Randeep Ramesh
@stillwatersrandeep.bsky.social
Chief leader writer, The Guardian. @tianran at the other place
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“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Depressing that the BBC has so little inherent institutional strength, it is kicked about so easily.
This is not good sign for our polity.
This is not good sign for our polity.
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Depressing that the BBC has so little inherent institutional strength, it is kicked about so easily.
This is not good sign for our polity.
This is not good sign for our polity.
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UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall
Company already under scrutiny on ‘secondary ticketing’ amid outcry over touts using such platforms to exploit fans
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
“The latest evidence from an IMF study is that there was no significant difference between Inflation Targeting (IT) and non-IT nations in the recent inflationary episode”!
Monday's blog post (10/11) is now posted (13:46 Kyoto Time) - IMF comes late to the party but then cannot quite admit it - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62882 #mmt
IMF comes late to the party but then cannot quite get admit it – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory
billmitchell.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
“The latest evidence from an IMF study is that there was no significant difference between Inflation Targeting (IT) and non-IT nations in the recent inflationary episode”!
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Oates really is the Devon Malcolm of posters. Wildly erratic but catch her on the wrong day and you might suddenly find she’s taken 9-57
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Oates really is the Devon Malcolm of posters. Wildly erratic but catch her on the wrong day and you might suddenly find she’s taken 9-57
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A London family wants £180k a year tutor for one-year old child to help him become an English gentleman.
Tutor must have gone to "the right kinds of schools", knowledge of horse riding, skiing, the arts and music.
This is the real island of strangers where class wars are inculcated at young age.
Tutor must have gone to "the right kinds of schools", knowledge of horse riding, skiing, the arts and music.
This is the real island of strangers where class wars are inculcated at young age.
Tutor sought for £180k job to teach baby to become a 'gentleman'
The advert seeks
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A London family wants £180k a year tutor for one-year old child to help him become an English gentleman.
Tutor must have gone to "the right kinds of schools", knowledge of horse riding, skiing, the arts and music.
This is the real island of strangers where class wars are inculcated at young age.
Tutor must have gone to "the right kinds of schools", knowledge of horse riding, skiing, the arts and music.
This is the real island of strangers where class wars are inculcated at young age.
“Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood”
Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood”
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Pundits are trying to minimize Mamdani’s victory, pointing to bigger victory margins for Democratic governors in NJ and VA. What they ignore is:
MAMDANI RAN AGAINST A DEMOCRAT!
MAMDANI RAN AGAINST A DEMOCRAT!
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Pundits are trying to minimize Mamdani’s victory, pointing to bigger victory margins for Democratic governors in NJ and VA. What they ignore is:
MAMDANI RAN AGAINST A DEMOCRAT!
MAMDANI RAN AGAINST A DEMOCRAT!
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It's "Let's copy Denmark" season again. With politicians and journalists making claims about a country they very clearly know absolutely nothing about. Did you know the Danish People's Party isn't the only radical right party in Denmark? No? Maybe you should not use the country as a reference point
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's "Let's copy Denmark" season again. With politicians and journalists making claims about a country they very clearly know absolutely nothing about. Did you know the Danish People's Party isn't the only radical right party in Denmark? No? Maybe you should not use the country as a reference point
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Councillor Alexander Jones - hailed by Nigel Farage as "young, energetic and exactly what’s needed" - made the inflammatory comments on Facebook
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
Black people can't be English, insists Reform councillor
Councillor Alexander Jones - hailed by Nigel Farage as "young, energetic and exactly what’s needed" - made the inflammatory comments on Facebook
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Councillor Alexander Jones - hailed by Nigel Farage as "young, energetic and exactly what’s needed" - made the inflammatory comments on Facebook
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
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“Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know”
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Two experts on Sudan explain how the killing in El Fasher is worse than anyone knows.
zeteo.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know”
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
Important convo on the genocide there from me/Zeteo, with 2 Sudan experts who offer actual solutions to stop the fighting & put pressure on outside actors like the UAE & Saudi:
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Anti-black racism 'baked' into Met, review finds.
This is 26 years after the Macpherson report which concluded that the Metropolitan Police was "institutionally racist".
Little changed.
Leaders of major political parties incite hatred. None charged.
This is 26 years after the Macpherson report which concluded that the Metropolitan Police was "institutionally racist".
Little changed.
Leaders of major political parties incite hatred. None charged.
