John Rodway
@johnrodway.bsky.social
Retired Executive after career in IT, now a carer for my disabled wife. Proud Welshman. Cyclist and lover of all sports. Reading FC season ticket holder. Voted Remain.
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John Rodway
@johnrodway.bsky.social
· Jul 13
#bbclaurak says:
“Last show next week and we have Ed Davey and Nigel Farage , two leaders of the smaller parties “
One has 4 MPs the other 72 but both according to her are smaller parties.
Shameless.
“Last show next week and we have Ed Davey and Nigel Farage , two leaders of the smaller parties “
One has 4 MPs the other 72 but both according to her are smaller parties.
Shameless.
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Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
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Is this a good time to recall this 1960 case on defamation?
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Is this a good time to recall this 1960 case on defamation?
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Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
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 6:47 PM
Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
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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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Absolutely this.
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 2:04 PM
Absolutely this.
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Congratulations @andyharnik, photographer! You just won a Pulitzer Prize!
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Congratulations @andyharnik, photographer! You just won a Pulitzer Prize!
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Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
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So this is Labour's response to Farage's speech this morning - but put out this afternoon across all the channels they are active on.
Very good Labour, very good!
Very good Labour, very good!
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So this is Labour's response to Farage's speech this morning - but put out this afternoon across all the channels they are active on.
Very good Labour, very good!
Very good Labour, very good!
US Ambassador , speaking on behalf of #Trump , meddling in UK politics and sovereignty.
Farage will be all over this in 3,2,1…..
Farage will be all over this in 3,2,1…..
UK must increase North Sea drilling to boost economy, says US ambassador
UK must increase North Sea drilling to boost economy, says US ambassador
The US ambassador to the UK has said Britain should carry out "more drilling and more production" in the North Sea.
news.sky.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
US Ambassador , speaking on behalf of #Trump , meddling in UK politics and sovereignty.
Farage will be all over this in 3,2,1…..
Farage will be all over this in 3,2,1…..
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Sorry...Zia Yusuf is MP for what constituency?
#BBCLauraK
#BBCLauraK
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Sorry...Zia Yusuf is MP for what constituency?
#BBCLauraK
#BBCLauraK
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Why is there a completely unelected representative of a party with 5 MPs being asked the exact same questions about a major incident, only minutes after the entirely elected Secretary of Defence answered them?
#bbclaurak
#bbclaurak
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Why is there a completely unelected representative of a party with 5 MPs being asked the exact same questions about a major incident, only minutes after the entirely elected Secretary of Defence answered them?
#bbclaurak
#bbclaurak
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Hurricane Melissa could now easily come to be the strongest landfalling Atlantic Hurricane in history. A potent reminder that the climate crisis doesn't care about our feckless politicians' attempts to pretend it doesn't exist.
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hurricane Melissa could now easily come to be the strongest landfalling Atlantic Hurricane in history. A potent reminder that the climate crisis doesn't care about our feckless politicians' attempts to pretend it doesn't exist.
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Quite the contrast in the BBC and Sky News reporting of the #caerphilly result.
Farage scuttles back to London before the result yet the BBC focus is all about how well Reform did.
Shameless.
#r4today
Farage scuttles back to London before the result yet the BBC focus is all about how well Reform did.
Shameless.
#r4today
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Quite the contrast in the BBC and Sky News reporting of the #caerphilly result.
Farage scuttles back to London before the result yet the BBC focus is all about how well Reform did.
Shameless.
#r4today
Farage scuttles back to London before the result yet the BBC focus is all about how well Reform did.
Shameless.
#r4today
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Turnarounds in a country can surge from a weary, burdened People, who can no longer stand the heavy disparities between their poor life conditions and the brazen, cynical abuse against them from those in power.
A.I. can produce the possibilities of history repeating itself.
A.I. can produce the possibilities of history repeating itself.
October 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Turnarounds in a country can surge from a weary, burdened People, who can no longer stand the heavy disparities between their poor life conditions and the brazen, cynical abuse against them from those in power.
A.I. can produce the possibilities of history repeating itself.
A.I. can produce the possibilities of history repeating itself.
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“The president demolished the White House.”
“The president politicized the FBI and DOJ to go after his opponents.”
“The president is why life is more expensive today.”
“The president was besties with Epstein.”
Messaging isn’t hard and makes you wonder why Dems aren’t saying this every day.
“The president politicized the FBI and DOJ to go after his opponents.”
“The president is why life is more expensive today.”
“The president was besties with Epstein.”
Messaging isn’t hard and makes you wonder why Dems aren’t saying this every day.
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“The president demolished the White House.”
“The president politicized the FBI and DOJ to go after his opponents.”
“The president is why life is more expensive today.”
“The president was besties with Epstein.”
Messaging isn’t hard and makes you wonder why Dems aren’t saying this every day.
“The president politicized the FBI and DOJ to go after his opponents.”
“The president is why life is more expensive today.”
“The president was besties with Epstein.”
Messaging isn’t hard and makes you wonder why Dems aren’t saying this every day.
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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Peaceful rioting in Tel Aviv tonight by those Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans, so bad that the match was cancelled.
I wonder did the UK police ban them because 'antisemitism' or was it because they are violent thugs?
I wonder did the UK police ban them because 'antisemitism' or was it because they are violent thugs?
October 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Peaceful rioting in Tel Aviv tonight by those Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans, so bad that the match was cancelled.
I wonder did the UK police ban them because 'antisemitism' or was it because they are violent thugs?
I wonder did the UK police ban them because 'antisemitism' or was it because they are violent thugs?
A question for your phone-in debate @mrjamesob.bsky.social
re #princeandrew.
These records should surely be released now and not in 2065.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
re #princeandrew.
These records should surely be released now and not in 2065.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
'Absurd' rule means Gov files on Prince Andrew won't be made public until 2065
Outcast royal Prince Andrew worked as a roaming trade ambassador for the United Kingdom until 2011 – but Freedom of Information requests about his work during that time get an unusual response...
www.mirror.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A question for your phone-in debate @mrjamesob.bsky.social
re #princeandrew.
These records should surely be released now and not in 2065.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
re #princeandrew.
These records should surely be released now and not in 2065.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...