Chris Gravell
@chrisg43.bsky.social
Retired, reads a lot, doesn't dust, vague lefty. Bikes, e-bikes, cargo bikes, disability rights, trans rights, Palestine, etc.
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Absolutely right.
And Starmer and Streeting are stepping up the privatisation of the NHS, which means boosting the stranglehold of private health companies, many of which are ultimately US-based.
Who gave Labour permission to do this?
Because it wasn’t voters.
And Starmer and Streeting are stepping up the privatisation of the NHS, which means boosting the stranglehold of private health companies, many of which are ultimately US-based.
Who gave Labour permission to do this?
Because it wasn’t voters.
Both are under attack by corporate America.
Not necessarily by Politicians per se but they’re the proxy soldiers for corporations
Not necessarily by Politicians per se but they’re the proxy soldiers for corporations
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Absolutely right.
And Starmer and Streeting are stepping up the privatisation of the NHS, which means boosting the stranglehold of private health companies, many of which are ultimately US-based.
Who gave Labour permission to do this?
Because it wasn’t voters.
And Starmer and Streeting are stepping up the privatisation of the NHS, which means boosting the stranglehold of private health companies, many of which are ultimately US-based.
Who gave Labour permission to do this?
Because it wasn’t voters.
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What kind of board member does his best to magnify BBC’s exposure to financial and reputational harm for partisan political goals? Gibb is unfit to serve and should be forced out by ministers. No organization should have to accommodate wreckers. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
What kind of board member does his best to magnify BBC’s exposure to financial and reputational harm for partisan political goals? Gibb is unfit to serve and should be forced out by ministers. No organization should have to accommodate wreckers. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Panorama should just re-edit the programme.
Removing the edit Trump complains about.
Replacing it with the last 1 minute 16 seconds of his speech, unedited.
In which he repeats exactly what Panorama put in the edit.
From 69:36 to 70:52.
www.marketwatch.com/video/trump-...
Removing the edit Trump complains about.
Replacing it with the last 1 minute 16 seconds of his speech, unedited.
In which he repeats exactly what Panorama put in the edit.
From 69:36 to 70:52.
www.marketwatch.com/video/trump-...
Trump's Full Speech at D.C. Rally on Jan. 6 - MarketWatch
At a rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, former President Trump repeated his unsubstantiated claims of fraud in both the November election and the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff, saying "We will never g...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Panorama should just re-edit the programme.
Removing the edit Trump complains about.
Replacing it with the last 1 minute 16 seconds of his speech, unedited.
In which he repeats exactly what Panorama put in the edit.
From 69:36 to 70:52.
www.marketwatch.com/video/trump-...
Removing the edit Trump complains about.
Replacing it with the last 1 minute 16 seconds of his speech, unedited.
In which he repeats exactly what Panorama put in the edit.
From 69:36 to 70:52.
www.marketwatch.com/video/trump-...
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The European Union blocks member States from abiding by internatonal law and limiting trade with these murderous racist oppressors.
“They don’t want us to be here, but we are here: to show solidarity with people whose livelihoods, whose homes are under threat, and to tell their story and to do what we can to witness for peace and justice in this land" #ArchbishopofYork #WestBank #Israel #Palestine
Israeli police order C of E delegation to leave West Bank village after stand-off with armed settlers
Archbishop of York’s pastoral visit to the south Hebron hills was cut short
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The European Union blocks member States from abiding by internatonal law and limiting trade with these murderous racist oppressors.
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Again - this hyperpartisan outfit paid tens of millions of dollars in defamation damages, due to its false pro-Trump claims about election voting machines. Extraordinary Gibbery to interview them
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Again - this hyperpartisan outfit paid tens of millions of dollars in defamation damages, due to its false pro-Trump claims about election voting machines. Extraordinary Gibbery to interview them
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This is the most deranged situation. We are literally being kicked about by fake-newsers threatening to bankrupt our own public service broadcaster, to shield an insurrectionist from a reality that he can’t accept.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This is the most deranged situation. We are literally being kicked about by fake-newsers threatening to bankrupt our own public service broadcaster, to shield an insurrectionist from a reality that he can’t accept.
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
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"Zealously Pro Palestinian party"
Genocide is bad actually.
Genocide is bad actually.
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
What happens if the Greens overtake Labour in the polls? All bets are off | Gaby Hinsliff
They may lack Labour’s party machine, but Zack Polanski’s burgeoning popularity could have seismic consequences for British politics, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"Zealously Pro Palestinian party"
Genocide is bad actually.
Genocide is bad actually.
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This is an unbelievably stupid decision by the government. Denying NHS staff free COVID vaccinations will cost the NHS more through sickness absence leading to more delays for patients. Why do something so dumb?
🗣️ | “The decision to deny healthcare workers a free Covid vaccine this year is irresponsible and extremely short-sighted."
Our statement on NHS staff being denied a free Covid vaccine ⬇️
dauk.org/denying-nhs-...
Our statement on NHS staff being denied a free Covid vaccine ⬇️
dauk.org/denying-nhs-...
Covid vaccine decision 'irresponsible and short-sighted' | DAUK
DAUK says the decision not to offer NHS staff Covid vaccines this winter is ‘irresponsible and extremely short-sighted’.
dauk.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is an unbelievably stupid decision by the government. Denying NHS staff free COVID vaccinations will cost the NHS more through sickness absence leading to more delays for patients. Why do something so dumb?
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BBC should take a night this week and apologise for the Panorama clip and then play Trump's speech and the following actions of his audience in full.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
BBC should take a night this week and apologise for the Panorama clip and then play Trump's speech and the following actions of his audience in full.
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The BBC’s week from hell might look like accountability - but there is more than a whiff of orchestration about it all.
When the Telegraph cheers and Trump claps, you have to ask yourself:
Who, exactly, benefits when the Beeb bleeds?
When the Telegraph cheers and Trump claps, you have to ask yourself:
Who, exactly, benefits when the Beeb bleeds?
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.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The BBC’s week from hell might look like accountability - but there is more than a whiff of orchestration about it all.
When the Telegraph cheers and Trump claps, you have to ask yourself:
Who, exactly, benefits when the Beeb bleeds?
When the Telegraph cheers and Trump claps, you have to ask yourself:
Who, exactly, benefits when the Beeb bleeds?
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This is a clever letter from the Lib Dems, challenging other party leaders to say whether they support the BBC or Trump. For the Tories in particular there is a real risk their inherent anti BBC-ness makes them look like they endorse Trump’s fairly deranged comments about the BBC.
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is a clever letter from the Lib Dems, challenging other party leaders to say whether they support the BBC or Trump. For the Tories in particular there is a real risk their inherent anti BBC-ness makes them look like they endorse Trump’s fairly deranged comments about the BBC.
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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So the Telegraph’s “BBC bias dossier” - supposedly written by ex-BBC adviser Michael Prescott - is being used to claim there’s a rogue LGBT+ unit “censoring” gender-critical voices inside the BBC.
Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
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Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
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For reference - Here’s the Telegraph article with the Prescott memo complaining about the BBC published in FULL.
Obviously, it’s an archived link which circumvents their paywall - as there’s no way I’m gonna give that transphobic rag any clicks or coin! 😣
👉 archive.ph/mJIsB
Obviously, it’s an archived link which circumvents their paywall - as there’s no way I’m gonna give that transphobic rag any clicks or coin! 😣
👉 archive.ph/mJIsB
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
So the Telegraph’s “BBC bias dossier” - supposedly written by ex-BBC adviser Michael Prescott - is being used to claim there’s a rogue LGBT+ unit “censoring” gender-critical voices inside the BBC.
Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
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Let’s look at what’s actually in it. Spoiler: it’s nothing but recycled transphobic talking points!
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A former BBC journalist has accused the broadcaster of ‘caving to the right-wing press’ following the resignation of two high-profile figures
Ex-BBC reporter slams broadcaster for ‘caving to right-wing media’ with resignations
www.thenational.scot
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A former BBC journalist has accused the broadcaster of ‘caving to the right-wing press’ following the resignation of two high-profile figures
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It’s just over two weeks now till the budget. Every night, parents in poverty are lying in bed, unable to sleep, worrying about how to pay essential bills. This can and must be changed. Ending the two-child limit & benefit cap is the right (indeed only) place to start m.youtube.com/watch?v=94fq...
Lying awake
YouTube video by Aaron Reeves
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It’s just over two weeks now till the budget. Every night, parents in poverty are lying in bed, unable to sleep, worrying about how to pay essential bills. This can and must be changed. Ending the two-child limit & benefit cap is the right (indeed only) place to start m.youtube.com/watch?v=94fq...
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Poverty is a policy area that is highly responsive to policy change. We know what works. In Scotland, where families on a low-income receive £26.70 per child per week, poverty rates have been falling. This contrasts to increase in child poverty everywhere else in UK blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
What Scotland’s policies can teach Westminster about fighting poverty | British Politics and Policy at LSE
The economic choices the Chancellor sets out in the Autumn Statement should be based on evidence of what works and should apply to all those needing support
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Poverty is a policy area that is highly responsive to policy change. We know what works. In Scotland, where families on a low-income receive £26.70 per child per week, poverty rates have been falling. This contrasts to increase in child poverty everywhere else in UK blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
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This is a desperately sad story, one doubtless repeated across the country, but it’s also desperately stupid:
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure
Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in February
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is a desperately sad story, one doubtless repeated across the country, but it’s also desperately stupid:
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
“an independent report … estimated the centre is saving the council more than £500,000 a year in costs that include services in mental health, youth justice and social care”
With alt text. Love this idea.
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
With alt text. Love this idea.