Siodeb
@siodeb.bsky.social
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Was mad enough to go on Celebrity Mastermind. Against a Gladiator. You can watch for yourself, tonight, 730pm, BBC2.
And I thought sitting through a @jonsopel1.bsky.social anecdote was tough.
And I thought sitting through a @jonsopel1.bsky.social anecdote was tough.
December 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Was mad enough to go on Celebrity Mastermind. Against a Gladiator. You can watch for yourself, tonight, 730pm, BBC2.
And I thought sitting through a @jonsopel1.bsky.social anecdote was tough.
And I thought sitting through a @jonsopel1.bsky.social anecdote was tough.
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Superb piece about the (partial) transformation of MTG. Best account yet of her political journey and what it might augur for the wider MAGA movement, buckling under massive political and intellectual tensions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Superb piece about the (partial) transformation of MTG. Best account yet of her political journey and what it might augur for the wider MAGA movement, buckling under massive political and intellectual tensions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
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Give me its equal, come on I dare you
December 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Give me its equal, come on I dare you
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‘All I could think about was the sacrifice my mum made as an immigrant working with the NHS.’
Eni Aluko says it was ‘the best day of her life’ being awarded an MBE as she congratulates the Lionesses.
Eni Aluko says it was ‘the best day of her life’ being awarded an MBE as she congratulates the Lionesses.
December 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
‘All I could think about was the sacrifice my mum made as an immigrant working with the NHS.’
Eni Aluko says it was ‘the best day of her life’ being awarded an MBE as she congratulates the Lionesses.
Eni Aluko says it was ‘the best day of her life’ being awarded an MBE as she congratulates the Lionesses.
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From 3pm on @lbc.co.uk
3 - Will "gap-year" military training solve the UK's army recruitment crisis?
4 - Were Trump's airstrikes on Nigeria purely performative?
5 - Multiple top royals will travel to the US next year. Will that contain Trump?
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"Alexa, send a comment to LBC"
3 - Will "gap-year" military training solve the UK's army recruitment crisis?
4 - Were Trump's airstrikes on Nigeria purely performative?
5 - Multiple top royals will travel to the US next year. Will that contain Trump?
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"Alexa, send a comment to LBC"
December 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
From 3pm on @lbc.co.uk
3 - Will "gap-year" military training solve the UK's army recruitment crisis?
4 - Were Trump's airstrikes on Nigeria purely performative?
5 - Multiple top royals will travel to the US next year. Will that contain Trump?
0345 6060 973
84850
"Alexa, send a comment to LBC"
3 - Will "gap-year" military training solve the UK's army recruitment crisis?
4 - Were Trump's airstrikes on Nigeria purely performative?
5 - Multiple top royals will travel to the US next year. Will that contain Trump?
0345 6060 973
84850
"Alexa, send a comment to LBC"
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Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
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Lest you're listening at the moment to @lbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Lest you're listening at the moment to @lbc.co.uk
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'The UK hasn't had a better deal than the EU.'
Brexiteers who were concerned about national sovereignty under the EU now see that Trump is 'trying to control Britain', @pimlicat.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com.
Brexiteers who were concerned about national sovereignty under the EU now see that Trump is 'trying to control Britain', @pimlicat.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com.
December 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
'The UK hasn't had a better deal than the EU.'
Brexiteers who were concerned about national sovereignty under the EU now see that Trump is 'trying to control Britain', @pimlicat.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com.
Brexiteers who were concerned about national sovereignty under the EU now see that Trump is 'trying to control Britain', @pimlicat.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com.
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'So many unhappy souls comprise the royal family - they're listless.'
@lewisgoodall.com approves of listener Lea's method on 'getting rid of' the monarchy.
@lewisgoodall.com approves of listener Lea's method on 'getting rid of' the monarchy.
December 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
'So many unhappy souls comprise the royal family - they're listless.'
@lewisgoodall.com approves of listener Lea's method on 'getting rid of' the monarchy.
@lewisgoodall.com approves of listener Lea's method on 'getting rid of' the monarchy.
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These are bad times for the BBC: Trump is suing, its leaders have resigned, GB News snaps at its heels. In our winter issue, @aiannucci.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, @sophiasgaler.bsky.social and others suggest how it could change.
Fixing the BBC
The corporation faces threats from inside and out. We asked a panel of past and present BBC voices how it must change to survive
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
These are bad times for the BBC: Trump is suing, its leaders have resigned, GB News snaps at its heels. In our winter issue, @aiannucci.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com, @sophiasgaler.bsky.social and others suggest how it could change.
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Need to get out the house for Boxing Day? Binge podcast accompaniment needed? Well in case you missed it in September, can I recommend my special documentary series, Coining It.
Guarantee: you’ll be gripped from the start…
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Guarantee: you’ll be gripped from the start…
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
1. Things Get Weird in Blackpool | Coining It
Podcast Episode · Coining It · S2 E1 · 33m
podcasts.apple.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Need to get out the house for Boxing Day? Binge podcast accompaniment needed? Well in case you missed it in September, can I recommend my special documentary series, Coining It.
Guarantee: you’ll be gripped from the start…
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Guarantee: you’ll be gripped from the start…
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
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So everything is redacted except bill clinton in a jacuzzi?
December 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So everything is redacted except bill clinton in a jacuzzi?
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Martin Shaw....A working class Brummie that people overlook!
Brilliant interview !
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Martin Shaw....A working class Brummie that people overlook!
Brilliant interview !
James O'Brien meets Martin Shaw | Full Disclosure
YouTube video by LBC
youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=nAK8...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Martin Shaw....A working class Brummie that people overlook!
Brilliant interview !
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Martin Shaw....A working class Brummie that people overlook!
Brilliant interview !
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“Challenging the status quo is brutal.” @kamalaharris.com discusses the difference between disruption and destruction in the way government works.
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Challenging the status quo is brutal.” @kamalaharris.com discusses the difference between disruption and destruction in the way government works.
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Trump defends the state of the economy while his approval ratings plummet. Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KvO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KvO...
Trump's Angry & Unhinged Primetime Speech; CNN's Long Fact Check; Trump Hits New Lows: A Closer Look
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump defends the state of the economy while his approval ratings plummet. Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KvO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KvO...
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"Kemi Badenoch has to use people like me to give her any kind of relevance," @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com, responding to Badenoch's criticism of her handling of violence against women & girls.
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"Kemi Badenoch has to use people like me to give her any kind of relevance," @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells @lewisgoodall.com, responding to Badenoch's criticism of her handling of violence against women & girls.
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
"She should probably apologise to the girls who might have been raped."
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"All Kemi Badenoch cares about is getting a good media line," Jess Phillips tells Lewis Goodall.
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
Jess Phillips: 'Kemi Badenoch is not a serious person' | The News Agents
Children in secondary school will be taught about misogyny under new measures to tackle violence against women and girls in England and Wales. Kemi Badenoch has said migrants are to blame, but…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"All Kemi Badenoch cares about is getting a good media line," Jess Phillips tells Lewis Goodall.
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
The Tory leader has attacked plans to teach children about misogyny, blaming migrants for crimes against women and girls.
"She's not a serious person"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
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“My life was fundamentally changed in that moment, and it remains to be the case today”
Jess Phillips reflects on Elon Musk calling her a “rape genocide apologist” and the impact this had on her safety
Jess Phillips reflects on Elon Musk calling her a “rape genocide apologist” and the impact this had on her safety
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“My life was fundamentally changed in that moment, and it remains to be the case today”
Jess Phillips reflects on Elon Musk calling her a “rape genocide apologist” and the impact this had on her safety
Jess Phillips reflects on Elon Musk calling her a “rape genocide apologist” and the impact this had on her safety
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"It is hard to grow up as a boy," Jess Phillips tells Lewis Goodall.
"I don't think that they've been included in the conversations on what has been happening to women and girls – it has felt like an attack"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
"I don't think that they've been included in the conversations on what has been happening to women and girls – it has felt like an attack"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
Jess Phillips: 'Kemi Badenoch is not a serious person' | The News Agents
Children in secondary school will be taught about misogyny under new measures to tackle violence against women and girls in England and Wales. Kemi Badenoch has said migrants are to blame, but…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"It is hard to grow up as a boy," Jess Phillips tells Lewis Goodall.
"I don't think that they've been included in the conversations on what has been happening to women and girls – it has felt like an attack"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
"I don't think that they've been included in the conversations on what has been happening to women and girls – it has felt like an attack"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/jess...
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"There's an unspoken relationship with the photographer that you're both trying to get the best out of the shot," says Emily Maitlis.
Are "mean and brutal" Vanity Fair Karoline Leavitt photos an attack on women's looks – or does it go deeper than that?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/karo...
Are "mean and brutal" Vanity Fair Karoline Leavitt photos an attack on women's looks – or does it go deeper than that?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/karo...
Karoline Leavitt, Vanity Fair and the lip-filler photo: ‘Physical appearance is everything to Trump’ | The News Agents
A “revealing” new photoshoot of members of Trump’s top team has caused waves – most notably a photo of his press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Is it, as the photographer claims, an honest image or…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"There's an unspoken relationship with the photographer that you're both trying to get the best out of the shot," says Emily Maitlis.
Are "mean and brutal" Vanity Fair Karoline Leavitt photos an attack on women's looks – or does it go deeper than that?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/karo...
Are "mean and brutal" Vanity Fair Karoline Leavitt photos an attack on women's looks – or does it go deeper than that?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/karo...
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"Voters forget how much they disliked a party once they're out of power..."
Kemi Badenoch is still disliked by the British public – but a new poll shows a big surge in her popularity. Is it too soon for Tories to start celebrating?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/do-t...
Kemi Badenoch is still disliked by the British public – but a new poll shows a big surge in her popularity. Is it too soon for Tories to start celebrating?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/do-t...
Do Tory voters finally have something to celebrate? | The News Agents
Kemi Badenoch’s approval rating is still in the minus numbers, but unlike other party leaders, she has seen a +6 increase in recent YouGov polling. Is it time for Tories to break out the bunting, or…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"Voters forget how much they disliked a party once they're out of power..."
Kemi Badenoch is still disliked by the British public – but a new poll shows a big surge in her popularity. Is it too soon for Tories to start celebrating?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/do-t...
Kemi Badenoch is still disliked by the British public – but a new poll shows a big surge in her popularity. Is it too soon for Tories to start celebrating?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/do-t...