Anti-black racism 'baked' into Met Police, review says
The independent review surveyed 40 years of evidence of how racism has affected black communities and black Met Police staff.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Anti-black racism 'baked' into Met, review finds.
This is 26 years after the Macpherson report which concluded that the Metropolitan Police was "institutionally racist".
Little changed.
Leaders of major political parties incite hatred. None charged.
This is 26 years after the Macpherson report which concluded that the Metropolitan Police was "institutionally racist".
Little changed.
Leaders of major political parties incite hatred. None charged.
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Exit polls say Abigail Spanberger won young men 56–42 today. Talk about a narrative buster.
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Exit polls say Abigail Spanberger won young men 56–42 today. Talk about a narrative buster.
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
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Great speech @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social quoting Nehru, speaking Arabic and thanking his mama and baba! www.youtube.com/live/y7ysB8K...
LIVE: Zohran Mamdani delivers victory speech in New York City
YouTube video by ABC News
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Great speech @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social quoting Nehru, speaking Arabic and thanking his mama and baba! www.youtube.com/live/y7ysB8K...
Ms Reeves' gamble rests seemingly on households borrowing what the state will not spend, and on markets believing in a confidence that never arrives. If New Labour’s tragedy was debt-fuelled growth, then the farce is pretending it can happen again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Rachel Reeves’s speech: gambling on a mirage of stability | Editorial
Editorial: The chancellor’s bid to appear fiscally credible hides a deeper weakness: a growth model built on private debt and political theatre, not real economic renewal
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ms Reeves' gamble rests seemingly on households borrowing what the state will not spend, and on markets believing in a confidence that never arrives. If New Labour’s tragedy was debt-fuelled growth, then the farce is pretending it can happen again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘If the industrial strategy is to succeed, we’ll need English graduates as well as engineers, historians alongside computer scientists, and social scientists together with health professionals.’
www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/do-we-n... @timeshighered.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/do-we-n... @timeshighered.bsky.social
Do we need humanities graduates to deliver the industrial strategy?
Policymakers should take a broad view of the value of degree courses when building our future workforce, says Charlotte Hallahan
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
‘If the industrial strategy is to succeed, we’ll need English graduates as well as engineers, historians alongside computer scientists, and social scientists together with health professionals.’
www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/do-we-n... @timeshighered.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/do-we-n... @timeshighered.bsky.social
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They just gutted Teen Vogue which had top notch political journalism. The media is continuing to purge any sort of political dissent to Trump and the oligarchs.
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
They just gutted Teen Vogue which had top notch political journalism. The media is continuing to purge any sort of political dissent to Trump and the oligarchs.
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
www.vogue.com/article/teen...
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They lied as well as knew!
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
They lied as well as knew!
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America. Documents reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the climate treaty process. @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Shut down by state regulators" is a much gentler way of dealing with Kalshi than I think it deserves (employees buried in sand up to their necks and then have chips dumped on them, which brings the seagulls out) gothamist.com/news/ny-want...
NY wants to shut down Kalshi, the company behind the NYC mayor’s race odds
State regulators say Kalshi has been operating an illegal betting operation. Kalshi says they have it all wrong.
gothamist.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Shut down by state regulators" is a much gentler way of dealing with Kalshi than I think it deserves (employees buried in sand up to their necks and then have chips dumped on them, which brings the seagulls out) gothamist.com/news/ny-want...
Graduates who get a job in quantitative finance can expect to start on £250K to `£800k a year! www.ft.com/content/8a65...
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Graduates who get a job in quantitative finance can expect to start on £250K to `£800k a year! www.ft.com/content/8a65...
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Crikey - Bagehot is going to upset and outrage a lot of people with this. Takes (the proverbial) balls of steel to go up against conventional wisdom like this.
October 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Crikey - Bagehot is going to upset and outrage a lot of people with this. Takes (the proverbial) balls of steel to go up against conventional wisdom like this.
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Whenever Dems suggested doing this (or even hinted as Biden did in the runup to the 2022 midterms), the media leapt into action to declare it to be a hideously unpopular overreach that would surely boomerang on Dems if they went through with it
Donald Trump tells Senate Republicans to nuke the legislative filibuster.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Whenever Dems suggested doing this (or even hinted as Biden did in the runup to the 2022 midterms), the media leapt into action to declare it to be a hideously unpopular overreach that would surely boomerang on Dems if they went through with it