Happy Birthday David Attenborough! From the earliest days of television, to controller of BBC2, to bringing the wonders, beauty and fragility of the natural world to our eyes & attention - you’re a legend! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Pete Holdaway
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A fugitive from the other place, just getting going on here.
Hilarious. Some guy claiming because his family history extends back to the Crusades, he should be involved in governing the rest of us. And claims that we’ll forget history if we oust him. ALL our family histories go back that far… www.channel4.com/news/the-end...
The end of history? Hereditary peers set to be removed from House of Lords
From the Duke of Wellington to the Earl of Caithness, they’ve been sitting on the famous red benches of the House of Lords for centuries.
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There's lots you can and should criticise the BBC for. But it's our BBC - and it's important. Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11mo agoZack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool" "This is sociopathic behaviour" "He is toxic, misogynistic, racist" "I'm not a fan of Trump" Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years. youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU
JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
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Supremely well put by a former Tory minister, Chair of the party, EU Commissioner and last Governor of Hong Kong, among others. This should be required listening.
Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 11mo agoSUPERB 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
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?” “Because that’s what they are” @vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference. #Newsnight
In case you missed it .... Back in 2018, Tony Blair called for a second Brexit ref once we knew the deal. His arguments in favour of the public being asked again are as relevant today as they were back then. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Tony Blair: Brexit: What We Now Know
Tony Blair: Brexit: What We Now Know
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So, the #BBC protected: - Jimmy Saville - Gary Glitter - Rolf Harries - Nigel Farage - Huw Edwards - etc But get rid of Gary Lineker !?!?!
Whether or not you voted Labour, this column from Byline Times is relevant.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social raises an important question about the corruption of the justice system. Why was not one farmer arrested for blocking roads & bringing the whole country to a standstill? Climate protesters are in prison, farmers aren’t, why? What happened to equality under the law?
The World Cup in 2026 should definitely be taken away from the US. ⚽️🏆 America is clearly not safe to travel to. 🇺🇸 ❌ Note that it was a joint US-Canada-Mexico bid that won… so Canada and Mexico have serious leverage here. 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 v 🇺🇸 Failing that - mass boycott will cost the US more than it earns.
Alan Sugar, "Brexit was a total absolute disaster, and anybody who says it's not is deluded" Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?" Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union"
Southgate has expressed his concern that “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” are taking the place of traditional father figures in society.' How cheering it is in these dark times to see a good man trying to do good www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Gareth Southgate rails against ‘callous toxic influencers’ in Dimbleby Lecture
Sir Gareth Southgate has expressed concern that ‘callous, manipulative and toxic influencers’ are taking the place of traditional father figures and contributing to mental health issues among young me...
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Congratulations to the senior Tories who, having been told this for a mere 60 years, and staunchly denied it throughout, have finally twigged that it might not be a brilliant idea to have a nuclear deterrent which can be switched off by another state. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say
Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace Trident
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"With my piece of paper I will stop WW2". "With my piece of paper I get a state visit". I bet Charles is embarrassed now.
Scott Galloway@profgalloway.com · 2y ago
Lord Sugar, "The biggest disaster in my lifetime was us leaving the European Union" "If I was Prime Minister, I would be coming along on my bended knees asking to be let back in" "How do we get out of it? Get back in the EU"
In my column today I argue that, unbelievably, Labour are worse on environmental issues than the Conservatives. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? | George Monbiot
Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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In case you missed it: Harriet Harman, former BBC Director-General Lord Birt, and Lord Scriven have introduced an amendment to reform Parliament so that bishops can no longer claim 26 automatic reserved seats in the House of Lords. Long overdue reform! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Scrap automatic right of bishops to sit in Lords, says Harriet Harman
Former Labour MP puts forward amendment to reform bill aiming to end privilege for 26 C of E bishops
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