🎧 Matthew d’Ancona joins @peteryork.bsky.social for a sharp conversation on Trump, the BBC, identity politics—& the end of the political pendulum.
📺 “These are all hallmarks of fascistic behaviour.”
Full episode: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...
#CultureWars #MatthewDAncona #Fascism #Media #Politics
📺 “These are all hallmarks of fascistic behaviour.”
Full episode: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...
#CultureWars #MatthewDAncona #Fascism #Media #Politics
June 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🎧 Matthew d’Ancona joins @peteryork.bsky.social for a sharp conversation on Trump, the BBC, identity politics—& the end of the political pendulum.
📺 “These are all hallmarks of fascistic behaviour.”
Full episode: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...
#CultureWars #MatthewDAncona #Fascism #Media #Politics
📺 “These are all hallmarks of fascistic behaviour.”
Full episode: podfollow.com/peter-yorks-...
#CultureWars #MatthewDAncona #Fascism #Media #Politics
Essential reading for liberal progressives: women have equal human rights too. Superb by @MatthewdAncona in @TheNewEuropean. A big cause of this injustice not ending years ago was tribal cowardice on my own left and Remain side, and lack of critical thinking. www.theneweuropean.co.uk/matthew-danc...
April 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Essential reading for liberal progressives: women have equal human rights too. Superb by @MatthewdAncona in @TheNewEuropean. A big cause of this injustice not ending years ago was tribal cowardice on my own left and Remain side, and lack of critical thinking. www.theneweuropean.co.uk/matthew-danc...
Prescient. #MatthewDAncona @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Prescient. #MatthewDAncona @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
Viktor Orban not invited to Trump investiture. His Spxperson said European rightists like Meloni, Wilders, Farage who are going are paying their own way and don’t have official invitations. Trump couldn’t care less about crawlers in Europe - just useful idiots @MatthewdAncona
January 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Viktor Orban not invited to Trump investiture. His Spxperson said European rightists like Meloni, Wilders, Farage who are going are paying their own way and don’t have official invitations. Trump couldn’t care less about crawlers in Europe - just useful idiots @MatthewdAncona
Very heavy weather on BBC Sunday politics on assisted dying with no mention of campaign by Abrahamic religions - Catholics, Muslims especially against. Wonder how today’s BBC would have handled gay law reform or hanging when Lab gov enabled reform in 1960s? @MatthewdAncona
November 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Very heavy weather on BBC Sunday politics on assisted dying with no mention of campaign by Abrahamic religions - Catholics, Muslims especially against. Wonder how today’s BBC would have handled gay law reform or hanging when Lab gov enabled reform in 1960s? @MatthewdAncona
And in @prospect_uk, @MatthewdAncona has explored the meaning of "centrism" in light of contemporary political challenges and divides. https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/62813/the-missing-centre
The missing centre
The old political centrism died in the 2010s, and it dese...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 1:44 AM
And in @prospect_uk, @MatthewdAncona has explored the meaning of "centrism" in light of contemporary political challenges and divides. https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/62813/the-missing-centre
Whilst sense continues to prevail in the "free-speech" aspect of the #GenderWars one subtlety we need to address is why mainly right-wing media & politicians appear to support the GC arguments?
@Docstockk @DreyfusJames @MatthewdAncona
@Docstockk @DreyfusJames @MatthewdAncona
December 29, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Whilst sense continues to prevail in the "free-speech" aspect of the #GenderWars one subtlety we need to address is why mainly right-wing media & politicians appear to support the GC arguments?
@Docstockk @DreyfusJames @MatthewdAncona
@Docstockk @DreyfusJames @MatthewdAncona
"We are governed now by a crew of embattled, desperate and politically savage operators, who have no unifying purpose other than remaining in office and saving “Big Dog” Boris from his tormentors." From @tortoise piece by @MatthewdAncona:...
November 4, 2024 at 11:45 PM
"We are governed now by a crew of embattled, desperate and politically savage operators, who have no unifying purpose other than remaining in office and saving “Big Dog” Boris from his tormentors." From @tortoise piece by @MatthewdAncona:...
Tortoise piece by @MatthewdAncona on the "spectacular nonsense" of Johnson's self-defence in response to the Gray report: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2022/05/30/the-forever-inquiry/ (Email address needed to read it, but it's worth it.)
