Alan Stedman
@alanjstedman.bsky.social
You will find me around the middle of the room. Outward looking because if you are not you get isolated and stop learning
NHS for many years before retiring. Read a lot, listen a lot.
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NHS for many years before retiring. Read a lot, listen a lot.
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Alan Stedman
@alanjstedman.bsky.social
· Nov 14
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Lord Patten 100% reflects my view, particularly the point about the dangers of this all undermining our democracy
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Lord Patten 100% reflects my view, particularly the point about the dangers of this all undermining our democracy
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
Remember the likes of Trump and Farage want democracy gone. It doesn't serve their purpose
BBC - what a mess
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
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We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 AM
BBC - what a mess
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
We need public service broadcasting imo
Cameron started this when he dumped the Board of Trustees and replaced it with a quango basically. That allowed the political element to gain hold
We now face the prospect of a political cabal undermining our democracy and killing it
🤬🤬
For those wondering here is the post from Joyce Carol Oates that got under Musk's skin big time
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
For those wondering here is the post from Joyce Carol Oates that got under Musk's skin big time
Pot calling the kettle black territory here
Trump can Foxtrot Oscar some and then Foxtrot Oscar some more
Trump can Foxtrot Oscar some and then Foxtrot Oscar some more
Donald Trump Slams 'Corrupt' BBC After Tim Davie Resigns Over Bias Row
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald...
Donald Trump Slams 'Corrupt' BBC After Tim Davie Resigns Over Bias Row
The US president said the corporation's behaviour was "a terrible thing for democracy".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Pot calling the kettle black territory here
Trump can Foxtrot Oscar some and then Foxtrot Oscar some more
Trump can Foxtrot Oscar some and then Foxtrot Oscar some more
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BBC Director General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness have both quit. Getting rid of a former Tory candidate and the woman who wanted to change output to gain the trust of Reform voters should definitely sort out any left wing bias.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
BBC Director General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness have both quit. Getting rid of a former Tory candidate and the woman who wanted to change output to gain the trust of Reform voters should definitely sort out any left wing bias.
Let's be clear, those that could afford it have for 100s of years employed private tutors for their children's education
But to call this "progressive" as the person running the advert for the parents does, is frankly idiotic
Good teachers use the class dynamic to teach progressive traits & values
But to call this "progressive" as the person running the advert for the parents does, is frankly idiotic
Good teachers use the class dynamic to teach progressive traits & values
A London family wants £180k a year tutor for one-year old child to help him become an English gentleman.
Tutor must have gone to "the right kinds of schools", knowledge of horse riding, skiing, the arts and music.
This is the real island of strangers where class wars are inculcated at young age.
Tutor must have gone to "the right kinds of schools", knowledge of horse riding, skiing, the arts and music.
This is the real island of strangers where class wars are inculcated at young age.
Tutor sought for £180k job to teach baby to become a 'gentleman'
The advert seeks
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Let's be clear, those that could afford it have for 100s of years employed private tutors for their children's education
But to call this "progressive" as the person running the advert for the parents does, is frankly idiotic
Good teachers use the class dynamic to teach progressive traits & values
But to call this "progressive" as the person running the advert for the parents does, is frankly idiotic
Good teachers use the class dynamic to teach progressive traits & values
So because the airline owners didn't like losing so much money a few Democrats rolled over saying it was to feed the poor
Yeh, American politics writ large!
Yeh, American politics writ large!
This and the airline industry lobbyists are what did it. Not Americans starving and paying twice as much for healthcare.
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
More than 10,000 flights delayed in worst day of disruptions since shutdown
More than 2,800 flights were canceled Sunday, while Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the shutdown’s impact on airports is “only going to get worse.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
So because the airline owners didn't like losing so much money a few Democrats rolled over saying it was to feed the poor
Yeh, American politics writ large!
Yeh, American politics writ large!
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Now Donald Trump is, through the scumbag liar & propagandist Karoline Leavitt, telling British people that they should watch the far right wing channel GB “News” instead of the BBC. I regard this as an act of war. Go to hell Trump.
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Now Donald Trump is, through the scumbag liar & propagandist Karoline Leavitt, telling British people that they should watch the far right wing channel GB “News” instead of the BBC. I regard this as an act of war. Go to hell Trump.
In totalitarian states there is a lot of emphasis on having emblems and totems that reinforce the power and control of the leader over the people
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If I were the Commanders I would make sure his name is put up on such a way that it can be removed cheaply and quickly
- www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If I were the Commanders I would make sure his name is put up on such a way that it can be removed cheaply and quickly
- www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump wants Commanders football stadium to bear his name
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said naming the Washington football stadium in honour of Trump would be "beautiful".
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In totalitarian states there is a lot of emphasis on having emblems and totems that reinforce the power and control of the leader over the people
⬇️🤔
If I were the Commanders I would make sure his name is put up on such a way that it can be removed cheaply and quickly
- www.bbc.com/news/article...
⬇️🤔
If I were the Commanders I would make sure his name is put up on such a way that it can be removed cheaply and quickly
- www.bbc.com/news/article...
