Peter Howitt
@peterhowitt.bsky.social
AI optimist (Iain M Banks / James Lovelock variety). Full time lawyer, part-time poet and fumbling philosopher - "That is not what I meant, at all.”
https://compossible.blog/
https://compossible.blog/
Per Socrates: we have always been cave dwellers in chains, watching shadows on the walls, trying to make sense of reality. We must try to see, to recognize most of what we see as heavily distorted reality, if we wish to break free. We are enslaved. The first step is to know the nature of our fetters
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The issue with the UK Govt and the BBC is much wider than pro-Israeli, Netanyahu or Trump bias.
The real issue is that the UK is a vassal state to the USA (and whoever controls it) and we have a sub-Chamberlain character in Starmer and the Tories and Reform are much worse
The real issue is that the UK is a vassal state to the USA (and whoever controls it) and we have a sub-Chamberlain character in Starmer and the Tories and Reform are much worse
The Power Playbook Of The Right
Autocracy, Democratic Backsliding, and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism – The Forces Reshaping Europe
compossible.blog
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The issue with the UK Govt and the BBC is much wider than pro-Israeli, Netanyahu or Trump bias.
The real issue is that the UK is a vassal state to the USA (and whoever controls it) and we have a sub-Chamberlain character in Starmer and the Tories and Reform are much worse
The real issue is that the UK is a vassal state to the USA (and whoever controls it) and we have a sub-Chamberlain character in Starmer and the Tories and Reform are much worse
The BBC and the UK Government are always very strongly aligned. As goes the Labour Govt so goes the BBC. Tragic:
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in"
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in"
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The BBC and the UK Government are always very strongly aligned. As goes the Labour Govt so goes the BBC. Tragic:
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in"
"The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in"
The reappointment of Gibb to the BBC Board in 2024 was overseen by Sir William Shawcross. Shawcross was part of the consortium, led by Gibb, that acquired the Jewish Chronicle in 2020.
Stopping ‘subversives’: The BBC and the spooks
The appointment of Richard Sharp as BBC chairman is the latest chapter in the long history of close links between the corporation and the upper reaches of the British establishment, including the inte...
www.declassifieduk.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The reappointment of Gibb to the BBC Board in 2024 was overseen by Sir William Shawcross. Shawcross was part of the consortium, led by Gibb, that acquired the Jewish Chronicle in 2020.
"...Would any of this lead Sir Robbie to conclude that he might not be the best person to adjudicate on the BBC’s coverage of Israel and Gaza" Not on past form. He believes the BBC is.. woke"
A right-wing cabal is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great
A right-wing cabal is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great
How the government captured the BBC
A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"...Would any of this lead Sir Robbie to conclude that he might not be the best person to adjudicate on the BBC’s coverage of Israel and Gaza" Not on past form. He believes the BBC is.. woke"
A right-wing cabal is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great
A right-wing cabal is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great
This led a number of journalists and writers to publicly states they could not work with the Jewish Chronicle and it damaged its credibility considerably.
"Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and David Aaronovitch announced they were quitting their columns"
"Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and David Aaronovitch announced they were quitting their columns"
Jewish Chronicle: Jonathan Freedland and Hadley Freeman quit in Gaza articles row
Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and David Aaronovitch announce they are quitting their columns in a row over allegedly fabricated articles.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This led a number of journalists and writers to publicly states they could not work with the Jewish Chronicle and it damaged its credibility considerably.
"Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and David Aaronovitch announced they were quitting their columns"
"Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and David Aaronovitch announced they were quitting their columns"
The takeover led to a lurch even further right and the appearance that the JC had now become a mouthpiece and instrument of propaganda for any lies Netanyahu's admin wished to spin. "Crisis at Jewish Chronicle as stories based on ‘wild fabrications’ are withdrawn"
Crisis at Jewish Chronicle as stories based on ‘wild fabrications’ are withdrawn
Newspaper’s due diligence is under scrutiny amid growing misgivings over its ownership and the role of its editor
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The takeover led to a lurch even further right and the appearance that the JC had now become a mouthpiece and instrument of propaganda for any lies Netanyahu's admin wished to spin. "Crisis at Jewish Chronicle as stories based on ‘wild fabrications’ are withdrawn"
Gibb acted as the public face and legal controller of the takeover of the Jewish Chronicle, a structure designed to shield the true financial backers from scrutiny. He was not the funder.
Who really funds the Jewish Chronicle? Why it’s troubling that we don’t know…
Four years ago, a mysterious consortium came to the rescue of the beleaguered publication—and nobody is really clear about who is behind the scenes. B...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Gibb acted as the public face and legal controller of the takeover of the Jewish Chronicle, a structure designed to shield the true financial backers from scrutiny. He was not the funder.
Coming back to our 'hero' Gibbs. Surely I too risk defamation claims by calling him a frontman and facilitator of a genocidal regime leader?
www.owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-...
www.owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-...
BBC staff: we're forced to do pro-Israel PR
A devastating letter signed by over 100 BBC journalists underlines one of the great scandals of our age
www.owenjones.news
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Coming back to our 'hero' Gibbs. Surely I too risk defamation claims by calling him a frontman and facilitator of a genocidal regime leader?
www.owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-...
www.owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-...
Why would they want to destroy the BBC?
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Why would they want to destroy the BBC?
"Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at Heritage..said his interlocutors are “very interested” in policies on abortion, gender theory, defense and China, adding that parts of Project 2025 such as a section he wrote on defunding public broadcasters, are “very transferable” to Europe."
The Heritage Foundation goes from MAGA to MEGA — Make Europe Great Again
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
www.politico.eu
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at Heritage..said his interlocutors are “very interested” in policies on abortion, gender theory, defense and China, adding that parts of Project 2025 such as a section he wrote on defunding public broadcasters, are “very transferable” to Europe."
Elon Musk – Part 2: The Limits of Free Speech & The Paradox of Tolerance
Elon Musk – Part 2: The Limits of Free Speech & The Paradox of Tolerance
We look at the dark wizard’s takeover of the public forum and his techno-Stalinist tendencies
compossible.blog
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Elon Musk – Part 2: The Limits of Free Speech & The Paradox of Tolerance
"users on social media noticed that Grok 3, when prompted with the question “Who is the biggest misinformation spreader?” and with the “Think” setting enabled, appeared to be censoring mentions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk."
Grok 3's Brush with Censorship: xAI's "Truth-Seeking" AI - UNU Campus Computing Centre
Explore the controversy surrounding Elon Musk's xAI and its latest AI model, Grok 3. Delve into the censorship incident, AI alignment challenges, and the future of truth-seeking AI.
c3.unu.edu
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"users on social media noticed that Grok 3, when prompted with the question “Who is the biggest misinformation spreader?” and with the “Think” setting enabled, appeared to be censoring mentions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk."