Judi Rayner
@judirayner.bsky.social
Pro EU. Hates the Tories. Loves a gin or two. Enjoying retirement on the Suffolk coast.
Mum to totally gorgeous schnauzer x JRT (aka Schnack!)
Mum to totally gorgeous schnauzer x JRT (aka Schnack!)
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To anybody building up to outrage about Rachel Reeves maybe breaking a manifesto pledge, here's a handy list of the pledges the Tories broke. I don't remember a media frenzy about any of these broken promise.
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
To anybody building up to outrage about Rachel Reeves maybe breaking a manifesto pledge, here's a handy list of the pledges the Tories broke. I don't remember a media frenzy about any of these broken promise.
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The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
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‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
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Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be removed from the BBC board.
The problem with Gibb is not that he is right-wing. The problem is that he is a fanatic who instead of trying to put his political prejudices aside, works to impose them on the BBC.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The problem with Gibb is not that he is right-wing. The problem is that he is a fanatic who instead of trying to put his political prejudices aside, works to impose them on the BBC.
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 9:02 PM
Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be removed from the BBC board.
The problem with Gibb is not that he is right-wing. The problem is that he is a fanatic who instead of trying to put his political prejudices aside, works to impose them on the BBC.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The problem with Gibb is not that he is right-wing. The problem is that he is a fanatic who instead of trying to put his political prejudices aside, works to impose them on the BBC.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's essential that a UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme is available to everyone, regardless of background. Every young person deserves the opportunity to travel, gain new skills, and experience different cultures.
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's essential that a UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme is available to everyone, regardless of background. Every young person deserves the opportunity to travel, gain new skills, and experience different cultures.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So - where is the campaign to take the BBC out of the hands of the RW populists?
Why can’t all the party leaders of the centre and left back this?
So - where is the campaign to take the BBC out of the hands of the RW populists?
Why can’t all the party leaders of the centre and left back this?
If you care about the BBC, stand up and defend it: this could be the beginning of the end | Polly Toynbee
Replacing the TV licence with a means-tested alternative may help disarm the right of one of its most effective weapons, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So - where is the campaign to take the BBC out of the hands of the RW populists?
Why can’t all the party leaders of the centre and left back this?
So - where is the campaign to take the BBC out of the hands of the RW populists?
Why can’t all the party leaders of the centre and left back this?
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
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“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
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 7:13 AM
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is my latest novel. (It almost killed me.) One person who reposts this extract www.tom-cox.com/granny-kettl... will receive a signed hardback AND one of these fab original linocuts
You might like it if you like:
Folklore
Old buildings
Friendship
Records
The power & magic of landscape
..
You might like it if you like:
Folklore
Old buildings
Friendship
Records
The power & magic of landscape
..
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is my latest novel. (It almost killed me.) One person who reposts this extract www.tom-cox.com/granny-kettl... will receive a signed hardback AND one of these fab original linocuts
You might like it if you like:
Folklore
Old buildings
Friendship
Records
The power & magic of landscape
..
You might like it if you like:
Folklore
Old buildings
Friendship
Records
The power & magic of landscape
..
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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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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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Meanwhile, in Reform's Lancashire CC, the councillor in charge of care homes, owns a private care home, and is closing council care homes. 👀
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Meanwhile, in Reform's Lancashire CC, the councillor in charge of care homes, owns a private care home, and is closing council care homes. 👀
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Another very pertinent fact that I have not seen mentioned ANYWHERE: In 14 years of Tory rule we had 14 Prisons Ministers - six in a single year, at one point - and a total of 11 Justice Secretaries, including Grayling, Raab, and Truss. In 13 years of Labour it was three: Irvine, Falconer, Straw. 🤔
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Another very pertinent fact that I have not seen mentioned ANYWHERE: In 14 years of Tory rule we had 14 Prisons Ministers - six in a single year, at one point - and a total of 11 Justice Secretaries, including Grayling, Raab, and Truss. In 13 years of Labour it was three: Irvine, Falconer, Straw. 🤔
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Absolutely this. If you want to know why everything everywhere is falling apart right now, you could do worse (and laugh less often) than these three books.
14 years of malicious self-interest, intentional underinvestment and accidental ineptitude. Chickens come home to roost - but under Labour.
14 years of malicious self-interest, intentional underinvestment and accidental ineptitude. Chickens come home to roost - but under Labour.
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Absolutely this. If you want to know why everything everywhere is falling apart right now, you could do worse (and laugh less often) than these three books.
14 years of malicious self-interest, intentional underinvestment and accidental ineptitude. Chickens come home to roost - but under Labour.
14 years of malicious self-interest, intentional underinvestment and accidental ineptitude. Chickens come home to roost - but under Labour.
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Govey the Brexiteer, Houchen (Teesside Mayor)scandal supporter, PPE VIP lane covid contracts contact - as usual flying just under the radar BUT one day this snake needs to face a jury....
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Govey the Brexiteer, Houchen (Teesside Mayor)scandal supporter, PPE VIP lane covid contracts contact - as usual flying just under the radar BUT one day this snake needs to face a jury....
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
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The wrongful release of prisoners happened 800 times under the Tories.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The wrongful release of prisoners happened 800 times under the Tories.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
The media bias and lack of reference to any past is just hideous.
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Very amusing to watch Reform complain about all the things wrong with the UK - every one caused by Brexit - without actually mentioning Brexit, as if they happened by magic.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Very amusing to watch Reform complain about all the things wrong with the UK - every one caused by Brexit - without actually mentioning Brexit, as if they happened by magic.
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🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
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