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Invest in #greeneconomy not airports #proportionalrepresentation. Everyone is a first class person! If all vested interest groups worked together we cld have have decent stds for EVERYBODY.
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WE live in a £3 trillion economy. The "boats" issue maybe costs less than 0.5% of our GDP. Shld we tackle the problem - yes; shld we control costs effectively; yes. Does it really warrant the 80% of media focus- absolutely not. #pmqs #gbnews
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The #R4Today news repeatedly refers to the new registration rules, but not what they are.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
In case I forget later, HNY to all. Am up at this ridiculous hour as kitchen being re-done and no washing machine; off to the launderette before the crowds! Don't have building work done; watch The Money Pit first; it will save you a fortune! #r4today www.youtube.com/embed/TLLQqu...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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December 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Murdocratic and Technocratic billionaires goal of dividing and weakening Europe will ensure they flourish. As part of a 500 million population we have a chance of defending ourselves economicially and militarily. We need to reunite EU and, if they'll have us, rejoin! #bbcbh #r4today
December 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Now if only we knew who would profit from this? Tax private medicine properly (VAT at least). Use cash to boost pay and resources in #nhs Make queue jumping cost more. Treat patients according to health not wealth! #bbcbh #r4today
Foreign doctors and nurses are increasingly shunning the NHS because anti-migrant rhetoric and rising racism have created “a hostile environment”... The health service is being put at risk because overseas health professionals increasingly see the UK as an “unwelcoming, racist” country

#R4Today
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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So MAGA, You see these two? One of them is your dear leader, the other is a Prince in a country where CHRISTIANITY IS BANNED. Where you can be arrested for being a CHRISTIAN, for displaying CHRISTIAN symbols and even, for having a bible.
But go ahead, tell me how much fucking MONEY he's investing.
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Most Americans want science to govern our public health policy. Not crackpot ideas.

This move marks a dire turning point for the CDC that the next Congress and administration must correct ASAP.

www.huffpost.com/entry/cdc-up...
CDC Updates Website To Promote Debunked Theory On Vaccines And Autism
“DO NOT TRUST THIS AGENCY. This is a national embarrassment,” said ex-CDC vaccines chief Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Agreed. It grates when gov. Minsters must follow the party line. When long-term politicians stop trying to climb the greasy pole, they often treated as wise statesmen / women who can be listened to. The BBC frequently goes back to the people that Johnson kicked out the party for views. #r4today
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Private water has failed this country.

So I’m co-hosting a briefing in Parliament for MPs to make sure they know the truth about why public ownership is the solution.

We’ve got just 24 hours to get my colleagues there.

Can you help? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Yes absolutely. This was #bbcbh at it's best. Good questions and empathy from @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social 's Paddy too.
What a heartening item on #bbcbh with young people who have been through the care system and subsequently achieved a lot.
December 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Nothing wrong with 20mph. Set your limiter to 21, you're fine.
And once you're used to it, it's really not that difficult to get out of the habit of speeding and ignoring the aggressive plonkers behind you.

#bbcbh
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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President Trump needs to finally realise he is being played for a fool by putin and ramp up US sanctions on the russian war criminal.

The West also needs to do more to protect Ukraine from missile and drone attacks and restore power supplies!

#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone513
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November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Catching up on #bbcbh
Discussion on accents and Sheena Easton changing her Scottish accent.

When I came to Leicester from Swansea no-one could understand me. I got chucked out of a shop because they didn't understand me and didn't like my clothes.

So I can confirm, accent bias is a thing.
November 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
WE live in a £3 trillion economy. The "boats" issue maybe costs less than 0.5% of our GDP. Shld we tackle the problem - yes; shld we control costs effectively; yes. Does it really warrant the 80% of media focus- absolutely not. #pmqs #gbnews
December 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We analysed every line of X’s algorithm we could get our hands on.

Here’s what we found.

Read on: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Fairly clear that main reason many journos are so hung up by early release of #budget2025 it took away their chance to weasel snippets of gossip and have their "look at me" moment. Sadly, the substantive content of the budget, good or bad, is not their main focus. #politicslive #wato
Watched BBC 6 o clock news. Just a completely unserious broadcast. Chris Mason, acting like a children's entertainer, giving a prolonged impenetrable editorial. Not a whiff of informative content about the Budget or what it means for the country. Just playschool blah blah bollocks.
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@anitaanand.bsky.social Loving this yrs #Reith. Your question re "elites" for me underlies our poor definition of the term. Elite for me, means making a difference for others not just grabbing power or money. @billgates.bsky.social not a bad example. #wato
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How the simmering UK freedom of speech row reached boiling point
How did we reach a point where the UK is being compared to a 'tin pot Third World dictatorship'?
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
WE live in a £3 trillion economy. The "boats" issue maybe costs less than 0.5% of our GDP. Shld we tackle the problem - yes; shld we control costs effectively; yes. Does it really warrant the 80% of media focus- absolutely not. #pmqs #gbnews
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I am sorry that you were censored but imho you gave the best Reith lecture I have heard - even better than Southgate's. Very useful comments re how MAGA cooperate with other groups even where not in total agreement. Left constantly pettifog amongst themselves & rarely get power. #r4today
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
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Agree or disagree with @greenparty.org.uk, wouldn't it be nice if they had the same financial muscle and media coverage as Farage & his far right acolytes, as provided by Musk & other billionaires. Chip in if you want everyone to hear the full range of views. #bbcaq #bbcpm #gbnews
Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.

In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target

But we're not done. We're doubling our target.

Let's take the fight to Reform this May.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder hit our £100,000 target. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We need proportional representation, proper limits on party expenditures and plurality of ownership of ALL media forms - max 5% controlled by one person/group. Maybe then we could call ourselves a democracy. HoL and monarchy can wait! #bbcaq #bbcpm
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM