Catharina
@catharina24.bsky.social
Work in an Academic Library 📚specialise in Interlibrary Loan & Document Supply. UK. Arts & Culture. Books. Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Crime drama. Politics & current affairs. Foodie. Feminist. Optimist. Labour🌹
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November 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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I reckon a reasonable test of someone’s patriotism might be if they want to see the end of an historic national institution that is trusted and respected worldwide because they don’t like everything that institution does.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I reckon a reasonable test of someone’s patriotism might be if they want to see the end of an historic national institution that is trusted and respected worldwide because they don’t like everything that institution does.
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🚨Our latest podcast. Join me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social as we chew over BBC resignations, how No 10 is handling the budget and growing unease within Labour ranks about Keir Starmer’s leadership...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Can the BBC survive this crisis? | podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the shock departures at the BBC, plus jitters inside No 10 about the budget and potential moves against Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🚨Our latest podcast. Join me and @kiranstacey.bsky.social as we chew over BBC resignations, how No 10 is handling the budget and growing unease within Labour ranks about Keir Starmer’s leadership...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
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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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PHEW
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
PHEW
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BBC bosses quit and Trump threatens a lawsuit - here's @krishgm.bsky.social 's take:
BBC bosses quit and Trump threatens a lawsuit
Here’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s take on the crisis at the BBC.
channel4news.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BBC bosses quit and Trump threatens a lawsuit - here's @krishgm.bsky.social 's take:
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NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
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I agree with @arusbridger.bsky.social about BBC governance. Although v hesitant about another rearrangement, the single corporate-style board is massively flawed, not least because there needs to be some distance for the governors/board members from editorial decisions
Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I agree with @arusbridger.bsky.social about BBC governance. Although v hesitant about another rearrangement, the single corporate-style board is massively flawed, not least because there needs to be some distance for the governors/board members from editorial decisions
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Coup at the BBC – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor. The BBC’s Director General and head of news are forced to resign in a confected row about Donald Trump’s incendiary Jan 6 speech. @nndroid.bsky.social joins @rostaylor.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#uknews #Trump
#uknews #Trump
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Coup at the BBC – Start Your Week with Ros Taylor. The BBC’s Director General and head of news are forced to resign in a confected row about Donald Trump’s incendiary Jan 6 speech. @nndroid.bsky.social joins @rostaylor.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#uknews #Trump
#uknews #Trump
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The right have always hated the BBC because, for all its faults, it isn't owned by a billionaire who would use it to get govt to do what he wants. Its founding principles, inspired by what dictators were already doing with radio in the 1920s, were to broadcast in the service of the British public.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The right have always hated the BBC because, for all its faults, it isn't owned by a billionaire who would use it to get govt to do what he wants. Its founding principles, inspired by what dictators were already doing with radio in the 1920s, were to broadcast in the service of the British public.
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French artist Raymond Wintz specialised in marine and coastal views in Brittany. Here, almost 100 years ago, he looks through an open doorway to the harbour beyond (The Blue Door, 1927)
November 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
French artist Raymond Wintz specialised in marine and coastal views in Brittany. Here, almost 100 years ago, he looks through an open doorway to the harbour beyond (The Blue Door, 1927)
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Picket demonstrating feeling about announcements of cuts to courses at University of Nottingham @uonucu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Picket demonstrating feeling about announcements of cuts to courses at University of Nottingham @uonucu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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Donald Trump booed at Commanders game.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Donald Trump booed at Commanders game.
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Fantastic news!!! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
‘Hero’ crew member injured in train mass stabbing regains consciousness
Samir Zitouni was wounded as he protected passengers during attack on an LNER train travelling from Doncaster to London
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Fantastic news!!! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
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“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
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November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I’m told that Deborah Turness “also going apparently”.
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’m told that Deborah Turness “also going apparently”.
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Political Editor New Statesman “SCOOP: Tim Davie is about to announce his resignation as Director General of the BBC, according to a person familiar with the matter.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Political Editor New Statesman “SCOOP: Tim Davie is about to announce his resignation as Director General of the BBC, according to a person familiar with the matter.”
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Worryingly low 'flu vaccine uptake.
Latest NHS England data:
🙋🏾♂️28.9% Clinically Vulnerable <65s
🤰29.7% pregnant
🥼HCWs 30.9%
🧓65+ 61.5%
If we can’t reach our 'flu targets in a concerning epidemic, what hope for the private Covid protection model?
- Vulnerable lives at risk!
Latest NHS England data:
🙋🏾♂️28.9% Clinically Vulnerable <65s
🤰29.7% pregnant
🥼HCWs 30.9%
🧓65+ 61.5%
If we can’t reach our 'flu targets in a concerning epidemic, what hope for the private Covid protection model?
- Vulnerable lives at risk!
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Worryingly low 'flu vaccine uptake.
Latest NHS England data:
🙋🏾♂️28.9% Clinically Vulnerable <65s
🤰29.7% pregnant
🥼HCWs 30.9%
🧓65+ 61.5%
If we can’t reach our 'flu targets in a concerning epidemic, what hope for the private Covid protection model?
- Vulnerable lives at risk!
Latest NHS England data:
🙋🏾♂️28.9% Clinically Vulnerable <65s
🤰29.7% pregnant
🥼HCWs 30.9%
🧓65+ 61.5%
If we can’t reach our 'flu targets in a concerning epidemic, what hope for the private Covid protection model?
- Vulnerable lives at risk!
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💛 | Liverpool Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice has officially broken ground on its brand-new hospice site in Hayman’s Green, West Derby.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
💛 | Liverpool Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice has officially broken ground on its brand-new hospice site in Hayman’s Green, West Derby.
READ MORE 👉 tinyurl.com/3bda6n7u
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