) "just want to sit down and watch a good game where you know what's at stake" it's quite dull
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
new CL format is probably good if (a) you follow one participating club, as they play a wider range of teams or (b) if you want to red-zone it as there's so much going on. But for the increasingly rare (c) "just want to sit down and watch a good game where you know what's at stake" it's quite dull
Still, nice to see the Downing Street briefing room again wasn’t it
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Still, nice to see the Downing Street briefing room again wasn’t it
Wasn’t a huge fan of this when it came out, although it deffo has its moments, but this collection of live versions of the tracks is great music.apple.com/gb/album/hai...
Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) by Radiohead on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 12 Songs
music.apple.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wasn’t a huge fan of this when it came out, although it deffo has its moments, but this collection of live versions of the tracks is great music.apple.com/gb/album/hai...
Starmer on the LNER driver and train staff on board the train on Saturday night: “no doubt that their collective action, their brave action, saved countless lives and I know the whole country is grateful for that”
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Starmer on the LNER driver and train staff on board the train on Saturday night: “no doubt that their collective action, their brave action, saved countless lives and I know the whole country is grateful for that”
Keir Starmer himself opening debate on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, aka the Hillsborough Law
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Keir Starmer himself opening debate on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, aka the Hillsborough Law