Leigh Booker
@leighbooker.bsky.social
Atheist. Antitheist. Love books, earl grey, fantasy & sci-fi, CAFC. Prefer animals to most humans. Aphant.
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The thrill of right-wing outlets and politicians over the BBC tells you all you need to know...
The BBC is a vital British institution.
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The BBC is a vital British institution.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The thrill of right-wing outlets and politicians over the BBC tells you all you need to know...
The BBC is a vital British institution.
from @bjennings90.bsky.social⭐
The BBC is a vital British institution.
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Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Nearly 2,000 wildlife crime incidents were reported in 2024 – but only 43 convictions were secured (excluding fisheries). Though this is a rise from 2023, convictions remain too low to be an effective deterrent.”
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/11/l...
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Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes
Press release from Wildlife & Countryside Link (Wildlife Crime sub-group) Lack of wildlife crime convictions opening the door to other serious crimes Wildlife and Countryside Link has today rel…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
“Nearly 2,000 wildlife crime incidents were reported in 2024 – but only 43 convictions were secured (excluding fisheries). Though this is a rise from 2023, convictions remain too low to be an effective deterrent.”
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/11/l...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/11/l...
“Can the institution survive? Words often attributed to Nye Bevan about the NHS apply equally to the BBC: it “will last as long as there’s folk with faith left to fight for it”. “
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“Can the institution survive? Words often attributed to Nye Bevan about the NHS apply equally to the BBC: it “will last as long as there’s folk with faith left to fight for it”. “
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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7,261 elderly/vulnerable people in care homes given ‘notice to quit’.
Major reason: "revenge evictions’. people “threatened with eviction as a result of raising a complaint"
Care homes are mostly in the private sector, owned by corporations and private equity, profit margins of up to 40%.
Major reason: "revenge evictions’. people “threatened with eviction as a result of raising a complaint"
Care homes are mostly in the private sector, owned by corporations and private equity, profit margins of up to 40%.
Revealed: Thousands of elderly people evicted from care homes every year
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable people have received eviction notices from their care homes in the last year, the Big Issue has found.
www.bigissue.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
7,261 elderly/vulnerable people in care homes given ‘notice to quit’.
Major reason: "revenge evictions’. people “threatened with eviction as a result of raising a complaint"
Care homes are mostly in the private sector, owned by corporations and private equity, profit margins of up to 40%.
Major reason: "revenge evictions’. people “threatened with eviction as a result of raising a complaint"
Care homes are mostly in the private sector, owned by corporations and private equity, profit margins of up to 40%.
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"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
“Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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*ONE DAY MORE* of our Kickstarter to fund our debut album #HollowChapters - please support us if you can & get some great rewards (including pre-orders on vinyl, digital, or CD)! 🎶❤️
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
youtu.be/xAU-QMIr1DU
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
youtu.be/xAU-QMIr1DU
Final Day Kickstarter Reminder - Hollow Chapters = Marsh Family debut album crowdfunder
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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November 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
*ONE DAY MORE* of our Kickstarter to fund our debut album #HollowChapters - please support us if you can & get some great rewards (including pre-orders on vinyl, digital, or CD)! 🎶❤️
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
youtu.be/xAU-QMIr1DU
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
youtu.be/xAU-QMIr1DU
Reckless tech billionaires are racing to build AI ‘superintelligence’ - raising massive ethical and security concerns. action.eko.org/a/sign-the-s...
Ban superintelligent AI until it’s safe
Reckless tech billionaires are racing to build AI ‘superintelligence’ - raising massive ethical and security concerns. From controlling nuclear weapons, to replacing millions of jobs, to creating dead
action.eko.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Reckless tech billionaires are racing to build AI ‘superintelligence’ - raising massive ethical and security concerns. action.eko.org/a/sign-the-s...
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Political Persecution?? The guy is a horrible and vile person. I hope he gets a wee holiday when he is sentenced..
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Former footballer guilty over posts directed at football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, and broadcaster Jeremy Vine
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Political Persecution?? The guy is a horrible and vile person. I hope he gets a wee holiday when he is sentenced..
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Here's "Wandsworth Prison Blues" - a bit of #JohnnyCash, a shot at #DavidLammy, & a dash of a Disney song that #RolfHarris once sang 🐊🎶😬
https//youtu.be/9P...
P.S. If you like our stuff, only hours left on our Kickstarter to help us launch a debut album in 2026: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
https//youtu.be/9P...
P.S. If you like our stuff, only hours left on our Kickstarter to help us launch a debut album in 2026: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
"Wandsworth Prison Blues" - Marsh Family parody of "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash, on UK jails
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Here's "Wandsworth Prison Blues" - a bit of #JohnnyCash, a shot at #DavidLammy, & a dash of a Disney song that #RolfHarris once sang 🐊🎶😬
https//youtu.be/9P...
P.S. If you like our stuff, only hours left on our Kickstarter to help us launch a debut album in 2026: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
https//youtu.be/9P...
P.S. If you like our stuff, only hours left on our Kickstarter to help us launch a debut album in 2026: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
