Nick Gerrard
@crosstherubycon.bsky.social
Ex NHS finance. EU. Stoke City, SV98. Golfer. Nordic noir. History books. New European and Byline Times. Allotment. Barbican LSO, BBC SO.
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In today’s Russian papers:
▪️ Russia’s budget deficit gets bigger
▪️ plans for a new “tax on gadgets”
▪️ a “cooling off period” for SIM cards
▪️t he dangers of rehabilitating Joseph Stalin
#ReadingRussia
▪️ Russia’s budget deficit gets bigger
▪️ plans for a new “tax on gadgets”
▪️ a “cooling off period” for SIM cards
▪️t he dangers of rehabilitating Joseph Stalin
#ReadingRussia
Russia: budget deficit grows and new "tax on gadgets"
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
In today’s Russian papers:
▪️ Russia’s budget deficit gets bigger
▪️ plans for a new “tax on gadgets”
▪️ a “cooling off period” for SIM cards
▪️t he dangers of rehabilitating Joseph Stalin
#ReadingRussia
▪️ Russia’s budget deficit gets bigger
▪️ plans for a new “tax on gadgets”
▪️ a “cooling off period” for SIM cards
▪️t he dangers of rehabilitating Joseph Stalin
#ReadingRussia
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"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
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Dear Britain:
Your polls look very "European" and NOW would be a really really really really really really really good time to switch to PR.
➡️ RFM: 26% | 170 (+74)
🟥 LAB: 19% | 124 (-110)
🟦 CON: 18% | 118 (-38)
🟩 GRN: 15% | 98 (+55)
🟧 LDM: 14% | 91 (+10)
🟨 SNP: 3% | 19 (+2)
🔲 PLC: 2% | 12 (+7)
Your polls look very "European" and NOW would be a really really really really really really really good time to switch to PR.
➡️ RFM: 26% | 170 (+74)
🟥 LAB: 19% | 124 (-110)
🟦 CON: 18% | 118 (-38)
🟩 GRN: 15% | 98 (+55)
🟧 LDM: 14% | 91 (+10)
🟨 SNP: 3% | 19 (+2)
🔲 PLC: 2% | 12 (+7)
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Dear Britain:
Your polls look very "European" and NOW would be a really really really really really really really good time to switch to PR.
➡️ RFM: 26% | 170 (+74)
🟥 LAB: 19% | 124 (-110)
🟦 CON: 18% | 118 (-38)
🟩 GRN: 15% | 98 (+55)
🟧 LDM: 14% | 91 (+10)
🟨 SNP: 3% | 19 (+2)
🔲 PLC: 2% | 12 (+7)
Your polls look very "European" and NOW would be a really really really really really really really good time to switch to PR.
➡️ RFM: 26% | 170 (+74)
🟥 LAB: 19% | 124 (-110)
🟦 CON: 18% | 118 (-38)
🟩 GRN: 15% | 98 (+55)
🟧 LDM: 14% | 91 (+10)
🟨 SNP: 3% | 19 (+2)
🔲 PLC: 2% | 12 (+7)
It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss? | Marina Hyde
It’s a battle the BBC has to win otherwise we can start practising the straight arm salutes.
It’s a battle the BBC has to win otherwise we can start practising the straight arm salutes.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss? | Marina Hyde
It’s a battle the BBC has to win otherwise we can start practising the straight arm salutes.
It’s a battle the BBC has to win otherwise we can start practising the straight arm salutes.
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"You would think that when the BBC reported recently that Davey wants to work with government on electoral reform the Labour government would have embraced the idea. After all, Keir Starmer supported electoral reform during his bid to become Labour leader in 2020"
www.libdemvoice.org/labour-must-...
www.libdemvoice.org/labour-must-...
Labour must listen to Sir Ed Davey on electoral reform
There are many things that Labour and the Liberal Democrats may disagree about, but on one issue they are of one mind – a Reform government would be a disaster for the UK. It might even mean the end o...
www.libdemvoice.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"You would think that when the BBC reported recently that Davey wants to work with government on electoral reform the Labour government would have embraced the idea. After all, Keir Starmer supported electoral reform during his bid to become Labour leader in 2020"
www.libdemvoice.org/labour-must-...
www.libdemvoice.org/labour-must-...
Ben Jennings on the BBC resignations – cartoon
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ben Jennings on the BBC resignations – cartoon
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The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
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SPOILER ALERT: The BBC told the truth about Liz Truss tanking the economy, and she's never forgiven them for it.🤦♂️
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
SPOILER ALERT: The BBC told the truth about Liz Truss tanking the economy, and she's never forgiven them for it.🤦♂️
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action as chair says edit of speech in film was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates
Oh do fuck off!
Oh do fuck off!
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action as chair says edit of speech in film was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates
Oh do fuck off!
Oh do fuck off!
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In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
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🔴The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the ‘Right-Wing Coup’ Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease the forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
By attempting to appease the forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🔴The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the ‘Right-Wing Coup’ Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease the forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
By attempting to appease the forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
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John Sweeney for BBC Director General
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
John Sweeney for BBC Director General
VAR is ruining football.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
VAR is ruining football.
BBC ‘100% fake news’, says Donald Trump’s press secretary
She should know!!
She should know!!
November 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
BBC ‘100% fake news’, says Donald Trump’s press secretary
She should know!!
She should know!!
Politics in ‘democratic’ countries is now a simple race between the few ‘haves’ and the many ‘have nots’. At the moment the ‘haves’ are winning by a landslide.
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Politics in ‘democratic’ countries is now a simple race between the few ‘haves’ and the many ‘have nots’. At the moment the ‘haves’ are winning by a landslide.
Increase taxes for working people, or make the super-rich pay their fair share? The answer seems obvious – but not to Labour | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Increase taxes for working people, or make the super-rich pay their fair share? The answer seems obvious – but not to Labour | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Lock them up!
Lock them up!
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Lock them up!
Lock them up!