Tony Knox
@tonyknox.bsky.social
Worked Belfast, Afghanistan, Nicaragua. Ex BBC producer, ex producer/director South Bank Show & stuff on Ch4. https://tinyurl.com/mr5bb2p8
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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...
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Today’s fun tax tip…
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
Private jets don't pay fuel tax. Now I don't either.
YouTube video by Oli Frost
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November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today’s fun tax tip…
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
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The far-right are desperate to destroy Polanski not because they're afraid their supporters will vote Green, but because they're terrified of Greens being invited onto more talk shows where they'll expose Reform lies. (Something Labour hasn't been bothering to do for at least 9 years.)
If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The far-right are desperate to destroy Polanski not because they're afraid their supporters will vote Green, but because they're terrified of Greens being invited onto more talk shows where they'll expose Reform lies. (Something Labour hasn't been bothering to do for at least 9 years.)
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A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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It's obviously a bad thing if any prisoner is released by mistake, but why is it worse if it's an asylum-seeker?
It seems just to be taken for granted now that someone is more dangerous because they're an asylum-seeker than because they're a criminal.
Something very dangerous is building here.
It seems just to be taken for granted now that someone is more dangerous because they're an asylum-seeker than because they're a criminal.
Something very dangerous is building here.
Well, that was a very weird deputy PMQs. James Cartlidge asking the same question five times – could David Lammy guarantee no other jailed asylum seekers have been accidentally released rather than deported – and Lammy each time instead condemning the Tories' record on prisons and justice.
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It's obviously a bad thing if any prisoner is released by mistake, but why is it worse if it's an asylum-seeker?
It seems just to be taken for granted now that someone is more dangerous because they're an asylum-seeker than because they're a criminal.
Something very dangerous is building here.
It seems just to be taken for granted now that someone is more dangerous because they're an asylum-seeker than because they're a criminal.
Something very dangerous is building here.
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It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.*
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
From Bovino's deposition: (1) he calls protestors "violent" if they articulate views hostile to ICE, even if no violence is manifested; (2) he instructs his forces to attack and arrest protestors who express "hyperbolic comments," which is to say, criticism of ICE and Bovino.
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's impossible to overstate how much of what ICE is doing on the ground reflects this completely preposterous conflation of hostile *speech* and hostile *conduct.*
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
The First Amendment protects—or, at least, is supposed to protect—the former up and until it's a "true threat," which none of this is.
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How it's going.....😆
November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How it's going.....😆
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So many disappointing parts to this story of heroism and bravery for those of a far right persuasion. Firstly the attacker wasn’t Muslim or a refugee and secondly the selflessness of the person doing his job who saved so many lives was a Muslim. How will they cope in this difficult time.
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
So many disappointing parts to this story of heroism and bravery for those of a far right persuasion. Firstly the attacker wasn’t Muslim or a refugee and secondly the selflessness of the person doing his job who saved so many lives was a Muslim. How will they cope in this difficult time.
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"Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S."
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S."
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If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
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Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
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A really sobering story about how vulnerable UK universities are to intimidation to get them to abandon human rights research. Claims by China in this report of inadequate "fact checking" should always be accompanied by mention of their exclusions from Xinjiang:
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A really sobering story about how vulnerable UK universities are to intimidation to get them to abandon human rights research. Claims by China in this report of inadequate "fact checking" should always be accompanied by mention of their exclusions from Xinjiang:
share.google/KY9SxTEk3rUM...
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Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Matt Goodwin attributes a crime that he now knows appears to have been committed by people born in Britain in the early 1990s to "mass uncontrolled immigration"
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Dubai turns screw on Daniel Kinahan cartel by blocking relatives
An unnamed relative of the mob boss with no known links to crime was refused entry to the UAE last month ⬇️
An unnamed relative of the mob boss with no known links to crime was refused entry to the UAE last month ⬇️
Dubai turns screw on Daniel Kinahan cartel by blocking relatives
Dubai turns screw on Daniel Kinahan cartel by blocking relatives
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Dubai turns screw on Daniel Kinahan cartel by blocking relatives
An unnamed relative of the mob boss with no known links to crime was refused entry to the UAE last month ⬇️
An unnamed relative of the mob boss with no known links to crime was refused entry to the UAE last month ⬇️
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Egypt has officially opened to the public the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism.
