John Rodway
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John Rodway
@johnrodway.bsky.social
Retired Executive after career in IT, now a carer for my disabled wife. Proud Welshman. Cyclist and lover of all sports. Reading FC season ticket holder. Voted Remain.
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#bbclaurak says:

“Last show next week and we have Ed Davey and Nigel Farage , two leaders of the smaller parties “

One has 4 MPs the other 72 but both according to her are smaller parties.

Shameless.
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Why the BBC is right not to pay damages to Trump

By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump’s excessive attack

By me, at New Statesman

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
The BBC is right not to pay damages to Trump
By apologising, the broadcaster has taken the sting out of Trump's excessive attack
www.newstatesman.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Friday facts
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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How did those presenters keep a straight face
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Turns out the Golden Age of MAGA was an Epstein cover-up, 600,000 Chinese students, H1-B jobs for Indians, massive deficits, pardons for fraudsters & drug traffickers, blowing up boats, 50 year mortgages, tariffs on everything, higher prices, a ballroom, & al-Qaeda in the Oval.
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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'Yesterday this blog offered a close reading of the letter Trump’s lawyers had sent to the British Broadcasting Corporation. As a follow-up, this is a letter that the BBC could send in reply.'

@davidallengreen.bsky.social

#politicslive #pmqs
open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Irish Star: Trump on magnets: "There wouldn't be a car made in the entire world, radio, tv, internet, there wouldn't be anything because magnets are, ... well nobody knows what magnets are and to build a magnet system would take two years," he rambled.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.

GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Is this a good time to recall this 1960 case on defamation?
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!

"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Absolutely this.
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The #BBC should say “Bring it on” regarding the #Trump $1billion lawsuit.

The Discovery would be jaw dropping.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Congratulations @andyharnik, photographer! You just won a Pulitzer Prize!
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".

He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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So this is Labour's response to Farage's speech this morning - but put out this afternoon across all the channels they are active on.

Very good Labour, very good!
November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
US Ambassador , speaking on behalf of #Trump , meddling in UK politics and sovereignty.

Farage will be all over this in 3,2,1…..
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Sorry...Zia Yusuf is MP for what constituency?
#BBCLauraK
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Why is there a completely unelected representative of a party with 5 MPs being asked the exact same questions about a major incident, only minutes after the entirely elected Secretary of Defence answered them?

#bbclaurak
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Hurricane Melissa could now easily come to be the strongest landfalling Atlantic Hurricane in history. A potent reminder that the climate crisis doesn't care about our feckless politicians' attempts to pretend it doesn't exist.
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM