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bobjim.bsky.social
He kept that quiet...
BBC News article about Beyoncé's wealth: The American star has joined an elite group of musicians with 10-figure fortunes, Forbes reports, including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen and her husband Jay-Z, who the business magazine lists as having a net worth of $2.5bn (£1.85bn). Earlier this month, Forbes estimated Beyoncé's net worth of $800m (£593m) and predicted she would cross the billionaire threshold for the first time following years of success.
December 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
Honoured for being celebrities for a bit.

BBC News - Idris Elba knighted as Sarina Wiegman and Lionesses lead New Year Honours
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New Year Honours 2026: Idris Elba knighted as Sarina Wiegman and Lionesses recognised
Ice skaters Torvill and Dean, and members of the winning Lionesses and Red Roses receive gongs.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
I see that Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin will be in the upcoming Young Sherlock. One marvels at his struggle to make it as actor.

BBC News - 2026 will have some of the best TV in years - here are the highlights
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
TV lookahead for 2026 and beyond
We look ahead to 18 notable shows and events to look out for in 2026, from drama to sport.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
A must watch.

Nae Pasaran: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0002wsm via @bbciplayer

#naepasaran
Nae Pasaran
Forty years after their peaceful act of solidarity, Scottish factory workers discover the incredible impact of their action.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
@bbcmaryam.bsky.social
Looks like you're being defamed...
Facebook post about Maryam Moshiri: House is now in TOTAL MELTDOWN. The anchor has been dragged off-air in disgrace, a sacrificial lamb thrown to the wolves by panic-stricken executives terrified that the Defund movement is about to kick down their door. Lawyers are scrambling, PR teams are drowning, but the damage is terminal. Farage has obliterated the illusion of impartiality. He has proven what we always knew: They smile to your face, but the moment they think you aren't listening, they spit on you. This isn't just a suspension; it is a RECKONING. The days of the BBC's unchecked arrogance are over. Farage has put every smug presenter on notice: We are watching. We are listening. And we are coming for your license fee. THE MASK IS OFF. DEFUND THE ВВС.
December 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
This hasn't happened, right?

Do we know who is behind this account?

@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Spurious Facebook post by Britain Awakens: Farage stated that he is demanding a minimum of £2 million in damages from the man claiming to be his former schoolmate - who publicly accused him of racist bullying during their school years, an allegation Farage calls entirely fabricated and politically motivated. He also warned that the BBC will face the same financial liability if it fails to issue an immediate retraction and disclose how the accusation was verified before broadcast. "Retract and apologise or pay the price in court," Farage said. The ultimatum has been delivered. The figure is on the table. And this is far from over. Details in comment BBC NEWS
December 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Reform UK Review 2025

List of Reform UK politicians and candidates racism revealed.

This isn’t exhaustive…

Nigel Farage, MP
Antisemitism, multiple examples including childhood, 2009, 2010 (x2), 2012, 2016 and 2018. Racist comments about Romanians.
December 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
Councillor Darren Grimes trying to be clever by dressing up an attack on immigrants as a story about grey squirrels' impact on red squirrels. Animal Farm it ain't.

No point complaining to DCC, cos "free speech".

@josiahmortimer.bsky.social
@luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social
@blackhallrob.bsky.social
Cllr Darren Grimes Facebook post about the impact of foreign grey squirrels on native red squirrels.
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
I haven't seen this show, nor have I been on a Hackney bus recently. But I think Cllr Darren Grimes might be getting upset because there are some non-white musicians polluting his TV.

Durham CC thinks this is OK. Don't believe me?... try making a complaint.

For info: @luke-akehurstmp.bsky.social
Darren Grimes on Facebook: Just watched Sky's latest butchery of Mozart. Apparently, 18th Century Salzburg looked exactly like the 2025 Number 38 bus to Hackney. The hypocrisy is nauseating. We all know the rules: European history is a malleable lump of clay for the diversity commissars to play... 2.9k+ reactions. 3 days ago Darren Grimes Facebook
December 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
Is it wrong to draw conclusions about the BBC hobbling its excellent Ukrainecast podcast in the face of charter renewal and Trump's $10bn extortion?

