Peter Kay
@theonlypeterkay.bsky.social
Not a believer - give me evidence. Retired NHS Consultant. Married to smashing, glass ceiling smashing woman. 2 children 2 grandchildren. Satirical. Country before partying. Influencer followed by the influential. (same handle on the moribund Twatter X)
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Peter Kay
@theonlypeterkay.bsky.social
· Dec 13
Parkinson - Ian Dury Pt 1
YouTube video by haroldturkeypants
youtu.be
Apparently Kennedy has decided that all US citizens should have the opportunity to experience the lifelong disability the late, great Ian Dury endured. He caught polio in a swimming pool. Watch the unfallen tears of a man whose destiny was shaped by a virus. youtu.be/cBsHSbVRNJI?...
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Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. 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 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Farage is a traitor. Running the UK down when giving “evidence” to a congressional committee. A puppet of Trump, who pulls all the strings, ensuring MAGA hate is spread by Farage in the UK. This is as treacherous as it gets.
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Farage is a traitor. Running the UK down when giving “evidence” to a congressional committee. A puppet of Trump, who pulls all the strings, ensuring MAGA hate is spread by Farage in the UK. This is as treacherous as it gets.
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I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
💥@tombradby.bsky.social asks @danriversitv.bsky.social if Trump could win a case against the BBC for its Panorama prog. The answer is that it is very doubtful Trump would win. He doesn’t pull punches about why. The message? BBC must not concede, but toughen its sinews,and fight this, for all of us💥
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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💥@tombradby.bsky.social asks @danriversitv.bsky.social if Trump could win a case against the BBC for its Panorama prog. The answer is that it is very doubtful Trump would win. He doesn’t pull punches about why. The message? BBC must not concede, but toughen its sinews,and fight this, for all of us💥
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
💥@tombradby.bsky.social asks @danriversitv.bsky.social if Trump could win a case against the BBC for its Panorama prog. The answer is that it is very doubtful Trump would win. He doesn’t pull punches about why. The message? BBC must not concede, but toughen its sinews,and fight this, for all of us💥
💥@tombradby.bsky.social asks @danriversitv.bsky.social if Trump could win a case against the BBC for its Panorama prog. The answer is that it is very doubtful Trump would win. He doesn’t pull punches about why. The message? BBC must not concede, but toughen its sinews,and fight this, for all of us💥
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
💥@tombradby.bsky.social asks @danriversitv.bsky.social if Trump could win a case against the BBC for its Panorama prog. The answer is that it is very doubtful Trump would win. He doesn’t pull punches about why. The message? BBC must not concede, but toughen its sinews,and fight this, for all of us💥
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What’s up? A vision of where we’ll be if Reform ever gained power in the UK. No BBC and no NHS and a further massive redistribution of wealth from the workers to the already obscenely rich.
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What’s up? A vision of where we’ll be if Reform ever gained power in the UK. No BBC and no NHS and a further massive redistribution of wealth from the workers to the already obscenely rich.
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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...
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‘The BBC don’t realise that these people want their destruction.’
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
‘The BBC don’t realise that these people want their destruction.’
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
BROKEN
BREAKING: Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
BROKEN
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So when the BBC faces accusations of selective editing or political bias, remember:
The committee meant to safeguard neutrality includes a lobbyist from a Tory-linked firm, appointed by a Johnson-era ally.
It’s not an accident — it’s architecture.
#BBC #Impartiality #RobbieGibb
So when the BBC faces accusations of selective editing or political bias, remember:
The committee meant to safeguard neutrality includes a lobbyist from a Tory-linked firm, appointed by a Johnson-era ally.
It’s not an accident — it’s architecture.
#BBC #Impartiality #RobbieGibb
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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So when the BBC faces accusations of selective editing or political bias, remember:
The committee meant to safeguard neutrality includes a lobbyist from a Tory-linked firm, appointed by a Johnson-era ally.
It’s not an accident — it’s architecture.
#BBC #Impartiality #RobbieGibb
So when the BBC faces accusations of selective editing or political bias, remember:
The committee meant to safeguard neutrality includes a lobbyist from a Tory-linked firm, appointed by a Johnson-era ally.
It’s not an accident — it’s architecture.
#BBC #Impartiality #RobbieGibb
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Prescott insists he’s “not politically active.”
Yet his firm’s client list and his friendship with Gibb place him squarely inside the ecosystem that sustained Johnson’s media strategy — where “balance” often meant right-leaning narratives shaping public debate.
Prescott insists he’s “not politically active.”
Yet his firm’s client list and his friendship with Gibb place him squarely inside the ecosystem that sustained Johnson’s media strategy — where “balance” often meant right-leaning narratives shaping public debate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Prescott insists he’s “not politically active.”
Yet his firm’s client list and his friendship with Gibb place him squarely inside the ecosystem that sustained Johnson’s media strategy — where “balance” often meant right-leaning narratives shaping public debate.
