Sarah-Jayne Kenyon
@sjkenyon.bsky.social
📚 sh, political, dog-lover. Proud mum to small publishing rising star @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social (Isabelle K) Expect book posts!
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More blather and bulls**t from Trump.
“.. The plan could cost the US government double what it's projected to take in for 2025 and undercut Trump's argument that tariff revenue will be used to help pay down federal debt.” 🤡
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
More blather and bulls**t from Trump.
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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 8:37 AM
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.
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
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our BBC analysis:
“Insiders admit the BBC has often been at fault. But the scandals have been amplified by a hostile cohort of rightwing politicians and media allies”
www.ft.com/content/28b4...
“Insiders admit the BBC has often been at fault. But the scandals have been amplified by a hostile cohort of rightwing politicians and media allies”
www.ft.com/content/28b4...
BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
our BBC analysis:
“Insiders admit the BBC has often been at fault. But the scandals have been amplified by a hostile cohort of rightwing politicians and media allies”
www.ft.com/content/28b4...
“Insiders admit the BBC has often been at fault. But the scandals have been amplified by a hostile cohort of rightwing politicians and media allies”
www.ft.com/content/28b4...
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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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NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
Seriously, if Farage is going to hold a press conference every Monday morning and keep on dominating the news cycle, the govt MUST retake the initiative. Force politics journalists to choose. An actual government minister briefing or Reform, who have 5 MPs. Every week @darrenpjones.bsky.social Now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Seriously, if Farage is going to hold a press conference every Monday morning and keep on dominating the news cycle, the govt MUST retake the initiative. Force politics journalists to choose. An actual government minister briefing or Reform, who have 5 MPs. Every week @darrenpjones.bsky.social Now.
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
Genuinely @news.sky.com will you continue to carry Farage propaganda gatherings live & subject your journalists to this kind of abuse? He thinks he's Trump, publicly humiliating journalists he doesn't like. Are you going to allow this to continue? He has five MPs. STOP pandering to him!
Mhari Aurora asks a pretty fair question, is booed by the crowd and told off by Dear Leader. Then Noa Hoffman, lobs a dogwhistle soft ball about making "our high streets beautiful again", not "covered in illegal migrant vape shops," to great applause.
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Genuinely @news.sky.com will you continue to carry Farage propaganda gatherings live & subject your journalists to this kind of abuse? He thinks he's Trump, publicly humiliating journalists he doesn't like. Are you going to allow this to continue? He has five MPs. STOP pandering to him!
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Meanwhile, in Reform's Lancashire CC, the councillor in charge of care homes, owns a private care home, and is closing council care homes. 👀
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Meanwhile, in Reform's Lancashire CC, the councillor in charge of care homes, owns a private care home, and is closing council care homes. 👀
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A resident’s son, a Reform party member, said any move would “kill” his mother. ~AA
#NeverThoughtTheLeopards
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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not only was Prescott’s former employer Hanover Communications a Tory outfit, it also represented Sky News for many years….
Michael Prescott and Sir Robbie Gibb both bailed out of journalism years ago, and enjoy lucrative careers in corporate PR. And now they are the arbiters of BBC editorial standards. Go figure www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
not only was Prescott’s former employer Hanover Communications a Tory outfit, it also represented Sky News for many years….
Well this would explain his absence at the Cenotaph this morning. This is obscene. Remembrance is not an opportunity for self-aggrandisement.
Yes, Nigel Farage made an actual promo video of his poppy performance in Walton-on-the-Naze today.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Well this would explain his absence at the Cenotaph this morning. This is obscene. Remembrance is not an opportunity for self-aggrandisement.
www.rawstory.com/doj-tells-re... This would suggest that the US government shutdown won't come to an end anytime soon. As soon as it's up and running again, the vote will go against Trump.
DOJ tells Republicans that Epstein files even worse for Trump than they thought: report
Several House Republicans have reportedly heard from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the unreleased Jeffrey Epstein documents are especially compromising for President Donald Trump.That's accordi...
www.rawstory.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
www.rawstory.com/doj-tells-re... This would suggest that the US government shutdown won't come to an end anytime soon. As soon as it's up and running again, the vote will go against Trump.
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Big news for arts education. After 16 month review, government has pledged to reverse the secondary status that - partly due to EBacc - arts subjects have come to occupy in the national curriculum (in England),
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Big news for arts education. After 16 month review, government has pledged to reverse the secondary status that - partly due to EBacc - arts subjects have come to occupy in the national curriculum (in England),
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
V helpful thread from @campaignforthearts.org below
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So what are we waiting for?
