Rosemary Watt
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Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
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He’s have an inconvenient journalist chopped up with a bone saw in a nanosecond if he could.
Just like the gurning psychopath sitting next to him did.
Just like the gurning psychopath sitting next to him did.
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
He’s have an inconvenient journalist chopped up with a bone saw in a nanosecond if he could.
Just like the gurning psychopath sitting next to him did.
Just like the gurning psychopath sitting next to him did.
NEW! This week on SMR we're talking EXCLUSIVELY to punk rock band, The Human Error about their blistering new album!
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November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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NEW! This week on SMR we're asking: Are EU up for a #Rejoin Ramble to Brussels? Peter Corr spills the beans on "Trip '26!"
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW! This week on SMR we're asking: Are EU up for a #Rejoin Ramble to Brussels? Peter Corr spills the beans on "Trip '26!"
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Celtic Park to open on Christmas Day and feed Glasgow's most vulnerable - Glasgow Live share.google/PhKTqFURSbyu...
Celtic Park to open on Christmas Day and feed Glasgow's most vulnerable
The initiative began back in 2023 and has now become an annual tradition, offering a safe community space for those who would have faced the Christmas period alone.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Celtic Park to open on Christmas Day and feed Glasgow's most vulnerable - Glasgow Live share.google/PhKTqFURSbyu...
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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I disagree, with respect. Ian Hislop, whose views I hold in utmost admiration, argued persuasively against Leveson 2 on front of a parliamentary committee.
I'm eager for press accountability, but we need to protect investigative journalists, such as those who work for the Eye.
Ask any sub-postmaster
I'm eager for press accountability, but we need to protect investigative journalists, such as those who work for the Eye.
Ask any sub-postmaster
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I disagree, with respect. Ian Hislop, whose views I hold in utmost admiration, argued persuasively against Leveson 2 on front of a parliamentary committee.
I'm eager for press accountability, but we need to protect investigative journalists, such as those who work for the Eye.
Ask any sub-postmaster
I'm eager for press accountability, but we need to protect investigative journalists, such as those who work for the Eye.
Ask any sub-postmaster
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In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
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‘There’s a reason Russia has troll farms. There’s a reason people hire bots.’
Natasha Devon worries that people are getting ‘a completely false idea’ of Britain from Twitter.
Natasha Devon worries that people are getting ‘a completely false idea’ of Britain from Twitter.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
‘There’s a reason Russia has troll farms. There’s a reason people hire bots.’
Natasha Devon worries that people are getting ‘a completely false idea’ of Britain from Twitter.
Natasha Devon worries that people are getting ‘a completely false idea’ of Britain from Twitter.
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Robbie Gibb once suggested that reporters should reflect if they were getting more retweets from one side than the other - a braindead analysis that ignores that fair and impartial reporting of education might get more Tory retweets than say, criminal justice.
Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Robbie Gibb once suggested that reporters should reflect if they were getting more retweets from one side than the other - a braindead analysis that ignores that fair and impartial reporting of education might get more Tory retweets than say, criminal justice.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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According to Reuters, the Russian company Lukoil has declared force majeure at the giant "West Qurna-2" oil field, one of the largest oil fields in the world.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
According to Reuters, the Russian company Lukoil has declared force majeure at the giant "West Qurna-2" oil field, one of the largest oil fields in the world.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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16yo Hilary Hahn on her 1996 debut album for today's Bach Before 7 in BBCRadio3 Breakfast. It was a Black-faced Bunting in the dawn chorus and at 7.15 I'll be setting you Monday's brain teaser with the Morning Stretch. See you there 📻
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
16yo Hilary Hahn on her 1996 debut album for today's Bach Before 7 in BBCRadio3 Breakfast. It was a Black-faced Bunting in the dawn chorus and at 7.15 I'll be setting you Monday's brain teaser with the Morning Stretch. See you there 📻
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We have known for a long time that politicians, Johnson, Farage and their parties have been funded by Russia. Johnson even enobled one. Farage and Reform are hell bent on destabilising the country.
Are we all content with this situation?
#bbclaurak
Are we all content with this situation?
#bbclaurak
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We have known for a long time that politicians, Johnson, Farage and their parties have been funded by Russia. Johnson even enobled one. Farage and Reform are hell bent on destabilising the country.
Are we all content with this situation?
#bbclaurak
Are we all content with this situation?
#bbclaurak
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Previously on Bylines Scotland.
“Nathan Gill acted not in the interests of the people who had voted for him, or in those of the British and European taxpayers he was paid to represent, but in the interests of Russia.”
@cluthaman.bsky.social
“Nathan Gill acted not in the interests of the people who had voted for him, or in those of the British and European taxpayers he was paid to represent, but in the interests of Russia.”
