Graeme Purves
@gaspurves.bsky.social
Citizen. Environmentalist. European. Spatial Planner. Democrat. Geddesian. Withered Botanist. Lapsed Munro-Bagger.
It is alleged that Angus Robertson misled MSPs over Historic Environment Scotland.
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Angus Robertson 'misled MSPs' over Historic Environment Scotland, Tories allege
CULTURE Secretary Angus Robertson is facing allegations of having “misled” MSPs over the ongoing scandals gripping Scotland’s top heritage…
www.thenational.scot
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It is alleged that Angus Robertson misled MSPs over Historic Environment Scotland.
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"When the Left sees bias in BBC coverage, its arguments are dismissed. When the Right does, it’s a national scandal."
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...
I'm old enough to remember when the BBC editing a senior political figure's speech was a completely normal thing that nobody had to resign over, let alone the DG. www.theguardian.com/media/2017/j...
BBC Trust says Laura Kuenssberg report on Corbyn was inaccurate
Regulator says report on Labour leader’s views about shoot-to-kill breached impartiality and accuracy guidelines
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"When the Left sees bias in BBC coverage, its arguments are dismissed. When the Right does, it’s a national scandal."
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...
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How the government should leave Twitter
by not leaving twitter
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November 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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This is why this matters to Trump. And why it will be a tragedy when the BBC kowtow.
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This is why this matters to Trump. And why it will be a tragedy when the BBC kowtow.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Brexit reduced the UK’s GDP by between 6% and 8%. That is MASSIVE. #ProjectFear #wetoldyouso
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Brexit reduced the UK’s GDP by between 6% and 8%. That is MASSIVE. #ProjectFear #wetoldyouso
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
www.nber.org/papers/w3445...
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Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
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“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
Surveillance puggies in the vennel, frae Matthew Fitt's science fiction novel, 'But n Ben A-Go-Go' (2000):
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#BookSky💙📚
#ScottishLiterature
#ScotsLanguage
#ScienceFiction
A quote from But n Ben A-Go-Go
An as he skellied intae the white bleeze, a troop o surveillance puggies advanced in heelstergowdie formation alang the corridor roof, skited by owre his...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Surveillance puggies in the vennel, frae Matthew Fitt's science fiction novel, 'But n Ben A-Go-Go' (2000):
#BookSky💙📚
#ScottishLiterature
#ScotsLanguage
#ScienceFiction
#BookSky💙📚
#ScottishLiterature
#ScotsLanguage
#ScienceFiction
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Trump can’t pardon cronies facing state charges. He’s trying anyway.
Trump issues fake pardons for fake electors
The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Trump can’t pardon cronies facing state charges. He’s trying anyway.
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"Worryingly, according to YouGov, trust in the BBC declined from 81% to 47% between 2004 and 2020..."
The BBC affair: a personal view
A reporter's view
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Worryingly, according to YouGov, trust in the BBC declined from 81% to 47% between 2004 and 2020..."
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BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Karishma Patel finds it troubling that criticism of the BBC only gains purchase when it comes from the right-wing press or government.
#PublicDisserviceBroadcasting
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I was a BBC journalist – here's what must happen to fix this crisis now
TIM Davie’s replacement at the BBC must be a former journalist, an ex-reporter has said, as she suggested he has been “overly concerned” with…
www.thenational.scot
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Karishma Patel finds it troubling that criticism of the BBC only gains purchase when it comes from the right-wing press or government.
#PublicDisserviceBroadcasting
#PublicDisserviceBroadcasting
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Genuinely surprised and kinda shocked that JR's response below is just a bare 'it is wrong to provide asylum to refugees'. We're all entitled to our opinions, but I think most civilized people would recognise this as a truly reprehensible opinion. Personal prejudices very much given away I reckon😬
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Genuinely surprised and kinda shocked that JR's response below is just a bare 'it is wrong to provide asylum to refugees'. We're all entitled to our opinions, but I think most civilized people would recognise this as a truly reprehensible opinion. Personal prejudices very much given away I reckon😬
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See also the prison service, universities, local government, and the rest.
And the response of this government?
No - not to fund and run them better and prepare the ground for success.
But to join the baying mob. 2/2
And the response of this government?
No - not to fund and run them better and prepare the ground for success.
But to join the baying mob. 2/2
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
See also the prison service, universities, local government, and the rest.
And the response of this government?
No - not to fund and run them better and prepare the ground for success.
But to join the baying mob. 2/2
And the response of this government?
No - not to fund and run them better and prepare the ground for success.
But to join the baying mob. 2/2
The pantomime season has started early. 🫤
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 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The pantomime season has started early. 🫤
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Naive headline. Very odd the BBC should find itself in difficulty over this.
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC? | BBC | The Guardian
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Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC? | BBC | The Guardian
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Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster
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November 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Naive headline. Very odd the BBC should find itself in difficulty over this.
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC? | BBC | The Guardian
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Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC? | BBC | The Guardian
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And if we think it’s bad now, imagine what it could look like, say, two months from a U.K. general election?
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And if we think it’s bad now, imagine what it could look like, say, two months from a U.K. general election?
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)
Could imagine huge sums in US far right cash flooding in, much of what would only be declared after the election (our electoral rules really are a jape)
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There have, to be fair, a number of democratic exercises over the last few years when it would be reasonable to say the BBC have behaved disgracefully.
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
There have, to be fair, a number of democratic exercises over the last few years when it would be reasonable to say the BBC have behaved disgracefully.
'The Guardian' on land reform and the Scottish Government's retreat from public interest.
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The Guardian view on Scottish land reform: vast estates remain feudal in scale | Editorial
Editorial: Half of the country’s privately owned countryside is held by just 421 owners. New legislation suggests democrats still fear powerful interests
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
'The Guardian' on land reform and the Scottish Government's retreat from public interest.
#LandReform
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#LandReform
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Why the news no longer tells the truth youtu.be/QHcNHG_iVPQ?...
Why the news no longer tells the truth
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Why the news no longer tells the truth youtu.be/QHcNHG_iVPQ?...
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Truly stunning work to manage to be completely disposed by both left and right while only ever capitulatong to the right.
Are the BBC and Labour reading the same manual?
Are the BBC and Labour reading the same manual?
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Truly stunning work to manage to be completely disposed by both left and right while only ever capitulatong to the right.
Are the BBC and Labour reading the same manual?
Are the BBC and Labour reading the same manual?
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Yes, absolutely there is an impartiality crisis at the BBC. But it's not the one the billionaire media insists it is. novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/b...
BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals | Novara Media
An analysis of over 35,000 broadcast segments and articles found that the BBC referenced the 7 October attacks in at least 40% of its coverage - but only 0.5% of articles referenced Israel’s decades o...
novaramedia.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Yes, absolutely there is an impartiality crisis at the BBC. But it's not the one the billionaire media insists it is. novaramedia.com/2025/06/16/b...
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Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.