Peter Dyke
@peterdyke49.bsky.social
ADoM at Hereford Cathedral; organist, pianist, accompanist; interested in travel, walking, education, art, politics, justice, lots more. Any views expressed are my own
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If they are asylum seekers then they are not illegal migrants. They are fleeing horrific environments and it is our legal responsibility to help them. In concert with our European partners, definitely, but they still need and deserve protection.
November 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If they are asylum seekers then they are not illegal migrants. They are fleeing horrific environments and it is our legal responsibility to help them. In concert with our European partners, definitely, but they still need and deserve protection.
There are lots of people in Britain would would see this as deeply unpatriotic from Liz Truss
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
There are lots of people in Britain would would see this as deeply unpatriotic from Liz Truss
Perhaps Liz Truss should be defunded. She gets a substantial pension for her 49 disastrous days as PM
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Perhaps Liz Truss should be defunded. She gets a substantial pension for her 49 disastrous days as PM
Also Brunel,
Bazalgette,
Pugin
albeit 2nd/3rd generation
Bazalgette,
Pugin
albeit 2nd/3rd generation
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Also Brunel,
Bazalgette,
Pugin
albeit 2nd/3rd generation
Bazalgette,
Pugin
albeit 2nd/3rd generation
The BBC is not left wing. It merely has a duty to impartiality*, unlike most news outlets, which will have quite different priorities
(*This isn't the same as saying it always manages impartiality)
(*This isn't the same as saying it always manages impartiality)
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The BBC is not left wing. It merely has a duty to impartiality*, unlike most news outlets, which will have quite different priorities
(*This isn't the same as saying it always manages impartiality)
(*This isn't the same as saying it always manages impartiality)
The Today Programme too. It's just about the first thing they do after the headlines
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Today Programme too. It's just about the first thing they do after the headlines
Also I think it's relevant that the BBC is a highly significant news source in the US. Trump clearly sees its impartiality and reach as a threat bsky.app/profile/john...
It’s apologising season. The audience for BBC output in the US is just over 40 million, not 77 million as I said. That’s the figure for the Americas as a whole. But the BBC is indeed the second most trusted news source in the US.
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Also I think it's relevant that the BBC is a highly significant news source in the US. Trump clearly sees its impartiality and reach as a threat bsky.app/profile/john...