Harmonica 🏴🇪🇺
@harmonica2.bsky.social
Humanist, European, rugby lover, frustrated musician, leftie, AbolishTheMonarchy
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Interesting nugget from BBC staff call this morning: Tim Davie said the biggest number of complaints the BBC is handling right now concern the corporation giving Nigel Farage's Reform too much airtime. bsky.app/profile/jake...
New: BBC employees in open revolt about Robbie Gibb on all-staff call this morning. BBC chair Samir Shah said attacks on board members are "disrespectful" and shut down talk of a Conservative coup as "fanciful." deadline.com/2025/11/bbc-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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The UK should say "Fuck off" to Donald Trump he spreads lies about the UK every single day.
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The UK should say "Fuck off" to Donald Trump he spreads lies about the UK every single day.
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Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former coms chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board during Johnson’s time as prime minister, amplified the criticisms in key board meetings that preceded the shock resignation of the DG and the head of BBC News. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #Newsnight
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 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former coms chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board during Johnson’s time as prime minister, amplified the criticisms in key board meetings that preceded the shock resignation of the DG and the head of BBC News. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #Newsnight
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
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The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
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'Working'
🔴 Working members of Royal family out en masse to commemorate war dead
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'Working'
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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Trump is incredibly unpopular here! including amongst Tory voters. What are they doing?
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Trump is incredibly unpopular here! including amongst Tory voters. What are they doing?
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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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Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Save NHS dentistry now!
I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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The third journalist in recent days to specifically note that Zack does this weird thing in interviews where he… answers their questions? 🧐
Many journalists will not agree with his politics but I bet we’ll be seeing him more and more. They're desperate to have real conversations for once
Many journalists will not agree with his politics but I bet we’ll be seeing him more and more. They're desperate to have real conversations for once
Cheers!
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The third journalist in recent days to specifically note that Zack does this weird thing in interviews where he… answers their questions? 🧐
Many journalists will not agree with his politics but I bet we’ll be seeing him more and more. They're desperate to have real conversations for once
Many journalists will not agree with his politics but I bet we’ll be seeing him more and more. They're desperate to have real conversations for once
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"On another occasion, a BBC executive forbade me from writing for the New Statesman, imploring me to ask The Spectator instead, saying that would be perfectly fine."
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
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The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"On another occasion, a BBC executive forbade me from writing for the New Statesman, imploring me to ask The Spectator instead, saying that would be perfectly fine."
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Why is it left to Ed Davey to defend and lead the fight back against the hard right infiltration of the BBC? Where is the damn government? Why haven't we heard anything from Lisa Nandy? We are in the fight of our lives and the sniveling cowardly government is hiding behind the sofa.
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Why is it left to Ed Davey to defend and lead the fight back against the hard right infiltration of the BBC? Where is the damn government? Why haven't we heard anything from Lisa Nandy? We are in the fight of our lives and the sniveling cowardly government is hiding behind the sofa.
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The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
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The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
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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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Our democracy should never be for sale. Local politics should be free from corporate interference & control. The Teesworks scandal is a lingering Tory toxic legacy & menace. 😔☹️
#KeepMillionairesOutOfPolitics
#NeverAgainAToryGovernment 😱☢️⛔️
#KeepMillionairesOutOfPolitics
#NeverAgainAToryGovernment 😱☢️⛔️
"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
Teesworks scandal: a dark tale of public wealth lost and private gain
Teesworks - a story that reads like a screenplay for a dark political drama
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Our democracy should never be for sale. Local politics should be free from corporate interference & control. The Teesworks scandal is a lingering Tory toxic legacy & menace. 😔☹️
#KeepMillionairesOutOfPolitics
#NeverAgainAToryGovernment 😱☢️⛔️
#KeepMillionairesOutOfPolitics
#NeverAgainAToryGovernment 😱☢️⛔️
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Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax...
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes
Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax...
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
Oh look, trouble at the BBC and whose name comes up again and again Robbie Gibb.
Politico: "Veteran BBC presenter David Dimbleby told Channel 4 last night that it is “one of the most violent assaults on the BBC’s independence that I’ve seen in my lifetime,” while Playbook is told staff have been voicing “a lot of anger towards [right wing BBC board member] Robbie Gibb.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Oh look, trouble at the BBC and whose name comes up again and again Robbie Gibb.
Well damn well do something about it! This is happening on your watch. Try attacking Reform, calling them out for what they are: Racists. For goodness sake, go on the attack and stop trying to ape them. Lets have some positive messages around immigration and less 'island of strangers' nonsense.
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
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UK politics live – latest updates
Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.
Speaking to GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Well damn well do something about it! This is happening on your watch. Try attacking Reform, calling them out for what they are: Racists. For goodness sake, go on the attack and stop trying to ape them. Lets have some positive messages around immigration and less 'island of strangers' nonsense.
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I agree that the BBC should apologise to Trump for being misleading.
Right after Trump apologises for the 30,573 false or misleading claims he made during his first presidency, or for each of his current daily average of 21 new lies per.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_o...
Right after Trump apologises for the 30,573 false or misleading claims he made during his first presidency, or for each of his current daily average of 21 new lies per.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_o...
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I agree that the BBC should apologise to Trump for being misleading.
Right after Trump apologises for the 30,573 false or misleading claims he made during his first presidency, or for each of his current daily average of 21 new lies per.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_o...
Right after Trump apologises for the 30,573 false or misleading claims he made during his first presidency, or for each of his current daily average of 21 new lies per.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_o...
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The Telegraph's "attacks on the BBC are not remotely done in good faith & are the result of the publisher’s ideological & commercial interests. There is no world in which The Telegraph’s output would survive the level of scrutiny applied to the BBC’s journalism.”
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The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The Telegraph's "attacks on the BBC are not remotely done in good faith & are the result of the publisher’s ideological & commercial interests. There is no world in which The Telegraph’s output would survive the level of scrutiny applied to the BBC’s journalism.”
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You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
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Jacob-Rees Mogg supports President Trump's right to sue the BBC
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Jacob-Rees Mogg supports President Trump's right to sue the BBC
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
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Someone is trying to cancel Christmas.
And their names are Tesco, British Gas, Thames Water, National Grid, HSBC and all their smaller 'competitor' thieves.
Because there is no competition, only record profits every single year.
And their names are Tesco, British Gas, Thames Water, National Grid, HSBC and all their smaller 'competitor' thieves.
Because there is no competition, only record profits every single year.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Someone is trying to cancel Christmas.
And their names are Tesco, British Gas, Thames Water, National Grid, HSBC and all their smaller 'competitor' thieves.
Because there is no competition, only record profits every single year.
And their names are Tesco, British Gas, Thames Water, National Grid, HSBC and all their smaller 'competitor' thieves.
Because there is no competition, only record profits every single year.