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John Smyth
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How BBC presents the anti-migrant hotel protests vs how we do at @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

BBC lead with a Reform UK voter saying "We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children”

We tell of the refugee children inside the hotel terrified by chants of “send them out!”
August 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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So nice for the Lionesses to be hosted in the Downing Street garden - hasn’t been a party that big there since Boris Johnson celebrated the second lockdown.
July 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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It was a great week to be Labour.

Votes at 16 rightly grabbed the headlines, but there was plenty more good news for progressives.

7 things to celebrate: 🧵
July 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Auckland FC in their first season won the league and are now in the playoff finals. I wrote a song in the style of
70s and 80s football songs to celebrate.

youtu.be/gUJqYMXLQhw?...

youtube.com/shorts/a84jD...

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AUCKLAND F.C. FOREVER
YouTube video by Tyler Portsmart
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The horror show of xenophobia that was #PressPreview tonight.

80 million Europeans are apparently coming, they are bringing their families, they will slip away and not return when their visas expire, because - as everyone in that studio seems to agree - Europeans just cannot be trusted. Poor. ~AA
May 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social just seen tonight's show. Excellent stuff. Also want to share how I had the same aborted landing experience at Belfast....wind caused our aborted landing last July 😱
April 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Rick Buckler. Thinking of his family and friends #RIP
youtu.be/KxT4j_kF4Qo
THE JAM - Something Else, BBC2 TV 20th September 1979 - Eton Rifles - When you're Young
YouTube video by The Jam
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Gary and co in the TV studio still trying to convince themselves the viewing public don't want extra time...
January 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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James O’Brien thinks he’s got this Liz Truss cease and desist thing all sussed out (and he’s got receipts).
January 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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December 27, 2024 at 12:42 PM