Norman Oxlade
@norlox.bsky.social
Basically, an ageing hippie... love and peace, man!
I don't care a jot about your ethnicity, skin colour etc...if you're kind, you're my sort of person.
I don't care a jot about your ethnicity, skin colour etc...if you're kind, you're my sort of person.
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Breaking news: Kettle has strong thoughts about blackness of pot
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels ft.trib.al/eAGo2wa
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels
Reform UK leader claims former trade commissioner may have misused his position for personal gain
ft.trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Breaking news: Kettle has strong thoughts about blackness of pot
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The BBC has never followed its own rules. ‘Due impartiality’ is paired with ‘due accuracy’, because impartiality should not override accuracy. They think too much about impartiality and not enough about accuracy.
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The BBC has never followed its own rules. ‘Due impartiality’ is paired with ‘due accuracy’, because impartiality should not override accuracy. They think too much about impartiality and not enough about accuracy.
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The sheer cheek of the Tories joining Reform to be banging on about broken Britain when they were part of the Tory governments over the past 14 years that did the breaking!
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
The sheer cheek of the Tories joining Reform to be banging on about broken Britain when they were part of the Tory governments over the past 14 years that did the breaking!
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Brexit hasn’t failed because it was “betrayed”.
It’s failed because it was based on fantasies that collapse on contact with reality.
No amount of time, grit or patriotism fixes bad maths, worse trade, and fewer rights.
Reality won. Brexit lost.
It’s failed because it was based on fantasies that collapse on contact with reality.
No amount of time, grit or patriotism fixes bad maths, worse trade, and fewer rights.
Reality won. Brexit lost.
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Brexit hasn’t failed because it was “betrayed”.
It’s failed because it was based on fantasies that collapse on contact with reality.
No amount of time, grit or patriotism fixes bad maths, worse trade, and fewer rights.
Reality won. Brexit lost.
It’s failed because it was based on fantasies that collapse on contact with reality.
No amount of time, grit or patriotism fixes bad maths, worse trade, and fewer rights.
Reality won. Brexit lost.
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Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
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England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Suffolk water boss says new reservoirs needed to address demand
Water company says it needs two new reservoirs and a recycling plant to cope with demand in Suffolk.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
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It IS our war. We made a deal with Ukraine that if they gave up their nukes, we’d protect them from Russia.
Rubio on Russia-Ukraine: "It's not our war. It's a war on another continent."
December 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It IS our war. We made a deal with Ukraine that if they gave up their nukes, we’d protect them from Russia.
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Yes. The Tories have ensured the BBC's enemies are firmly embedded in the BBC.
I can't imagine this even making it to a US court since it wasn't broadcast in the US. But as you say, that isn't the point. Im sure the BBCs board will facilitate Trump in ensuring the BBC suitably prostrates itself at the feet of the Emperor
December 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Yes. The Tories have ensured the BBC's enemies are firmly embedded in the BBC.
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Pandering to populists only ends up boosting populists. We see it with Labour policy driven by Reform. We saw it with Cameron's attempts to tweak EU membership ahead of Brexit.
Starmer's attacks on human rights will backfire, while harming vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer's attacks on human rights will backfire, while harming vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer and hardline governments risk creating ‘hierarchy of people’ by constraining human rights
Human rights official says politicians are playing into the hands of the populist right as they seek to tackle migration
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Pandering to populists only ends up boosting populists. We see it with Labour policy driven by Reform. We saw it with Cameron's attempts to tweak EU membership ahead of Brexit.
Starmer's attacks on human rights will backfire, while harming vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer's attacks on human rights will backfire, while harming vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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We’re human beings, not cogs in some massive economic machine. That’s as true for migrants as it is for others.
That should be our starting point.
That should be our starting point.
December 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We’re human beings, not cogs in some massive economic machine. That’s as true for migrants as it is for others.
That should be our starting point.
That should be our starting point.
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All of us: Why, in our judgement, Chris Mason is misleading on most political points, all the time.
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point
The Chancellor chose not to share some information on tax receipts in an unusual press conference, given before the Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
All of us: Why, in our judgement, Chris Mason is misleading on most political points, all the time.
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Telegraph admits that Brexit has been a disaster a mere 9 years after the vote.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Telegraph admits that Brexit has been a disaster a mere 9 years after the vote.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
Very demure.
Very mindful.
Very brave.
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Leaving a high-control religion can be incredibly isolating, especially for women who've faced profound levels of religious coercion, abuse, & misogyny. This programme offers a vital space for freedom, solidarity, & rebuilding lives. A well-deserved award for our @faith2faithless.bsky.social team.
Faith to Faithless wins award for empowering Women’s Group
A specialist Faith to Faithless group supporting women leaving high-control religions was recognised in London this week as part of the 2025 London Dangoor Awards, also known as the Faith & Belief For...
humanists.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Leaving a high-control religion can be incredibly isolating, especially for women who've faced profound levels of religious coercion, abuse, & misogyny. This programme offers a vital space for freedom, solidarity, & rebuilding lives. A well-deserved award for our @faith2faithless.bsky.social team.
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Was trying to work out in which way Shabana Mahmood, an otherwise pretty unremarkable politician, could possibly be described as a "luminous golden star" who "dazzles like a blue-white supernova" and then I realised, its simply a willingness to be a bit more cruel to immigrants
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Was trying to work out in which way Shabana Mahmood, an otherwise pretty unremarkable politician, could possibly be described as a "luminous golden star" who "dazzles like a blue-white supernova" and then I realised, its simply a willingness to be a bit more cruel to immigrants
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BBC interviewing Andrew Neil about the BBC-bias debate.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
BBC interviewing Andrew Neil about the BBC-bias debate.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
Next, an interview with Wile E Coyote on Roadrunner Safety Measures.
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So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Yes, who would have thought. If you adopt a bash-liberals strategy, liberal voters will vote for someone else. And despite what they think in No.10, liberal voters do actually exist.
These are the voters that Labour strategists have made very clear over a long period of time that they don't want any more, and it's a message that has now been heard
I've been out canvassing quite a lot in London lately. Labour's vote has absolutely evaporated.... it is quite extraordinary to go to places where Labour were on 50-60% of the vote at the last locals and find nobody, or virtually nobody, supporting them.
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yes, who would have thought. If you adopt a bash-liberals strategy, liberal voters will vote for someone else. And despite what they think in No.10, liberal voters do actually exist.
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If I came from a family that has held a seat in House of Lords for 7 generations and used it to protect their vast empire from Tax and Inheritance Tax.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If I came from a family that has held a seat in House of Lords for 7 generations and used it to protect their vast empire from Tax and Inheritance Tax.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.
You'd look ridiculous.
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Drought isn’t divine punishment.
It’s climate reality. It's a mismanagement of water resources.
Prayer and oppressing women won’t make it rain.
#WomenLifeFreedom.
iranfocus.com/iran/55938-s...
It’s climate reality. It's a mismanagement of water resources.
Prayer and oppressing women won’t make it rain.
#WomenLifeFreedom.
iranfocus.com/iran/55938-s...
State Cleric Blames ‘Women Not Wearing Hijab’ For Drought in Iran - Iran Focus
As Iran’s water crisis worsens and the regime fails to manage its water resources, a member of the Assembly of Experts claimed that the regime’s desired form of mandatory hijab not being observed in t...
iranfocus.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Drought isn’t divine punishment.
It’s climate reality. It's a mismanagement of water resources.
Prayer and oppressing women won’t make it rain.
#WomenLifeFreedom.
iranfocus.com/iran/55938-s...
It’s climate reality. It's a mismanagement of water resources.
Prayer and oppressing women won’t make it rain.
#WomenLifeFreedom.
iranfocus.com/iran/55938-s...
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Fire Robbie Gibb and a handful of Tory cronies appointed by Johnson and the rest
That’s all it would take for the BBC to turn a corner and begin on the road to recovery.
That’s all it would take for the BBC to turn a corner and begin on the road to recovery.
Unlike the NHS, which surely needs much greater funding and assistance to maintain itself, the BBC could be 'fixed' in a matter of days or weeks. How many bad actors in high positions do you think would be needed to be fired and replaced with sensible, fair folk before the old Beeb would be back?
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fire Robbie Gibb and a handful of Tory cronies appointed by Johnson and the rest
That’s all it would take for the BBC to turn a corner and begin on the road to recovery.
That’s all it would take for the BBC to turn a corner and begin on the road to recovery.
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The BBC’s problem is not really impartiality, it’s understanding the relationship between impartiality and accuracy.
The two are paired in the BBC’s code. Due impartiality is paired with due accuracy. The BBC forgets this all too often, focussing only on impartiality and neglecting accuracy.
The two are paired in the BBC’s code. Due impartiality is paired with due accuracy. The BBC forgets this all too often, focussing only on impartiality and neglecting accuracy.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The BBC’s problem is not really impartiality, it’s understanding the relationship between impartiality and accuracy.
The two are paired in the BBC’s code. Due impartiality is paired with due accuracy. The BBC forgets this all too often, focussing only on impartiality and neglecting accuracy.
The two are paired in the BBC’s code. Due impartiality is paired with due accuracy. The BBC forgets this all too often, focussing only on impartiality and neglecting accuracy.
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Conversely, if the BBC had been producing straight news for the last twenty years, Nigel Farage would have been history ages ago.
Nigel Farage says if the BBC doesn't produce straight news then it has no future
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Conversely, if the BBC had been producing straight news for the last twenty years, Nigel Farage would have been history ages ago.