Jon Brewer
@jonbrewer.bsky.social
Trying to swim against the tide of hate, division and manipulation - and the broken media, influence operations and dark money behind them that we're failing still to fully see and understand
Equally, the entirety of the Jan 6 hearings in Congress
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Equally, the entirety of the Jan 6 hearings in Congress
Absolutely. And when it comes to Johnson and the BBC, I was bemused that the BBC failed to fully break the Italian hills story - surely bigger than Profumo and Aiken. Of course Boris wanted and still wants to keep on top of the BBC. That’s likely the whole point of who he appointed to the BBC board
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Absolutely. And when it comes to Johnson and the BBC, I was bemused that the BBC failed to fully break the Italian hills story - surely bigger than Profumo and Aiken. Of course Boris wanted and still wants to keep on top of the BBC. That’s likely the whole point of who he appointed to the BBC board
Why did the BBC fail to fully
break a story bigger than Profumo and Aiken? Only the Guardian, thanks to Cadwalladr and a chance meeting with Rachael Johnson. Of course Boris wants to keep on top of the BBC. That’s the whole point of him appointing Robbie Gibb to the board. No?
break a story bigger than Profumo and Aiken? Only the Guardian, thanks to Cadwalladr and a chance meeting with Rachael Johnson. Of course Boris wants to keep on top of the BBC. That’s the whole point of him appointing Robbie Gibb to the board. No?
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Why did the BBC fail to fully
break a story bigger than Profumo and Aiken? Only the Guardian, thanks to Cadwalladr and a chance meeting with Rachael Johnson. Of course Boris wants to keep on top of the BBC. That’s the whole point of him appointing Robbie Gibb to the board. No?
break a story bigger than Profumo and Aiken? Only the Guardian, thanks to Cadwalladr and a chance meeting with Rachael Johnson. Of course Boris wants to keep on top of the BBC. That’s the whole point of him appointing Robbie Gibb to the board. No?
We need strong government. But the politicians themselves run scared of the press
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We need strong government. But the politicians themselves run scared of the press