What the heck is this change to the appearance of the advertising hoardings at the Man City Stadium today. They now seem on the TV to be double the normal height
It's incredibly distracting trying to focus on the match
It's incredibly distracting trying to focus on the match
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
What the heck is this change to the appearance of the advertising hoardings at the Man City Stadium today. They now seem on the TV to be double the normal height
It's incredibly distracting trying to focus on the match
It's incredibly distracting trying to focus on the match
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They'll be back
Their (pay)masters have very deep pockets
They'll be back
Their (pay)masters have very deep pockets
Well done to everyone who remembered to vote.
Once again the Restore Trust group were seen off.
Let's do it all again next year.
Once again the Restore Trust group were seen off.
Let's do it all again next year.
National Trust council elections saw a defeat for the Restore Trust campaign.
35k members voted to re-elect a slate of council candidates endorsed by the nominations committee
12k - 13.5k voted for candidates on Restore Trust slate
Non-slate candidated
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
35k members voted to re-elect a slate of council candidates endorsed by the nominations committee
12k - 13.5k voted for candidates on Restore Trust slate
Non-slate candidated
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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They'll be back
Their (pay)masters have very deep pockets
They'll be back
Their (pay)masters have very deep pockets
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Folks, we cannot read this enough, or repost it enough. 👠
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Folks, we cannot read this enough, or repost it enough. 👠
Sniggering here!
Offered with a snigger , 😆 🤣 😂 😹
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sniggering here!
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Olivia Rodrigo has come out punching after the White House and the Department of Homeland Security used her song All-American Bitch to promote ICE.
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Olivia Rodrigo has come out punching after the White House and the Department of Homeland Security used her song All-American Bitch to promote ICE.
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Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist
One for the bibliophiles out there
This painting was flagged up in a book I am reading atm (Portable Magic @oldfortunatus.bsky.social ) and whilst I'm pretty sure I have seen it before it hadn't really lodged in my memory
I give you Giuseppe Arcimboldo's c 1566 painting, The Librarian
This painting was flagged up in a book I am reading atm (Portable Magic @oldfortunatus.bsky.social ) and whilst I'm pretty sure I have seen it before it hadn't really lodged in my memory
I give you Giuseppe Arcimboldo's c 1566 painting, The Librarian
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
One for the bibliophiles out there
This painting was flagged up in a book I am reading atm (Portable Magic @oldfortunatus.bsky.social ) and whilst I'm pretty sure I have seen it before it hadn't really lodged in my memory
I give you Giuseppe Arcimboldo's c 1566 painting, The Librarian
This painting was flagged up in a book I am reading atm (Portable Magic @oldfortunatus.bsky.social ) and whilst I'm pretty sure I have seen it before it hadn't really lodged in my memory
I give you Giuseppe Arcimboldo's c 1566 painting, The Librarian
"Each new contract deepens the trap. Once Palantir becomes indispensable, once Anduril’s drones are NATO standard, once nuclear facilities power AI that runs everything else— the transformation is irreversible"
Palantir - big contract with the NHS
Streeting loves it
Incredibly worrying research
Palantir - big contract with the NHS
Streeting loves it
Incredibly worrying research
this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"Each new contract deepens the trap. Once Palantir becomes indispensable, once Anduril’s drones are NATO standard, once nuclear facilities power AI that runs everything else— the transformation is irreversible"
Palantir - big contract with the NHS
Streeting loves it
Incredibly worrying research
Palantir - big contract with the NHS
Streeting loves it
Incredibly worrying research
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Are they finally catching on to his eternal grifting and gaslighting?
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Are they finally catching on to his eternal grifting and gaslighting?
This, absolutely this
Take a good squint at the actual data on small boats
The BBC managers are simply not up to the task...or they have been nobbled
My money is on the latter
I want my BBC back please Mr Starmer. You can sort it. Just be a little braver!
Take a good squint at the actual data on small boats
The BBC managers are simply not up to the task...or they have been nobbled
My money is on the latter
I want my BBC back please Mr Starmer. You can sort it. Just be a little braver!
Chris Mason is what happens when a Hospital Radio DJ, whose sole qualification appears to be a sort of soporific inoffensiveness, is somehow promoted to BBC Politics Editor - a position that demands unflinching insight, objectivity, and sharpness. It's like a puddle trying to be the ocean.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This, absolutely this
Take a good squint at the actual data on small boats
The BBC managers are simply not up to the task...or they have been nobbled
My money is on the latter
I want my BBC back please Mr Starmer. You can sort it. Just be a little braver!
Take a good squint at the actual data on small boats
The BBC managers are simply not up to the task...or they have been nobbled
My money is on the latter
I want my BBC back please Mr Starmer. You can sort it. Just be a little braver!
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The brass neck is pretty incredible.
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The brass neck is pretty incredible.
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Can I recommend to everyone to go to see Palestine 36. Just see it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Can I recommend to everyone to go to see Palestine 36. Just see it.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
November 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded.
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
And we need to pay attention.
The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7
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Everything wrong with Humanity and politics in four memes best as I can condense it.
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Everything wrong with Humanity and politics in four memes best as I can condense it.
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