Bob
@bebobbed.bsky.social
At The Valley or on the allotment. Woke and proud.
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You’re reading the wrong room, Ed. Joining in the silly pile on whilst pretending that a Customs Union with the EU is a quick fix isn’t a great look.
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
You’re reading the wrong room, Ed. Joining in the silly pile on whilst pretending that a Customs Union with the EU is a quick fix isn’t a great look.
BBC to Steven Fine (CEO Peel Hunt) “Does what Chris Mason said about the timing of Rachel Reeves statements matter?” Answer “I don’t think so, the markets like it, they like the headroom that gives them confidence for the future” That’s why the Tory press is so angry!
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
BBC to Steven Fine (CEO Peel Hunt) “Does what Chris Mason said about the timing of Rachel Reeves statements matter?” Answer “I don’t think so, the markets like it, they like the headroom that gives them confidence for the future” That’s why the Tory press is so angry!
BBC and right wing press have spent 18 months talking down the UK economy whilst Rachel Reeves has tried to garner positivity. The irony of @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social accusing Reeves of being overly pessimistic is off the scale. Is there no internal checking?
November 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
BBC and right wing press have spent 18 months talking down the UK economy whilst Rachel Reeves has tried to garner positivity. The irony of @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social accusing Reeves of being overly pessimistic is off the scale. Is there no internal checking?
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Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88.
One of a select band of writers from any discipline to earn his own adjective – “Stoppardian” – in the Oxford English Dictionary, he delighted in the most improbable juxtapositions: philosophy and gymnastics in Jumpers (1972); early 19th-century landscape gardening and chaos theory in Arcadia (1993); rock music, dissident Czech academics and the love poetry of Sappho in Rock ’n’ Roll (2006). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
Can somebody uncover the last #RussiaReport that was written?
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Can somebody uncover the last #RussiaReport that was written?
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Mmm….
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting Moscow for energy talks with Vladimir Putin, a rare step from a European leader amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The trip is Orbán's second since last year.
Hungary's Viktor Orbán to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin in Moscow for energy talks
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting Moscow for energy talks with Vladimir Putin. The visit is a rare step from a European leader amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Mmm….
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You listen to sky news and you'd think that Rachel Reeves was a highwayman! The need of right wing media and newspapers to denigrate absolutely everything this Govt does is almost an addiction. I actually think the budget was one of the best in many years!The comms was a mess but the budget was good
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
You listen to sky news and you'd think that Rachel Reeves was a highwayman! The need of right wing media and newspapers to denigrate absolutely everything this Govt does is almost an addiction. I actually think the budget was one of the best in many years!The comms was a mess but the budget was good
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The Telegraph scrambling to find someone who lives in a £20m house but who is somehow also broke
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Telegraph scrambling to find someone who lives in a £20m house but who is somehow also broke
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She mocks Rachel Reeves for talking about the misogyny she's experienced as the first female chancellor, but the personal attacks she's dishing out feel very gendered indeed!
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
She mocks Rachel Reeves for talking about the misogyny she's experienced as the first female chancellor, but the personal attacks she's dishing out feel very gendered indeed!
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser
Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser
Lord Walney expresses concern over Reform leader’s response as Labour calls on Farage to address ‘disturbing’ allegations
Nigel Farage’s wholesale denial of claims from witnesses of alleged racist behaviour during his teenage years has been described as “troubling” by the last government’s adviser on political extremism.
Lord Walney, who was an adviser to the Conservative government as a cross-bench peer, said testimonies reported by the Guardian appeared credible and that the Reform leader’s response would be concerning to many. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser
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There is a direct line between Donald Trump trying to destroy the BBC and him excusing the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump hates the independent free press – whether in the US, Saudi Arabia or the UK. We will always defend it.
Trump hates the independent free press – whether in the US, Saudi Arabia or the UK. We will always defend it.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
There is a direct line between Donald Trump trying to destroy the BBC and him excusing the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump hates the independent free press – whether in the US, Saudi Arabia or the UK. We will always defend it.
Trump hates the independent free press – whether in the US, Saudi Arabia or the UK. We will always defend it.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
Caitlin Fitzgerald and Vinette Robinson are a powerful and insightful partnership. They are abused by #Othello and Iago but never outshone. Excellent production at Theatre Royal #Haymarket
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Caitlin Fitzgerald and Vinette Robinson are a powerful and insightful partnership. They are abused by #Othello and Iago but never outshone. Excellent production at Theatre Royal #Haymarket
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I remember when I called Nigel Farage an anti-semite whilst on the BBC and Ben Habib said he'd sue me. Needless to say, I am still waiting for his lawyer's letter.
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers" www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I remember when I called Nigel Farage an anti-semite whilst on the BBC and Ben Habib said he'd sue me. Needless to say, I am still waiting for his lawyer's letter.
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Under a totalitarian fascist regime, the idea historically has been that anything you do to even mildly inconvenience agents of the totaliatarian fascist regime is automatically illegal and warrants extended custody and even imprisonment, whether or not it violates any statute
That is where we are
That is where we are
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Under a totalitarian fascist regime, the idea historically has been that anything you do to even mildly inconvenience agents of the totaliatarian fascist regime is automatically illegal and warrants extended custody and even imprisonment, whether or not it violates any statute
That is where we are
That is where we are
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“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers" www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers" www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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The most well-documented illegal quid pro quo in the entire political career of Donald Trump is him covering up the brutal murder of a Washington Post journalist for Mohammed bin Salman and immediately sending the Trump Organization into Saudi Arabia to get deals with MBS worth hundreds of millions
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The most well-documented illegal quid pro quo in the entire political career of Donald Trump is him covering up the brutal murder of a Washington Post journalist for Mohammed bin Salman and immediately sending the Trump Organization into Saudi Arabia to get deals with MBS worth hundreds of millions
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"I believe in restoring the dignity to the quiet, often invisible work of caring, of loving well, as we look to build a happier, healthier society.”
I couldn’t agree more.
I couldn’t agree more.
Catherine's first speech in two years calls for dignity for carers
Catherine's first speech in two years calls for dignity for carers
The Princess of Wales tells business leaders about the importance of supporting families with young children.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"I believe in restoring the dignity to the quiet, often invisible work of caring, of loving well, as we look to build a happier, healthier society.”
I couldn’t agree more.
I couldn’t agree more.
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: President of the United States Defends Business Partner's Brutal Murder of a Washington Post Journalist on National Television; Having Orchestrated the Public Humiliation of Global Hero Volodymyr Zelensky in the Same Room Months Ago, Trump Says Criticizing Vile Despots Off-Limits
Trump claims slain journalist Khashoggi was ‘extremely controversial,’ defends Saudi crown prince | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: President of the United States Defends Business Partner's Brutal Murder of a Washington Post Journalist on National Television; Having Orchestrated the Public Humiliation of Global Hero Volodymyr Zelensky in the Same Room Months Ago, Trump Says Criticizing Vile Despots Off-Limits
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Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
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The BBC don’t need to ‘try’ to make her look bad, she’s done all the work for them.
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kc...
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kc...
KCC leader raises fears BBC will ‘try to make her look bad’ in upcoming documentary
The Reform UK council leader has raised fears over an upcoming BBC documentary, as the national party appears to have told members to boycott filming.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The BBC don’t need to ‘try’ to make her look bad, she’s done all the work for them.
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kc...
www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kc...
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If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
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(PS5) So when I say "good thing the BBC didn't talk to any experts" I’m in part indicting myself for not having the personal resources or bandwidth I wish I had. The BBC is the best media outlet I’ve ever worked with, and it hurt me deeply not to continue aiding them. I just had nothing in the tank.
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
(PS5) So when I say "good thing the BBC didn't talk to any experts" I’m in part indicting myself for not having the personal resources or bandwidth I wish I had. The BBC is the best media outlet I’ve ever worked with, and it hurt me deeply not to continue aiding them. I just had nothing in the tank.
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(PS4) I hold myself partially responsible for this and am ashamed to say that. Over the past 2 years the BBC has repeatedly sought to work with me and interview me as it had regularly done in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020—but I was suffering from exhaustion and had to stop doing interviews and debriefs.
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
(PS4) I hold myself partially responsible for this and am ashamed to say that. Over the past 2 years the BBC has repeatedly sought to work with me and interview me as it had regularly done in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020—but I was suffering from exhaustion and had to stop doing interviews and debriefs.