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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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OK. Here's the thing. You just can't put on a jacket and pretend to be a security patrol in the UK. It's actually illegal. Who the actual F are these "Essex Spartans"? Government has laws and rules and they need to enforce them.
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
OK. Here's the thing. You just can't put on a jacket and pretend to be a security patrol in the UK. It's actually illegal. Who the actual F are these "Essex Spartans"? Government has laws and rules and they need to enforce them.
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Why indeed? 🧐
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Why indeed? 🧐
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Rupert Lowe has invited Wayne O'Rourke to parliament
O'Rourke pleaded guilty to stirring up race hatred, after calling for people to go on the streets, burn cars, to attack mosques + the "traitors" defending Muslims
Judge "You were not caught up in what others were doing, you were instigating it"
O'Rourke pleaded guilty to stirring up race hatred, after calling for people to go on the streets, burn cars, to attack mosques + the "traitors" defending Muslims
Judge "You were not caught up in what others were doing, you were instigating it"
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Rupert Lowe has invited Wayne O'Rourke to parliament
O'Rourke pleaded guilty to stirring up race hatred, after calling for people to go on the streets, burn cars, to attack mosques + the "traitors" defending Muslims
Judge "You were not caught up in what others were doing, you were instigating it"
O'Rourke pleaded guilty to stirring up race hatred, after calling for people to go on the streets, burn cars, to attack mosques + the "traitors" defending Muslims
Judge "You were not caught up in what others were doing, you were instigating it"
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The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
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Tim Davie’s resignation is great news, not only for the BBC, but for the UK more broadly. Speaking as a former BBC journalist, I’m absolutely ashamed of the openly right-wing bias at the BBC, the endless platforming of Farage & Reform...
Paul Ilett (@pilett) on Threads
Tim Davie’s resignation is great news, not only for the BBC, but for the UK more broadly. Speaking as a former BBC journalist, I’m absolutely ashamed of the openly right-wing bias at the BBC and the e...
www.threads.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Tim Davie’s resignation is great news, not only for the BBC, but for the UK more broadly. Speaking as a former BBC journalist, I’m absolutely ashamed of the openly right-wing bias at the BBC, the endless platforming of Farage & Reform...
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Downing Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the prime minister’s closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the budget
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer allies say ousting PM would be ‘reckless’ as fears grow over leadership challenge
Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of challenge after this month’s budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Downing Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the prime minister’s closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the budget
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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On Remembrance Day, I think of my grandfather, Daniel Alberta McCoy, a WWII gunner, whose plane was shot down over Belgium.
His story reminds me that remembrance is not just about war. We must honour those who served by committing ourselves to peace, justice, and humanity.
#LestWeForget
His story reminds me that remembrance is not just about war. We must honour those who served by committing ourselves to peace, justice, and humanity.
#LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
On Remembrance Day, I think of my grandfather, Daniel Alberta McCoy, a WWII gunner, whose plane was shot down over Belgium.
His story reminds me that remembrance is not just about war. We must honour those who served by committing ourselves to peace, justice, and humanity.
#LestWeForget
His story reminds me that remembrance is not just about war. We must honour those who served by committing ourselves to peace, justice, and humanity.
#LestWeForget
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Interesting that the report that started the current BBC crisis was written by a Tory mate of Robby Gibb.
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Interesting that the report that started the current BBC crisis was written by a Tory mate of Robby Gibb.
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function.”
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Nigel Farage will probably use his 39th appearance on Question Time to complain about the BBC's leftwing bias
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Nigel Farage will probably use his 39th appearance on Question Time to complain about the BBC's leftwing bias
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been a *lot* of Labour chatter lately about this - what happens if the Budget bombs, Labour drops still lower in the polls (maybe even below the Greens, a scenario I wrote about yday), & MPs mutiny? This from @pippacrerar.bsky.social brings you up to speed
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge
Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local elections
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
been a *lot* of Labour chatter lately about this - what happens if the Budget bombs, Labour drops still lower in the polls (maybe even below the Greens, a scenario I wrote about yday), & MPs mutiny? This from @pippacrerar.bsky.social brings you up to speed
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I'm not about to go up against Joshua Rozenberg on legal analysis, but his assessment on Radio 4 right now seems a bit odd. First, BBC player *isn't* available in Florida, is it? That's why you need a vpn to watch the Beeb there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I'm not about to go up against Joshua Rozenberg on legal analysis, but his assessment on Radio 4 right now seems a bit odd. First, BBC player *isn't* available in Florida, is it? That's why you need a vpn to watch the Beeb there.
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The BBC’s core problem is that, like the NHS, it models the benefits and virtues of a not-for-profit public service in a world of rapacious corporate greed and unstinting right-wing hostility to the idea of the public good www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Why the BBC Is Facing Its Gravest Crisis in Decades
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The BBC’s core problem is that, like the NHS, it models the benefits and virtues of a not-for-profit public service in a world of rapacious corporate greed and unstinting right-wing hostility to the idea of the public good www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
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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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Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit
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Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England.
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
And they're marked by St George's flags
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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British troops are now engaged against Putin’s burgeoning hybrid offensive
We must lean in and win this hybrid conflict before it develops into full-blown war
archive.is/2025.11.11-0...
We must lean in and win this hybrid conflict before it develops into full-blown war
archive.is/2025.11.11-0...
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
British troops are now engaged against Putin’s burgeoning hybrid offensive
We must lean in and win this hybrid conflict before it develops into full-blown war
archive.is/2025.11.11-0...
We must lean in and win this hybrid conflict before it develops into full-blown war
archive.is/2025.11.11-0...
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Can we deport Ghislaine Maxwell back to the UK? They at least know what to do with child sex traffickers and abusers. They don't make them kings and they don't give them special treatment by sending them to a minimum security prison.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Can we deport Ghislaine Maxwell back to the UK? They at least know what to do with child sex traffickers and abusers. They don't make them kings and they don't give them special treatment by sending them to a minimum security prison.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
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This badly needs to happen. The police never seem to enforce the Localism Act which (in theory) makes dodgy/incomplete registers of interest a criminal offence.
I've reported on countless cases of the rules simply being ignored. Time for standards to be enforced.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I've reported on countless cases of the rules simply being ignored. Time for standards to be enforced.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Councillors in England face suspensions for misconduct as part of government overhaul
Local authorities to be given powers to suspend rule-breaking officials and to withhold allowances
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This badly needs to happen. The police never seem to enforce the Localism Act which (in theory) makes dodgy/incomplete registers of interest a criminal offence.
I've reported on countless cases of the rules simply being ignored. Time for standards to be enforced.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I've reported on countless cases of the rules simply being ignored. Time for standards to be enforced.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"On another occasion, a BBC executive forbade me from writing for the New Statesman, imploring me to ask The Spectator instead, saying that would be perfectly fine."
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"On another occasion, a BBC executive forbade me from writing for the New Statesman, imploring me to ask The Spectator instead, saying that would be perfectly fine."
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
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The UK should say "Fuck off" to Donald Trump he spreads lies about the UK every single day.
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The UK should say "Fuck off" to Donald Trump he spreads lies about the UK every single day.
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Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Kim Davis who tried to get the #SupremeCourt to overturn same sex marriage now owes a gay couple $360k — Fabulous 🏳️🌈
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This kind of (seemingly) reverse corruption needs a look
1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/bill...
1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/bill...
Billionaire Tory donor and JCB chair Lord Bamford gives Reform UK £200,000
"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations."
leftfootforward.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This kind of (seemingly) reverse corruption needs a look
1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/bill...
1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/bill...