Adam
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This is a wonderful example of how BBC's treatment of balance goes wrong. 3 opinions, 3 sides, job done right? Well no, you're not informing the reader that legal experts think the case is incredibly likely to fail and is a SLAPP, regardless of what Larry thinks.
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is a wonderful example of how BBC's treatment of balance goes wrong. 3 opinions, 3 sides, job done right? Well no, you're not informing the reader that legal experts think the case is incredibly likely to fail and is a SLAPP, regardless of what Larry thinks.
Yup! Definitely Starmer’s fault. If only the government would get out of the way and let the private sector run things (although in this case ‘private sector’ mostly means ‘other governments’)
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Yup! Definitely Starmer’s fault. If only the government would get out of the way and let the private sector run things (although in this case ‘private sector’ mostly means ‘other governments’)
This line from Katie Razzall's report suggesting that the board actively prevented the BBC from getting on the front foot about this makes the whole thing feel even more murky. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This line from Katie Razzall's report suggesting that the board actively prevented the BBC from getting on the front foot about this makes the whole thing feel even more murky. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fraser, she's just had to send two weeks slowly disowning a deportation policy that she had clearly never read, would have totally fucked the economy and which she eventually figured out was too mad even for Reform but sure, whatever this is all a sign of sensible economic competence
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Fraser, she's just had to send two weeks slowly disowning a deportation policy that she had clearly never read, would have totally fucked the economy and which she eventually figured out was too mad even for Reform but sure, whatever this is all a sign of sensible economic competence
I see we're having another go at 'economic competence is going to save the Tories'. It's a truly bonkers take given... everything and the campaign had to be briefly rested a few weeks back after Kemi Badenoch did too many mad things for it to seem remotely plausible but Fraser's bringing it back!
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I see we're having another go at 'economic competence is going to save the Tories'. It's a truly bonkers take given... everything and the campaign had to be briefly rested a few weeks back after Kemi Badenoch did too many mad things for it to seem remotely plausible but Fraser's bringing it back!
I really, really need to know why all of this week’s #totp 1998 links were shot on really terrible green screen rather than in the studio
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I really, really need to know why all of this week’s #totp 1998 links were shot on really terrible green screen rather than in the studio
This Telegraph 'I moved to Italy to escape the UK and it wasn't like I expected' article is wonderfully telling
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This Telegraph 'I moved to Italy to escape the UK and it wasn't like I expected' article is wonderfully telling
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...
Well I have to keep my wine somewhere…
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Well I have to keep my wine somewhere…
This on the other hand could be genuinely economically damaging
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This on the other hand could be genuinely economically damaging
And yet we get this. While there have definitely been cases before where the police have waited days and shouldn’t have, I really don’t think a wait of 14 hours, most of which was the middle of the night is remotely unreasonable??
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
And yet we get this. While there have definitely been cases before where the police have waited days and shouldn’t have, I really don’t think a wait of 14 hours, most of which was the middle of the night is remotely unreasonable??
Deep insights like this are why these guys earn so much more than us
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Deep insights like this are why these guys earn so much more than us
So proud of my country 🫡
October 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
So proud of my country 🫡
Yup. Totally new concept, you got us there.
October 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Yup. Totally new concept, you got us there.
This is real though right?
October 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is real though right?
At the risk of leaning into stereotypes, South Uist does not seem the obvious place for a Hooters outlet
October 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
At the risk of leaning into stereotypes, South Uist does not seem the obvious place for a Hooters outlet
Today in baffling fake (AI?) slop, this YouTube account which is just fake lists of UK cities it claims will soon be home to a branch of Hooters
October 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today in baffling fake (AI?) slop, this YouTube account which is just fake lists of UK cities it claims will soon be home to a branch of Hooters
Can anyone spot the flaw in this angry Telegraph paragraph about foreign born people claiming benefits?
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Can anyone spot the flaw in this angry Telegraph paragraph about foreign born people claiming benefits?
After your long walk through back of house areas never designed to be seen by the public (featuring a sign pointing out they've spent billions on this) you emerge here. Welcome to Manchester!
October 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
After your long walk through back of house areas never designed to be seen by the public (featuring a sign pointing out they've spent billions on this) you emerge here. Welcome to Manchester!
This is where it eventually dumps you. The worst nit is passing a sign en route saying they’ve spent billions on this
October 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is where it eventually dumps you. The worst nit is passing a sign en route saying they’ve spent billions on this
Behold the new domestic arrivals route at Manchester T2, literally via the WHSmith delivery bay. We got stuck here for a few mins as nobody knew how to open the heavy metal gate l
October 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Behold the new domestic arrivals route at Manchester T2, literally via the WHSmith delivery bay. We got stuck here for a few mins as nobody knew how to open the heavy metal gate l
If we must. Honestly, don’t think I’ve done too bad from 2012 to now. Some horrible fall must be approaching
October 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If we must. Honestly, don’t think I’ve done too bad from 2012 to now. Some horrible fall must be approaching
Statement via The Guardian
October 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Statement via The Guardian
