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The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

"To ensure the BBC’s independence, impartiality and trust, Robbie Gibb should have no role in appointing the new director general"

Good call by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

When Donald Trump threatens to sue the BBC ("for $1bn" in true Dr Evil style) now is the time for every other media organisation to stand with the BBC

Lobbyist at firm with close ties to Tories will help select Ofcom chair Appointment of Michael Prescott as interviewer follows move to give Paul Dacre chance to reapply

It would be funny, if it wasn't tragic, reading this from four years ago about the 'independent' expert who wrote the report into purported leftwing bias at the BBC. It's just embarrassingly amateur - but it works because the Government is awol. www.theguardian.com/media/2021/n...

When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?

Is it possible to have a serene and balanced conversation about whether or not to switch off granny's life support machine when one of the parties involved stands to inherit a small fortune when she dies?

Is it possible to have a serene and balanced conversation about whether or not to switch off granny's life support machine when one of the parties involved stands to inherit a small fortune when she dies?

Andrew Cuomo gave more money in taxpayer subsidies to Elon Musk than the entire cost of Zohran Mamdani’s free bus plan.

It’s not unreasonable or radical to want our tax dollars to go to programs that help us, instead of as giveaways to billionaires.

True.
And not just that.
Without a clear distinction between fact and fiction there is no shared reality. And surely without a shared reality, there is no shared humanity.
I don't think we've grasped the repercussions of this yet but it's becoming clearer by the day.

Integrity? What's integrity?
These people aren't in it for the greater good.
They are self-serving disaster capitalists who haven't got any qualms sacrificing everything else on the altar of their own ego.

Absolutely fantastic contribution by @kevinclimate.bsky.social on Radio4's Today program this morning.
Pointing out that tackling the climate challenge without tackling social and economic inequity -both on a national and international level- is an illusion.
Expensive, futile window dressing.

Texas… it’s not just Grijalva….

#TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp

Talking about over-promoted pricks:
Given any other set of circumstances Johnson would probably have had a modestly performing windowcleaning round in Hounslow, worn grubby tracksuits & entertained his mates with tall tales in the local on a Friday night in the hope they'd pay him a beer.

They might tolerate him getting elected but those who want him to fail are powerful and will do everything in their power to stop him succeeding.
The responsibility resting on his shoulders is huge.
I wish him luck & hope he succeeds.

The responsibility resting on Mamdami's shoulders is huge.
Those who want him to fail are powerful and will do everything in their power to discredit his vision.
I wish him luck and hope he succeeds.

... systemic change, political courage and a civic reawakening.
The responsibility resting on Mamdami's shoulders is huge.
Those who want him to fail are powerful and will do everything in their power to discredit his vision.
I wish him luck and hope he succeeds.

Too late for Starmer.
He was given the vote of the hopers and let them all down.
If there is one lesson to take here, it's that we need so much more than hope. We desperately need policies that focus on the wellbeing of the many, not the interests of the few.
We need...

More than $70tn of inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality, economists warn Expert panel says report on gap in global wealth between rich and poor highlights need for intervention by G20

More than $70tn of inherited wealth over next decade will widen inequality, economists warn www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article) Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

An authoritarian...

stifles dissent/speech
persecutes opponents
bypasses legislature
uses military domestically
defies courts
declares false emergencies
vilifies groups
controls info/media
controls universities
creates cult of personality
uses power for profit
manipulates law to stay in power

Who'd want Peter Thiel -an outspoken opponent of publicly funded healthcare systems, women's suffrage AND democracy itself- to get his grubby mits on our most sensitive health data??
Not to mention anything to do with our national security.

What is wrong with whoever thinks this is a good idea??

If he wants to deradicalise extremists maybe he should start with Itaman Ben Gvir, a convicted racist who openly admires Baruch Goldstein -a terrorist mass murderer- and frequently calls for Israeli control of the land from the river to the sea.
He also happens to be Israel's Nat Sec Minister.

Hanging upside down from the rafters in the WH?

🔥 🇨🇦 👇🏽The premier of Ontario responds to Trump’s claim the anti-tariffs ad is fake by posting the original Reagan speech showing it isn’t.

Mic drop 🎤 🏆

The video: youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc?...

Spotify is doubling down on decision to run ICE ads ‼️

Help us spread the word to #BoycottSpotify | boycottspotify.com

The quickest way to show you're losing the argument is to play on the man rather than on the ball.
You're doing great.

Nigel Farage now says that any suggestion he's been soft on Putin is "just nonsense".

Here's a quick reminder of what he's said in the past

Good morning!
#fensterfreitag

As the mother of a child with type 1 diabetes in the UK, I find the thought that anyone would need to ration their insulin use due to financial considerations abhorrent.
And this in one of the so called richest countries in the world.
How can this be allowed to happen.
It's shameful & perverse.

In strong need of some peace and stillness.
Yesterday's walk delivered.

Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...