Andrew Smith
@smiggs.bsky.social
Sometimes Photography, Technology, and Culture but mostly Liberalism. he/him
Sheffield, England
Sheffield, England
I've said it before but I'll say it again, join Reddit, while it's dominated by liberals there's enough of the other that the most impactful Twitter and right wing political trends reach the UK Politics subreddit long before Blue Sky.
I'm guessing the BBC 'scandal' has been big on X this week as this was the first I had heard of it...
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I've said it before but I'll say it again, join Reddit, while it's dominated by liberals there's enough of the other that the most impactful Twitter and right wing political trends reach the UK Politics subreddit long before Blue Sky.
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(But bluntly my read is as much “if you’re a former Conservative councillor who has gone to war with Gary Lineker, and whose current affairs operation has been criticised by the Liberal Democrats, and the Telegraph is gunning for you…wouldn’t *you* go “screw it” and qui?)
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
(But bluntly my read is as much “if you’re a former Conservative councillor who has gone to war with Gary Lineker, and whose current affairs operation has been criticised by the Liberal Democrats, and the Telegraph is gunning for you…wouldn’t *you* go “screw it” and qui?)
Can't help but think we need to start getting the DG campaign banners made up.
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Can't help but think we need to start getting the DG campaign banners made up.
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Davie's resignation statement suggests he'd just had enough rather than feeling he had to resign over this particular issue.
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Davie's resignation statement suggests he'd just had enough rather than feeling he had to resign over this particular issue.
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
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The irony of these two clowns finally resigning over something that’s actually ostensibly true is grimly poetic
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Davie says
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The irony of these two clowns finally resigning over something that’s actually ostensibly true is grimly poetic
Donald Trump's outriders handing Keir Starmer an early opportunity to Defarage BBC News coverage was not on my bingo card for 2025.
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Donald Trump's outriders handing Keir Starmer an early opportunity to Defarage BBC News coverage was not on my bingo card for 2025.
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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November 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Nigel Farage is wrong about the European Convention on Human Rights.
He thinks we should leave the ECHR to reduce migration.
But not only do just a tiny number of immigration cases rely on human rights, leaving the ECHR would be an unmitigated disaster ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/ngjm
He thinks we should leave the ECHR to reduce migration.
But not only do just a tiny number of immigration cases rely on human rights, leaving the ECHR would be an unmitigated disaster ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/ngjm
Nigel Farage is wrong about the European Convention on Human Rights | Good Law Project
The Reform leader is unveiling legislation to leave the ECHR. His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster.
goodlaw.social
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Nigel Farage is wrong about the European Convention on Human Rights.
He thinks we should leave the ECHR to reduce migration.
But not only do just a tiny number of immigration cases rely on human rights, leaving the ECHR would be an unmitigated disaster ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/ngjm
He thinks we should leave the ECHR to reduce migration.
But not only do just a tiny number of immigration cases rely on human rights, leaving the ECHR would be an unmitigated disaster ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/ngjm
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No one quite deserves to be made to look such a fool as Matt Goodwin. This is truly heartening.
My goodness Matt Goodwin comes across as an obnoxious hateful one-trick pony. Glad much of the #bbcqt audience saw through his schtick and agree.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
No one quite deserves to be made to look such a fool as Matt Goodwin. This is truly heartening.
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Man with stubble, "Small boats arrivals are 37,000. There are over 4 million kids in child poverty. And 4.5 million who can't get a dentist appointment" #BBCQT
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Man with stubble, "Small boats arrivals are 37,000. There are over 4 million kids in child poverty. And 4.5 million who can't get a dentist appointment" #BBCQT
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
"We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5 million?"
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LibDems defeated Farage’s 10 minute rule bill to take us out of the European Convention on Human Rights earlier. Frontbench Labour abstained. Tories voted with Reform. This was the make up of the house for the debate. Only really the LD benches bothered! Will this get any coverage I wonder ?
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
LibDems defeated Farage’s 10 minute rule bill to take us out of the European Convention on Human Rights earlier. Frontbench Labour abstained. Tories voted with Reform. This was the make up of the house for the debate. Only really the LD benches bothered! Will this get any coverage I wonder ?
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Lib Dem bench full to oppose Farage's attempts to leave the ECHR.
Yet, almost no Labour or Green Party MPs have bothered to show up.
Yet, almost no Labour or Green Party MPs have bothered to show up.
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lib Dem bench full to oppose Farage's attempts to leave the ECHR.
Yet, almost no Labour or Green Party MPs have bothered to show up.
Yet, almost no Labour or Green Party MPs have bothered to show up.
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BBC, Sky, all UK media - you NEED to do better.
This isn’t “balance”.
Iterations of this meme keeps doing the rounds for a reason - it’s because the press keep doing this!
Stop it!
9/9
This isn’t “balance”.
Iterations of this meme keeps doing the rounds for a reason - it’s because the press keep doing this!
Stop it!
9/9
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
BBC, Sky, all UK media - you NEED to do better.
This isn’t “balance”.
Iterations of this meme keeps doing the rounds for a reason - it’s because the press keep doing this!
Stop it!
9/9
This isn’t “balance”.
Iterations of this meme keeps doing the rounds for a reason - it’s because the press keep doing this!
Stop it!
9/9
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Fellow #LibDems, this account appears to be some kind of bot - promoting crypto-currencies and the unofficial "Liberal Voice for Women" group of entryist bigots. 👇🏻
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Fellow #LibDems, this account appears to be some kind of bot - promoting crypto-currencies and the unofficial "Liberal Voice for Women" group of entryist bigots. 👇🏻
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Literally one of the greatest soft power brands on planet earth driven into the ground by successive British governments that embrace failure, decline and irrelevance.
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
British Council ‘selling everything it can’ to survive
Cultural body plans more job cuts, sale of assets and closure in 35 countries to stave off ‘financial peril’
on.ft.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Literally one of the greatest soft power brands on planet earth driven into the ground by successive British governments that embrace failure, decline and irrelevance.
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT
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Racist abuse in the UK is becoming normalised - the government and social media platforms are doing nothing about it
✏️ Sunder Katwala
✏️ Sunder Katwala
Racism in Britain is getting worse
Racist abuse in the UK is becoming normalised - the government and social media platforms are doing nothing about it
www.thenewworld.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Racist abuse in the UK is becoming normalised - the government and social media platforms are doing nothing about it
✏️ Sunder Katwala
✏️ Sunder Katwala
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Oh look. Grooming gang victim who resigned from inquiry is doing a joint press conference with Farage.
October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Oh look. Grooming gang victim who resigned from inquiry is doing a joint press conference with Farage.
The best chance for a generation of a codified constitution in the UK was the last election. No one saw the Brexit debacle and the Johnson government, and thought more of that please.
Labour instead saw a big poll lead and thought better not lose that. Well it's gone now.
Labour instead saw a big poll lead and thought better not lose that. Well it's gone now.
There is a serious, principled case for a codified constitution, for some of the reasons George sets out.
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The best chance for a generation of a codified constitution in the UK was the last election. No one saw the Brexit debacle and the Johnson government, and thought more of that please.
Labour instead saw a big poll lead and thought better not lose that. Well it's gone now.
Labour instead saw a big poll lead and thought better not lose that. Well it's gone now.
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At no point should discussions around Conservative or Reform mass deportation policies be about the "workability" or "practicality" of such policies. They should be about the inhumanity and immortality of them. They should be about the racism of them. Anything less is normalisation of xenophobia.
October 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At no point should discussions around Conservative or Reform mass deportation policies be about the "workability" or "practicality" of such policies. They should be about the inhumanity and immortality of them. They should be about the racism of them. Anything less is normalisation of xenophobia.
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Reform MP Sarah Pochin: “It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of people who are anything other than white.”
Today on the BBC, Tory spokesperson Chris Philp: “I’m not going to call her that word. I'm not calling her racist.”
The real Uni-Party.
Today on the BBC, Tory spokesperson Chris Philp: “I’m not going to call her that word. I'm not calling her racist.”
The real Uni-Party.
October 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Reform MP Sarah Pochin: “It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of people who are anything other than white.”
Today on the BBC, Tory spokesperson Chris Philp: “I’m not going to call her that word. I'm not calling her racist.”
The real Uni-Party.
Today on the BBC, Tory spokesperson Chris Philp: “I’m not going to call her that word. I'm not calling her racist.”
The real Uni-Party.
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How Caerphilly best Farage Reform
October 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
How Caerphilly best Farage Reform