John Harrison
@johnaharrison.bsky.social
Tottenham Hotspur fan.
Dog lover
Into history & antiques; Labour supporter
PTSD sufferer
COYS
Dog lover
Into history & antiques; Labour supporter
PTSD sufferer
COYS
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
Coming out of a window near you soon...
The Kremlin is scrambling to quash speculation of a rift between Putin and veteran Foreign Minister Lavrov after the diplomat’s sudden and unexplained absence from public life set off alarm bells, fueling rumors of tension within Putin’s inner circle.
www.kyivpost.com/post/63959
www.kyivpost.com/post/63959
Kremlin Denies Veteran Foreign Minister in Putin’s Bad Books
Speculation about Lavrov’s future arose following reports of a tense phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that resulted in a planned summit between Putin and Trump being cancelled.
www.kyivpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Coming out of a window near you soon...
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It's not a fact that the BBC made serious culpable errors: it's an opinion - and one I don't share.
Yes, the nature of the editing of Trump's speech was unprofessional but that's all. Even so, the substance of the edit was entirely in keeping with the rest of Trump's actions that day.
Yes, the nature of the editing of Trump's speech was unprofessional but that's all. Even so, the substance of the edit was entirely in keeping with the rest of Trump's actions that day.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's not a fact that the BBC made serious culpable errors: it's an opinion - and one I don't share.
Yes, the nature of the editing of Trump's speech was unprofessional but that's all. Even so, the substance of the edit was entirely in keeping with the rest of Trump's actions that day.
Yes, the nature of the editing of Trump's speech was unprofessional but that's all. Even so, the substance of the edit was entirely in keeping with the rest of Trump's actions that day.
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Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
No....really?
Sky News' Data and Forensics team research proved that the X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content.
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
No....really?
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NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Reminder who can be Prime Minister thanks to the Tories, Liz bloody Truss, proof you can crash the economy in 44 days and still think you deserve a comeback. #ukpolitics
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reminder who can be Prime Minister thanks to the Tories, Liz bloody Truss, proof you can crash the economy in 44 days and still think you deserve a comeback. #ukpolitics
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The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The impossible dream some people on the British right are chasing is that you can have a BBC News operation that retreats from detail and expertise, that takes dictation from the government, but this will only create incompetence and failure when it suits you:
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The BBC is hopeless at reporting on itself. The idea that a minor, if misleading, edit is the most serious crisis in its history is ludicrous self-absorption, even allowing for the context of a Faragite desire to break it. It's certainly not as serious as the Iraq-Gilligan crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The BBC is hopeless at reporting on itself. The idea that a minor, if misleading, edit is the most serious crisis in its history is ludicrous self-absorption, even allowing for the context of a Faragite desire to break it. It's certainly not as serious as the Iraq-Gilligan crisis.
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Listening to Charles Moore on R4 Today, he described the BBC as "Left Wing". The same channel that platforms Reform PLC at every opportunity.
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Listening to Charles Moore on R4 Today, he described the BBC as "Left Wing". The same channel that platforms Reform PLC at every opportunity.
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Besides, Trump is pretty much literally the last person in the world who has any moral standing to complain about media lies, distortion and smears given his own record.
I don't know whether I'd actually put him at number one but certainly podium alongside Musk and Putin.
I don't know whether I'd actually put him at number one but certainly podium alongside Musk and Putin.
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Besides, Trump is pretty much literally the last person in the world who has any moral standing to complain about media lies, distortion and smears given his own record.
I don't know whether I'd actually put him at number one but certainly podium alongside Musk and Putin.
I don't know whether I'd actually put him at number one but certainly podium alongside Musk and Putin.
Honestly, 5th going into the international break isn't bad for a team that finished in the last place above relegation last season especially considering injuries
Hugely disappointed at the late goal, but - frankly - I thought we were going to lose
Time to take stock & maybe quit the hysteria
COYS
Hugely disappointed at the late goal, but - frankly - I thought we were going to lose
Time to take stock & maybe quit the hysteria
COYS
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Honestly, 5th going into the international break isn't bad for a team that finished in the last place above relegation last season especially considering injuries
Hugely disappointed at the late goal, but - frankly - I thought we were going to lose
Time to take stock & maybe quit the hysteria
COYS
Hugely disappointed at the late goal, but - frankly - I thought we were going to lose
Time to take stock & maybe quit the hysteria
COYS
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Starmer can't say this publicly but it's what he and Labour should be telling the BBC very clearly and aggressively in private.
The resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness must be an opportunity for the BBC to turn a new leaf, rebuild trust and resist those like Nigel Farage who want to destroy it
We must stand up for a strong, independent BBC, to stop Trump’s America becoming Farage's Britain.
We must stand up for a strong, independent BBC, to stop Trump’s America becoming Farage's Britain.
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Starmer can't say this publicly but it's what he and Labour should be telling the BBC very clearly and aggressively in private.
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BREAKING: Trump just issued a blanket pardon for 79 individuals related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, to try and rig the election.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
BREAKING: Trump just issued a blanket pardon for 79 individuals related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, to try and rig the election.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
NOTE: He can’t pardon State crimes even if he thinks he can. He’s clearly trying to normalize election rigging for 2026.
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We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
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A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.
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Fgs, what a pompous twit, love or loathe Starmer he's worked in the real world and,achieved huge success, what has Polanski done to date.
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
Green leader says Starmer is ‘not a man I would be willing to work with’
www.independent.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Fgs, what a pompous twit, love or loathe Starmer he's worked in the real world and,achieved huge success, what has Polanski done to date.
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I mean, come on. This is deeply unserious stuff.
Uh huh
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I mean, come on. This is deeply unserious stuff.
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The irony meter just broke.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The irony meter just broke.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
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Polanski in negotiating with murderous dictator Putin
"It would be sociopathic behaviour to say you wouldn't negotiate with a president or a prime minister."
Polanski on working with Starmer
"Keir Starmer is not a man I would be willing to work with"
"It would be sociopathic behaviour to say you wouldn't negotiate with a president or a prime minister."
Polanski on working with Starmer
"Keir Starmer is not a man I would be willing to work with"
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Polanski in negotiating with murderous dictator Putin
"It would be sociopathic behaviour to say you wouldn't negotiate with a president or a prime minister."
Polanski on working with Starmer
"Keir Starmer is not a man I would be willing to work with"
"It would be sociopathic behaviour to say you wouldn't negotiate with a president or a prime minister."
Polanski on working with Starmer
"Keir Starmer is not a man I would be willing to work with"
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Rather than attend the local parades etc I spent this Remembrance Sunday having a tranquil ride in the forest. I wasn’t wearing a poppy, but it doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking of Them.
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Rather than attend the local parades etc I spent this Remembrance Sunday having a tranquil ride in the forest. I wasn’t wearing a poppy, but it doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking of Them.
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Alongside the British war dead, especially my own family members, this Remembrance Sunday I shall remember all American liberators but especially these African-American liberators.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Alongside the British war dead, especially my own family members, this Remembrance Sunday I shall remember all American liberators but especially these African-American liberators.