John Dalton - brain marinated in woke sauce
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The UK is now back in adult leadership but needs to get closer to Europe again - and more distant from Trumpton.
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
Trump did incite violence on that day.
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump did incite violence on that day.
These constant right-wing attacks are weakening the BBC to the point of extinction. Urgent wide-ranging action is required to strengthen it before it’s too late. This crisis can be turned into an opportunity. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit... #bbcpm
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 5:06 PM
These constant right-wing attacks are weakening the BBC to the point of extinction. Urgent wide-ranging action is required to strengthen it before it’s too late. This crisis can be turned into an opportunity. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit... #bbcpm
Farridge makes no attempt to answer Mhari Aurora. #bbcpm
Mhari Aurora asks a pretty fair question, is booed by the crowd and told off by Dear Leader. Then Noa Hoffman, lobs a dogwhistle soft ball about making "our high streets beautiful again", not "covered in illegal migrant vape shops," to great applause.
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
Genuinely ugly moment. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Farridge makes no attempt to answer Mhari Aurora. #bbcpm
There we are👇🏼👇🏼the GoFundMe link for British Hero Samir (Sam) Zitouni the brave train worker who saved lives during the mass stabbing whose just regained consciousness..
I imagine a true Patriots Reform and their members will give generosity for such a British Hero recovering from serious wounds..
I imagine a true Patriots Reform and their members will give generosity for such a British Hero recovering from serious wounds..
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Any journalist will have been party to similar edits. In this case the impression given is that of which Trump has been, correct me if I'm wrong, convicted. #wato
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Any journalist will have been party to similar edits. In this case the impression given is that of which Trump has been, correct me if I'm wrong, convicted. #wato
Enemies of the BBC have been appointed to the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Enemies of the BBC have been appointed to the Board.
Prescott's claims that the broadcaster had been “captured by a small group of [staff] promoting the Stonewall view” of gender identity issues is hogwash - the corporation regularly featuring debates on trans issues conducted in robust terms. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit... #wato
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Prescott's claims that the broadcaster had been “captured by a small group of [staff] promoting the Stonewall view” of gender identity issues is hogwash - the corporation regularly featuring debates on trans issues conducted in robust terms. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit... #wato
Farage is a politician who sits as a host of a TV show on GB News, the most egregious and blatant demonstration of bias it is possible to imagine. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit... #wato
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 1:10 PM
Farage is a politician who sits as a host of a TV show on GB News, the most egregious and blatant demonstration of bias it is possible to imagine. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit... #wato
The Laffer curve is wrong. youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9... #wato
Laffer's curve: the tax myth that promoted inequality
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Laffer curve is wrong. youtube.com/watch?v=lrO9... #wato
🎵Dear Ford and Lather of manind...🎶
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🎵Dear Ford and Lather of manind...🎶
The DG and Head of News have resigned because they didn't follow the right on culture wars. Let us hope they are replaced by better people. #wato
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The DG and Head of News have resigned because they didn't follow the right on culture wars. Let us hope they are replaced by better people. #wato
The BBC presenter Nick Robinson said on the Today programme there was a “genuine” concern regarding the broadcaster’s editorial standards, however he said he believed there was a “political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation”. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #r4today
Why is the BBC expected to apologise over a Donald Trump speech edit?
Boris Johnson and White House criticise the corporation, but some journalists say criticism is part of campaign to destroy the BBC
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The BBC presenter Nick Robinson said on the Today programme there was a “genuine” concern regarding the broadcaster’s editorial standards, however he said he believed there was a “political campaign by people who want to destroy the organisation”. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #r4today
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #R4today
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #R4today
The Daily Mail has been admonished by press regulator IPSO over a story falsely claiming “one in 12 living in London is an illegal migrant”. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new... #r4today
Mail defended inaccurate immigrants story by saying Telegraph was source
The Daily Mail has been rapped by press regulator IPSO over a story falsely claiming "one in 12 living in London is an illegal migrant".
pressgazette.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Daily Mail has been admonished by press regulator IPSO over a story falsely claiming “one in 12 living in London is an illegal migrant”. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new... #r4today
Is Leonard having an affair? He did previously appear in The Mistress, admittedly as a gay flower shop assistant. #TheArchers
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Is Leonard having an affair? He did previously appear in The Mistress, admittedly as a gay flower shop assistant. #TheArchers
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #R4TODAY
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it “feels like a coup” by broadcaster’s enemies
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... #R4TODAY