Graham Simpson
@grahambs.bsky.social
Advocate of proportional representation and progressive politics. Humanist. Anti Brexit! Anti Trump! @libdems.org.uk
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Graham Simpson
@grahambs.bsky.social
· Sep 12
It’s time for a politics, free of vested interests, free of dogma, free of corruption, free of populist easy answers to complicated questions. A politics which puts justice, the individual and the community ahead of narrow self interest. A politics based on evidence, rationality and compassion. Now!
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Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
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So long as Labour hold firm on Brexit, all their bleating about having been dealt an atrocious hand by the Tories is so much hot air.
Support for "Make Brexit Works" holes that argument below the waterline.
It is ludicrous to be contemplating tax rises, but not trying to undo Brexit.
Support for "Make Brexit Works" holes that argument below the waterline.
It is ludicrous to be contemplating tax rises, but not trying to undo Brexit.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
So long as Labour hold firm on Brexit, all their bleating about having been dealt an atrocious hand by the Tories is so much hot air.
Support for "Make Brexit Works" holes that argument below the waterline.
It is ludicrous to be contemplating tax rises, but not trying to undo Brexit.
Support for "Make Brexit Works" holes that argument below the waterline.
It is ludicrous to be contemplating tax rises, but not trying to undo Brexit.
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Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
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It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
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Top 10 UK Industries That Collapsed After Brexit
YouTube video by EconomyTalk
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November 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Every poll, survey, opinion piece, research and documentary confirms the disaster that is Brexit. Immeasurable damage, economically, socially, scientifically, security, politically.
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
It is utter madness not to start reversing Brexit.
@labourlewis.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0G...
Trump lies on an industrial scale…
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Fact check: Trump’s lying spree about inflation | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump went on a lying spree about inflation last week.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Trump lies on an industrial scale…
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“Rather than remaining silent to avoid offending the White House, Starmer should stand up for the BBC’s editorial freedom. Doing nothing will only encourage Mr Trump and his UK allies to do their worst” Well said @theguardian.com
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The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth | Editorial
Editorial: With Donald Trump circling and Labour ministers wavering, defending the corporation’s independence is now a test of national will
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
“Rather than remaining silent to avoid offending the White House, Starmer should stand up for the BBC’s editorial freedom. Doing nothing will only encourage Mr Trump and his UK allies to do their worst” Well said @theguardian.com
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The chaotic rule of Kent County Council by the Reform party has left the fire authority "a shambles and a threat to public safety" - Anyone surprised?
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Kent fire authority 'in disarray' amid Reform UK video leak row
A firefighters union claims Reform UK suspending councillors is impacting the local fire authority.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The chaotic rule of Kent County Council by the Reform party has left the fire authority "a shambles and a threat to public safety" - Anyone surprised?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who thinks we should ‘grovel’ to Trump?
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Who thinks we should ‘grovel’ to Trump?
When are we going to sue ‘X’, Fox News, Vance and Trump?
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
When are we going to sue ‘X’, Fox News, Vance and Trump?
This vain, self obsessed man child needs constant praise and fawning. Pathetic.
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This vain, self obsessed man child needs constant praise and fawning. Pathetic.
Defend public service broadcasting, defend the BBC!
Alan Rusbridger, "The BBC is headless, it's been decapitated"
"We're 3.5 years off from a general election where a populist right government could get in"
"We're 3.5 years off from a general election where a populist right government could get in"
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Defend public service broadcasting, defend the BBC!
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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
When will the Labour government defend our BBC? Will they always let Trump tell us what to do?
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
When will the Labour government defend our BBC? Will they always let Trump tell us what to do?
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The BBC isn't perfect. But it remains an institution defending British values against a populist, Trump-style takeover.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The BBC isn't perfect. But it remains an institution defending British values against a populist, Trump-style takeover.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
Party leaders must unite to defend it.
We need this!
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National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference
APPG for Fair Elections
www.fairelections.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We need this!
www.fairelections.uk/national-com...
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To stop Reform in Wincheap Ward Canterbury on Thursday vote @libdems.org.uk 👍
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Stop the Tories and Reform in Wincheap, Canterbury Council
Vote tactically in Wincheap to stop the Tories and Reform
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November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
To stop Reform in Wincheap Ward Canterbury on Thursday vote @libdems.org.uk 👍
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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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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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One nice detail that can easily be lost in this graph - even right wingers trust the BBC more than the right wing tabloids
Here’s the same data, but with trust broken down by political views (circles are trust among people on the left, +s the right).
It’s not just that the BBC is widely consumed — it also has solid trust on both left & right, whereas trust in the biggest US media brands is hugely polarised.
It’s not just that the BBC is widely consumed — it also has solid trust on both left & right, whereas trust in the biggest US media brands is hugely polarised.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
One nice detail that can easily be lost in this graph - even right wingers trust the BBC more than the right wing tabloids
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
The BBC and the Government should tell Trump to sod off!!!
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BBC resignations latest: Downing Street coy on future of licence fee - as Trump 'threatens to sue' over speech edit
Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to sue the BBC, after its chair admitted an error in the editing of a speech by the US president in a documentary about the January 6 riots in 2021. Downing Stre...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The BBC and the Government should tell Trump to sod off!!!
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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
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A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
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This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...