Andy Ibbs
@andyibbs.bsky.social
Passionate about Plymouth, theatre (hence trustee at Theatre Royal Plymouth) and beautiful homes (hence MD of Chrysalid Limited)
Once was a senior NHS manager, so prone to spout off about that as well.
Once was a senior NHS manager, so prone to spout off about that as well.
Hey @theguardian.com, please can you cite the research that demonstrate that the public has lost trust in the BBC?
Last time I looked, it was still the most trusted outlets both for news, both within the UK and internationally.
If you can’t cite, then stop seeking clicks.
Last time I looked, it was still the most trusted outlets both for news, both within the UK and internationally.
If you can’t cite, then stop seeking clicks.
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hey @theguardian.com, please can you cite the research that demonstrate that the public has lost trust in the BBC?
Last time I looked, it was still the most trusted outlets both for news, both within the UK and internationally.
If you can’t cite, then stop seeking clicks.
Last time I looked, it was still the most trusted outlets both for news, both within the UK and internationally.
If you can’t cite, then stop seeking clicks.
QTWAIN @rentouljohn.bsky.social ? But, do you have a similar acronym for “bloody stupid questions in the first place”?
Who says public trust in BBC needs restoring? Last time I looked, BBC was one of the most trusted outlets both within the UK and internationally!
Who says public trust in BBC needs restoring? Last time I looked, BBC was one of the most trusted outlets both within the UK and internationally!
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
QTWAIN @rentouljohn.bsky.social ? But, do you have a similar acronym for “bloody stupid questions in the first place”?
Who says public trust in BBC needs restoring? Last time I looked, BBC was one of the most trusted outlets both within the UK and internationally!
Who says public trust in BBC needs restoring? Last time I looked, BBC was one of the most trusted outlets both within the UK and internationally!
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The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
October 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
Yesterday was a very special day. I got to meet my grandson, born 18 August, which happened to be my 60th birthday.
September 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Yesterday was a very special day. I got to meet my grandson, born 18 August, which happened to be my 60th birthday.
YES!!!! 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
July 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
YES!!!! 🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
A fitting tribute to someone who clearly cared passionately about student nurse welfare.
Murdered lecturer awarded posthumous PhD www.bbc.com/news/article...
Murdered lecturer awarded posthumous PhD www.bbc.com/news/article...
Murdered Plymouth University lecturer awarded posthumous PhD
Plymouth University said the degree would be an "enduring part of her legacy".
www.bbc.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A fitting tribute to someone who clearly cared passionately about student nurse welfare.
Murdered lecturer awarded posthumous PhD www.bbc.com/news/article...
Murdered lecturer awarded posthumous PhD www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Polish foreign minister, a writer and journalist who covered the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, clearly knows a thing or two about a patiently-timed response.
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Polish foreign minister, a writer and journalist who covered the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, clearly knows a thing or two about a patiently-timed response.
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Lots of “stunning” going on in football this afternoon
May 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Lots of “stunning” going on in football this afternoon
I think it’s about time I shared this again.
(apologies, don’t know source, so can’t credit)
(apologies, don’t know source, so can’t credit)
May 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I think it’s about time I shared this again.
(apologies, don’t know source, so can’t credit)
(apologies, don’t know source, so can’t credit)
How did I get to be nearly 60 without knowing/noticing that the clock on the Elizabeth Tower ("Big Ben") doesn't use "proper" roman numerals...instead, the architect, Augustus Pugin, swapped "F" for "X" as he thought it more aesthetically pleasing....
WTX???
WTX???
April 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
How did I get to be nearly 60 without knowing/noticing that the clock on the Elizabeth Tower ("Big Ben") doesn't use "proper" roman numerals...instead, the architect, Augustus Pugin, swapped "F" for "X" as he thought it more aesthetically pleasing....
WTX???
WTX???
Earlier, our Ukrainian guest came downstairs in tears. She’d just had a phone call telling her her uncle (and 20 others) was killed yesterday in a battle with Russians.
This is the 5th such phone call she’s had in the 18 months she’s lived with us.
I can’t comprehend what she must be feeling.
