Mark Boylan
@markboylan.bsky.social
Professor, maths ed, professional learning, evaluation, implementation, social change, politically homeless waiting for the ranters, diggers and levellers to come back him/he/his
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EXCLUSIVE 🚨 A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
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Exclusive: the error at the heart of Trump’s BBC attack
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
EXCLUSIVE 🚨 A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
✏️ @jamesrball.com
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X is in clear + systemic breach of its legal duties in the UK to remove unlawful content from its platform.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
X is in clear + systemic breach of its legal duties in the UK to remove unlawful content from its platform.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
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The big problem with the “serious people should be left to do serious politics” thing is that the serious people doing serious politics have repeatedly fucked up for the past 40 years
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The big problem with the “serious people should be left to do serious politics” thing is that the serious people doing serious politics have repeatedly fucked up for the past 40 years
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New: The local authority where eight academy trust chief executives are paid more than the Prime Minister
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/the-loc...
Situation in this moderately-sized county underlines the proliferation of highly-paid CEO roles under the academies policy.
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/the-loc...
Situation in this moderately-sized county underlines the proliferation of highly-paid CEO roles under the academies policy.
Education Uncovered | News| The local authority where eight academy trust chief executives are paid more than the Prime Minister
Union branch secretary, who carried out the research, said “the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of MAT executives” was undermining the principle of public education.
educationuncovered.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
New: The local authority where eight academy trust chief executives are paid more than the Prime Minister
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/the-loc...
Situation in this moderately-sized county underlines the proliferation of highly-paid CEO roles under the academies policy.
educationuncovered.co.uk/news/the-loc...
Situation in this moderately-sized county underlines the proliferation of highly-paid CEO roles under the academies policy.
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The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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Gary Lineker for DG
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Gary Lineker for DG
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.
If the govt had any political sense - questionable - they would set up an independent inquiry into BBC impartiality that would be required to commission and publish research on bias. This should include political slant of the board. This inquiry would show the right wing bias that exists.
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If the govt had any political sense - questionable - they would set up an independent inquiry into BBC impartiality that would be required to commission and publish research on bias. This should include political slant of the board. This inquiry would show the right wing bias that exists.
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I'm not a fan of BBC News; since the death of Dr David Kelly in 2003, the corporation has been too cautious about opposing the govt that manages its funding.
But the current political interference is anti-truth. Anyone who thinks it's pro-Gaza and pro-trans is deluded
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
But the current political interference is anti-truth. Anyone who thinks it's pro-Gaza and pro-trans is deluded
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I'm not a fan of BBC News; since the death of Dr David Kelly in 2003, the corporation has been too cautious about opposing the govt that manages its funding.
But the current political interference is anti-truth. Anyone who thinks it's pro-Gaza and pro-trans is deluded
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
But the current political interference is anti-truth. Anyone who thinks it's pro-Gaza and pro-trans is deluded
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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We are forever told that the BBC has a leftist bias, but everyone in the BBC from journos (just now a former Sun editor) to managers (Gibb, Davie, etc) seems to have past links with the right. Where are those all powerful lefties?! #r4today
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We are forever told that the BBC has a leftist bias, but everyone in the BBC from journos (just now a former Sun editor) to managers (Gibb, Davie, etc) seems to have past links with the right. Where are those all powerful lefties?! #r4today
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At a certain level of British society there is only one crime it's possible to commit: Failure to Sufficiently Launder and Glorify the Ruling Class
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
At a certain level of British society there is only one crime it's possible to commit: Failure to Sufficiently Launder and Glorify the Ruling Class
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Trevor Philips, "You don't want a rise in income tax?"
Zack Polanski, "No, people are tired and exhausted"
"How can you take from the hardest working people with extra tax, while allowing multimillionaires and billionaires to continue to not paying CGT?"
Zack Polanski, "No, people are tired and exhausted"
"How can you take from the hardest working people with extra tax, while allowing multimillionaires and billionaires to continue to not paying CGT?"
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Trevor Philips, "You don't want a rise in income tax?"
Zack Polanski, "No, people are tired and exhausted"
"How can you take from the hardest working people with extra tax, while allowing multimillionaires and billionaires to continue to not paying CGT?"
Zack Polanski, "No, people are tired and exhausted"
"How can you take from the hardest working people with extra tax, while allowing multimillionaires and billionaires to continue to not paying CGT?"
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My husband is an immigrant. Labour are trying to extend the period to be eligible for ILR from 5 years to 10, costing us thousands of pounds on top of the more than £35k he's already paid to be here in student fees, visa fees and NHS surcharge costs
As a Safety manager in the NHS, Labour is most likely making me redundant, and I could lose my house. Making NHS patients less safe in the process.
How are Labour policies changing your life?
How are Labour policies changing your life?
Why aren't Labour's life-changing policies connecting with voters - and what can the party do? It's down to messaging, how it's told, and the messengers...
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My husband is an immigrant. Labour are trying to extend the period to be eligible for ILR from 5 years to 10, costing us thousands of pounds on top of the more than £35k he's already paid to be here in student fees, visa fees and NHS surcharge costs
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Around 10,000 university workers being made redundant this year. Labour policies are definitely cutting through in higher education …
November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Around 10,000 university workers being made redundant this year. Labour policies are definitely cutting through in higher education …
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My wife is trans. Many of our friends and colleagues are trans or non binary. She runs inclusive cabaret shows in Manchester's gay village specifically hiring trans and non binary performers.
Labour doesn't want any of this to exist. Labour is making a lot of people I care about extremely unsafe.
Labour doesn't want any of this to exist. Labour is making a lot of people I care about extremely unsafe.
As a Safety manager in the NHS, Labour is most likely making me redundant, and I could lose my house. Making NHS patients less safe in the process.
How are Labour policies changing your life?
How are Labour policies changing your life?
Why aren't Labour's life-changing policies connecting with voters - and what can the party do? It's down to messaging, how it's told, and the messengers...
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My wife is trans. Many of our friends and colleagues are trans or non binary. She runs inclusive cabaret shows in Manchester's gay village specifically hiring trans and non binary performers.
Labour doesn't want any of this to exist. Labour is making a lot of people I care about extremely unsafe.
Labour doesn't want any of this to exist. Labour is making a lot of people I care about extremely unsafe.
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Solidarity and sisterhood with @monisharajesh.bsky.social, @chimenesuleyman.bsky.social & @profsunnysingh.bsky.social, in the face of renewed bad-faith attacks from the usual suspects. Their work is amazing, their principles impeccable. Don’t read the Telegraph, don’t listen to muckraking podcasts.
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Solidarity and sisterhood with @monisharajesh.bsky.social, @chimenesuleyman.bsky.social & @profsunnysingh.bsky.social, in the face of renewed bad-faith attacks from the usual suspects. Their work is amazing, their principles impeccable. Don’t read the Telegraph, don’t listen to muckraking podcasts.
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The 8 Kent offenders sent to jail for more than 100 years.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The 8 Kent offenders sent to jail for more than 100 years.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
These are the most common types of faces of sex offenders.
White British.
We don't just need wealth and exit taxes. We need taxes on luxury consumption.
It’s absurd that private jet fuel is still untaxed when ordinary people are seeing living costs go up and up.
I joined We Are Possible to call on the Chancellor to end this unfairness & make the richest pay their fair share, to support our public services & a healthy environment
I joined We Are Possible to call on the Chancellor to end this unfairness & make the richest pay their fair share, to support our public services & a healthy environment
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We don't just need wealth and exit taxes. We need taxes on luxury consumption.
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It’s absurd that private jet fuel is still untaxed when ordinary people are seeing living costs go up and up.
I joined We Are Possible to call on the Chancellor to end this unfairness & make the richest pay their fair share, to support our public services & a healthy environment
I joined We Are Possible to call on the Chancellor to end this unfairness & make the richest pay their fair share, to support our public services & a healthy environment
November 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s absurd that private jet fuel is still untaxed when ordinary people are seeing living costs go up and up.
I joined We Are Possible to call on the Chancellor to end this unfairness & make the richest pay their fair share, to support our public services & a healthy environment
I joined We Are Possible to call on the Chancellor to end this unfairness & make the richest pay their fair share, to support our public services & a healthy environment
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I sort of don't care anymore that the BBC is so clearly biased on so many issues. What bothers me is that people deny it in ways they don't with the Telegraph, Times, Daily Mail, Express, Mirror, Guardian, whatever
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I sort of don't care anymore that the BBC is so clearly biased on so many issues. What bothers me is that people deny it in ways they don't with the Telegraph, Times, Daily Mail, Express, Mirror, Guardian, whatever
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I seem to remember Labour very recently making attack ads about how @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens didn't care about the environment and that Labour are the REAL party of climate action.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit.
Keir Starmer flew to Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon, on Wednesday to join the summit of world leaders hosted by Brazil’s president, Lula da Silva. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I seem to remember Labour very recently making attack ads about how @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens didn't care about the environment and that Labour are the REAL party of climate action.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.
Labour are an absolute disgrace on every conceivable level.