Tim Morton
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“We recognise that now is not the time to run down the clock, but up the pace. With a little will and imagination – we can overcome the cynicism. We can overcome the opposition; vested interests; and misinformation.
- @london.gov.uk
- @london.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“We recognise that now is not the time to run down the clock, but up the pace. With a little will and imagination – we can overcome the cynicism. We can overcome the opposition; vested interests; and misinformation.
- @london.gov.uk
- @london.gov.uk
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Dave's cycling cartoons are great. You can find him here @davewalker.bsky.social and some of his cycling cartoons are on his website. Highly recommended
davewalker.com/category/dia...
davewalker.com/category/dia...
Diagrams Archives - Dave Walker
Diagrams | Downloads (subscriber-only) All the most recent diagrams. You can sort by category using the links in the right-hand column. Make sure you’re on my mailing list to get the latest cartoons s...
davewalker.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Dave's cycling cartoons are great. You can find him here @davewalker.bsky.social and some of his cycling cartoons are on his website. Highly recommended
davewalker.com/category/dia...
davewalker.com/category/dia...
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Bicycles - Why you might need more than one
Artist: Dave Walker
Artist: Dave Walker
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Bicycles - Why you might need more than one
Artist: Dave Walker
Artist: Dave Walker
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1945 the British made sure that Germanys public broadcasting system would never be taken over by an authoritarian leader again by creating a complicated federal system.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
1945 the British made sure that Germanys public broadcasting system would never be taken over by an authoritarian leader again by creating a complicated federal system.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
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A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
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In this weekend’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social I review the thought provoking new book by @naomialderman.bsky.social ‘Don’t burn anyone at the stake today’ (Fig Tree) which examines our current information crisis. HTTPS://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/how-to-survive-an-information-crisis
How to survive an information crisis | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In this weekend’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social I review the thought provoking new book by @naomialderman.bsky.social ‘Don’t burn anyone at the stake today’ (Fig Tree) which examines our current information crisis. HTTPS://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/how-to-survive-an-information-crisis
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I might sue the BBC myself for bringing JRM back into my consciousness after I’d successfully forgotten who this ludicrous irrelevant tosser twat was.
Jacob-Rees Mogg supports President Trump's right to sue the BBC
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
He then repeatedly asks Gillian Tett questions but doesn't let her reply, so Victoria Derbyshire has to step in and tell him off
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I might sue the BBC myself for bringing JRM back into my consciousness after I’d successfully forgotten who this ludicrous irrelevant tosser twat was.
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We know that we've let Donald Trump down, and in future, we shall try to do better.
thecritic.co.uk/cris...
thecritic.co.uk/cris...
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We know that we've let Donald Trump down, and in future, we shall try to do better.
thecritic.co.uk/cris...
thecritic.co.uk/cris...
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This isn’t a scene from Mad Max: Furiosa - it’s more like Mad Maxim: Alcohosa, featuring Russian assault troops in Pokrovsk rolling in on hacked-up motorcycles and jery-rigged civilian trucks
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This isn’t a scene from Mad Max: Furiosa - it’s more like Mad Maxim: Alcohosa, featuring Russian assault troops in Pokrovsk rolling in on hacked-up motorcycles and jery-rigged civilian trucks
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When people say "There weren't many women in palaeontology/palaeoart in the 19 & 20th century" they pretend that women in the Central & East Europe did not exist, despite ladies ruling the show in that corner of the world for a century.
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
When people say "There weren't many women in palaeontology/palaeoart in the 19 & 20th century" they pretend that women in the Central & East Europe did not exist, despite ladies ruling the show in that corner of the world for a century.
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11th November 2025 07.19
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
11th November 2025 07.19
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I’m old enough to remember when the Director General of the BBC categorically didn’t resign after one of its flagship politics shows literally photoshopped Jeremy Corbyn with a Soviet hat and painted red with the Kremlin in the background like some kind of Cold War-era communist mural.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the Director General of the BBC categorically didn’t resign after one of its flagship politics shows literally photoshopped Jeremy Corbyn with a Soviet hat and painted red with the Kremlin in the background like some kind of Cold War-era communist mural.
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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A future of organised drone disruption. Is it heresy to gently point out that the hype around deliveries and air taxis will have to go back in the box?
Britain’s airports will be disrupted by ‘organised’ drone attacks, warns aviation regulator
‘It’s not a question of if, only of when,’ says CAA chief
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A future of organised drone disruption. Is it heresy to gently point out that the hype around deliveries and air taxis will have to go back in the box?
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Nobody thinks they’ll be the ones that become disabled, until they do
And thats a huge part of the problem in all aspects of life, and why we need more disabled people in positions of authority
And thats a huge part of the problem in all aspects of life, and why we need more disabled people in positions of authority
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Nobody thinks they’ll be the ones that become disabled, until they do
And thats a huge part of the problem in all aspects of life, and why we need more disabled people in positions of authority
And thats a huge part of the problem in all aspects of life, and why we need more disabled people in positions of authority
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Well I’ve long thought @nyecominetti.bsky.social did some impressive stuff (economics, labour market analysis and all that) but this….
From last week. Climbing is fun! (This isn't a hard route but was hard for me)
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Well I’ve long thought @nyecominetti.bsky.social did some impressive stuff (economics, labour market analysis and all that) but this….
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I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I've always felt that Johnson and Farage put self-interest over the national interest - hence their dallying with Putin and his oligarchs. But directly colluding with a foreign government to take down the BBC feels like an act of supreme treachery
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Nigel Farage, who has appeared on BBC Question Time 38 times, says the BBC has been insitutionally biased for decades.
He may have a point.
He may have a point.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nigel Farage, who has appeared on BBC Question Time 38 times, says the BBC has been insitutionally biased for decades.
He may have a point.
He may have a point.
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Everything Farage has instigated & pushed for has been a disaster for the UK. He’s a traitor of the highest order.
We’re now in a divided, bitter, isolated & poor country of his making.
Of course he wants to torch the BBC, it’s a valuable British institution.
Putin must be over the moon with him.
We’re now in a divided, bitter, isolated & poor country of his making.
Of course he wants to torch the BBC, it’s a valuable British institution.
Putin must be over the moon with him.
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Everything Farage has instigated & pushed for has been a disaster for the UK. He’s a traitor of the highest order.
We’re now in a divided, bitter, isolated & poor country of his making.
Of course he wants to torch the BBC, it’s a valuable British institution.
Putin must be over the moon with him.
We’re now in a divided, bitter, isolated & poor country of his making.
Of course he wants to torch the BBC, it’s a valuable British institution.
Putin must be over the moon with him.
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FT editorial is right to ask questions about governance and the Board at the BBC
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
Crucial lessons for the BBC
The broadcaster has made errors, but its board has failed to defend it
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
FT editorial is right to ask questions about governance and the Board at the BBC
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
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As I’ve seen this confused a few times, please note that Robin Gibb was a much-beloved member of the Bee Gees, whilst Robbie Gibb is the BBC board member who also, totally coincidentally, was editorial adviser in the set-up of GB News.
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As I’ve seen this confused a few times, please note that Robin Gibb was a much-beloved member of the Bee Gees, whilst Robbie Gibb is the BBC board member who also, totally coincidentally, was editorial adviser in the set-up of GB News.
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
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The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
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Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...