Mic Wright
@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
I write and report things, and I have a newsletter that some people like. “Do you know what the sad part is…? I’m a very good tailor.” brokenbottleboy.substack.com
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My first book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn’t, and Why it Matters, is out June 12. Here’s the cover!
It’s a guide to what doesn’t work in the media and how we might fix it. Pre-order here geni.us/BreakingMicW...
It’s a guide to what doesn’t work in the media and how we might fix it. Pre-order here geni.us/BreakingMicW...
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Rage-bait articles about people angry they’re getting free money are the real inheritance tax - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
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Rage-bait articles about people angry they're getting free money are the real inheritance tax...
Is the future of British newspapers just endless stories of well-off people pretending to be victims?
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November 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Rage-bait articles about people angry they’re getting free money are the real inheritance tax - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
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Another clean, lemony fresh victory for Betteridge’s law.
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Another clean, lemony fresh victory for Betteridge’s law.
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I'M 'SCIENTISTS', YOU GUYS, AND I'M SAYING "IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE IF IT *FEELS* REAL BUT IT'S NOT. ACTUALLY. REAL."
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'M 'SCIENTISTS', YOU GUYS, AND I'M SAYING "IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE IF IT *FEELS* REAL BUT IT'S NOT. ACTUALLY. REAL."
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Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
NEW | Analysing a pre-budget blood pressure raiser:
Rage-bait articles about people angry they're getting free money are the real inheritance tax….
Is the future of British newspapers just endless stories of well-off people pretending to be victims?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/rage-bait-...
Rage-bait articles about people angry they're getting free money are the real inheritance tax….
Is the future of British newspapers just endless stories of well-off people pretending to be victims?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/rage-bait-...
Rage-bait articles about people angry they're getting free money are the real inheritance tax...
Is the future of British newspapers just endless stories of well-off people pretending to be victims?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
NEW | Analysing a pre-budget blood pressure raiser:
Rage-bait articles about people angry they're getting free money are the real inheritance tax….
Is the future of British newspapers just endless stories of well-off people pretending to be victims?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/rage-bait-...
Rage-bait articles about people angry they're getting free money are the real inheritance tax….
Is the future of British newspapers just endless stories of well-off people pretending to be victims?
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/rage-bait-...
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If you’re looking for a Christmas present for a relative who spends far too much time believing what the newspapers say, my book is half-price on Amazon* right now www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Med...
Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters
Buy Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters by Wright, Mic (ISBN: 9781785121364) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If you’re looking for a Christmas present for a relative who spends far too much time believing what the newspapers say, my book is half-price on Amazon* right now www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Med...
If you’re looking for a Christmas present for a relative who spends far too much time believing what the newspapers say, my book is half-price on Amazon* right now www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Med...
Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters
Buy Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters by Wright, Mic (ISBN: 9781785121364) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If you’re looking for a Christmas present for a relative who spends far too much time believing what the newspapers say, my book is half-price on Amazon* right now www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Med...
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The New Mutants was supposed to come out in 2017, but... didn't. Instead, it eventually sneaked out almost unnoticed at the height of lockdown. Is it really as bad as the attempts at hiding it might suggest? Here's what me and @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social thought.
timworthington.org/2025/02/12/i...
timworthington.org/2025/02/12/i...
It’s Good, Except It Sucks: The New Mutants With Mic Wright
Mic Wright joins Tim Worthington for a chat about Iliyana Rasputin more or less deciding that her homework is probably the more interesting option after all in The New Mutants.
timworthington.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The New Mutants was supposed to come out in 2017, but... didn't. Instead, it eventually sneaked out almost unnoticed at the height of lockdown. Is it really as bad as the attempts at hiding it might suggest? Here's what me and @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social thought.
timworthington.org/2025/02/12/i...
timworthington.org/2025/02/12/i...
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NEW | The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW | The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
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BILL MAHER: seems like everywhere you look these days women are saying sir we asked you to leave
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BILL MAHER: seems like everywhere you look these days women are saying sir we asked you to leave
“I went home with the waitress/the way I always do/how was I to know she was with the Russians too?” is one of the all time great openings.
Warren Zevon was so brilliant at writing songs that were like three minute short stories.
Warren Zevon was so brilliant at writing songs that were like three minute short stories.
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“I went home with the waitress/the way I always do/how was I to know she was with the Russians too?” is one of the all time great openings.
Warren Zevon was so brilliant at writing songs that were like three minute short stories.
Warren Zevon was so brilliant at writing songs that were like three minute short stories.
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If you want to know why Reform is coming, read this typically incisive dissection of Alison Pearson's latest column by the indispensable Mic Wright.
NEW | The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you want to know why Reform is coming, read this typically incisive dissection of Alison Pearson's latest column by the indispensable Mic Wright.
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“As ever, the idea that stripping human rights law from the statute books might be a net negative for everyone doesn’t get a look in.”
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, & some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, & some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“As ever, the idea that stripping human rights law from the statute books might be a net negative for everyone doesn’t get a look in.”
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, & some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, & some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
NEW | The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
NEW | The Daily Telegraph, anti-immigrant rhetoric, and some very weird Winnie the Pooh fan fiction...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
A column from Allison Pearson shows how Labour's attitude to asylum seekers will never be cruel enough for the Right.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
I make playlists for my step-daughter which end up being themed trilogies. This is part 1 of a set called Ragers made to help her through mocks.
Featuring Refused, At The Drive-In, Rage, Bikini Kill, Breeders, Rival Schools, The Gits, and more…
open.spotify.com/playlist/4yx...
Featuring Refused, At The Drive-In, Rage, Bikini Kill, Breeders, Rival Schools, The Gits, and more…
open.spotify.com/playlist/4yx...
Ragers I
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November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I make playlists for my step-daughter which end up being themed trilogies. This is part 1 of a set called Ragers made to help her through mocks.
Featuring Refused, At The Drive-In, Rage, Bikini Kill, Breeders, Rival Schools, The Gits, and more…
open.spotify.com/playlist/4yx...
Featuring Refused, At The Drive-In, Rage, Bikini Kill, Breeders, Rival Schools, The Gits, and more…
open.spotify.com/playlist/4yx...
A landlord on the Today programme just described landlords as “a race of people who are being targeted”. Parasites playing as victims.
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A landlord on the Today programme just described landlords as “a race of people who are being targeted”. Parasites playing as victims.
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NEW | if the BBC *is* biased, it’s not against the right…
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
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Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
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Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
The resignation of Tim Davie as BBC Director-General is the next stage in the corporation's collapse into cowardice.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW | if the BBC *is* biased, it’s not against the right…
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/arsonists-...
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/arsonists-...
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This feels like peak infantilisation of the elderly.
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This feels like peak infantilisation of the elderly.
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
What exactly is ‘disgraceful’ about giving the elderly/infirm practical advice about how to be physically intimate in a safe way? They aren’t children. Their innocent eyes don’t need to be protected. Plus it’s medical guidance not a jazz mag
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‼️The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
‼️The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
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News Chronicle, December 1936. Those were the days...
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
News Chronicle, December 1936. Those were the days...
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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"When the Left sees bias in BBC coverage, its arguments are dismissed. When the Right does, it’s a national scandal."
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...
I'm old enough to remember when the BBC editing a senior political figure's speech was a completely normal thing that nobody had to resign over, let alone the DG. www.theguardian.com/media/2017/j...
BBC Trust says Laura Kuenssberg report on Corbyn was inaccurate
Regulator says report on Labour leader’s views about shoot-to-kill breached impartiality and accuracy guidelines
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"When the Left sees bias in BBC coverage, its arguments are dismissed. When the Right does, it’s a national scandal."
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...
Yep. Nobody was forced to resign when they did exactly the same thing (only worse!) to Corbyn. The BBC just "rejected" the BBC Trust's finding. bsky.app/profile/jimc...