👋 The EBacc goes by the end of this academic year
💬 More consultations to come before...
🛼 ... the new curriculum rolls out in 2028
👀 More info awaited on a National Youth Strategy, a new National Centre for Arts and Music Education + more
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👋 The EBacc goes by the end of this academic year
💬 More consultations to come before...
🛼 ... the new curriculum rolls out in 2028
👀 More info awaited on a National Youth Strategy, a new National Centre for Arts and Music Education + more
🧶 8/10
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So what are we waiting for?
👋 The EBacc goes by the end of this academic year
💬 More consultations to come before...
🛼 ... the new curriculum rolls out in 2028
👀 More info awaited on a National Youth Strategy, a new National Centre for Arts and Music Education + more
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👋 The EBacc goes by the end of this academic year
💬 More consultations to come before...
🛼 ... the new curriculum rolls out in 2028
👀 More info awaited on a National Youth Strategy, a new National Centre for Arts and Music Education + more
🧶 8/10
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What else is new?
🎨 Real shift in tone: the arts described as a “fundamental part” of education
🌳 A new entitlement to enrichment activities for every child, including the arts + culture (although no new funding has been announced to deliver this)
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🎨 Real shift in tone: the arts described as a “fundamental part” of education
🌳 A new entitlement to enrichment activities for every child, including the arts + culture (although no new funding has been announced to deliver this)
🧶 7/10
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What else is new?
🎨 Real shift in tone: the arts described as a “fundamental part” of education
🌳 A new entitlement to enrichment activities for every child, including the arts + culture (although no new funding has been announced to deliver this)
🧶 7/10
🎨 Real shift in tone: the arts described as a “fundamental part” of education
🌳 A new entitlement to enrichment activities for every child, including the arts + culture (although no new funding has been announced to deliver this)
🧶 7/10
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How has the Government responded?
✅ Accepted: EBacc to be scrapped
🔧 Altered: Progress 8 to now include creative subjects
🎨 Added: a pledge to “revitalise arts education” in new national curriculum
➡️ In short, the Government is going further than the recommendations
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✅ Accepted: EBacc to be scrapped
🔧 Altered: Progress 8 to now include creative subjects
🎨 Added: a pledge to “revitalise arts education” in new national curriculum
➡️ In short, the Government is going further than the recommendations
🧶 6/10
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How has the Government responded?
✅ Accepted: EBacc to be scrapped
🔧 Altered: Progress 8 to now include creative subjects
🎨 Added: a pledge to “revitalise arts education” in new national curriculum
➡️ In short, the Government is going further than the recommendations
🧶 6/10
✅ Accepted: EBacc to be scrapped
🔧 Altered: Progress 8 to now include creative subjects
🎨 Added: a pledge to “revitalise arts education” in new national curriculum
➡️ In short, the Government is going further than the recommendations
🧶 6/10
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What’s all this about a review?
🖊️ Jun '24: Labour manifesto pledges to transform education system
📜 Jul '24: Independent “Curriculum & Assessment Review” commissioned
📕 Nov '25: Final report published + Government responds
🔔 NEXT: Major reforms to 5‑ to 19‑year-olds’ education in England
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🖊️ Jun '24: Labour manifesto pledges to transform education system
📜 Jul '24: Independent “Curriculum & Assessment Review” commissioned
📕 Nov '25: Final report published + Government responds
🔔 NEXT: Major reforms to 5‑ to 19‑year-olds’ education in England
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November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What’s all this about a review?
🖊️ Jun '24: Labour manifesto pledges to transform education system
📜 Jul '24: Independent “Curriculum & Assessment Review” commissioned
📕 Nov '25: Final report published + Government responds
🔔 NEXT: Major reforms to 5‑ to 19‑year-olds’ education in England
🧶 2/10
🖊️ Jun '24: Labour manifesto pledges to transform education system
📜 Jul '24: Independent “Curriculum & Assessment Review” commissioned
📕 Nov '25: Final report published + Government responds
🔔 NEXT: Major reforms to 5‑ to 19‑year-olds’ education in England
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🎆 After years of decline, there’s hope for arts in schools again 🎆
Our take on the Curriculum & Assessment Review, and the government's response to it
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Our take on the Curriculum & Assessment Review, and the government's response to it
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November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🎆 After years of decline, there’s hope for arts in schools again 🎆
Our take on the Curriculum & Assessment Review, and the government's response to it
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Our take on the Curriculum & Assessment Review, and the government's response to it
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only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
only in the small print of this article do they make clear that the pensioners paying an extra £2,500 of tax would have to have
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?
“earnings over £125,140”
I know many pensioners are asset rich but how many have income at that level?