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Alice Woolley
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Journalist. Ex-editor of Education Guardian. Also ex-Indie. Feminist. European. Labrador lover. Beetroot hater. Born in Chipping Norton. Surrey, Oxon, Arizona.
Pinned
Today’s Sussex sunset
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The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Rep Don Bacon tells MSNBC he will vote yes on fully releasing the Epstein files alongside colleagues Thomas Massie, Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Rep Adelita Grijalva has signed the petition to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein Files. It now has the required 218 signatures.
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Things gradually slotting into place.
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Reform in Kent are “a threat to public safety”, the Fire Brigades Union said.

Reform haven’t signed off on fire brigade budgets, “failed to govern and lead the fire service” and haven’t even met with the fire service which is one of their responsibilities.
Reform leader branded “captain chaos” as Kent fire authority in disarray
The Fire Brigades Union has slammed the record of Reform’s ‘flagship council’ as it emerged that Kent and Medway Fire Authority was in disarray following the removal of five councillors, including its...
www.fbu.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’ve been out all day, have Target Karen and friend been located?
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Was the song right? Did he only have one ball?
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Trump’s gold bling in the WH reminded me of a clip I posted 5 years ago of Charlie Sheen in the UK telling a story of the time Trump gave him a wedding gift.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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The largest organisation overseeing schools, by pupil numbers, in this LA area is still the LA itself. But the LA director of children and young people’s services was paid less than the CEOs of nine MATs operating there.
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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And in Lancashire

Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres

Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
If this means less of the Rancid Herring on BBC, hell yeah
Nothing to do with the Trump row all to do with Reform being a shit Show of bigoted Chaos
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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This really is worth reading.

How the author of the leaked memo, Michael Prescott, working for Hanover that earns $$$ lobbying for American tech, was ushered into oversight of OfCom selection by Johnson and into a key position of power on the BBC by Robbie Gibbs.
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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In case you missed it: *of course* the guy who wrote the BBC memo was a paid lobbyist.
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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My post yesterday on the $Ibn Trump legal threat against the BBC has been picked up by newspapers around the world. It would appear few had gone through the letter and spotted that, well, it contained no evidence in support of its claims of damage.

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November 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Buried news of the day IMO

"Government vows to phase out animal tests as alternative methods come on stream with new strategy welcomed as ‘ambitious’ and ‘timely’ by animal welfare & life sciences organisations."

Plus new £75 million funding to bring forward new testing methods for health products
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Ordinary People, wow ♥️. I sobbed for half an hour after that movie 😭
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.

Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Lewis describes some shocking experiences here in his time at the BBC. Relevant to current issues and people #RobbieGibb
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.

New piece from me.

open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Fun (or not so fun) fact - the author of the “BBC bias” memo is a lobbyist for the American Pharmaceutical Group.

U.S. pharma companies recently threatened to abandon the UK unless the NHS pays more for its medicines.

They also donated millions to Trump’s campaign and inauguration
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM