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Brainwashed
Reform voters are (always) different
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Brainwashed
Absolutely agree. No more political appointments at the BBC
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 2:56 PM
Absolutely agree. No more political appointments at the BBC
Well it certainly isn’t from the left so someone is lying Boris
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Well it certainly isn’t from the left so someone is lying Boris
Excellent piece. An impartial BBC is required, not least, to save the sanity of ordinary citizens just wanting to hear the truth about events in the world in which they live. God forbid what would replace it if it succumbed to political bullying. It must be defended by decent people
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 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Excellent piece. An impartial BBC is required, not least, to save the sanity of ordinary citizens just wanting to hear the truth about events in the world in which they live. God forbid what would replace it if it succumbed to political bullying. It must be defended by decent people
Astonishing. Brexit even worse than any of us thought
"Research released this month by economists at the Bank of England, the Bundesbank, King’s College London and the universities of Stanford and Nottingham underscored the economic hit from leaving the EU. Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6-8%"
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Rachel Reeves signals she will break manifesto pledge with Budget tax rises
Chancellor hopes to win support from Labour MPs by lifting two-child benefit cap
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Astonishing. Brexit even worse than any of us thought
Counter sue Trump for inciting the Jan 6th riots. They gave all the evidence.
Do not under any circumstances give this grotesque individual any UK taxpayer’s money
Do not under any circumstances give this grotesque individual any UK taxpayer’s money
Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn over edits the organisation made last year to one of his speeches
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over speech edit
The BBC has been engulfed in a crisis, with both its director-general and head of news resigning after it emerged a speech by Donald Trump was edited misleadingly in a Panorama documentary that aired ...
news.sky.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Counter sue Trump for inciting the Jan 6th riots. They gave all the evidence.
Do not under any circumstances give this grotesque individual any UK taxpayer’s money
Do not under any circumstances give this grotesque individual any UK taxpayer’s money
Why is he even being interviewed. He’s now irrelevant
Mogg's suit is his armour.
His cut glass accent and Etonian affectation are a force field.
Beneath them both, he's a rude, insufferable arse.
His cut glass accent and Etonian affectation are a force field.
Beneath them both, he's a rude, insufferable arse.
Jacob-Rees Mogg supports President Trump's right to sue the BBC
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Why is he even being interviewed. He’s now irrelevant
As I said yesterday we all know who Fico answers to
Slovakia’s prosecutor has ruled that the 2023 transfer of MiG‑29 jets and air defense systems to Ukraine was not a crime. The move, made under former PM Eduard Heger, faced legal challenge from the current pro-Russian government of Robert Fico. Politico reports the case is now closed.
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
As I said yesterday we all know who Fico answers to
Reposted
Gibb describes himself as a “Thatcherite Conservative” and was an editorial adviser for GB News before its launch.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Gibb describes himself as a “Thatcherite Conservative” and was an editorial adviser for GB News before its launch.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
This graphic is a couple of years old, nearly, but it gives a sense of the web of influence.
If 73% of Reform voters think the BBC is biased towards the Left they obviously don’t watch Question Time where Farage has appeared more than any other politician. Furthermore I suspect the 73% tune in to GB News so how on earth would they know that the BBC is biased one way or the other?
New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes.
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If 73% of Reform voters think the BBC is biased towards the Left they obviously don’t watch Question Time where Farage has appeared more than any other politician. Furthermore I suspect the 73% tune in to GB News so how on earth would they know that the BBC is biased one way or the other?
They might start by asking Farage where his partner found £880,000 to purchase their house in Clacton. A house that Farage gave the impression that he bought.
The whole episode needs further investigation BBC
The whole episode needs further investigation BBC
Nigel Farage says if the BBC doesn't produce straight news then it has no future
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
They might start by asking Farage where his partner found £880,000 to purchase their house in Clacton. A house that Farage gave the impression that he bought.
The whole episode needs further investigation BBC
The whole episode needs further investigation BBC
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The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.
Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
Someone needs to show some backbone in the UK as it’s clear no one in the USA is prepared to. Bullies must be faced down
This isn't about editing down any foogage. It's about trying to intimidate foreign broadcasters like he has done to broadcasters in the US. To see the gatekeepers of our democracy just roll over for him is too much!
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Someone needs to show some backbone in the UK as it’s clear no one in the USA is prepared to. Bullies must be faced down
Marshall is a bigger threat to British Democracy than Farage
That appears to be something that Paul Marshall, Nigel Farage, Elon Musk and the Mail know
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Marshall is a bigger threat to British Democracy than Farage
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Earning from it, EARNING from it!!
