Guy Stallard
@guystall.bsky.social
Keen supporter of Living Wage Foundation The Foundation has had such success in reducing working poverty I am also a great supporter of hybrid working. All comments personal and nothing to do with my employer or the charities I support
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Perhaps the BBC could offer Trump one of his beloved deals: they'll apologise for broadcasting sections of his speech, if he apologises for trying to overthrow an election, lying about the result, pressuring election officials, urging a crowd to "fight like hell" & pardoning those who did just that.
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Perhaps the BBC could offer Trump one of his beloved deals: they'll apologise for broadcasting sections of his speech, if he apologises for trying to overthrow an election, lying about the result, pressuring election officials, urging a crowd to "fight like hell" & pardoning those who did just that.
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"Research released this month by economists at the Bank of England, the Bundesbank, King’s College London and the universities of Stanford and Nottingham underscored the economic hit from leaving the EU. Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6-8%"
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Rachel Reeves signals she will break manifesto pledge with Budget tax rises
Chancellor hopes to win support from Labour MPs by lifting two-child benefit cap
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November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Guess Jessop and @iainmartin1.bsky.social will disagree
"Research released this month by economists at the Bank of England, the Bundesbank, King’s College London and the universities of Stanford and Nottingham underscored the economic hit from leaving the EU. Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6-8%"
on.ft.com/4p1NoHv
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Rachel Reeves signals she will break manifesto pledge with Budget tax rises
Chancellor hopes to win support from Labour MPs by lifting two-child benefit cap
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Guess Jessop and @iainmartin1.bsky.social will disagree
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Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
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Anybody in Britain who gives credence to Trump's absurd bullying of a news organisation by claiming significant reputational impact (damage) from a BBC edit of Panorama in October 2024 should lose any credibility
- Demonstrate a shift in Trump's reputation at that moment!
- Attribute it to the BBC
- Demonstrate a shift in Trump's reputation at that moment!
- Attribute it to the BBC
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Anybody in Britain who gives credence to Trump's absurd bullying of a news organisation by claiming significant reputational impact (damage) from a BBC edit of Panorama in October 2024 should lose any credibility
- Demonstrate a shift in Trump's reputation at that moment!
- Attribute it to the BBC
- Demonstrate a shift in Trump's reputation at that moment!
- Attribute it to the BBC
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It is utter bullshit that the mistaken splicing of two bits of his January 6th 2021 speech on Panorama in October 2024 had any significant impact whatsoever on the reputation of Donald Trump in Britain, or globally, and the claim for $1 billion damages is bullshit and bullying by the US president
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It is utter bullshit that the mistaken splicing of two bits of his January 6th 2021 speech on Panorama in October 2024 had any significant impact whatsoever on the reputation of Donald Trump in Britain, or globally, and the claim for $1 billion damages is bullshit and bullying by the US president
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The BBC must reassert its independence and learn to resist political interference and stand up for robust scrutiny and news values.
The Culture Sec Lisa Nandy must also resist Trumpian pressure in appointing the new DG. It's messy and the Beeb is in trouble, but we should fight for its future.
The Culture Sec Lisa Nandy must also resist Trumpian pressure in appointing the new DG. It's messy and the Beeb is in trouble, but we should fight for its future.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The BBC must reassert its independence and learn to resist political interference and stand up for robust scrutiny and news values.
The Culture Sec Lisa Nandy must also resist Trumpian pressure in appointing the new DG. It's messy and the Beeb is in trouble, but we should fight for its future.
The Culture Sec Lisa Nandy must also resist Trumpian pressure in appointing the new DG. It's messy and the Beeb is in trouble, but we should fight for its future.
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Even more persuasive because you can feel how painful it was to write this.
The “coup” was largely achieved already before Davie’s removal by driving out so many independent minds and cowing the rest of them.
The “coup” was largely achieved already before Davie’s removal by driving out so many independent minds and cowing the rest of them.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Even more persuasive because you can feel how painful it was to write this.
The “coup” was largely achieved already before Davie’s removal by driving out so many independent minds and cowing the rest of them.
