Gill Tate
@gillyhx.bsky.social
Grumpy old woman. Born at 318 ppm. Nature lover, gardener, cat servant, amateur photographer, semi-retired programmer, athiest. Green Party member 💚
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Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK
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Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK
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This also exposes the huge lie that is Brexit. If you remember everyone that already felt left behind in this country in 2016 voted for Brexit as they were promised change, remember more money for the NHS etc. the complete opposite has happened. Farage ,Tories and Labour all lied to us.
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This also exposes the huge lie that is Brexit. If you remember everyone that already felt left behind in this country in 2016 voted for Brexit as they were promised change, remember more money for the NHS etc. the complete opposite has happened. Farage ,Tories and Labour all lied to us.
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Russia spends millions to recreate kicking out time at Coco Bongos in Magaluf
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Russia spends millions to recreate kicking out time at Coco Bongos in Magaluf
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That renowned and respected lover of truth and journalistic integrity.... THE KREMLIN.... has stepped up to defend Trump in his battle against the BBC.
SO that's Farage, Netanyahu, Putin, and Boris Johnson...
SO that's Farage, Netanyahu, Putin, and Boris Johnson...
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
That renowned and respected lover of truth and journalistic integrity.... THE KREMLIN.... has stepped up to defend Trump in his battle against the BBC.
SO that's Farage, Netanyahu, Putin, and Boris Johnson...
SO that's Farage, Netanyahu, Putin, and Boris Johnson...
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BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.
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I like the fact that Channel 4 News really gets up his nose, he's very snarky about the best, award winning, News programme in the UK.
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I like the fact that Channel 4 News really gets up his nose, he's very snarky about the best, award winning, News programme in the UK.
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Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit
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🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
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Farage revealed "he had spoken to his friend Trump on Friday about the Panorama row"
After which Trump threatened "to sue the broadcaster for $1bn unless it issues a retraction"
Farage's love for his country knows no bounds...
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
After which Trump threatened "to sue the broadcaster for $1bn unless it issues a retraction"
Farage's love for his country knows no bounds...
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
Survival of BBC licence fee under threat after Trump crisis
BBC licence fee edging towards Netflix-style subcription model
liveapp.inews.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Farage revealed "he had spoken to his friend Trump on Friday about the Panorama row"
After which Trump threatened "to sue the broadcaster for $1bn unless it issues a retraction"
Farage's love for his country knows no bounds...
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
After which Trump threatened "to sue the broadcaster for $1bn unless it issues a retraction"
Farage's love for his country knows no bounds...
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
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In part 2 of my @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation, I reveal how the 'BBC bias' memo - written by a Trump-aligned lobbyist whose firm was paid up to a million by pro-Trump donor tech giants - was politically biased and reliant on pro-Trump partisan sources bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In part 2 of my @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation, I reveal how the 'BBC bias' memo - written by a Trump-aligned lobbyist whose firm was paid up to a million by pro-Trump donor tech giants - was politically biased and reliant on pro-Trump partisan sources bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
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EXCLUSIVE: My @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation reveals: 'memo' which sparked President Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn lawsuit against BBC was written by lobbyist at firm paid by pro-Trump tech giants and Trump donors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
EXCLUSIVE: My @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation reveals: 'memo' which sparked President Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn lawsuit against BBC was written by lobbyist at firm paid by pro-Trump tech giants and Trump donors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
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Our Byline Times draft front page for the next edition. And yes, it will show that the BBC is both a promoter of scapegoats, and a scapegoat itself.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Our Byline Times draft front page for the next edition. And yes, it will show that the BBC is both a promoter of scapegoats, and a scapegoat itself.
Subscribe tonight to have it delivered to your door soonest
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Very Kenty.
Cornwall Reform UK branch mired in infighting over leadership change
www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
Cornwall Reform branch mired in infighting over leadership change
After the spat at a Cornish branch, the party at national level pointed out that the complaint was inaccurate and misunderstood the rules
www.cornwalllive.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Very Kenty.
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NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
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“Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed."
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
'If the BBC backs down to Trump, it doesn’t deserve to survive’ | The News Agents
What’s the next move for the BBC, after Donald Trump’s threat to sue the broadcaster for a billion dollars – and why what it decides will influence much more than its own future.
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed."
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
The BBC must stand up to Trump's $1 billion lawsuit - or risk legitimising the president's false narrative of what really happened on January 6
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
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Can you imagine…?
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Can you imagine…?
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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The sh** bags who are trying to take down the BBC are the same deranged sh** bags who are trying to take down the NHS!
Isn't that right Mr Farage?
#ReformUK #RepublicanParty
Isn't that right Mr Farage?
#ReformUK #RepublicanParty
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The sh** bags who are trying to take down the BBC are the same deranged sh** bags who are trying to take down the NHS!
Isn't that right Mr Farage?
#ReformUK #RepublicanParty
Isn't that right Mr Farage?
#ReformUK #RepublicanParty
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Can UK Government think about suing KKKaroline Leavitt for a £1billion for all the freaking lies she tells about UK......bitch!
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Can UK Government think about suing KKKaroline Leavitt for a £1billion for all the freaking lies she tells about UK......bitch!
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If Trump dates to sue - every word he uttered on 6th Jan, or subsequently, will be forensically examined in court to establish whether or not Panorama misrepresented him and so defamed him. Good luck with that Donald!
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If Trump dates to sue - every word he uttered on 6th Jan, or subsequently, will be forensically examined in court to establish whether or not Panorama misrepresented him and so defamed him. Good luck with that Donald!
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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