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Lawyers for President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion, saying its edited Jan. 6 documentary defamed him and demanding a retraction and apology.

by Cas Mudde Reposted by Axel Bruns

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casmudde.bsky.social
The BBC will also find out that they will never be far right enough for its critics.
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it ‘feels like a coup’ by broadcaster’s enemies
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Reposted by Tim Bale, Judith Jesch, Andrew Scott

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bestforbritain.org
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.

"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Reposted by Mary Corcoran

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The Guardian
Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates

BBC chair Samir Shah apologises for way in which speech from US president was edited after corporation’s two most senior executives resign We have heard from Culture, Media and Sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage , who has suggested that the outgoing BBC director Tim Davie ignored an internal dossier into bias at the BBC (see post at 09. 06 for more detail on the dossier). She said Davie “ignored” concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report over the way the speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama . I’m very sad about Tim Davie stepping down. I think he was an effective leader at the BBC. I think he was a great champion for public service media, but there is no escaping the fact that he was very slow to act on this particular issue. But this isn’t the first time and on this particular issue, Michael Prescott’s report, he just didn’t take it seriously until it was too late. I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News and to work with our brilliant team of journalists. I stepped down over the weekend because the buck stops with me. But I’d like to make one thing very clear, BBC News is not institutionally biased. That’s why it’s the world’s most trusted news provider. Continue reading. . .

Donald Trump threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit as chair says speech edit was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates
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Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Nandita Sharma, Mark Priestley , and 1 more

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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM

Reposted by Tim Bale, Ben Rosamond, Steve Peers , and 7 more

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robertshrimsley.bsky.social
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM

Reposted by Stephen Ryan, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 3 more

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adambienkov.bsky.social
The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM

Reposted by Axel Bruns

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paulbernal.bsky.social
Tim Davie leaves the BBC with his mission almost accomplished.

That mission, of course, was to destroy the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM

Reposted by Paul Davies

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Financial Times
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash

Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism

To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
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by Roos Vonk

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roosvonk.bsky.social
N.a.v. BBC en Trump wordt nu met spijt geconstateerd dat Trump dit uitbuit om eindeloos te herhalen dat media niet te vertrouwen zijn.
Maar eigenlijk illustreert dit juist het zelfreinigend vermogen van de BBC. Zoveel flagrante leugens van Trump en co zijn nóóit gecorrigeerd! Dat is veel erger.
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM

by Matthew Goodwin

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Reposted by Liza Bialy

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Peter Gatrell, Gerry Hassan

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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.

The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM

Reposted by Steve Peers, Jonathan Hopkin, Molly Scott Cato , and 1 more

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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.

To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
A social media post by Karoline Leavitt (The White House Press Secretary) showing two news headlines side-by-side. The left headline, under a caption that reads "Shot" reads: "Trump goes to war with 'fake news' BBC," and the right headline under a caption that reads "Chaser" reads: "Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general over Trump documentary edit."
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM

by Andrew Scott Reposted by Mark Priestley, Peter Holmes

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ottoenglish.bsky.social
If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM

by Matthew Goodwin

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Reposted by Justin Lewis, Steve Peers, Colin Murray

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petergeoghegan.bsky.social
Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.

GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM

by Beatriz Gallardo Paúls

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beatrizgallardo.bsky.social
Insaciable, jamás tendrá bastante
rtvenoticias.rtve.es RTVE Noticias @rtvenoticias.rtve.es · 1h
Trump amenaza a la BBC con una demanda de mil millones de dólares por el documental del asalto al Capitolio dozz.es/wtqqd4
Trump amenaza a la BBC con una demanda de mil millones de dólares por el documental del asalto al Capitolio
dozz.es
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Reposted by Michelle Everson

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eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.

We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Reposted by Steve Peers, Judith Jesch, Ben H. Ansell

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davidallengreen.bsky.social
My post on President Trump threatening to sue the BBC will up tomorrow morning.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM

by Bob Hudson

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bobhudson.bsky.social
‘When the Left sees bias in BBC coverage its arguments are dismissed. When the Right does, it’s a national scandal’…great read here by @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social.
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...
Arsonists cosplaying as fire fighters: Why the right-wing war on the BBC is succeeding
The resignation of Tim Davie as BBC Director-General is the next stage in the corporation's collapse into cowardice.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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