GillO
@gillo.bsky.social
Retired, escaped English/Drama teacher in the English Midlands. Now studying for the heck of it. EM drama, kidlit, Buffy, Rejoin. Cymraeg am byth!
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BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
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However much Starmer is unpopular, he cannot approach the visceral hatred that is pouring out for Boris Johnson.
November 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
However much Starmer is unpopular, he cannot approach the visceral hatred that is pouring out for Boris Johnson.
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When all youve ever believed in ...
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
When all youve ever believed in ...
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The ONLY people who benefit are the ones that want to harass trans people, and have them be the only citizens of the UK treated as criminals in law before any crime has taken place.
Who else benefits?
Who else benefits?
Trans people have been put through hell for nearly a decade regarding access to public life in the UK; just for the outcome of the guidance regarding trans inclusion to concur it sorta hinges on a strangers impression of what we look like, just like it was before. It's just legal to harass us now.
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The ONLY people who benefit are the ones that want to harass trans people, and have them be the only citizens of the UK treated as criminals in law before any crime has taken place.
Who else benefits?
Who else benefits?
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“For students, AI teaching appears to be less transformative than it is demoralising.” www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“For students, AI teaching appears to be less transformative than it is demoralising.” www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Farage and his clownshow promised to audit councils and save money. The audits were a no start because of data protection. Would you want this racist scum having access to your data, and they haven’t saved a brass penny.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ken...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ken...
Kent council report £46.5m overspend following Reform takeover
Kent County Council is facing a financial blackhole of £46.5m as Reform's running of the authority continues to come under scrutiny.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Farage and his clownshow promised to audit councils and save money. The audits were a no start because of data protection. Would you want this racist scum having access to your data, and they haven’t saved a brass penny.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ken...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ken...
As a cishet ally, I'd like to boost this signal.
And please remember trans people are a tiny minority, vulnerable and an easy target for bullies.
And please remember trans people are a tiny minority, vulnerable and an easy target for bullies.
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As a cishet ally, I'd like to boost this signal.
And please remember trans people are a tiny minority, vulnerable and an easy target for bullies.
And please remember trans people are a tiny minority, vulnerable and an easy target for bullies.
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Remarkably simple solution. If you don't want the backing of the far-right for your immigration policy, or to have people point out that you have their backing, don't base your immigration policy on the far-right's rhetoric and ideology.
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
Shabana Mahmood hits out at Tommy Robinson’s backing of Labour’s migration policy
Shabana Mahmood has said she finds it “deeply offensive” when MPs quote Tommy Robinson at her in the Commons, after the far-right activist backed the government’s sweeping asylum reforms. Asked about ...
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Remarkably simple solution. If you don't want the backing of the far-right for your immigration policy, or to have people point out that you have their backing, don't base your immigration policy on the far-right's rhetoric and ideology.
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/shab...
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Calling on the Irish government and state agencies to immediately close their X accounts. Continued use of a fascist agitator's social media site is both incompatible with democratic values and immoral.
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Calling on the Irish government and state agencies to immediately close their X accounts. Continued use of a fascist agitator's social media site is both incompatible with democratic values and immoral.
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The Labour Party and Starmer are still on X btw.
Calling on the Irish government and state agencies to immediately close their X accounts. Continued use of a fascist agitator's social media site is both incompatible with democratic values and immoral.
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Labour Party and Starmer are still on X btw.
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She then claims cis people who get “wrongly” challenged “will knkw how to deal with that” and i think the obvious immediate question back to this should be “well how would you prove you are not a trans woman?”
"If someone appears to be going into a changing room or facility that doesn't align with their sex, they should be challenged" - Director of Campaigns at Sex Matters (Keir Starmer's comms director was a Sex Matters board member)
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
She then claims cis people who get “wrongly” challenged “will knkw how to deal with that” and i think the obvious immediate question back to this should be “well how would you prove you are not a trans woman?”
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The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
www.propublica.org/article/andr...
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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Hold up!
I fell off my chair in the first paragraph.
She told the jury that Comey didn't have a right to NOT testify at his own trial? WTAF???? It's a constitutionally protected right to not testify against yourself!
