Another Cinna
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Mugged Poet. Should've stayed at home. They'll win in the end: it's the only victory we've got left. A plague on all your houses.
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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There's only one way for the BBC to deal with a spiteful rightwing megalomaniac who wants to see the corporation destroyed. It must take the usual approach and invite him to appear on Question Time several times a year.
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
There's only one way for the BBC to deal with a spiteful rightwing megalomaniac who wants to see the corporation destroyed. It must take the usual approach and invite him to appear on Question Time several times a year.
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We're in safe hands: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaXY...
Sparks - Now That I Own The BBC (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by S P A R K S
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November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We're in safe hands: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaXY...
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We have got precisely 1 copy of the Booker winner btw
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We have got precisely 1 copy of the Booker winner btw
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A single shared source of truth is essential for a functioning democracy.
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the west
New research shows how incentives in the modern media ecosystem help explain rising division and negativity
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
A single shared source of truth is essential for a functioning democracy.
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
Without it you’re left with fragmentation, polarisation and a perpetual culture war where the discourse focuses on what divides us rather than what we have in common.
My column from last week: www.ft.com/content/5060...
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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"Working at the BBC, I felt that there was a strong awareness to be checking potential liberal left biases – and very few from the other direction," says Lewis Goodall.
Memo leaks claim the BBC has been captured by left wing politics. What's going on?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
Memo leaks claim the BBC has been captured by left wing politics. What's going on?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
Inside the BBC bias allegations | The News Agents
The News Agents, all of whom spent years working for the BBC, discuss the “existential moment” facing their former employer, with top-level resignations after allegations of systemic bias in its…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"Working at the BBC, I felt that there was a strong awareness to be checking potential liberal left biases – and very few from the other direction," says Lewis Goodall.
Memo leaks claim the BBC has been captured by left wing politics. What's going on?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
Memo leaks claim the BBC has been captured by left wing politics. What's going on?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/insi...
Good to find essays by @mgemancipation.bsky.social about the detail of NY rentals & US voting in the programme for #TheAssembledParties #HampsteadTheatre. Good background. Thanks.
Anyway, follow his Substack 👇
Anyway, follow his Substack 👇
It's Sunday. Do you need more "analysis" abt Tuesday's MAGA whupping? He's nuts, end of story. Maybe U r addicted to the crisis. Unhealthy!! As the US slides deeper into cold civil war, take a break & listen to a briefing from Northern Ireland on its' post-conflict progress.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Good to find essays by @mgemancipation.bsky.social about the detail of NY rentals & US voting in the programme for #TheAssembledParties #HampsteadTheatre. Good background. Thanks.
Anyway, follow his Substack 👇
Anyway, follow his Substack 👇
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Videos sharing false claims that the government has ordered mandatory livestock reductions this month for farmers to meet emissions targets have been shared online.
But this is not a real policy.
But this is not a real policy.
No, the government hasn’t ordered ‘mandatory livestock reductions’ this month to cut emissions – Full Fact
Videos shared on social media falsely claim the government is forcing farmers to reduce the numbers of livestock from November.
fullfact.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Videos sharing false claims that the government has ordered mandatory livestock reductions this month for farmers to meet emissions targets have been shared online.
But this is not a real policy.
But this is not a real policy.
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"The edit was a mistake, it was clearly misjudged, but the idea it's an example of institutional bias against Trump is absurd."
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"The edit was a mistake, it was clearly misjudged, but the idea it's an example of institutional bias against Trump is absurd."
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
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I agree with this, but I think if the BBC were better led, it would make fewer culpable errors and it would both directly and indirectly be better placed to fight the real and concerted campaign against it.
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 2:28 PM
I agree with this, but I think if the BBC were better led, it would make fewer culpable errors and it would both directly and indirectly be better placed to fight the real and concerted campaign against it.
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The leaked BBC dossier and the resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness are reminders of the potential damage that can be done to public confidence in verifiable facts.
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The leaked BBC dossier and the resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness are reminders of the potential damage that can be done to public confidence in verifiable facts.
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
Statement from our CEO, Chris Morris:
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New Politics on the Couch - the world’s most erratically scheduled politics podcast - this time on immigration, storytelling and changing even the most hostile minds (maybe). shows.acast.com/6462652801a2...
Changing minds about immigration | Politics on the Couch
How to talk about immigration with ‘authoritarian’ voters: Rafael Behr in conversation with Dr Tessa Buchanan from the Cambridge Political Psychology Lab
shows.acast.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New Politics on the Couch - the world’s most erratically scheduled politics podcast - this time on immigration, storytelling and changing even the most hostile minds (maybe). shows.acast.com/6462652801a2...
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Perfect timing.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Perfect timing.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
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Apologies for the grumpy posts. I thought that letting other people decide for you was odd, but I realise you just wanted to start an interesting conversation. Don't go on social media when you're in a bad mood folks. It doesn't help.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Apologies for the grumpy posts. I thought that letting other people decide for you was odd, but I realise you just wanted to start an interesting conversation. Don't go on social media when you're in a bad mood folks. It doesn't help.
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My comment: Is the *timing* an attempt to undermine the Charter Renewal process, in the sense that it could influence the kind of funding mechanism put in place, by attacking trust+so making the case for universal proper funding harder to make? All in time for the run up to the next election?
👀 BBC’s Nick Robinson: “What has happened...what is happening at the BBC? In normal times you might be forgiven for dismissing that question as navel gazing by journalists who can't resist talking about themselves.” 1/
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
My comment: Is the *timing* an attempt to undermine the Charter Renewal process, in the sense that it could influence the kind of funding mechanism put in place, by attacking trust+so making the case for universal proper funding harder to make? All in time for the run up to the next election?
Mark Damazer, voice of proportionate reason on #BBCR4Today calling for a "proportionate & reasonable" response at a time, in a country when P&R are in short supply and the gloating smirk of geebeebies seems to be what the Angries want. #WeAreSoLost.
They don't just hate the journalism: they hate everything else about the BBC, not least that it is all things to all people.
"All people" is anathema to the Right. They'd put a contract out on David Attenborough if they had to.
"All people" is anathema to the Right. They'd put a contract out on David Attenborough if they had to.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Mark Damazer, voice of proportionate reason on #BBCR4Today calling for a "proportionate & reasonable" response at a time, in a country when P&R are in short supply and the gloating smirk of geebeebies seems to be what the Angries want. #WeAreSoLost.
I don't know Labyrinth & wary of RMJ, but PP's love song/letter to British jazz in the 60s/70s chimes so well with me.
A few words in celebration of the first flourishing of British jazz and Richard Morton Jack's incredible, indispensable Labyrinth book. www.patreon.com/posts/britis...
“British jazzers seemed way more fun to be around than my parents. They looked like they had wild parties and drank Chianti in tear-shaped bottles whilst whilst having a fag on the go at all times.” ...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I don't know Labyrinth & wary of RMJ, but PP's love song/letter to British jazz in the 60s/70s chimes so well with me.
They don't just hate the journalism: they hate everything else about the BBC, not least that it is all things to all people.
"All people" is anathema to the Right. They'd put a contract out on David Attenborough if they had to.
"All people" is anathema to the Right. They'd put a contract out on David Attenborough if they had to.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
They don't just hate the journalism: they hate everything else about the BBC, not least that it is all things to all people.
"All people" is anathema to the Right. They'd put a contract out on David Attenborough if they had to.
"All people" is anathema to the Right. They'd put a contract out on David Attenborough if they had to.