Anthony Glees
@anthonyglees.bsky.social
I'm a professor of politics with a special interest in intelligence-led security policies and practices
http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/directory/professor-anthony-glees/
http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/directory/professor-anthony-glees/
A deep q. The BBC is a massive org (too big?) & it has to cater for everyone, incl funders like us but also the Govt & MI6 (viz BBC World) which has always been a problem for it (‘truth’ v propaganda). Some excellent stuff, some bad. But an org that can’t robustly defend itself is, alas, moribund.
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A deep q. The BBC is a massive org (too big?) & it has to cater for everyone, incl funders like us but also the Govt & MI6 (viz BBC World) which has always been a problem for it (‘truth’ v propaganda). Some excellent stuff, some bad. But an org that can’t robustly defend itself is, alas, moribund.
You’ll be interested in Rees-Mogg’s approach - Newsnight (‘he’s certainly entitled to damages, the BBC libeled him very badly, the Govt should stay out of this’). Of course it’d help if we actually had an Ambo in DC. Trump wants to break the BBC. We know why.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
You’ll be interested in Rees-Mogg’s approach - Newsnight (‘he’s certainly entitled to damages, the BBC libeled him very badly, the Govt should stay out of this’). Of course it’d help if we actually had an Ambo in DC. Trump wants to break the BBC. We know why.
Whatever happened to the British bulldog ‘publish & be damned’ spirit? The BBC’s error was minor (if it was an error). Trump exhorted his 250k followers to ‘fight’ 21 times. That he’s embarrassed at what he did is beside the point.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Whatever happened to the British bulldog ‘publish & be damned’ spirit? The BBC’s error was minor (if it was an error). Trump exhorted his 250k followers to ‘fight’ 21 times. That he’s embarrassed at what he did is beside the point.