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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
If you're looking for some music to listen, I can recommend Sorry.
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you're looking for some music to listen, I can recommend Sorry.
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Kentish Fran 🇪🇺
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Kentish Fran 🇪🇺
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
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This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
I'm not going back to Substack. I will continue to post my newsletters from Ghost. But I did have to get back in there, just to post this and let people who thought I'd vanished know about this utter nightmare: substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
Found this old track of mine.
on.soundcloud.com/vHHYh1Kg4UgC...
I wrote it for my mate who was writing a maze-based game. It was an interesting exercise, writing in different genres to achieve a specific goal.
on.soundcloud.com/vHHYh1Kg4UgC...
I wrote it for my mate who was writing a maze-based game. It was an interesting exercise, writing in different genres to achieve a specific goal.
minotaur boss
Demo of a track i did ages ago for my mate who was writing a maze game. This one was for a Minoan level.
I'd forgotten all about it. i remember researching what instruments and scales would have been
soundcloud.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Found this old track of mine.
on.soundcloud.com/vHHYh1Kg4UgC...
I wrote it for my mate who was writing a maze-based game. It was an interesting exercise, writing in different genres to achieve a specific goal.
on.soundcloud.com/vHHYh1Kg4UgC...
I wrote it for my mate who was writing a maze-based game. It was an interesting exercise, writing in different genres to achieve a specific goal.
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
Why is Microsoft Outlook such an arsehole when it comes to setting up accounts that are slightly outside the norm.
I've just moved my wife's email address to a new email provider. But cannot add the new account because the old one has the same email address. Deleting the old account doesn't help
I've just moved my wife's email address to a new email provider. But cannot add the new account because the old one has the same email address. Deleting the old account doesn't help
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Why is Microsoft Outlook such an arsehole when it comes to setting up accounts that are slightly outside the norm.
I've just moved my wife's email address to a new email provider. But cannot add the new account because the old one has the same email address. Deleting the old account doesn't help
I've just moved my wife's email address to a new email provider. But cannot add the new account because the old one has the same email address. Deleting the old account doesn't help
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And in case you wanna say "no one is going to try and tell you you don't belong in a restroom", let me just point out that it happened to me JUST THREE WEEKS AGO
(but also trans people should have restroom access regardless. I'm just making noises because I'm perceived as cis and I'm semi famous).
(but also trans people should have restroom access regardless. I'm just making noises because I'm perceived as cis and I'm semi famous).
It shouldn't matter but let me point out that I was born a woman, my passport says woman, and based on how I look I have a high risk of not being let into a bathroom
(my only saving grace is being short).
(it shouldn't matter because EVERYONE should have access to restroom regarless of gender)
(my only saving grace is being short).
(it shouldn't matter because EVERYONE should have access to restroom regarless of gender)
This is what we have to see every day, while struggling for employment, healthcare, housing and being treated like human beings
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
And in case you wanna say "no one is going to try and tell you you don't belong in a restroom", let me just point out that it happened to me JUST THREE WEEKS AGO
(but also trans people should have restroom access regardless. I'm just making noises because I'm perceived as cis and I'm semi famous).
(but also trans people should have restroom access regardless. I'm just making noises because I'm perceived as cis and I'm semi famous).
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It shouldn't matter but let me point out that I was born a woman, my passport says woman, and based on how I look I have a high risk of not being let into a bathroom
(my only saving grace is being short).
(it shouldn't matter because EVERYONE should have access to restroom regarless of gender)
(my only saving grace is being short).
(it shouldn't matter because EVERYONE should have access to restroom regarless of gender)
This is what we have to see every day, while struggling for employment, healthcare, housing and being treated like human beings
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It shouldn't matter but let me point out that I was born a woman, my passport says woman, and based on how I look I have a high risk of not being let into a bathroom
(my only saving grace is being short).
(it shouldn't matter because EVERYONE should have access to restroom regarless of gender)
(my only saving grace is being short).
(it shouldn't matter because EVERYONE should have access to restroom regarless of gender)
If,all those years ago, someone had told me I'd be cheering on the guy who handed Trump his first presidency, I'd have snorted with derision.
Yet, here we are.
Yet, here we are.
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If,all those years ago, someone had told me I'd be cheering on the guy who handed Trump his first presidency, I'd have snorted with derision.
Yet, here we are.
Yet, here we are.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
That was a tense game for Scotland with a belter of a punchline.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
That was a tense game for Scotland with a belter of a punchline.
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A #Skydiver Appears to Fall from the #Sun in a Stunning Image
#photography #Icarus Credit: Andrew McCarthy
Link for more: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/andr...
#photography #Icarus Credit: Andrew McCarthy
Link for more: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/andr...
November 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A #Skydiver Appears to Fall from the #Sun in a Stunning Image
#photography #Icarus Credit: Andrew McCarthy
Link for more: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/andr...
#photography #Icarus Credit: Andrew McCarthy
Link for more: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/andr...
TIL the reason why Happisburgh in Norfolk is pronounced so differently from the spelling. I had always thought it was just Victorians adding extra letters to be fancy.
Turns out the name comes from the old English "Haep ingus burgh" or 'fortified place belonging to Haep'.
Turns out the name comes from the old English "Haep ingus burgh" or 'fortified place belonging to Haep'.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
TIL the reason why Happisburgh in Norfolk is pronounced so differently from the spelling. I had always thought it was just Victorians adding extra letters to be fancy.
Turns out the name comes from the old English "Haep ingus burgh" or 'fortified place belonging to Haep'.
Turns out the name comes from the old English "Haep ingus burgh" or 'fortified place belonging to Haep'.
Here's my prediction:
The files, when they are public will show nothing we didn't know already.
Trump's supporters will wave their hands and explain it all away to themselves, and will vote him in again (using whatever vehicle he creates to achieve that).
The files, when they are public will show nothing we didn't know already.
Trump's supporters will wave their hands and explain it all away to themselves, and will vote him in again (using whatever vehicle he creates to achieve that).
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Here's my prediction:
The files, when they are public will show nothing we didn't know already.
Trump's supporters will wave their hands and explain it all away to themselves, and will vote him in again (using whatever vehicle he creates to achieve that).
The files, when they are public will show nothing we didn't know already.
Trump's supporters will wave their hands and explain it all away to themselves, and will vote him in again (using whatever vehicle he creates to achieve that).
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Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
I caught Bohemian Rhapsody (the song!) on YouTube. Just a stupid reaction video "my 14 yr old daughter listens for the first time"
I have heard this track so, so many times. When i was a kid, it was on tv and radio perma play, more recently I've dissected to death.
But damn, it hits every time.
I have heard this track so, so many times. When i was a kid, it was on tv and radio perma play, more recently I've dissected to death.
But damn, it hits every time.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I caught Bohemian Rhapsody (the song!) on YouTube. Just a stupid reaction video "my 14 yr old daughter listens for the first time"
I have heard this track so, so many times. When i was a kid, it was on tv and radio perma play, more recently I've dissected to death.
But damn, it hits every time.
I have heard this track so, so many times. When i was a kid, it was on tv and radio perma play, more recently I've dissected to death.
But damn, it hits every time.
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oh this is a silly / wonderful read
www.frenchclasses.com/tablettes-de...
www.frenchclasses.com/tablettes-de...
The English language doesn’t exist – it’s just French that’s badly pronounced
www.frenchclasses.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
oh this is a silly / wonderful read
www.frenchclasses.com/tablettes-de...
www.frenchclasses.com/tablettes-de...
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BBC News - Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout
"I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful," 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
BBC News - Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?
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Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
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People will mock this. But something to note:
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
People will mock this. But something to note:
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it.
They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1
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Delighted to say that an updated and expanded version of my series on one of the most extraordinary acts in aviation history will be running on The Up Front over the coming weeks.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.
In December 1941, Pan Am flight 18602 was trapped the wrong side of the Pacific by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
To get home, her civilian crew would need to do the near-impossible: circumnavigate the world in commercial seaplane.
In our new series, we tell tell their remarkable story.
The Long Way Round: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 1
In 1941, the Japanese attacked Hawaii, leaving Pan Am flight 18602 trapped the wrong side of Pearl Harbour, To get home, its civilian crew would have to do something incredible: circumnavigate the wor...
theupfront.media
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Delighted to say that an updated and expanded version of my series on one of the most extraordinary acts in aviation history will be running on The Up Front over the coming weeks.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.
And even better: it's now completely free to read.