What a grotesque individual Trump is. Celebrating in profiting from the losses & misery of a beleaguered nation. It’s time for Trump to go
What a grotesque individual Trump is. Celebrating in profiting from the losses & misery of a beleaguered nation. It’s time for Trump to go
Trump said the U.S. is no longer spending money on Ukraine, but earning from it, saying NATO allies are now footing the bill for weapons sent to Kyiv.
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Earning from it, EARNING from it!!
What a grotesque individual Trump is. Celebrating in profiting from the losses & misery of a beleaguered nation. It’s time for Trump to go
What a grotesque individual Trump is. Celebrating in profiting from the losses & misery of a beleaguered nation. It’s time for Trump to go
That’s because it’s been under constant attack from left and particularly right. If people have lost respect for the BBC they need to say why. I suspect it’s more to do with politics rather than broadcasting expertise. Funny thing is that the rest of the world regard it very highly indeed. Strange!
"Worryingly, according to YouGov, trust in the BBC declined from 81% to 47% between 2004 and 2020..."
The BBC affair: a personal view
A reporter's view
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
That’s because it’s been under constant attack from left and particularly right. If people have lost respect for the BBC they need to say why. I suspect it’s more to do with politics rather than broadcasting expertise. Funny thing is that the rest of the world regard it very highly indeed. Strange!
I listened to the full clip. Ant Middleton is incoherent. I do not understand the policies he says should be adopted by the next Govt. Have a listen
"I wouldn't expect someone like Adil Ray to understand...I'd love to have grabbed Adil Ray by the scruff of the neck & thrown him back to 1944... on the beaches of Normandy... and also for him to look to his left and his right and realise they look nothing like him."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkng...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkng...
'Grab Adil Ray By The Scruff Of The Neck' Says Former UK Special Forces Officer Ant Middleton
YouTube video by TalkTV
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I listened to the full clip. Ant Middleton is incoherent. I do not understand the policies he says should be adopted by the next Govt. Have a listen
Never trust anyone who calls you buddy
"I wouldn't expect someone like Adil Ray to understand...I'd love to have grabbed Adil Ray by the scruff of the neck & thrown him back to 1944... on the beaches of Normandy... and also for him to look to his left and his right and realise they look nothing like him."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkng...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkng...
'Grab Adil Ray By The Scruff Of The Neck' Says Former UK Special Forces Officer Ant Middleton
YouTube video by TalkTV
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Never trust anyone who calls you buddy
Would be cheaper to create more prison places and put the buggers in jail
Uninsured driving costs the government £1bn a year, including compensation for victims, emergency services, medical costs and loss of productivity.
An uninsured vehicle is seized every four minutes across the UK, with almost 120,000 seized so far this year, the MIB said.
An uninsured vehicle is seized every four minutes across the UK, with almost 120,000 seized so far this year, the MIB said.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Would be cheaper to create more prison places and put the buggers in jail
That he is using Remembrance Day to promote himself is GROTESQUE
Yes, Nigel Farage made an actual promo video of his poppy performance in Walton-on-the-Naze today.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
That he is using Remembrance Day to promote himself is GROTESQUE
Anyone with a brain could have figured that out without even reverting to the statistics. The statement just defies logic if you actually think about it!
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Anyone with a brain could have figured that out without even reverting to the statistics. The statement just defies logic if you actually think about it!
We’ll know by the mid terms
Simon tackles the idea that we've passed peak populism.
Peak Everything? My latest on whether we have passed peak Trump, peak stocks, peak populism and peak Farage, plus how to fight back against ethno-nationalists
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We’ll know by the mid terms
Davie should have picked a time of his choosing if he felt he had come to the end of the road. As it is he is just helping to feed the monster
At least he could have fired a parting shot like “Trump should be in jail for the Jan 6th riots” as all decent people believe
At least he could have fired a parting shot like “Trump should be in jail for the Jan 6th riots” as all decent people believe
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Davie should have picked a time of his choosing if he felt he had come to the end of the road. As it is he is just helping to feed the monster
At least he could have fired a parting shot like “Trump should be in jail for the Jan 6th riots” as all decent people believe
At least he could have fired a parting shot like “Trump should be in jail for the Jan 6th riots” as all decent people believe
No it’s not and that’s why they will try and take Democracy away from you. The dark enlightenment is real
It is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power.
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
No it’s not and that’s why they will try and take Democracy away from you. The dark enlightenment is real