This is the 5th such phone call she’s had in the 18 months she’s lived with us.
I can’t comprehend what she must be feeling.
April 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Earlier, our Ukrainian guest came downstairs in tears. She’d just had a phone call telling her her uncle (and 20 others) was killed yesterday in a battle with Russians.
This is the 5th such phone call she’s had in the 18 months she’s lived with us.
I can’t comprehend what she must be feeling.
This is the 5th such phone call she’s had in the 18 months she’s lived with us.
I can’t comprehend what she must be feeling.
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Well, there’s a “trioblaid” (Scots Gaelic) for our friends north of the border…🏉🏉🏉🏴🏴🏴
March 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Well, there’s a “trioblaid” (Scots Gaelic) for our friends north of the border…🏉🏉🏉🏴🏴🏴
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“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.”
Opinion | A Day of American Infamy
A dreadful moment for Ukraine, for the free world, for the legacy of an America that once stood for the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.”
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🇨🇦Morning Laugh🇨🇦
March 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🇨🇦Morning Laugh🇨🇦
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NEW: Macron has to interrupt Trump and correct a lie about Europe’s contribution.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
February 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEW: Macron has to interrupt Trump and correct a lie about Europe’s contribution.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
TRUMP: “Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine. They get their money back."
MACRON: “No. We provided real money. To be clear.”
Trump clearly not used to get fact-checked live.
A limerick for you… (sorry, can’t credit source, as can’t find it)
February 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A limerick for you… (sorry, can’t credit source, as can’t find it)
Statement of the bleedin’ obvious, surely?!
They’ll run out of petrol eventually.
They’ll run out of petrol eventually.
January 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Statement of the bleedin’ obvious, surely?!
They’ll run out of petrol eventually.
They’ll run out of petrol eventually.
@inews.co.uk do you realise the awful faux pas you’ve committed in today’s concise crossword - confusing Judaism with Paganism?!
(A pentagram has five points - the clue is in the word…the Star of David has six)
(A pentagram has five points - the clue is in the word…the Star of David has six)
January 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@inews.co.uk do you realise the awful faux pas you’ve committed in today’s concise crossword - confusing Judaism with Paganism?!
(A pentagram has five points - the clue is in the word…the Star of David has six)
(A pentagram has five points - the clue is in the word…the Star of David has six)
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This company likes to portray itself as akin to numerous small local brewers. It is, in fact, a giant corporation backed by a US private equity firm.
James Watt Brewdog's CEO is worth £262,000,000 he is refusing to raise the wage of his staff in London by the £1 an hour to keep them at the National Living Wage.
Brewdog is apparently a 'nice' company, but wage freezes don't seem very nice.
Do they?
Brewdog is apparently a 'nice' company, but wage freezes don't seem very nice.
Do they?
January 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This company likes to portray itself as akin to numerous small local brewers. It is, in fact, a giant corporation backed by a US private equity firm.
Slightly spooky view just round the corner from our house this evening.
January 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Slightly spooky view just round the corner from our house this evening.
This…just read this. What Andy doesn’t know about the NHS isn’t worth knowing.
And what he describes is why I’m so glad to have left working in it, but also why I am now so concerned as my chances of needing it increase with my age.
And what he describes is why I’m so glad to have left working in it, but also why I am now so concerned as my chances of needing it increase with my age.
Last ‘Cowper’s Cut’ of 2024 outside the paywall for a couple of hours.
I mean, who’s doing anything much around now? www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...
I mean, who’s doing anything much around now? www.healthpolicyinsight.com/cowpers-cut-...
Cowper’s Cut 355: Tier and loathing in the English NHS
Well, I suppose that you could claim that 2024 was fun, after a fashion - all depending on your personal level of masochism.
(“Beat me!” begged the masochist; “no”, replied the sadist).
And now it i...
www.healthpolicyinsight.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This…just read this. What Andy doesn’t know about the NHS isn’t worth knowing.
And what he describes is why I’m so glad to have left working in it, but also why I am now so concerned as my chances of needing it increase with my age.
And what he describes is why I’m so glad to have left working in it, but also why I am now so concerned as my chances of needing it increase with my age.