Robbie (sad shortening of Robert for someone his age) Gibb needs to go. He is a (barely sleeping) sleeper agent, activated to bring down the BBC from the inside. Of course he is a "Sir" too....

This is an exceptionally good point. It's like an act of self-harming. Telling viewers that they are neutral on the one hand, then feeding them right wing culture wars talking points on the other. Like picking up The Metro on a commute: instant anger, outrage, and anxiety-inducing.

I hear Trump doesn't like TV editing which makes him say things he didn't. So here's 100 lies he did tell, on camera; debunked. 'Trump v the Truth' on Channel 4. Use a VPN if you're not in the UK: www.channel4.com/programmes/t...

I dare say the ever transactional Trump has underestimated how protective and defensive *most* Brits are about the BBC - not to mention how their own licence fees are spent. I don't think threatening litigation of $1bn (actual LOLZ) is going to ingratiate him to UK public that aren't "on his train".

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This is brilliant from Patten. Prescott would have us throw black people under the bus, trans people under the bus, the people of Palestine under the bus; his evaluation appears to be just as Lord Patten suggests: 'the BBC isn't mean enough about my enemies, and doesn't reflect my own prejudices.'

Guys, I don't think we'll get another series of Doctor Who when the BBC pays Chump $1bn.

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

Okay. Having read these, Prescott is not a serious journalist.

Weird, because I've never seen one trans person brought on to speak about their experience to thoughts. Plenty of cis people have, mind. And they only have a shouting-at-dinghies correspondent, not a 'great example of integration' correspondent.

The BBC has made been forced to make 33 corrections to its coverage overall this year, compared with 114 corrections from The Telegraph...

He is after your licence fee money now, because it is never enough for authoritarians.

As Theresa May’s former Communications Director Robbie Gibb is re-appointed to the BBC board, the new retail edition of Byline Times’ reveals the inside story of how the corporation was cowed by the Conservative party machine. @BylineTimes #BBC bylinetimes.com/2024/03/15/b...

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This would have held more weight if [checks notes] Trump hadn't subsequently pardoned the violent rioters who DID in fact break into, attack, and defecate inside, the Capitol building - which led to the deaths of both rioters and law enforcement officers. The edit was stupid, but the result = same.

You're fucked if you're allergic to eggs, and want to get a flu jab in the UK. The non egg (cell based) one is out of stock / circulation. Pretty much permanently. Which is nice.

“a group of politically-appointed directors has forced the hand of Samir Shah,the chair, and the departure of the two most senior people in the organisation. Their resignations should be called out for what they are: political interference..”1/

The so-called “bias dossier” comes from Michael Prescott, a former Tory adviser, not a neutral expert. His memo echoes talking points from groups like Sex Matters and Policy Exchange - key players in the anti-trans lobbying network.

Guys, there are only 6 weekends till Christmas....

This is really scary: even former Tory Davie, the disproportionate coverage of Reform and relentless attention to right wing anti-immigrant talking points have not been enough. Right wing networks want complete capture. Davie and Turness resignation statements in full www.bbc.com/news/article...

"In these increasingly polarised times..." [that I helped fuel by platforming Farage across all news programming as frequently as I pass wind, inflaming division through culture wars talking points, and over-reporting on Labour's failings whilst ensuring Tories' were buried, etc]

Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection. Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?

This is both pleasing, but also wild. The Panorama edit was nuts and asking for it from Trump pressure. But Davie has simultaneously led the right wing bias at the Beeb. So, as the kids say, 6,7?

How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...

Seems petty but I strongly resent Truss turning up at the Cenotaph. Quite apart from her appalling record on literally everything, she's gone full Twitter Fash and as such is the antithesis of everything my friends died for.

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For Phillips to pretend he doesn't know the implication, didn't lead Polanski into the trap he thought it would. It simply allowed Zack to articulate what it means, its origin, & likely win more of the audience over. Own goal from Phillips who was to trying to shame Polanski for his peace 1st stance

Absolutely superb performance from @zackpolanski.bsky.social on #TrevorPhillips this morning. Funny how it looks so easy to be authentic and to actually answer the questions posed. Because it is - when you have a consistent moral framework. Even bad faith questions can be answered with ease. 👏🏽💚

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An important discussion and analysis of the "pushing" and "testing" of increasingly racist language by Reform and the Tories; and not withstanding Starmer's own "island of strangers" rhetoric. 👇🏽🎧

Keen to see this. Since I was very young (too young to have watched Raw, oops) I have loved Eddie Murphy. Yes he's had some flops, but he's been such a constant in my life thru movies & comedy, a high number of his movies being firm favourites & rewatched many times. www.netflix.com/gb/title/810...

Rare for me but tuning into BBCR4 Today, and I think the difference between the left bemoaning BBC News bias, and the right doing it, is that the right (E.g. Johnson in the last 24 hours, Reform generally) want to undermine & destroy the BBC, whereas the left want it to tell the truth on e.g. Gaza.

👁️ There is more to do + more to keep an eye on 🪗 e.g., for these reforms to fulfil their potential, we also need to address wider funding pressures on schools + a crisis in teacher training + hiring 🎉 But these announcements offer real and rare cause for celebration + we’re going to enjoy that!

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Seen.

De La is back! And with vocals from the sadly dearly departed Dove/Dave, this could hit like the last Tribe album which posthumously had Phife all through it. Hope there's a cassette release.

This is what is happening. It is cynical. It is strategic. It is organised. It is well funded. And we need to pay attention. The far right - and their cheerleaders, mimics, tribute acts, and handmaidens have identified two presentational frameworks that give them cut-through and traction. 1/7

Dominic Cummings has this racialised take on David Lammy There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire

My MP seems be on BBC PoliticsLive today instead of responding to my emails about the number of England flags going up in our area, and the deafening silence from Labour on uniting our anxious community. Meanwhile I hit local doorsteps with @hopenothate.org.uk leaflets last week. Just observations.

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Crooked Merton Council, now experiencing community members cutting down its CCTV cameras trapping unsuspecting motorists down a road they shut with no signs to indicate its closure, are now paying someone to sit in car - engine running next to a school - indiscriminately filming everyone inc kids.

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

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Stepped outside to put the bins out this morning...walked around. There was no change in the temperature whatsoever from inside my warm house to outside in the street. In November. It is shorts weather in London at 6am on 6 Nov. Guess it can't be global warming though?

Loved this conversation. Another great episode, from the leader blowing Labour and Reform out of the picture. Fighting hate with love. I didn't mention Tories because they are patently irrelevant at this point.

It's happening

So, all the Corporate Democrats who said Dems can only win by by "running to the center," or "siding with Israel on Gaza" or "not being distracted by the Trans issue," should shut up & have the humility to listen. Zohran is what happens when you run FOR justice rather than just against Trump. 2/2

Zohran Mamdani won young men 18-29 by 40 points. 40! And he did so by standing FOR economic justice, FOR Trans rights, FOR immigrant rights, FOR labor rights, FOR Palestinian rights, & FOR diversity—& still unapologetically dunking on Trump. He is anti-MAGA w/o throwing people under the bus. 1/2

Mamdani's speech is SO GOOD: respectful, generous, sparkling.