The museum was designed by Irish architecture firm Heneghan Peng Architects
jrnl.ie/6862657
The museum was designed by Irish architecture firm Heneghan Peng Architects
jrnl.ie/6862657
Egypt opens grand museum designed by Irish firm to the public
The museum was designed by Irish architecture firm Heneghan Peng Architects.
jrnl.ie
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Egypt has officially opened to the public the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism.
The museum was designed by Irish architecture firm Heneghan Peng Architects
jrnl.ie/6862657
The museum was designed by Irish architecture firm Heneghan Peng Architects
jrnl.ie/6862657
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For Halloween 🎃
These videos of a rat hunting and eating bats will haunt my dreams.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
For Halloween 🎃
Why is this even being discussed?
Israel must allow access to all Palestinian prisoners in its custody, Red Cross says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-must-allow-access-all-palestinian-prisoners-its-custody-red-cross
Israel must allow access to all Palestinian prisoners in its custody, Red Cross says
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Red Cross spokesperson on Thursday said Israel must allow access to all Palestinian prisoners in its custody, Al Jazeera reported. </p>
<p data-end="318" data-start="0">Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has officially barred the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting Palestinians held under Israel’s so-called “unlawful combatants” law, a legal category that does not exist under international law and allows indefinite detention without charge, trial or oversight.</p>
<p data-end="550" data-start="320">Katz claimed in a decree that allowing ICRC access would “seriously harm national security”, effectively ensuring that Palestinian detainees held under this exceptional measure remain entirely hidden from international monitoring.</p>
<p data-end="814" data-start="552">Under the Unlawful Combatants Law, Israel can label any Palestinian an “unlawful combatant” and lock them up indefinitely without due process, blocking access to lawyers, outside observers and even keeping them in facilities beyond the standard judicial system.</p>
<p data-end="1002" data-start="816">Israel is currently holding at least 2,673 Palestinians under this system as of October 2023, according to figures from the Israel Prison Service obtained by the Israeli rights group HaMoked.</p>
<p data-end="1215" data-start="1004">Rights organisations and UN experts have repeatedly condemned the practice as a tool of enforced disappearance and collective punishment.</p>
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October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Why is this even being discussed?
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Israel must allow access to all Palestinian prisoners in its custody, Red Cross says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-must-allow-access-all-palestinian-prisoners-its-custody-red-cross
Israel must allow access to all Palestinian prisoners in its custody, Red Cross says
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Red Cross spokesperson on Thursday said Israel must allow access to all Palestinian prisoners in its custody, Al Jazeera reported. </p>
<p data-end="318" data-start="0">Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has officially barred the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting Palestinians held under Israel’s so-called “unlawful combatants” law, a legal category that does not exist under international law and allows indefinite detention without charge, trial or oversight.</p>
<p data-end="550" data-start="320">Katz claimed in a decree that allowing ICRC access would “seriously harm national security”, effectively ensuring that Palestinian detainees held under this exceptional measure remain entirely hidden from international monitoring.</p>
<p data-end="814" data-start="552">Under the Unlawful Combatants Law, Israel can label any Palestinian an “unlawful combatant” and lock them up indefinitely without due process, blocking access to lawyers, outside observers and even keeping them in facilities beyond the standard judicial system.</p>
<p data-end="1002" data-start="816">Israel is currently holding at least 2,673 Palestinians under this system as of October 2023, according to figures from the Israel Prison Service obtained by the Israeli rights group HaMoked.</p>
<p data-end="1215" data-start="1004">Rights organisations and UN experts have repeatedly condemned the practice as a tool of enforced disappearance and collective punishment.</p>
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www.middleeasteye.net
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Israel must allow access to all Palestinian prisoners in its custody, Red Cross says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-must-allow-access-all-palestinian-prisoners-its-custody-red-cross
An interesting and useful brief essay.
🔴 New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
How to stop Farage...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
An interesting and useful brief essay.
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Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Jenin raid involving air strike - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-aerial-strike-and-sniper-attack-vehicle-jenin-kills-three
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Jenin raid involving air strike
Defence Minister Israel Katz vows to keep troops in northern West Bank refugee camps following latest attack
www.middleeasteye.net
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Jenin raid involving air strike - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-aerial-strike-and-sniper-attack-vehicle-jenin-kills-three
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9-year-old's letter to BBC Children's programme: Blue Peter (1973)
Hollander is now Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact and Professor of StemCell Biology at Liverpool University
#highered #science #medicine #surgery #edchat #education
www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/w...
Hollander is now Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact and Professor of StemCell Biology at Liverpool University
#highered #science #medicine #surgery #edchat #education
www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/w...
![Dear Val, John, Peter and Lesslie
This may seem very strange, but I think I no how to make people or animals alive. Why Im teling you is because I cant get the things I need.
A list of what I need.
1. Diagram of how evreything works (inside youre body)
2. Model of a heart split in half, (both halvs)
3. The sort of sering [syringe] they yous for cleaning ears (Tsering must be very very clean)
4. Tools for cutting people open
5. Tools for stiches
6. Fiberglass box, 8 foot tall, 3 foot width.
7. Picture of a man showing all the arteries.
Sorry but in number 6 in the list the box needs lid. If you do get them on 1st March I can pay £10, £11, £12, £13 or £14. Send your answer to me,
Love from Anthony, London, NW11](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6xzczlgdl4dklm6hw2xxlgyh/bafkreigu7p4qukzgiqp3bzzmqlwuyuxb2wszdyll53oywfilh6vcsl7awe@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
9-year-old's letter to BBC Children's programme: Blue Peter (1973)
Hollander is now Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact and Professor of StemCell Biology at Liverpool University
#highered #science #medicine #surgery #edchat #education
www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/w...
Hollander is now Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact and Professor of StemCell Biology at Liverpool University
#highered #science #medicine #surgery #edchat #education
www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/w...
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I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
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More evidence that the UK Government not only forgets that NI exists, it also forgets that the Common Travel Area exists. This is just a remarkable story of benefits being withdrawn from hundreds of families for using the CTA amid a performative benefit crackdown:
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NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin
Exclusive: new anti-fraud system fails to account for fact many return to country via airport in Irish capital
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October 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More evidence that the UK Government not only forgets that NI exists, it also forgets that the Common Travel Area exists. This is just a remarkable story of benefits being withdrawn from hundreds of families for using the CTA amid a performative benefit crackdown:
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The fact that Lucy Powell had to give her victory speech in front of four giant union jacks exemplifies how frightened of flag weirdos Labour has become. You can't be a politician without flags these days, & one isn't enough. Politicians may be able to get away without faith, but not without flags.
October 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The fact that Lucy Powell had to give her victory speech in front of four giant union jacks exemplifies how frightened of flag weirdos Labour has become. You can't be a politician without flags these days, & one isn't enough. Politicians may be able to get away without faith, but not without flags.
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Very funny - the BFI has acquired the Daily Star's lettuce/Liz Truss video for the national archive, because it is a significant piece of British content that deserves preservation
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...
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Daily Star's 60p Lettuce Liz that lasted longer than Truss immortalised by BFI
The lettuce livestream has been acquired by the British Film Institute’s National Archive as part of a digital collection featuring 400 significant pieces of British online video content
www.dailystar.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Very funny - the BFI has acquired the Daily Star's lettuce/Liz Truss video for the national archive, because it is a significant piece of British content that deserves preservation
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...