Dr Peter Starie
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Reposted by Dr Peter Starie
Dominic Cummings, in an earlier incarnation, ran a secretly-funded 'think tank' dedicated to attacking the Beeb while Robbie Gibb glided effortlessly from GBNews to the BBC & started lecturing staff on impartiality. Imagine (cos you'll have to) how the 'left-wing' equivalent would be reported.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Dominic Cummings, in an earlier incarnation, ran a secretly-funded 'think tank' dedicated to attacking the Beeb while Robbie Gibb glided effortlessly from GBNews to the BBC & started lecturing staff on impartiality. Imagine (cos you'll have to) how the 'left-wing' equivalent would be reported.
Tariffs and Trump.
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Tariffs and Trump.
Every week should be Robbie Gibb week until he's gone.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Every week should be Robbie Gibb week until he's gone.
Reposted by Dr Peter Starie
Made this a few years back with the late great Steve Hewlett - a history of the BBC's many mortal crises:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, The Future of the BBC: A History
Steve Hewlett explores the troubled past behind today's debates on the future of the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Made this a few years back with the late great Steve Hewlett - a history of the BBC's many mortal crises:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Obviously, short to medium term geopolitical events change calculations but they would have been in a better position if they'd acted earlier in a more honest fashion. Maybe it's not too late now...
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Obviously, short to medium term geopolitical events change calculations but they would have been in a better position if they'd acted earlier in a more honest fashion. Maybe it's not too late now...