Prescott insists he’s “not politically active.”
Yet his firm’s client list and his friendship with Gibb place him squarely inside the ecosystem that sustained Johnson’s media strategy — where “balance” often meant right-leaning narratives shaping public debate.
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Both Gibb and Prescott orbit the same Westminster-media networks that thrived under Boris Johnson.
Gibb worked in No.10 under May and later defended Johnson’s culture-war attacks on the BBC.
Hanover’s founder, Charles Lewington, was John Major’s Tory press chief — later advising Johnson allies.
Both Gibb and Prescott orbit the same Westminster-media networks that thrived under Boris Johnson.
Gibb worked in No.10 under May and later defended Johnson’s culture-war attacks on the BBC.
Hanover’s founder, Charles Lewington, was John Major’s Tory press chief — later advising Johnson allies.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Both Gibb and Prescott orbit the same Westminster-media networks that thrived under Boris Johnson.
Gibb worked in No.10 under May and later defended Johnson’s culture-war attacks on the BBC.
Hanover’s founder, Charles Lewington, was John Major’s Tory press chief — later advising Johnson allies.
Both Gibb and Prescott orbit the same Westminster-media networks that thrived under Boris Johnson.
Gibb worked in No.10 under May and later defended Johnson’s culture-war attacks on the BBC.
Hanover’s founder, Charles Lewington, was John Major’s Tory press chief — later advising Johnson allies.
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Who helped interview Prescott for his BBC role?
Sir Robbie Gibb himself — now a BBC Board member.
So: a Tory-aligned insider helped appoint a personal friend and Hanover executive to advise on BBC impartiality. The optics write themselves.
Who helped interview Prescott for his BBC role?
Sir Robbie Gibb himself — now a BBC Board member.
So: a Tory-aligned insider helped appoint a personal friend and Hanover executive to advise on BBC impartiality. The optics write themselves.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Who helped interview Prescott for his BBC role?
Sir Robbie Gibb himself — now a BBC Board member.
So: a Tory-aligned insider helped appoint a personal friend and Hanover executive to advise on BBC impartiality. The optics write themselves.
Who helped interview Prescott for his BBC role?
Sir Robbie Gibb himself — now a BBC Board member.
So: a Tory-aligned insider helped appoint a personal friend and Hanover executive to advise on BBC impartiality. The optics write themselves.
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Hanover has long been called a “recruiting ground for Conservative special advisers.”
Its MD, Michael Prescott, previously worked as political editor of The Sunday Times — and is a friend of Sir Robbie Gibb, ex-No.10 comms director under Theresa May.
Hanover has long been called a “recruiting ground for Conservative special advisers.”
Its MD, Michael Prescott, previously worked as political editor of The Sunday Times — and is a friend of Sir Robbie Gibb, ex-No.10 comms director under Theresa May.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Hanover has long been called a “recruiting ground for Conservative special advisers.”
Its MD, Michael Prescott, previously worked as political editor of The Sunday Times — and is a friend of Sir Robbie Gibb, ex-No.10 comms director under Theresa May.
Hanover has long been called a “recruiting ground for Conservative special advisers.”
Its MD, Michael Prescott, previously worked as political editor of The Sunday Times — and is a friend of Sir Robbie Gibb, ex-No.10 comms director under Theresa May.
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Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Elon Musk and his promises
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Elon Musk and his promises
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
In 2016, Musk said a “meaningful number of people” could reach Mars in 10 years (by 2026)
More specifically he predicated SpaceX would be able to launch people in 2024 with arrival in 2025
Just sayin’
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Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
1️⃣
Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Michael Prescott sat on the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines & Standards Committee — the body meant to police impartiality.
But Prescott isn’t just any adviser. He’s a senior lobbyist from Hanover Comms — founded by a former Tory press chief.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“It was a coup, and worse than that, it was an inside job. There were people inside the BBC, very close to the board …on the board, who have systematically undermined Tim Davie and his senior team over a period of [time] and this has been going on for a long time” www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC resignations are result of internal ‘coup’, says former Sun editor
David Yelland says Tim Davie and Deborah Turness were undermined by people close to BBC board
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
“It was a coup, and worse than that, it was an inside job. There were people inside the BBC, very close to the board …on the board, who have systematically undermined Tim Davie and his senior team over a period of [time] and this has been going on for a long time” www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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No fan of Tim Davie, but...
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
No fan of Tim Davie, but...
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What’s up? A vision of where we’ll be if Reform ever gained power in the UK. No BBC and no NHS and a further massive redistribution of wealth from the workers to the already obscenely rich.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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This is in such incredibly bad taste.
Yes, Nigel Farage made an actual promo video of his poppy performance in Walton-on-the-Naze today.
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This is in such incredibly bad taste.