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@eddavey.libdems.org.uk is absolutely right - this escalation in the assault on the BBC should be incredibly alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 6:14 PM
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk is absolutely right - this escalation in the assault on the BBC should be incredibly alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
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BBC News really was impartial before arch-brexiter Tory Robbie Gibb was installed by Boris Johnson. He has to go
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
BBC News really was impartial before arch-brexiter Tory Robbie Gibb was installed by Boris Johnson. He has to go
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The main issue was of how the BBC has not applied its own governance.
Robbie Gibb is a non executive director, as such he should not have been allowed to put pressure on BBC Newsnight for example.
However the Tory Director General Tim Davie allowed (or invited) Gibb to overstep the boundaries.
Robbie Gibb is a non executive director, as such he should not have been allowed to put pressure on BBC Newsnight for example.
However the Tory Director General Tim Davie allowed (or invited) Gibb to overstep the boundaries.
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The main issue was of how the BBC has not applied its own governance.
Robbie Gibb is a non executive director, as such he should not have been allowed to put pressure on BBC Newsnight for example.
However the Tory Director General Tim Davie allowed (or invited) Gibb to overstep the boundaries.
Robbie Gibb is a non executive director, as such he should not have been allowed to put pressure on BBC Newsnight for example.
However the Tory Director General Tim Davie allowed (or invited) Gibb to overstep the boundaries.
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Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
Labour has given up on integration
Shabana Mahmood's latest asylum plans prioritise return at the expense of integrating newcomers
www.newstatesman.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remember integration? That thing voters "really, really" care about? Where's that in the latest plans?
My column:
My column:
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Why should people who “look like” the home secretary be on the hook for immigration policy?
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
Defence of Labour asylum policy reveals backsliding on racism
Home secretary’s framing of failures is partly low politics, but also a result of ministers’ poor approach to race relations
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Why should people who “look like” the home secretary be on the hook for immigration policy?
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
This is great by @stephenkb.bsky.social:
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Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp group featuring extremist posts
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp group featuring extremist posts
Tom Pickup confirms he was member of group in which one participant allegedly called for ‘mass Islam genocide’
A Reform UK councillor has been suspended for participating in a WhatsApp group where members allegedly called for a “mass Islam genocide”.
Tom Pickup, who was elected to Lancashire county council in May, confirmed to the Guardian he was a member of the group set up by a rightwing activist. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp group featuring extremist posts
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Just as literature has its famous quotations, art has its famous paintings; Van Gogh's work is on lunchboxes to umbrellas. This work won't be among them. It was made in 1881 while studying under his cousin Anton Mauve, Van Gogh thought it one of his best watercolours.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just as literature has its famous quotations, art has its famous paintings; Van Gogh's work is on lunchboxes to umbrellas. This work won't be among them. It was made in 1881 while studying under his cousin Anton Mauve, Van Gogh thought it one of his best watercolours.
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Deeply concerning allegations.
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Deeply concerning allegations.
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Spread this far and wide. Gibb needs to be removed.
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Spread this far and wide. Gibb needs to be removed.
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Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer that he is leading "the first government in history to float increasing income tax rates only to then U-turn on it all after the actual budget".
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer that he is leading "the first government in history to float increasing income tax rates only to then U-turn on it all after the actual budget".
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
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I continue to be fascinated by Kemi Badenoch's PMQs prep - she has improved a bit but they still don't seem to have mastered "Okay, but what will the prime minister say in response?"
Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer that he is leading "the first government in history to float increasing income tax rates only to then U-turn on it all after the actual budget".
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
Starmer: "The Budget is next week"
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I continue to be fascinated by Kemi Badenoch's PMQs prep - she has improved a bit but they still don't seem to have mastered "Okay, but what will the prime minister say in response?"
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The i Paper is reporting that once the changes are brought in, the 20 year route will be applied to refugees who are already here.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The i Paper is reporting that once the changes are brought in, the 20 year route will be applied to refugees who are already here.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
I can't over emphasise the level of terror this will cause to our refugee population, and the lack of detail and timescale will make it very difficult to calm nerves.
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There are 3 premises of the asylum reform plans.
1. UK is the destination of choice in Europe.
- Untrue.
- But claims to the UK are rising.
1. UK is the destination of choice in Europe.
- Untrue.
- But claims to the UK are rising.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There are 3 premises of the asylum reform plans.
1. UK is the destination of choice in Europe.
- Untrue.
- But claims to the UK are rising.
1. UK is the destination of choice in Europe.
- Untrue.
- But claims to the UK are rising.
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
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My mother bleeds blue, but even she says that one of her most admired politicians was John Smith. His death was primarily a tragedy in itself, but the loss to our politics was huge.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
My mother bleeds blue, but even she says that one of her most admired politicians was John Smith. His death was primarily a tragedy in itself, but the loss to our politics was huge.
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The story of the Labour Party: From Foot to Starmer
Most important point here is the tragedy of the 1992 election. If it had been won, we could have demonstrated that a soft-left party can triumph. Because it was lost, a view took hold that centrism was the height of progressive ambition.
Most important point here is the tragedy of the 1992 election. If it had been won, we could have demonstrated that a soft-left party can triumph. Because it was lost, a view took hold that centrism was the height of progressive ambition.
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨Welcome to the third and final part of @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social's epic story of the Labour Party, from Keir Hardie to Keir Starmer. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#labour #labourpartyUK #originstory #Starmer #Hardie #Blair
#labour #labourpartyUK #originstory #Starmer #Hardie #Blair
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The story of the Labour Party: From Foot to Starmer
Most important point here is the tragedy of the 1992 election. If it had been won, we could have demonstrated that a soft-left party can triumph. Because it was lost, a view took hold that centrism was the height of progressive ambition.
Most important point here is the tragedy of the 1992 election. If it had been won, we could have demonstrated that a soft-left party can triumph. Because it was lost, a view took hold that centrism was the height of progressive ambition.
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Did Labour MPs ever imagine that they would be ending the first period of their first government in more than 14 years with their own Home Secretary feeling the need to publicly deny that she plans to defect to Reform?
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Did Labour MPs ever imagine that they would be ending the first period of their first government in more than 14 years with their own Home Secretary feeling the need to publicly deny that she plans to defect to Reform?
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Former BBC journalist Mishal Husain has called for “courage” to introduce a new system at the BBC separated from government, adding that the current crisis at the corporation feels "existential" www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Mishal Husain calls for end to ministers picking BBC board members amid ‘existential crisis’
Former BBC journalist says change needed to win back public trust, as executives prepare to be questioned by MPs
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Former BBC journalist Mishal Husain has called for “courage” to introduce a new system at the BBC separated from government, adding that the current crisis at the corporation feels "existential" www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
„You don’t have to embarrass our guest“
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This is who the government is trying to copy with its anti-refugee policies.
Truly strategic geniuses. 4D chess. Well done everyone.
Truly strategic geniuses. 4D chess. Well done everyone.
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This is who the government is trying to copy with its anti-refugee policies.
Truly strategic geniuses. 4D chess. Well done everyone.
Truly strategic geniuses. 4D chess. Well done everyone.
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Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi
Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi
How are people expected to handle increased health insurance costs when everything else in life has become more expensive? I think the answer is: they’re not, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance | Arwa Mahdawi
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Keys found embedded in jam sandwich. Apologies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Keys found embedded in jam sandwich. Apologies.
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I wonder if it has occurred to Goodwin that some people could be leaving because the UK is becoming a racist basketcase.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I wonder if it has occurred to Goodwin that some people could be leaving because the UK is becoming a racist basketcase.