Phil Bryan

Journalists near the bottom. Anyone who has seen and listened too the news media circus in the UK, will understand why they have such a poor rating. Bias and low standards are the reason.

Yes he is just a showman.

GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports.

Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.

Has anyone seen anything by a Florida defamation lawyer commenting on the likely prospects of Trump vs BBC? Lots of speculation, but would be good to see what an actual expert thinks.

Just in the past 3 days, I happened to speak to an academic, a US politician and a former Biden official who had all received death threats and severe harassment from the MAGA movement. It's now a common experience. I am sorry MTG has to live through the same thing, but she can't be surprised

Yes

Totally agree…. On a separate subject - any plans to do a follow up Microstrategy video since they’ve more than halved in value? Interview the same people…. I’d love to hear what they have to say now!

🎥: Trump is a grifter and the BBC mustn’t pay him a dime, says former BBC executive Pat Younge.

He joined the Media Confidential podcast with @arusbridger.bsky.social and @janinegibson.ft.com to discuss the latest BBC scandal: www.prospectmagazine...

Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.

It's not perfect, but we need to fight for the BBC. We'll be effed if we end up with only news sources like the grotesque GBNews.
"Trump says he will take legal action against BBC despite apology".
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Live pictures of Reform UK’s Kent Leader Linden Kemkaran running away from BBC documentary crews.

I think see you in court is the best response!

Want some good news about the UK economy for once...levels of GDP (and forecasts) keep getting revised up...

Dreadful hysteria this morning too from political journalists that really should know better. Talking about the bond market, a subject they don’t know much about. It’s best to look at it all critically and objectively and more importantly not to rush to conclusions.

Actually, Mark Lobel, I think your guest was absolutely right. It was your reporting that got a bit overexcited on the basis of ten minutes. Market reaction has evened out.

Is it me, or has the discourse on Bluesky become more crude & reactive recently? So many responses where the person hasn't read the article. So many comments that are devoid of anything showing basic knowledge of the subject. Although I keep muting & blocking the clichéd comments keep coming.*sigh*

This hysterical, knee jerk ‘journalism’ is tearing our country apart. WE can ignore it, but others are taken in. It’s exhausting.

Ah the 1970s.

Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.

These Reform MPs really are teflon coated, only a couple of weeks ago she came out with the most egregious racism and wasn’t kicked out and now totally made something up. Will she lose the whip this time? If it was any other party she’d have been kicked out.

Reform MP accused of 'complete fabrication' over boxing club funding boast

A Reform UK MP has been accused of “complete fabrication” after incorrectly claiming she helped get funding for a charity boxing club in her constituency.

Have a listen to the podcast above, the hospitality sector has a very loud and effective lobby group. I am not saying they’re not important but they’re not the engine of growth and prosperity for the whole country.

When are the media going to be doorstepping Farage and forcing him to state his ongoing support for his close friend, the orange child rapist, before the Epstein files are released next week?

Wouldn’t it be better to encourage higher value, bigger growth potential industries instead? Listen this week’s Briefing Room about Productivity on BBC Sounds. Worth listening to.

Police and crime commissioner roles to be abolished Police and crime commissioner roles will be abolished, the policing minister has announced.

Police and crime commissioner roles to be abolished

Atlantic salmon in stretch of Derbyshire river 'extraordinary' Conservationists say it is believed to be the first sighting of the species in more than 100 years.

Atlantic salmon in stretch of Derbyshire river 'extraordinary'

After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’

Our deep dive into the recesses of Epstein's inbox found repeated instances of him seeking to exploit his Trump relationship. "I am the one able to take him down," Epstein wrote in December 2018. 🎁🔗 @jsgatnyt.bsky.social @nickconfessore.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes

Looking forward to all the Trump fans in British politics being asked their views about the latest Epstein revelations tomorrow...

The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.