HGJohn
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This! Protecting the neutrality of the BBC is more important than ever. The wealthiest nation in the world has a news environment that doesn’t even agree on basic facts. It’s not healthy for democracy.
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This! Protecting the neutrality of the BBC is more important than ever. The wealthiest nation in the world has a news environment that doesn’t even agree on basic facts. It’s not healthy for democracy.
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point
How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It’s almost a hundred years and we now have our very own appeaser in government. Labour will regret the soft touch. Because now, as with all bullies, if you appease them they’ll just come back for you later because they know you’re easy. Shame on Starmer.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It’s almost a hundred years and we now have our very own appeaser in government. Labour will regret the soft touch. Because now, as with all bullies, if you appease them they’ll just come back for you later because they know you’re easy. Shame on Starmer.
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Keir Starmer is a useless, insipid appeaser of fascism.
Left: BBC News, "President Trump threatening to sue the BBC"
Right: That time Keir Starmer said, "There's so much to celebrate in that special relationship between our two countries"
Right: That time Keir Starmer said, "There's so much to celebrate in that special relationship between our two countries"
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Keir Starmer is a useless, insipid appeaser of fascism.
Not many people can claim to have released 30 studio albums. Paul Kelly is one. He released "Seventy" on Friday. It's a lovely thing. www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/music/a...
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not many people can claim to have released 30 studio albums. Paul Kelly is one. He released "Seventy" on Friday. It's a lovely thing. www.on-magazine.co.uk/arts/music/a...
You would have thought that history's lesson about appeasing the populist right would have been learned by now. Apparently not.
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
You would have thought that history's lesson about appeasing the populist right would have been learned by now. Apparently not.
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My one #politics post of the day.
Starmer's refusal to clear out Tory appointments to the BBC Board and other public bodies from day one was at best deeply naive.
Again we come back to the mystery of what Labour were doing pre-2024 election as it definitely wasn't preparing for power.
Starmer's refusal to clear out Tory appointments to the BBC Board and other public bodies from day one was at best deeply naive.
Again we come back to the mystery of what Labour were doing pre-2024 election as it definitely wasn't preparing for power.
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My one #politics post of the day.
Starmer's refusal to clear out Tory appointments to the BBC Board and other public bodies from day one was at best deeply naive.
Again we come back to the mystery of what Labour were doing pre-2024 election as it definitely wasn't preparing for power.
Starmer's refusal to clear out Tory appointments to the BBC Board and other public bodies from day one was at best deeply naive.
Again we come back to the mystery of what Labour were doing pre-2024 election as it definitely wasn't preparing for power.
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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This as not simply populism, it's an extreme assault on public institutions and structures. The last week has been about the BBC, but comes alongside mounting attacks on judicial independence/the European Court of Human Rights. Treating each issue in isolation will see them killed off one by one.
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
This as not simply populism, it's an extreme assault on public institutions and structures. The last week has been about the BBC, but comes alongside mounting attacks on judicial independence/the European Court of Human Rights. Treating each issue in isolation will see them killed off one by one.
This is a superb piece by @iandunt.bsky.social on the crisis at the BBC. What we need is a culture secretary on top of her brief to step up & defend the independence of the BBC. Nandy's recent handling of the the Maccabi Tel Aviv affair gives me no confidence. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
Extra edition: The populist assault on the BBC
Johnson, Gibb and the Telegraph are trying to turn the BBC into GB News.
iandunt.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This is a superb piece by @iandunt.bsky.social on the crisis at the BBC. What we need is a culture secretary on top of her brief to step up & defend the independence of the BBC. Nandy's recent handling of the the Maccabi Tel Aviv affair gives me no confidence. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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THREAD Tonight is the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht- night of 9 November 1938 during which hundreds of German Jews were murdered and thousands of synagogues burnt. Contrast in Spanish Republican + Francoist press could not have been greater; the former despite its own desperate situation, CONT'D
La España en guerra ante la 'Kristallnacht'
<i>Kristallnacht,</i> Noche de los Cristales, es el término con el que ha pasado a la historia el pogromo antisemita organizado por el régimen nazi en
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November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
THREAD Tonight is the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht- night of 9 November 1938 during which hundreds of German Jews were murdered and thousands of synagogues burnt. Contrast in Spanish Republican + Francoist press could not have been greater; the former despite its own desperate situation, CONT'D
The MSM media's fixation on prisoner releases could do considerably better on the context that the current prisons minister is working.
Another very pertinent fact that I have not seen mentioned ANYWHERE: In 14 years of Tory rule we had 14 Prisons Ministers - six in a single year, at one point - and a total of 11 Justice Secretaries, including Grayling, Raab, and Truss. In 13 years of Labour it was three: Irvine, Falconer, Straw. 🤔
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The MSM media's fixation on prisoner releases could do considerably better on the context that the current prisons minister is working.
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Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
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It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's been a very quiet week.
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
As a small business owner that’s a bit scary heading into my busy season.
So, if you're looking for unique #Christmas gifts, I make prints, homewares, cards & accessories inspired by midcentury design, music & architecture.
Have a nosy here gailmyerscough.co.uk
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🤡 The Conservative & Reform Post boasts about £100m in new agri-food opportunities but forgot to mention we lost £1.7 billion a year in exports to the EU with Brexit.
🃏 It’s like burning your barn down and celebrating you built a hut for the rubble.
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conservativepost.co.uk/thanks-brexi...
🃏 It’s like burning your barn down and celebrating you built a hut for the rubble.
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THANKS BREXIT! UK Agri-Food Attachés Unlock Nearly £100m in New Export Opportunities
The UK’s agri-food attaché network has helped open almost £100 million in new export opportunities for British food and drink producers so far in 2025, according to government figures and industry est...
conservativepost.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🤡 The Conservative & Reform Post boasts about £100m in new agri-food opportunities but forgot to mention we lost £1.7 billion a year in exports to the EU with Brexit.
🃏 It’s like burning your barn down and celebrating you built a hut for the rubble.
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conservativepost.co.uk/thanks-brexi...
🃏 It’s like burning your barn down and celebrating you built a hut for the rubble.
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conservativepost.co.uk/thanks-brexi...
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This isn't the easiest time to be Jewish in America. But now—and for a long time—it's been significantly harder to be Muslim.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
Laura Loomer pitches banning Muslims from running for office to members of Congress
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer has had an unusual amount of power over staffing and foreign policy decisions in the current Trump administration. Now, she is promoting anti-Muslim bills and pressur...
www.mediamatters.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This isn't the easiest time to be Jewish in America. But now—and for a long time—it's been significantly harder to be Muslim.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
Barring Jews from government was one of the Nazis' signature moves. Every American Jew has an obligation to speak out against the new Nazis trying to do the same to Muslims.
Do you love The Lake District? Really important 12 minute film on saving Windermere by @savewindermere.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2NM... Time to get involved with www.savewindermere.com #savewindermere Sign the petition: c.org/s68Z5JHH97
What's Really Polluting England's Largest Lake
YouTube video by Save Windermere
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November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Do you love The Lake District? Really important 12 minute film on saving Windermere by @savewindermere.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2NM... Time to get involved with www.savewindermere.com #savewindermere Sign the petition: c.org/s68Z5JHH97
High tide on Hest Bank salt marsh.
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
High tide on Hest Bank salt marsh.
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Well, Nigel's aspirations are to cut the taxes of the rich, sell off care homes and daycare centres, and blame the immigrants when the shit hits the fan. Man of the people.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Well, Nigel's aspirations are to cut the taxes of the rich, sell off care homes and daycare centres, and blame the immigrants when the shit hits the fan. Man of the people.
This is a fifteen minute read, but probably the most important article you’ll read today.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This is a fifteen minute read, but probably the most important article you’ll read today.
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Here is an interesting perspective that you wouldn't read the angle in the western media.
m.aliran.com/thinking-all...
m.aliran.com/thinking-all...
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Here is an interesting perspective that you wouldn't read the angle in the western media.
m.aliran.com/thinking-all...
m.aliran.com/thinking-all...