Where did she get her law degree?
Yup, I never made it to the next paragraph.
I fell off my chair in the first paragraph.
She told the jury that Comey didn't have a right to NOT testify at his own trial? WTAF???? It's a constitutionally protected right to not testify against yourself!
Where did she get her law degree?
Yup, I never made it to the next paragraph.
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Hold up!
I fell off my chair in the first paragraph.
She told the jury that Comey didn't have a right to NOT testify at his own trial? WTAF???? It's a constitutionally protected right to not testify against yourself!
Where did she get her law degree?
Yup, I never made it to the next paragraph.
I fell off my chair in the first paragraph.
She told the jury that Comey didn't have a right to NOT testify at his own trial? WTAF???? It's a constitutionally protected right to not testify against yourself!
Where did she get her law degree?
Yup, I never made it to the next paragraph.
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This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This piece was greenlit and then killed by a British newspaper, so I’ve decided to publish myself instead.
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
Trans People Deserve Better.
"Gender critical" feminism doesn't help women but it does help the far right
open.substack.com/pub/wellread...
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
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State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
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Top tip: Calling someone far right a clown, really, really, really upsets them.
If you check their replies to normal ppl, it’s their go-to emoji. They can’t cope with being mocked. Normal ppl think that being called a clown is a bit childish. But they flip out. 🤡
If you check their replies to normal ppl, it’s their go-to emoji. They can’t cope with being mocked. Normal ppl think that being called a clown is a bit childish. But they flip out. 🤡
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Top tip: Calling someone far right a clown, really, really, really upsets them.
If you check their replies to normal ppl, it’s their go-to emoji. They can’t cope with being mocked. Normal ppl think that being called a clown is a bit childish. But they flip out. 🤡
If you check their replies to normal ppl, it’s their go-to emoji. They can’t cope with being mocked. Normal ppl think that being called a clown is a bit childish. But they flip out. 🤡
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Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
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The same people obsessed with historic grooming gangs are not at all interested in the involvement of the powerful with historic grooming gangs
BBC is far from perfect but…people who’d rather have a media run by Murdoch and Paul Marshall will also decry elites in a time of billionaires & food banks
BBC is far from perfect but…people who’d rather have a media run by Murdoch and Paul Marshall will also decry elites in a time of billionaires & food banks
Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The same people obsessed with historic grooming gangs are not at all interested in the involvement of the powerful with historic grooming gangs
BBC is far from perfect but…people who’d rather have a media run by Murdoch and Paul Marshall will also decry elites in a time of billionaires & food banks
BBC is far from perfect but…people who’d rather have a media run by Murdoch and Paul Marshall will also decry elites in a time of billionaires & food banks
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Chris Philp would like the BBC to apologise for a bad edit which made 12 seconds of Trump's speech give the message which ran through the full, rambling 70 minutes.
#BBCLaurak
#BBCLaurak
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Chris Philp would like the BBC to apologise for a bad edit which made 12 seconds of Trump's speech give the message which ran through the full, rambling 70 minutes.
#BBCLaurak
#BBCLaurak
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So much for left wing bias at the BBC, Brexit is a right wing project and apparently it’s popular.
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
So much for left wing bias at the BBC, Brexit is a right wing project and apparently it’s popular.
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No Mr Dymond, the Conservative government dd not suggest sending asylum seekers to Rwanda "for processing".
They proposed sending people to Rwanda full stop.
They were to be handled by the Rwandan asylum system, and were explicitly forbidden to return to the UK.
#WATO
They proposed sending people to Rwanda full stop.
They were to be handled by the Rwandan asylum system, and were explicitly forbidden to return to the UK.
#WATO
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
No Mr Dymond, the Conservative government dd not suggest sending asylum seekers to Rwanda "for processing".
They proposed sending people to Rwanda full stop.
They were to be handled by the Rwandan asylum system, and were explicitly forbidden to return to the UK.
#WATO
They proposed sending people to Rwanda full stop.
They were to be handled by the Rwandan asylum system, and were explicitly forbidden to return to the UK.
#WATO