Steven T
@steventodd.bsky.social
Husband, father, rock fan, sports fan, IT professional - SE England via Northern Ireland
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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...
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Trade policy must not bypass democracy. The previous government’s reckless approach damaged food, farming and environmental standards — and farmers are still paying the price.
We need scrutiny, transparency and repair.
#FairTrade #FoodStandards
Full text 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
We need scrutiny, transparency and repair.
#FairTrade #FoodStandards
Full text 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Trade policy must not bypass democracy. The previous government’s reckless approach damaged food, farming and environmental standards — and farmers are still paying the price.
We need scrutiny, transparency and repair.
#FairTrade #FoodStandards
Full text 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
We need scrutiny, transparency and repair.
#FairTrade #FoodStandards
Full text 👉 hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
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
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
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We are headed toward martial law and the end of our democracy and I will never forgive the people in power who every step of the way told us it was all just fine and everything would work out swell as long as we kept pretending that nothing we have actually seen with our own two eyes was happening
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We are headed toward martial law and the end of our democracy and I will never forgive the people in power who every step of the way told us it was all just fine and everything would work out swell as long as we kept pretending that nothing we have actually seen with our own two eyes was happening
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Spot on, Otto. Although, if they had just quickly fired the guys who made that rookie editing move, it would have spiked the Trump-Farage guns. Mind you, although it was crass, it captured the feel of Trump on that day, as I watched it. World’s gone mad.
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Spot on, Otto. Although, if they had just quickly fired the guys who made that rookie editing move, it would have spiked the Trump-Farage guns. Mind you, although it was crass, it captured the feel of Trump on that day, as I watched it. World’s gone mad.
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Many years ago I did a cultural awareness course and rule one was this: You can criticise your own country and you can do it as much as you like. But when someone else does it, you remember all the things you actually love about it and - it's enraging.
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Many years ago I did a cultural awareness course and rule one was this: You can criticise your own country and you can do it as much as you like. But when someone else does it, you remember all the things you actually love about it and - it's enraging.
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The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
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Schumer allows a provision to go into the supposedly “clean” CR to allow people like Ted Cruz to file lawsuits for money over Jack Smith’s J6 investigation. Amazing Dem leadership in the senate. Thanks Chuck!
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Schumer allows a provision to go into the supposedly “clean” CR to allow people like Ted Cruz to file lawsuits for money over Jack Smith’s J6 investigation. Amazing Dem leadership in the senate. Thanks Chuck!
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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Laws bent for the rich.
Wages taxed at marginal rates of 20% – 45% plus national insurance contributions (NIC).
Capital gains taxed at 18% to 32%, no NIC .
Dividends taxed at 8.75% to 39.35%, no NIC.
Return on wealth must not be taxed at lower rates.
Wages taxed at marginal rates of 20% – 45% plus national insurance contributions (NIC).
Capital gains taxed at 18% to 32%, no NIC .
Dividends taxed at 8.75% to 39.35%, no NIC.
Return on wealth must not be taxed at lower rates.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Laws bent for the rich.
Wages taxed at marginal rates of 20% – 45% plus national insurance contributions (NIC).
Capital gains taxed at 18% to 32%, no NIC .
Dividends taxed at 8.75% to 39.35%, no NIC.
Return on wealth must not be taxed at lower rates.
Wages taxed at marginal rates of 20% – 45% plus national insurance contributions (NIC).
Capital gains taxed at 18% to 32%, no NIC .
Dividends taxed at 8.75% to 39.35%, no NIC.
Return on wealth must not be taxed at lower rates.
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Farage: "I can tell you, a decade on almost from the referendum, that in every single industry, from financial services to fisheries, the burden of regulation, the threat of the regulator is worse now than it was then."
And who's fault is that?
https://bit.ly/4qQJHpS
And who's fault is that?
https://bit.ly/4qQJHpS
Nigel Farage accused of 'disaster' plan that would 'drown' small businesses
Nigel Farage gave a press conference to owners of small firms where he claimed Reform UK is the party of small business - catch up on updates below
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Farage: "I can tell you, a decade on almost from the referendum, that in every single industry, from financial services to fisheries, the burden of regulation, the threat of the regulator is worse now than it was then."
And who's fault is that?
https://bit.ly/4qQJHpS
And who's fault is that?
https://bit.ly/4qQJHpS
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@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)
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One of the nastiest policies of recent times, over which Labour sacked a bunch of their own MPs, marginalised a massive chunk of their base, and contributed to their popularity nosediving into the abyss.
