paulusthewoodgnome
@paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social
Born 317ppm | Love London | Hate Racists
The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation — Bertrand Russell
The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation — Bertrand Russell
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All of us are creatures of a day; the rememberer and the remembered alike. All is ephemeral-both memory & the object of memory. The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you.
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
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British electricity mix at 10pm on 11th Nov 2025
🔥Gas 8.0% Biomass 6.1%
🍃Wind 57.7% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.9%
⚛️Nuclear 11.6%
➡️Imports 14.7% Other 0.0%
🪫Storage 0.0%
🔌Generation 28GW
🌍Carbon intensity 69 gCO2e/kWh
vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
🔥Gas 8.0% Biomass 6.1%
🍃Wind 57.7% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.9%
⚛️Nuclear 11.6%
➡️Imports 14.7% Other 0.0%
🪫Storage 0.0%
🔌Generation 28GW
🌍Carbon intensity 69 gCO2e/kWh
vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
British electricity mix at 10pm on 11th Nov 2025
🔥Gas 8.0% Biomass 6.1%
🍃Wind 57.7% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.9%
⚛️Nuclear 11.6%
➡️Imports 14.7% Other 0.0%
🪫Storage 0.0%
🔌Generation 28GW
🌍Carbon intensity 69 gCO2e/kWh
vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
🔥Gas 8.0% Biomass 6.1%
🍃Wind 57.7% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.9%
⚛️Nuclear 11.6%
➡️Imports 14.7% Other 0.0%
🪫Storage 0.0%
🔌Generation 28GW
🌍Carbon intensity 69 gCO2e/kWh
vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030
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Just had a fun idea to draft the letter that the BBC should send back to Trump's lawyer.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Just had a fun idea to draft the letter that the BBC should send back to Trump's lawyer.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.
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🚨 The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish Adam Bienkov and Patrick Howse's 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🚨 The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
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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 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reform voters are (always) different
'The BBC’s travails over the Panorama documentary are a sad parable of our contemporary political madnesses. Primarily, they illuminate the continued grip of our political discourse by an increasingly fevered right-wing information ecosystem.'
— @lewisgoodall.com
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
— @lewisgoodall.com
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 10:45 PM
'The BBC’s travails over the Panorama documentary are a sad parable of our contemporary political madnesses. Primarily, they illuminate the continued grip of our political discourse by an increasingly fevered right-wing information ecosystem.'
— @lewisgoodall.com
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
— @lewisgoodall.com
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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‼️The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
‼️The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
"The BBC is in deep peril. Donald Trump’s terms include the kind of apology and admission that will be hard to give – and he wants compensation. That means licence fee payers' money going to Trump. A spectacularly bad look." — Krishnan Guru-Murthy
#c4news
channel4news.substack.com/p/bbc-bosses...
#c4news
channel4news.substack.com/p/bbc-bosses...
BBC bosses quit and Trump threatens a lawsuit
Here’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s take on the crisis at the BBC.
channel4news.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"The BBC is in deep peril. Donald Trump’s terms include the kind of apology and admission that will be hard to give – and he wants compensation. That means licence fee payers' money going to Trump. A spectacularly bad look." — Krishnan Guru-Murthy
#c4news
channel4news.substack.com/p/bbc-bosses...
#c4news
channel4news.substack.com/p/bbc-bosses...
No doubt, Trump will respond in his usual measured fashion.
'The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal.'
youtu.be/5HEQoRAh-SU?...
'The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal.'
youtu.be/5HEQoRAh-SU?...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strikes
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No doubt, Trump will respond in his usual measured fashion.
'The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal.'
youtu.be/5HEQoRAh-SU?...
'The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal.'
youtu.be/5HEQoRAh-SU?...
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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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Let us simply not check that figure after they stuck most of the BBC in the US behind a paywall a few months ago to increase revenue at the expense of British soft power and influence.
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Let us simply not check that figure after they stuck most of the BBC in the US behind a paywall a few months ago to increase revenue at the expense of British soft power and influence.
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Plans in for housing lead masterplan in Hounslow
Redevelopment of the former GSK HQ at Brentford, following a downsizing and demerger.
constructing-london.com/980-great-we...
Redevelopment of the former GSK HQ at Brentford, following a downsizing and demerger.
constructing-london.com/980-great-we...
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Plans in for housing lead masterplan in Hounslow
Redevelopment of the former GSK HQ at Brentford, following a downsizing and demerger.
constructing-london.com/980-great-we...
Redevelopment of the former GSK HQ at Brentford, following a downsizing and demerger.
constructing-london.com/980-great-we...
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
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Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Journalist, "Farage accused the BBC of election interference"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
Ed Davey, "The interference we've seen is from Farage's friend, Putin"
"We've seen Russian interference in the most appalling way"
#nowplaying Jimi Hendrix - Drifting youtu.be/WRrEP_lpN_U?...
Drifting
YouTube video by Jimi Hendrix - Topic
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#nowplaying Jimi Hendrix - Drifting youtu.be/WRrEP_lpN_U?...
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"They are so convinced their politics isn’t really politics, but just some default setting shared with much of the country..."
True of so many commentators on the Right.
True of so many commentators on the Right.
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 10:21 PM
"They are so convinced their politics isn’t really politics, but just some default setting shared with much of the country..."
True of so many commentators on the Right.
True of so many commentators on the Right.
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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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New video on the BBC resignations. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on... the BBC resignations
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the resignations of BBC bosses - and how this crisis didn't come out of nowhere.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New video on the BBC resignations. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
I'm 65 and haven't really been in touch with the popular music scene for the past 20 years – but the 'confusing' dialogue between Charlie XCX and Lorde piqued my interest. Now I'm posting her just dropped collaboration with John Cale, of all people, because it's damned good!
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
Charli xcx - House featuring John Cale (Official Video)
YouTube video by Charli xcx
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm 65 and haven't really been in touch with the popular music scene for the past 20 years – but the 'confusing' dialogue between Charlie XCX and Lorde piqued my interest. Now I'm posting her just dropped collaboration with John Cale, of all people, because it's damned good!
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
Farage has always been Trump's bitch on heat.
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Farage has always been Trump's bitch on heat.
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Oh look! A shadow minister is demanding that a government minister resign. It must be a day that ends in the letter 'Y'.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Oh look! A shadow minister is demanding that a government minister resign. It must be a day that ends in the letter 'Y'.
You don't say.
'Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former comms chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board by Boris Johnson’, "led the charge" in pressuring the corporation’s leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza & transgender rights.'
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
'Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former comms chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board by Boris Johnson’, "led the charge" in pressuring the corporation’s leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza & transgender rights.'
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You don't say.
'Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former comms chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board by Boris Johnson’, "led the charge" in pressuring the corporation’s leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza & transgender rights.'
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
'Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former comms chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board by Boris Johnson’, "led the charge" in pressuring the corporation’s leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza & transgender rights.'
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Aaaaaaaand Israel has entered the chat... Quelle surprise.
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Aaaaaaaand Israel has entered the chat... Quelle surprise.
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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 6:40 PM
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
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It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