Lord Dom B
@lorddom.bsky.social
Worked for over 30 years in and around the EU institutions. Weary of the Brexit lies politicians still spout. No party affiliation but proud European Movement member. Follow back genuine active #FBPE and pro-EU accounts based in UK and rest of Europe.
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Lord Dom B
@lorddom.bsky.social
· Dec 14
Anyone else seeing a lot more new followers from North America but far fewer from the UK and rest of Europe? I despise Trump and his nationalistic bilge but my near exclusive focus on here is the campaign to start fixing the harm of Brexit and to secure a representative electoral system in the UK.
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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”.
Rutger Bregman accused the BBC of cowardice after the decision to remove the line from the first of his Reith Lectures, which he was invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
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“Also for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is.”
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Also for legal reasons, we’re not able to tell you what that line is.”
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
From a media law perspective: BS.
There is no "legal" reason for not publishing that line.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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The Brexiters used to howl in outrage at our yearly net contribution to the EU budget. It was less than a tenth of this figure and a mere 1.2% of total government expenditure (2019).
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Brexiters used to howl in outrage at our yearly net contribution to the EU budget. It was less than a tenth of this figure and a mere 1.2% of total government expenditure (2019).
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The Brexiters used to howl in outrage at our yearly net contribution to the EU budget. It was less than a tenth of this figure and a mere 1.2% of total government expenditure (2019).
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The Brexiters used to howl in outrage at our yearly net contribution to the EU budget. It was less than a tenth of this figure and a mere 1.2% of total government expenditure (2019).
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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‘I can categorically say that stories being told about me from 50 years ago are not true’
- a statement from Nigel Farage tonight on claims he racially abused fellow school pupils
That firm denial tonight is different to what he said in interview with BBC Wales Political Editor Gareth Lewis 👇
- a statement from Nigel Farage tonight on claims he racially abused fellow school pupils
That firm denial tonight is different to what he said in interview with BBC Wales Political Editor Gareth Lewis 👇
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
‘I can categorically say that stories being told about me from 50 years ago are not true’
- a statement from Nigel Farage tonight on claims he racially abused fellow school pupils
That firm denial tonight is different to what he said in interview with BBC Wales Political Editor Gareth Lewis 👇
- a statement from Nigel Farage tonight on claims he racially abused fellow school pupils
That firm denial tonight is different to what he said in interview with BBC Wales Political Editor Gareth Lewis 👇
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
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Hello @mrjamesob.bsky.social. Could you invite Nigel Farage onto your show every week to answer accusations of racism and explain the fallout from Brexit, and, if he refuses, let us know.
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Hello @mrjamesob.bsky.social. Could you invite Nigel Farage onto your show every week to answer accusations of racism and explain the fallout from Brexit, and, if he refuses, let us know.
Hello @mrjamesob.bsky.social. Could you invite Nigel Farage onto your show every week to answer accusations of racism and explain the fallout from Brexit, and, if he refuses, let us know.
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Hello @mrjamesob.bsky.social. Could you invite Nigel Farage onto your show every week to answer accusations of racism and explain the fallout from Brexit, and, if he refuses, let us know.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites.
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
About universities, corporations and media networks bending the knee to authoritarianism. /4
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This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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We need to drop this idea that exposing Farage as a nasty bloke is cutting much ice. We know this. His followers know it. Much better to relentlessly attack the deep and lasting harm he has done to the nation by securing hard Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We need to drop this idea that exposing Farage as a nasty bloke is cutting much ice. We know this. His followers know it. Much better to relentlessly attack the deep and lasting harm he has done to the nation by securing hard Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We need to drop this idea that exposing Farage as a nasty bloke is cutting much ice. We know this. His followers know it. Much better to relentlessly attack the deep and lasting harm he has done to the nation by securing hard Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We need to drop this idea that exposing Farage as a nasty bloke is cutting much ice. We know this. His followers know it. Much better to relentlessly attack the deep and lasting harm he has done to the nation by securing hard Brexit.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I know it’s putting a dampener on the growing enthusiasm for Polanski and the Greens (Heaven knows we need a charismatic counterweight to Farage) but isn’t their pledge to leave NATO going to turn a lot of people off?
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I know it’s putting a dampener on the growing enthusiasm for Polanski and the Greens (Heaven knows we need a charismatic counterweight to Farage) but isn’t their pledge to leave NATO going to turn a lot of people off?
I know it’s putting a dampener on the growing enthusiasm for Polanski and the Greens (Heaven knows we need a charismatic counterweight to Farage) but isn’t their pledge to leave NATO going to turn a lot of people off?
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I know it’s putting a dampener on the growing enthusiasm for Polanski and the Greens (Heaven knows we need a charismatic counterweight to Farage) but isn’t their pledge to leave NATO going to turn a lot of people off?
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More politicians and pundits need to say the Emperor has no clothes. Until governments of whatever stripe admit that Brexit is making us poorer than we would have been and depriving us of sorely needed money for public goods, they’ll remain stuck in denial.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
More politicians and pundits need to say the Emperor has no clothes. Until governments of whatever stripe admit that Brexit is making us poorer than we would have been and depriving us of sorely needed money for public goods, they’ll remain stuck in denial.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
More politicians and pundits need to say the Emperor has no clothes. Until governments of whatever stripe admit that Brexit is making us poorer than we would have been and depriving us of sorely needed money for public goods, they’ll remain stuck in denial.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
More politicians and pundits need to say the Emperor has no clothes. Until governments of whatever stripe admit that Brexit is making us poorer than we would have been and depriving us of sorely needed money for public goods, they’ll remain stuck in denial.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gill-ty as charged.
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Gill-ty as charged.
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
I wonder if Nigel Farage will be giving a press conference on this one?
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Ordinarily the govt would be using these wretched figures to cudgel Farage (and the Tories) but it can’t because, in two monumental acts of myopic stupidity, Labour backed the deal which has caused the damage (it could have abstained) and then enshrined the worst of it in its own 2024 manifesto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ordinarily the govt would be using these wretched figures to cudgel Farage (and the Tories) but it can’t because, in two monumental acts of myopic stupidity, Labour backed the deal which has caused the damage (it could have abstained) and then enshrined the worst of it in its own 2024 manifesto.