The forever inquiry - Tortoise
Sue Gray’s report has failed completely to draw a line under partygate – and has exposed the feebleness of Johnson’s defence
www.tortoisemedia.com
November 6, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Tortoise piece by @MatthewdAncona on the "spectacular nonsense" of Johnson's self-defence in response to the Gray report: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2022/05/30/the-forever-inquiry/ (Email address needed to read it, but it's worth it.)
BTW @goodisanoun @EddoRats
If you're inclined to the "all media is corrupt" view maybe follow some who are more than journo's but working with media orgs trying to fix systemic problems
@AliceDreger
@jayrosen_nyu
@MatthewdAncona
for example?
If you're inclined to the "all media is corrupt" view maybe follow some who are more than journo's but working with media orgs trying to fix systemic problems
@AliceDreger
@jayrosen_nyu
@MatthewdAncona
for example?
December 30, 2024 at 12:47 PM
BTW @goodisanoun @EddoRats
If you're inclined to the "all media is corrupt" view maybe follow some who are more than journo's but working with media orgs trying to fix systemic problems
@AliceDreger
@jayrosen_nyu
@MatthewdAncona
for example?
If you're inclined to the "all media is corrupt" view maybe follow some who are more than journo's but working with media orgs trying to fix systemic problems
@AliceDreger
@jayrosen_nyu
@MatthewdAncona
for example?
I know @tortoise are hosting @sapinker later this week. Thought you @MatthewdAncona might find this interesting (you're mentioned).
Rationality According to Pinker
http://www.psybertron.org/archives/15130
Rationality According to Pinker
http://www.psybertron.org/archives/15130
What, Why & How do we Know ?
Start the Week – Rationality in an Irrational Age – BBC S...
www.psybertron.org
December 30, 2024 at 9:27 PM
I know @tortoise are hosting @sapinker later this week. Thought you @MatthewdAncona might find this interesting (you're mentioned).
Rationality According to Pinker
http://www.psybertron.org/archives/15130
Rationality According to Pinker
http://www.psybertron.org/archives/15130
This @tortoise longish read by @MatthewdAncona feels close to the mark: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2021/07/26/the-cummings-coup-failed-but-the-next-one-might-not/
The Cummings coup failed. But the next one might not - Tortoise
The brazen way in which Boris Johnson’s former adviser described his team’s plan to depose the PM – only days after his 2019 election triumph – is a warning of how much is at stake in the new age of populist, digitised politics
www.tortoisemedia.com
November 6, 2024 at 2:43 AM
This @tortoise longish read by @MatthewdAncona feels close to the mark: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2021/07/26/the-cummings-coup-failed-but-the-next-one-might-not/
"Cummings, furthermore, is the kind of assassin who keeps firing bullets into the corpse." From https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2021/06/28/yes-i-was-hugged-by-matt-hancock/ by @MatthewdAncona
Yes, I was hugged by Matt Hancock - Tortoise
His resignation was inevitable and has bequeathed the new health secretary, Sajid Javid, a series of formidable challenges. It has also left Number 10 fearful that this is only the beginning of a media feeding frenzy
www.tortoisemedia.com
November 6, 2024 at 3:03 AM
"Cummings, furthermore, is the kind of assassin who keeps firing bullets into the corpse." From https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2021/06/28/yes-i-was-hugged-by-matt-hancock/ by @MatthewdAncona
Very enlightening and not in the least comforting @tortoise listen or read piece by @MatthewdAncona: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/march-of-the-mutants/
March of the Mutants - Tortoise
Covid may be losing the vaccine battle. But, as the virus evolves fast to form new variants, the war is most definitely not over
www.tortoisemedia.com
November 6, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Very enlightening and not in the least comforting @tortoise listen or read piece by @MatthewdAncona: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/march-of-the-mutants/
RT @MatthewdAncona: This is not old-fashioned Tory grumbling about the BBC. This is Trumpian vandalism. And if you think a ‘subscription sy…
February 16, 2020 at 7:12 PM
RT @MatthewdAncona: This is not old-fashioned Tory grumbling about the BBC. This is Trumpian vandalism. And if you think a ‘subscription sy…
There was a session on 28 Jan on #misinformation and #GE2019 #factchecking (I missed it) including @firstdraftnews' @Jennisarge, @MatthewdAncona of @tortoise, @fullfact's @puzzlesthewill, @JessicaCecil of the BBC, and @JayMitchinson of...
November 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM
There was a session on 28 Jan on #misinformation and #GE2019 #factchecking (I missed it) including @firstdraftnews' @Jennisarge, @MatthewdAncona of @tortoise, @fullfact's @puzzlesthewill, @JessicaCecil of the BBC, and @JayMitchinson of...