But Aunty can still keep some wheels spinning...

#BBCpriorities

@jameswaterhouse.bsky.social
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social
@meanwhileua.bsky.social
Michael f*****g McIntyre's The Wheel.
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
Our future leaders on Carols from King's.

#tonedeaf
December 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
@schwarzenegger.bsky.social on BBC News talking about the importance of the environment to @bbclaurak.bsky.social.

Aye, right...

#climatehypocrite
Arnold Schwarzenegger lives in a large, luxurious mansion in the exclusive Brentwood area of Los Angeles, purchased in 2002, featuring extensive grounds with a pool, tennis court, home gym, and space for his beloved farm animals like a miniature horse and donkey, blending Hollywood scale with his Austrian roots. He also has a holiday home in Idaho for skiing and owns his childhood home in Thal, Austria, now a museum.
December 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
Pavarotti sang sharp.

#pavarotti
#BBC4
December 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
Reminded me of a recent delivery. I was so pleased to see it was Royal Mail that I said "if you were from EVRi, i'd've kicked your shins".

@ip33.bsky.social
ip33.bsky.social Ian Purser @ip33.bsky.social · 7d
Only abused by two members of the public yesterday as I delivered their parcels. And called a C**t because I had stopped outside a house to deliver letters. But (I try to keep this in the front of my mind) most people are lovely and polite.
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
@lewisgoodall.com "We" continue to benefit from slavery? I wonder just what sorts of people are in that "we"? The sorts of people whose antecedents went up chimneys as eight year olds?
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
A reminder that Aled Jones didn't sing "Walking in the Air" on the Snowman film. Peter Auty's original was far better than Jones' single.

#BBCsongsofpraise
#walkingintheair
#thesnowman
Wikipedia about singer Peter Auty: Auty was a choirboy who sang at St Paul's Cathedral. At the age of 13, he sang "Walking in the Air", the theme song of the 1982 animated film, The Snowman, but in the rush to finish the film his name was omitted from the credits until the film was remastered for its 20th anniversary in 2002. The composer, Howard Blake, decided to re-record the song for a commercial for Toys "R" Us in 1985. As Auty's voice had broken by that point, Aled Jones was chosen instead and the song became a hit single. Many people assumed that Jones was the singer in the version used in the film.
December 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
I do hope the posh one and the one with significant dance training don't win.

#strictly
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
Good try, but this is over. He's escaped again because, on the whole, this country doesn't think it's a big enough deal.

Lots of good, well-meaning people in the UK, just not enough of them.

#farage
December 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social In response to the glottophobia bit, I immersed myself in French radio before our summer holiday. What a world that opened up. Some sublime music from the 70s-90s that never got anywhere near my ears. How much we miss.
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
What's this thing that middle-class folks do when they seem to effect a mild lisp when they think they're saying something profound? Forming the "s" sound by raising their lower lip towards their upper teeth. Jeffrey Archer's the worst offender.

#speechtherapy
#lisp
#affectation
December 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
bobjim.bsky.social
Another one off the public-school/Oxbridge conveyor belt. Pathetic.

#oxbridgehegemony

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MI6 chief: 'We are operating in space between peace and war'
Blaise Metreweli's first speech heading the agency focused on the multi-faceted threat posed by Russia.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15d
And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).

Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
A nice bonus of clamping down harder on protests, in response to antisemitic chants, would be that Tommy Robinson would have to put his megaphone back in its case.

That's assuming that the clamping-down would address broader issues of being offensive/inciteful.

#politicslive
December 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
@skysportspl.bsky.social can neither spell nor pronounce Régis Le Bris. Disrespectful.

#SunNew
#Franglais
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
bobjim.bsky.social
Thought I'd catch up with BBC Football Focus, ahead of tomorrow's Wear Tyne derby. The programme finished at 12:45pm but it's still not on the #BBCiplayer at 14:25. I dread to think what they're having to censor.

#BBCFF
#BBCFootballFocus
#SUNNEW
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM