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Road in North West England. Not dangerous. (he)
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I joined @piercepenniless.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com to talk about the past, present and future of UK public media. You have to drink every time I find another way to say that the public should be actively and directly involved in the governance of the BBC.
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On Politics: The Bust-up at the BBC
The BBC is in crisis, again. A leaked dossier alleging a lack of impartiality in its reporting on Trump, Israel, race and gender has felled its director general and drawn threats of a defamation lawsu...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I joined @piercepenniless.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com to talk about the past, present and future of UK public media. You have to drink every time I find another way to say that the public should be actively and directly involved in the governance of the BBC.
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Yes this is my greatest gripe with the whole Reeves project. There's no apparent aim or shape to any of it, no goal, no strategy. Just typing "what if this?" into Excel until they get to a figure they like at the end.
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Yes this is my greatest gripe with the whole Reeves project. There's no apparent aim or shape to any of it, no goal, no strategy. Just typing "what if this?" into Excel until they get to a figure they like at the end.
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Arrests continuing outside London’s Royal Courts.
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Arrests continuing outside London’s Royal Courts.
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
“Since the ceasefire was announced, there has only been 8 days where Israel has not dropped bombs on Gaza. This is not a ceasefire… and our government is complicit. I will not be complicit.”
Join us: wedonotcomply.org
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BREAKING:
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
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Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
BREAKING:
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Cost of Living could plummet as both Labour MPs and right wing commentators join forces to give Green Party free rent in their heads.
Obsessed.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Six months ago, Labour was spending every shred of political capital - up to and including suspending seven of its own MPs - to maintain the two child benefit cap.
Now, they're describing it's abolition as an overriding moral imperative.
Cynical, untrustworthy twisters.
Now, they're describing it's abolition as an overriding moral imperative.
Cynical, untrustworthy twisters.
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Six months ago, Labour was spending every shred of political capital - up to and including suspending seven of its own MPs - to maintain the two child benefit cap.
Now, they're describing it's abolition as an overriding moral imperative.
Cynical, untrustworthy twisters.
Now, they're describing it's abolition as an overriding moral imperative.
Cynical, untrustworthy twisters.
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Over 3 million life-years lost in Gaza www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Over 3 million life-years lost in Gaza
On July 31, 2025, the Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMH) in Gaza released a list
of named people directly killed in Gaza since Oct 7, 2023.1 The list had 60 199 decedents
with their reported age, se...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Over 3 million life-years lost in Gaza www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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How are all those Labour politicians cheering for it?
They were literally whipped to vote for it and then the Prime Minister suspended those who didn't.
They really are totally devoid of any moral principle.
They respond to one thing - and that's political pressure.
They were literally whipped to vote for it and then the Prime Minister suspended those who didn't.
They really are totally devoid of any moral principle.
They respond to one thing - and that's political pressure.
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
How are all those Labour politicians cheering for it?
They were literally whipped to vote for it and then the Prime Minister suspended those who didn't.
They really are totally devoid of any moral principle.
They respond to one thing - and that's political pressure.
They were literally whipped to vote for it and then the Prime Minister suspended those who didn't.
They really are totally devoid of any moral principle.
They respond to one thing - and that's political pressure.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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🔥🔥🔥 While everyone is distracted by other budget news, Labour have just announced that they will allow more drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea 🔥🔥🔥
Genuinely catastrophic for our climate and further proof that Labour care more about corporate profits than people or planet.
Genuinely catastrophic for our climate and further proof that Labour care more about corporate profits than people or planet.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🔥🔥🔥 While everyone is distracted by other budget news, Labour have just announced that they will allow more drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea 🔥🔥🔥
Genuinely catastrophic for our climate and further proof that Labour care more about corporate profits than people or planet.
Genuinely catastrophic for our climate and further proof that Labour care more about corporate profits than people or planet.
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Opportunity to equalise rates of tax and eliminate cliff edges in marginal rates, missed. Opportunity to reform stamp duty, missed. Opportunity to shift tax burden away from workers, missed. Opportunity to incentivise investment, undermined. Opportunity to drive EV adoption, undermined...
November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Opportunity to equalise rates of tax and eliminate cliff edges in marginal rates, missed. Opportunity to reform stamp duty, missed. Opportunity to shift tax burden away from workers, missed. Opportunity to incentivise investment, undermined. Opportunity to drive EV adoption, undermined...
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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Wisdom is an albatross.
She is 75.
She’s just come back to her breeding site, ready to go for the 25/26 season.
Respect.
earthsky.org/earth/oldest...
She is 75.
She’s just come back to her breeding site, ready to go for the 25/26 season.
Respect.
earthsky.org/earth/oldest...
Wisdom, world’s oldest-known bird, returns to Midway Atoll!
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November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Wisdom is an albatross.
She is 75.
She’s just come back to her breeding site, ready to go for the 25/26 season.
Respect.
earthsky.org/earth/oldest...
She is 75.
She’s just come back to her breeding site, ready to go for the 25/26 season.
Respect.
earthsky.org/earth/oldest...
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The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
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Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
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What did I say when I read that Asthana book? I said that when the fiery denunciation versions came out, they would in large part just be exactly the same people doing and saying exactly the same things, except with the author saying “and this was bad and probably illegal”.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What did I say when I read that Asthana book? I said that when the fiery denunciation versions came out, they would in large part just be exactly the same people doing and saying exactly the same things, except with the author saying “and this was bad and probably illegal”.
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I remember the last cross-examination question was about whether Sophia had been arrested. It wasn’t revealed at the time it was literally the convicted bigot who SWATTED her.
Here's a thread from Twitter shared with Sophia's permission in which she finally is able to talk about Graham using the police as HIS personal goon squad and getting Sophia arrested at home by EIGHT armed police officers, somewhat putting the standard Heathrow armed cops in perspective.
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I remember the last cross-examination question was about whether Sophia had been arrested. It wasn’t revealed at the time it was literally the convicted bigot who SWATTED her.
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Here's a thread from Twitter shared with Sophia's permission in which she finally is able to talk about Graham using the police as HIS personal goon squad and getting Sophia arrested at home by EIGHT armed police officers, somewhat putting the standard Heathrow armed cops in perspective.
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Here's a thread from Twitter shared with Sophia's permission in which she finally is able to talk about Graham using the police as HIS personal goon squad and getting Sophia arrested at home by EIGHT armed police officers, somewhat putting the standard Heathrow armed cops in perspective.
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The more I think about this, the more it really, really, REALLY bothers me
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
Deeply absurd. This Google PDF published on a blog (arxiv, not peer reviewed) claims an LLM is "PhD level" but in most cases the MAJORITY of reference URLs were invalid or inaccessible.
A PhD sitting down and just fabricating >50% of sources = career ending
arxiv.org/abs/2511.11597
A PhD sitting down and just fabricating >50% of sources = career ending
arxiv.org/abs/2511.11597
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The more I think about this, the more it really, really, REALLY bothers me
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
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From r/TransgenderUK: The BBC is putting together a hit piece against GenderGP.
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
From r/TransgenderUK: The BBC is putting together a hit piece against GenderGP.
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It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It is genuinely insane to see a judge describe Graham Linehan as a “generally credible witness” in a trial where he claimed Sophia Brooks has been engaged in “trans activism” since 2013 (when she would’ve been 6 years old), then, when challenged, claimed her drivers license lied about her age.
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We are dealing with some threats to sue for defamation brought by Kate Clanchy against, it will surprise no one who has followed this unfortunate saga, a woman of colour.
I understand this isn't Ms Clanchy's first rodeo and if you've also received such a threat please do get in contact.
I understand this isn't Ms Clanchy's first rodeo and if you've also received such a threat please do get in contact.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We are dealing with some threats to sue for defamation brought by Kate Clanchy against, it will surprise no one who has followed this unfortunate saga, a woman of colour.
I understand this isn't Ms Clanchy's first rodeo and if you've also received such a threat please do get in contact.
I understand this isn't Ms Clanchy's first rodeo and if you've also received such a threat please do get in contact.
I'm putting this one in my 'suspiciously specific denials' folder.
'But skills minister Jacqui Smith (pictured right), whose brief includes higher education, and the Office for Students chief executive Susan Lapworth disputed that a provider was on the brink.
“I do not think that before the end of the year there is an imminent collapse,” Smith said.' 3/3
“I do not think that before the end of the year there is an imminent collapse,” Smith said.' 3/3
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm putting this one in my 'suspiciously specific denials' folder.
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Stephen King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Stephen King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
Elon Musk: [rising from bushes] eyyyy Stephano king
Musk: itsa me, you besta friend elon
Musk: elon musk!
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Why do we want levies to be removed from electricity instead of cutting VAT from bills? Several reasons:
1. Cheap electricity is the key to incentivising people to use clean energy - from electric vehicles to heat pumps. Currently Britain has the highest electricity prices in Europe.
1. Cheap electricity is the key to incentivising people to use clean energy - from electric vehicles to heat pumps. Currently Britain has the highest electricity prices in Europe.
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Why do we want levies to be removed from electricity instead of cutting VAT from bills? Several reasons:
1. Cheap electricity is the key to incentivising people to use clean energy - from electric vehicles to heat pumps. Currently Britain has the highest electricity prices in Europe.
1. Cheap electricity is the key to incentivising people to use clean energy - from electric vehicles to heat pumps. Currently Britain has the highest electricity prices in Europe.