"This was not the voice of the people, but the voice of the judgmental patrician — he who considers himself innately wiser, better, and entitled to assert that superiority." @MatthewdAncona: ...
November 6, 2024 at 6:29 AM
"This was not the voice of the people, but the voice of the judgmental patrician — he who considers himself innately wiser, better, and entitled to assert that superiority." @MatthewdAncona: ...
'Welcome to Boris Johnson's Gotham.'
So ends this @guardian piece by self-confessed @BorisJohnson aider and abettor, @MatthewdAncona. And from tomorrow, so begins an end to any hope Britain may have had to clinging on to greatness.
http://bit.ly/2JWMDO2
So ends this @guardian piece by self-confessed @BorisJohnson aider and abettor, @MatthewdAncona. And from tomorrow, so begins an end to any hope Britain may have had to clinging on to greatness.
http://bit.ly/2JWMDO2
Prime Minister Boris Johnson? I’m sorry to say that I’m p...
He honed his buffoonish persona like a standup – and his ...
bit.ly
December 12, 2024 at 4:29 PM
'Welcome to Boris Johnson's Gotham.'
So ends this @guardian piece by self-confessed @BorisJohnson aider and abettor, @MatthewdAncona. And from tomorrow, so begins an end to any hope Britain may have had to clinging on to greatness.
http://bit.ly/2JWMDO2
So ends this @guardian piece by self-confessed @BorisJohnson aider and abettor, @MatthewdAncona. And from tomorrow, so begins an end to any hope Britain may have had to clinging on to greatness.
http://bit.ly/2JWMDO2
Interpreting Trump's State of the Union speech. This by @MatthewdAncona is well worth reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/democrats-should-watch-out-trump-s-speech-was-a-bid-for-a-second-term-a4059021.html
November 6, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Interpreting Trump's State of the Union speech. This by @MatthewdAncona is well worth reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/democrats-should-watch-out-trump-s-speech-was-a-bid-for-a-second-term-a4059021.html
I was remembering with a friend today her "One Nation" Tory father, long dead. He'd have agreed with this piece by @MatthewdAncona: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/30/tories-identity-crisis-party-conference
November 6, 2024 at 8:45 AM
I was remembering with a friend today her "One Nation" Tory father, long dead. He'd have agreed with this piece by @MatthewdAncona: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/30/tories-identity-crisis-party-conference
"Johnson has created a moment more decisive than ‘rivers of blood’ " @MatthewdAncona https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/12/boris-johnson-moment-more-decisive-rivers-of-blood
Johnson has created a moment more divisive than ‘rivers o...
Politics can be decent, or it can be deplorable. Conserva...
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Johnson has created a moment more decisive than ‘rivers of blood’ " @MatthewdAncona https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/12/boris-johnson-moment-more-decisive-rivers-of-blood
The "bad boys of Brexit"* have some big questions to answer, says @MatthewdAncona.
(*Caveat: In this context "bad boys of Brexit" only refers to the evil billionaire cabal of this demographic, thus excluding T*mmy R*bins*n and his less-moneyed ilk)
...
(*Caveat: In this context "bad boys of Brexit" only refers to the evil billionaire cabal of this demographic, thus excluding T*mmy R*bins*n and his less-moneyed ilk)
...
November 27, 2024 at 6:59 PM
The "bad boys of Brexit"* have some big questions to answer, says @MatthewdAncona.
(*Caveat: In this context "bad boys of Brexit" only refers to the evil billionaire cabal of this demographic, thus excluding T*mmy R*bins*n and his less-moneyed ilk)
...
(*Caveat: In this context "bad boys of Brexit" only refers to the evil billionaire cabal of this demographic, thus excluding T*mmy R*bins*n and his less-moneyed ilk)
...
@MatthewdAncona can we "reach out" to see if you want a "deep dive" into a new book, Business Bullshit? Review copy? https://www.routledge.com/Business-Bullshit/Spicer/p/book/9781138911673
Business Bullshit
Our organizations are flooded with empty talk. We are con...
www.routledge.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:07 PM
@MatthewdAncona can we "reach out" to see if you want a "deep dive" into a new book, Business Bullshit? Review copy? https://www.routledge.com/Business-Bullshit/Spicer/p/book/9781138911673
.@matthewdancona is definitely an expert on post truth
November 22, 2024 at 7:17 AM
.@matthewdancona is definitely an expert on post truth