Dr Jonathan Kershaw
@jeckythump.bsky.social
Treehugging petrolhead. Aspiring academic. Triumphista & Fiat Pandamaniac. Only Connect alumnus. Likes a quiz.
A classic.
What if we had no electricity and everything ran on fossil fuels?
This ad keeps making me chuckle.
Enjoy if you have not seen it or rewatch as it is just gold.
This ad keeps making me chuckle.
Enjoy if you have not seen it or rewatch as it is just gold.
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A classic.
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)
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Happy “Honouring the Dead By Voting In the People They Fought Against” Day.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Happy “Honouring the Dead By Voting In the People They Fought Against” Day.
Every word of this 👇 (h/t @defender110.bsky.social)
Robbie Gibb is a cancer on the BBC, one that needs to be cut out...
Robbie Gibb is a cancer on the BBC, one that needs to be cut out...
"Trump and his friends are not brave crusaders fighting for journalistic integrity and factual reporting. They are seizing on a single mistake by one BBC programme as an excuse to undermine the whole organisation"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Every word of this 👇 (h/t @defender110.bsky.social)
Robbie Gibb is a cancer on the BBC, one that needs to be cut out...
Robbie Gibb is a cancer on the BBC, one that needs to be cut out...
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn slam Rupert Lowe’s ‘utterly repulsive’, and ‘deeply un-British’ social media comments
'Beyond disgusting'
leftfootforward.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
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I sense that Trump has watched the first Austin Powers film and decided it was an instruction manual
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I sense that Trump has watched the first Austin Powers film and decided it was an instruction manual
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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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Absolutely right. I criticise BBC News, because we need it to be as good as we know it can be. People like Farage criticise the BBC, because they work for its competitors and don't want it to exist.
🎯 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 2:42 PM
Absolutely right. I criticise BBC News, because we need it to be as good as we know it can be. People like Farage criticise the BBC, because they work for its competitors and don't want it to exist.
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
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Why is Farage on TV again?
Because he called a press conference.
Why did he call a press conference?
To get on TV. And in the press. Clue's in the name.
Why don't Labour do that sort of thing?
Who can say why Labour do or don't do anything these days.
Because he called a press conference.
Why did he call a press conference?
To get on TV. And in the press. Clue's in the name.
Why don't Labour do that sort of thing?
Who can say why Labour do or don't do anything these days.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Why is Farage on TV again?
Because he called a press conference.
Why did he call a press conference?
To get on TV. And in the press. Clue's in the name.
Why don't Labour do that sort of thing?
Who can say why Labour do or don't do anything these days.
Because he called a press conference.
Why did he call a press conference?
To get on TV. And in the press. Clue's in the name.
Why don't Labour do that sort of thing?
Who can say why Labour do or don't do anything these days.
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Gary Lineker for DG
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Gary Lineker for DG
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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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.
Lest we forget...
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Lest we forget...
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The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
The US President faced impeachment over the violence, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Belle macchine...
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Belle macchine...
'Triffic Teutons...
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
'Triffic Teutons...
French fancies...
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
French fancies...
Small is beautiful...
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Small is beautiful...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Details, details...
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Details, details...