Richard Woodcock
@zedwally.bsky.social
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Old ex-academic, musician, crosswords, curious.
https://unclewallyandunclesteve.bandcamp.com
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Timothy Burke
2 days ago
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Why did Bari Weiss request the addition of an interview with the loathsome Stephen Miller shortly before the already agreed transmission time of the CBS 60 Minutes feature on the treatment of Venezuelan deportees?
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Ian Boudreau
3 days ago
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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Liberal Democrats
7 days ago
The British people shouldn't have to pay for President Trump's bullying of our BBC. The Prime Minister must stand up and demand Trump drops his $10bn lawsuit
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Nothing on the
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7 days ago
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Zack Polanski
7 days ago
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that? The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
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Strong response required here!
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Stand-up...
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Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Stand-up-for-our-BBC-EOI
7 days ago
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Ed Davey
8 days ago
Trump is coming after our BBC. He’s suing it for $10 billion, and the Conservatives and Reform are cheering him on. The BBC must not pay Trump a penny. Instead of rolling over, it should sue Trump back for the lies he’s telling about it.
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Sheffield Green Party
11 days ago
Stand for workers' rights, renters' rights, refugee rights, environmental rights, human rights.
#HopeIsHere
#HopeNotHate
#BackZack
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Zack Polanski
15 days ago
The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting. Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war. It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
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Robin Lustig sums it up:
open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...
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The US and Europe: the Great Divide
On Ukraine, democracy and the environment, Europe and the US are on different sides. It's high time we recognised reality.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robinlustig/p/the-us-and-europe-the-great-divide?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=clg03
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This is well worth a read if you can spare the time. And then check out "RAF" Menwith Hill.
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16 days ago
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Will Jennings📉🗳️
18 days ago
As I was saying...
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Sarah Owen MP
21 days ago
This is vile and so so wrong. GB News is the TV version of X. Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’ It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
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Sometimes (not all the time) I wish there were elections for TV news and current affairs presenters.
#newsnight
22 days ago
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www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This!
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Stewart Lee: Had youthful Farage’s youthful alleged racism story been about a figure on the left, it would not have been disappeared
You would think the alleged indiscretions of the youthful Nigel Farage would have drawn outrage from a just and impartial British media. Strangely, it seems they have not
https://www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-lee-nigel-farage-reform-shamima-begum-corbyn-racism?utm_source=www.thenerve.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-weekend-edition-stewart-lee-event-the-new-screen-idols-mamdani-and-arsenal&_bhlid=397b21407fd33fe3d036fa124bfbed2c9021841f
26 days ago
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Nigel Farage said yesterday that he can't remember everything he said all those years ago, so how can he come out with a categorical denial today?
#newsnight
29 days ago
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No mention of her earlier support for QAnon, or anything else that confirms her as completely bats.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What happens next for Marjorie Taylor Greene after exit from Congress?
The former Trump ally has decided to end her time in Congress early after a public fallout with the president.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4qvx08450o?app-referrer=webview
30 days ago
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What's all this pitch-rolling talk all of a sudden?
#newsnight
about 1 month ago
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David Graeber Institute
about 1 month ago
We recently published a lesser known article by David Graeber written in 2013 called - Buncombe. Here is the piece and an extract.
davidgraeber.org/articles/bun...
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about 1 month ago
No, Fiona Bruce. The conclusions of the Covid inquiry are not Baroness Hallett’s ‘opinion’ - they’re the conclusions of the inquiry.
#bbcqt
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This is so necessary - please sign and share.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics. It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion. The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-democracy-minister?source=direct_link&
about 1 month ago
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What a surprise - from today’s New York Times..
about 1 month ago
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The final paragraph of this piece makes a crucial point - frightening.
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Authoritarian echoes: how America is mirroring Egypt and Russia
**Guest post**: A US veteran’s perspective on the erosion of US democracy and the urgency of the 2026 midterms
https://open.substack.com/pub/christinapagel/p/authoritarian-echoes-how-america?r=clg03&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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Why do I suddenly keep seeing the term "pitch-rolling"? It seems like it's only appeared in recent months. I wish someone would pull the stumps on it.
#news
#budget2025
about 1 month ago
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More decent, common sense from Robin Lustig:
open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...
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Cruel, immoral, inhumane ...
For the Labour party to pander to racism instead of confronting it is a disgrace.
https://open.substack.com/pub/robinlustig/p/cruel-immoral-inhumane?r=clg03&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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Ed Davey
about 1 month ago
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here. Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
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Excellent as always - Stewart Lee's writing for The Nerve feels more direct than his previous work for The Observer, and it's all the better for it.
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about 1 month ago
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Alan Rusbridger
about 1 month ago
This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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The real threat to BBC impartiality
The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/bbc-news/71592/the-real-threat-to-bbc-impartiality
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Samantha Wathen
about 1 month ago
I think this is the first time I've EVER heard a politician speak the unflinching truth like this instead of cowardly skirting round the issue. In so doing,
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
speaks up for all those groups threatened by Trump's actions. We need far more of this courage in politics.
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We should think seriously about how attitudes to politics and politicians have deteriorated since the advent of social media (not to mention 24-hour news).
#bbcqt
about 1 month ago
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Interesting, thorough.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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The Prescott memo flunks the impartiality test | The Observer
https://observer.co.uk/news/opinion-and-ideas/article/the-prescott-memo-flunks-the-impartiality-test
about 1 month ago
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From today’s Guardian. Meanwhile, small music venues and less-known musicians struggle to keep going.
about 1 month ago
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Bang on - this is serious.
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This is public life in 2025, who would volunteer?
Why the BBC crisis is not just a reflection of some bad editorial decisions and why it matters
https://open.substack.com/pub/martha6j5h2/p/this-is-public-life-in-2025-who-would?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=clg03
about 1 month ago
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Electoral Reform Society
about 1 month ago
The days of two big parties are over
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Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories | John Harris
A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years, says Guardian columnist John Harris
https://buff.ly/UMWMGOn
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Important piece from the courageous Prof Christina Pagel:
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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Information underpins Democracy – why the BBC must be defended
Recent events at the BBC have wide-reaching implications for our democracy - and the sooner we realise it, the better
https://open.substack.com/pub/christinapagel/p/information-underpins-democracy-why?r=clg03&utm_medium=ios
about 1 month ago
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Otto English
about 1 month ago
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion. So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
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(Gulp) - what's the matter with these people?
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GB News Calls For Trump's America to 'Save Britain’
GB News’ new show broadcast live from the US features non-stop praise for Donald Trump – with the channel’s co-owner begging ‘MAGA’ politicians to save the UK, reports Josiah Mortimer
https://open.substack.com/pub/bylinesupplement/p/gb-news-calls-for-trumps-america?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=clg03
about 1 month ago
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Good piece about the BBC crisis from Robin Lustig:
open.substack.com/pub/robinlus...
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BBC: was it a coup?
This is a moment of extreme danger after years of relentless attacks from the Right
https://open.substack.com/pub/robinlustig/p/bbc-was-it-a-coup?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=clg03
about 1 month ago
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George Monbiot
about 1 month ago
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
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Peter Geoghegan
about 2 months ago
Like why would the bbc need to ‘balance’ its cover of the US in this way? When the BBC covers, say, Xi critically should it also run a programme dedicated to the CCP’s achievements?
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This was not much more than a routine edit - a ridiculous over-reaction. BBC News -
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit - BBC News
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BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Davie says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd9kqz1yyxkt
about 2 months ago
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APPG for Fair Elections
about 2 months ago
🔀 With politics fragmenting, leading academics are warning First Past the Post risks plunging the UK into chaos at the next general election 🤝 The Government and all parties have an opportunity to get a grip on this risk to our national stability 👉 We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform
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Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform - BBC News
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx3d297pl0o.amp
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This suggestion by Kemi Badenoch is ridiculous - the BBC and other broadcasters routinely edit Trump's rambling speeches to make him appear vaguely coherent. This is just one of hundreds of such instances.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kemi Badenoch calls for sackings at BBC over Panorama's edited Donald Trump speech
An episode of Panorama is accused of misleading viewers with its editing of a speech by Donald Trump.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgzkyk7knzo
about 2 months ago
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This is a fascinating read.
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about 2 months ago
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Powerful piece about where the US is at right now:
open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
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Trump’s Greatest Ally is The Democratic Party
The Democratic Party and its liberal allies refuse to call for mass mobilization and strikes — the only tools that can thwart Trump’s emergent authoritarianism — fearing they too will be swept aside.
https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/trumps-greatest-ally-is-the-democratic?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=17kunr
about 2 months ago
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rak
about 2 months ago
Why is the UK Government and members of Parliament still on X?
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Matt Goodwin - what a guy.
#bbcqt
about 2 months ago
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Anyone remember the Dublin Regulation? Brexit is to blame for us no longer being part of it.
#bbcqt
about 2 months ago
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Fascinating:
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The Waggle Dance of the Honeybee
YouTube video by Georgia Tech College of Computing
https://youtu.be/bFDGPgXtK-U?si=gBOXZy22spOadCnd
2 months ago
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