Alan
Alan
@bigal99.bsky.social
office worker, woke liberal. Bewildered with how people have voted in 2024 in both UK and USA.
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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This will impact EVERYONE.

Combined with other anti-protest measures proposed like bans on face coverings, the Crime & Policing Bill will see the right to protest in the UK stripped to the bone.

Protest is fundamental to democracy. We must protect it.
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/govern...
Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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"This demonstrates the underhand tactic by which manufacturers make profit by shrinking the size of the products you buy"

#GMB reporting on shrinkflation. Clip edited to remove statements from each of the manufacturers trying to justify their profiteering.
October 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?
Reform’s Sarah Pochin forced to apologise after claiming adverts 'full of black people' drive her 'mad’ | LBC
The Runcorn and Helsby MP was responding to a viewer live on air who complained about the demographics of advertising.
www.lbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Fiona Bruce, "I'm going to move on. I know you want to come in Zack, you'll definitely get your chance"

After letting Zia Yusuf spew drivel for 1 minute and 55 seconds, Fiona Bruce cuts off Zack Polanski and doesn't let him correct Yusuf
October 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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An incredible scoop from Darren here lifted straight from... Polanski's public Wikipedia page
October 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Britons ripped off by the energy industry. No govt curbs profiteering.

Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.

I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:

1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Should the BBC be giving Reform UK so much coverage? (Cardiff Uni School of Journalism found it featured in a quarter of all News at Tens in the 6 months to June).
Latest BBC Newswatch from midnight Fri on iplayer or Sat 745am BBC1/Breakfast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
September 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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The BBC is basically turning into the Blackshirt Broadcasting Corporation.
🔴BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage

They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage

bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Police cover up a Banksy image of judge beating a protester faster than you can say "one of the many Boris Johnson Downing Street parties during covid restrictions which the Met police ignored"
September 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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After 40 interviews, Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks about his partner, Richie, on #Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

Refreshing moment of humanity in the current race to be the most divisive and cruel; more of that on tomorrow’s edition, no doubt…

👋🏾 @vicderbyshire.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Defend Our Juries spokespeople arrested by counter-terror cops in dawn raids

State authoritarianism continues, as five Defend Our Juries members get raided hours before a press conference was set to start.

Outrageous.
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...
Defend Our Juries spokespeople arrested by counter-terror cops in dawn raids
State authoritarianism continues, as five Defend Our Juries members get raided hours before a press conference was set to start
www.thecanary.co
September 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Imagine the message it would send if Gary Lineker won 'Presenter of the Year' at this year's National Television Awards

Standing up for compassion & the right to speak out

And, the feathers it would ruffle

My lovely followers, you know what to do:

nationaltvawards.com/vote

🗓️ Deadline: 12th Sep
Vote | National Television Awards
Choose your winners in this year’s National Television Awards
nationaltvawards.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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The total lack of basic journalistic professionalism of this BBC story - summarising Farage proposals with (at time of writing) no attempt to include the views of other parties, refugee advocates etc www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage says illegal migration is a 'scourge'
The Reform UK leader will outline his plans to tackle small boat crossing later on Tuesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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IDF kills Al Jazeera journalists www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Israel-Gaza live: Israel kills prominent Al Jazeera journalist and four colleagues in targeted attack
The broadcaster condemns the
www.bbc.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Keir Starmer is appointing a former Sun editor to a top government comms role, while watering down the Hillsborough Law.

Bootlicking the Murdoch press, betraying the people of Liverpool and insulting every campaigner for justice.

Justice For The 97.
July 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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...and the positive impact of his music continues to ripple out across dancefloors every weekend, the sound of his tunes making life momentarily just that little bit better. It’s a beautiful legacy.

RIP
Liquid - Sweet Harmony
YouTube video by leesmusic
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July 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Liquid 'Sweet Harmony' - a short thread

I went to the wedding party of my friend Rehana this weekend. Rehana and my wife first met at university and they've been friends ever since, and I'm now lucky enough to call Rehana my friend too.
July 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
@goodmorningbritain.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social see below this is your news organistions or should we say Reform mouth peices.
82% of Brits want to renationalise water, Labour ruling it out, and media ignoring that eg the Greens with the same number of MPs also want to renationalise water means, that this is how Reform UK wins the next election
July 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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July 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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I don't think anyone expected him to say anything better.

But he'd probably have been better maintaining his usual silence.

Iran were negotiating - when Israel launched a war on them. The US joined in - and now our Prime Minister basically says "well they were asking for it.'
BREAKING: Keir Starmer reacts to the US bombing Iran’s nuclear sites
June 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Now: "Migration will fall.. but if we do need to take further steps.. to relieve pressure on housing & public services, mark my words we will"

Then: "Poor housing, poor public services, are not the fault of migrants, they're political failure"
May 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Did Nigel Farage write this speech?

Dehumanising and divisive. We deserve better than this.
May 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM