The Prime Minister must pick up the phone now to Donald Trump. We have 24 hours to stop Trump’s billion-dollar raid on British licence fee payers. We’ve written to the PM, calling on him to demand that Trump drop his ludicrous $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC.

This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC

Yesterday in Parliament I said that the government should leave X.

Epstein’s connections: ‘Life among the lucrative and louche’ on.ft.com/4nSMLiE

How should we tackle Reform and the rise of the far right? Our Gen Z panel has some ideas www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What on earth was the reason for the 3 line whip to vote this down? The Labour party supported the swift brick amendment when it was tabled on Conservative government legislation in 2023. Why has it gone from supporting swift bricks in opposition to imposing a 3 line whip to block them in government

The real Reform voters have been revealed – it’s a slapdash coalition Farage will struggle to hold together www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This kind of thing, btw, is one of the reasons I think it's right to use the (admittedly ugly) word 'Brexitism': there are multiple recurring threads linking Brexit to post-Brexit politics/ culture wars. So many things which aren't about Brexit per se are in/directly connected to it. 3/3

Much of the European populist far right is now focused on using the EU system for its ideological purposes rather than taking it down. It is important to focus on where the risks are now rather than where they were 10 years ago

Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.

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The BBC have always been biased against me. As I explained in detail during my 38 appearances on BBC Question Time.

It is well worth reading Lord Hannay’s well crafted - though short - speech on the occasion of his 90th birtday. Poignant and personal he shares some of his fascinating experiences, finishing up on a positive note. www.eiag.org.uk/david-hannay...

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America will have to live with the shame of making this man President forever. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

It's an interesting Q as to whether if there was an indisputable smoking gun linking Trump to the crimes the GOP would have the guts to properly turn on him (impeachment etc...).

Farage says he's "boycotting the BBC" all the time. Here he is last year. Normally lasts until the next invitation comes.

Emissions from cooling are set to double by 2050 without the introduction of more sustainable practices, according to the report.

"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."

I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3

Dig a little deeper, and the founder of History Reclaimed co-edits 'Briefings for Britain' (formerly Briefings for Brexit), and he and several members/ contributors to both were members of the 2018 'Brains for Brexit' group (if anyone remembers that): www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article.... 2/3

◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit ◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley ◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas ...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.

Absolutely. The same names keep coming up - Nigel Biggar, Paul Marshall, James Orr etc are all named in that article. All part of the right wing political project for whom Brexit was simply a small building block app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/143582...

Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms. He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.

Just had a fun idea to draft the letter that the BBC should send back to Trump's lawyer. Let me see if I can make this work as a blogpost.

How should we handle Brexit Britain? That was the question keeping some EU diplomats up tonight.

Meanwhile Brexit Britain is left in the slow lane ☹️

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes. It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia. Investigation now! #InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

It's not eally about the BBC though is it? It's about dismantling the fabric of the UK for foreign corporate and authoritarian interests. Money and greed. EU, EHCR, BBC, NHS, are pillars that must fall in that process.

Very interesting and informative

Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be removed from the BBC board. The problem with Gibb is not that he is right-wing. The problem is that he is a fanatic who instead of trying to put his political prejudices aside, works to impose them on the BBC. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth. Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it. Every single time.

1/ We have justifiably protested for years about pro-Brexit and pro-Farage bias on the BBC and there has been no response. Trump snaps his fingers and and and heads roll within hours.

Yup! This is just what capitalism is designed to do The end game would be for everyone to work for nothing for a tiny super-elite, and given just enough food to survive www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

November 3, 2025 Exclusive: Trump ousts watchdog of US housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of his foes, sources say By Sarah N. Lynch, Chris Prentice and Marisa Taylor

With a huge majority, what an absolute state the Govt is in. The budget in two weeks isn't going to help. Starmer is too much a technocrat to be PM as is Reeves as Chancellor. Starmer will fight attempts to replace him, allies say www.bbc.com/news/article...

What a fucking arse wipe! Captain bone spurs. 🤬🤬

‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?

Very Kenty.

"Those who launched the latest attack on the BBC have close ties to the MAGA movement, from Friends of Trump like Farage and former Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson to others with links to the US Christian Nationalist organisation the Heritage Foundation."

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n... Good! I want Robbie Gibb to go too. This move rightwards is very disturbing.

Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit

That renowned and respected lover of truth and journalistic integrity.... THE KREMLIN.... has stepped up to defend Trump in his battle against the BBC. SO that's Farage, Netanyahu, Putin, and Boris Johnson...

Why won't someone think about the poor billionaires???? And the newspapers they own! Join.greenparty.org.uk

"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."

Verhofstadt’s remark “a wake-up call” says First Minister John Swinney

Nigel Farage: "Small businesses shouldn't trust politicians who get freebies from big corporations." *3 MINUTES LATER* Nigel Farage: Lord Bamford and JCB, the Tories' old donors, are giving Reform UK £200,000!