All for what?
Slapping the vulnerable with one hand and committing harakiri with the other.
All for what?
Slapping the vulnerable with one hand and committing harakiri with the other.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
One of the nastiest policies of recent times, over which Labour sacked a bunch of their own MPs, marginalised a massive chunk of their base, and contributed to their popularity nosediving into the abyss.
All for what?
Slapping the vulnerable with one hand and committing harakiri with the other.
All for what?
Slapping the vulnerable with one hand and committing harakiri with the other.
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"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
Teesworks scandal: a dark tale of public wealth lost and private gain
Teesworks - a story that reads like a screenplay for a dark political drama
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
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You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
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Take a look at our MIRO Boards mapping the full extent of govt and corporate partnerships in the nationwide rollout of deregulated freeports and SEZs across the UK. All subsidised with State aid.
Tories and Labour +corporate reps sitting on the free zones boards consortia.
miro.com/app/board/uX...
Tories and Labour +corporate reps sitting on the free zones boards consortia.
miro.com/app/board/uX...
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miro.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Take a look at our MIRO Boards mapping the full extent of govt and corporate partnerships in the nationwide rollout of deregulated freeports and SEZs across the UK. All subsidised with State aid.
Tories and Labour +corporate reps sitting on the free zones boards consortia.
miro.com/app/board/uX...
Tories and Labour +corporate reps sitting on the free zones boards consortia.
miro.com/app/board/uX...
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🔴US-Style Culture Wars Have Come to Britain but Who Is Starting Them?
A new study raises stark questions about links between extreme rhetoric in the media and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
A new study raises stark questions about links between extreme rhetoric in the media and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
US-Style Culture Wars Have Come to Britain but Who Is Starting Them?
A new study raises stark questions about the link between extreme rhetoric in the media and politics and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues Professor Bo...
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🔴US-Style Culture Wars Have Come to Britain but Who Is Starting Them?
A new study raises stark questions about links between extreme rhetoric in the media and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
A new study raises stark questions about links between extreme rhetoric in the media and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues @bobbyduffy.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
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Some prog before bedtime.
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Some prog before bedtime.
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
#nowspinning #vinyl #vinylcollection #kingcrimson
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Come on! We know members of the Senate are “free agents,” but the fact is Schumer didn’t hold his caucus together & isn’t doing his job as Leader
We’re supposed to believe it’s a coincidence that none of the Dems who voted yes on the CR have anything to lose in 2026?
@schumer.senate.gov STEP DOWN!
We’re supposed to believe it’s a coincidence that none of the Dems who voted yes on the CR have anything to lose in 2026?
@schumer.senate.gov STEP DOWN!
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Come on! We know members of the Senate are “free agents,” but the fact is Schumer didn’t hold his caucus together & isn’t doing his job as Leader
We’re supposed to believe it’s a coincidence that none of the Dems who voted yes on the CR have anything to lose in 2026?
@schumer.senate.gov STEP DOWN!
We’re supposed to believe it’s a coincidence that none of the Dems who voted yes on the CR have anything to lose in 2026?
@schumer.senate.gov STEP DOWN!
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Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax...
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes
Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax...
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
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Can't believe there are conversations about ending the BBC. This is like listening to a family calmly discussing whether to shoot it's dog, or burn down the house.
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Can't believe there are conversations about ending the BBC. This is like listening to a family calmly discussing whether to shoot it's dog, or burn down the house.
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Politico: "Veteran BBC presenter David Dimbleby told Channel 4 last night that it is “one of the most violent assaults on the BBC’s independence that I’ve seen in my lifetime,” while Playbook is told staff have been voicing “a lot of anger towards [right wing BBC board member] Robbie Gibb.”
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Politico: "Veteran BBC presenter David Dimbleby told Channel 4 last night that it is “one of the most violent assaults on the BBC’s independence that I’ve seen in my lifetime,” while Playbook is told staff have been voicing “a lot of anger towards [right wing BBC board member] Robbie Gibb.”
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The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
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 8:06 PM
The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
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Have taken this down. I was thinking only of the UK where he'd lose. No one in full possession of their senses makes predictions about what a US court might do.
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Have taken this down. I was thinking only of the UK where he'd lose. No one in full possession of their senses makes predictions about what a US court might do.