Debbie Smith

7 years ago @marshqrh.bsky.social

Labour's Andy Slaughter MP, chair of the Justice Select Committee, addressed a Law for Change event tonight - where he said he expects in the upcoming King's Speech "major reforms to marriage, like [allowing] humanist marriages, & to cohabitation, something that I've campaigned on for a long time" 👀

After Becky’s mum died, it was time to sell her childhood home. Then Andrew Milne got in touch Plus: As the search for answers continues, The Tribune takes to the road

This is part 2 of @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social story I shared earlier this month. Great journalism by a local/regional paper supporting its community

www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/after-beckys...

Great photo

Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.

Without asylum:

Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist

Queen would have been without a front man

The other queen wouldn't have had a husband

Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea

And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc

Yup

This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC

To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.

Clear out toys now!

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour

Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.

GB News:

I have said this before but feel it’s worth saying again to all those baying for the BBCs blood. Yes it’s an imperfect organisation but be careful what you wish for, you will miss in ways you never realised if it goes.

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]

Why are you surprised? - exactly the same happened here with Johnson everyone else who came into his orbit resigned but he never took responsibility

this is my favourite comment of the day on an FT story

A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says

www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
This is excellent journalism from the @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social. A local paper working for its community. @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social I hope action can be taken to deal with this vile man and stopping others getting others from doing the same

Contrast this with Trump's infamous mocking of a disabled journalist

Heartening to see the Conservative former secretary of state for Justice pointing out how very unfunded the prisons system is.

Rather a pity his timing wasn't a little better, because just a tenth of the money used on unnecessary pre election tax cuts could have made a huge difference

A lot of people probably won't get how finely crafted this joke is and how many layers it has, applause to Jane

So sorry to hear Gilson Lavis has died. A hugely talented drummer for Squeeze and the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra RIP

He's going to 'make the case for markets' despite screwing up Britain's place in a very large one, and putting up trade barriers.

Which one is more English?

Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85 Family pays tribute to actor who was ‘bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen’ The Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins has died aged 85, her family have announced. She died peacefully, and surrounded by her family, in her care home in Highgate, north London, having had Parkinson’s disease for several years, they said. Continue reading...

Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85

A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.

A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.

Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

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-...

School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.

Every single county in VA shifted blue!💪🏻💙

Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez