@bobhudson.bsky.social
@bobhudson.bsky.social
Visiting Professor in Public Policy, Sunderland University. Sunderland AFC loyalist. Inveterate Remainer. Durham City, UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/bob-hudson
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/bob-hudson
Bravo Ben Jennings 👏👏👏
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Bravo Ben Jennings 👏👏👏
Substack has been a brilliant source of informed discussion on the BBC farrago. This👇essay by Lewis Goodall is an outstanding example.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
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November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Substack has been a brilliant source of informed discussion on the BBC farrago. This👇essay by Lewis Goodall is an outstanding example.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
This isn’t a disagreement about a documentary, it’s a full-blown attempt to bring down our public service broadcaster. And these rags are loving it.
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This isn’t a disagreement about a documentary, it’s a full-blown attempt to bring down our public service broadcaster. And these rags are loving it.
So many excellent analyses of the BBC farrago. Here’s one of the best.
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
The Beeb Bleeds, the Telegraph Cheers, and Trump Claps From the Balcony
The people who always hated public broadcasting finally smell blood - and the BBC seems too tired and compromised to fight back.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
So many excellent analyses of the BBC farrago. Here’s one of the best.
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
‘When the Left sees bias in BBC coverage its arguments are dismissed. When the Right does, it’s a national scandal’…great read here by @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
The resignation of Tim Davie as BBC Director-General is the next stage in the corporation's collapse into cowardice.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
‘When the Left sees bias in BBC coverage its arguments are dismissed. When the Right does, it’s a national scandal’…great read here by @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
And we now learn that Trump is suing the BBC for slandering his good name and honourable intentions. It’s beyond crazy.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
And we now learn that Trump is suing the BBC for slandering his good name and honourable intentions. It’s beyond crazy.
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Where is the BBC chair, Samir Shah? Does he fear for his position? Why is he not on #BBCr4today defending the institution he represents? His job is to protect the BBC, as Craig Oliver (ex-BBC, ex Cameron Director of Comms) has said.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Where is the BBC chair, Samir Shah? Does he fear for his position? Why is he not on #BBCr4today defending the institution he represents? His job is to protect the BBC, as Craig Oliver (ex-BBC, ex Cameron Director of Comms) has said.
Any chance of a UK Prime Minister telling a foreign government that it has no business telling us what we should watch and listen?
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Any chance of a UK Prime Minister telling a foreign government that it has no business telling us what we should watch and listen?
Here’s Trump’s press secretary no less telling us that the BBC is dying and we should all be watching GB News. See what’s going on?
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Here’s Trump’s press secretary no less telling us that the BBC is dying and we should all be watching GB News. See what’s going on?
Waking to Farage’s smoke-ridden voice on #r4today saying the BBC is in ‘the last chance saloon’. He would close the doors and flog it off.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Waking to Farage’s smoke-ridden voice on #r4today saying the BBC is in ‘the last chance saloon’. He would close the doors and flog it off.
Trump, the Telegraph, Johnson and their ilk want to see public service broadcasting eliminated and our MSM turned into a variant of Fox News.
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump, the Telegraph, Johnson and their ilk want to see public service broadcasting eliminated and our MSM turned into a variant of Fox News.
Johnson still behaves as if he left office to widespread acclaim for his selfless public service.
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Johnson still behaves as if he left office to widespread acclaim for his selfless public service.
It wasn’t just Michelle Mone was it? The more we learn about the Tories ‘fast lane’ the worse it gets. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
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November 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It wasn’t just Michelle Mone was it? The more we learn about the Tories ‘fast lane’ the worse it gets. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Not before time, a symptom of disarray at the top of government.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Remaining four ‘rebel’ Labour MPs have whip restored
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Chris Hinchliff, Brian Leishman and Rachael Maskell are last of series of penalised backbenchers to return to the party
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November 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Not before time, a symptom of disarray at the top of government.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
My Sunderland at home to mighty Arsenal today. Even scoring a goal would be an achievement. But who knows?
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
My Sunderland at home to mighty Arsenal today. Even scoring a goal would be an achievement. But who knows?
🎶 There may be trouble ahead 🎶
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🎶 There may be trouble ahead 🎶
Trump, Johnson, the Telegraph et al just hate the concept of a public service broadcaster. For all its faults we need the BBC.
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Trump, Johnson, the Telegraph et al just hate the concept of a public service broadcaster. For all its faults we need the BBC.
We switched off.
BBC Radio 4's Today programme decides it's time to spend time with individual MPs in their constituencies. Who is the obvious one to start with? Of course, Reform UK's Lee Anderson, talking about "real men's jobs". Let's face it, the Beeb seems to be in thrall to the Turquoise Tories.
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We switched off.
Destroy local authority provision and create a market with lax regulation - the sad story of adult social care over four decades.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Grieving families' despair at care home inspection gaps
BBC finds a fifth of care homes rated
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Destroy local authority provision and create a market with lax regulation - the sad story of adult social care over four decades.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huh? Chris Philp says the government is not doing enough to clear up the mess his own government left behind. Whatever happened to accountability? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government recovers £74m from asylum hotel firms
The amount recouped remains a small percentage of the overall cost of asylum accommodation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Huh? Chris Philp says the government is not doing enough to clear up the mess his own government left behind. Whatever happened to accountability? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tabloid and Tory fury over mistakenly released prisoners lacks context doesn’t it?
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Tabloid and Tory fury over mistakenly released prisoners lacks context doesn’t it?
My view here👇on six months of Reform in power in Durham - hardly a showcase for the party.
"There are plans [by Reform] to reduce or even eliminate the Council Tax Reduction Scheme that helps the poorest households with their payments – the most impacted areas...are all Reform strongholds."
V good run-down of how things are going in Reform-run Durham
V good run-down of how things are going in Reform-run Durham
Six months in power: six messages
"A veritable Aladdin’s Cave of news. Dynamic and extremely, mentally nourishing" - feedback from readers just gets better and better
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November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
My view here👇on six months of Reform in power in Durham - hardly a showcase for the party.
Well, this isn’t a very helpful contribution is it? No to higher revenue-raising but yes to more public spending. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lucy Powell says Labour must stand by promise not to raise key taxes
New deputy leader also calls on government to lift two-child benefit cap urgently and in full
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Well, this isn’t a very helpful contribution is it? No to higher revenue-raising but yes to more public spending. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...