Ian Dunt
@iandunt.bsky.social
Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
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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
Further evidence of my complete decline as a human being: batch cooking makes me very happy. Control over calories and expenditure. I have become the kind of person Radiohead used to write ironic songs about.
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Further evidence of my complete decline as a human being: batch cooking makes me very happy. Control over calories and expenditure. I have become the kind of person Radiohead used to write ironic songs about.
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Personal favourites:
* Smedley Crooke, MP for Birmingham Deritend
* Seymour Cocks, MP for Broxtowe
* Waldron Smithers, MP for Chislehurst
* Dingle Foot, MP for Dundee and Ipswich
* Bartle Bull, MP for Enfield
* Isidore Salmon, MP for Harrow
* Smedley Crooke, MP for Birmingham Deritend
* Seymour Cocks, MP for Broxtowe
* Waldron Smithers, MP for Chislehurst
* Dingle Foot, MP for Dundee and Ipswich
* Bartle Bull, MP for Enfield
* Isidore Salmon, MP for Harrow
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Personal favourites:
* Smedley Crooke, MP for Birmingham Deritend
* Seymour Cocks, MP for Broxtowe
* Waldron Smithers, MP for Chislehurst
* Dingle Foot, MP for Dundee and Ipswich
* Bartle Bull, MP for Enfield
* Isidore Salmon, MP for Harrow
* Smedley Crooke, MP for Birmingham Deritend
* Seymour Cocks, MP for Broxtowe
* Waldron Smithers, MP for Chislehurst
* Dingle Foot, MP for Dundee and Ipswich
* Bartle Bull, MP for Enfield
* Isidore Salmon, MP for Harrow
It's in the top five names of British 20th century politics. Which is a high bar when you consider all the Bunnies.
Let us just take a moment to celebrate the name "Marmaduke Hussey". Not the man; just the name.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's in the top five names of British 20th century politics. Which is a high bar when you consider all the Bunnies.
Yeah, this is a serious failing. Same as when Thatcher's pick, Marmaduke Hussey, forced out Alasdair Milne: hushed up, opaque, behind closed doors, secretive. This is a public body, using licence fee funds, operating according to the scrutiny of an elected government. It should be transparent.
Question are the BBC Board minutes in the public domain? Or is it just a summary? Wondering why other 'independent' institutions like the BoE Monetary Committee do put out reports & not the BBC @iandunt.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yeah, this is a serious failing. Same as when Thatcher's pick, Marmaduke Hussey, forced out Alasdair Milne: hushed up, opaque, behind closed doors, secretive. This is a public body, using licence fee funds, operating according to the scrutiny of an elected government. It should be transparent.
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Take a listen back to @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social's epic story of the British Broadcasting Corporation — the BBC - play.megaphone.fm/s74mbfkfsnep...
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain
So far this season we’ve had to deal with Russell Brand and Benjamin Netanyahu, and we’ve got the Daily Mail coming up, so we all deserve a more uplifting tale. This week we commence the epic story…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Take a listen back to @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social's epic story of the British Broadcasting Corporation — the BBC - play.megaphone.fm/s74mbfkfsnep...
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
Donald Trump Preparing To Sue BBC Over Panorama Speech Row
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
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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?
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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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As prep for this article, I listened to the BBC Origin Story from @originstorypodcast.bsky.social by @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social - a highly important listen and one that I can strongly recommend.
The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain
Podcast Episode · Origin Story · 04/12/2024 · 1h 12m
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November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
As prep for this article, I listened to the BBC Origin Story from @originstorypodcast.bsky.social by @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social - a highly important listen and one that I can strongly recommend.
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.
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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.
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This is unbelievable. Just a complete lack of belief in objectivity. And the BBC fucking caved to it
Michael Prescott was ‘“shocked” that after an hour-long Panorama documentary dealing with Trump and the January 6 insurgency, there was no “similar, balancing” programme about Kamala Harris.’
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
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November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is unbelievable. Just a complete lack of belief in objectivity. And the BBC fucking caved to it
Just absolutely classic BBC. You've just broadcast the most successful programme of the year, uniting Gen Z kids online and Boomers on broadcast in a return to appointment television. And instead of celebrating, your DG reigns due to a made-up right-wing scandal.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Just absolutely classic BBC. You've just broadcast the most successful programme of the year, uniting Gen Z kids online and Boomers on broadcast in a return to appointment television. And instead of celebrating, your DG reigns due to a made-up right-wing scandal.
This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the most abysmal, pathetic thing. The BBC head resigning because the corporation is not supine *enough* to the far-right.
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This is quite the graph and reinforces my view that Bluesky is actually quite revolutionary.
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is quite the graph and reinforces my view that Bluesky is actually quite revolutionary.
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
Brilliant article, which demonstrates the mad outcomes of changing council tax without revaluation. The tax system is already arbitrary, irrational and unfair. That must change, or the same old problems will persevere.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Why Council Tax Reform Is Fraught With Difficulty
New analysis shows why council tax reform is such a hard task for the government as it faces widespread calls for the system to be updated.
www.politicshome.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Brilliant article, which demonstrates the mad outcomes of changing council tax without revaluation. The tax system is already arbitrary, irrational and unfair. That must change, or the same old problems will persevere.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
This is the most important bit of content you will see all week
Labour are obsessed with the name James 🤣
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social points out to @iandunt.bsky.social that Four Labour Party leaders were called James...
Full episode here 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#labour #ukpolitics #originstory
@dorianlynskey.bsky.social points out to @iandunt.bsky.social that Four Labour Party leaders were called James...
Full episode here 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#labour #ukpolitics #originstory
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is the most important bit of content you will see all week
This feeling is called hope: Three lessons from a week of progressive victories iandunt.substack.com/p/this-feeli...
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This feeling is called hope: Three lessons from a week of progressive victories iandunt.substack.com/p/this-feeli...
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We begin another months-in-the-making three-parter with the story of Labour. In part one (up to 1939): why it was a fractious coalition from day one, how it overtook the Liberals to become a party of government, and why Ramsay MacDonald went from hero to treacherous villain. Contains foreshadowing
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Welcome back to Origin Story season eight: The Story of Socialism. This week, in the year of its 125th anniversary, @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social begin the tale of the UK Labour Party, from Keir Hardie to Keir Starmer 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#labour #podcast
#labour #podcast
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
We begin another months-in-the-making three-parter with the story of Labour. In part one (up to 1939): why it was a fractious coalition from day one, how it overtook the Liberals to become a party of government, and why Ramsay MacDonald went from hero to treacherous villain. Contains foreshadowing
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The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.
NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives.
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End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
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November 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The haters said they couldn't do it. And they were right. Honestly, great call from the haters.