Andy Hockley
@adhoc.bsky.social
Inhabitant of deepest Transylvania (honest); academic management "expert" (of sorts); anti-apartheid activist; lapsed football fan; interested in Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Palestine, and beyond. He/him. Oh, and Sheffield Wednesday
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Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
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Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.
Absolutely shocking piece from a journalist I once liked. Cross-border? (nope) War? (genocide) And the ban exists because of the thuggish hooligans of the away side
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Absolutely shocking piece from a journalist I once liked. Cross-border? (nope) War? (genocide) And the ban exists because of the thuggish hooligans of the away side
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They voted for a candidate who wants to tax the wealthy, freeze housing costs, make buses free and all manner of people friendly policies (as opposed big business). They voted for hope not hate. It’s a lesson for Labour, the way to beat the right is not to be like them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
They voted for a candidate who wants to tax the wealthy, freeze housing costs, make buses free and all manner of people friendly policies (as opposed big business). They voted for hope not hate. It’s a lesson for Labour, the way to beat the right is not to be like them.
Ok, that is a good (very small) step. More of the same please. I huge numbers.
I still think the public rhetoric is endless migrant bashing, that's all it ever seems to be. Island of strangers is just one small part of the whole let-Farage-set-the-agenda approach
I still think the public rhetoric is endless migrant bashing, that's all it ever seems to be. Island of strangers is just one small part of the whole let-Farage-set-the-agenda approach
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Ok, that is a good (very small) step. More of the same please. I huge numbers.
I still think the public rhetoric is endless migrant bashing, that's all it ever seems to be. Island of strangers is just one small part of the whole let-Farage-set-the-agenda approach
I still think the public rhetoric is endless migrant bashing, that's all it ever seems to be. Island of strangers is just one small part of the whole let-Farage-set-the-agenda approach
If by "stopping the boats" they meant "providing safe and legal routes for migration (or applying for asylum) into the UK", then absolutely. But they don't. They mean parroting the far-right and attacking the desperate people on those boats.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
If by "stopping the boats" they meant "providing safe and legal routes for migration (or applying for asylum) into the UK", then absolutely. But they don't. They mean parroting the far-right and attacking the desperate people on those boats.
In September 2025, nearly 2 years into a genocide. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that they did this, but I'd also like some more meaningful actions (eg sanctions) (And the prospect of the "two state solution" is further away than ever- and successive UK governments bear some responsibility for that)
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In September 2025, nearly 2 years into a genocide. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that they did this, but I'd also like some more meaningful actions (eg sanctions) (And the prospect of the "two state solution" is further away than ever- and successive UK governments bear some responsibility for that)