Robert Newton
@roberttnewton.bsky.social
Pro EU Pro UK anti Tories - current
Worried about Trumpism/Farage /Fascism
Retired engineer working - pharma ind Living in North Yorkshire
Interests inc:
Coastal Skipper
Walking 45 m/wk
Trying to be the person my dog thinks I am
Keeping Merc SL350 running
Worried about Trumpism/Farage /Fascism
Retired engineer working - pharma ind Living in North Yorkshire
Interests inc:
Coastal Skipper
Walking 45 m/wk
Trying to be the person my dog thinks I am
Keeping Merc SL350 running
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If that case is winnable, and there is good reason to believe it is, the BBC should fight it.
With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global
With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global
US president’s latest media target comes from across the pond as he continues to scrutinize coverage he does not like
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
If that case is winnable, and there is good reason to believe it is, the BBC should fight it.
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Honestly. My loathing for that man is boundless. Never a situation where he’s not looking to manipulate, divide, grift, self-promote, vilify, ruin…
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Honestly. My loathing for that man is boundless. Never a situation where he’s not looking to manipulate, divide, grift, self-promote, vilify, ruin…
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
He’s repulsive. And the damage he does to our country is catastrophic. And that is no exaggeration.
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The utter preposterousness of this interview. A media figure talking about BBC bias while describing the president as his "friend". A child could see trough it.
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The utter preposterousness of this interview. A media figure talking about BBC bias while describing the president as his "friend". A child could see trough it.
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This is the most deranged situation. We are literally being kicked about by fake-newsers threatening to bankrupt our own public service broadcaster, to shield an insurrectionist from a reality that he can’t accept.
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This is the most deranged situation. We are literally being kicked about by fake-newsers threatening to bankrupt our own public service broadcaster, to shield an insurrectionist from a reality that he can’t accept.
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Saying you're going to quickly replace ANY Air Traffic Controller is like saying you're going to quickly replace rare brain surgeons who are experts in their particular specialty and part of the brain.
Trump hasn't a remote clue of what he so brazenly barks about.
Trump hasn't a remote clue of what he so brazenly barks about.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Saying you're going to quickly replace ANY Air Traffic Controller is like saying you're going to quickly replace rare brain surgeons who are experts in their particular specialty and part of the brain.
Trump hasn't a remote clue of what he so brazenly barks about.
Trump hasn't a remote clue of what he so brazenly barks about.
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
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Never seen so many "innocent" people fight so hard to keep files sealed… Release the Epstein files so we can judge for ourselves.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Never seen so many "innocent" people fight so hard to keep files sealed… Release the Epstein files so we can judge for ourselves.
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Why are our bills so high then, where’s the money going? I understand clean energy isn’t fission but why is it so expensive if it’s naturally occurring and why do the jobs pay so little? The Gov needs to fund these projects to make 100% sustainability a reality not corporations bro
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Why are our bills so high then, where’s the money going? I understand clean energy isn’t fission but why is it so expensive if it’s naturally occurring and why do the jobs pay so little? The Gov needs to fund these projects to make 100% sustainability a reality not corporations bro
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Whether they win or not shouldn't they be prosecuted for all their crimes? #LockThemUp
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Whether they win or not shouldn't they be prosecuted for all their crimes? #LockThemUp
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70k viewers max on GBeebies. Where are the guests from LBC, C4, and other (more real) news outlets?
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
70k viewers max on GBeebies. Where are the guests from LBC, C4, and other (more real) news outlets?
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Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It would be funny, if it wasn't tragic, reading this from four years ago about the 'independent' expert who wrote the report into purported leftwing bias at the BBC. It's just embarrassingly amateur - but it works because the Government is awol. www.theguardian.com/media/2021/n...
Lobbyist at firm with close ties to Tories will help select Ofcom chair
Appointment of Michael Prescott as interviewer follows move to give Paul Dacre chance to reapply
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It would be funny, if it wasn't tragic, reading this from four years ago about the 'independent' expert who wrote the report into purported leftwing bias at the BBC. It's just embarrassingly amateur - but it works because the Government is awol. www.theguardian.com/media/2021/n...
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NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Q: So Dr Oz said that--
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.
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The corruption never ends
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The corruption never ends
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It's so important to speak out against this & talk to friends & send them the videos & ask them to speak out against #ICELawlessness.
Link below
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D47BAQ/
Link below
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D47BAQ/
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's so important to speak out against this & talk to friends & send them the videos & ask them to speak out against #ICELawlessness.
Link below
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D47BAQ/
Link below
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D47BAQ/
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Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
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All air traffic controllers resigning would be an effective collective action that would bring the government to its knees
Trump: All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn’t will be substantially “docked.”… I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
All air traffic controllers resigning would be an effective collective action that would bring the government to its knees
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This is it,no edit made him look bad we all saw what he did& said. He won't stop until he has eradicated what he did on J6 he's pardoning all the folks who aided & abetted even if he can't(state convictions)the BBC should have issued a firm rebuttal because we know they could if they had the guts
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is it,no edit made him look bad we all saw what he did& said. He won't stop until he has eradicated what he did on J6 he's pardoning all the folks who aided & abetted even if he can't(state convictions)the BBC should have issued a firm rebuttal because we know they could if they had the guts
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The famously left-wing bias of the BBC.
(From The Decade In Tory)
(From The Decade In Tory)
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The famously left-wing bias of the BBC.
(From The Decade In Tory)
(From The Decade In Tory)