Ian Slater
iansslater.bsky.social
Ian Slater
@iansslater.bsky.social
Scot and new citizen of Germany, living in Cologne. Trying to escape from political economy, passionate about music, interested in literature, photography, travel, and culture generally.
Reposted by Ian Slater
Oh they didn't misunderstand.

Their choice of caption was very deliberate and fits the Question Time pattern.

It's very deliberate. It's Clickbait to catch people channel surfing.
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Reposted by Ian Slater
I have put this to the BBC. A confusion between English as a first language & speaking English is something Nigel Farage may have hoped to exploit. But the BBC team should have been clear about what the claim was & seek to communicate that, not to themselves have misunderstood it, to them confuse
December 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Nope. No longer. The US is now tied with North Korea at the foot of my travel wish list.
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM