ReignOfError
@reignoferror.bsky.social
Jack: UK based retired public and third sector worker. Former immigrant, married to another.
Mainly into gardening, reading, history, politics, and travel on here.
Mainly into gardening, reading, history, politics, and travel on here.
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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Absolutely right. I criticise BBC News, because we need it to be as good as we know it can be. People like Farage criticise the BBC, because they work for its competitors and don't want it to exist.
🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Absolutely right. I criticise BBC News, because we need it to be as good as we know it can be. People like Farage criticise the BBC, because they work for its competitors and don't want it to exist.
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Yeah, this is a serious failing. Same as when Thatcher's pick, Marmaduke Hussey, forced out Alasdair Milne: hushed up, opaque, behind closed doors, secretive. This is a public body, using licence fee funds, operating according to the scrutiny of an elected government. It should be transparent.
Question are the BBC Board minutes in the public domain? Or is it just a summary? Wondering why other 'independent' institutions like the BoE Monetary Committee do put out reports & not the BBC @iandunt.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yeah, this is a serious failing. Same as when Thatcher's pick, Marmaduke Hussey, forced out Alasdair Milne: hushed up, opaque, behind closed doors, secretive. This is a public body, using licence fee funds, operating according to the scrutiny of an elected government. It should be transparent.
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The BBC do something special as a public broadcaster. Thats why it has a status and reach far beyond impact of any one presenter, director, actor or viewer.
The Panorama about edits clearly shocking and needs addressing. But we dismantle it or disown it at our national peril
The Panorama about edits clearly shocking and needs addressing. But we dismantle it or disown it at our national peril
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The BBC do something special as a public broadcaster. Thats why it has a status and reach far beyond impact of any one presenter, director, actor or viewer.
The Panorama about edits clearly shocking and needs addressing. But we dismantle it or disown it at our national peril
The Panorama about edits clearly shocking and needs addressing. But we dismantle it or disown it at our national peril
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Depressing that the BBC has so little inherent institutional strength, it is kicked about so easily.
This is not good sign for our polity.
This is not good sign for our polity.
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Depressing that the BBC has so little inherent institutional strength, it is kicked about so easily.
This is not good sign for our polity.
This is not good sign for our polity.
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Just absolutely classic BBC. You've just broadcast the most successful programme of the year, uniting Gen Z kids online and Boomers on broadcast in a return to appointment television. And instead of celebrating, your DG reigns due to a made-up right-wing scandal.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Just absolutely classic BBC. You've just broadcast the most successful programme of the year, uniting Gen Z kids online and Boomers on broadcast in a return to appointment television. And instead of celebrating, your DG reigns due to a made-up right-wing scandal.
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Big news this.
The way the American right are trumpeting it (pun indented), and the way Tories & Reform are using it to push culture wars/close down journalism, is scary.
The BBC have got it wrong. Lots of times. They may well have with that Trump doc. But this mustn’t be used for other agendas.
The way the American right are trumpeting it (pun indented), and the way Tories & Reform are using it to push culture wars/close down journalism, is scary.
The BBC have got it wrong. Lots of times. They may well have with that Trump doc. But this mustn’t be used for other agendas.
BREAKING: Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
news.sky.com/story/tim-da...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC's director-general - with CEO of BBC News also stepping down
Tim Davie has resigned as the BBC's director-general.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Big news this.
The way the American right are trumpeting it (pun indented), and the way Tories & Reform are using it to push culture wars/close down journalism, is scary.
The BBC have got it wrong. Lots of times. They may well have with that Trump doc. But this mustn’t be used for other agendas.
The way the American right are trumpeting it (pun indented), and the way Tories & Reform are using it to push culture wars/close down journalism, is scary.
The BBC have got it wrong. Lots of times. They may well have with that Trump doc. But this mustn’t be used for other agendas.
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If you’d like even more people to see these lovingly hand-curated postcards and their messages, remember: likes are lovely but re-posting costs nothing and spreads the thing like a benign virus. Or something.
Cheers, T.
Cheers, T.
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you’d like even more people to see these lovingly hand-curated postcards and their messages, remember: likes are lovely but re-posting costs nothing and spreads the thing like a benign virus. Or something.
Cheers, T.
Cheers, T.
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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We need more reporting of local government. This is quite a thread...
Cllr Daniel Taylor, currently on bail pending trial over allegations that he threatened to kill his wife, has attended today. Given he missed every other meeting since his arrest, he would have been disqualified as a councillor had he not arrived today.
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We need more reporting of local government. This is quite a thread...
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Cllr Wimble (Ref) criticises the whole LGR process, and that it will "double council tax in ten years." Says mayors can lead to very different results, and praises "Andy Burnham in Birmingham."
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Cllr Wimble (Ref) criticises the whole LGR process, and that it will "double council tax in ten years." Says mayors can lead to very different results, and praises "Andy Burnham in Birmingham."
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We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
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'mean-spirited'
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
'mean-spirited'
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Prepare for tenuousity on a scale thus far unmatched...
Guy Fawkes’ second cousins - Henry and Thomas were Merchant Adventurers.
#bonfirenight
Guy Fawkes’ second cousins - Henry and Thomas were Merchant Adventurers.
#bonfirenight
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Prepare for tenuousity on a scale thus far unmatched...
Guy Fawkes’ second cousins - Henry and Thomas were Merchant Adventurers.
#bonfirenight
Guy Fawkes’ second cousins - Henry and Thomas were Merchant Adventurers.
#bonfirenight
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Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
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Singing in the rain.
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Singing in the rain.
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Can’t find the original post to credit for “assault with a deli weapon”, but it’s a masterpiece.
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Can’t find the original post to credit for “assault with a deli weapon”, but it’s a masterpiece.
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I have been confronted with an ad for Advent calendars and so it is time for the annual PSA:
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN
ON
CHRISTMAS
THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS
THAT IS ADVENT
WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN
ON
CHRISTMAS
THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS
THAT IS ADVENT
WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I have been confronted with an ad for Advent calendars and so it is time for the annual PSA:
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN
ON
CHRISTMAS
THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS
THAT IS ADVENT
WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BEGIN
ON
CHRISTMAS
THEY ARE NOT ANY OF THE DAYS LEADING UP TO CHRISTMAS
THAT IS ADVENT
WHICH BEGINS FOUR SUNDAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
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A truly majestic sentence
They’ve all gone mad.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A truly majestic sentence
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Some are querying whether Andrew can renounce a dukedom without an Act of Parliament.
But you can parse a duchy and he’s left outside.
Good night.
But you can parse a duchy and he’s left outside.
Good night.
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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But the most eloquent message was the silence. The fact that many people of that generation clearly *didn't* want to talk about it. The look on my grandparents' faces when I asked them to.
November 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
But the most eloquent message was the silence. The fact that many people of that generation clearly *didn't* want to talk about it. The look on my grandparents' faces when I asked them to.
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🌿☕Morning 🌄
I have a box of 1000 bulbs ready 🤗 one of my favourite garden jobs🌷
Did you know bulbs grow even if planted upside down as they have statocytes with statoliths that sense gravity (gravitropism) guiding shoots up & roots down, while light (phototropism) & stored energy help correct it🌷
I have a box of 1000 bulbs ready 🤗 one of my favourite garden jobs🌷
Did you know bulbs grow even if planted upside down as they have statocytes with statoliths that sense gravity (gravitropism) guiding shoots up & roots down, while light (phototropism) & stored energy help correct it🌷
November 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🌿☕Morning 🌄
I have a box of 1000 bulbs ready 🤗 one of my favourite garden jobs🌷
Did you know bulbs grow even if planted upside down as they have statocytes with statoliths that sense gravity (gravitropism) guiding shoots up & roots down, while light (phototropism) & stored energy help correct it🌷
I have a box of 1000 bulbs ready 🤗 one of my favourite garden jobs🌷
Did you know bulbs grow even if planted upside down as they have statocytes with statoliths that sense gravity (gravitropism) guiding shoots up & roots down, while light (phototropism) & stored energy help correct it🌷
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To mark 50 years since the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, we're sharing this mosaic of Freddie Mercury.
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
To mark 50 years since the release of Bohemian Rhapsody, we're sharing this mosaic of Freddie Mercury.