@cluthaman.bsky.social
Nathan Gill’s treachery puts him in same league as the “Cambridge Five”
Reform’s Russia connections may endanger our security – time for a public inquiry
bylines.scot
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Previously on Bylines Scotland.
“Nathan Gill acted not in the interests of the people who had voted for him, or in those of the British and European taxpayers he was paid to represent, but in the interests of Russia.”
@cluthaman.bsky.social
“Nathan Gill acted not in the interests of the people who had voted for him, or in those of the British and European taxpayers he was paid to represent, but in the interests of Russia.”
@cluthaman.bsky.social
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Why isn't mainstream media all over this?
Previously on Bylines Scotland.
“Nathan Gill acted not in the interests of the people who had voted for him, or in those of the British and European taxpayers he was paid to represent, but in the interests of Russia.”
@cluthaman.bsky.social
“Nathan Gill acted not in the interests of the people who had voted for him, or in those of the British and European taxpayers he was paid to represent, but in the interests of Russia.”
@cluthaman.bsky.social
Nathan Gill’s treachery puts him in same league as the “Cambridge Five”
Reform’s Russia connections may endanger our security – time for a public inquiry
bylines.scot
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Why isn't mainstream media all over this?
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🏴 Wales has been “hurt hardest” by Brexit amid a “mess” of trade barriers, cultural blockades, and a “fading” Welsh presence in EU relations, Senedd committees have warned.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/wales-hurt-hardest-brexit-politician-32826185
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/wales-hurt-hardest-brexit-politician-32826185
Wales 'hurt hardest' by Brexit as politician warns: 'We are in a mess'
The EU remains Wales' biggest trading partner
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🏴 Wales has been “hurt hardest” by Brexit amid a “mess” of trade barriers, cultural blockades, and a “fading” Welsh presence in EU relations, Senedd committees have warned.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/wales-hurt-hardest-brexit-politician-32826185
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/wales-hurt-hardest-brexit-politician-32826185
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📑 Researchers from King's College London (KCL) said a "frightening increase in the sense of national division" that began post-Brexit appears to have "morphed into" party political and other splits around immigration and “culture wars”.
https://bit.ly/4oy9Zf2
https://bit.ly/4oy9Zf2
Majority of people not proud of post-Brexit Britain, new survey reveals
Attitudes poll also suggests people increasingly believe UK is divided, that ‘culture wars’ exist and life was better in past
www.independent.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📑 Researchers from King's College London (KCL) said a "frightening increase in the sense of national division" that began post-Brexit appears to have "morphed into" party political and other splits around immigration and “culture wars”.
https://bit.ly/4oy9Zf2
https://bit.ly/4oy9Zf2
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A criminal court in Brussels on Wednesday convicted two Polish nationals – including a current European Parliament assistant – of misusing EU funds tied to political entities associated with Brexit-backer Nigel Farage.
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
www.euractiv.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A criminal court in Brussels on Wednesday convicted two Polish nationals – including a current European Parliament assistant – of misusing EU funds tied to political entities associated with Brexit-backer Nigel Farage.
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
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Larger firms fared better, with 42% of those with over 250 employees seeing export growth.
But small enterprises have been left struggling to navigate complex customs and compliance rules, according to the report.
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
But small enterprises have been left struggling to navigate complex customs and compliance rules, according to the report.
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
British SMEs locked out of trade deal benefits as red tape bites
Small businesses exports are falling as distress surges across SME sector ahead of Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget.
www.cityam.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Larger firms fared better, with 42% of those with over 250 employees seeing export growth.
But small enterprises have been left struggling to navigate complex customs and compliance rules, according to the report.
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
But small enterprises have been left struggling to navigate complex customs and compliance rules, according to the report.
www.cityam.com/british-smes...
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Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yep. And to think that so many people think this man is some sort of hero is such a sign of our twisted times.
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study showing that exports to the EU from UK-based SMEs fell 30 per cent after Brexit, with more than 16,000 small firms ceasing EU exports altogether.
x.com/glasgoweurop...
x.com/glasgoweurop...
Glasgow for Europe on X: "“The ability to trade with Europe is very difficult – we lost our markets due to Brexit, & trading with the US is very hard & expensive due to tariffs & business uncertainty”, a small service firm told the British Chambers report.@William_Bain https://t.co/P3STZwfsY0" / X
“The ability to trade with Europe is very difficult – we lost our markets due to Brexit, & trading with the US is very hard & expensive due to tariffs & business uncertainty”, a small service firm told the British Chambers report.@William_Bain https://t.co/P3STZwfsY0
x.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
study showing that exports to the EU from UK-based SMEs fell 30 per cent after Brexit, with more than 16,000 small firms ceasing EU exports altogether.
x.com/glasgoweurop...
x.com/glasgoweurop...