The “coup” was largely achieved already before Davie’s removal by driving out so many independent minds and cowing the rest of them.
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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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Facebook is far more influential with voters, but X is far more influential with media and political elites, so it sets the wider discourse. Why the UK government is on X, a platform run by a man who has repeatedly tried to incite civil war here is beyond me.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Facebook is far more influential with voters, but X is far more influential with media and political elites, so it sets the wider discourse. Why the UK government is on X, a platform run by a man who has repeatedly tried to incite civil war here is beyond me.
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There are Facebook pages - local newspapers, local authorities, MP and other politics - that have spiralled downwards and are now utter cesspits of racism, anti-immigrant rhetoric, raging xenophobia and nationalism.
Sadly this is all mixed in with specialist FB groups operated by really good people
Sadly this is all mixed in with specialist FB groups operated by really good people
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
There are Facebook pages - local newspapers, local authorities, MP and other politics - that have spiralled downwards and are now utter cesspits of racism, anti-immigrant rhetoric, raging xenophobia and nationalism.
Sadly this is all mixed in with specialist FB groups operated by really good people
Sadly this is all mixed in with specialist FB groups operated by really good people
Well said
I'm worried about both equally TBH: Facebook is radicalising older, normal people en masse.
Twitter radicalising elites who are hyper engaged.
Both feeding each other in poisioning the discourse and media ecosystem. It's brutal and a pretty nasty feedback loop.
Algorithm social media is a curse
Twitter radicalising elites who are hyper engaged.
Both feeding each other in poisioning the discourse and media ecosystem. It's brutal and a pretty nasty feedback loop.
Algorithm social media is a curse
Fell down a facebook rabbit hole thanks to something a family member shared. Labour should be really concerned, the tone and circulation of posts now has a simialr feel to Conservatives in 2023 but with an added side of far right memes. Facebook worries me far more than X
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Well said
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Very interesting piece, including the extract below which has the ring of truth
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Very interesting piece, including the extract below which has the ring of truth
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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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This strikes me as wholly relevant to politics. Boris Johnson could not do continuity - beyond the actions / gimmicks there was only incoherence. I suspect Farage will have the same problem.
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This strikes me as wholly relevant to politics. Boris Johnson could not do continuity - beyond the actions / gimmicks there was only incoherence. I suspect Farage will have the same problem.
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Beyond the convictions for violence, the fraud, bankruptcy and racism, the man is remarkably stupid
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Beyond the convictions for violence, the fraud, bankruptcy and racism, the man is remarkably stupid
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WTAF
Plaques commemorating Black WWII soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands —Newsweek
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
WTAF
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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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🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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This is notable in the light of Goodwin’s recent arguments on X that people from minority ethnic background are not British even if they were born and brought up here. I asked the Reform press office last week if they had a response to Goodwin’s views; silence so far.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is notable in the light of Goodwin’s recent arguments on X that people from minority ethnic background are not British even if they were born and brought up here. I asked the Reform press office last week if they had a response to Goodwin’s views; silence so far.
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Terrific interview with Nick Mohammed re Celeb Traitors by Alice Jones www.thetimes.com/article/0391...
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Terrific interview with Nick Mohammed re Celeb Traitors by Alice Jones www.thetimes.com/article/0391...
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California Governor Gavin Newsom makes the right call on the government shutdown deal negotiated by two rank-breaking New Hampshire Democratic senators and a Maine independent.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
California Governor Gavin Newsom makes the right call on the government shutdown deal negotiated by two rank-breaking New Hampshire Democratic senators and a Maine independent.
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A full house of extreme racism, calling for mass deportations, the removal of Indians, the incompatibility of black people with law and order, calling for a new holocaust of the Jews, and direct personal racist abuse of the Home Secretary. X just says: fine, carry on!
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A full house of extreme racism, calling for mass deportations, the removal of Indians, the incompatibility of black people with law and order, calling for a new holocaust of the Jews, and direct personal racist abuse of the Home Secretary. X just says: fine, carry on!