Tom Collins
@tcollins.bsky.social
Scribbler, Irish News columnist, dad. Emeritus journalism prof at Stirling University.
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The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
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can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
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www.irishnews.com/opinion/tom-... My column in today’s @irishnews.com as Ireland inaugurates new president. Online and in the shops.
Tom Collins: President Connolly must be thorn in side of failing Irish government
Catherine Connolly must operate as if the border does not exist; and she must deploy all the resources of her office to ensure that, when it comes, the border poll results in a reunited Ireland
www.irishnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
www.irishnews.com/opinion/tom-... My column in today’s @irishnews.com as Ireland inaugurates new president. Online and in the shops.
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It is the BBC’s entire governance structure—rather than individual stories—that should cause most concern, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
The BBC has bigger impartiality problems than its coverage of Trump
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure–rather than individual stories–that should cause most concern
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It is the BBC’s entire governance structure—rather than individual stories—that should cause most concern, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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The niche moment I'm waiting for is Kemi Badenoch denouncing whichever government was in charge when Davie was appointed.
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The niche moment I'm waiting for is Kemi Badenoch denouncing whichever government was in charge when Davie was appointed.
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If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
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It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
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If any trade union wants to replicate this, I’ll help them
In Italy labor unions helped start a network of left-leaning news/music radio stations that have become some of the staples of public information in much of the country. They now run on a donation / ads model, but initial investment was from labor. I think about this often.
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If any trade union wants to replicate this, I’ll help them
In today's @irishnews.com I take a look at Irish and Ulster Scots and the need to take language out of politics in Northern Ireland. Online and in the shops. www.irishnews.com/opinion/tom-...
Tom Collins: For those still arguing about Irish and Ulster-Scots: catch yersel on
In a world that is increasingly homogenous, we need to do all we can to nurture the cultural markers that make human beings unique – and language is one of the most important
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November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In today's @irishnews.com I take a look at Irish and Ulster Scots and the need to take language out of politics in Northern Ireland. Online and in the shops. www.irishnews.com/opinion/tom-...
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The Daily Express has been fined 'nine times' so far this year by IPSO over inaccurate headlines but you would never know it.
When will the UK press be properly punished for deliberately publishing disinformation? #IPSOfail
When will the UK press be properly punished for deliberately publishing disinformation? #IPSOfail
Express rapped by IPSO over inaccurate headlines nine times in 2025 so far
IPSO finds the Express website to have published "significantly" inaccurate or misleading headlines six times in the past three months.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Daily Express has been fined 'nine times' so far this year by IPSO over inaccurate headlines but you would never know it.
When will the UK press be properly punished for deliberately publishing disinformation? #IPSOfail
When will the UK press be properly punished for deliberately publishing disinformation? #IPSOfail
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If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
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Siegfried Sassoon (1917)
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Siegfried Sassoon (1917)
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Capitalism isn't failing, having the rich own everything and everyone else own nothing and rent forever, is the plan.
November 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Capitalism isn't failing, having the rich own everything and everyone else own nothing and rent forever, is the plan.
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Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy Halloween
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Good question. I don't know. Came up at lobby today, and No 10 did not have an answer. The thing about royals not voting is just convention, not law. But Andrew was also a peer, and they can't vote. I presume being struck of roll of peerage means he can, but maybe some weird law stops that?
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Good question. I don't know. Came up at lobby today, and No 10 did not have an answer. The thing about royals not voting is just convention, not law. But Andrew was also a peer, and they can't vote. I presume being struck of roll of peerage means he can, but maybe some weird law stops that?
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social does Mr Mountbatten Windsor’s new status as ‘an ordinary person’ mean he now has the right to vote given peers are disbarred? I think we should be told.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social does Mr Mountbatten Windsor’s new status as ‘an ordinary person’ mean he now has the right to vote given peers are disbarred? I think we should be told.
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Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?
October 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years