Doc Richard
@docrichard.bsky.social
Dogged conviction that our species has a huge capability for reason and social cooperation that can overcome the current dominance of oligarchy
Nothing is perfect, but objective assessments are better than a series of pundits delivering their opinions on the matter in hand
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Nothing is perfect, but objective assessments are better than a series of pundits delivering their opinions on the matter in hand
Well, the stats of who gets given a platform are robust numbers. There is a judgment to be made about their place on the lady-right spectrum, but that can be done with some certainty.
Interruption Rates are a matter of counting who gets to talk and how long. You get a fairly robust numbers.
Interruption Rates are a matter of counting who gets to talk and how long. You get a fairly robust numbers.
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Well, the stats of who gets given a platform are robust numbers. There is a judgment to be made about their place on the lady-right spectrum, but that can be done with some certainty.
Interruption Rates are a matter of counting who gets to talk and how long. You get a fairly robust numbers.
Interruption Rates are a matter of counting who gets to talk and how long. You get a fairly robust numbers.
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewees from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
Yes, discussions in the popular media are very restricted. There is no reason that good journalism shouldn’t explore the push factors and give the background picture.
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Yes, discussions in the popular media are very restricted. There is no reason that good journalism shouldn’t explore the push factors and give the background picture.
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Yes. Refugees are human beings. Many in desperate trouble through no fault of their own.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Yes. Refugees are human beings. Many in desperate trouble through no fault of their own.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
Any solution to today’s migration issues must look at the “push factors”, the global causes of migration: war, authoritarian regimes, poverty and climate change.
There are things that Governments could do to start to fix those huge threats, but unfortunately they seem to be seen as irrelevant
There are things that Governments could do to start to fix those huge threats, but unfortunately they seem to be seen as irrelevant
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Any solution to today’s migration issues must look at the “push factors”, the global causes of migration: war, authoritarian regimes, poverty and climate change.
There are things that Governments could do to start to fix those huge threats, but unfortunately they seem to be seen as irrelevant
There are things that Governments could do to start to fix those huge threats, but unfortunately they seem to be seen as irrelevant
At least he could have picked up the telephone instead
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
At least he could have picked up the telephone instead
It’s so sad. Maybe politicians are given £10,000 every time they denigrate tree huggers - a term originating with the Bishnois, who perished in the Khejarli massacre while protecting trees
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It’s so sad. Maybe politicians are given £10,000 every time they denigrate tree huggers - a term originating with the Bishnois, who perished in the Khejarli massacre while protecting trees
There is a rejection of conventional Tory/Labour politics underlying the polls. Reform has benefited from this, but now Green profile has grown, we may see Reform shrink despite their massive backing from corporate media
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
There is a rejection of conventional Tory/Labour politics underlying the polls. Reform has benefited from this, but now Green profile has grown, we may see Reform shrink despite their massive backing from corporate media
Climate science creates a coherent explanation for Earth’s rapidly rising temperatures, motivated by desire for scientific knowledge.
Anti-NetZero campaigners don’t offer coherent scientific explanation of rising temperatures, they just have a large store of talking points 6/6
Anti-NetZero campaigners don’t offer coherent scientific explanation of rising temperatures, they just have a large store of talking points 6/6
November 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Climate science creates a coherent explanation for Earth’s rapidly rising temperatures, motivated by desire for scientific knowledge.
Anti-NetZero campaigners don’t offer coherent scientific explanation of rising temperatures, they just have a large store of talking points 6/6
Anti-NetZero campaigners don’t offer coherent scientific explanation of rising temperatures, they just have a large store of talking points 6/6